Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1954

Part 2-B. South Atlantic Slope and Eastern 

Gulf of Mexico Basins, Ogeechee River to 

Pearl River

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1334

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 

Louisiana, and Mississippi, 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 $1.25 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi, 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:

I. E; Anderson__________________________Jackson, Miss. 

P. N. Hansen__________________________Baton Rouge, La. 

A. O. Patterson____________________________Ocala, Fla. 

M. T. Thomson____________________________Atlanta, Ga. 

M. R. Williams________________________Montgomery, Ala.
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1954

OCTOBER 1955

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IV
CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ogeechee River basin:

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga..................................................... 14

Ogeechee River near Eden, Ga ....................................................... 15

Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga................................................. 16

Altamaha River basin:

South River (head of Altamaha River) near McDonough, Ga............................ 17

Yellow River near Snellville, Ga................................................. 18

Yellow River near Covington, Ga.................................................. 19

Ocmulgee River (continuation of South River) near Jackson, Ga...................... 20

Ocmulgee River at Macon, Ga........................................................ 21

Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga.................................................. 22

Big Indian Creek at Perry, Ga.................................................... 23

Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Ga................................................. 24

Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, Ga.................................................. 25

Oconee River:

Middle Oconee River:

Pond Fork of Middle Oconee River:

Alien Creek at Talmo, Ga................................................... 26

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga............................................ 27

Oconee River near Greensboro, Qa................................................. 28

Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga.............................................. 29

Oconee River at Milledgeville, Ga................................................ 30

Oconee River at Dublin, Ga....................................................... 31

Rocky Creek near Dudley, Ga.................................................... 32

Oconee River near Mount Vernon, Ga............................................... 33

Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga................................................ 34

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga................................................... 35

Satilla River basin:

Satilla River near Waycross, Ga.................................................... 36

Alabama River:

Hurricane Creek near Alma, Ga.................................................. 37

Little Satilla River near Offerman, Ga........................................... 39

Satilla River at Atkinson, Ga...................................................... 40

St. Marys River basin:

North Prong St. Marys River at Moniac, Ga.......................................... 41

South Prong St. Marys River at Glen St. Mary, Fla................................ 42

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Fla................................................ 43

St. Johns River basin: 

St. Johns River:

Jane Green Creek near Deer Park, Fla............................................. 44

St. Johns River near Melbourne, Fla................................................ 45

St. Johns River near Christmas, Fla................................................ 46

Econlockhatehee River near Chuluota, Fla......................................... 47

St. Johns River above Lake Harney, near Geneva, Fla................................ 48

St. Johns River near Sanford, Fla.................................................. 48

Wekiva River near Sanford, Fla................................................... 49

Blue Spring near Orange City, Fla................................................ 50

St. Johns River near De Land, Fla.................................................. 50

Haines Creek (head of Oklawaha River): 

Dead River:

Palatlakaha Creek near Mascotte, Fla......................................... 51

Palatlakaha Creek near Okahumpka, Fla........................................ 52

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Fla...................................................... 52

Oklawaha River at Moss Bluff, Fla................................................ 53

Oklawaha River near Ocala, Fla................................................... 54

Silver Springs near Ocala , Fla................................................. 55

Orange Creek:

Orange Lake Outlet near Citra, Fla........................................... 56

Lochloosa Lake Outlet near Lochloosa, Fla.................................... 57

Oklawaha River at Riverside Landing, near Orange Springs, Fla.................... 58

Dunns Creek:

Little Haw Creek near Seville, Fla............................................. 59

South Fork Black Creek near Penney Farms, Fla.................................... 60

North Fork Black Creek near Middleburg, Fla.................................... 61

Moultrie Creek basin:

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine, Fla............................................. 62

Spruce Creek basin:

Spruce Creek near Samsula, Fla..................................................... 63

Indian River basin: 

Indian River:

Crane Creek at Melbourne, Fla.................................................... 64

North Canal near Vero Beach, Fla................................................. 65

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Indian River basin Continued Page 

Main Canal at Vero Beach, Fla .................................................... 66

South Canal near Vero Beach, Fla................................................. 67

St. Lucie River basin:

North Fork St. Lucie River at White City, Fla...................................... 68

Diversion canal near White City, Fla............................................. 68

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades:

Lake Okeechobee, Fla ............... ................................................ 69

Fisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla................................................ 70

Kissimmee River headwaters:

Brick-Alligator Canal near Ashton, Fla........................................... 70

Lizzie-Lost Canal near Ashton, Fla............................................... 71

Myrtle-Mary Jane Canal near Narcoossee, Fla...................................... 71

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near Narcoossee, Fla........................................ 72

AJay-East Tohopekaliga Canal near Narcoossee, Fla................................ 72

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal near St. Cloud, Fla......................... 73

Lake Tohopekaliga: 

Shingle Creek:

Cypress Creek at Vineland, Fla............................................... 74

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near St. Cloud, Fla ................................... 75

Cypress Lake:

Canoe Creek near St. Cloud, Fla................................................ 76

Reedy Creek near Loughman, Fla................................................. 77

Lake Hatchineha:

Catfish Creek near Lake Wales, Fla............................................. 78

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales, Fla.................................. 79

Lake Kissimmee:

Cypress-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales, Fla................................... 80

Kissimmee River below Lake Kissimmee, Fla........................................ 81

Livingston Creek (head of Istokpoga Canal):

Reedy Lake Outlet near Frostproof, Fla....................................... 82

Arbuckle Creek (continuation of Livingston Creek) near De Soto City, Fla....... 83

Lake Istokpoga (continuation of Arbuckle Creek):

Josephine Creek near De Soto City, Fla....................................... 84

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Fla............................................. 85

Kissimmee River near Okeechobee, Fla............................................. 86

St. Lucie Canal at lock, near Stuart, Fla........................................ 87

West Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point, Fla........................................ 88

West Palm Beach Canal at West Palm Beach, Fla.................................... 89

Boynton Canal at Boynton Beach, Fla.............................................. 90

Hillsboro Canal near Deerfield Beach, Fla ........................................ 90

Middle River Canal near Fort Lauderdale, Fla..................................... 91

Plantation Road Canal near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.................................. 91

North New River Canal at South Bay, Fla.......................................... 92

North New River Canal near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.................................. 93

Miami Canal at water plant, Hialeah, Fla......................................... 94

Tamiami Canal outlets, Miami to Monroe, Fla...................................... 95

Barren River Canal near Everglades, Fla.......................................... 96

Imperial River near Bonita Springs, Fla.......................................... 97

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Havon, Fla......................................... 98

Peace River basin:

Peace Creek Marsh (head of Peace River):

Drainage canal west of Dundee, Fla............................................... 99

Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas, Fla......................................... 100

Lulu Lake Outlet at Eloise, Fla.................................................. 101

Peace River at Bartow, Fla......................................................... 102

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Fla................................................ 103

Peace River at Zolfo Springs, Fla.................................................. 103

Charlie Apopka Creek:

Little Charley Bowlegs Creek near Sebring, Fla................................. 104

Charlie Apopka Creek near Gardner, Fla........................................... 105

Peace River at Arcadia, Fla........................................................ 106

Joshua Creek at Nocatee, Fla..................................................... 107

Horse Creek near Arcadia, Fla .................................................... 108

Miakka giver basin:

Miakka River near Sarasota, Fla.................................................... 109

Manatee River basin:

Manatee River near Bradenton, Fla.................................................. 110

Little Manatee River basin:

Little Manatee River near Wimauma, Fla............................................. Ill

Alafla River basin:

North Prong Alafia River at Keysville, Fla......................................... 112

Alafia River at Lithia, Fla........................................................ 113

Hillsborough River basin:

Hillsborough River:

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhills, Fla............................................ 114

Blackwater Creek near Knights, Fla............................................... 114

Hillsborough River near Zephyrhills, Fla........................................... 115

Hillsborough River near Tampa, Fla................................................. 116

Drainage ditch at Bearss Avenue, near Sulphur Springs, Fla....................... 117

Sweetwater Creek basin: 

i Sweetwater Creek near Sulphur Springs, Fla......................................... 118

Rocky Creek basin:

Rocky Creek near Sulphur Springs, Fla.............................................. 119

Alligator Creek basin:

Alligator Creek at Safety Harbor, Fla.............................................. 120

Long Bayou basin:

Long Bayou:

Seminole Lake Outlet near Largo, Fla............................................. 121
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued

Lake Tarpon basin: Page

Brooker Creek near Odessa, Fla................................................... 122

Brooker Creek near Tarpon Springs, Fla........................................... 123

Anclote River basin:

Anclote River near Elfers, Fla..................................................... 124

Weekiwachee River basin:

Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksville, Fla........................................... 125

Withlacoochee River basin:

Withlacoochee River at Trilby, Fla................................................. 125

Withlacoochee River at Groom, Fla.................................................. 126

Withlacoochee River near Holder, Fla............................................... 127

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon, Fla.............................................. 127

Suwannee River basin:

Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga........................................................ 128

Suwannee River at White Springs, Fla............................................... 129

Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga ................................................... 130

Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga................................................. 131

Withlacoochee River:

Little Hiver near Adel, Ga..................................................... 132

Withlacoochee River near Pinetta, Fla............................................ 133

Suwannee River at Ellaville, Fla................................................... 134

Suwannee Ri/er at Branford, Fla.................................................... 135

Santa Fe Hiver:

New River near Lake Butler, Fla................................................ 136

Santa Fe River at Worthington, Fla............................................... 137

Santa Fe River near High Springs, Fla............................................ 138

Santa Fe River near Fort White, Fla.............................................. 139

Ichatucxnee Springs near Hildreth, Fla......................................... 139

Suwannee Ri irer near Bell, Fla ...................................................... 140

Suwannee River near Wilcox, Fla.................................................... 141

Steinhatchee River basin:

Steinhatchee River near Cross City, Fla............................................ 142

Fenholloway River basin:

Fenholloway River at Foley, Fla.................................................... 143

Fenholloway River near Perry, Fla.................................................. 143

Rocky Creek near Perry, Fla...................................................... 144

Econfina River basin:

Econfina River near Perry, Fla..................................................... 144

Aucilla River basin:

Aucilla River at Lamont, Fla....................................................... 145

St. Marks River basin: 

St. Marks River:

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordville, Fla........................................... 145

Ochlockonee River basin:

Ochlockonee River near Thomasville, Ga............................................. 146

Tired Creek near Cairo, Ga....................................................... 147

Ochlockonee River near Havana, Fla................................................. 148

Little River near Quincy, Fla.................................................... 149

Telogia Creek near Bristol, Fla.................................................. 150

Apalachicola River basin:

Chattahoochee River (head of Apalachicola River), near Leaf, Ga.................... 151

Chattahoochee River near Gainesville, Ga ........................................... 152

Chestatee River near DahlOnega, Ga ............................................... 153

Chattahoochee River near Buford, Ga................................................ 154

Chattahoochee River near Roswell, Ga............................................... 155

Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, Ga................................................. 156

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga................................................ 157

Chattachochee River near Whitesburg, Ga............................................ 158

Yellowjacket Creek near La Grange, Ga ............................................ 159

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga.............................................. 160

Mountain Creek near Hamilton, Ga................................................. 161

Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Ga ................................................ 162

Barbour Creek near Eufaula, Ala .................................................. 163

Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala ............................................... 164

Flint River near Griffin, Ga ..................................................... 165

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga................................................ 166

Flint River near Culloden, Ga.................................................... 167

Whitewater Creek below Rambulette Creek, near Butler, Ga. ...................... 168

Flint River at Montezuma, Ga ..................................................... 169

Flint River at Oakfield, Qa./...... ^............................................. 170

Kinchafoonee Creek at Preston, Ga.............................................. 171

Flint River at Albany, Ga........................................................ 172

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, Ga........................................... 173

Flint River at Bainbridge, Ga .................................................... 174

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga................................................ 175

Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Fla........................................... 176

Chipola River near Altha, Fla.................................................... 177

Bear Creek basin: 

Bear Creek:

Econfina Creek near Bennett, Fla................................................. 178

Choctawhatchee River basin: 

West Fork Choctawhatchee River:

East Fork Choctawhatchee River near Midland City, Ala............................ 179

Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala........................:...............,..... 180

Pea River near Ariton, Ala ....................................................... 181

Pea River near Samson, Ala....................................................... 182

Choctawhatchee River at Caryville, Fla............................................. 183

Holmes Creek at Vernon, Fla...................................................... 184

Choctawhatchee River near Bruce, Fla............................................... 185

Alaqua Creek basin:

Alaqua Creek near De Funiak Springs, Fla........................................... 186
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Yellow River basin: Page

Yellow River at Milligan, Pla...................................................... 187

Shoal River near Mossy Head, Pla................................................. 188

Shoal River near Crestview, Pla.................................................. 189

Blackwater River basin:

Blackwater River near~Baker, Pla................................................... 190

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Pla................................................. 191

Escambia River basin:

Conecuh River (head of Escambia River) at Brantley, Ala............................ 192

Patsaliga Creek at Luverne, Ala .................................................. 193

Sepulga River near McKenzie, Ala ................................................. 194

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala ..................................................... 195

Conecuh River near Brooklyn, Ala................................................... 196

Murder Creek near Evergreen, Ala.................................................. 197

Escambia River near Century, Pla ................................................... 198

Pine Barren Creek near Earth, Pla ................................................ 199

Perdido River basin:

Perdido River at Barrineau Park, Pla............................................... 200

Styx River near Loxley, Ala...................................................... 201

Fish River basin:

Fish River near Silver Hill, Ala ................................................... 202

Mobile River basin:

Cartecay River (head of Mobile River) near Ellijay, Ga............................. 203

Coosawattee River (continuation of Cartecay River): 

Sallacoa Creek: 

Pine Log Creek:

Little Pine Log Creek:

Rock Creek near Fair-mount, Ga............................................. 204

Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga.............................................. 205

Conasauga River: 

Coahulla Creek:

Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga ..................................................... 206

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga................................................... 207

Oostanaula River (continuation of Coosawattee River), at Resaca, Ga............... 208

Oostanaula River near Rome, Ga.................................................... 209

Etowah River near Dawsonville, Ga ............................................... 210

Etowah River at Canton, Ga...................................................... 211

Little River near Roswell, Ga ................................................. 212

Etowah River at Allatoona Dam above Cartersville, Ga............................ 213

Etowah River near Kingston, Ga ................................................... 214

Etowah River at Rome, Ga..../................................................... 215

Coosa River (continuation of Oostanaula River) near Rome, Ga...................... 216

Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Ga.................................................. 217

Chattooga River at Sumraerville, Ga.............................................. 218

Chattooga River at Gaylesville, Ala............................................. 219

Coosa River at Leesburg, Ala...................................................... 220

Terrapin Creek near Piedmont, Ala............................................... 221

Coosa River at Gadsden, Ala....................................................... 222

Big Wills Creek near; Crudup, Ala................................................ 223

Big Canoe Creek near Gadsden, Ala ............................................... 224

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala............................................. 225

Coosa River near Cropwell, Ala .................................................... 226

Kelly Creek near Vincent, Ala................................................... 227

Talladega Creek near Talladega, Ala............................................. 228

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala.................................................. 229

Yellowleaf Creek near Wilsonville, Ala.......................................... 230

Hatchet Creek near Rockford, Ala................................................ 231

Weogufka Creek near Weogufka, Ala............................................. 232

Sofkahatchee Creek near Wetumpka, Ala ........................................... 233

Coosa River at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala..................................... 234

Tallapoosa River near Heflin, Ala ............................................... 235

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton, Ga..................................... 236

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala................................................. 237

Hillabee Creek near Hackneyville, Ala......................................... 238

Tallapoosa River below Tallassee, Ala........................................... 239

Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee, Ala.............................................. 240

Reservoirs in Mobile River basin, Ala............................................. 241

Alabama River (continuation of Coosa River) near Montgomery, Ala.................. 242

Catoma Creek near Montgomery, Ala ............................................... 243

Autauga Creek at Prattville, Ala................................................ 244

Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro, Ala ........................................... 245

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala .................................................... 246

Alabama River at Selma, Ala....................................................... 247

Cahaba River near Acton, Ala.................................................... 248

Cahaba River at Centerville, Ala ................................................. 249

Cahaba River at Sprott, Ala..................................................... 250

Cahaba River near Marion Junction, Ala.......................................... 251

Cedar Creek at Minter, Ala...................................................... 252

Boguechitto Creek near Browns, Ala .............................................. 253

Alabama River near Millers Perry, Ala............................................. 254

Plat Creek at Fountain, Ala..................................................... 255

Limestone Creek near Monroeville, Ala........................................... 256

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala................................................... 257

East Pork Tombigbee River:

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss ................................................ 258

East Pork Tombigbee River near Pulton, Miss..................................... 259

Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss.......................................... 260

Bull Mountain Creek near Smithville, Miss ..................................... 261

East Pork Tombigbee River at Bigbee, Miss....................................... 262

Oldtown Creek (head of West Pork Tombigbee River) at Tupelo, Miss............. 263
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station re cords Continued 

Mobile River basin Continued

East Pork Tombigbee River Continued 

Oldtown Creek Continued

Mud Creek: Page

Euclautubba Creek at Saltillo, Miss........................................ 264

West Pork Tombigbee River near Nettleton, Miss.................................. 265

Tombigbee River near Amory, Miss................................................. 266

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss................................................ 267

Buttahatchee River below Hamilton, Ala......................................... 268

Buttahatchee River near Sulligent, Ala ......................................... 269

Tibbee Creek:

Chookatonchee Creek near Egypt, Miss ......................................... 270

Chookatonchee Creek near West Point, Miss.................................... 271

Tibbee Creek near Tibbee, Miss................................................. 272

Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss ................................................ 273

Luxapalila Creek near Payette, Ala............................................. 274

Luxapalila Creek at Steens, Miss............................................... 275

Tombigbee River near Cochrane, Ala ............................................... 276

Sipsey River at Payette, Ala................................................... 277

Sipsey River near Elrod, Ala................................................... 278

Sipsey River near Pleasant Ridge, Ala.......................................... 279

Noxubee River near Brooksville, Miss........................................... 280

Noxubee River at Macon, Miss ................................................... 281

Noxubee River near Geiger, Ala................................................. 282

Tombigbee River at Gainesville, Ala.............................................. 283

Mulberry Pork near Garden City, Ala............................................ 284

Sipsey Fork near Palls City, Ala............................................. 285

Sipsey Pork near Jasper, Ala................................................. 286

Clear Creek at Palls City, Ala............................................. 287

Blackwater Creek near Manchester, Ala........................................ 288

Lost Creek near Oakman, Ala .................................................. 289

Locust Pork below Snead, Ala ................................................. 290

Locust Pork near Cleveland, Ala.............................................. 291

Locust Fork at Trafford, Ala................................................. 292

Turkey Creek at Morris, Ala................................................ 293

Locust Pork at Sayre, Ala.................................................... 294

Fivemile Creek at Ketona, Ala .............................................. 295

Village Creek near Adamsville, Ala......................................... 296

Black Warrior River:

Valley Creek near Oak Grove, Ala ............................................. 297

Yellow Creek near Tuscaloosa, Ala............................................ 298

Hurricane Creek near Holt, Ala ............................................... 299

North River near Samantha, Ala............................................... 300

North River near Tuscaloosa, Ala ............................................. 301

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala......................................... 302

Black Warrior River near Eutaw, Ala............................................ 303

Tombigbee River near Coatopa, Ala................................................ 304

Sucarnoochee River at Livingston, Ala.......................................... 305

Tombigbee River near Leroy, Ala.................................................. 306

Mobile River near Mount Vernon, Ala................................................ 307

Chickasaw Creek near Whistler, Ala............................................... 308

Pascagoula River basin:

Leaf River [head of Pascagoula River) near Collins, Miss........................... 309

Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss............................................... 310

Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Miss.................................................... 311

Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Miss .................................................. 312

Tallahala Creek near Runnelstown, Miss........................................... 313

Leaf River near McLain, Miss ....................................................... 314

Chunky Creek (head of Chichasawhay River) near Chunky, Miss...................... 315

Okatibbee Creek:

Sowashee Creek at Meridian, Miss............................................. 316

Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, Miss........................................... 317

Chickasawhay River at Leakesville, Miss.......................................... 318

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss.................................................. 319

Escatawpa River near Wilmer, Ala................................................. 320

Tchoutacabouffa River basin: 

Tchoutacabouffa River:

Tuxachanie Creek near Biloxi, Miss............................................... 321

Biloxi River basin:

Biloxi Hiver at Wortham, Miss...................................................... 322

Pearl River basin:

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss...................................................... 323

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss............................................... 324

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Miss .......................................... 325

Yockanookany River near Kosciusko, Miss.......................................... 326

Yockanookany River near Ofahoma, Miss ............................................ 327

Pearl River at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss..................................... 328

Pelahatchie Creek near Fannin, Miss.............................................. 329

Pearl River at Jackson, Miss ....................................................... 330

Strong River at Dlo, Miss........................................................ 331

Pearl River near Monticello, Miss.................................................. 332

Pearl River near Columbia, Miss.................................................... 333

Pearl River near Bogalusa, La ...................................................... 334

Bogue Lusa near Franklinton, La.................................................. 335

Bogue Chitto near Tylertown, Miss................................................ 336

Bogue Chitto at Franklinton, La.................................................. 337

Bogue Chitto near Bush, La............................................... A ...... 338

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 339
CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Pearl River near Columbia, Miss.; B, Little

Manatee River near Wimauma, Fla .......................................... 4

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

surface-water supply. ...................................................'. 9

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

with median discharge for 25-year period................................. 13
SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BASINS, OGEECHEE RIVER TO PEARL RIVER, 1954

SCOPE OF WORK

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

year ending September 30, 1954. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

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

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

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

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

which are published at the end of this report.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Alabama: State Geological Survey, W. B. Jones, State geologist; State Highway 

Department, W. G. Pruett, director; State Department of Conservation, E. M. McGowin, 

director; and the city of Birmingham, J. W. Morgan, mayor.

Florida: State Division of Water Survey and Research, A. G. Matthews, chief 

engineer; State Geological Survey, Herman Gunter, director; State Park Service, 

E. L. Hill, director; State Road Department, R. A. Simpson, chairman, succeeded 

by C. M. Webb; State Trustees of Internal Improvement Fund, F. C. Elliot, engineer 

and secretary; Dade County, E. A. Anderson, county engineer; Pinellas County, 

C. A. Peterson, director of public works; Polk County, R. P. Gladney, chairman 

of county commission; the city of Jacksonville, Haydon Burns, chairman of city 

commission; the cities of Miami and Miami Beach, W. A. Glass, director, Miami 

Department of Water and Sewers, C. A. Renshaw, city manager, Miami Beach; city of 

Pensacola, 0. J. Semmes, Jr., city manager; the town of Perry, W. T. Pace, mayor; 

the city of Tampa, J. S. Long, superintendent of water department; and the Central 

and Southern Florida Flood Control District, W. T. Wallis, secretary.

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

director, and State Highway Department of Georgia, J. L. Gillis, director. 

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

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

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 111 gaging stations, of 

which 28 were in Alabama, 32 in Florida, 28 in Georgia, 1 in Louisiana, and 22 in 

Mississippi.
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 2-B

The following organizations aided in collecting records; 

Florida: Florida Power Corporation.

Georgia: The Georgia Power Co., Crisp County Power Commission, and the cities 

of Carrollton and Dalton.

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

Alabama a/................ Montgomery................. 507 New Post Office Building.

Florida b/................ Ocala....................... Building 211, Camp Roosevelt.

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

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

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

a/ Except for Chattahooohee River at Columbia. 

b/ Includes North Prong St. Marys River at Moniac, Ga.

c/ Except for North Prong St. Marys River at Moniac, but including Chattahooohee River at 

Columbia, Ala.

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

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

gaging-station records may usually be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

for irrigation.

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

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

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

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

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

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stagedischarge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural constriction of the channel, 

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

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

computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

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

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

Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noneontributing areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.

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

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge. 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
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 2-B

A. PEARL RIVER NEAR COLUMBIA, MISS.

B, LITTLE MANATEE RIVER NEAR WIMAUMA, FLA.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

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 stage-' 

discharge relation is affected by changing stage. If so, the rate of change in stage is 

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

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

and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 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 pe- 

.riods 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).
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 2-B

Reliable information concerning major floods that have occurred outside the period of 

record are given in the third or last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise 

qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a 

water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time 

of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur at the same time as the maximum 

discharge, it is given separately. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at the gaging station is given under 

"Remarks."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

series of reports.

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

station description.

In the table of daily discharge, the values for the maximum day and the minimum day for
ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

usually less than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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diversion, or unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir 

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

stated. Even at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors in computed runoff may occur when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation is 

large in comparison with the observed discharge.

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

been included for some streams.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 2-B

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

(A = Annual Report; B - Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 2

14th A, pt. 2

16th A, pt. 2

18th A, pt. 4 

WSP 15.......

19th A, pt. 4 

WSP 27.......

20th A, pt. 4

WSP 35 to 39.

21st A, pt. 4

22d A, pt. 4.

WSP 65, 66...

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

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

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, ' and monthly discharge...

of the Mississippi Riv r and Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas Ri er."

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.

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

Year

1888-93.

1895-96. 

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1901.

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

in general, be found In the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico 

basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River basins were Included with those for the south 

Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins.

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

slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River, 1899-1954

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

19O3

19O4

19O5

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

WSP

36

48

65, 75

83

98

127

168

204

242

262

282

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

WSP

3O2

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

522

542

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

562

582

602

622

642

662

682

697

712

727

742

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

194O

1941

1942

1943

1944

WSP

757

782

8O2

822

852

872

892

922

952

972

1002

Year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

WSP

1032

1O52

1082

1112

1142

1172

1204

1234

1274

1334

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 

.ch report. Ths streams and points of measurement are listed In the same order as the 

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

biifore 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 

2 for the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to 

P(!arl River) contains, for the area included In that report, a summary of yearly discharge 

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, 

ually 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 reports for any part of the area
RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

covered by this report are Water-Supply Paper 107, "Water powers Of Alabama, with an appendix on stream measurements in Mississippi, 1895-1903" and Water-Supply Paper 197, 

"Water resources of Georgia, 1895-1905."

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

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

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Do. ........ 

Florida. ......

Louisiana. .... 

Mississippi. . .

Period

1904-47

1907-19

1903-38 

1900-1948

Report

Special Report 20, Water Resources and 

Hydrology of southeastern Alabama.

Geol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana. 

Bull. 68, Surface Waters of Mississippi..

Issued by

DO.

Department of Conservation. 

Mississippi Geological Survey.

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

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

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these special 

reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations 

of data relating to earlier notable floods. . The following list gives the numbers and 

titles of these reports:

Report Issued by

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

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations

through September 1938.

WSP 1066: Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States. 

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

WSP 1227-A: -Floods of March-April 1951 In Alabama and adjacent

States.

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

Cir. 342: Floods in Alabama, frequency and magnitude. 

Floods in Louisiana, magnitude and frequency.

U. S. Geological Survey. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Louisiana Department of 

Highways.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1952 to September 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

Chattahoochee River.... 

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

Flint River. ........... 

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

Harney Pond Canal ...... 

Indian Prairie Canal . . .

Little Cedar Creek. ....

Hillsboro Canals. 

Old Town Creek. ........

Prairie Creek. ......... 

Taylor Creek. .......... 

Upatoi Creek. ..........

Location

Ft. Gaines, Ga. .................... 

Franklin, Ga ....................... 

Near Molena, Ga. ................... 

Newton, Ga ......................... 

At Lake Okeechobee, Fla. ........... 

Near Okeechobee, Fla. ..............

Cave Springs, Ga ...................

Verona, Miss. ......................

Gallion, Ala.'. ..................... 

At Lake Okeechobee, Fla. ........... 

Fort Bennlng, Ga ...................

Period

1953-54 

1945-54a/ 

1953 -54a/ 

1947-5417 

1951-54 

1951-54 

1954

1948-54 

1951-54

1951-54

1951-54

1947-54a/

1952-54a7 

1951-54 

1948-54a/

Collected by

Corps of Engineers. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

a/ Some earlier records published in reports of Geological Survey.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 2-B

HYDROLOdlC CONDITIONS

The water year 1954 was characterized by deficient to slightly below median runoff 

over most of the -area covered by this report with the exception of Florida where runoff 

was near median in the northern part to well above median in the central and southern 

part. Noteworthy floods occurred in Florida during October and in Alabama during December 

and January. Beginning with May in Alabama and Georgia drought conditions gradually 

spread over most of the area so that by the end of the water year streamflows had either 

dropped below or were approaching the minimum of record. Both industry and agriculture 

were being affected by the prolonged drought. For three key gaging stations in the area 

covered by this report, a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharges during the 

1954 water year with the median discharge for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in 

figure 3 on the opposite page.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

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

Kissimmee Ever near Okeechobee, Fla. 

Drainage area, 2,886 sq mi.

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

35,000

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. «F,u

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

OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga.

Location. Lat 32 C42'40", long 81°52'45" on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Scarboro, Jenklns County, 3^ miles downstream from Sculls Creek, 6f miles 

upstream from Horse Creek, and ?J miles southeast of Millen.

Drainage area. 1,940 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 111.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Dec. 18, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 1,649 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum daily, 120 cfs Sept. 5-10.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 24,600 cfs Aug. 17, 1940, Mar. 27, 1944 (gage height, 

12.8 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 5-10, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 17.0 ft In October 1929, from information by local residents.

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) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1O-22, Apr. 27, 28)

-0.95

-.5

O.O

.5

2.0

12O 

151 

198 

255 

462

4.0 

6.O 

7.O 

7.5 

8.0

86O 

1,550 

2,170 

2,770 

3,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

ze

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,600 

3,6OO

3,5OO

3,200

2,9OO

2,4OO

2,020

1,710

1,470

1,270

1,130

1,000

910

610

760

70O

680

66O

64O

621

602

583

583

565

547

529

494

494

462

462

447

39,349

1,269

0.654

O.75

Nov.

447 

447

432

432

432

432

462

478

511

529

547

547

547

547

547

547

*547

529

529

529

529

529

547

547

583

602

640

640

660

640

15,935

531

0.274

0.31

Dec.

640 

640

621

680

860

1,100

1,310

1,430

1,51O

1,600

1,650

1,710

1,S9O

2,09O

2,320

2,560

2,620

2,770

2,77O

2,700

2,7OO

2,700

2,860

3,030

5,220

3,220

3,120

3,120

3.O3O

3,030

3,120

66,621

2,149

1.11

1.26

Jan.

3,320 

3,420

3,550

3,420

3,320

3,220

3,030

2,940

2,660

2,77O

2,700

2,490

2,370

2,260

2.O9O

2.O2O

1,950

1,690

1,830

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,83O

1,890

1,890

1,690

1,63O

1,770

73,150

2,36O

1.22

1.41

Feb.

1.710 

1,710

1,650

1,650

1,550

1,510

1,470

1,430

1,390

J.,350

*1,310

1,310

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,200

1.160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,240

1,350

1,390

1,430

1,430

1,470

1,510

1,470

_

36,920

1,390

0.716

0.75

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,900 Mln 242

Mar.

1,510 

1,550

1,6OO

1,710

1,770

1,770

1,65O

1,650

1,550

1,510

1,430

1,390

1,390

1,310

1,310

*1.270

1,270

1,31O

1,390

1,430

1,470

1,550

1,550

1,55O

1,550

1,550

1,510

1,47O

1,510

1 550 

i',6OO

46,630

1,504

0.775

0.89

Apr.

1,65O 

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,550

1,600

1,700

1,700

1,750

1,600

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,600

1.55O

1,500

1,400

1,35O

1,3OO

1,200

1,1OO

 1,000

94O

810

720

44,770

1,492

0.769

0.86

May

680 

680

68O

68O

640

602

583

602

6O2

6O2

563

583

621

700

7OO

740

810

860

940

1,000

1,000

970

970

970

910

785

621

511

447

447

447

21,966

7O9

O.365

0.42

June

447 

478

511

602

640

640

640

602

511

447

417

388

340

320

294

294

307

333

326

307

294

281

262

249

231

22O

210

200

2OO

195

11,186

373

0.192

0.21

Mean 1.7O9 Cfsm O.881

July

190 

185

175

165

190

185

185

180

ISO

200

24O

281

340

300

231

21O

205

210

237

288

320

32O

288

249

231

226

214

209

2O9

226

255

7,124

230

0.119

0.14

Aug.

255 

23T

215

205

195

185

175

170

165

160

175

210

190

175

165

16O

155

150

150

145

135

130

130

130

130

130

125

125

125

125

125

5.O41

163

0.084

0.10

Sept.

125 

125

125

125

120

120

120

120

120

120

*126

126

126

123

126

140

143

151

164

173

183

183

183

173

168

168

159

151

151

151

4,288

143

0.074

0.08

In. 11.98

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,600 Mln 12O Mean 1,027 Cfsm O.529 In. 7.20

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-6, Apr. 5-26, June 26 to July 11, July 16-18, 27-29, Aug. 3 to 

Sept. 1O; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN 15

Ogeechee River near Eden, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°10' , long 81°25', on right bank 600 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highways 25, 80, and 280, 2 miles west of Eden, Effingham County, 2 miles upstream 

from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles upstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area. 2,650 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 17 years, 2,169 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 cfs Jan. 1 (gage height, 9.0 ft); minimum 

observed, 131 cfs Sept. 12-14.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs Mar. 31, 1944 (gage height, 14.7 ft); minimum observed, that of Sept. 12-14, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 20.0 ft in October 1929, from data furnished by Central of 

Georgia Railway Co.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 30

1.5 560

3.0 1,040

5.0 1,740

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

2,830

3,700

5,180

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

0.04 131

1.0 438

3.0 1,040

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.

4,320 

4,480

4,180

3,920

4,040

4,640

4,820

5,000 

5,000

4,640

4,040

3,510

*2,990

2,490

2,150

1,860

1,620

1,450

1,310

1,180

1,080 

1,020 

950

915

868

820

785

770

738

704

672

76,962

2,483

0.937

1.08

Nov.

640 

624

592

592

576

576

576

592 

624

656

656

672

688

688

688

688

672

*656

656

640

640 

640 

640

624

640

656

672

688

704

720

19,376

646

0.244

0.27

Dec.

738 

738

738

755

802

868

980

1,080 

1,210

1,310

1,450

1,620

1,820

2,050

2,200

2,370

2,620

2,830

3,070

3,240

3,420 

3,510 

3,700

3,700

3,920

4,040

4,180

4,320

4,640

5,000

5,180

78,099

2,519

0.951

1.10

Jan.

5,180 

5,180

5,000

4,820

4,640

4,640

4,480

4,480 

4,320

4,320

4,180

4,180

3,920

3,920

3,800

3,700

3,600

3,510

3,330

3,240

3,070 

2,910 

2,760

2,690

2,690

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2.550

2,550

114,140

3,682

1.39

1.60

Feb.

2,550 

2,550

2,550

2,490

2,430

2,310

2,250

2,150 

2,100

2,050

1,950

*1,860

1,820

1,740

1,700

1,660

1,620

1,590

1,560

1,520

1,480 

1.450 

1,450

1,450

1,590

1,740

1,860

2,000

53,470

1,910

0.721

0.75

Mar.

2,150 

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,150

2,100

2,100 

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,050

1,950

1,860

1,780

*1,740

1,620

1,590

1,520

1.480 

1,480 

1,520

1,590

1,620

1,660

1,740

1,820

1,900

1,950

2 jOOO

58,770

1,896

0.715

0.82

Apr.

2,000 

1,950

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,950

1,950

1,950 

1,950

2,000

2,050

2,050

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,950

1,900

1,780

1,660

1,590

1,560 

1,560 

1,520

1,480

1,420

1,340

1,240

*1,180

1.110

1,110

51,950

1,732

0.654

0.73

May

1,240 

1,380

1,480

1,380

1,110

980

915

820 

730

685

640

6lO

685

850

1,180

1,480

1.740

1,700

1,560

1,380

1,240 

1,180 

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,040

1,020

980

980

Q1 3J.D*>

775

34,035

1,098

0.414

0.48

June

640 

596

581

581

625

790

980

1,080 

1,020

915

820

700

610

538

494

452

410

381

381

381

381 

366 

*352

349

343

346

322

310

289

286

16,319

544

0.205

0.23

July

279 

266

263

257

253

243

233

222 

*246

236

243

233

226

250

279

325

352

349

292

263

257 

*263 

292

319

331

319

289

263

257

243

233

8,376

270

0.102

0.12

Aug.

240 

250

276

286

ZTO

253

229

219 

226

226

226

226

219

212

205

194

194

194

198

205

198 

184 

184

172

165

169

150

158- 146

169

158

6,401

206

0.078

0.09

Sept.

150 

146

146

139

139

146

146

146 

139

*139

139

135

131

135

191

246

279

279

240

226

212 

219 

226

226

233

233

253

240

226

226

5,731

191

0.072

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,100 Mln 367 Mean 2,370 Cfsm 0.894 In. 12.15

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,180 Mln 131 Mean 1,435 Cfsm 0.542 In. 7.35

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge Aug. 19 to Sept. 30 computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
16 OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN 

Canoochee River near Claxton,

Location. Lat 32 G 11'05", long 81°53'25", on right bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 73, 2 miles northeast of Claxton, Evans County, and 10 miles upstream 

from Letts Creek.

Drainage area. 555 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--my 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 80.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). Prior to 

Oct. 20, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 419 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 11.8 ft), occurred1 on recession following peak of Sept. 28, 1953; maximum independent peak discharge, 

2,020 cfs Jan. 1 (gage height, 9.7 ft); minimum discharge observed, 0.86 cfs Sept. 8-14.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 12,100 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 13.9 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum observed, that of Sept. 8-14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good prior to Aug. 5, fair thereafter. 

Revisions (water years). --WSP 1112: 1939-41, 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21, Jan. 23 to Feb. 1, 

June 15 to July 5)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

2.4 

3.0 

7.0

117

317

1,170

9.0

10.0

11.2

1,740

2,190

3,170

1.24 

1.3

1.5 

1.7

0.86

1.5

5.9

14

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

66

140

317

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.

2,940 

3.170

2,750

2,250

1,930

2,940

2,380

1,820

1,400

1,040

786

*646

549

492

457

417

383

371

346

334

320

310

292

289

282

252

229

214

194 

168

I 62

30,113

971

1.75

2.02

Nov.

159 

159

156

156

153

162

159

153

165

177

168

174

184

190

168

153

141

*133

125

120

125

130

130

133

133

139

133

133

139 

156

4,506

150

0.270

0.30

Dec.

159 

156

139

147

292

358

448

568

706

888

1,020

1,040

888

976

1,120

1,200

1,220

1,240

1,220

1,240

*1,140

932

954

976

1,070

1,370

1,600

1,710

1,710

1,740

1 » 690

30,117

972

1.75

2.02

Jan.

2.020 

1,930

1,780

1,600

1,480

1,340

1,170

976

846

746

786

826

826

806

766

686

686

666

646

606

568

549

587

646

646

606

587

606

*587

530

474

27,574

889

1.60

1.84

Feb.

457 

417

395

371

329

306

292

278

263

244

237

244

267

282

267

240

219

201

*183

186

233

346

549

746

910

954

866

806

11,088

396

0.714

0.74

Mar.

686 

646

587

549

474

448

417

383

358

337

286

244

233

237

240

244

*289

286

230

289

320

326

323

289

248

222

H37

346

371

358

358

10,861

350

0.631

0.73

Apr.

'282 329 

248

222

201

166

134

111

92

83

81

81

83

83

85

83

76

74

68

63

58

52

49

49

51

58

70

61

*46

31

3,176

106

0.191

0.21

Hay

33 

33

33

33

34

31

33

42

52

45

37

34

48

186

190

156

140

114

101

101

94

72

56

42

*33

28

24

22

2f

25

22

1,917

61.8

0.111

0.13

June

18 

16

14

14

11

10

9.6

9.6

8.4

8.0

8.0

9.6

12

11

9.2

8.0

6.9

6.6

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.0

*4.0

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

5.7

244.8

8.16

0.015

0.02

July

3.7 

3.5

3.3

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.2

377

3.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.3

*1.8

1.5

1.4

T74

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

94.5

3.05

0.0055

0.006

Aug.

1.8 

1.7

1.7

1.5

al.5

al.5

al.4

al.4

al.2

al.2

al.2

al.O

al.O

a. 95

a7§5

a. 95

a. 95

a. 95

1.2

 1.5

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.8

3,5

3.1

47.45

1.53

0.0028

0.003

Sept.

2.7 

2.3

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.0

.95

.86

786

*.86

.86

.86

.86

.86

1.8

5.0

5.3

4.0

3.3

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

1*8

59.37

1.98

0.0036

0.004

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,630 Win 9.5 Mean 6O7 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.85

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,170 Mln 0.86 Mean 328 Cfsm 0.591 In. 8.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records.

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Aug. 19 to Sept. 30.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 17

South River near McDonough, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°30', long 84°0l', on left bank 20 ft downstream from Butler Bridge, a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Beech Creek, 2 miles downstream from Big Walnut Creek, 

4-| miles downstream from Cotton River, and 9 miles northeast of McDonough, Henry County.

Drainage area. 436 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 564.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 15 years, 575 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,300 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 13.4 ft); minimum 

daily, 64 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 34,500 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 24.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, that of 

Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Figures of daily discharge include flow diverted from Chattahoochee River (averaging about 12 cfs) for Atlanta municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14 to June 18)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

5.O

62

140

265

920

7.0

9.0

11.3

1,620

2,500

3,790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

415

385

34O

307

283

277

262

252

248

245

240

235

225

225

228

248

248

230

222

222

220

*215 

215

212

202

198

202

22O

215

205 

202

7,643

247

0.567

0.65

Nov.

202

200

200

205

212

238

235

218

210

210

212

210

210

215

215

215

218

215

220

230

325

319 

415

322

283

274

245

238

230

23O

7,171

239

0.548

O.61

Dec.

*232 2"35

240

2,78O

5,770

1,510

1.33O

852

699

852

699

2,310

2,860

2,270

1,470

988

784

682

614

58O

682

852 

886

699

614

614

547

514

682

920 

767

33,534

1.O82

2.48

2.86

Jan.

648

580

547

498

481

464

432

415

415

400

415

*400

373

364

367

1,160

1,420

733

597

547

597

1.870 

1,540

920

733

665

631

682

580

530 

514

20,518

662

1.52

1.75

Feb.

481

464

464

448

432

415

415

400

385

385

385

415

376

364

367

379

631

498

400

682

1,*10

699 

530

498

514

464

432

448

-

-------

13,781

492

1.13

1.18

Mar.

*1,020

665

530

498

448

432

415

400

400

400

385

3S5

385

852

631

448

400

385

514

1.120

682

53O 

498

498

481

547

631

1,060

716

682

614

17,652

569

1.31

1.51

Apr.

547

498

464

448

*432

415

464

432

432

400

400

385

376

464

448

385

464

385

340

322

316

313 

310

301

597

464

328

301

319

334

12,084

403

0.924

1.03

May

373

316

304

415

346

283

268

292

283

250

240

238

274

1.060

564

4OO

331

298

355

322

*280

258 

248

235

228

225

225

218

225

316 

215

9,885

319

0.732

0.84

June

202

208 464

385

262

220

200

195

188

195

182

432

316

295

352

385

331

316

564

30T

235

212 

20O

195

182

172

160

150

138

156

7,773

259

0.594

0.66

July

132

130

195

200

140

*126

116

122

168

190

175

132

122

147

555

400

283

210

180

162

152

172 

242

168

142

134

128

175

130

118 

240

5,666

183

0.42O

0.48

Aug.

228

145

134

178

130

114

114

114

122

165

152

108

98

94

88

82

82

*132

370

388

433

190 

140

126

128

118

112

132

240

140 

114

4,911

158

0.362

0.42

Sept.

112

102

100

100

96

88

84

86

88

*86

94

88

76

71

76

84

96

104

96

82

69

73 

73

69

73

90

88

73

*67

64

2,548

84.9

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,06O Mln 151 Mean 662 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.60

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,77O Mln 64 Mean 392 Cfsm O.899 In. 12.21

eak discharge (base. 5,OOP efs).--Dec. 5 (8 a.m.) 5,300 cfs (13.4 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
18 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Yellow River near Snellville, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°51', long 84°05', on left bank (corrected) at downstream side of county 

highway bridge, 3£ miles west of Snellville, Gwinnett County, 4 miles downstream from 

Sweetwater Creek, 6| miles northeast of town of Stone Mountain, and 7-J miles upstream 

from Stone Mountain Creek.

Drainage area. 144 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 810 ft (by barometer). Prior to Nov. 4, 

1952, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 172 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 13.5 ft); minl- 

 mum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 25, 29, 30.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 6,580 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 19.4 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, that of Sept. 25, 29, 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032; 1943(M). WSP 1112: 1944-45(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.9 

1.0

2.3

4.5

7.8

13

19

26

35

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

9.6

45

57

87

146

216

502

2,690

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.

91

76

68

60

57

53

51

49

49

47

49

47

46

45

52

55

51 

49

47

47

45

45

46

45

43

*43

46

50

52

49

47

1,600

51.6

0.358

0.41

Nov.

47

47

46

46

47

52

51

51

51

50

50

50

49

50

50

50

50 

50

51

58

96

91

~79 109

79

71

64

63

57

57

1,762

58.7

0.408

0.46

Dec.

57

55

64

1,020

550

306

*257

178

160

236

180

599

486

822

425

257

190 

158

138

131

167

174

185

155

142

131

121

119

194

267

221

8,145

263

1.83

2.11

Jan.

180

158

148

136

127

121

115

111

109

107

113

105

98

96

105

2,180

2,670 

502

*329

251

287

875

1,180

471

292

234

218

20Z

180

167

158

12,025

388

2.69

3.10

Feb.

146

140

136

133

129

125

121

119

»117

115

129

144

121

117

113

115

171 

138

125

281

456

251

192

171

158

146

136

239

4,484

160

1.11

1.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,940 Mln 17

Mar.

366

241

204

178

160

151

142

136

131

127

125

123

127

334

204

160

144 

133

185

226

176

»153

153

155

151

164

183

254

206

192

174

5,558

179

1.24

1.43

Apr.

289

209

178

158

144

142

140

140

140

127

127

123

121

138

127

125

138 

117

107

100

96

96

92

115

113

100

91

84

84

82

3,843

128

O.889

0.99

May

82

81

92

117

85

»77

74

77

7O

68

65

64

119

155

T2T

100

84 

77

79

71

67

63

60

56

55

53

53

51

I?

64

51

2,398

77.4

0.538

O.62

June

47

58

60

74

55

49

44

41

39

36

35

74

65

»65

47

132

96 

183

185

119

82

58

49

45

41

39

33

30

26

25

1,932

64.4

0.447

0.50

July

24

24

31

25

21

18

20

29

32

84

43

31

25

22

30

26

23 

23

20

»19

17

22

21

19

15

15

56

25

18

16

15

809

26.1

0.181

0.21

Aug.

15

20

14

11

9.9

8.8

9.9

10

11

22

14

9.9

»8.3

7.5

6,5

5.8

5*2 

5.5

31

22

18

14

11

»10

10

9.4

7.1

8.3

12

10

6.8

363.9

11.7

0.081

0.09

Sept.

5.8

 4.5

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

17

IT

5.2

4.1

3.6

*3.2

3.0

3.2

3.8

5.8 

5.8

4.8

3.8

4.5

4.1

3.8

2.7

2.3

2.5

3.0

2.5

 2.3

2.3

131.9

4.40

0.031

O.03

Mean 177 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,67O Mln Z.3 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.819 In. 11.11

Peak discharge (base. 2.loo cfs). Jan. 17 (2 a.m.) 4.1OO cfs (13.5 ft). 

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

Yellow River near Covington, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°37' , long 83°55', near left bank at downstream end of pier of bridge 

on State Highway 12, a quarter of a mile downstream from Georgia Railroad bridge, half 

a mile downstream from Gum Creek, and 3-| miles northwest of Covington, Newton County.

Drainage area. 396 sq mi.

Records available. September to December 1897, May 1899 to December 1901, July 1944 to 

September 1954. Published as "at Almon" 1897-1901.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 616.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. September to December 1897 staff gage at 

about same site at different datum. May 1899 to December 1901 staff gage at site 

1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1944-54), 467 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,300 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 12-.1 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Sept. 30.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 16,200 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 20.3 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mill dam above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1112: 1945(M) , 1946.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.O

10

26

59

120

200

3.0

5.0

9.0

11.2

410

1,000

2,520

3,710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

290

zU

222

196

191

171

164

158

148

136

147

156

141

141

163

158

156

153

158

140

141 

*134

120

126

128

14O

132

138

147

134

4,902

158

O.399

0.46

Nov.

138

152

134

136

140

140

150

150

164

150

163

161

158

136

144

158

141

141

140

148

171 

216

248

236

195

180

174

150

158

171

4,843

161

0.407

0.45

Dec.

156

158

*158

1,060

2.220

1,460

1,OOO

665

497

538

538

1,060

1,800

1,680

1,760

1,030

712

566

484

446

524 

636

636

538

484

471

422

422

484

680 

630

23,965

773

1.95

2.25

Jan.

566

497

458

446

410

388

366

355

333

344

366

344

322

311

311

936

2,960

5,710

1,350

744

712 

1,140

1,640

1,640

936

712

*622

622

538

497 

471

25,047

808

2.04

2.35

Feb.

446

422

410

399

388

366

355

366

344

344

344

366

355

344

344

333

399

434

366

410

1.000 

872

566

484

458

422

388

388

-

12,113

433

1.09

1.14

Mar.

*665

636

510

458

410

388

377

377

355

344

333

322" 322

510

608

434

377

344

422

712

566 

458

410

410

399

422

446

594

552

510 

471

14,142

456

1.15

1.33

Apr.

458

497

43T

399

366

355

*434

377

399

355

344

344

322

355

355

333

344

333

311

280

260 

258

240

246

280

280

242

226

228

208

9,863

329

0.831

0.93

May

214

 214

228

2 SO

270

216

198

182

191

195

172

169

182

322

352

270

250

210

2 O2

191

*169 

144

146

152

135

132

130

129

136

176

161

6,088

196

0.495

0.57

June

130

122

160

176

148

135

135

117

110

105

103

126

152

198

290

238

252

322

358" 665

270 

198

156

140

124

106

1O2

105

87

81

5,441

181

0.457

0.51

July

70

*74

74

82

76

67

59

69

80

98

122

113

87

138

176

87

86

8O

91

71

66 

64

62

59

M

73

1O6

126

96

72 

58

2,628

84.8

0.214

0.25

Aug.

45

64

56

47

45

39

36

34

44

57

45

48

40

30

20

28

*35

*25

50

67

98 

67

71

55

55

45

40

37

35

46 

45

1,449

46.7

0.118

O.14

Sept.

32

26

23

22

16

16

17

17

18

*37

37

18

20

20

15

25

38

25

24

25

23 

16

14

12

13

13

14

14

12

11

613

20.4

O.O52

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max. 5,100 Mln 70 Mean 523 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.91

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,710 Mln 11 Mean 304 Cfsm 0.768 In. 10.44

Peak discharge (base. 5.400 cfs). No p?ak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
20 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Ocmulgee River near Jackson, Ga.

Location.~Lat 33°18', long 83°50', on right bank 500 ft upstream from-bridge on State 

Highway 16, half a mile upstream from Yellow Water Creek, 1 mile downstream from 

Lloyd Shoals Dam, 7 miles east of Jackson, Butts County, and at mile 247.4.

Drainage area. 1,420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1906 to September 1915, August 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Jan. 1, 1913, staff gage, Jan. 1 to 

Dec. 31, 1913, water-stage recorder, and Jan. 1, 1914, to Dec. 31, 1915, staff gage, 

all at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 1,697 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,080 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 8.2 ft); minimum daily, 160 cfs Sept. 30.

1906-15, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 56,600 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 23.9 

ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Nov. 20, 1910.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 ft Dec. 11, 1919, from graph based on gage readings (discharge, 69,000 cfs, by computation of flow over dam).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (usable capacity, 

77,000 acre-ft), completed in 1910, and powerplant.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: Drainage area. WSP 952: 1912(M) . WSP 972: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 5 to May 31)

Oct. 1 to June 29 June 30 to Sept. 3O

4.1 420 3.7 145

4.5 820 4.0 310

5.0 1,530 4.2 460

7.7 7,880 4.5 76O

4.9 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

(t)

Oct.

2.590

2,370

1,510

425

1,500

1,650

1,060

910

928

445

447

862

982

1,130

1,430

1,170

493

584

700

502

796

862

506

494

506

505

597

730

574

638

525

28,221

910

-276

Hov.

528

578

914

919

1.540

1,100

513

508

776

950

580

518

496

492

sTo

682

656

744

515

507

516

515

600

690

529

555

552

544

556

1,040

-

19,885

665

-54

Dec.

1,150

879

1,150

2,200

2,240

2,250

5,070

5,030

2,910

2,910

2,820

2,890

5,020

7.870

6,850

4,140

5,040

2,920

2,910

2,870

2,850

2,850

2,960

2,990

5,000

2,690

2,720

5,060

5,080

3,080

5,110

95,449

3,079

+124

Jan.

5,070

2,440

552

2,230

2,220

1,950

1,830

1,280

952

542

1,800

1,870

*2,020

1,780

551

1,790

1,510

2,210

3,080

3,040

5,060

3,040

5.150

3,050

2,980

5,040

5,020

5,020

2,550

1,690

570

65,647

2,118

+ 185

Feb.

2,040

2,160

1,770

1,950

2,000

2,270

560

1,850

1,820

744

1,980

2,050

795

552

1,930

1,860

1,710

1,970

2,070

1,390

1,150

2,340

2.450

2,160

1,420

2,010

816

994

-

-

-

46,791

1,671

-191

Mar.

2,070

2,240

1,990

1,970

1,750

1,040

507

1,950

505

1,910

1,870

1,120

1,030

498

1,750

1,190

872

1,550

1,840

1,400

1,480

2,090

1,960

2,150

2,220

1,980

681

958

2,050

2.890

2,290

49,741

1,605 -41

Apr.

2.140

2,140

1,580

449

*1,780

1,820

898

1,140

578

467

472

574

925

1,650

670

1,800

448

446

908

1,140

924

1,310

514

518

534

681

906

860

729

809

-

29,590

986

+ 126

Hay

510

510

885

1,180

1,150

742

498

490

496

880

694

1,040

1.950

524

516

507

776

1,150

664

610

526

557

534

832

752

905

912

524

529

541

890

23,214

749

-20

June

805

1.250

724

832

551

561

570

690

810

768

708

55S.

541

1,040

1,010

738

604

564

572

568

582

581

600

591

595

579

566

736

617

*560

-

20,429

681

-54

July

610

580

590

650

610

600

600

620

630

610

610

580

570

570

610

640

610

610

610

620

650

590

590

590

580

580

570

570

570

560

560

18,500

597

-234

Aug.

560

550

560

550

550

550

541

541

541

532

525

552

541

541

541

541

550

550

550

541

541

532

532

523

505

478

444

444

426

436

444

16,200

523

-246

Sept.

436

444

428

420

420

420

420

420

412

588

366

359

366

366

359

345

545

545

545

551

510

297

*278

271

290

290

255

175

165

160

-

10,206

540

-254

Adjusted for change in contents in Lloyd Shoals Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

634 

0.446 

0.51

629 

0.445 

0.49

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

3,203 

2.26 

2.61

2,303 

1.62 

1.87

1,480 

1.04 

1.08

1,564 

1.10 

1.27

1,112 

0.783 

0.87

729 

0.515 

0.59

Observed

Max 9,430 Mln 425 Mean 1,909 

Max 7,870 Mln 160 Mean 1,161

647 

0.456

0.51

363

0.256 

0.30

277 

0.195 

0.22

86.0 

0.060 

0.07

Adjusted

Mean 1,925 Cfsm 1.56 In. 18.41 

Mean 1,087 Cfsm 0.765 In. 10.59

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Lloyd Shoals Reservoir: furnished 

by Georgia Power Co.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 21

Ocmulgee River at Macon, Ga.

, long 83°34' at downstream en 

ibb County, l| miles upstream f

d of center pier of Fifth Street 

rom Walnut Creek and at mile 205.0.

Location. Lat 32°51' 

Bridge in Macon, Bibb

Drainage area. 2,240 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1893 to September 1913, October 1931 to September 1954. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1895 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 269.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 9, 1905, staff, chain, and wireweight gages at sites within 1-| miles downstream at about same datum. Oct. 9, 1905, to 

Sept. 30, 1913, chain gage at present site and datum. Oct. 1, 1931, to June 25, 1934, 

water-stage recorder at site 500 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--41 years (1893-1911, 1931-54), 2,741 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 17.1 ft); minimum daily, 236 cfs Sept. 30.

1893-1913, 1931-54: Maximum discharge, 83,500 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 28.0 

ft); minimum daily, 192 cfs Nov. 9, 16, 23, 1931; minimum gage height observed, -1.0 ft 

Oct. 5, 1904.

Flood of Feb. 28, 1929, reached a stage of 26.1 ft (discharge, 70,000 cfs). A stage 

1 inch lower, as determined from floodmarks, was reached on Jan. 19, 1925, at Central 

of Georgia Railroad bridge 500 ft downstream.

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

Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see preceding page) and powerplant above 

station.

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Dec. 4; shifting-control 

method used July 18-20)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

3.9 655

9.0 3,500

13.0 6,500

16.0

16.5

11,200

12,300

2.4 

3.0 

6.0

231

414

1,800

13.0 6,500

15.7 10,600

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.

5.260

2,800

2,500

2,300

1,500

2,1OO

1,800

1,500

1,400

1,300

980

800

1,030

1,300 

1,400

1,600

1,400

980

*850

1,050

900

1,120

1,200

975

925

750

678

678

850

800

780

41,506

1,339

0.598

0.69

Nov.

730

760

780

920

1,100

1.400

1,100

900

800

900

1,100

820

780

760 

760

760

800

850

975

800

850

875

*900

950

1,000

850

850

775

800

825

26,470

882

0.394

0.44

Dec.

1,200

1,420

1,340

2,610

5,680

6,300

9,240

6,400

4,750

4,750

4,410

5,040

6,920

12.500 

10,600

7,680

5,120

4,380

4,060

3,930

3,930

4,060

4,510

4,450

4,250

4,060

3,860

3,930

4,640

5,760

5,610

157,190

5,071

2.26

2.61

Jan.

4,980

4,320

3,600

*1 , 800

3,080

3,150

2,820

2,630

2,140

1,700

1^300

2,38"0

2,500

2,500 

2,380

1,450

2,560

2,020

3,150

3,730

3,730

4,190

5,540

4,510

4,120

3,930

3,930

3,930

3,410

2,950

2,200

96,630

3,117

1.39

1.60

Feb.

1,300

2,500

2,760

2,440

2,500

2,560

2,560

1,210

2,200

2,380

1,500

2,380

2,440

1,260 

*1,080

2,260

2,320

2,380

2,500

2,630

2,200

1,970

2,890

2,950

2,760

2,560

2,500

1.4OO

-

62,390

2,228

0.995

1.04

Mar.

1,450

2,440

2,760

2,500

2,440

2,260

1,500

1.050

2,260

1,300

2,380

2,440

1,660

1,970 

1,500

2,260

1,860

1,550

2,260

3,410

2,690

2,320

2,820

2,760

2,890

3,080

3,410

4,320

*3,150

4,640

4,320

77,650

2,505

1.12

1.29

Apr.

5.670

3,280

3,280

2,080

1,160

2,380

2,560

1,700

1,750

1,350

1,210

1,030

1,160

1,550 

2,080

1,350

2,080

1,030

895

1,350

1,650

1,450

1,650

940

850

850

1,030

1,210

1,210

1,210

48,995

1,633

0.729

0.81

May

1,160

850

895

1,400

1,600

1,550

1,160

872

805

*782

1,120

1,010

1,400

2,080 

1,080

985

850

1,050

1,350

1,010

918

918

940

782

1,030

1,010

1,120

1,120

828

760

760

33,195

1,071

0.478

0.55

June

1,050

940

1,500

985

985

692

692

715

828

918

918

872

738

738 

1,120

1,100

918

782

760

692

*670

692

670

715

760

738

648

625

805

738

24,804

827

0.369

0.41

July

625

648

625

625

625

625

625

602

625

625

602

602

625

558 

648

760

782

895

*738

715

670

648

580

625

602

602

625

625

602

580

580

19,914

642

0.287

0.33

Aug.

580

602

625

*536

602

558

514

558

580

625

514

527

519

493 

536

558

625

558

648

Ms

580

580

558

536

558

536

481

396

456

472

523

17,082

551

0.246

0.28

Sept.

460

452

464

336

407

433

514

392

371

403

433

305

362

422 

378

375

371

378

348

*285

389

333

330

282

317

265

285

348

274

236

10,948

365

0.163

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 30,200 Mln 610 Mean 2,995 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,300 Mln 236 Mean 1,690 Cfsm 0.754 In. 10.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 2-18, Oct. 30 to Nov. 18; discharge estimated on basis of re 

corded range In stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
22 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°48' , long 83°46' , on right bank at downstream end of pier of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 80, 8 miles west of Macon, Bibb County, and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 309.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 3, 1938, staff gage and Feb. 3, 

1938, to Aug. 27, 1942, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 190 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 8.9 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 27.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 9,830 cfs Mar. 21, 1944 (gage height, 23.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 27, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1204: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

2.9 

3.4 

8.1

92

226

1,380

2.09

2.2

2.3 

2.6

3.4

7.5

12

33

2.8

4.0 

6.0 

7.6

57

268

540

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.

256

24T

204

177

154

146

133

126

124

119

116

112

107

105

107

*136

124

110

160

128

114

110

107

105

103

101

99

105

103 

101

99

4,035

130

0.714

0.82

Nov.

99

99

99

99

103

128

116

107

105

105

103

103

101

101

103

103

103

101

101

101

110

119

131

*119

107

105

99

94

94

. IS.

3,150

105

0.577

0.64

Dec.

94

92

94

560

872

1,030

1,580

615

358

490

343

532

896

1,230

752

420

328

283

256

244

274

343

434

334

310

316

274

259

434 

615

476

14,938

482

2.65

3.06

Jan.

361

310

292

271

*253

241

226

217

214

210

220

210

195

186

186

195

204

186

183

180

183

226

532

307

256

238

229

223

210 

201

198

7,343

237

1.30

1.50

Feb.

189

186

183

180

174

171

168

160

157

154

149

146

138

136

136

*136

217

204

174

180

250

217

186

186

214

189

177

180

4,937

176

0.967

1.01

Mar.

189

168

162

160

154

154

152

152

152

149

149

149

152

561

306

181

153

143

201

394

260

188

166

159

151

168

472

840

464 

*464

*380

7,693

248

1.36

1.57

Apr.

*282

222

206

172

160

159

155

147

138

132

130

128

124

124

122

119

122

136

107

102

102

98

98

98

96

92

88

86

94 

109

3,948

132

0.725

0.81

May

92

98

*98

170

TI3

90

83

79

75

*73

71

71

94

107

98

90

83

77

77

79

71

68

66

62

61

59

59

57

57 

64

57

2,499

80.6

0.443

0.51

June

54

51

53

59

54

49

46

44

41

39

41

40

44

43

54

43

*38

38

66

59

41

36

34

33

43

35

31

28

27

25_

1,289

43.0

0.236

0.26

July

24

24

24

25

38

28

24

22

27

53

42

30

27

27

30

33

31

70

41

31

27

25

24

26

24

29

35

31

27 

23

30

952

30.7

0.169

0.19

Aug.

35

24

22

*18

17

15

14

14

16

15

15

14

13

11

11

11

11

10

21

34

89

38

24

21

18

17

15

14

13

13

12

615

19.8

0.109

0.13

Sept.

10

9.3

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.5

7.1

6.7

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.0

6.7 8.-0

9.8

11

*9.3

8.0

6.7

5.1

4.8

8.7

4.0

3.7

5.4

4^0 

4.4

197.1

6.57

0.036

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,310 Min 54 Mean 310 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,380 Min 3.4 Mean 141 Cfsm 0.775 In. 10.54

Peak discharge (base, 1.900 cfs).--No peak above base. 

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

Big Indian Creek at Perry, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°27' , long 83°44', at municipal waterworks at Perry, Houston County on 

left bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 1 mile downstream from Bay 

Creek, and 3£ miles upstream from Plat Creek. y

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 279.39 ft above mean sea level Prior to 

Sept. 24, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 11 years, 82.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 474 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 4.70 ft); minimum,

o4 CIS o6pt. 1U,

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 3 000 cfs Mar. 23, Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 8.6 ft 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 21 cfs Sept. 3-5, 9-11, 13, 1951.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1274: 1944-47.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

0.6 

2.0 

3.0

117

185

3.5 

4.0

4.6

230

300

442

0.1 

2.0 

3.0

21

114

185

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

1920

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

95

98

88

75

65

60

57

54

53

52

52

50

49

49

*50

53

52

51

50

50

49

48

48

48

48

48

48

50

49

48

a46_

1,733

55.9

0.518

0.60

Nov.

a47

aTT

a47

a47

a56

a80

a68

a59

52

51

50

50

50

49

50

50

50

50

*51

52

56

65

95

90

75

65

60

58

57

56

1,733

57.8

0.535

0.60

Dec.

58

Sff

58

138

328

276

220

206

123

123

120

148

318

442

374

206

138

114

105

102

120

152

173

158

134

158

141

114

130

189

225

5,349

173

1.60

1.84

Jan.

206

T4T

120

111

105

105

*99

93

93

93

99

99

90

85

85

88

93

88

83

83

83

93

114

102

85

83

83

80

 70- 78 

1 o

80

3,018

97.4

0.902

1.04

Feb.

76

76

76

76

76

74

74

74

72

72

74

83

80

74

*72

72

80

80

74

74

83

83

72

74

93

85

74

78

-

2,151

76.8

0.711

0.74

Mar.

117

93

76

74

69

69

69

67

67

67

67

67

67

85

120

93

69

67

76

114

96

74

67

67

67

67

88

158

169 

*114~

96

2,656

85.7

0.794

0.92

Apr.

88

88

*76

72

67

80

90

74

67

65

65

65

62

62

60

67

96

78

60

56

54

52

52

52

52

49

47

46

45 52"

1,939

64.6

0.598

0.67

May

56

58

*62

141

141

67

52

49

46

46

45

47

69

78

72

60

52

50

56

56

52

47

45

44

43

42

43

43

43

54

49

1,808

58.3

0.540

0.62

June

44

IT

39

38

37

37

36

36

36

35

36

36

44

40

36

*35

32

31

30

30

29

28

28

34

37

32

28

26

*25

Wlf

CO

1,022

34.1

0.316

0.35

July

26

26

26

26

35

43

40

32

29

30

28

27

26

26

34

34

33

56

90

50

34

31

32

43

69

67

42

34

32

30

29

1,160

37.4

0.346

0.40

Aug.

30

34

32

29

*28

29

32

32

30

30

27

26

26

26

26

26

*26

28

33

39

40

32

29

28

28

27

26

29

40

34

29

931

30.0

0.278

0.32

Sept.

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

2£

26

25

25

25

27

58

54

39

33

30

28

28

27

27

26

28

28

27

27

27

871

29.0

0.269

0.30

Calendar year 1953 : Max 442 Mln 31 Mean 86.8 Cfsm 0.804 In. 1O.91

Water year 1953-54 : Max 442 Mln 24 Mean 66.8 Cfsm 0.619 In. 8.40

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

389020 O - 56 - 3
24 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°17', long 83°28', near center of right truss on downstream side of

bridge on U. S. Highway 341 at Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Southern Railway bridge, 2-j miles downstream from Jordon Creek, and at 

mile 135.1.

Drainage area.--3.800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1944 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1929 to December 1931 in House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st session. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 189.56 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--10 years, 4,118 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 13,500 cfs Dec. 18, 19 (gage height, 

16.9 ft); minimum daily, 575 cfs Sept. 26-29.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 68,000 cfs Dec. 2, 1948 (gage height, 34.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, that of Sept. 26-29, 1954.

Maximum stage known since 1908, 36.5 ft Jan. 20, 1925 (discharge, 79,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see p. 20).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

575

1,230

6,480

13,600

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.

6,930

8,840

9,840 

9,030

7,580

6,340

5,220

4,100

3,450

3,060

2,670

2,480

2,04C

1,860

*2,040

2,160

2,340

2,480

2,340 

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,920

1,980

1,980

1,860

1,740

1,620

1,620

1,560 

1,620

106,640

3,440

0.905

1.04

Nov.

1,560

1,560

1,500 

1,500

1,620

1,800

1,920

2,100

2,040

1,740

1,680

1,800

a2,100

al , 700

al,650

al , 600

al , 600

al , 600

al,700 

*al,700

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,800

1,920

1,980

1,920

1,800

1,740

1,680

52,530

1,751

0.461

0.51

Dec.

1,680

1,740

2,040 

2,480

3,380

4,240

4,940

5,360

5,990

7,330

9,330

10,700

10,700

10,900

11,100

11,000

11,200

13,100

a!3,500 

a!2,500

alO,900

a9,430

8,460

7,840

7,500

7,410

7,500

7,500

7,410

7,500 

7,920

242,580

7,825

2.06

2.38

Jan.

8,280

8,940

8*190

8,190

7,750

6,930

5,990

5,430

5,150

5,080

4,730

4,170

3,900

3,970

4,040

4,100

3,970

5,840 

3,840

3,900

4,100

4,450

4,730

5,010

5,220

5,290

5,850

5,850

5,780 

5,570

170,700

5,506

1.45

1.67

Feb.

5,560

5,080

4,520 

3,970

3,780

3,780

3,840

3,840

3,780

3,450

3,320

3,450

3,380

3,450

3,450

3,120

2,740

3,190

3,450 

3,710

3,900

4,040

4,040

3,900

3,970

*4,100

4,170

4,240

-----

107,020

3,822

1.01

1.05

Mar.

4,310

4,040

3,580 

3,580

3,710

3,780

3,780

3,710

3,190

2,670

2,930

2,930

3,190

3,450

3,710

3,710

3,710

3,780

3,840 

3,900

3,840

3,970

4,100

4,240

4,310

4,240

4,170

4,450

4,660

4,940 

5,220

119,640

3,859

1.02

1.18

Apr.

5,640

5,990

6,200 

6,130

5,780

5,290

4,660

3,970

3,710

3,580

2,930

2,480

2,410

2,220

2,280

2,600

2,930

3,000

2,930 

2,410

2,040

2,280

2,480

2,340

2,100

1,920

1,740

1,680

1,800

1,860

97,380

3,246

0.854

0.95

May

1,920

1,980

1,980 

*1,860

2,040

2,480

2,670

2,480

2,040

1,680

1,500

1,560

1,860

2,160

2,670

2,950

2,410

1,980

1,800 

1,920

1,980

1,800

1,620

1,520

1,560

1,450

1,620

1,620

1,680

1,560 

1,450

59,880

1,932

0.508

0.59

June

1,400

1,400

1,560 

1,560

1,680

1,560

1,500

1,280

1,230

1,230

1,280

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,340

1,340

1,620

1,560

1,400 

1,280

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,180

*1,120

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,120

1,180

40,150

1,338

0.352

0.39

July

1,180

1,120

1,060 

1,060

1,060

1,120

1,060

1,120

1,120

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,010

1,066

1,180

1,230 

1,280

1,230

1,180

1,120

1,560

2,100

1,560

1,280

1,180

1,180

1,120 

1,060

36,590

1,180

0.311

0.36

Aug.

1,010

1,010

1,010 

1,010

1,010

*900

1,010

960

900

960

1,010

1,010

900

850

850

BOO" 8OO

850

960 

960

1,060

1,120

1,060

1,060

1,010

960

960

900

850

800 

800

29,350

947

0.249

0.29

Sept.

850

850

800 

755

755

710

665

710

800

710

665

665

665

620

665

*710

755

755

755 

755

710

710

710

665

620

575 57B~

575

575

--- 62°

20,950

698

0.184

0.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 31,800 Mln 1,240 Mean 5,092 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.20

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,500 Mln 575 Mean 2,968 Cfsn 0.781 In. 10.62

* 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.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 25

Oomulgee River at Lumber City, Ga.

Location.--Lat 31°55', long 82°40 t , on downstream side of left pier of drawspan of bridge

 on tl. S. Highway 341 at Lumber City, Telfair County, 500 ft downstream from Southern 

Railway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Little Ocmulgee River, and 12 miles upstream from 

confluence with Oconee River.

Drainage area. 5,180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 87.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 8, 1937, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 5,490 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 13.0 ft); minimum, 1,010 cfs Sept. 30.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Dec. 8, 1948; maximum gage height, 22.7 ft 

Dec. 9, 1948; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, 26.3 ft Jan. 21, 1925.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Lloyds Shoals Reservoir (see p. 20 for monthly 

change in contents) and powerplant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 30 to Apr. 6, June 20, 

June 24 to Sept. 12)

Oct. 1 to June 20 June 21 to Sept. 30

0.9 

4.0 

8.0

1,690

3,730

7,600

10.0

13.0

10,200

16,600

-0.5 

0.0 

1.4

1,010

1,280

2,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10,900 

10,400

11,000

11,700

11,600

11,200

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,700

10,100

8,840

7,360

5,900

4,770

4,100

3,660

3,520

3,520

3,590

3,590 

3,520

3,380

3,170

3,100

3,030

2,960

2,960

2,820

2,700

2^560

199,650

6,440

1.24

1.43

Nov.

2,500 

2,440

2,440

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,440

*2,560

2,700

2,820

2,820

2,700

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,440

2,370

2,300

2,300

2,240 

2,300

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,440

2,500

2,560

2,560

73,890

2,463

0.475

0.53

Dec.

2,500 

2,440

2,370

2,370

2,760

3,380

3,960

4,500

4,950

5,310

5,700

6,100

6,520

7,360

8,440

9,540

10,700

11,700

12,700

13,100

13,500 

13,700

14,200

15,000

15,700

16,600

16,300

15,700

15,000

14,200

14,400

290,700

9,377

1.81

2.09

Jan.

14,200 

14,000

13,700

13,300

13,100

12,900

12,300

11,900

11,600

11,000

10,700

10,200

9,820

8,980

8,200

7,600

7,240

6,640

6,200

6,000

5,800 

5,700

5,700

5,700

5,700

5,700

*5,900

6,100

6,200

6,300

6,400

274,780

8,864

1.71

1.97

Feb.

6,520 

6,520

6,640

6,520

6,400

6,200

5,900

5,500

5,310

5,040

4,950

,950

,860

,770

,680

,590

,590

,500

,420

,420

,420 

,680

,860

,860

,310

,500

,600

,600

_

-------

-------

148,110

5,290

1.02

1.06

Mar.

5,600 

5,600

5,600

5,500

5,500

5,310

5,130

4,860

4,680

4,680

4,590

4,500

4,420

4,100

*4,030

4,050

4, ISO

 i,260

4,420

4,590

4,770 

4,950

5,130

5,040

4,950

4,860

4,860

4,950

5,040

5,220

5,400

150,750

4,863

0.939

1.08

Apr.

5,400 

5,500

5,500

5,600

5,800

6,100

6,400

6,520

6,640

6,400

6,100

5,600

5,040

4,590

4,180

3,800

3,450

3,310

3,380

3,520

3,590 

3,660

3,450

3,170

3,170

*3,170

3,170

3,100

2,820

2,630

 ---

134,760

4,492

0.867

0.97

May

2,500 

2,500

2,500

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,630

2,820

3,030

2,960

2,700

2,500

2,500

2,630

2,700

2,760

3,030

3,170

3,100

2,760 

2,560

2,500

2,500

2,370

2,240

2,180

2,110

2,050

2,050

2,110

79,700

2,571

0.496

0.57

June

2,110 

2,110

1,990

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,930

1,810

1,750

1,690

1,690

1,750

*1,810

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,870

1,940 

1,890

1,840

1,840

1,780

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,670

1,670

---- 

55,310

1,844

0.356

0.40

July

1,670 

1,670

1,620

1,620

1,670

1,620

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,620

1,560

1,620

1,620 

1,670

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,670

*1 , 840

2,060

2,060

1,890

1,780

51,580

1,664

0.321

0.37

Aug.

1.720 

1,670

1,620

1,560

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,500

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,340 

1,370

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,450

1,450

*1,400

1,400

45,440

1,466

0.283

0.33

Sept.

1,570 

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,200

1,230

1,180

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,150 

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,040

..... ..

35,350

1,178

0.227

0.25

Calendar year 1953 : Max 34,600 Min 1,930 Mean 6,771 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.76

Water year 1953-54 : Max 16,600 Min 1,040 Mean 4,219 Cfsm 0.814 In. 11.05

Discharge measurement made on this day.
26 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Alien Creek at Talmo, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34"12', long 83°43', 400 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 11, 

5 miles upstream from confluence with Pond Fork of Middle Oconee River, and half a 

mile north of Talmo, Jackson County.

Drainage area. 17.3 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 784.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 944 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 8.3 ft); minimum, 

1.9 cfs Sept. 28, 29.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 1,150 cfs Mar. 10, 1952 (gage height, 11.5 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, that of Sept. 28, 29, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per gecond)

0.6 

.7

1.0

1.3

1.4

2.7

4.7

11

27

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.3

250

488

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

1^

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

407

13.1

0.757

0.87

Nov.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

22

28

2¥

23

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

497

16.6

0.960

1.07

Dec.

18

TS

23

117

38

44

35

30

40

47

34

~ri 143

92

49

37

32

29

28

27

31

29

28

27

27

26

25

*25

38

37

31

1,277

41.2

2.38

2.74

Jan.

30

28

28

26

26

25

25

25

24

25

25

24

24

23

5?

-ST 481

49

40

36

55

250

74

47

*36

33

30

28

26

25

24

1,701

54.9

3.17

3.66

Feb.

23

23

22

22

21

20

20

*21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

23

20

20

93

46

30

26

25

24

23

22

65

752

26.9

1.55

1.61

Mar.

45

31

28

25

24

23

22

22

22

21

20

20

44

55

27

24

23

22

40

32

27

*26

26

28

26

36

72

53

37

32

45

978

31.5

1.82

2.10

Apr.

68

3?

33

30

28

28

27

29

26

25

25

25

24

26

24

25

25

23

22

22

22

22

21

20

50

21

20

20

26

21

787

26.2

1.51

1.68

May

20

19

31

2?

20

*18

18

19

18

17

16

16

23

28

22

20

18

20

18

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

23

16

14

574

18.5

1.07

1.23

June

15

20

TT

16

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

16

*16

15

14

12

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.3

9.0

8.3

7..JL

377.1

12.6

0.728

0.81

July

7.9

16

12

9.3

8.3

7.3

7.0

7.9

23

u

10

8.6

7.9

7.6

8.3

7.6

7.3

7.0

6.7

5.9

5.3

10

7.6

7.6

5.9

5.6

*9.6

7.0

6.2

5.9

5.6

264.9

8.54

0.494

0.57

Aug.

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.3

5.0

4.5

40

T?

6.7

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.3

5.0

*4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

6.7

7.3

6.2

6.2

5.3

4.7

4.5

4.7

5.0

4.5

3.9

2O0.4

6.46

0.373

0.43

Sept.

3.9

4.1

*3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

5.9

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.9

4.7

4.3

3.7

3.3

2.9

*2.9

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.0

T7S

2.3

100.3

3.34

0.193

0.22

Calendar year 1953 : Max 270 Min 5.6 Mean 27.2 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.33

Water year 1953-54 : Max 481 Mln 2.0 Mean 21.7 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.99

Peak discharge (base, 700 ef a). Jan. 16 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a.m.) 944 cfs (8.3 ft).
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 27

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°58', long 83°2S', on left bank half a mile upstream from U. S. Highway 

29, 2 miles west of Athens, Clarke County, and 5 miles upstream from Barber Creek.

Drainage area.--398 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1901 to October 1902 and April 1937 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1929 to March 1932, in House Document 68, 74th 

Congress, 1st session.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 555.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 11, 1901, to Oct. 25, 1902, staff gage 

at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. Jan. 16, 1929, to Mar. 15, 1932, and 

Apr. 29, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1940, water-stage recorder at site 4 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1937-54), 482 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,870 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 14.0 ft); minimum daily, 33 cfs Sept. 30.

1901-2, 1929-32, 1937-54: Maximum discharge observed, 19,600 cfs Feb. 28, 1902 

(gage height, 25.5 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, that of Sept. 30, 

1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at times caused by 

powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

24

63

127

320

690

3.0

4.0

8.0

12.6

1,500

1,900

3,630

6,770

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

226

215" 243

200

196

189

186

176

172

172

172

172

163

T53

166

182

186

179

169

172

166

169

166

166

163

*166

166

186

189

182

176

5,594

180

0.452

0.52

Nov.

176

176

176

169

T76

186

189

186

186

186

186

182

186

186

186

186

182

182

182

193

355

33?

300

274

226

230

226

200

204

196

6,200

207

0.520

0.58

Dec.

200

204

196

1,053

1,840

1,710

977

728

497

551

568

1,250

1,750

2,100

1,750

1,060

627

504

438

405

445

551

543

475

425

399

373

355

425

663

576

23,635

762

1.91

2.20

Jan.

475

432

405

392

373

355

332

320

315

315

338

320

3OO

289 313"

2,370

4,370

6,770

2,030

857

738

1,040

1,620

1,900

986

718

627

560

512

482

460

31,316

1,010

2.54

2.93

Feb.

432

419

412

399

386

373

361

*350

350

344

338

355

338

326 376"

326

379

392

338

355

839

1,060

568

467

438

405

379

367

-

11,822

422

1.06

1.10

Mar.

718

709

497

452

405

392

373

361

355

350

344

338

335

551

756

460

392

367

467

857

654

*489

452

460

475

475

535

747

839

609

535

15,752

508

1.28

1.48

Apr.

884

1,090

728

568

497

475

489

489

467

432

412

405

379

386

392

367

399

379

344

320

320

315

315

310

305

289

372

355" 284

367

13,084

436

1.10

1.23

May

310

289

300

438

350

*289

269

256

260

260

222

248

294

419- 445

344

300

269

284

289

265

252

226

243

230

226

222

222

222

243

226

8,712

281

0.706

0.81

June

200

294

373

230

265

215

204

189

193

189

166

166

172

*269

338

384

412

460

137

256

211

189

176

153

147

150

136

130

127

94

6,920

231

0.580

0.65

July

92

120

179

193

122

96

102

98

139

274

252

147

130

89

114

112

112

120

112

*100

96

89

100

102

94

87

133

144

107

83

3,827

123

0.309

0.36

Aug.

176

94

94

79

74

72

70

68

68

251

182

90

81

77

77

72

87

81

74

63

130

127

158

89

77

7O

63

60

120 

102

76

2,982

96.2

0.242

0.28

Sept.

63

*57

52

48

47

43

40

38

35

39

63

63

48

43

38

40

50

63

63

54

44

74

*39

35

36

39

39

39

35

33_

1,400

46.7

0.117

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,160 Mln 67 Mean 5o2 , Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,770 Mln 33 Mean 360 Cfsm 0.905 In. 12.27

Peak discharge (base, 5,800 efs). Jan. 18 (6 a.m.) 7,870 cfs (14.0 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
28 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Oconee River near Greensboro, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°35', long 83°16', on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 12, 1 mile downstream from Town Creek, 5 miles upstream from Apalachee River, 

5 miles west of Greensboro, Green County, 12 miles downstream from Barnett Shoals Dam, 

and at mile 198.9.

Drainage area. --1.090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1903 to September 1923 and May 1937 to September 1954 in reports 

of Geological Survey. October 1903 to December 1931 (including revised records for 

October 1S18 to September 1923) in House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st session.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 409.82 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted, 

prior to Nov. 8, 1938, various nonrecording gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years (1903-13, 1914-31, 1937-54), 1,468 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,910 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 16.7 ft); minimum daily, 65 cfs Sept. 26.

1903-31, 1937-54: Maximum gage height observed, 35.4 ft Aug. 26, 1908 (discharge 

not determined); minimum daily discharge, 60 cfs Sept. 28, 1925.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow by Barnett 

Shoals powerplant.

Revisions (water years). WSP 262: 1908-9. WSP 822: Drainage area. See also Records 

available.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

156

262

2.0

4.0

13.0

16.0

525

1,230

5,560

8,100

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

Of sm

In.

Oct.

716

Sol

570

555

469

483

455

441

497

575

413

427

413

413

400

400

441

455

441

413

413

386

413

400

386

386

386

413

427

441

413

13,840

446

0.409

0.49

Nov.

413

415

413

413

413

427

441

441

455

413

413

427

427

427

427

427

441

441

441

427

497

767

784 SS2~

649

525

555

525

497

469

14,490

483

0.443

0.49

Dec.

469

*469

483

934

2,340

2,990

3,610

2,340

1,620

1,400

1,360

2,390

4,380

4,780

5,000

4,430

2,620

1,700

1,320

1,190

1,190

1,360

1,570

1,440

1,270

1,230

1,150

1,080

1,150

1,020

1,840

60,725

1,959

1.80

2.08

Jan.

1,530

1,320

1,230

1,110

1,080

1,040

962

926

908

908

926

926

926

818 818"

1,850

4,130

5,160

7,480

7,990

3,620

2,390

3,230

3,230

3,370

2,570

*1,930

1,620

1,440

1,360

1,270

68,068

2,196

2.01

2.32

Feb.

1,190

1,150

1,150

,110

,080

,040

,000

,000

,000

926

926

962

962

926

890

890

1,000

1,080

962

926

1,230

1,840

1,750

1,320

1,150

*1,080

1,000

962

_

------

30,502

1,089

0.999

1.04

Mar.

1,000

1,000

1,320

1,110

1,000

926

962

908

872

854

854

836 83~B~

1,080

1,360

1,360

1,080

926

962

1,750

1,840

1,530

1,230

1,110

1,110

1,150

1,190

1,440

1,620

1,750

1,620

36,586

1,180

1.08

1.24

Apr.

1,400

1,880

2,060

1,700

1,320

*1,190

1,190

1,150

1,270

1,110

1,080

962

1,000

1,000

1,040

962

926

962

872

836

801

767

767

750

716

716

767

784

699

TIG

31,393

1,046

O.96O

1.07

May

784

750

733

926

1,000

836

699

682

649

601

601

601

716

1,110

1,080

962

784

733

649

*716

649

585

585

570

497

540

525

483 525-

540

540

21,651

698

0.640

0.74

June

525

469

716

818

555

570

511

455

455

427

413

441

386

441

525

682

750

801

1,080

818

585

427

427

400

386

360

322

314

287

280

15,626

521

0.478

0.53

July

*269

233

225 373-

386

316

251

231

227

824

666

497

326

316

818

469

314

469

427

280

287

244

240

244

269

260

956

5T7

413

312

290

12,049

389

0.357

0.41

Aug.

251

302

290

231

214

192

184

150

T7T

172

287

386

533

192

178

164

*162

180

309

240

309

264

283

287

260

190

162

172

162

176 

238

6,994

226

0.207

0.24

Sept.

170

T4T

144

136

131

123

74

89

73

*90

86

73

131

118

104

114

118

146

118

123

142

*95

104

116

89

65 39"

71

84

66

3,226

108

0.099

0.11

Calendar year 1953 : Max 7,990 Min 166 Mean 1,257 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.66

Water year 1953-54 : Max 7,990 Min 65 Mean 863 Cfsm 0.792 In. 10.74

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs).--Jan. 20 (3 a.m.) 8,910 cfs (16.7 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 29

Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°36', long 83°21', at downstream side of right bank pier of bridge on 

State Highway 12, 2 miles downstream from Hard Labor Creek, 3 miles northeast of 

Buckhead, Morgan County, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 436 sq mi.

Records available. March 1901 to December 1908, May 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 424.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Mar. 22, 1905, staff gage and 

Mar. 22, 1905, to Dec. 31, 1908, chain gage, at same site at different datum. May 13, 

1937, to Feb. 1, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1937-54), 535 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 12.4 ft); minimum daily, 25 cfs Sept. 10, 14, 28.

1901-8, 1937-54: Maximum gage height observed, 27.5 ft Aug. 25, 1908, datum then 

in use (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, that of Sept, 10, 14, 28, 

1954.

Flood of Nov. 29, 1948, reached a stage of 26.8 ft (discharge, 23,800 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by milldams 

above station.

Rating table, watfr year 19b3-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Dec. 3, 

May 14 to June 3)

0.4

.7

1.2

2.0

25

53

113

232

4.0

7.0

10.0

11.9

616

1,350

2,390

3,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

410

335

282

248

232

216

200

190

185

185

184

182

172

170

173

185

186

182

172

170

170

167

167

168

167

156

I6T

173

182

178

168

6,116

197

0.452

0.52

Nov.

168

168

168 168'

173

191

192

185

179

178

174

176

174

174

174

176

176

176

174

180

248

282

^55

248

224

208

196

186

182

182

5,745

192

0.440

0.49

Dec.

182

*182

182

488

1,110

1,410

1,960

1,610

770

726

660

1,020

3,090

3.550

2,640

1,580

956

682

572

530

550

660

816

748

616

594

550

500

572

770

840

30,876

996

2.28

2.65

Jan.

704

594

550

510

470

450

450

410

400

391

410

400

572

555

362

616

1,840

2,250

1,430

840

682

840

1,140

1,010

748

658

*594

572

530

500

480

21,556

695

1.59

1.85

Feb.

450

450

450

450

410

400

591

382

591

591

382

400

391

372

562

562

450

450

400

572

572

726

57?

480

460

*430

400

391

-

12,077

431

0.989

1.05

Mar.

420

410

591

582

562

553

344

535

335

335

355

535

555

510

510

450

572

353

410

770

770

550

460

440

440

440

470

638

616

550

510

13,931

449

1.05

1.19

Apr.

460

450

440

410

382

*582

450

550

43o

391

572

372

353

562

410

372

353

544

317

290

282

274

265

256

256

248

232

T5Z

252

252

10,599

347

0.796

0.89

May

252

252

248

382

308

248

224

224

216

2OO

197

319" 188

864

72T

450

353

308

282

*274

248

232

224

216

208

200

198

194

-194

224

190

8,805

284

0.651

0.75

June

179

178

232

282

240

191

172

162

151

145

145

256

256

274

182

173

158

178

248

517

224

158

138

150

155

116

106

97

90

11

5,590

180

0.413

0.46

July

74

*74

79

122

164

101

82

67

68

80

90

92

82

91

660

412

170

216

174

123

109

96

99

180

128

105

561

596

216

144

117

5,172

167

0.383

0.44

Aug.

108

94

91

82

75

64

62

62

62

67

70

65

58

53

50

49

*43

50

85

104

156

166

147

101

87

75

66

61

56

64

81

2,454

79.2

0.182

0.21

Sept.

63

52

44

43

35

28

27

31

31

*2_5

29

37

27

25

31

53

67

BT

66

58

51

44

57

55

29

33

28

25

27

32

1,178

59.5

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,120 Min 85 Mean 546 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.00

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,330 Min 25 Mean 339 Cfsm 0.778 In. 10.54

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

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

Oconee River at Milledgeville, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°05', long 83°13', on left bank 900 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 24 at Milledgeville, Baldwin County, half a mile upstream from Fishing Creek, 

4 miles downstream from Sinclair Dam (formerly called Furman shoals Dam) of Georgia 

Power Co., and at mile 144.9.

Drainage area. 2,950 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1903 to December 1905, May 1906 to December 1908, October 1909 

to September 1923, and April 1937 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1906 to December 1908 and October 1909 to December 1931 in House Document 68, 74th 

Congress, 1st session. Gage-height records collected since 1904 at site 900 ft downstream are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 230.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 31, 1905, staff gage at site 

900 ft downstream at same datum. May 23, 1906, to Dec. 31, 1908, and Oct. 6, 1909, 

to Dec. 31, 1931, staff gage at Fraleys Ferry, 7 miles upstream at different datum. 

Apr. 17, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1939, wire-weight gage at site 900 ft downstream.at present 

datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1906-8, 1909-16, 1918-31, 1937-54), 3,433 cfs (adjusted for 

storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,420 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 15.4 ft); minimum daily, 92 cfs July 17.

1903-31, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 95,000 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 38.7 

ft, present site and datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 50,000 

cfs on basis of records at former site (Fraleys Ferry); minimum daily, 90 cfs for 

several days in August and September 1925.

Maximum stage known since 1903, that of Aug. 16, 1928.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, and July 1 to Sept. 30, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Sinclair Dam beginning November 1952 (usable capacity, 214,600 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 922: Drainage area. WSP 1142: 1928(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second 

(Shifting-control method used May 13 to Sept. 3O)

5.3 

5.5 

6.0 

7.O

75 

115 

24O 

690

8.0

12.0

15.0

1,380 

5,400 

8,90O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,940

5,450

3,430

336

2,210

3,300

1,920

2,01O

1,910

528

288

1,6OO

1,93O 

2,030

2,130

1,37O

1,110

482 

2 ; 220

2,020

*3,28O

2,920

1,880

436

157

1,38O

686

1,420

607

651

176

50,8O7

1,639

-816

Nov.

1O9

1,580

1,O50

1,690

2,420

1,650

377

146

1,570

1,490

858

816

1,210 

399

164

208

118

116 

179

130

120

122

120

516

580

580

468

COO

286

474

2O, 146

672

+244

Dec.

1,34O

1,900

2,050

2,66O

2,310

2,480

4,760

5.4OO

5,220

6,980

6,860

7,220

7,460 

8,900

8,060

8,060

8,180

8,060 

7,94O

7,940

7,220

7,10O

7,1OO

6,980

7,1OO

6,980

6,980

6,980

7,220

7,220

7,100

192,260

6,202

-472

Jan.

6,91O

6, ISO

2,88O

4,61O

4,76O

3,77O

2,82O

858

139

129

1,720

2,330

*2,350 

*2,03O

1,690

3,400

2,390

4,11O 

5,4OO

5,54O

6,720

6,790

6,860

5,600

5,350

6,810

6,810

6,750

5,O50

3,2OO 

239

124,195

4,OO6

+78

Feb.

2,9SO

2,510

1,380

1,4OO

1,77O

444

346

2,O3O

1,11O

1,290

2,720

2,260

244 

1,980

2,240

1,790

2,89O

2,180 

2,36O

2,290

226

3,25(5

2,610

3,07O

3,050

2,130

1,550

1,290

_

53,390

1,907

+362

Mar.

3,270

2,480

2,37O

2,41O

2, 7OO

335

437

988

647

1,73O

1,390

1,170

46O 

1,82O

2,350

1,18O

1,880

1,730 

1,83O

1,780

2,540

4,110

4,060

3,500

4.56O

4,770

1,620

1,99O

*4,83O

6.98O

5,540

77,457

2,499

+385

Apr.

5,350

5,51O

3,920

3O4

3,920

*4,210

2,4OO

2,370

1,48O

1,240

460

2,060

1,350 

2,520

1,OOO

1,980

598

323

938

1,110

654

1.71O

292

292

202

1,630

1,510

1,780

8O6

864

52,783

1,759

+271

May

163

121

3,32O

3,360

1,280

825

1,730

210

218

1,880

2,33O

2,48O

4,080 

2,690

1,430

212

2,360

1,450 

*1,230

*1,990

540

172

96

EjOBO"

1,83O

1,770

1,720

566

260

212

2,O4O

44,645

1,44O

-24

June

1,72C

1,330

1,O90

151

232

174

1,290

1,420

1,370

2,240

1,540

506

163 

2,150

2,320

1,470

1,390

329 

232

155

63O

1,O7O

1,250

1,O60

776

156

142

1,500

2,460

1,29O

51,546

1,052

-198

July

*1,350

492

12O

260

168

447

446

584

551

184

2OO

514

455 

276

204

266

92

215 

1,OOO

1,610

1,520

501

270

169

146

190

212

287

32O

258

184

15 , OO6

420

+119

Aug.

258

651

8O2

1,500

1,410

968

268

BT2" 162

419

308

409

*726 

164

171

644

1,200

1,650 

927

9O6

256

246

5O8

1,010

927

898

1,O7O

240

214

884

424

20,382

657

-346

Sept.

354

36O

46O

230

23O

229

1,150

1,850

1,320

8O6

279

159 642" 

*352

790

876

1,O90

164 

226

1,550

1,25O

756

*7O1

468

264

162

461

722

1,O1O

758

19,609

654

-649

Adjusted for change In contents In Sinclair Reservoir

Mean

Cf sm 

In.

823 

0.279 

O.32

916 

O.310 

0.35

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

5,730 

1.94 

2.24

4,084 

1.58 

1.59

2,269 

0.769 

O.8O

2,884 

0.978 

1.15

2,O5O 

0.688 

0.77

1,416 

0.48O 

0.55

Observed

Max 20,900 Mln 95 Mean 3,180 

Max 8,9OO Mln 92 Mean 1,918

854 

0.289 

0.32

539 

0.183 

0.21

311 

0.105 

O.12

5 

O.OO17 

O.OO2

Adjusted

Mean 3,452 Cfsm 1.17 In. 16.53 

Mean 1,827 Cfsm 0. 619 In. 8.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Sinclair Reservoir, furnished by 

Georgia Power Co.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 31

Oconee River at Dublin, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°32', long 82°54', near left bank on downstream end of pier of relocated 

bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Dublin, Laurens County, and at mile 77.9.

Drainage area. 4,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1894 to January 1898 (gage heights only), February 1898 to 

December 1913, and October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1929 to December 1931 in House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st session. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1893 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 149.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Jan. 1, 1894, to Dec. 31, 1913, and Jan. 1, 

1929, to Apr. 14, 1932, staff gage, and Apr. 15, 1932, to July 17, 1934, water-stage 

recorder, at site 420 ft downstream at datum 3.0 ft higher. July 18, 1934, to Apr. 14, 

1936, water-stage recorder, Apr. 15, 1936, to Oct. 12, 1938, wire-weight gage, and 

Oct. 13, 1938, to Jan. 20, 1953, water-stage recorder, at site 80 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1898-1912, 1931-54), 4,932 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 14:i ft); minimum, 366 cfs Aug. 17, Sept. 15.

1898-1913, 1931-54: Maximum discharge, 96,700 cfs Apr. 12, 13, 1936 (gage height, 

32.97 ft); minimum, 333 cfs Sept. 12, 1951 (gage height, 0.48 ft). 

Maximum stage known since 1893, that of Apr. 12, 13, 1936.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Sinclair Reservoir (see preceding page for 

monthly change in contents).

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

1.5 

3.0

360

705

1,500

9.0

14.0

14.1

6,230

11,900

12,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

35

26 

37

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6,050

5,690

5,060

4,810

3,210

*1,760

3,450

2,730 

2,300

2,300

1,880

1,180

940

1,760

2,160

2,370

2,300

1,620

1,500

1,690

2,370

2,650

3,370

2,810

2,020

1,120 

l,4~IO~ 865

1,260

1,620

1,620

75,905

2,449

0.557

0.64

Nov.

1,150

818

705

1,470

1,440

2,020

2,370

1,760 

1,040

*915

1,560

1,560

1,260

1,150

818

818

750

645

645

590

590

625

625

625

625

795 

990

1,040

940

990

31,329

1,044

0.237

0.26

Dec.

890

1,620"

2,020

2,730

4,330

4,890

5,060

6,590 

7,130

7,600

8,000

8,210

8,770

10,100

10,900

11,300

11,800

11,900

11,900

11,500

10,900

10,500

10,500

10,400

10,200

10,500 

10,500

10,200

10,200

10,400

10,800

262,340

8,463

1.92

2.21

Jan.

11,100

11,100

11,100

10,400

8,210

7,600

7,130

5,780 

4,330

2,650

2,090

2,160

3,290

3,850

3,610

3,210

4,330

3,850

4,410

5,870

6,500

7,130

7,700

8,000

7,900

7,400 

7,400

*7,700

7,800

7,500

6,230

197,330

6,365

1.45

1.67

Feb.

4,010

2,730

3,690

3,290

2,440

2,370

2,300

1,560 

1,590

2,440

2,020

2,440

3,130

2,440

1,760

2,580

2,890

3,290

3,450

3,450

3,610

2,890

2,810

4,250

4,570

4,650 

4,090

3,450

-

84,290

3,010

0.684

0.71

Mar.

2,890

3,610

3,930

3,610

3,450

3,610

2,650

1,500 

1,560

1,620

1,690

2,230

1,950

2,020

2,890

*4,010

3,770

3,050

3,210

3,530

3,530

3,770

4,650

5,420

5,060

5,510 

5,780

4,810

4,570

5]870

7J310

113,060

3,647

0.829

0.96

Apr.

7,900

7,700

7,310

6,950

4,010

3,050

4,970

4,810 

3,770

3,210

2,580

2,160

2,020

2,510

2,580

2,730

2,300

2,650

1,760

1,620

1,880

1,760

1,760

1,950

1,260

1,100 

*1 , 150

1,760

2,020

1,880

93,110

3,104

0.705

0.79

May

1,440

1,440

1,070

1,460

3,770

2,970

1,880

1,620 

1,820

1,040

990

2,160

2,650

3,610

4,330

3,210

2,090

1,690

2,440

2,020

1,760

2,020

1,230

865

924

2,020 

2,230

1,820

1,690

1,120

818

60,197

1,942

0.441

0.51

June

865

1,880

1,820

1,620

1,320

795

665

665 

1,320

1,560

1,690

2,090

1,560

1,020

980

2,160

*2,090

1,690

1,410

840

685

555

705

1,100

1,290

1,150 

990

608

520

1,500

37,143

1,238

0.281

0.31

July

1,82O

1,410

1,290

840

555

520

504

555 

685

625

685

555

438

ET55~

645

*555

487

520

438

454

1,040

1,350

1,290

750

840

890 

625

487

487

504

487

22,956

741

0.168

0.19

Aug.

504

454

422

608

865

1,150

1,200

990 

645

504

625

625

555

555

685

504

'6T5~ 384

1,180

1,290

1,020

940

555

487

487

865 

940

940

990

470

22,654

731

0.166

0.19

Sept.

728

590

520

504

520

454

406

378

1,350

1,180

865

555

438

576

1,100

915

940

1,020

590

438

1,150

1,120

818

750

665 

487

*390

454

625

21,516

717

0.163

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 33,500 Mln 368 Mean 4,952 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15 25

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,900 Mln 378 Mean 2,800 Cfsm 0.636 In. 8.62

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
32 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Rocky Creek near Dudley, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°29', long 83°09', on downstream side of highway bridge, 3.2 miles above 

Buckhorn Branch and 5 miles southeast of Dudley, Laurens County.

Drainage area.--62.9 sq ml.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 262 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 668 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 5.7 ft); minimum, 

0.56 cfs Sept. S4 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 2,390 cfs May 7, 1953 (gage height, 9.4 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 24, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 21)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

3.1 

7.9

19

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.3

92

164

322

578

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1S53 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

134

160

108

86

75

*65

54

47

45

42

39

36

32

31

34

35

32

29

29

26

23

22

22

21

19

18

18

18

18

17

lj>

1,351

43.6

0.693

0.80

Nov.

16

16

16

15

18

25

23

20

19

*18

17

17

16

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

17

18

24

23

25

23

20

18

17

17

544

18.1

0.288

0.32

Dec.

17

17

17

168

304

200

246

142

119

185

141

139

287

578

377

200

161

138

126

121

154

185

287

174

207

294

185

152

222

331

386

6,260

202

3.21

3.70

Jan.

230

177

159

142

133

122

111

106

103

105

148

118

98

93

93

96

91

82

81

81

82

103

125

91

82

80

79

*77

71

Tro" 67

bo

3,294

106

1.69

1.95

Feb.

61

58

58

56

53

51

50

50

49

46

47

64

49

45

44

4362"

56

46

47.

92

64

50

60

106

69

56

57

-

1,589

56.8

0.903

0.94

Mar.

96

67

59

56

50

47

46

44

43

43

40

40

39

1TO

93

*58

50

47

70

118

69

53

48

46

44

43

52

 -; 1

T?

69

57

1,930

6J , K

Apr.

50

46

40

37

36

52

42

34

30

29

30

29

26

25

26

25

51

30

24

20

20

21

19

31

20

*17

15

=ji

06!

tit,, 7

0.97'- . .166

1.1, , :.,

May

11

11

11

27

19

13

11

11

10

10

10

10

46

83

4T

28

21

17

17

23

15

12

11

*10

9.8

9.1

6.8

6.8

6.5

7.6

111

537.7

17.3

0.275

0.32

June

6.9

6.9

7.4

7.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.6

6.3

20

T.I

6.1

4.9

*4.9

4.6

4.2

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.8

270

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.6

2 .4

155.8

5.19

0.083

0.09

July

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.0

2.9

3.3

3.8

4.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.9

3.3

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.4

*3.1

2.6

1.7

27?

2.4

3.8

43

34

12

8.5

5.3

4.0

3.3

177.8

5.74

0.091

0.10

Aug.

2.7

2.4

2.6

2.9

2.4

1.7

1.8

2.2

2.6

6.1

7.4

4.2

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.3

*1.0

.88

.88

1.5

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.0

.76 or

14

7.4

4.0

89.12

2.87

0.046

0.05

Sept.

2.9

FT4

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

*1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.5

2.2

2.4

2.0

1.7

.88

.76

.66

755

.76

.88

.88

.88

.88

.88

42.32

1.41

0.022

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,710 Min 7.4 Mean - , -_ Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.24

Water year 1953-54: Max 578 Min 0.66 Mean 4^ .1 Cfsm 0.733 In. 9.94

Discharge measurement made this day.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Oconee River near Mount Vernon, Ga.

33

Location. Lat 32°12', long 82 0 38', near left bank at downstream edge of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 280, a quarter of a mile downstream from Seaboard Railroad bridge, 

half a mile upstream from Flat Creek, 2 miles upstream from Okeewalkee Creek, 2 miles 

west of Mount Vernon, Montgomery County, and at mile 28.7.

Drainage area. 5.110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 103.34 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 17 years, 5,122 cfs.

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 14.0 ft); 

minimum daily, 550 cfs Aug. 17, Sept. 9.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 66,300 cfs Dec. 5, 1948 (gage height, 22.6 ft); minimum daily, that of Aug. 17, Sept. 9, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Sinclair Reservoir (see p. 30).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1112: 1942,.1944.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 23-27, Aug. 6, 7, 20)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 20 Aug. 21 to Sept. 30

1.5 545

4.0 1,840

8.0 4,660

11.0

14.0

7,800

13,800

1.2 

2.9

530

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.

7,670 

7,800

7,950

7,670

7,410

6,440

4,580

4,580

4,420

3,870

3,640

3,280

2,460

2,080

2,400

2,930

3,210

3,210

2,720

2,400

2,400

2,930

3,210

3,720

3,570

2,930

2,020

1.540 

1,780

1,780

1,960

118,560

3,825

0.749

0.86

Nov.

2,140 

1,720

1,44O

1,200

1,540

1,840

2,260

2.720

2,460

1,780

1,440

1,780

2,020

1,780

1,600

*1,320

1,170

1,140

1,040

1,020

970

945

945

970

970

970

1,020

1,220 

1,300

1,300

44,202

1,467

0.287

0.32

Dec.

1.240 

1,240

1,600

2,330

3,500

4,740

5,340

5,610

6,110

6,670

7,150

7,670

8,100

9,060

9,760

10,700

, 11,800

12 , 800

13,500

15,800

13,800

13,500

13,300

13,000

12,500

12,800

12 , 800

12,800 

12,800

13,300

13,500

286,820

9, 252

1.81

2.09

Jan.

13.500 

13,300

13,500

13,500

13,300

12,800

11,500

10,100

9,060

7,800

5,900

4,660

4,180

4,580

5,080

5,170

4,920

5,080

5,170

5,260

5,800

6,440

6,910

7,410

7,800

8,250

8,400

8,400 

8,100

8,100

8,100

252,070

8,131

1.59

1.83

Feb.

7,950 

6,916"

4,830

4,660

4,500

3,800

3,400

3,420

2,790

2,590

3,210

3,140

3,280

3,800

3,570

2,790

3,280

3,570

3,800

4,100

4,180

4,420

4,100

3,720

4,920

5,430

5,520

5,260

117,040

4,180

0.818

0.85

Mar.

4,920 

4,420

4,420

4,83O

4,580

4,420

4,340

3,870

2,720

2.460

2,520

2,460

2,860

2,860

*2,860

3,420

4,180

4,340

3,940

4,020

4,260

4,260

4,340

4,830

5,260

5,430

5,430

5.800 

5,800

5,260

5,520

130,630

4,214

0.825

0.95

Apr.

6,110 

6,670

7,150

7,410

7,280

6,550

4,580

4,920

5,080

4,500

3,940

3,350

2,930

2,590

2,930

2,930

3,210

2,790

3,000

2,460

2,080

2,140

2,200

2,020

2,330

1,780

1,440

1,350 

1,780

2,080

109,580

3,653

0.715

0.80

May

2,200 

1,840

1,660

1,440

1,440

3,000

3,140

2,400

1,900

1,960

1,440

1,170

1,840

2,520

3,210

5,940 3~7570~

2,660

2,080

2,460

2,260

2,020

2,080

1,600

1,220

1,040

1,660

2,080 

2,020

1,900

1,440

65,190

2,103

0.412

0.48

June

1,100 

995

1,490

1,900

1,78O

1,600

1,240

945

870

995

1,440

1,600

1,960

1,900

1,660

1,440

1,660

2,140

1,960

dl,700

dl,250

dl,000

d800

dl,000

1,220

dl,350

dl,500

1,220 

dl.OOO

d750

41,465

1,382

0.270

0.30

July

1,140 

1,720

1,660

dl,450

dl,100

d900

d800

d800

1,170

dl,400

dl,350

dl,200

dl,000

d740

d740

dl,100

dl,000

845

d900

d800

d700

TftJ

1,070

1,200

1,22O

1,170

*1,120

d900 

d750

d750

d900

32,365

1,044

0.204

0.24

Aug.

d800 

d700

d660

d630

d630

702

870

1,120

dl,380

dl,440

1,100

d820

d700

d640

d600

d560

d550 d'SSo"

d850

1,070

1,360

1,390

1,360

dl,150

dl,050

820

d700

d850 

1,040

dl,150

dl,200

28,542

921

0.18O

0.21

Sept.

dl,09O 

795

795

d720

d720

d720

670

*595

3550

a5Z5

1,260

1,360

1,280

1,040

845

d650

925

1,090

1,090

1,120

dl,260

dl,200

d980

1,230

1,170

1,040

d870

d770 

d720

d570

27,745

925

0.181

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 34,500 Mln 590 Mean 5,727 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.21

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,800 Mln 550 Mean 3,436 Cfsm 0.672 In. 9.13

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, Weather Bureau observations, and records for stations on nearby streams.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated as for footnote "a."
34 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Ohoopee River near Reldsvllle, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°04', long 82°11', on downstream side of left pier of Sheppard Bridge, 

half a mile downstream from Brazells Creek, l|- miles downstream from Rocky Creek, 

3| miles west of Reldsvllle, Tattnall County, 6 miles downstream from Pendleton Creek, 

and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,110 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. June 1903 to December 1907, May 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 73.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

June 1903 to Dec. 31, 1907, staff gage at same site at different datum. May 25, 1937, 

to Feb. 15, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1903-7, 1937-54), 932 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,350 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 14.6 ft); minimum dally, 19 cfs Sept. 12, 13.

1903-7, 1937-54: Maximum discharge observed, 15,100 cfs Mar. 3, 1939 (gage height, 

19.8 ft); minimum dally, that of Sept. 12, 13, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 28.4 ft In January 1925, from Information furnished by Georgia 

State Highway Department.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 822; Drainage area. WSP 892: 1939(M) .

Hating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.66

1.0

1.5

2.5

4.0

231 

53O

6.0

9.0

12.0

14.3

1,060

2,080

3,920

6,020

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.

6.020

5,220

3,920

3,050

4,240

5,220

4,320

3,190

2,400

1,920

1,630

1,330

1,150

1,030

944

888

832

804

804

752

726

700

674

624

576

519

475

453

432

400

580

55,623

1,794

1.62

1.86

Nov.

360

340

321

302

293

293

321

350

360

390

40O

380

340

321

293

284

266

*257

248

240

248

257

266

257

275

284

302

312

312

293

9,165

306

0.276

0.31

Dec.

275

257

248

266

432

752

1,030

1,300

1,600

1,810

1,810

1,670

1,560

1,740

1,960

2,080

2,250

2,450

2,620

2,560

*2,400

2,200

2,300

2,350

2,450

2,860

3,050

3,050

3,260

3,470 

5 . 760

59,820

1,930

1.74

2.00

Jan.

3 . 840

3,840

3,840

3,680

3,470

3,120

2,860

2,620

2,350

2,160

2,080

2,000

1,920

1,850

1,810

1,770

1,700

1,600

1,530

1,460

1,400

1,330

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,37O

1,370

*1,300

1,240 

1.210

64,200

2,071

1.87

2.15

Feb.

1,120

1,030

944

888

832

752

726

700

674

648

612

624

624

624

600

576

541

530

519

508

674

1,060

1,060

1,000

1,120

1.270

1,270

1,240

-

22,766

813

0.732

0.76

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,020 Mln 45

Mar.

1.240

1,210

1,180

1,120

1,060

972

888

832

752

674

624

576

552

541

552

588

564

*519

486

588

726

752

778

752

726

674

636

700

804

804

23,674

764

0.688

0.79

Apr.

126

674

648

636

612

588

541

588

648

576

475

410

370

340

330

312

302

293

275-

240

222

214

257

240

206

185

171

154

*141

132

11,506

384

0.346

0.39

May

162

174

164

140

120

111

105

104

99

95

91

88

105

193

350

302

240

195

168

148

137

127

112

103

94

88

83

82

80

78 

T±

4,212

136

0.123

0.14

June

71

68

65

64

63

60

58

56

54

54

58

80

89

80

71

64

58

53

48

46

44

*43

46

74

61

54

52

48

43

11

1,766

58.9

0.053

0.06

July

39

38

36

38

58

36

35

36

*34

34

34

32

29

32

38

40

43

43

41

41

42

42

38

40

1A

67

52

44

38

35 

33

1,242

40.1

0.036

0.04

Aug.

32

34

37

40

35

32

32

32

32

30

29

27

26

26

25

24

24

27

30

*29

27

26

27

31

29

26

25

27

49

43 

34

947

30.5

0.027

0.03

Sept.

30

27

25

24

23

22

22

22

20

*20

20

19

19

20

23

27

24

24

24

24

22

21

20

20

20

21

30

26

26

25

690

23.0

0.021

0.02

Mean 1,331 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.29

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,020 Mln 19 Mean 700 Cfsrn 0.631 In. 8.55

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Altamaha River at Doctor-town, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°39' , long 81 C 50' , on right bank 60 ft downstream from Atlantic Coast 

Line Railroad bridge at Doctor-town, Wayne County, 4i miles northeast of Jesup, and 

at mile 59.4.

Drainage area. 13,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1925 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 5, 1934, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 12,930 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 39,600 cfs Dec. 30 to Jan. 4 (gage height, 

7.6 ft); minimum observed, 1,870 cfs Sept. 12.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 178,000 cfs Apr. 18, 1936 (gage height, 12.03 ft); 

minimum, 1,760 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 14, 15, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 14.6 ft Jan. 23, 1925 (discharge, 300,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 180,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good below 10,000 cfs and fair above. 

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

-0.1 

0.0 

3.0 

4.0

4,210

4,320

8,070

9,800

5.0 

6.0 

7.6

13,100

20,500

39,600

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

-3.0 1,870 

0.0 4,360 

.3 4,650 

Mote. Same as 

preceding table 

above 0.3 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

E6

E7

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30,200

32,700

54.000

34,000

31,400

30,200

29,000

29,000

29,000

26,700

E4,500

2E,400

20,500

19,600

18,000

15,700

13,100

11,000

9,800

9,260

8,900

8,560

8,070

7,910

7,910

7,910

7,910

7,760

7,180

6,520 

6.040

554,730

17,895

1.32

1.52

Nov.

5,800

5,680

5,680

5,440

5,200

4,980

4,760

4,980

5,320

5,800

6.040

5,920

5,680

5,560

5,560

5,440

5,200

4,980

4,760

4,540

4,430

4,320

4.210

4,210

4,210

4,210

4,210

4,210

4,320

4,430

150,080

5,003

0.368

0.41

Dec.

4.540

4,650

4,540

4,540

4,760

5,560

6,910

8,230

9,260

10,200

11,000

11,700

13,100

14,300

15,700

17,200

18,000

19 , 600

El, 400

22,400

25,600

27,800

30,200

31,400

34,000

35,300

36,700

38,100

38,100

59.600 

39,600

605,990

19,484

1.45

1.65

Jan.

59.600

59,600

59,600

59,600

58,100

56,700

56,700

55,500

54,000

52,700

31,400

30,200

29,000

26,700

24,500

2E,400

20,500

19,600

18,000

17,EOO

16,400

16,400

15,700

15.000

15,000

15,700

15,700

16,400

16,400

17,200 

17,200

788,500

25,435

1.87

2.16

Feb.

17.200

17,200

17,200

17,200

17,200

17,200

15,700

15,000

13,700

IE, 600

11,700

11,000

10,200

10,000

9,800

9,800

9,800

9,6EO

9,440

9.260

9,440

9,620

9,800

10 , 200

10,700

11,000

11,400

12,100

-

345,080

IE, 324

0.906

0.94

Mar.

13,100

13,700

13,700

14.500

13,700

13,100

13,100

IE, 600

12,100

11,700

11,000

10,200

9,620

9,E60

8,900

8,730

8.560

8,560

8,730

9,260

9,620

9,800

10,000

10,EOO

10,400

10,700

10,700

11,000

11,400

11,700 

12,100

341,540

11,017

0.810

0.93

Apr.

12,100

12,100

12,100

IE, 600

12,600

13,100

13,100

15.700

15,700

15,700

15,700

13,100

12,600

11,700

10,700

9,620

8,900

8,230

7,760

7,3EO

7,180

7,040

6,780

6,650

6,520

6,280

6,160

6,040

5,680

5.520

296,080

9,869

0.7E6

0.81

May

5,090

5,200

5,200

5,090

4,870

*4,870

4,760

4,980

5,440

5,800

5,560

5,440

5,520

5,090

4,980

5,440

6,160

6,780

6.910

6,650

6,400

6,160

5,800

5,560

5.EOO

4,870

4,450

4,180

4.090

4,360 

4,450

165,150

5,327

0.392

0.45

June

4.560

4,180

4,000

5,730

3,750

4,000

4,000

5,910

5,730

3,550

3,390

3,310

3,470

3,640

3,750

5,820

3,730

3,470

3,470

5,820

5,910

5,820

5,640

3,390

3,230

3,070

2.990

5,070

3,150

3,150

108,460

3,615

0.266

0.30

July

E,990

E,910

2,750

3,070

5.510

2,990

3,150

2,990

2,750

2,590

E,430

2,430

2,430

2,450

2,450

2,450

2.550

2,430

2,430

2,550

2,550

E,550

2,550

2,350

2,670

2,990

3,070

*2,850

2,850

2, 990 

2,990

85,410

2,691

0.198

0.25

Aug.

E.850

2,670

2,510

2,430

2,350

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,350

2,510

2,670

2,590

2,510

2,270

E,E70

2,E70

2,E70

*2,190

2,190

2,270

2,190

2.110

2,550

2,510

2,590

2,510

2,450

2,550

2,510

E,450 

E,450

74,570

2,399

0.176

0.20

Sept.

2.510

2,430

2,350

2,110

2,030

1,950

1,950

1,950

*1,950

1,950

1,950

1.870

1,950

2,190

2,430

E,450

2,190

2,110

2,110

2,190

2,190

2,E70

2,270

2,190

2,030

2,110

2,270

2,190

E,190

2,110

64,420

2,147

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 66,700 Mln £,850 Mean 15,657 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 39,600 Mln 1,870 Mean 9,797 Cfsm 0.7EO In. 9.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings May 7-25, and once-daily readings 

Sept. 4-13, 18, 19, 24-26.
36 SATILLA RIVER BASIN

Satilla River near Waycross, Qa.

Location.--Lat 31°14', long 82°19', on downstream side of bridge pier near center of span 

on State Route 38, 3 miles northeast of Waycross, Ware County, and 16 miles upstream 

from Alabama River.

Drainage area.--1.300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 66.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior tb Nov. 22, 1952, staff gage at site 

300 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 914 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 18.1 ft): minimum; 6.8 cfs Sept. 10-12, 14.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1948 (gage height, 22.4 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, that of Sept. 10-12, 14, 1954.

Flood in September* 1928 reached a stage of 22.2 ft, from information by Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad (discharge, 37,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 952: 1939.

Correction.--The maximum discharge (12,700 cfs) for the 1953 water year, published in

WSP 1274, occurred on a rising stage at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, and was not the peak for that 

flood; maximum peak discharge during 1953 water year, 4,300 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 

14.3 it) .

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

£.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

27

64

111

238

402

7.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

610

1,540

2,420

4,060

7,300

13,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per aecond, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15,400

12,700

11,000

9,100

7,770

6,860

6,080

5,250

4,550

3,740

3,020

2,270

1,620

1,200

960

810

662

586

520

500

480

460

440

412

384

349

300

276

253

223

209

96,384

3,109

2.39

2.76

Nov.

195

182

169

157

157

188

230

260

260

253

253

*260

253

246

230

209

195

182

169

157

151

141

137

131

143

145

143

141

140

137

5,614

187

0.144

0.16

Dec.

131

129

125

151

238

316

520

720

900

1,050

1,170

1,300

1,500

1,780

1,950

2,000

1,950

1,900

1,860

1,780

1,740

1,660

1,700

1,900

2,080

2,370

2,660

2,870

3,100

3,270

5.450

48,270

1,557

1.20

1.38

Jan.

5,540

5,540

5,450

3,360

3,270

3,180

3,020

2,870

2,600

2,320

1,950

1,660

1,440

1,400

1,470

1,540

1,580

1,580

1,470

1,330

1,170

1,080

1,020

960

870

810

780

750

750

720

 

56,142

1,811

1.39

1.60

Feb.

*610

563

520

480

440

412

384

384

393

393

384

375

358

349

332

316

308

292

276

260

260

246

230

223

2M

253

300

375

-

9,954

356

0.274

0.29

Mar.

460

500

520

541

520

470

421

384

349

324

284

253

230

216

195

176

163

151

151

188

223

292

324

324

324

316

292

260

230

202

182

9,465

305

0.235

0.27

Apr.

163

145

137

128

119

111

106

104

108

123

195

T95

163

137

115

101

91

80

72

M

80

157

188

169

176

145

115

96

82

73

3,742

125

0.096

0.11

May

71

72

68

62

*58

52

49

47

44

41

39

36

40

71

108

119

157

151

116

93

77

66

74

80

69

61

56

53

49

46

41

2,166

69.9

0.054

0.06

June

37

34

32

31

29

£G

*2b

24

22

22

21

20

19

19

*18

18

17

17

18

17

17

16

16

17

18

18

16

*15

15

15

629

21.0

0.016

0.02

July

14

*14

14

15

26

29

25

21

20

19

18

17

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

li

11

23

28

39

39

39

31

26

*24

24

22

639

20.6

0.016

0.02

Aug.

19

20

20

18

16

14

13

13

*12

11

11

9.8

9.8

 974 9.4

*9.8

9.8

10

12

12

12

12

11

12

11

12

11

10

12

12

10

384.0

12.4

0.0095

0.01

Sept.

9.4

8.8

8.5

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.4

*7.1

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.1

6.8

16

84

24

18

17

15

13

12

12

11

12

12

10

10

10

9. 8

392.9

13.1

0.010

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,4oO Mln 41 Mean 1,100 Cfam 0.846 In. 11.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,400 Mln 6.8 Mean 64o Cfsm 0.492 In. 6.69

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SATILLA RIVER BASIN 

Hurricane Creek near Alma, Ga.

37

Location. Lat 31°34' , long 82°28' near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge 

on U. S. Highway 1, 1-J miles north of Alma, Bacon County, and 11 miles upstream from 

Ten Mile Creek.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 136.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. 1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 798 cfs Dec. 25 (gage height, 

5.63 ft); no flow July 5-26, Sept. 16-18.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,450 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 9.4 

ft); no flow May 28 to June 7, July 2-4.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,490 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage 

falling; maximum peak discharge, 940 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 5.88 ft); no flow May 10- 

12, June 1 to Sept. 16.

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

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Nov. 1, 1951, to Apr. 15, 1953 Apr. 16, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954

2.6

2.7

.1

.2

.6

1.3

2.6

4.9

8.3

5.0 

5.6

78

156

262

464

770

3.4 

4.0 

4.5

178

305

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

480

1,000

1,730

3,870

Note. Same as preceding table 

below 2.8 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

35

28

20

15

11

9

7.0

5.8

4.0

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

3.5

13

17

21

22

23

23

22

17

13

361.3

11.7

0.078

0.09

Nov.

10

38

112

142

184

210

365

400

*275

186

142

119

98

79

70

78

130

153

142

136

148

142

114

89

75

68

63

64

61

60

3,953

132

0.880

0.98

Dec.

55

53

53

68

107

151

204

262

320

327

278

212

175

146

156

175

186

210

*262

335

378

497

655

742

74?

555

400

298

243

227

218

8,690

280

1.87

2.16

Jan.

202

T79

154

137

130

122

114

107

96

89

82

74

70

65

61

58

55

55

54

53.

55

55

*73

95

98

110

134

149

167

186

200

3,279

106

0.707

0.82

Feb.

210

216

206

173

139

125

125

122

116

107

100

92

78

70

68

88

136

166

177

188

198

192

" 183

190

200

216

275

*348

404

4,908

169

1.13

1.22

Mar.

459

441

331

238

204

192

194

188

166

137

146

184

184

184

188

183

186

171

139

114

104

100

96

110

154

198

248

294

291

248

*198

6,270

202

1.35

1.56

Apr.

151 HT

98

92

91

78

63

49

41

34

28

24

28

38

38

38

40

40

32

24

18

13

9.5

20~~ 9.1

55

72

86

116

108

1,647.6

54.9

0.366

0.41

May

63

38

25

17

10

6.1

3.6

5.5

8.3

45

38

42

58

59

63

51

45

22

*12

6.4

3.6

2.3

1.9

1.9

4.1

9.5

22

38

38

61

122

922.2

29.7

0.198

0.23

June

148

418

511

281

160

125

116

106

360

436

*275

132

53

35

36

22

18

18

19

57

106

92

43

22

12

5.8

3.2

2.1

1.4

*1.0

3,614.5

120

0.800

0.89

July

0.7

_4

\2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

*0

0

.3

.5

.7

.6

.5

4.0

0.129

0.0009

0.001

Aug.

^

.5

.5

.5

.6

1.3

3.2

5.8

4.4

2.8

*1.5

1.2

2.0

6.1

20

25

13

7.1

3.8

2.1

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

15

38

15

22

20

18

234.6

7.57

0.050

0.06

Sept.

10

6.7

8.3

6.1

4.1

1.7

1.2

.8

.6

.4

**.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

1.0

7.5

35

53

29

32

22

13

7.5

4.6

3.0

248.3

8.28

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 742 Min o Mean 93.3 Cfsm 0.622 In. 8.48

Peak discharge (base, 450 efs). Dee. 25 (2 a.m.) 798 cfs (5.63 ft); Mar. 1 (11 p.m.) 473 cfs 

(5.02 ft); June 2 (11 p.m.) 620 cfs (5.32 ft); June 10 (l a.m.) 492 cfs (5.06 ft).

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-31; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
38 SATILLA RIVER BASIN

Hurricane Creek near Alma, Ga. Continued 

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.3

10

57

4T

31

28

20

13

12

12

9.5

7.5

5.8

4.4

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.0

.9

. 8

275.6

8.89

0.059

0.07

Nov.

0.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

77

1.5

3.8

6.7

6.4

5.8

4.9

5.2

5.5

5.2

12

26

28

28

25

19

15

12

10

8.3

7.1

242.9

8.10

0.054

0.06

Dec.

6.7

6.4

677

6.7

6.7

7.5

7.9

8.3

8.3

9.1

14

12

10

10

10

*8.7

8.3

7.9

7.5

11

41

55

52

45

36

30

26

25

26

28

41

578.7

18.7

0.125

0.14

Jan.

57

53

50

44

40

31

25

22

22

22

28

32

31

29

26

24

22

22

38

50

95

102

102

141

141

129

122

*118

92

68

52

1,830

59.0

0.393

0.45

Feb.

45

51

120

125

118

108

134

192

231

294

396

414

312

212

175

*177

184

204

218

210

184

160

206

275

396

511

497

373

-

6,522

233

1.55

1.61

Calendar year 1952: Max 511 Min 0

Mar.

298

257

231

206

173

158

153

153

154

*144

149

188

192

206

216

200

171

142

162

196

214

227

248

305

552

344

309

235

169

114

84

6,350

205

1.37

1.58

Apr.

65

63

63

55

48

55

198

281

344

414

459

455

464

427

478

*534

*4"53

317

236

147

104

83

71

61

50

44

36

28

23

i§.

6,074

202

1.35

1.51

May

14

12

8.7

9.5

10

12

24

50

36

20

12

7.5

6.7

4.9

3.4

2.3

1.6

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

*0

0

0

240.2

7.75

0.052

0.06

June

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

4.7

14

5.5

9.1

4.4

3.0

3.2

2.8

1.7

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.7

*.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

55.6

1.85

0.012

0.01

Mean 60.7 Cfsm 0.405

July

0.1

0

0

0

18

59

16

7.9

10

27

14

4.9

2.1

*1.5

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.1

2.1

3.4

3.2

1.9

1.3

1.5

9.3

13

3 2 i!s

209.8

6.77

0.045

0.05

In. 5.

Aug.

1.0

.8

4.9

1.0

14

72

43

31

24

15

10

3.8

1.9

1.2

1.5

4.4

4.4

17

264

*126

67

54

56

41

26

22

36

29

16

19

1,003.6

32.4

0.216

0.25

52

Sept.

22

19

24

180

254

262

162

176

232

234

219

154

68

35

20

14

10

6.7

4.6

6.4

6.4

4.4

2.8

2.6

15

799

«2,370

 3,480

*5.870

2,170

14,822.9

494

3.29

3.67

Water year 1952-53= Max 3,870 Min 0 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.700 In. 9.46

Peak discharge (base, 450 efs).--Feb. 27 (l a.m.) 531 ofs (5.14 ft); Apr. 16 (11 a.m.) 542 cfs 

(5.15 ft); Sept. 29 (2 a.m.) 4,450 cfs (9.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow 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

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*1,100 

798

910

852

635

480

362

262

193

135

101

82

70

62

56

54

50

48

47

49

51

60

65

67

57

47

39

36

32

30

2_7

6,857

221

1.47

1.70

Nov.

25 

24

22

52" 21

38

46

46

46

47

52

49

*43

37

33

31

28

26

25

25

31

31

31

30

33

35

35

33

33

34

1,012

33.7

0.225

0.25

Dec.

34 

32

31

50

116

145

200

224

226

217

196

170

178

222

244

260

*271

282

268

219

168

154

212

240

250

250

320

' 350

350

330

380

6,589

213

1.42

1.64

Jan.

420 

520

500

490" 550

400

300

225

180

150

200

230

250

210

170

190

200

165

140

120

100

94

100

105

10O

95

100

105

100

94

85

6,688

216

1.44

1.66

Feb.

78

75

71

74

79

72

65

70

71

67

65

67

82

89

104

100

86

71

62

60

62

54

48

5T

79

107

128

147

-

2,184

78.0

0.520

0.54

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,870 Min 0

Mar.

168 

154

123

109

107

92

72

61

55

49

44

41

38

36

34

42

34

27

31

60

76

79

75

71

57

42

32

30

32

32

33

1,936

62.5

0.417

0.48

Apr.

30 

27

23

18

14

13

14

47

37

24

19

16

12

8.3

6.4

6.7

6.7

4.9

3.2

2.1

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.3

8.3

11

6.1

4.1

*2.3

1.5

373.8

12.5

0.083

0.09

Mean 140

May

1.1 

.8

.7

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

0_

0

0

.1

3.0

4.1

20

50

48

24

16

7.9

4.1

2.4

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

189.0

6.10

0.041

0.05

June

(*)

0

0

0

0

July

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

37

13

5.0

3.0

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

3.6

3.6

3.0

2.0 

8.0

84.7

2.82

0.019

0.02

Cfsm 0.933 In. 12.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,100 Min 0 Mean 71.0 Cfsm 0.473 In. 6.43

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--Oct. 5 (10 p.m.) 940 cfs (5.88 ft); about Jan. 4 (time unknown) 

610 cfs (5.28 ft, from floodmark).

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

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 24 to Feb. 1, Sept. 19-30; discharge estimated on basis 

of floodmarks, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
SATILLA RIVER BASIN 39

Little Satilla River near Offerman, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°27', long 82°03', at right bank pier of steel truss span of Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad bridge, 1,500 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 38, 

4 miles northeast of Offerman, Pierce County, and 16 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 646 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 59.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

stream at same datum.

Prior to Nov. 8, 1952, at site 1,500 ft upExtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage falling; 

maximum peak discharge, 1,610 cfs Jan. 2, 3 (gage height, 8.2 ft); minimum discharge, 

0.16 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 29, 30.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Sept. 29, 1953 (gage height, 13.5 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 10, 11, 29, 30, 1954.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

-0.22

-.2

-.1

0.0

.2

.4

0.16 

.20 

.54

1.2

3.1

5.8

9.6

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

250

380

575

870

8.0

8.5

9.0

10.0

11.7

1,450

1,910

2,640

5,100

9,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*9.850

*6,630

*4,560

3,520

2,840

2,300

2,030

1,800

1,610

1,380

1,120

870

650

470

335

270

230

201

183

165

152

138

126

118

106

96

91

93

92 

88

83

42,197

1,361

2.11

2.43

Nov.

77

74

68

66

T2

90

114

122

118

118

122

122

114

104

95

88

82

76

*72

69

68

72

77

77

85

86

84

81

77 

76

2,646

88.2

0.137

0.15

Dec.

75

74

73

114

240

320

430

510

510

470

410

380

430

625

760

830

760

675

600

550

510

510

730

870

1,010

1,180

1,380

1.450

1,310

1,240 

1,310

20,336

656

1.02

1.18

Jan.

1,450

1.550

1,530

1,450

1,450

1,380

1,310

1,180

1,010

870

830

760

700

700

700

760

790

760

675

625

550

510

490

450

410

380

350

320

305

280

270

24,775

799

1.24

1.43

Feb.

260

240

220

206

188

178

170

192

230

*250

245

260

260

250

220

196

188

174

160

152

152

165

170

183

260

290

285

270

-

6,009

215

0.333

0.35

Mar.

305

350

350

320

305

280

250

225

196

178

160

142

134

126

114

102

91

83

85

134

183

196

201

188

170

142

122

114

114

110 

106

5,576

180

0.279

0.32

Apr.

90

81

77

66

56

48

40

32

25

21

20

21

19

16

13

12

11

8.2

6.2

5.2

5.2

9.2

19

32

33

31

28

20

13

7.8

865.8

28.9

0.045

0.05

Hay

5.5

4.2

3.1

2.4

2.2

*1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.4

7.7

59

106

46

18

13

13

8.2

4.9

3.1

2.2

*1.7

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2 

1.1

320.1

10.3

0.016

0.02

June

1.0

.94

.86

.94

.74

.74

.68

*.62

.62

.58

.54

.58

.58

.54

*.49

.49

.49

.49

.49

.54

.49

.37

.41

.62

.45

.37

.34

.31

.31

.31

16.93

0.564

0.0087

0.001

July

0.28

*.26

.26

.26

.54

.74

749

.41

.37

.45

.41

.37

.34

.34

.31

.31

.31

.31

.28

.28

.28

.28

.37

.45

.37

.34

.34

.31

.28

.26 

. 26

10.86

0.350

0.00054

0.0006

Aug.

0.26

.26

.26

.23

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.18

.20

.28

.26

.20

.20

.31

.37

.58

.74

.54

.54

.54

.41

.37

.31

.28

1.0

.58 

.37

10.67

0.344

0.00053

0.0006

Sept.

0.31

.28

.26

.26

.23

.23

.20

.20

.20

.16

.18

.20

.20

.18

.23

.74

.54

.54

.37

.31

.28

.26

.26

.23

.23

.20

.20

.18

.16

. 16

7.98

0.266

0.00041

0.0005

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,800 Mln 0.4 Mean 581 Cfsm 0.899 In. 12.20

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,850 Mln 0.16 Mean 282 Cfsm 0.437 In. 5.93

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

389020 O - 56 - 4
40 SATILLA RIVER BASIN

Satllla River at Atkinson, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°13', long 81°52', on downstream side of right pier of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 84, 400 ft downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and 1 mile west 

of Atkinson, Brantley County.

Drainage area. 2,880 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 14.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 5, 1933, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 2,063 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,600 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 19.8 ft); mini- 

 mum, 26 cfs Sept. 13.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 68,100 cfs Apr. 6, 1948 (gage height, 23.9 ft); minimum observed, 4.5 cfs Nov. 19, 20, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 ft, in September 1928 from information by local residents, 

(discharge, 110,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Correction. The maximum discharge (32,500 cfs) for the 1953 water year, published in

WSP 1274, occurred on a rising stage at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, and was not the peak for that 

flood; maximum peak discharge during 1953 water year, 6,220 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 

13.4 ft).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Dec. 16,

Jan. 27 to Mar. 5, June 3-16)

2.1 26

48

118

277

507

1,490

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

19.8

2,450

4,120

7,400

13,000

23,000

34,600

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.

33,900

33,900

54.600 

33,900

30,400

26,600

21,800

18,000

15,500

13,000

11,600

10,300

9,240

8,280

7,200

6,040

4,760

3,700

2,850

2,270

1,830

1,530

1,300

1,160

1,050

980

920

860

830 

770

710

339,780

10,960

3.81

4.39

Nov.

680

620

576 

534

520

520

494

507

534

562

591

591

606

591

576

562

534

507

*494

455

442

418

406

394

406

406

394

406

418 

406

15,150

505

0.175

0.20

Dec.

394

370

370 

370

418

455

680

860

1,050

1,230

1,370

1,490

1,700

1,970

2,220

2,390

2,710

3,000

3,240

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,420

3,600

3,800

4,120 

4,360

4,760

70,597

2,277

0.791

0.91

Jan.

5,200

5,360

5,520 

5,680

5,860

6,040

6,040

6,220

6,040

5,860

5,680

5,520

5,200

4,760

4,360

3,900

3,510

3,160

3,000

2,920

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,780

2,710

2,570

2,390

2,270

2,120 

1,970 i^^sp

127,070

4,099

1.42

1.64

Feb.

1,790

1,700

1,610 

1,490

1,370

1,300

1,190

1,120

1,090

*1,090

1,090

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,090

1,050

1,020

950

920

860

860

830

800

770

770

800

830

860

-

30,610

1,093

0.380

0.40

Mar.

890

920

1,020 

1,120

1,190

1,260

1,500

1,260

1,230

1,160

1,050

980

890

830

770

710

665

620

591

620

606

650

740

*770

800

800

800

740

710 

680

650

27,022

872

0.503

0.35

Apr.

591

548

507 

468

430

406-

582

559

557

506

296

286

286

506

526

516

296

268

249

240

240

316

570

548

860

920

890

800

695 

548

15,390

446

0.155

0.17

May

455

382

326 

286

*258

232

214

200

185

174

165

158

153

149

145

152

190

240

240

232

223

214

206

198

179

167

171

176

164 

156

149

6,539

211

0.075

0.08

June

141

1ST

123 

115

108

101

*96

92

88

84

80

79

74

71

69

67

67

66

64

62

60

60

59

67

61

60

65

*60

60 

60

2,391

79.7

0.028

0.03

July

58

54

52 

54

62

66

77

86

131

155

114

98

90

90

84

76

68

64

58

54

50

49

57

80

66

67

78

82

*84

78

71

2,553

75.5

0.026

0.05

Aug.

62

57

54 

51

*47

45

45

44

42

59

39

37

36

56

56

55

35

*54

54

55

36

41

44

45

42

59

56

58

67 

6T

54

1,552

45.6

0.015

0.02

Sept.

45

59

56 

54

52

51

50

29

28

28

27

27

26

27

55

45

50

54

55

57

64

65

64

56

50

49

44

42

59 

58

1,242

41.4

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 34,600 Min 120 Mean 2,593 Cfsm 0.900 In. 12.21

Water year 1953-54 : Max 34,600 Mln 26 Mean 1,747 Cfsm 0.607 In. 8.24

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Nov. 20 to Dec. 6, Apr. 18-21, 

May 2 to Aug. 18.
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN 41

North Prong St. Marys River at Moniac, Ga.

Location. Lat 30°31', long 82°14', in sec. 8, T. 1 N., R. 21 E., near right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 94, 950 ft upstream from Georgia Southern & 

Florida Railway bridge, 0.5 mile west of Moniac. and 1.0 mile downstream from Moccasin 

Creek.

Drainage area.--About 160 sq mi, includes part of watershed in Okefenokee Swamp which is 

indeterminate.

Records available.--January 1921 to December 1923, January 1927 to June 1930, July 1932 

to June 1934, October 1950 to September 1954. Prior to January 1927, published as 

St. Marys River at Moniac.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. January 1921 to June 1934 staff gage 800 ft downstream at datum 3.22 ft higher. 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13, 1950, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1921-23, 1927-29, 1932-33, 1950-54), 163 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 14.27 ft); no 

flow for many days .

1921-23, 1927-30, 1932-34, 1950-54: Maximum discharge, about 6,060 cfs probably on 

Sept. 19, 1928 (gage height, 19.9 ft, present datum, at site then in use), from rating 

curve extended above 2,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good prior to June 28, poor thereafter. 

Revisions.--WSP 1234: 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)

2.6 

3.7

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

92

160

279

10.0

11.0

13.0

14.2

464

708

1,430

2,090

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.080

2,040

2,010

1,880

1,560

1,240

981

787

845

953

822

695

593

516

455

404

361

322

289

256

221

189

164

147

132

117

107

100

93

li

20,515

662

4.14

4.77

Nov.

68

64

61

58

63

87

88

81

75

*72

69

64

61

58

56

54

52

49

48

46

45

44

43

IS

52

53

49

47

46

44

1,739

58.0

0.362

0.40

Dec.

44

42

11

50

87

95

142

150

134

124

113

105

123

324

*380

355

292

248

210

184

171

164

283

348

466

790

708

624

583

775 

855

9,010

291

1.82

2.09

Jan.

752

657

590

530

471

419

374

334

299

272

261

258

226

201

186

174

163

147

138

131

125

120

116

106

100

97

94

90

84

IS

7,668

247

1.54

1.78

Feb.

22

68

*65

61

58

55

52

64

70

64

61

60

56

53

51

50

49

48

46

44

44

42

40

40

44

42

41

40

-

1,480

52.9

0.331

0.34

Mar.

41

39

37

35

33

32

34

32

31

30

29

28

28

34

39

33

30

*28

31

48

46

40

37

35

33

31

30

28

28

26 

25

1,031

33.3

0.208

0.24

Apr.

23

21

20

18

17

17

16

16

16

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

11

9.7

8.6

;ua

8.8

10

12

12

11

11

*11

10

9.2

8.4

390.6

13.0

0.081

0.09

May

1*5

6.5

5.8

4.9

4.3

3.7

3.0

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.3

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.0

.6

.6

1.1

.8

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.6

57.6

1.86

0.012

0.01

June

0^6

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

0.00025

0.0003

July

( )

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

J,.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

0.01

3.000062

0 . 00005

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.ul

0

!i

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

0.00012

0.0002

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,080 Min 0 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.975 In. 13.20

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,080 Min 0 Mean 115 Cfsm 0.719 In. 9.72

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite June 28 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 

3 engineers' Inspections, 1 field estimate, and 1 discharge measurement.
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN

South Prong St. Marys River at Glen St. Mary, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°16'40", long 82°08'40", in sec. 31, T. 2 S., R. 22 E., on right bank 

65 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 90 and 1.0 mile east of Glen St. Mary.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 77.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 9.89 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs July 20, 21 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 6,200 cfs Sept. 7, 1950 (gage height, 12.71 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs May 23, 1950 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

Flood in September 1947 reached a stage of 13.0 ft, from information furnished by 

Florida State Road Department (discharge, 6,700 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 27 to Feb. Zo)

3.0 

4.0

2.1 

Z.9 

5.4

92

167

254

363

510

736

1,290

Z,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

2.050

1,900

1,760

1,6ZO

1,370

1,140

925

736

640

900

714

638

567

539

466

426

36Z

299

243

197

160

129

104

64

66

56

47

42

36

34

i£

18,526

596

3.99

4.59

Nov.

30

26

26

25

36

69

63

93

*96

90

64

74

66

58

51

45

42

37

34

32

30

29

28

28

36

40

37

40

40

38

1,467

48.9

0.326

0.36

Dec.

37

35

54

65

265

342

421

466

462

446

421

367

366

*575

609

569

589

575

546

504

451

396

469

6Z9

764

1.520

1,270

1,220

1,100

992 

950

17,357

560

3.73

4.30

Jan.

605

679

605

546

491

433

373

317

266

226

243

306

257

226

206

169

173

153

137

122

111

loo

100

86

76

73

69

63

56

53

51

7,599

245

1.63

1.68

Feb.

49

46

*44

42

40

36

37

71

79.

66

64

65

57

52

49

45

42

40

37

36

35

33

32

30

35

32

31

30

-

--- -

1,259

45.0

0.300

0.31

Mar.

26

27

25

24

22

22

25

24

22

22

20

19

19

16

19

16

*16

1§

20

90

67

56

48

40

34

30

Z7

25

25

23

22

692

26.6

0.192

0.22

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,050 Mln 2.0 Mea

Apr.

20

19

18

17

1£

17

45

46

43

34

28

23

27

24

20

19

22

25

20

17

22

16

21

24

27

25

*22

20

19

16

714

23.6

0.159

0.18

n 216

May

12

9.6

8.4

6.0

5.4

4.6

3.9

3.5

3.4

5.2

3.2

5.2

3.5

5.0

4.6

3.9

3.5

3.4

5.4

3.4

3.5

5.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.5

4.6

5.4

7.6

14

9.0

159.7

5.15

0.034

0.04

June

JL1

5.4

4.6

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.3

*3.5

5.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

Ixi

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.6

96.2

5.27

0.022

0.02

July

2.6

2.5

2,4

2.9

5.2

5.1

2.8

2.6

5.5

9.0

4.3

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

4.3

9.6

5.4

3.9

3.4

5.1

2.9

104.9

5.58

0.025

0.05

Aug.

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

.LJ:

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.9

3.4

3.1

2.6

Z.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

5.0

2.9

5.1

5.9

5.4

5.4

4.3

5.1

11 *14

5.4

142.7

4.60

0.031

0.04

Sept.

4.5

5.2

5.1

5.0

2.6

2.7

2.7

5.0

2.9

2.7

3.0

5.4

4.5

5.4

7.2

12

8.4

15

15

7.8

4.6

5.0

17

20

16

19

25

15.

26

21

296.5

9.95

0.066

0.07

Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.76

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,050 Mln 2.4 Mean 133 Cfsm O.667 In. 12.04

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 ofs).--Oct. 1 (7 to 10 a.m.) 2,14O cfs (9.69 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. MARYS RIVER B4SIN 43

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°21'35", long 82°04'55", in sec. 2, T. 2 S., R. 22 E., on right bank, 

200 ft downstream from site of former Stokes Bridge, 1 mile downstream from confluence 

of North and South Prongs, and 6 miles northeast of Macclenny.

Drainage area.--720 sq mi. approximately, includes part of watershed in Okefenokee Swamp 

which is Indeterminate.

Records available.--October 1926 to September 1954,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 40.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Tfees & Mees). Prior to Feb. 21, 1939, staff gage, and Feb. 21, 1939, to Aug. 15, 1948, 

water-stage recorder, at site of former bridge 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 672 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 18.27 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1926-54: Maximum discharge, 28,100 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 22.29 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs May 22, 1932; minimum gage height observed, 0.04 ft June 4,5, 

1927.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions [water years) . WSP 1082: 1928(M), 1945(M). WSP 1142: 1928, 1945. WSP 1234: 

Drainage area.

Correction.--The maximum discharge (7,870 cfs) for the 1953 water year, published in

WSP 1274, was not independent of the higher peak discharge occurring Oct. 2, 1953; maximum independent peak discharge during 1953 water year, 5,600 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 

15.00 ft).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

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

2.6

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

108

400

800

1,350

2,140

13.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

3,410

5,600

9,020

15,700

1.0

1.4

2.0

3.0

5.0

15

35

73

159

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

23

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9,460 

11.500

10,100

9,080

8,270

7,170

6,050

5,070

4,400

4,200

4,290

3,840

3,250

2,730

2,340

2,000

1,750

1,500

1,300

1,120

980

860

755

668

592

527

479 

443

415 

387

 359

105,885

3,416

4.74

5.47

Nov.

338 

321

304

289

295

416

481

449

415

*392

375

358

339

321

305

289

276

264

252

242

234

228

223

219

269

341

327 

292

267

253

9,374

312

0.433

0.48

Dec.

241 

230

222

243

580

852

1,010

1,150

1,120

1,010

938

868

855

1,500

*2,240

2,260

1,960

1,740

1,560

1,400

1,270

1,160

1,290

1,750

2,320

4,110

m4,190

3,840 

4,020

55,879

1,803

2.50

2.89

Jan.

4,210 

3,870

3,350

2,920

2,550

2,220

1,940

1,690

1,460

1,280

1,160

1,170

1,160

1,030

930

852

782

715

650

603

559

525

503

477

448

424

406 

390

369

348 

552

59,525

1,268

1.76

2.05

Feb.

519 

506

*292

279

265

255

245

502

400

585

541

327

310

286

265

252

240

229

218

208

200

192

182

176

189

199

188 

176

-

7,220

258

0.558

0.57

Mar.

168 

164

158

150

144

159

145

151

145

157

152

126

121

118

122

127

118

*110

117

271

375

524

267

225

195

174

158 

146

140

134

126

5,125

165

0.229

0.26

Apr.

119 

112

107

103

99

98

205

213

168

141

124

111

112

117

104

93

87

84

84

81

79

91

97

124

134

123

*108 

93

84

80

5,575

112

0.156

0.17

May

74 

69

64

60

57

54

51

50

47

46

44

43

45

48

46

44

42

40

59

57

57

36

56

55

34

33

33 

33

39

48 

52

1,416

45.7

0.063

0.07

June

45 

58

55

54

54

55

52

50

*28

28

28

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

26

26 

24

24

24

853

28.4

0.059

0.04

July

31 

28

26

24

26

26

26

26

29

42

55

48

40

55

29

26

24

24

*22

22

21

20

20

20

25

37

58 

55

43

36 

51

969

51.5

0.045

0.05

Aug.

27 

24

22

22

22

20

20

19

20

21

22

22

22

21

20

19

18

18

19

25

24

22

22

22

24

24

22 

24

49

61 

*T=T *54

771

24.9

0.055

0.04

Sept.

59 

52

28

26

25

24

22

22

22

21

24

51

28

50

51

58

44

65

79

72

58

72

132

107

95

94

210

198

147

115

1,929

64.3

0.089

0.10

Calendar year 1953 : Max 11,500 Min 24 Mean 871 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.43

Water year 1953-54 : Max 11,500 Mln 18 Mean 636 Cfsm 0.883 In. 11.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
44 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Jane Green Creek near Deer Park, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°04'27", long 80°53'18", in SE£ sec. 2, T. 28 S., R. 34 E. , near right 

bank of left channel on downstream side of highway bridge, l£ miles southeast of Deer 

Park and 2 miles downstream from confluence of Crabgrass and Bull Creeks.

Drainage area. 248 sq ml. , 

Records available. October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 18.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,880 cfs about Oct. 9 or 10 (gage height, 

8.65 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 0.4 cfs May 26, 27 (gage height, 3.10 ft).

Remarks. Records good above 2,500 cfs and fair below except those for Oct. 1-11, which 

are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

0.4 

1.4 

5.2 

6.2

11

18

27

4.0 

4.3

80

160

290

620

1,760

3,100

5,100

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.

a3 , 600

C)

a4,800

*a5,000

a4,400

a3,800

a3 , 400

a5,000

a2,700

a2,300

a2 , 100

al , 800

al,600

1,420

1,260

al,100

a950

a830

a720

a630

a550

a480 

a470

85,310

2,752

11.1

12.79

Nov.

a370

*324

285

252

a23o

a210

a200

a!90

a!8o

a!70

a!70

a!6o

160

160

157

154

148

141

132

126

121

113

106

108

593

1,530

2.560

2,360

2,070

1,760

15,040

501

2.02

2.26

Dec.

1.490

1,260

1,070

920

821

720

665

620

584

530

476

*440

398

382

337

317

290

274

252

228

220

216

211

220

236

252

268

285

290

285 

279

14,836

479

1.93

2.22

Jan.

252

236

224

207

192

178

167

154

144

138

151

157

174

203

236

252

247

*236

224

211

195

181

164

151

141

129

119

111

103

94 

8J

5,458

176

0.710

0.82

Feb.

80

74

68

62

53

48

42

40

36

32

29

26

24

22

20

17

15

12

11

9.8

15

18

21

24

29

32

35

35

-

929.8

33.2

0.134

0.14

Calendar- year 1953: Max - Mln -

Mar.

36

35

32

30

26

*30

50

53

58

64

70

li

72

70

62

53

46

38

33

41

38

36

36

38

36

33

29

25

21

17 

IS

1,294

41.7

0.168

0.19

Apr.

9.4

7.0

5.2

4.6

4.2

3.5

5.5

25

51

181

214

252

*207

178

144

111

85

66

51

40

32

29

36

40

38

36

36

30

27

26

2,034.4

67.8

0.273

0.31

May

32

33

29

25

20

16

11

8.4

6.2

4.2

3.0

2.8

4.8

3.5

2.8

4.8

7.9

7.9

6.6

6.2

5.2

3.5

2.2

*1.5

.9

.5

2.6

5.2

8.8

52 

268

585.5

18.9

0.076

0.09

June

Jt49

530

647

1,270

2,190

2,480

2,260

1,890

1,530

1,240

986

780

656

602

638

1,150

1,140

1,430

2,730

5.520

3,170

2,700

2,280

1,960

1,880

1,660

1,420

1,180

909

701

45,978

1,555

6.18

6.89

July

539

598

29-7

228

178

*148

i£i

124

167

574

521

485

407

557

357

517

517

557

423

407

357

505

258

216

188

207

228

274

494

674 

760

10,464

538

1.56

1.57

Aug.

720

701

760

692

566

467

398

440

494

458

530

665

692

575

440

550

*252

195

160

129

108

103

103

89

76

Ifl

72

80

94

103 

121

10,683

345

1.59

1.60

Sept.

181

467

683

665

658

593

550

458

390

344

297

263

247

265

297

407

494

566

674

595

494

494

942

1,180

1,190

1,810

3,800

5.950

5,150

*2, 460

28,500

950

5.83

4.27

Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max - Mln 0.5 Mean 606 Cfsm 2.44 In. 33.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, engineers' 

notes, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Result of discharge measurement made on Sept. 22, 1955, 3,740 cfs.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 45

St. Johns River near Melbourne, Fla.

Location (revised).--Lat 28°05'03", long 80°45'11", in NEij sec. 6, T. 28 S., R. 36 E., 

on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 192, 1.0 mile downstream from 

Sawgrass Lake, 1.8 miles upstream from Lake Washington, and 9.2 miles west of 

Melbourne.

Drainage area.--91Q sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 11.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 26, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 795 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 8,850 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 9.47 ft); minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 2.55 ft May 26, 27.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 12, 1953; maximum reverse flow measured, 

109 cfs Sept. 18, 1950, wind effect; minimum gage height, that of May 26, 27, 1954.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions.--WSP 1234: Drainage area.

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

^'

^j.

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,780 

5,710

5,710

6,110

6,280

*6,430

6,40O

6,620

7,030 

8,120

8,550

£,800

*6,750

8,450

8,120

7,740

7, "40

VJYU

6,900

e, bio

6,2i.)

5,970

5,710

5,460

5,220

J-,980

4,720

4,530

4,340

4,100

3,860

197,430

6,369

7.00

8.07

Nov.

3,690 

3,530

*3,380

3,230

3,160

3,090

2,980

2,890

2,840 

2,770

2,730

2,660

2,570

2,520

2,450

2,380

2,290

2,220

2,170

2,100

2,040

1,970

1,910

1,910

2,290

2,350

2,350

2,420

2,530

2,610

78,03O

2,601

2.86

3.19

Dec.

2,670 

2,660

2,630

2,630

2,680

2,630

2,590

2,520

2,460 

2,400

*2,320

2,250

2,190

2,180

2,110

2,O3O

1,970

1,900

1,820

1,750

1,700

1,650

1,630

1,610

1,540

1,490

1,410

1,350

1,3OO

1,260

1^230

62,560

2,018

2.22

2.56

Jan.

1,170 

1,090

1,060

*1,020

1,020

1,000

976

950

936 

908

922

922

922

908

908

9O8

908

894

*866

866

838

810

796

768

740

698

670

670

636

602 CQ-1

oy j.

26,973

87O

0.956

1.10

Feb.

580

5BT

530

502

484

466

440

431

404 

387

361

361

336

318

302

293

276

276

*268

260

260

260

235

227

227

202

186

170

9,599

343

0.377

O.39

Mar.

178

154

130

130

109

*114

138

109

106 

102

e9O

. e75

2,995

96.6

0.106

0.12

Apr.

 e60

( )

e45

e30

1,350

45.0

0.049

0.06

May

» e!5

' (*)

> elO

I

> *elOO

J

900

29.0

0.032

0.04

June

"I

\ e500

J

a 750

894

989

1,110

1,130

1,160

,200

,200

,500

,760

,990

2,180

2,390

*2,560

2,640

2,700

2,650

2,500

2,340

2,140

1 950

43,233

1,441

1.58

1.77

July

1,720 

1,650

,560

,480

,390

,340

* ,320

,340

,270 

,200

,210

,280

,220

,200

,210

,210

,170

,130

,110

,070

,040

,OOO

963

922

908

989

,070

,080

,130

,130

,110

3 ,422

,207

1.33

1.53

Aug.

,090

,110

,110

,120

* ,120

,O9O

,120

1,200

1,210 

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,140

1,120

1,110

1,090

*1 , 050

1,020

976

936

894

852

852

782

726

670

625

602

602

614

580

29,941

966

1.06

1.22

Sept.

614

636

602

568

557

568

568 591

591 

557

132~ 539

712

838

894

922

*922

963

1,000

989

976

976

,030

,050

,070

,180

,380

,820

2,390

*2,990

29,095

970

1.07

1.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,800 Mln - Mean 1,574 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,80O Mln - Mean 1,423 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.24

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
46 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

St. Johns River near Christmas, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°33', long 80°57', in sec. 29 or 32, T. 22 S., R. 34 E., on left bank 

15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 50 and 4 miles east of Christmas.

Drainage area.--1,410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1933 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 23, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1934-54), 1,372 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 10.59 ft); 

minimum, 130 cfs May 25-27; minimum gage height, 1.75 ft May 25-27.

1933-54: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 12, 1953; no flow Mar. 22-27, Apr. 19, 

June 12, 13, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.48 ft June 19, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good. Records include small inflow from Tootoosahatchee Creek at high 

stages.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1082: 1926(M). WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 14 to May 14)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

127

144

187

256

472

607

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

10.6

830

1,540

2,100

2,900

7,450

11,700

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.

10,000 

9,970

9,920

10,000

10,000

10,000

*9,940

10,000

10,600

11,400

11,600

11,600

11,600

*11,400

11,300

11,200

11,000

10,900

10,800

10,600

10,400

10,200

9,940

9,620

9,390

9,120

8,800

8,560

8,350

8, 080

7, 820

314,110

10,130

7.18

8.28

Nov.

7,500 

7,210

6,890

*6,580

6,280

6,020

5,880

5,610

5,360

5,120

4,970

4,790

4,650

4,520

4,330

4,170

4,010

3,870

3,730

3,570

3,450

3,350

5,250

3,250

3,910

4,370

4,630

4,650

4,570

4,440

144,910

4,830

3.43

3.82

Dec.

4,290 

47T90

4,030

3,930

3,950

3,890

3,750

3,690

3,590

*3,470

3,410

3,310

3,250

3,150

3,130

3,090

2,960

2,880

2,850

2,770

2,740

2,720

2,810

2,830

2,790

2,810

2,830

2,790

2,740

2,690

2,580

99,910

3,223

2.29

2.64

Jan.

2,550 

2,490

2,450

2,420

2,360

2,270

2,230

2,180

2,130

2,100

2,040

2,030

2,000

1,990

1,940

1,910

1,880

1,870

1,840

*1,800

1,770

1,720

1,660

1,640

1,600

1,570

1,540

1,500

1,460

1,420

1,380

59,740

1,927

1.37

1.58

Feb.

1,550 

1,330

1,290

1,250

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,110

1,100

1,060

1,030

1,000

988

970

940

916

888

865

845

845

875

865

845

800

775

746

718

685

-

27,656

988

0.701

0.73

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,600 Min 198

Mar.

643 

636

604

576

*556

543

559

565

556

554

551

545

540

527

517

502

490

470

465

490

492

487

472

462

450

438

426

414

412

402

391

15,735

508

0.360

0.42

Apr.

375 

364

348

342

335

331

333

333

327

320

312

302

300

*300

292

284

273

261

248

247

263

279

310

304

302

312

312

282

256

2AZ

9,089

303

0.215

0.24

May

232 

220

211

211

216

207

193

183

176

171

165

163

166

165

161

156

150

145

143

139

136

133

132

131

130

130

148

*187

199

362

530

5,791

187

0.133

0.15

June

621 

732

1,290

2,180

2,860

2,810

2,550

2,270

2,080

1,920

1,790

1,680

1,660

1,720

1,820

1,880

1,860

1,930

2,210

2,620

3,090

5,550

3,310

3,210

3,070

2,940

2,830

2,700

2,620

2,550

68,133

2,271

1.61

1.80

July

2,470 

2,420

2,340

2,270

2,230

2,200

2,170

*2,230

2,270

2,330

2,410

2,450

2,620

2,770

2,880

3,050

3,010

2,940

2,850

2,760

2,640

2,530

2,490

2,440

2,420

2,490

2,760

3,210

5.290

3,190

3,030

81,160

2,618

1.86

2.14

Aug.

2,900 

2,760

2,690

2,580

2,500

2,410

2,380

2,470

2,390

2,270

2,230

2,170

2,110

2,100

2,090

2,040

1,990

*1,960

1,910

1,860

1,830

1,800

1,770

1,750

1,710

1,670

1,650

1,640

1,640

1,600 

1,600

64,470

2,080

1.48

1.70

Sept.

1,600

1,590

1,560

1,570

1,560

1,550

1,560

1,540

1,510

1,520

1,500

1,470

1,470

1,460

1,450

1,430

1.410

1,430

1,480

1,450

1,420

1,440

1,520

1,560

1,570

1,670

1,840

1,960

*1,980

1,990

47,060

1,569

1.11

1.24

Mean 2,779 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.77

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,600 Min 130 Mean 2,569 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.74

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 47

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°41 t , long 81°07", on line between sees. 9 and 10, T. 21 S., R. 32 E., 

on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, 3 miles northeast of Chuluota, 

and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--260 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1935 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.14 ft above mean sea level (Corps of

Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 18, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum. Since 

Sept. 4, 1943, water-stage recorder on St. Johns River above Lake Harney, near Geneva, 

7 miles downstream from base gage, used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 18 years (1936-54), 265 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 11.46 ft); minimum, 20 cfs May 24-26; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft May 25-27.

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Sept. 24, 1948 (gage height, 18.09 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs; minimum, 6.7 cfs June 11-13, 15, 1945; minimum gage height, 0.44 ft June 15-17, 1945.

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 24, 1948.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records include some flow diverted from Lake Mary Jane in Lake 

Okeechobee and the Everglades basin through Econlockhatchee Headwaters Canal.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1939. WSP 1234: 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.

,430

,210

,100

,200

,440

,750

,720

,610

,510

* ,510

,820

,890

,550

,240

983

812

697

611

617

649

643

601

522

444

387

347

305

284

268

266 

255

29,671

957

3.68

4.24

Nov.

240

230

220

*204

191

194

186

175

169

161

163

166

160

175

186

193

185

167

156

147

142

14T

142

180

544

932

1,680

1,790

1,450

1,170

11,842

395

1.52

1.69

Dec.

950

558

692

599

597

591

609

619

574

*519

470

427

392

376

369

361

363

341

310

280

258

330" 242

446

531

627

649

604

528

460 

410

15,332

495

1.90

2.19

Jan.

369

33F

318

314

301

291

277

257

235

220

208

205

201

194

189

180

172

165

156

*149

142

135

129

122

116

113

108

103

98

94 

89

5,985

193

0.742

0.86

Feb.

86

83

78

76

73

69

66

65

64

65

64

61

59

58

56

54

54

51

51

50

49

50

52

50

50

54

56

54

-

1,698

60.6

0.233

0.24

Mar.

52

50

49

*47

46

44

46

50

56

BT

53

51

49

46

44

41

40

38

38

40

43

47

47

45

42

38

36

35

34

32

31

1,364

44.0

0.169

0.20

Apr.

30

29

28

28

29

31

34

41

38

36

34

33

30

29

*28

28

26

25

25

24

26

29

31

32

32

37

50

49" 54

41

987

32.9

0.127

0.14

May

36

34

33

35

37

35

40

4236"

32

29

27

26

25

24

24

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

*20

20

21

22

24

30 

29

853

27.5

0.106

0.12

June

30

35

35

93

435

1,280

1,740

1,S60

1,270

979

763

604

479

403

362

346

317

294

274

280

399

568

614

530

433

358

296

250

210

176

15,408

514

1.98

2.20

July

145

121

111

106

96

80

70

TT

*77

75

87

138

285

473

512

491

484

476

472

411

305

221

165

132

110

87

78

126

158

190

201

6,554

211

0.812

0.94

Aug.

185

165

160

162

190

181

156

144

136

150

193

216

202

167

144

131

110

*93

79

71

72

59

58

56

55

51

49

66

87

115

3,783

122

0.469

0.54

Sept.

162

171

161

151

128

105

96

92

79

68

62

56

48

46

45

45

45

46

52

56

61

72

74

77

107

136

*185

2T2~ 243

200

3,081

103

0.396

0.44

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,980 Mln 31 Mean 487 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.43

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,890 Mln 20 Mean 265 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.80

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Oct. 12 (3 a.m.) 1.970 cfs (11.46 ft); Nov. 28 (1 a.m.) 1,900 

cfs (10.93 ftj; June 7 (11:30 a.m.) 1,770 cfs (10.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
48 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

St. Johns River above Lake Harney, near Geneva, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°43', long 81°02', in sec. 33, T. 20 S., R. 33 E., near right bank at

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 46, 1 mile upstream from Lake Harney, 5? miles

southeast of Geneva, and 15? miles southeast of Sanford.

Drainage area.--1,910 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Extremes.--1951-54: Maximum discharge measured, 13,800 cfs Oct. 7, 1953; minimum measured, 

150 cfs May 25, 1954.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 7........... 13,800 Apr. 15......... 347

14........... 13,300 May 25......... 160

Nov. 4........... 9,180 July 9......... 2,810

Dec. 9........... 5,400 Aug. 19......... 2,330

Jan. 21........... 2,590 Sept.27......... 1,860

Mar. 5........... 856

St. Johns River near Sanford, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°50' , long 81°19', in sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 30 E., on left bank 25 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 17 and 92, near downstream end of Lake Monroe, 

and 4 miles northwest of Sanford.

Drainage area.--2,420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1941 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.09 ft below mean sea level, datum of T929.

Extremes.--1941-54: Maximum discharge measured, 17,500 cfs Oct. 14, 1953; maximum reverse 

flow measured, 915 cfs June 7, 1944 (affected by tide).

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 7........... 14,900 Apr. 16.......... 1,510

14........... 17,500 May 26.......... 255

Nov. 5........... 13,200 July 13.......... 3,470

Dec. 7........... 7,610 Aug. 19.......... 3,68O

Jan. 22........... 3,860 Sept.28.......... 2,51O

Mar. 2........... 2,080
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 49

Wekiva River near Sanford, Fla .

Location. Lat 28°49', long 81°25', on line between sees. 21 and 28, T. 19 S., R. 29 E.,

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 46, *- 

from Little Wekiva

near right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 46, 4? miles downstream 

va River, 5^ miles upstream from mouth, and 9 miles west of Sanford.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1935 (discharge measurements only), October 

1935 to September 1954.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Prior to Nov. 6, 1935, reference point at same site. 

Average discharge.--19 years (1935-54), 264 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 640 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 4.10 ft); 

minimum observed, 188 cfs July 18-21; minimum gage height, 2.76 ft Mar. 19, Mar. 31 to 

Apr. 6.

1935-54: Maximum discharge observed, 2,060 cfs Sept. 17, 1945 (gage height, 5.60 

ft), from rating curve extended above 700 cfs; minimum, 105 cfs June 5-13, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.51 ft June 4-6, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Nov. 8,

Dee. 4 to Jan. 9, May 17 to Sept. 5)

2.6 

3.0 

3.8

4.1

183

283

495

640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 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.

450

450

456

450

478

551

574

547

616

*597

538

492

478

450

432

419

414

416

411

399

390

383

378

373

360

350

338

358

350

340 

328

13,566

438

-

-

Nov.

313

306

300

298

*293

296

290

288

286

285

293

290

293

288

290

288

283

286

288

a286

a284

283

288

318

555

348

545

555

528

525

9,059

501

-

-

Dec.

313

308

376

444

465

488

*499

475

459

455

422

404

392

401

390

385

376

370

565

360

353

556

447

510

499

492

482

465

444

416 

385

12,972

418

-

-

Jan.

378

590

588

578

360

348

336

326

323

320

313

313

306

298

290

290

288

280

273

273

270

*286

308

303

298

293

293

283

278

273 

2 68

9,624

310

-

-

Feb.

268 2~68

268

265

263

258

253

253

253

253

253

255

255

253

253

253

253

253

253

253

263

263

258

258

258

253

253

253

_

7,189

257

-

-

Mar.

253

248

*258

256

238

238

238

238

233

235

233

233

233

233

233

233

228

228

223

233

233

2?3

228

223

±28

228

228

228

228

228 

223

7,216

233

-

-

Apr.

223 223"

223

223

223

223

255

253

238

238

233

233

238

238

238

*236

238

238

255

253

235

233

233

233

235

243

248

248

248

246

7,036

235

-

-.

May

245

235

233

226

223

223

223

220

218

218

218

220

218

223

223

216

215

213

213

210

208

208

208

206

203

*200

208

203

203

203 

203

6,665

216

-

-

June

203

200

210

220

220

220

220

220

216

216

216

a216

216

213

213

213

213

218

218

213

213

208

208

203

205

200

200

200

196

190

6,515

210

-

-

July

190

190

190

190

190

190

200

205

208

208

203

203

*206

198

193

195

195

188

188

188

188

195

193

218

213

243

238

245

258

255

218

6,550

204

-

"

Aug.

240

256

260

256

246

240

a263

286

286

286

286

a275

a260

a245

a230

a218

a212

210

*218

210

218

218

216

216

218

218

a222

a226

a229

a230 

233

7,407

239

-

-

Sept.

230

250

250

255

255

236

236

258

258

258

240

240

258

253

253

256

256

258

305

296

290

296

298

298

320

556

555

*568

575

355

8,260

275

-

"

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,100 Mln 200 Mean 331 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 616 Mln 188 Mean 278 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
50 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Blue Spring near Orange City, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°56', long 81°20', in sec. 8, T. 18 S., R. 30 E., on left bank of spring

run, 800 ft upstream from St. Johns River, a quarter of a mile downstream from head of

spring, and 2| miles west of Orange City.

Records available. March 1932 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only). 

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 0.74

Ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Extremes.--1932-54: Maximum discharge measured, 206 cfs Mar. 1, 1954; minimum measured,

62.7 cfs Nov. 6, 1935, but may be inaccurate owing to adverse measuring conditions and

abnormal backwater from St. Johns River.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water yearOctober 1953 to September 1954

Dec. 8.......... 175

Jan. 22.......... 200

Mar. 1.......... 206

Apr. 17.......... 194

May 26.......... 165

July 12.......... 167

Aug. 20.......... 182

Sept.29.......... 182

St. Johns River near De Land, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°01 r , long 81°23', T. 17 S., R. 29 E., on left bank 1,000 ft downstream

from Crows Bluff Bridge on State Highway 44 and 5 miles west of De Land. 

Drainage area. 2,960 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.114 ft below mean sea level (levels by 

~^Jorps of Engineers). Prior to May 28, 1936, staff gage at Crows Bluff Bridge, 1,000

ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at St. Francis Landing,

4 miles downstream from Crows Bluff Bridge. 

Average discharge. 20 years, 3,187 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 17,100 cfs Oct. 15; maximum gage height,

7.17 ft Oct. 11, 12; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 1.254

ft Mar. 28.

1934-54: Maximum daily discharge, that of Oct. 15, 1953; maximum reverse flow

measured, 697 cfs June 6, 1944. 

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 2,500 cfs, which are poor. Flow occasionally

reversed as result of tide and wind effect. 

Revisions. WSP 1234: 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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

15.900 

14,100

14,400

14,500

14,600

*14, 900

15,000

15,200

16,100

15,900

16,100

16,300

16,900

16,900

*17.100

a!6,900

a!6,900

a!6,900

a!6,800

a!6,700

a!6,600

a!6,500

a!6,300

a!6,200

a!6,000

a!5,900 

a!5,700

a!5,500

a!5,200

a 15, 000

a!4,800

489,800

15,800

5.34

6.15

Nov.

a 14 .400 

al4,100

a!3,700

a!3,400

a!3,000

*12,600

12 , 000

11,600

11,300

11,000

10,600

10,300

9,940

9,860

9,850

9,770

9,820

9,900

9,780

9,720

9,520

9,570

9,370

9,240

9,290

9.140 

9,220

9,350

9,410

9,510

320,260

10,680

3.61

4.02

Dec.

9.250 

9,160

9,150

9,100

9,120

9,170

9,140

*9,110

9,030

9,020

8,930

8,810

8,800

8,850

8,140

8,550

8,490

8,310

8,060

7,950

7,860

7,770

7,520

7,240

7,130

6.930 

6,950

7,000

7,050

7,070

7,120

255,780

8,251

2.79

3.21

Jan.

7,110 

,260

,460

,430

,470

.530

,220

7,200

7,150

7,190

7,100

6,870

6,790

6,650

6,560

6,530

6,410

6,290

6,230

6,070

5,660

5,800

*5,420

5,210

4,830

4,670 

4,680

4,610

4,520

4,620

4, 360

192,900

6,223

2.10

2.42

Feb.

4,060 

4,210

4,130

4,060

3,980

3,810

3,820

3,340

3,460

3,700

4,020

3,650

3,220

3,250

3,200

3,090

3,220

3,020

2,750

2,780

2/820

2,550

2,580

2,700

2,460

2 , 510 

2,650

2,520

91,560

3,270

1.10

1.15

Mar.

) (-,

U2.220

1

J

e2,030

Iiel,900

1

te 1,800

IUl,700

]

lei, 600

1

>

57,850

1,866

0.630

0.73

Apr.

]

Ul,520

1

J

S

Ul,450

I

J

-.

Ul,380

1

J

1,300

>

1

Ul,220

1

J

\

Ul,180

1

J

40,250

1,342

0.453

0.51

May

]Ui,ioo 1

J

S

Ul,060

I

J

1,000

e950

e900

1 ( '}

I e 1,040

I

^

31,290

1,009

0.341

0.39

June

1,550 

1,680

1,950

1,900

2,050

1,840

2,020

2,020

2,270

2,530

2,540

*2 , 680

2,850

3,020

3,110

3,250

3,120

2,970

2,520

1,940

1.480

1,900

2,530

2,810

3,310

3,390 

3,380

3,590

3.660

3,600

77,460

2,582

0.872

0.97

July

3,610 

3.570

3,600

3,650

3,760

3,830

4,020

4,020

4,350

4.400

4,070

*3,760

3,600

3,580

3,670

4,000

3,990

4,020

4,040

3,930

*3,950

4,060

4,010

3,990

3,870

3,670 

3,620

3,720

3,770

3,910

4,020

120,060

3,873

1.31

1.51

Aug.

4,180 

4,420

4,880

4,960

5.210

5,200

5,080

4,850

4,660

4,690

4,930

4,900

4,930

4,700

4,470

4,410

4,350

4,420

4,200

*4,130

3,940

3,830

3,560

3,120

2,890

2,880 

2,880

2,570

2,490

2,430

2, 400

126,560

4,083

1.38

1.59

Sept.

2,540 

*2,400

2,090

2,360

2,680

2,760

2,710

2,690

2,190

1,990

2,020

2,160

2,020

1.640

1,730

1,840

2,150

1,930

2,370

2,600

2,950

2,960

2,970

2,750

2,550

2,690 

2,700

2,840

*3,010

5.070

73,360

2,445

0.826

0.92

Calendar year 1953 : Max 17,100 Min 658 Mean 5,403 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.75

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,1OO Min - Mean 5,143 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations, 

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements 

and records for nearby stations. No gage-height record May 4-7.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 51

Palatlakaha Creek near Mascotte, Pla.

Location.--Lat 28°37', long 81°51', in sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. 24 E., on right bank 5 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Lake Emma, and 3v miles northeast of Mascotte.

Drainage area. 160 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1945 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 21, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 115 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 372 cfs Oct. 10, 11, 12; maximum gage height, 

7712 ft Oct. 11, 12; minimum discharge, 14 cfs July 4-9, 23-26; minimum gage height, 

3.45 ft July 7.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 458 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 1945; maximum gage height, that of 

Oct. 11, 12, 1953; minimum discharge observed, 0.2 cfs June 18, 19, 1945; minimum gage 

height observed, 2.14 ft June 19, 1945.

Remarks. --Records fair.

Correction.--The maximum discharge (364 cfs) for the 1953 water year, published in

¥SP 1274, was not independent of the higher peak discharge occurring Oct. 10, 11, 12, 

1953; maximum independent peak discharge during 1953 water year, 74 cfs May 7-12 (gage 

height, 4.88 ft).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-29, Nov. 24-28, 

July 26 to Sept. 22)

Oct. 1-12 Oct. 13 to Sept. 3O

6.8 

7.0

35O 

380

3.4 

4.O 

4.2

4.4 

5.0 

7.0

38

107

381

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

358

360

364

366

368

370

368

370

370

371

371

372

371

368

*364

364

364

366

366

364

364

363

361

360

359

357

356

357

359

356 

555

11,280

564

2.28

2.62

Nov.

552

550

349

346

347

545

540

559

556

555

555

529

526

524

522

519

515

512

508

505

505

305

511

518

*547

545

542

536

529

524

9,888

550

2.06

2.50

Dec.

317

310

505

508

528

529

529

526

325

525

522

324

525

331

522

521

317

512

310

510

514

514

546

554

556

553

552

550

*552

550

346

10,185

528

2.05

2.57

Jan.

545

542

345

342

342

358

355

552

551

528

528

522

517

517

515

514

310

507

305

504

305

500

293

290

289

287

286

280

277

276

272

9,666

512

1.95

2.25

Feb.

268

265

262

258

254

251

248

247

242

240

257

231

227

226

225

220

*217

215

210

209

207

200

199

199

196

192

191

191

-

6,525

226

1.41

1.47

Mar.

188

185

182

178

176

175

172

171

168

167

164

160

154

152

147

141

140

156

137

146

145

142

140

158

154

152

129

126

124 

121

*117

4,685

151

0.944

1.09

Apr.

115

TTT

108

107

105

102

10O

99

97

94

95

90

88

85

85

93

90

87

84

82

79

77

76

75

72

70

67

64

62

BO

2,617

87.2

0.545

0.61

May

59

57

55

51

49

46

42

40

57

55

55

51

*55

55

30

28

28

26

26

26

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

19

T9

19 

19

989

51.9

0.199

0.25

June

18

18

18

19

20

19

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

1515"

15

15 

15

507

16.9

0.106

0.12

July

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

29

57

55 

52

31

545

17.6

0.110

0.15

Aug.

50

50

50

*31

50

29

28

5O

54

53

33

34

54

52

50

50

28

27

27

26

26

27

26

25

25

24

23

25

25 

24

25

877

28.5

0.177

0.20

Sept.

23

25

22

21

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

19

19

19

*20

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

17

18

18

18

17

565

18.8

0.118

0.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 372 Kin 35 Mean 143 Cfsm 0.894 In. 12.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 372 Min 14 , Mean 159 Cfsm 0.994 In. 13.52

Discharge measurement made on this day.
52 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Palatlakaha Creek near Okahumpka, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°43', long 81°53', in sec. 26, T. 20 S., R. 24 E., at bridge 2 miles

southeast of Okahumpka and 4 miles above mouth.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only). 

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Prior to Sept. 18, 1952,

reference point at same site. 

Extremes. 1945-54: Maximum discharge measured, 436 cfs Sept. 17, 1945; minimum measured,

0.80 cfs May 30, 1945.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°53', long 81°47', in sec. 2, T. 19 S., R. 25 E., on left bank 15 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 44, a quarter of a mile west of Lisbon, and 

8^ miles northeast of Leesburg.

Drainage area. 640 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 59.22 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 12 years, 311 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 819 cfs Jan. 3-5 (gage height, 4.24 ft); minimum, 254 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 2.17 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 3-5, 1954; minimum, 74 cfs June 23-26, 

1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.16 ft June 26, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 6.4 ft in 1926, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 Dec. 30 to Sept. 30

3.7 

4.2

559

805

2.1 

2.5

248

290

3.0 

4.3

397

839

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

571

*568

574

577

580

594

600

600

600

594

611

611

616

611

611

611

611

611

62V

627

616

616

616

621

627

621

621 

648

ela

627

627

18,883

609

0.952

1.10

Nov.

621

621

621

621

621

621

605

600

600

594

605

594

594

594

605

605

611

611

605

605

605

616

621

627

»670

659

659 

659

643

643

18,556

619

0.967

1.08

Dec.

643

627

657

638

697

697

697

692

692

692

692

692

697

735

708

708

692

681

675

675

697

697

794

794

794

794

794 

794

«805

802

802

22,224

717

1.12

1.29

Jan.

795

795

819

819

819

815

808

805

805

805

805

805

795

795

795

795

798

788

788

788

788

788

781

771

768

771

771 

768

757

757

754

24,511

791

1.24

1.42

Feb.

744

744

744

744

730

727

727

720

720

720

720

717

700

700

700

*700

700

696

769

693

700

693

689

689

686

683

679 

679

19,833

708

1.11

1.15

Mar.

669

666

662

649

638

635

635

635

635

635

635

632

625

628

618

601

594

594

594

615

615

604

601

598

594

591

591 

584

*577

577

577

19,104

616

0.962

1.11

Apr.

570

557

550

547

547

540

536

533

530

516

516

516

516

506

502

502

492

479

472

458

468

455

455

455

455

451

451 

448

441

458

14,902

497

0.777

0.87

May

151

448

441

445

441

438

428

424

417

*407

397

397

411

428

421

404

394

394

391

385

373

362

362

352

342

342

342 

338

340

357

352

12,224

394

0.616

0.71

June

357

350

352

367

576

373

373

364

362

360

352

352

344

*340

342

338

336

327

323

323

323

323

323

321

321

318

312 

311

307

306

10,176

339

0.530

0.59

July

327

329

325

319

316

316

312

318

319

319

316

321

323

321

321

319

323

318

314

312

309

307

304

300

298

301

306 

311

309

309

306

9,748

314

0.491

0.57

Aug.

309

311

*3lT

307

306

306

304

306

306

306

306

309

306

303

298

294

291

290

289

286

284

284

283

280

279

2J77

277 

283

284

286

235

9,146

295

0.461

0.53

Sept.

284

279

276

276

276

275

274

270

265

264

264

264

261

*260

262

261

261

261

261

258

257

258

258

255

254

262

263 

264

274

270

7,967

266

0.416

0.46

Calendar year 1953: Max 805 Mln 197 Mean 380 Cfsm 0.594 In. 8.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 819 Mln 254 Mean 513 Cfsm 0.802 In. 10.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 53

Oklawaha River at Moss Bluff, Fla.

Location.--Lat 29°05', long 81°53', ii sec. 22 or 23, T. 16 S., R. 24 E., on left bank 

25 ft upstream from old channel, "-' '" , upstream from highway bridge, 600 ft downstream 

from powerplant, and 0.4 mile sou..a-rejt of Moss Bluff. Records include flow of old 

Oklawaha River channel.

Drainage area.--910 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February to September 1943 (discharge measurements only), October 

1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Corps of Engineers 

benchmark). Prior to Aug. 12, 1943, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 400 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs Jan. 11, 12; maximum gage height, 

49.49 ft Jan. 11; minimum daily discharge, 243 cfs Sept. 21.

1943-54: Maximum 'iischarge, that of Jan. 11, 12, 1954; maximum gage height, that 

of Jan. 11, 1954; minimum discharge, 42 cfs Nov. 26, 1943 (gage height, 40.90 ft); 

minimum daily, 90 cfs Dec. 12, 1943.

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated by powerplant above station. Mormal limits of 

regulation of reservoir insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Rating tatle, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6,

June 23 to Sept. 30)

43.3

47.0

49.5

234

690

1,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

l 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

774 

*772

780

776

778

774

762

752

760

742

746

738- 734

736

741

744

752

753

748

740

741

752

762

753

753

768

774

782

792 

7Qfl I ob

783

23,548

760

0.835

0.96

Nov.

772 

772

778

782

795

792

776

765 772

778

77B

778

784

776

772

765

780

777

782

776

780

780

783

786

822

822

816

812

806

801

23,558

785

0.863

0.96

Dec.

800 

*798 SCO"

B19

873

872

860

848

B46

844

838

840

843

860

849

843

834

836

840

854

868

892

972

993

957

956

975

*1,000

*999

993

982

27,384

B83

0.970

1.12

Jan.

957 

363

970

972

974

970

963

975

1,020

1,040

1,050

*1,050

1,040

*1,040

1,050

1,04O

1,030

1,04O

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,04O

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,010

31,534

1,017

1.12

1.29

Feb.

1,010 

998

954

930

8B4

84O

834

836

838

840

B38

832

826

831

831

*828

825

813

798

818

855

849

84O

848

848

846

848

852

23,990

857

0.942

0.98

Mar.

~5%8 855 

843

830

822

824

825

825

819

806

802

802

804

807

789

778

777

774

784

808

801

788

784

780

777

759

754

752

*752

744

728

24,641

795

0.874

1.01

Apr.

716 

IM

657

661

654

654

651

651

646

639

643

636

a580

a560

a550

a540

a530

a520

a520

a510

510

511

512

517

526

506

5O9

5O4

BQ-O- 500

17,299

577

0.634

0.71

May

516 

528

50Tf

506

500

486

478

476

476

464

446

*439

458

463

460

462

452

451

448

442

422

396

408

391

388

386

3&5

386

391

396

398

13,809

445

0.489

0.56

June

398 

397

394

408

409

409

40O

396

392

396

404

401

406.

*398

395

39O

389

392

401

409

394

389

384

385

384

383

386

377

376

3J3

11,815

394

O.433

0.48

July

376 

379

377

388

391

366

377

386

386

386

4O2

467 436-

444

436

432

430

431

415

408

403

398

395

392

395

385

390

388

383

377

38O

12,419

401

0.441

0.51

Aug.

379

373

*382

380

378

377

377

395

38T

382

380

383

377

376

382

368

368

365

364

360

353

348

342

341

340

338

338

340

353

352

346

11,321

365

O.401

0.46

Sept.

347 

347

342

347

554

349

340

341

335

332

337

344

285

*248

246

250

245

250

257

244

243

249

249

249

250

263

259

259

259

259

8,679

289

0.318

0.35

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,000 Min 13B Mean 461 Cfsm 0.5O7 In, 6.86

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,050 Min 243 Mean 630 Cfsm 0.69" In. 9,39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Oklawahii er near Ocal'i,
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Oklawaha River near Ocala, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°11', long 82°00', in sec. 15, T. 15 S., R. 23 E., on left bank 15 ft 

upstream from highway bridge known as Sharpes Ferry, 2 miles upstream from Silver 

River, and 9 miles east of Ocala.

Drainage area.--1,100 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. February 1930 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 36.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1937 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to 

Mar. 2, 1932, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 413 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height, 4.55 ft); minimum, 249 cfs Sept. 21, 22 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 1,810 cfs June 15, 1934; maximum gage height, 5.52 ft 

Sept. 6, 1933; minimum discharge, 41 cfs May 7, 1939; minimum gage height, -1.76 ft 

Aug. 2, 1932.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at low flow 

caused by powerplant at Moss Bluff, 12 miles above station. Large seepage losses 

above station during prolonged periods of low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 20 to Sept. 5)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 19 Aug. 2O to Sept. 30

1.2 

2.0 

3.0 

4.6

355

479

745

1,500

0.5 

1.1 

1.6

241

315

383

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

989 

1.010 

1,000

970

*956

951

928

914

910

896

870

853

849

824

816

816

808

800

797

797

789

781

777

777

770

770

777

816

836

828

820

26,495

855

0.777

0.90

Nov.

820 

812 

804

800

812

816

812

804

793

804

804

800

797

793

793

793

789

a~79^

a790

a790

a790

a790

a790

*828

865

874

879

874

870

861

24,437

815

0.741

0.83

Dec.

865 

853 

845 879"

999

999

994

985

965

951

942

928

914

942

951

946

919

905

896

896

905

942

1,280

1,460

1,340

1,250

1,200

*1,170

1,200

1,200

1,180

31,701

1,023

0.930

1.07

Jan.

1,150 

1,120 

1,110

1,1OO

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,080

1,110

1,150

1,140

1,120

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,070

1,080

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,090

1,070

1,050

33,980

1,096

O.996

1.15

Feb.

1,050 

1,050 

1,040

1,010

980

946

905

905

896

874

874

865

853

845

*849

853

840

836

824

820

836

861

865

861

870

861

861

879

_

25,009

893

0.812

0.85

Mar.

942 

933 

905

883

861

845

865

870

853

845

820

808

812

804

800

800

781

767

785

857

849

828

808

797

777

763

752

752

749

738"

25,387

819

0.745

0.86

Apr.

718 

705 

685

660

651

634

634

631

625

625

619

611

592

571

559

559

542

533

524

511

530

519

511

524

528

524

526

504

490

498

17,343

578

0.525

0.59

May

496 

504 

508

50?

498

490

472

466

458

455

445

438

445

465

456

445

442

*434

428

427

416

396

384

385

378

373

373

370" 370

373

376

13,468

434

0.395

0.46

June

386 

394 

384

397

418

404

4O9

391

376

370

404

420 40~9~

398

397

382

376

*380

392

386

385

385

376

366

367

364

361

360

355

3ST

11,553

385

O.350

0.39

July

367 

379 

367

364

373

367

362

373

385

404

396

410

422

426

424

420

415

410

408

398

388

382

380

382

382

391

398

433

4T5

396 

391

12,208

394

0.358

0.41

Aug.

382 

378 

378

378

382

376

378

408

*428

450

416

410

406

391

386

382

372

372

378

367

360

353

370

360

345

341

340

337

345

360

353

11,662

376

0.342

0.39

Sept.

341 

342 

337

334

337

340

336

346

333

320

324

333

314

272

275

277

263

257 261'

*258

251

2BT

253

253

255

278

327

322

312

287

8,989

300

0.273

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,460 Min 206 Mean 539 Cfsm 0.490 In. 6.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,460 Min 251 Mean 664 Cfsm 0.604 In. 8.20

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Bluff.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 55 

Silver Springs near Ocala, Fla,

Location.--Measuring point for discharge measurements at lat 29 C 13, long 82°02', in 

sec. 6, T. 15 S., R. 23 E., 700 ft downstream from Paradise Landing, 0.7 mile downstream from head of springs, and 6.0 miles northeast of Ocala.

Records available.--January 1933 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder on Sharpes Ferry artesian well about 400 ft east of Oklawaha 

River, 2 miles upstream from Silver River, and 4.2 miles southeast of head of springs. 

Datum of gage is 42.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1937 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 22, 1947, staff gage at 

same site and datum. Supplementary water-stage recorder at head of springs in boat 

repair basin. Datum of gage is 38.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to Feb. 20, 1947, supplementary staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 837 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,040 cfs Jan. 10, 11, 16; maximum gage 

height at head of springs, 3.15 ft Dec. 24; minimum daily discharge, 757 cfs Sept. 13; 

minimum gage height at head of springs, 1.02 ft Sept. 14.

1933-54: Maximum discharge, 1,150 cfs Nov. 2-4, 1950; maximum gage height observed 

at head of springs, 5.50 ft Sept. 6, 1933; minimum daily discharge, 627 cfs Mar. 31, 

Apr. 1, 1933; minimum gage height observed at head of springs, 0.06 ft June 22, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good. Surface inflow between head of springs and measuring site is 

negligible. Discharge computed from relation between artesian pressure at Sharpes 

Ferry well and discharge at measuring point.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

987

953

998

1,010

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,030 

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,010

31,558

1,018

-

-

Nov.

,010

,010

,010

,010

,020

,010

,000

,000

,000

,000

998

*996

993

992

994

994 

992

989

990

993

990

988

990

990

988

974

970

968

967 '970"

29,796

993

-

-

Dec.

970

969

971

973

972

973

967

968

973

973

970

974

979

972

958

959 

958

957

561

970

978

972

978

970

979

982

987

996

1,000

1,000

1,000

30,209

974

-

-

Jan.

1,000

i,oiO

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,040 

1,030

1,020

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,020

,020

,020

,020

,020

,020

,020

,020

,020

31,740

1,024

-

-

Feb.

1,010

1,020

1,050

1,020

1,010

1,020

1,000

1,010

1,010

1,000

1,000

991

984

985

987

990 

993

989

987

986

987

980

980

990

982

981

977

554

-

27,883

996

_

-

Mar.

971

964

965

957

961

964

962

961

967

966

963

959

956

959

945

936 

938

946

953

956

950

938

938

936

936

935

936

935

933

931

928

29,445

950

_

-

Apr.

52~2 925

922

919

917

918

919

919

916

910

910

911

910

911

909

911 

904

897

896

896

897

897

896

894

892

892

894

894

888

®85

27,169

906

-

-

May

880

882

885

886

882

877

874

870

866

866

868

869

873

866

859

856 

857

858

857

857

849

846

844

844

844

842

845

847

842

837

fa-rH 837

26,665

860

_

-

June

839

535

836

835

831

826

827

828

826

826

826

822

819

819

820

819 

816

815

816

814

812

809

808

808

807

806

806

806

804

798

24,563

819

_

-

July

795

794

795

795

796

796

793

791

793

793

790

788

785

784

783

782 

781

780

780

780

780

779

780

780

777

775

775

776

773

771

771

24,311

784

_

-

Aug.

774

774

772

770

770

770

769

768

768

769

770

768

766

764

764

766 

767

766

766

767

766

763

763

766

768

768

766

765

768

769

766

23,796

768

-

-

Sept.

763

761

761

760

759

 '61

763

764

766

766

763

760

757

755

761

761

760

760

761

760

760

761

761

762

762

763

763

761

759

*758

22,836

761

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,030 Min 730 Mean 836 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,040 Min 757 Mean 904 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.

389020 O - 56- 5
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Orange Lake Outlet near Citra, Pla.

Location.--Lat 29 0 26', long 82°07', in sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 22 E., on left bank 15 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 301 and State Highway 200, 0.8 mile south of 

Island Grove, and 1.5 miles north of Citra.

Drainage area.--Indeterminate. Total drainage area of Orange Lake Outlet and Lochloosa 

Lake Outlet above highway is 323 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1947 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 53.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 27, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 129 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 467 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 6.26 ft); minimum, 

7.4 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 2.89 ft).

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 677 cfs Mar. 17-24, 1948; maximum gage height, 7.81 ft 

Mar. 17, 1948; minimum discharge, 1.2 cfs June 27, 1950; minimum gage height, that of 

Sept. 14, 1954.

Maximum dissharge measured, 976 cfs Nov. 10, 1941.

Remarks Records good. Orange and Lochloosa Lakes are connected by Cross Creek through 

which there may be a natural diversion from one lake to the other.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 9 to Sept. 30

5.9 

6.2

365

450

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

7.6

9.2

18

30

4.5 

5.0 

6.3

65

177

476

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

390

405

416

433

450

447

442

442

458

460

448

*444

439

439

439

435

430

428

423

418

414

407

402

396

389

382

377

384

386

372 

563

12,958

418

-

-

Nov.

356

3BT

345

340

338

340

331

324

317

317

313

306

301

297

292

287

283

276

283

287

287

283

280

*280

294

283

274

267

264

260

9,059

302

-

-

Dec.

255

246

'548' 239

269

269

274

271

271

271

267

267

271

290

285

276

276

274

267

267

267

269

322

338

354

370

370

379

386

393

407

9,208

297

_

-

Jan.

414

416

423

425

428

432

*42S

423

418

414

418

421

409

405

402

402

402

396

393

391

389

389

384

377

375

370

366

363

356

352

350

12,331

398

_

-

Feb.

345 33B333

331

322

315

308

315

310

301

297

290

285

278

*276

271

269

264

258

251

253

253

244

237

244

232

225

223

-

7,868

281

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 460 Mln 6.3

Mar.

232

2TF

212

214

205

200

200

191

188

186

179

175

172

172

172

166

154

147

152

170

170

166

159

156

152

149

147

147

147

*147

145

5,388

174

-

-

Apr.

140

138

136

131

126

124

131

124

126

126

126

124

122

120

120

120

124

113

103

96

94

92

106

120

117

113

110

108

108

103

3,541

118

_

-

May

36" 99

94

92

87

81

75

71

65

63

*58

55

58

57

53

51

49

48

47

44

42

39

37

36

34

34

3232"

32

34

38

1,733

55.9

_

-

June

38

37

36

40

43

41

39

38

38

37

36

35

35

34

*33

32

31

30

29

29

29

28

27

26

25

25

24

24

23

22

964

32.1

-

-

July

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

1919"

19

19

20

21

20

20

20

20 

19

641

20.7

-

-

Aug.

*T9~ 19

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

To11

1111

437

14.1

-

-

Sept.

11

TT

10

10

9.5

9.2

8.9

8.4

8.2

7.9

7.9

8.0

7.7

FHJ

8.4

8.0

7.9

8.0

8.4

*8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.0

8.5

257.3

8.58

-

-

Mean 131 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 460 Mln 7.7 Mean 176 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 57

Lochloosa Lake Outlet near Lochloosa, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°29'10", long 82°06'10", in sec. 3, T. 12 S., R. 22 E., on right bank at 

upstream side of wing wall of culvert on U. S. Highway 301 and State Highway 200, 

1.3 miles south of Lochloosa and 2.4 miles north of Island Grove.

Drainage area. Indeterminate. Total drainage area of Orange Lake Outlet and Lochloosa 

Lake Outlet above highway is 323 sq mi.

Records available. January 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 55.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 28, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 33.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 108 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 3, occurred on recessipn 

following peak of Sept. 30, 1953; maximum independent peak discharge, 98 cfs Jain. 11 

(gage height, 4.48 ft); no flow for many days.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 341 cfs Mar. 12, 13, 1948 (gage height, 6.04 ft); no 

flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 5.0 cfs, which are poor. Orange and Loehloosa 

Lakes are connected by Cross Creek through which there may be a natural diversion of 

flow from one lake to the other.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 31 to Jan. 17)

2.63

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

.4

1.2

3.6

6.7

12

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5

17

24

40

61

114

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

107

108

107

101

102

105

al06

alOl

a!04

al07

a!07

*106

106

104

105

105

104

103

102

101

99

97

95

92

90

87

85

88

90

85

81

3,080

99.4

-

-

Nov.

78

76

74

72

72

72

68

65

63

63

61

59

57

54

352

50

a48

346

347

348

a46

43

342

*43

49

47

44

42

39

11

1,657

55.2

_

-

Dec.

36

33

32

36

48

45

46

44

43

43

42

41

43

49

52

47

45

43

40

40

40

42

70

77

80

83

83

83

84

86

12

1,666

53.7

-

-

Jan.

91

91

94

95

96

*96~ 97

94

92

92

96

96

94

92

92

92

92

90

89

88

87

87

87

83

80

80

80

79

77

75

74

2,748

88.6

_

-

Feb.

73

72

70

70

68

65

63

64

64

61

59

57

53

49

*48

46

45

44

40

38

39

38

35

34

36

32

32

30

-

-------

1,425

50.9

_

-

Mar.

31

27

25

24

21

20

19

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

12

10

9.3

10

14

14

12

12

11

10

10

9.0

9.3

9.3

8.8

8,5

458.2

14.8

_

-

Apr.

8.3

778

7.2

6.5

6.2

*5.8

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.1

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.4

4.1

4.2

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.3

3-1

152.7

5.09

_

-

May

2.9

ZT

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.1

.8

.6

.7

1.2

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.4

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

25.1

0.81

_

-

June

0.2

0

0

.6

.8

.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

.1

.2

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

0.09

_

-

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

.3

.4

72

0

0

0

0

0.9

0.03

_

-

Aug.

(*)

0

0

_

-

Sept.

(*)

0

0

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 108 Mln o Mean 22.4 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 108 Mln 0 Mean 30.7 Cfsm - In.

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

s Ho gsge-helght record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Orange Lake Outlet near Cltrs.
58 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Oklawaha River at Riverside Landing, near Orange Springs, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°30', long 81°48', In sec. 33, T. 11 S., R. 25 E. , on right bank at 

Riverside Landing, 8£ miles east of Orange Springs.

Drainage area. 2,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 11 years, 2,215 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 8.30 ft); minimum, 1,220 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 5.01 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 7,320 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 9.50 ft); minimum, 956 cfs June 3,4, 6-19, 1945; minimum gage height, 3.97 ft June 17, 18, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5

2,900

4,190

5,480

6.7 

7.5 

8.3

Mar. 6 to Sept. 30

1,220

1,520

1,990

2,900

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.7

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.

4,980 

5,240

5,400

5.450

5,370

5,220

4,980

4,820

4,960

5,030

4,910

4,720

4,530

4,330

4,140

4,000

3,870

3,760

3,680

*3,600

3,550

3,500 

3,460 

3,420

3,380

3,330

3.280

3,340 

3,410

3,420 

3,420

130,500

4,210

2.00

2.31

Nov.

3.410 

3,390

3,360

3,330

3,310

3,280

3,260

3,230

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,170

3,160

3,140

3,120

3,110

3,080

3,050

3,020

2,990

2,990

2.980 

2,980 

3,000

3,160

3,180

3,200

3,200 

3,200

3,180

95,080

3,169

1.51

1.68

Dec.

*3,160 

3,120

3.100

3,160

3,390

3,550

3,630

3,700

3,760

3,780

3,710

3,650

3,600

3,570

3,550

3,540

3,490

3,420

3,380

3,340

3,310

3,300 

3,760 

4,290

4,630

4,980

5,230

5.280 

5,150

4,950 

4,740

119,220

3,846

1.83

2.11

Jan.

4.560 

4,390

4,290

4,190

4,100

*4,050

4,000

3,950

3,900

3,870

3,850

3,820

3,800

3,780

3,780

3,800

3,800

3,800

3,800

3,780

3,780

3,760 

3,730 

3,710

3,680

3,680

3,650

3,630 

3,600

3,570 

3*550

119,650

3,860

1.84

2.12

Feb.

3.520 

3,500

3,490

3,460

3,420

3,390

3,380

3,390

3,380

3,360

3,310

3,280

3,220

3,170

3,120

3,080

3,050

3,020

2,980

2,980

3,050

3,000 

2,980 

*2,940

2,940

2,920

2.900

2,900

89,130

3,183

1.52

1.58

Mar.

2.940 

2,920

2,920

2,900

2,900

2,870

2,870

2,860

2,830

2,820

2,790

2,750

2,750

2,720

2,690

2,650

2,620

2,610

2,650

2,800

2,890

2,900 

2,890 

2,860

2,800

2,730

2,680

2,660 

2,650

2,620 

2 590 '

86,130

2,778

1.32

1.53

Apr.

2.550 

2,510

2,470

2,440

*2,420

2,400

2,380

2,350

2,330

2,290

2,250

2,210

2,170

2,160

2,120

2,110

2,110

2,100

2,070

2,070

2,110

2,070 

2,030 

1,990

1,980

1,980

1,990

1,980 

1,940

1.930

65,510

2,184

1.04

1.16

May

1.910 

1,870

1,850

1,830

1,810

1,770

1,750

1,730

1,720

1,700

*1,680

1,690

1,790

1,800

1,810

1,810

1,790

1,750

1,720

1,670

1,640

1,610 

1,580 

1,570

1,550

1,540

1,540

1.520 

1,540

1,600 

1,660

52,800

1,703

0.811

0.94

June

1.640 

1,610

1,570

1,570

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,590

1,580

1,540

1,520

1,510

1,550

1,530

*1,510

1,510

1,510

1,490

1,480

1,510

1,520

1,510 

1,480 

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,420

1.410 

1,410

1,410

45,560

1,519

0.723

0.81

July

1,470 

1,450

1,400

1,410

1,440

1,420

1,410

1,410

1,450

1,490

1,520

1,540

1,540

1,520

1,490

1,480

1,460

1,450

1,440

1,420

1,390

1.380 

1,420 

1,510

1,670

1.680

1,680

1,660 

1,640

1,600 

1,580

46,420

1,497

0.713

0.82

Aug.

1.540 

*1,500

1,440

1,390

1,360

1,330

1,330

1,410

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,470

1,440

1,430

1,390

1,360

1,340

1,330

1,320

1.500

1,300 

1,330 

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,320

1,330 

1,420

1,370 

1,350

43,040

1,388

0.661

0.76

Sept.

1,350 

1,390

1,390

1,400

1,420

1,360

1,320

1,290

1,270

1,260

1,280

1,330

*1,320

1,340

1,360

1,340

1,320

1,300

1,330

1,300

1,280

1,260 

1.240 

1,240

1,250

1,290

1,400

1.460 

1,460

1,460

40,010

1,334

0.635

0.71

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,450 Min 1,180 Mean 2,368 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.30

Water year 1953-54 : Max 5,450 Min 1,240 Mean 2,556 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.53

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 59

Little |Haw Creek near Seville, Pla.

Location. Lat 29°19', long 81°23', in sec. 32, T. 13 S., R. 29 E., on right bank 600 ft 

downstream from bridge on State; Highway 305, 1.4 miles downstream from Lake Disston, 

and 6.4 miles east of Seville.

Drainage ranagearea.--120 area.-- sq mi, approximately. approxmaey. 

Records available. January 1951 to September 1954. 

Gage. a  Water-stage - recorder. Datum of gage is 5.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Jan. 5, 1953, at site 600 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 759 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 7.93 ft); minimum, 

'2.9 cfs Sept. 12, 13 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 1,490 cfs Sept. 24, 1953 (gage height, 8.72 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs July 31, Aug. 1, 2, 1952.

Remarks . --Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.0

2.8

3.9

5.5

12

24

42

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

86

155

281

479

800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

*709

668

649

617

615

636

606

603

704

754

742

723

704

679

653

633

615

592

570

551

525

501

472

446

418

387

358

341

331

300

 

275.

17,377

561

4.68

5.39

Nov.

256

520

222

207

195

185

170

156

147

137

137

128

*122

117

113

110

105

100

95

90

85

82

80

5H

111

105

94

90

88

86

3,933

131

1.09

1.22

Dec.

86

84

104" 82

202

202

190

176

169

162

151

144

143

174

160

142

*134

126

119

116

124

131

356

514

5H

486

453

422

399

374 

348

6,987

225

1.88

2.17

Jan.

319

53S

279

262

244

228

207

192

180

173

172

168

149

138

132

128

123

113

107

103

99

98

92

83

78

76

74

71

64

61

59

4,568

147

1.22

1.42

Feb.

56

5S

51

48

44

40

38

*43

42

38

36

36

33

32

32

31

31

30

28

28

33

30

27

26

29

25

24

Z4

_

988

35.3

0.294

0.31

Mar.

28

24

22

20

18

19

22

20

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

19

17

16

15

30

25

*23

22

21

21

20

19

19

20

19 

18

637

20.5

0.171

0.20

Apr.

17

16

15

14

13

12

14

15

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.1

8.4

8.1

8.6

7.2

6.6

572

15

18

T3

12

11

12

11

10

*12

13

354.7

11.8

0.098

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,380 Mln 2.3 Mean 201

May

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

14TZ

12

11

9.5

8.6

7.7

7.6

7.0

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.4

4T5

5.0

5.5

7.9

5.8

290.9

9.38

0.078

0.09

June

5.0

4.4

4.9

7.9

7.7

4.9

4.4

4.1

3.8

5.6

4.6

12

20

*7.7

6.0

5.1

4.7

4.B

11

13

7.4

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.8

13

7.6

5.4

4.8

4.9

203.0

6.77

0.056

0.06

July

7.2

4.9

4.2

3.9

5.8

3.8

5.5

15

13

9.5

10

15

11

9.3

11

11

9.5

8.6

7.9

7.0

*6.5

5.8

5.5

6.6

7.2

6.8

10

15

9.5

7.6

7.0

256.2

8.26

0.069

0.08

Aug.

7.0

9.3

8.4

7.7

7.2

6.8

14

21

17

16

16

17

16

14

15

12

10

9.5

8.6

7.7

6.8

7.2

14

8.4

6.4

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.9

5.4

4.4

310.2

10.0

0.085

0.10

Sept.

*5.9

3.7

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

370

4.6

4.8

4.7

3.9

5.7

5.6

5.7

5.3

3.1

4.1

10

~5.8 15

6.2

7.6

7.7

5.9

4.9

141.7

4.72

0.039

0.04

Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.79

Water year 1953-54: Max 754 Mln 3.0 Mean 98.8 Cfsm 0.823 In. 11.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

South Fork Black Creek near Penney Farms, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°59', long 81°51', in sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., on right bank 20 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 16, half a mile downstream from Greens Creek, 

2j miles west of Penney Farms, and 10 miles west of Green Cove Springs.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi.

Records available . November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 9.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 18, 1940, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 165 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,550 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height, 15.89 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Aug. 16, 17, 18, 27, 28; minimum gage height. 0.52 ft Aug. 18.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs Oct. 19, 1944 (gage height, 26.33 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; minimum, 15 cfs Nov. 8-10, 

13, 14, 1940, June 14-16, 1951; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 18, 1954.

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

are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

55

83

149

330

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

810

1,080

1,570

2,630

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.

Oct.

341

363

469

689

843

709

434

317

552

970

657

376

277

224

191

172

155

159

199

186

155

137

127

119 

111

105

102

151

147

a!50

al40

9,697

313

2.34

2.69

Nov.

al30

al20

allO

alOO

a!20

a!50

a210

alSO"

al70

a!60

*147

136

122

113

107

103

99

94

92

90

91

91

94

96 

135

135

114

101

94

91

3,605

120

0.896

1.00

Dec.

89

86

85

iSl

579

584

353

264

210

178

158

145

168

418

418

*259

202

167

147

135

128

143

1,290

1.950 

1,196

1,340

922

531

378

337

370

13,385

432

3.22

3.71

Jan.

357

25T

244

218

198

181

164

153

143

138

152

159

147

138

131

127

124

118

114

112

113

122

126

126 

124

121

117

111

104

102

100

4,671

151

1.13

1.30

Feb.

100

96

91

89

87

84

83

121

141

127

112

115

108

102

96

93

90

87

84

82

161

300

IBff

134 

150

138

121

106

3,266

117

0.873

0.91

Mar.

102

94

90

84

80

81

91

84

80

77

73

71

69

69

69

65

63

63

*84

259

210

138

106

93 

85

78

73

69

69

64

62

2,775

89.5

0.668

0.77

Apr.

59

58

58

56

54

52

60

79

62

58

57

54

58

56

52

49

47

43

41

4T

58

138

181

IC5 

109

101

82

*66

57

78

2,074

69 1

0.516

0.58

May

62

53

48

48

50

41

38

37

36

35

34

35

52

50

41

37

35

34

32

31

31

30

2929- 

29

29

30

30

33

63 ~&5

DC

1,224

39.5

0.295

0.34

June

50

55

33

34

39

33

30

28

27

27

*28

31

30

29

28

26

25

24

24

27

29

27

25

24 

23

28

35

28

27

36

893

29.8

0.222

0.25

July

56

49

33

28

26

25

24

27

37

39

90

5T

48

34

30

28

27

26

28

*26

24

23

2T

24 

26

27

35

31

27

24

23

1,049

33.8

0.252

0.29

Aug.

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

22

26

22

22

22

20

20

20

19

15

19

28

24

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

44

3T

25

691

22.3

0.166

0.19

Sept.

*24

25

25

23

22

21

21

21

20

50

22

28

27

33

58

42

35

33

33

29

29

28

30

32 

32

36

80

87

55

48

1,026

34.2

0.255

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,200 Min 29 Mean 281 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,950 Min 19 Mean 122 Cfsm 0.910 In. 12.31

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs).--Dee. 24 (l a.m.) 2,550 efs (15.89 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, and 

records for North Fork Black Creek near Middleburg.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 61

North Pork Black Creek near Middleburg, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°06'50", long 81°54'35", in sec. 33, T. 4 S., R. 24 E., on left bank 

a third of a mile upstream from Big Branch, 4 miles northwest of Middleburg, and 6j 

miles upstream from confluence with South Fork.

Drainage area. 174 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1931 to September 1954.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 0.62 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 29, 1933, at site three-eighths 

of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1932-54), 174 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 15.76 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 3.9 cfs Aug. 18, 19 (gage height, 0.54 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Oct. 19, 1944 (gage height, 23.76 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs; minimum observed, 3.6 cfs 

June 8, 1935 (gage height, 0.26 ft).

Maximum stage known, 25.3 ft in June 1919, from information by old resident (discharge, 15,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those affected by seasonal high tides, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 858: 1933(M). WSP1234: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of tide effect (gage 

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

0.5 

0.6 

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

4.0

58

276

9.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

872

1,500

1,770

2,280

3,050

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.

1,100

1,450

1,160

940

1,260

1,460

1,060

643

761

1,690

1,490

954

531

341

261

212

176

155

135

121

113

104

97

92

86

82

78

74

70

66

61

16,823

543

3.12

3.60

Nov.

59

58

55

52

S3

310

360

259

231

188

*172

156

142

127

111

96

82

72

66

62

61

61

61

66

96

122

108

94

88

80

3,618

121

0.695

0.77

Dec.

70

65

58

ll?

435

559

592

527

385

284

222

186

213

750

1,350

*1,090

629

307

224

185

164

171

657

1,320

1,520

2,440

1,850

1,120

664

473

483

19,107

616

3.54

4.08

Jan.

493

335

309

256

219

190

167

147

133

123

132

170

169

153

144

129

118

110

101

96

91

87

90

92

91

91

90

83

76

72

68

4,682

151

0.868

1.00

Feb.

68

64

61

59

56

52

51

51

127

108

95

95

86

74

65

62

57

54

52

51

52

52

52

53

75

88

88

84

-

1,972

70.4

0.405

0.42

Mar.

79

60

56

53

50

50

73

70

64

60

55

52

48

50

54

50

46

*44

67

259

251

189

144

111

78

60

50

45

44

41

38

2,391

77.1

0.443

0.51

Apr.

36

34

34

32

31

29

29

33

34

35

37

35

34

39

33

29

28

55

28

31

45

65

72

76

150

150

160

*I55

85

75

1,653

55.1

0.317

0.35

May

69

55

54

49

39

37

37

36

33

27

25

23

22

25

26

26

23

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

12

14

15

16

29

819

26.4

0.152

0.18

June

19

17

14

13

13

10

9.5

9.5

8.6

*7.9

7.9

11

13

12

12

12

12

12

15

33

37

56

15

12

11

25

28

15

12

14

456.4

15.2

0.087

0.10

July

30

22

18

14

13

12

11

14

15

41

49

33

31

26

20

16

13

11

9.0

*7.5

6.8

6.4

6.1

5T5

10

9.0

11

14

12

9.0

7.9

507.2

16.4

0.094

0.11

Aug.

7.2

6.8

6.4

5.7

5.7

5.0

5.4

5.4

6.8

9.0

9.5

7.5

6.1

5.7

5.7

4.8

4.5

3.9

4.1

4.5

12

8.2

5.7

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

15

25 *TS

224.8

7.25

0.042

0.05

Sept.

15

27

23

19

14

11

9.5

9.0

7.5

6.8

13

32

34

22

52

102

58

38

33

26

21

18

16

19

21

35

80

129

IS5~ 131 

1,126.8

37.6

0.216

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,400 Min 7.5 Mean 299 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.32

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,440 Min 3.9 Mean 146 Cfsm 0.839 In. 11.41

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 efs).--0et. 2 (4 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (13.32 ft); Oct. 5 (11 p.m.) 1,530 

Cfs (13.16 ft); Oct. 10 '(5 p.m.) 1,980 cfs (14.46 ft); Dec. 15 (I p.m.) 1,480 cfs (12.92 ft); 

Dec. 26 (2 p.m.) 2,810 cfs (15.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by seasonal high tides during low stages; discharge computecTon basis of effective gage heights for periods Oct. 20-29, Nov. 9-23, Apr. 17-19, July 4-7, 

Aug. 24-27.
62 MOULTRIE CREEK BASIN

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine, Pla.

Location. Lat 29°49'40", long 81°21'00", in sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 29 E., on right bank 

6 ft downstream from bridge on Kings Road, 0.4 mile upstream from Port Peyton Branch, 

and 5 miles southwest of St. Augustine.

Drainage area. 23.3 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 2.17 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 15 years, 24.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 362 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 6.68 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs for several days in July, August, and September.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 1,370 cfs Oct. 21, 1941 (gage height, 9.31 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs May 18, 22, 26, 30, June 1,2, 1945.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1234 : Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

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

2.4

2.5 

2.55

2.6

2.7

.7 

1.1 

1.7 

3.3

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 68

5.8 

6.2 

6.4 

7.0

118

215

273

466

2.5

2.6

.5 

1.2

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.

*134

145

202

191

199

172

134

183

292

554

191

136

99

79

70

64

57

54

55

52

47

44

40

36

31

25

22

55

32

25

22

3,125

101

4.33

4.99

Nov.

20

15

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

12

14

*13

13

12

12

11

9.8

9.4

8.7

7.9

7.6

6.8

6.5

STS

12

10

9.0

8.3

7.6

7.6

341.7

11.4

0.489

0.55

Dec.

7.2

6.8

6.5

575

22

26

24

21

18

17

15

14

15

19

19

17

*15

13

12

11

11

10

64

134

T5T

98

79

69

62

57

56

1,048.5

33.8

1.45

1.67

Jan.

51

45

43

40

37

33

28

24

21

20

20

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.4

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.3

7.6

7.6

6*8

594.8

19.2

0.824

0.95

Feb.

6.5

5.8

5.5

5.5

*5.2

4.7

4.4

678

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.5

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.7

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.8

8.3

7.9

7.2

6.5

167.0

5.96

0.256

0.27

Mar.

7.2

6.5

6.2

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.7

4.4

4.4

3.7

3.3

3.3

*4.2

11

8.3

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.1 fLi°

150.3

4.85

0.208

0.24

Apr.

2.4

2T3

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.8

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.6

1.6

1.2

 1.1

1.1

47.3

1.58

0.068

0.08

May

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

77

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

1.1 

TTT

26.3

0.85

0.036

June

~75 1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.7

.7

.6

*.6

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

20.7

0.69

0.030

0.04, 0.03

July

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

75

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.7

.8

75

.6

. 6

14.5

0.47

0.020

0.02

Aug.

0.5 "75

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

11.2

0.36

0.015

0.02

Sept.

0.3 "73

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.9

79

.8

.8 

.7

16.4

0.55

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 654 Min 0.6 Mean 50.1 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.18

Water year 1953-54: Max 292 Min 0.3 Mean 15.2 Cfsm 0.652 In. 8.89

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs).--Oct. 9 (1:00 p.m.) 362 cfs (6.68 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SPRUCE CREEK BASIN

63

Spruce Creek near Samsula, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°03', long 81°02', in sec. 1, T. 17 S., R. 32 E. , on left bank 25 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 40A, if miles north of Samsula, and 9^ miles west 

of New Smyrna.

Drainage area. 32 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 798 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 15.49 ft); minimum, 

 0.2 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 3.60 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 8, 1953; minimum, 0.1 cfs for several days 

in 1951 and 1952; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12-23, Dec. 2-22)

let. 1

0

1

2

2

4

.2

.4

.8

.0

.8

.5

to Aug.

5

8

11

14

15,

.0

.0

.0

.0

.5

20

9.4

125

292

539

800

3.6

3.8

4.3

4.4

4.5

Aug.

0,

1

1,

2,

21

.2

.4

.3

.8

.5

to Sept.

4.

4.

5,

5,

.6

.8

.1

.3

30

3,

6,

15

22

,6

.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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

107

108

115

128

129

209

182

390

796 *7B7

*639

504

424

*358

294

219

134

96

82

64

52

40

33

27

23

20

17

25

26

23

20

6,036

195

6.09

7.01

Nov.

18

17

15

14

*14

16

15

12

9.7

9.4

13

13

44

50

39

29

22

18

16

14

13

12

12

12

90

67

42

30

25

22

723.1

24.1

0.753

0.84

Dec.

20

18

17

22

78

61

42

34

*30

27

25

24

23

28

27

24

22

20

18

18

20

21

158

168

T2T

85

56

41

32

26

22

1,328

42.8

1.34

1.54

Jan.

19

17

21

24

21

18

16

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

9.4

9.4

8.6

7.6

7.3

7.1

*7.1

7.8

7.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.3

5.9

5.4

5.0

342.0

11.0

0.344

0.40

Feb.

5.0

375

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.4

3.0

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

270

2.0

3.2

3.7

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.1

-

__-__--

86.1

3.08

0.096

0.10

Mar.

2.2

2.0

*2.0

1.9

1.8

2.0

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

2.5

3.4

3.7

3.2

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

57?

7.6

375

79.1

2.55

0.080

0.09

Apr.

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

2.5

2.9

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

*1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

373

39

24

9.4

5.4

3.0

2.2

1.9

1.8

4.5

9.5

138.5

4.62

0.144

0.16

May

28

25

12

8.6

6.3

4.1

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

*75

.9

1.1

1.5

1.3

112.0

3.61

0.113

0.13

June

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

. 7S

.7

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

1.3

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.6

31.0

1.03

0.032

0.04

July

0.6

.5

.5

.4

75

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1 *1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

.5

.9

1.5

2.2

5.6

275

1.9

34.7

1.12

0.035

0.04

Aug.

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.6

1.8

ITS

1.6

1.3

1.1

*.9

.8

.7

.5

75

.6

.9

1.3

1.3

1.2

 1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

35.2

1.14

0.036

0.04

Sept.

0.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

75

.6

.8

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.9

5.3

15

13

8.0

11

*21

T2

7.5

111.5

3.72

0.116

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 796 Mln 0.3 Mean 75.2 Cfsm 2.35 In. 31.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 796 Mln 0.4 Mean 24.8 Cfsm 0.775 In. 10.52

Peak discharge (base, 400 efs).--0et. 8 (11:30 p.m.) 798 cfs (15.49 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
INDIAN RIVER BASIN

Crane Creek at Melbourne, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°04'42", long 80°37'48", in sec. 4, T. 28 S., R. 37 E on right bank 

24 ft upstream from bridge on U. 3. Highway 192, l| miles west of the city hall in 

Melbourne, and 2f miles upstream from Indian River.

Drainage area. 12.6 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 539 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 9.55 ft), from 

racing curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum 4 4 cfs 

May 19 (gage height, 2.69 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 9, 1953; minimum, 1.8 cfs June 25 26 27 

28, 1951; minimum gage height, that of May 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Hating, tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4-24, July 22 to Aug. 15)

Oct. 1-9, 

May 9 to Aug. 15

2.7 

3.0 

5.0

4.5

9

73

Oct. 10 to May 8 

3.8

Aug. 16 to Sept. 30

Note. Same a;? 

following table 

above 5.0 ft.

3.1 

3.4

4.0

5.0

6.2

13

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2S

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

66

66

141

116

106

82

84

244

265

136

10 S

90

82

77

70

67

88

116

90

76

69

64

59

56

53

*52

54

51 

48 45

2,786

89.9

7.13

8.22

Nov.

44

*42

40

38

38

37

35

35

36

34

32

31

30

28

26

24

23

21

20

18

17

16

1519"

116

70

53

44

38 

34

1,054

35.1

2.79

3.11

Dec.

32

31

30

30

40

38

35

34

32

31

*30

28

26

2S

25

23

20

19

18

16

15

14

15

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

719

23.2

1.84

2.12

Jan.

11

10

9.9

9.7

9.5

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.4

9.3

9.7

9.7

9.5

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.6

*8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.8

8.0

7.8 

7.8

7.6

272.3

8.78

0.697

0.80

Feb.

7.6

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.1

7.5

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

670

6.2

6.7

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.5

6.5

-

194.4

6.94

0.551

0.57

Mar.

S.2

672

6.2

*6.5

6.4

6.7

8.2

8.8

8.2

8.0

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.5

6.4

6.4

7.3

9.7

8.2

7.6

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.5 

8.8

8.2

224.2

7.23

0.574

0.6S

Apr.

7.8

7.3

6.7

6.4

6.4

5.9

6.4

9.5

9.5

8.2

7.6

7.3

*6.9

6.7

6.7

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.9

6.4

6.2

"9.9 10

8.4

7.8

7.5

7.1

6.7 

3.5

215.3

7.18

0.570

0.64

May

6.2

6.0

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

5.1

5.6

5.1

5.4

*5.6

5.2

5.2

8.9

17

14 

71

90.

338.7

10.9

0.865

1.00

June

56

42

72

~90 145

57

43

34

24

19

16

15

27

24

20

23

20

140

141

84

53

44

38

31

25

22

18

16

14 

14

1,3S7

45. S

3.S2

4.03

July

13

11

11

10

TI

*12

11

11

11

11

12

18

17

28

20

25

24

18

15

12

11

10

11

20

IS

IS

IS

15

14 

13

12

455

14.7

1.17

1.34

Aug.

13

13

14

11

11

9.9

12

17

21

16

15

16

13

12

11

*9.9

9.2

9.0

8.5

8.3

8.1

.7

.7

.5

.5

.7

.7

.4

.9

10

10

339.0

10.9

0.865

1.00

Sept.

15

26

15

12

11

9.9

9.9

9.2

9.0

8.5

8.8

24

22

34

34

24

18

24

47

33

22

17

16

15

17

22

34

41

*28 

21

S27.3

20.9

1.66

1.85

Calendar year 1953: Max 265 Min 4.O Mean 25.2 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 265 Min 4.5 Mean 23.5 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.34

e. 100 efs) . Oct. 4 (10:30 a.m.) 182 cfs (6.78 ft); Oct. 9 (7:30 p.m.) 539 cfs 

:30 p.m.) 133 cfs (6.16 ft); Nov. 25'(8 a.m.) 161 efs (6.55 ft); May 30 (6:30 

t); June 4 (l:30 a.m.) 195 cfs (6.91 ft); June 18 (7 p.m.) 283 cfs (7.74 ft).

m*inh maria on hh1 S Haw

Peak discharge (base 

(9.55 ft); Oct. 18 (8:0 

p.m.) 161 cfs (S.55 ft), - _ . , ^^.^ -.....,

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
INDIAN RIVER BASIN bb 

North Canal near Vero Beach, Pla.

Location. Lat 27°41'32", long 80°24'53", In SE^ sec. 15, T. 32 S., R. 39 E., on left bank 

at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 1, 3.9 miles north of Vero Beach.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey. January to September 1949 (gage heights only) collected by U. S. Soil Conservation Service, 

available In files of Geological Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

Feb. 27, 1952, at site 800 ft upstream at datum 0.81 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 895 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 8.07 ft); minimum 

dally, 7 cfs May 18, 19.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 8, 1953; maximum gage height, 9.6 ft 

Oct. 2, 1951, from graph based on fragmentary gage-height record, present datum, at 

site then In use; minimum dally, 3 cfs July 1, 2, 1952.

Remarks. Records poor. Considerable pumping Into canal for drainage above station. After 

Sept. 7, 1954, low flow regulated by control dam 3 miles 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

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

82

62

95

198

182

106

*315

518

759

*54T

223

111

86

63

60

66

57

168

449

218

135

93

76

59

51

47

43

42

41

37

36

5,027

162

9,970

Nov.

34

32

31

30

33

37

35

44

61

*49

45

42

53

46

38

34

33

31

29

29

28

27

26

26

15

55

44

37

34

*33

1,151

38.4

2,280

Dec.

32

31

29

29

33.

31

30

29

28

27

27

25

25

27

26

25

24

24

23

23

22

22

23

25

24

24

23

22

22

El

2T

797

25.7

1,580

Jan.

21

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

19

20

20

21

20

20

19

19

20

20

22" 22

21

21

21

20

19

18

*18

18

18

19

18

614

19.8

1,220

Feb.

21

20

20

18

18

17

16

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

*15

16

16

18

19

21

20

18

18

17

16

15

_

484

17.3

960

Mar.

15

14

14

14

14

17

25

24

23

21

*19

18

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

18

16

16

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

17

513

16.5

1,020

Apr.

*16

14

16

16

16

15

16

17

18

16

16

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12.

24

44

84

63

42

36

*30

28

26

24

694

23.1

1,380

May

21

20

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

19

20

21

19

9

9

8

7

*7

8

9

8

8

9

18

15

20

22

22

58

11

571

18.4

1,130

June

52

51

81

111

98

146

88

57

46

*39

33

26

21

20

44

257

261

370

539

375

*170

96

72

57

46

37

31

28

24

22

3,298

110

6,540

July

22

19

18

16

?6

62

52

71

53

51

*42

54

45

36

35

35

32

28

25

23

22

21

21

24

23

33

43

44

37

30

rtp CO

1,071

34.5

2,120

Aug.

27

26

*25

24

22

21

20

21

19

17

53

88

39

24

18

17

16

24

32

33

32

30

31

31

*28

27

26

28

28

34

34

895

28.9

1,780

Sept.

41

53

58

54

50

44

39

28

13

11

9

8

9

*18

51

46

33

33

55

36

10

11

14

16

71

208

TS8" 223

74

44

1,468

48.9

2,910

Calendar year 1953: Max 759 Mln 8 Mean 41.8 Ao-ft 30,240

Water year 1953-54: Max 759 Mln 7 Mean 45.4 Ao-ft 32,890

Discharge measurement made on this day.
66 INDIAN RIVER BASIN

Main Canal at Vero Beach, Fla.

Location.--Lat 27°38'54", long 80°24'10", in SE^ sec. 35, T. 32 S., R. 39 E., on right 

bank 8 ft upstream from dam and 0.6 mile northwest of Vero Beach.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey, January 1949 to September 1950 (gage heights only) collected by U. S. Soil Conservation 

Service, available in files of Geological Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to Mar. 20, 1952, at datum 0.72 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 997 cfs Oct. 9 -(gage height, 12.76 ft); minimum, 

2.6 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 8.25 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 1,380 cfs Oct. 18, 1950 (gage height, 13.1 ft, present 

datum); minimum, that of Sept. 6, 1954.

Flood of Oct. 18, 1950, was highest recorded since January 1949.

Remarks . Records good. Considerable pumping into canal for drainage above station. Slight 

regulation at low flow after Aug. 6, 1954, by control above station.

Rating table, water year 195S-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

8.27

8.4

8.6

8.8

9.1

3.2

8.5

22

43

85

9.5

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.7

153

251

494

771

978

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

196

160

238

510

486

297

*226

530

957

*820

489

300

216

175

146

128

116

303

559

323

240

175

146

118

99

90

82

79

7S

69

64

8,415

271

16,690

Nov.

60

57

56

55

55

62

57

88

*160

ToT

84

82

128

104

82

72

64

60

57

55

52

52

51

aBT

a!20

a85

a70

a65

a60

*57

2,205

73.5

4,370

Dec.

51

47

46

47

69

62

55

50

47

46

46

44

43

47

46

42

39

38

38

36

38

38

39

41

41

39

35

34

34

34

33

1,345

43.4

2,670

Jan.

32

32

32

32

31

31

*28

26

26

28

30

£9

29

29

30

31

30

32" 25

36

36

38

34

31

30

30

*29

28

27

28

31

941

30.4

1,870

Feb.

32

46

43

32

29

28

27

29

28

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

*25

25

26

29

36

43

42

32

36

31

26

27

845

30.2

1,680

Mar.

25

26

26

25

25

29

48

44

*40

40

35

31

31

30

28

27

25

27

28

33

30

28

27

26

21.

25

26

27

38

50

34

958

30.9

1,900

Apr.

*29

25

26

27

27

26

32

35

30

42

41

32

30

29

27

26

25

24

24

24

42

113

162

120

98

120

*84

66

53

53

1,492

49.7

2,960

May

50

46

40

36

34

32

30

28

27

28

30

32

41

42

35

34

34

33

*30

30

30

28

26

24

23

22

3T

46

41

63

78

1,104

35.6

2,190

June

63

72

85

160

196

251

184

130

101

#82

69

59

53

52

78

404

376

447

686

BIT

359

*249

208

173

144

116

93

74

63

55

5,679

189

11,260

July

50

52

50

47

78

110

76

79

79

84

*84

149

115

84

73

70

70

66

57

66

74

57

51

47

48

48

50

48

44

41

38

2,085

67.3

4,140

Aug.

43

43

*42

39

38

37

34

29

27

6.8

139

243

130

82

63

45

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

4.2

4.2

*3.9

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.2

4.6

1,098.8

35.4

2,180

Sept.

5.1

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.9

52 3.6 

70

44

39

35

32

16

4.6

17

*90

67

80

132

101

78

32

7.2

16

92

354

391

247

175

84

2,280.1

76.0

4,520

Calendar year 1953 : Max 957 Min 18 Mean 77.0 Ac-ft 55,760

Water year 1953-54 : Max 957 Min 3.2 Mean 77.9 Ac-ft 56,430

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, and records for 

North and South Canals near Vero Beach.
INDIAN RIVER BASIN 67

fiach

South Canal near Vero Beach, Pla.

27! 36 ' 14 ". !°ng 80°23'13", in SE£ sec. 13, T. 33 S., R. 39 E , on right 

uPstream from bridge on State Highway 605 and 2.5 miles south of Vero

Records available. October 1950 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey January ia4y to September 1950 (gage heights only) collected by U. S. Soil Conservation 

Service, available in files of Geological Survey.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 

o Feb. 28, 1952, at downstream side of bridge at datum 0.80 ft lower. Prior

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 603 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 7.83 ft); minimum 

daily, 12 cfs Sept. 13; minimum gage height, 1.87 ft Apr. 5

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 707 cfs Oct. 18, 1950 (gage height, 9.9 ft, present 

datum); minimum daily, 4 cfs June 15, 1951; minimum gage height, that of Apr. 5, 1954 

Flood of Oct. 18, 1950, was highest recorded since January 1949.

Remarks. Records poor. Considerable pumping into canal for drainage above station. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

67

63

86

184

165

99

*75

233

571

*467

*236

136

99

92

83

72

68

215

292

151

104

82

72

61

55

50

48

47

46

44

4i

4,104

132

, 8,140

Nov.

40

38

37

36

36

36

36

78

*134

79

64

59

75

64

54

48

45

44

42

40

40

38

38

38

76

63

50

45

42

*41

1,556

51.9

3,090

Dec.

40

39

38

38

69

53

48

44

42

42

42

42

39

42

39

37

36

35

34

34

33

32

32

34

34

32

31

31

29

29

28

1,178

38.0

2,340

Jan.

28

28

27

26

25

22

*23

23

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

23

25

30

51

27

25

25

25

25

26

*25

25

25

23

25

780

25.2

1,550

Feb.

27

42

33

30

27

26

24

26

26

24

25

24

23

23

24

24

*24

27

26

30

32

35

29

30

32

24

21

30

-

768

27.4

1,520

Mar.

30

24

20

19

18

23

44

33

*32

34

30

28

27

26

27

26

25

24

24

29

27

25

23

22

21

21

20

21

31

45

30

829

26.7

1,640

Apr.

*24

21

20

18

17

16

20

24

23

27

22

19

18

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

50

130

138

93

124

112

*64

49

42

37

1,212

4O.4

2,400

May

34

32

29

27

26

26

25

23

21

21

23

23

27

27

24

24

23

21

*20

21

21

20

18

18

17

18

32

44

34

73

54

846

27.3

1,680

June

44

46

56

111

168

169

99

66

51

*42

37

36

37

56

51

197

201

263

464

372

*188

114

92

78

68

60

57

48

45

42

3,358

112

6,660

July

39

37

34

33

32

34

34

39

40

*36

39

44

32

27

27

29

29

26

23

23

23

22

ZZ

22

25

25

26

27

26

23

23

921

29.7

1,830

Aug.

24

23

22

*21

19

18

19

29

30

32

98

99

40

28

27

25

23

32

37

38

36

37

38

*38

36

38

36

34

40

40

42

1,099

35.5

2,180

Sept.

53

65

57

51

47

44

42

26

17

16

14

13

12

14

38

*40

28

58

86

55

39

34

93

130

108

159

165

86

70

57

1,717

57.2

3,410

Calendar year 1953: Max 571 Mln 6 Mean 41.4 Ac-ft 29,980

Water year 1953-54: Max 571 Mln 12 Mean 5O.3 Ac-ft 36,440

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
b8 ST. LUCIE RIVER BASIN

North Pork St. Lucie River at White City, Pla.

Location.--Lat 27°22'26", long 80°20'33", in NW£ sec. 4, T. 36 S., R. 40 E., on left bank 

10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 712 at White City, St. Lucie County, 1.7 

miles downstream from confluence of Fivemile and Tenmile Creeks, and 4 miles south of 

Fort Pierce.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954 (discharge measurements).

i .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--1952-54: Maximum discharge measured, 2,800 cfs Oct. 10, 1953; reverse flow 

observed at times (tidal effect).

Remarks. Slight diversion at high stages through canal a quarter of a mile to west. Low 

flow affected by tide. Tidal measurements made 6 hours and 13 minutes apart at approximately maximum and minimum discharge.

Pairs of discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, made 

approximately at maximum and minimum discharge of tidal cycle 

of day shown, October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Oct. 10.. ......................

Dec. 1............... .........

Mar. 10........................

May 20. .......................

Sept. 15.. ......................

Maximum

2,800

506

427

288

276

216

227

217

272

1,320

574

699

Minimum

_

351

314

-54.0

13.3

-35.6

0

231

436

507

Mean

2,800

428

370

117

144

115

95.7

108

252

1,320

505

603

Note.--Negative sign Indicates reverse flow.

Diversion canal near White City, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°20', long 80°31', in NW^ sec. 23, T. 36 S., R. 38 E., on right bank 

10 ft downstream from bridge on Ideal Holding Co. road, and 12 miles west of White

City.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1954 (discharge measurements).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to Aug. 5, 1954, datum of gage was 17.11 ft above mean sea level.

Extremes .--1952-54: Maximum discharge measured, 333 cfs June 22, 1954; minimum measured 

a.63 cfs Feb. 18, 1954.

Remarks.--Flow regulated and diverted for agricultural purposes by several pumps and 

control structures upstream and downstream from gage.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 11.......... 248

Nov. 4.......... 178

Dec. 1.......... 26.6

Jan. 6.......... 9.82

Jan.' 28.......... 3.99

Feb. 18.......... 2.63

Mar. 10.......... 9.14

Apr. 14.......... 29.2

May 20.......... 25.2

June 22.......... 333

Aug. 4.......... 208

Sept.15.......... 76.2
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Lake Okeechobee, Fla.

69

Location. --Center of lake, lat 26°57', long 8U°50', in southern Florida.

Records available. --October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 1912- 

14 in reports or files of Corps of Engineers. 1915-31 in reports or files of Everglades 

Drainage District.

Gage. Three staff gages, at Hurricane Gate No. 2, Hurricane Gate No. 6, and Port Mayaca, 

read once dally. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, staff gage at St. Lucie Canal. Oct. 1, 1941, 

to Dec. 31, 1950, seven staff gages at various locations on rim of lake. Datum of 

present gages is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 

1933, datum of gage was 1.01 ft below mean sea level. Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 30, 

1946, datum of gage or gages was 1.44 'ft below mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Extremes (corrected) .--1931-54: Maximum gage height, 24.0 ft Aug. 26, 1949, present datum, 

 at Hurricane Gate No. 4 (wind effect); maximum average daily gage height observed, 18.77

ft Nov. 2, 1947, present datum; minimum average daily gage height observed, 10.3 ft

May 17, 1932, present datum.

Remarks. --Stage of lake regulated by gates at several lake outlets. 

 oTTake, 1,312,000 acre-ft.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Total usable capacity

Gage height, In feet, water year Octobc" 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

16.09

16.13

16.14

16.16

16.25

16.23

16.24

16.50

16.61

16.79

16.84

16.92

17.01

17.08

17.20

17.25

17.31

17.36

17.45

17.49

17.56

17.57

17.57

17.59

17.62

17.61

17.58

17.64

17.66

17.58

17.58

Nov.

17.58

17.55

17.54

17.53

17.54

17.54

17.48

17.47

17.46

17.41

17.36

17.40

17.43

17.40

17.36

17.36

17.33

17.29

17.24

17.21

17.19

17.19

17.18

17.17

17.27

17.19

17.06

17.07

16.99

16.99

Dec.

16.94

16.92

16.89

16.86

16.88

16.82

16.80

16.78

16.76

16.76

16.72

16.70

16.70

16.75

16.66

16.60

16.54

16.54

16.52

16.43

16.36

16.33

16.29

16.25

16.28

16.12

16.20

16.13

16.11

16.06

16.02

Jan.

16.01

15.98

15.95

15.91

15.89

15.88

15.87

15.80

15.71

15.68

15.67

15.60

15.56

15.47

15.48

15.48

15.49

15.27

15.45

15.47

15.46

15.43

15.46

15.43

15.44

15.43

15.41

15.41

15.38

15.34

15.37

Feb.

15.35

15.28

15.26

15.26

15.23

15.20

15.15

15.20

15.17

15.16

15.15

15.13

15.14

15.10

15.09

15.08

15.04

15.06

15.01

14.98

14.96

14.92

14.91

14.93

14.89

14.91

14.90

15.06

_

Mar.

14.81

14.89

14.89

14.84

14.81

14.77

14.77

14.80

14.83

14.86

14.83

14.82

14.82

14.80

14.74

14.72

14.67

14.66

14.68

14.66

14.67

14.67

14.62

14.62

14.63

14.60

14.55

14.52

14.55

14.51

14.47

Apr.

14.50

14.46

14.44

14.40

14.36

14.27

14.25

14.30

14.37

14.34

14.32

14.34

14.28

14.27

14.24

14.23

14.01

14.07

14.09

13.99

13.95

14.14

14.08

14.10

14.11

14.07

14.08

14.07

14.05

14.06

May

14.05

14.03

14.01

14.02

13.95

13.91

13.89

13.87

13.83-

13.78

13.79

13.75

13.78

13.83

13.78

13.77

13.78

13.76

13.70

13.67

13.64

13.60

13.61

13.58

13.46

13.42

13.39

13.40

13.40

13.39

13.45

June

13.47

13.51

13.55

13.56

13.57

13.55

13.52

13.50

13.49

13.47

13.46

13.44

13.41

13.35

13.34

13.28

13.30

13.36

13.49

13.72

13.85

13.88

13.92

14.00

14.06

14.09

14.06

14.00

14.00

13.95

July

13.90

13.89

13.89

13.85

13.83

13.79

13.79

13.80

13.81

13.83

13.78

13.77

13.86

13.84

13.87

13.92

13.95

13.96

14.00

13.99

14.00

13.95

14.00

14.00

14.03

14.14

14.05

14.06

14.05

14.05

14.05

Aug.

14.03

14.07

14.01

14.04

14.03

13.98

13.92

13.87

13.83

13.84

13.78

13.76

13.74

13.72

13.74

13.68

13.67

13.64

13.63

13.58

13.60

13.57

13.51

13.45

13.42

13.41

13.36

13.32

13.43

13.48

13.49

Sept.

13.50

13.56

13.52

13.53

13.53

13.51

13.48

13.49

13.43

13.44

13.44

13.54

13.49

13.51

13.65

13.63

13.62

13.69

13.73

13.79

13.82

13.85

13.90

13.95

13.96

14.01

14.11

14.15

14.19

14.21

Mote. Figures in above table are averages of once-daily readings from 3 gages.
70 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Pisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°56', long 81°19' , in sec. 3, T. 41 S., R. 30 E., near right bank on

 downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 1 mile south of Palmdale and 16 miles

upstream from Lake Okeechobee. 

Drainage area. 435 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1931 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 27.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 JT929. Prior to Mar. 16, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 273 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,520 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 8.53 ft); no

flow Apr. 20 to May 31.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 31,400 cfs Oct. 3, 1951 (gage height, 12.44 ft), from

rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years. 

Remarks. Records good. 

Revislo'ns . WSP 1234: 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.

1,870 

1,750

1,530

1,400

1,270

1,150

1,050

1,690 

4,850

7,130

*7,020

5,400

3,920

2,810

2,220

1,870

1,630

1,570

1,590

1,610

1,650

1,470

1,290

1,120

1,000

910

858

*837 

772

734

690

64,661

2,086

4.80

5.53

Nov.

655

592

564

537

511

485

461 

425

403

386

370

355

345

330

320

301

282

260

247

230

216

206

*203

230

230

227 

216

216

10,646

355

0.816

0.91

Dec.

234 

239

534

223

220

206

206

196 

185

180

174

172

165

167

163

157

153

146

141

136

132

128

126

130

129

124

118

113 

111

109

106

5,023

162

0.372

0.43

Jan.

155" 104 

96

93

89

87

83

80 

76

72

69

68

65

62

59

56

54

51

50

*48

45

44

42

40

38

36

34

33 

31

30

28

1,863

60.1

0.138

0.16

Feb.

26 

25

24

22

22

21

20

21 

26

24

22

21

19

17

16

15

14

14

12

11

12

17

26

30

36

42

44

651

23.2

0.053

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,130 Mln 0

Mar.

60 

51

51

*47

42

40

44

45 

43

45

42

38

34

31

28

25

22

19

17

17

16

14

12

10

9.0

7.8

7.1

5.9 

5.0

4.6

3.7

842.1

27.2

0.063

0.07

Apr.

2.7 

1.8

1.2

.8

.5

*.l

lU

11 

10

6.6

4.4

2.9

1.8

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

49.7

1.66

0.0038

0.004

May

(*)

0

0

0

0

June

0.1

l!2

18

65

83

610

1,040

 sou

610

484

386

315

256

287

470

546

580

905

845

620

530

506

451

386

335

301

252 

213

193

12,088.5

403

0.926

1.03

July

174 

163

151

141

146

149

*153

199 

606

1,060

1,260

1,280

*1,500

1,460

1,480

1,680

2,140

1,880

1,480

1,180

935

761

610

546

490

506

590

620 

761

1,100

1,940

27,141

876

2.01

2.32

Aug.

1,720 

1, 400

1,140

950

787

670

610

590 

546

530

570

*905

980

995

920

748

630

580

522

464

408

365

345

315

301

287

264

260 

301

349 

430

19,882

641

1.47

1.70

Sept.

712 

923

1,090

980

800

664

570

514 

466

448

416

398

462

412

394

385

5T?

434

466

610

*691

1,440

1,500

*1,140

965

1,120

1,520

1,770 

1,520

1,440

24,662

822

1.89

2.11

Mean 734 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.92

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,130 Mln 0 Mean 459 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.32

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).-

cfs (6.79 ft); July 31 (10 a.m.) 2,0

-Oct. 10 (10 p.m.) 7,520 cfs (8.53 ft); July 17 

>0 cfs (6.77 ftfc Sept. 22 (9:30 p.m.) 1,710 cfs

10 a.m.) 2,180 

6.73 ft); Sept.

28 (9 a.m.) 1,870 cfs (6.81 ft).

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

Brick-Alligator Canal near Ashton, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°10'40", long 81°12 I 26", in sec. 34, T. 26 S., R. 31 E., near center

span at downstream side of highway bridge, 2,200 ft northwest of Brick Lake and 5 miles

southeast of Ashton.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Extremes.--1949-54: Maximum discharge measured, 132 cfs Oct. 19, 1950; reverse flow

observed Jan. 23, May 29, 1952, Oct. 8, 1953. 

Remarks. Entire flow at this station represents diversion to or from Brick Lake. Normal

direction of flow in canal is toward Alligator Lake but is occasionally reversed.

Natural drainage from Brick Lake is through swamp outlet on south side of lake into

Canoe Creek.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Nov 20.

Jan 

Feb 

Apr

t Flow reversed.

17.

(t) 

14.1

0

(tt) 

(tt)

Flow toward Brick Lake.

May 13.......... 7.73

June 22.......... 103

Aug. 5.......... 31.0

Sept.16.......... 9.32

tt Small flow toward Alligator Lake.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 71

Lizzie-Lost Canal near Ashton, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°15'29", long 81°11'20", in sec. 2, T. 26 S., R. 31 E., near center span

uri downstream side of highway bridge un north side of Lake Lizzie, 3.5 miles northeast

of Ashton and 4 miles southeast of Narcoossee.

Drainage area.--31.4 sq mi (excludes area drained by Brick Lake). 

Records available. December 1949 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Extremes.--1949-54: Maximum discharge measured, 113 cfs Nov. 20, 1953; maximum reverse

flow measured, 17.2 cfs Oct. 17, 1950. 

Remarks. Normal flow is toward Lake Lost, but is occasionally reversed. Discharge ineludes flow diverted from Brick Lake through Brick-Alligator Canal.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Myrtle-Mary Jane Canal near Narcoossee, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°20'22", long 81 "10'27", in sec. 1, T. 25 S., R. 31 E., on left bank 

400 ft (corrected) downstream from private bridge, 0.9 mile upstream from Lake Mary 

Jane, 1.2 miles downstream from Lake Myrtle, and 4.9 miles northeast of Narcoossee.

Drainage area.--118 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 57.08 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 703 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 7.67 ft); minimum, 

24 cfs May 26, 27 (gage height, 2.45 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 1, 1953; minimum, 1.8 cfs July 1, 1950 

(gage height, 1.88 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

C or re c t'i on. - - The maximum discharge (701 cfs) for the 1953 water year, published in 

WSP 1274, was not independent of the higher peak occurring Oct. 1, 1953; maximum 

independent peak discharge during 1953 water year, 418 cfs Oct. 28, 1952 (gage height, 

5.93 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.

701 69~F

691

686

681

672

662

657

667

682

682

677

671

659

655

633

620

609

601

586

573

554

538

523

509

493

477

467

456 

442

427

18,647

602

5.10

5.88

Nov.

415

399

386

372

358

346

331

319

305

295

288

278

269

263

252

245

*234

228

221

215

207

201

195 2CO~

379

405

418

426

429 

431

9,310

310

2.63

2.93

Dec.

427

42T

419

415

423

423

418

411

407

399

391

384

376

376

368

360

349

338

328

318

314

309

312

316

318

321

319

315

312 

308

301

11,199

361

3.06

3.53

Jan.

294 2"89"

284

280

274

268

260

*255

247

242

239

236

232

228

223

218

215

210

206

201

198

194

188

184

181

178

173

169

164 

160

156

6,846

221

1.87

2.16

Feb.

152

148

146

140

138

134

130

127

124

122

121

119

117

115

113

111

*109

108

105

105

105

104

102

102

102

101

100

99

-

3,299

118

1.00

1.04

Mar.

95

94

93

90

89

88

90

90

90

89

89

88

87

85

82

78

75

74

75

78

77

76

74

73

72

70

68

67

65 

64

62

2,487

80.2

0.680

0.78

Apr.

59

58

57

59

61

59

*59

63

64

65

64

64

62

61

59

58

54

52

50

5S

50

54

59

59

58

61

75

78

7T 

76

1,825

60.8

0.515

0.58

May

74

7T

72

71

68

64

59

56

53

50

48

*47

47

45

43

42

40

37

36

34

33

31

30

27

26

2429"

33

33 

34

34

1,394

45.0

0.381

0.44

June

33

35

85

156

185

193

200

211

205

195

184

183

200

200

194

191

185

192

217

232

236

237 2~3l5"

*236

232

228

221

212

204 

194

5,713

190

1.61

1.80

July

184

ITS

169

160

152

147

142

140

139

138

142

148

149

148

147

146

142

138

134

129

124

120

117

TW

120

134

138

142

145 

145

144

4,417

142

1.20

1.39

Aug.

142

T39

138

*136

132

131

130

132

131

128

127

124

120

119

117

115

113

112

113

111

108

105

105

104

100

97

95

92

91 

89

87

3,583

116

0.983

1.13

Sept.

8683"

80

81

79

79

82

80

77

76

74

74

75

77

*76

75

74

73

71

71

69

68

W

70

71

74

74

74

74 

73

2,258

75.3

0.638

0.71

Calendar year 1953: Max 701 Min 59 Mean 242 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.83

Water year 1953-54: Max 701 Mln 24 Mean 194 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.37

Discharge measurement made on this day.

3890ZO O - 56 - 6
72 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near Narcoossee, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°22'54", long 81°11'24", in sec. 23, T. 24 S., R. 31 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 500 ft east of Lake Mary Jane, 4.5 miles by road 

from State Highway IS, and 6^- miles northeast of Narcoossee.

Drainage area. 128 sq mi (includes area drained by Econlockhatchee Headwaters Canal above 

point or diversion).

Records available. May 1942 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 57.14 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--1942-54: Maximum discharge measured, 448 cfs Oct. 30, 1947; no flow May 24,

Remarks. Some diversion above station into St. Johns River basin through Econlockhatchee 

Headwaters Canal.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Nov. 17.......... 296

Jan. 8.......... 275

Feb. 16.......... 112

Apr. 7.......... 69.8

May 12.......... 45.9

June 24.......... 276

Aug. 5.......... 141

Sept.15.......... 85.6

Ajay-East Tohopekaliga Canal near Narcoossee, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°20'23", long 81°13'42", in sec. 4, T. 25 S., R. 31 E., on left bank at 

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, a quarter of a mile east of East Tohopekaliga Lake and 3 miles north of Narcoossee.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only). Prior to 

October 1952, published as Hart-East Tohopekaliga Canal near Narcoossee.

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 52.62 

rt above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 4, 

1943, at datum 3.40 ft higher.

Extremes. 1942-54: Maximum discharge measured, 1,050 cfs Sept. 30, 1953; maximum reverse 

flow measured, 0.25 cfs Feb. 26, 1946 (affected by wind).

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Oo t 

Nov 

Jan

397

365

161

May 10.......... 63.1

June 24.......... 371

Aug. 4.......... 179

Sept.16.......... 123
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal near St. Cloud, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°15"59", long 81°18"35", in sec. 34, T. 25 S., R. 30 E., near left bank 

at upstream side of highway bridge, 300 ft downstream from outlet of East Tohopekaliga 

Lake and 1.8 miles northwest of St. Cloud.

Drainage area.--300 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1942 to December 1949 (discharge measurements only), January 1950 

to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 52.32 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 27, 1943, at datum 2.00 ft 

higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 9.48 ft); minimum observed, 107 cfs June 2 (gage height, 2.41 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 13, 1953; minimum observed, 27 cfs 

Aug. 29, 1950 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge measured, 1,140 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 

9.08 ft); no flow on May 25, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good.

Correction. The maximum discharge (969 cfs) for the 1953 water year, published in 

WSP 1274, was not independent of the higher peak discharge occurring Oct. 13, 1953; 

maximum independent peak discharge during 1953 water year, 357 cfs Apr. 29 (gage 

height, 4.92 ft).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,010

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,040

1,060

1,080

1,100

1,100

1.11O

1,100

*1,100

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,O60

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,000

Qfi^ §S

32,598

1,052

3.51

4.04

Nov.

972

963

956

94O

924

915

902

885

869

851

834

825

817

8O8

796

*784

777

767

766

764

760

758

757

753

874

879

885

885

885

877

25,428

848

2.83

3.15

Dec.

877

866

861

851

866

859

864

854

846

837

828

823

814

808

802

794

786

779

764

757

753

748

743

744

743

743

739

733

733

T41

741

24,697

797

2.66

3.06

Jan.

736

726

720

716

711

*7O4

698

69O

682

675

668

666

656

649

640

632

628

624

614

607

600

591

590

577

570

563

554

549

538

530

521

19,625

633

2.11

2.43

Feb.

516

506

493

486

480

471

463

454

449

439

430

430

420

413

408

*400

J96

395

390

384

380

379

373

370

367

362

358

354

_

11,766

420

1.40

1.46

Mar.

354

346

342

342

335

336

333

329

325

322

319

318

314

308

3O8

306

300

296

292

294

294

291

286

285

280

277

275

272

270

267

265

9,479

306

1.02

1.18

Apr.

258

257

258

250

257

253

248

*254

251

248

242

237

234

230

225

22O

216

210

206

202

201

198

199

200

198

197

197

191

189

185

6,711

224

0.747

0.83

May

185

185

181

178

179

176

170

166

165

161

*157

151

147

146

146

148

148

136

132

130

130

127

124

120

112

110

TT4

115

113

113

113

4,478

144

0.480

0.56

June

HO

107

T22

157

172

182

190

197

201

205

207

2O8

210

221

226

227

232

239

259

269

275

*2T2

274

272

270

272

274

272

270

273

6,665

222

0.740

0.83

July

272

275

276

271

270

275

276

279

282

291

294

296

3OO

3OO

306

31O

309

309

308

305

301

297

293

300

297

310

314

319

321

325 

326

9,207

297

0.990

1.14

Aug.

326 3"23

321

320

319

*317

311

316

312

309

307

306

302

300

300

295

291

288

292

289

286

283

282

279

276

273

269

265

266

263 

260

9,146

295

O.983

1.13

Sept.

260

259

257

254

251

249

244

241

240

237

235

236

238

237

*235

235

232

234

234

231

228

"226" 225

240

239

240

240

241

239

236

7,193

240

0.800

0.89

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,110 Min 194 Mean 450 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.38

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,110 Min 107 Mean 458 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.70

Discharge measurement made on this day.
74 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Cypress Creek at Vineland, Fla.

Location. La t 28°23'25" , long 81°31'll", in sec. 21, T. 24 S., R. 28 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 535, 1 mile west of Vineland.

Drainage area. 31.0 sq mi.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 96.20 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Orlando Utilities Commission). Prior to June 13, 1946, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 10.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 131 cfs Oct. 1, occurred on recession following 

peak of Sept. 27, 1953; maximum independent peak discharge, 106 cfs Nov. 25 (gage 

height, 3.43 ft); no flow May 25, 26; minimum gage height, 1.50 ft May 26, 27.

1945-54: Maximum discharge observed, 181 cfs Sept. 16, 1945 (gage height, 3.83 ft); 

no flow at times; minimum gage height, 0.25 ft June 9, 1949.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25

2.7 20

2.9 34

3.1 56

3.3 85

3.6 133

1.5

1.6

1.7

. 26 to May 26

2.0 0.9

2.1 1.5

2.2 2.5

2.3 3.8

2.5 8.0

2.6 10

2.8 20

2.9 27

3.1 51

3.3 84'

May 27 to Sept. 30

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.

128

TT9

112

112

114

114

106

101

112

115

103

95

90

84

79

74

72

74

78

73

69

64

60

56

54

51

49

50

51

46 

43

2,548

82.2

2.65

3.06

Nov.

41

38

37

35

34

34

32

32

30

30

33

32

31

30

29

*27

26

24

24

23

22

23

28

41

98_

77

59

50

46

43

1,109

37.0

1.19

1.33

Dec .

40

37

34

39

70_

62

58

56

54

51

49

47

46

56

50

46

42

37

35

32

31

29

5T

54

54

53

50

46

44

42 

42

1,437

46.4

1.50

1.72

Jan.

40

37

40

39

37

36

33

32

30

28

*30

30

27

26

25

23

23

23

22

21

21

20

20

22

22

22

21

20

20

19 

18

827

26.7

0.861

0.99

Feb.

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

*10

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.5

9 .0

9.8

9.5

9.0

8.8

_

------

322.9

11.5

0.371

0.39

Mar.

8.5

870

7.8

7.3

6.8

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.3

6.8

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8 

2.6

166.6

5.37

0.173

0.20

Apr.

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

*2.0

2.0

2.4

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

2.6

4.8 37B"

3.1

2.5

60.0

2.OO

0.065

0.07

May

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.5

*.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0_

0

.4

.7

.7

.8 

.7

18.5

0.60

0.019

0.02

June

0.6

.7

1.8

6.5

672

4.5

3.1

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

*1.1

i!o

.9

.8

.8

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.5

47.0

1.57

0.051

0.06

July

0.6

.7

.6

.5

75

.5

.6

.8

1.3

1.4

2.5

3.5

2.7

1.8

1.8

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.7

.7

2.0

3.8

4.2

375

2.5 

1 . 8

47.7

1.54

0.050

0.06

Aug.

1.5

2.7 *2.7

2.7

1.8

1.4

3.1

5.5

5.5

5.2

6.0

57T

4.5

3.3

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

76

1.0

.8 

.7

68.7

2.22

0.072

0.08

Sept.

0.6

.5

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.2

.4

*.5

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.6

.6

1.3

2.3

3.1

273

1.8

1.8

22.6

0.75

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 128 Min 0 Mean 20.5 Cfsm 0.661 In. 8.95

Water year 1953-54: Max 128 Min 0 Mean 18.3 Cfsm 0.590 In. 8.01

Peak discharge (base, 55 cfs). Nov

ft); Dec. 14 (2 a.m.) 59 cfs (3.15 ft

. 25 (6 a.m.) 106 cfs (3.43 ft); Dec. 5 (5 a.m.) 74 cfs (3.24 

); Dec. 23 (6 p.m.) 59 cfs (3.15 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 75 

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near St. Cloud, Pla.

Location. Lat 28°08'19", long 81°21'06", In sec. 18, T. 27 S., R. 30 E. , on right bank 

500 ft downstream from outlet of Lake Tohopekaliga and 8.6 miles southwest of St. Cloud.

Drainage area.--541 sq ml.

Records available.--my 1942 to December 1949 (discharge measurements only), January 1950 

to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 48.76 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

~^Torps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 3, 1943, staff gage at datum 5.03 ft higher and 

Feb. 3, 1943, to Sept. 19, 1951, at present datum. Since Oct. 1, 1951, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder on south shore of Cypress Lake near head of Cypress-Hatchineha 

Canal.

Extremes.--mxlmum daily discharge during year, 2,650 cfs Oct. 9; maximum gage height, 

10.25 ft Oct. 9; minimum daily discharge, 246 cfs June 23, 24; minimum gage height, 

3.44 ft June 2.

1942-54: Maximum daily discharge, that of Oct. 9, 1953; maximum reverse flow, about 

228 cfs Oct. 23, 1952; minimum gage height, 3.20 ft Oct. 6, 1952.

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.

*2,480

2,530

2,520

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,500

2,500

2.650

2,640

2,550

2,480

2,460

2,460

*2,410

2,380

2,330

2,330

2,330

2,300

2,270 

2,240

2,190

2,110

2,080

2,060

2,020

2,010

1,990 

1 980

l'940

72,420

2,336

4.32

4.98

Nov.

1.910

1,850

1,820

1,780

1,720

1,750

1,700

1,660

1,630

1,670

1,630

1,580

1,570

1,510

1,470

1,430

1,410

*1,390

1,360

1,350

1,330 

1,310

1.500

1,330

1,660

1,730

1,710

1,720

1,770

1,770

47,820

1,594

2.95

3.29

Dec.

1.800

1,780

1,710

1,710

1,770

1,750

1,800

1,760

1,740

1,740

1,710

1,670

1,640

1,680

1,700

1,620

1,630

1,610

1,550

1,510

1.470 

1,470

1,500

1,550

1,570

1,560

1,540

1,510

1,490

1,480

1,520

50,540

1,630

3.01

3.47

Jan.

1.480

1,440

1,440

1,430

1,410

*1,400

1,380

1,340

1,310

1,290

1,310

1,310

1,270

1,220

1,210

1,200

1,210

1,170

1,150

1,140

1,120 

1,100

1,130

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,020

1 ) 000

1,000

37,820

1,220

2.26

2.60

Feb.

996

978

959

949

932

921

901

918

884

866

854

872

855

835

829

810

816

*808

797

773

778 

778

750

739

744

730

720

709

-

23,501

839

1.55

1.62

Mar.

752

699

692

709

681

683

697

665

660

657

643

639

632

632

648

641

606

592

578

598

601 

588

568

564

548

554

544

544

526

520

522

19,183

619

1.14

1.32

Apr.

518

SlT

497

482

469

*469

457

467

467

465

455

449

448

437

422

414

441

413

404

396

388 

390

382

380

385

392

382

382

378 

375

12,915

430

0.795

0.89

May

376

379

579

366

374

364

354

351

346

340

336

328

313

*328

327

325

315

316

309

306

306 

296

290

286

273

269

280

277

272 

271

267

9,919

320

0.591

0.68

June

268

254

263

295

501

293

292

289

289

286

286

288

284

281

284

284

282

285

286

279

262 

249

*246 24"6~

249

259

256

263

259 

265

8,225

274

0.506

0.57

July

267

'270 266

272

270

275

274

292

307

311

310

509

307

305

307

503

300

302

304

307

311 

508

313

309

509

555

358

364

370

372

570

9,573

509

0.571

0.66

Aug.

576

378

384

390

390

*397

405

414

414

416

408

409

406

410

410

405

400

399

595

585

387 

378

383

579

375

374

395

399

369 

359

555

12,144

592

0.725

0.83

Sept.

353

363

359

351

342

339

359

344

348

333

527

31?

348

*342

542

349

352

352

349

340

537 

337

343

348

349

344

346

346

342 

334

10,340

345

0.658

0.71

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,650 Win 273 Mean 882 Cfsm 1.63 !" 22.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,650 Mln 246 Mean 861 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.62

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Canoe Creek near St. Cloud, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°04'42 11 , long 81°15'39", in sec. 6, T. 28 S., R. 31 E., near right bank 

8 ft downstream from bridge on St. Cloud-Kenansville road, 3.2 miles south of Lake 

Gentry, and 12 miles south of St. Cloud.

Drainage area. 82.8 sq mi (includes area drained by Brick Lake). 

Records available.--November 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is i.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Cjrjs of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during-year, 1,360 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 11.24 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs May 26, 27, 28 (gage height, 4.61 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 1,550 cfs Oct. 19, 1950 (gage height, 11.4 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); no flow May 12 to Sept. 5, 1950; minimum gage height, 3.97 

ft Aug. 22, 23, 1950.

Flood of 1935 (before canal was opened) reached a stage of 13.5 ft, from information by Florida State Road Department.

Remarks. Records good. Records do not include diversions through Brick-Alligator Canal 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 3 June 4 to Sept. 30

4.6 

5.0 

5.6 

6.0 

6.4 

6.9 

7.5

1.2

4.4

9.6

15

25

47

84

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.3

124

182

260

373

535

790

1,420

4.9

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

11

15

54

74

104

191

284

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 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

23

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,090

1,000

967

1,000

946

911

816

803

1,000

1.540

1,370

1,150

1,020

911

810

714

643

607

602

571

527

492

457

424

395

370

347

333

318

290 

266

22,390

722

8.72

10.06

Nov.

247

232

220

208

199

190

176

164

155

147

144

136

131

128

124

120

115

110

105

*101

98

93

91

94

309

454

467

435

395

355

5,938

198

2.39

2.67

Dec.

314

275

245

222

231

232

214

201

191

183

173

165

159

172

156

143

134

123

114

109

107

104

TT7

132

136

141

138

135

131

126

121

5,134

166

2.00

2.31

Jan.

112

106

102

97

93

90

*83

78

74

71

81

85

81

78

74

72

68

63

60

57

55

52

48

44

41

38

37

34

31

29

28^

2,062

66.5

0.803

0.93

Feb.

25

24

23

22

20

18

17

18

16

15

14

13

13

12

13

11

*11

11

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

-

399.8

14.3

0.173

0.18

Mar.

"9.4 10

9.2

9.0

8.7

8.7

10

9.5

9.0

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.1

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.1

6.8

6.8

8.1

7.9

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.5

241.3

7.78

0.094

0.11

Apr.

5.4

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.9

*15~ 4.8

18- 20

14

12

10

9.2

8.6

7.8

7.1

6.4

5.8

5.3

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.9

5.1

5.8

6.9

7.2

6.6

6.1

231.7

7.72

0.093

0.10

May

5.9

578

5.5

5.2

4.8

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

T76

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.6

85.8

2.77

0.033

0.04

June

2.4

2.1

3.7

122

202

162

112

82

67

55

46

40

36

36

34

33

31

56

168

376

269

*237

305

178

150

123

101

86

75

68

3,058.2

102

1.23

1.37

July

64

58

54

49

45

46

53

99

155

178

204

186

154

143

215

 2T5 280

215

168

133

103

84

72

66

68

73

87

100

109

95

81

3,702

119

1.44

1.66

Aug.

73

65

58

52

47

*43

43

47

54

60

56

51

46

42

39

35

32

33

43

42

40

37

38

33

30

27

24

20

18

i£ 

Tf

1,261

40.7

0.492

0.57

Sept.

28

35

30

27

25

22

22

20

18

16

14

13

T9

38

40

*32

31

43

58

48

36

32

42

44

60

165

199

261

'275" 283

1,976

65.9

0.796

0.89

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,340 Kin z.O Mean 169 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.72

Water year 1953-54= Max 1,340 Min ^2 Mean 127 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.89

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 77 

Reedy Creek near Loughman, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°15'48", long 81°32'12", in sec. 32, T. 25 S., R. 28 E., on left bank 

20 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 17 and 92, 2| miles northeast of Loughman, 

3 miles downstream from Davenport Creek.

Records available . October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 64.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 20, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 450 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1 (gage height, 

3.90 ft, stage falling; maximum peak discharge during year, 345 cfs Nov. 28 (gage 

height, 3.63 ft); minimum discharge, 3.4 cfs May 25, 26 (gage height, 1.67 ft), from 

recorded range in stage.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 530 cfs Oct. 22, 23, 1944, Sept. 20, 21, 1947; maximum 

gage height, 4.08 ft Aug. 30, 1953; minimum discharge, 2.6 cfs June 2, 3, 1945; minimum gage height, 0.78 ft June 3, 1945.

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

Natural flow of stream affected by several canals which divert an undetermined amount 

of water into Shingle Creek basin.

Revisions (water yearsK--WSP 1142: 1940, 1944-45, 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

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*432

398

373

362

348

331

338

335

352

366

359

352

342

325

304

287

270

263

263

a258

a250

a243

a238

a229

a220

a213

a208

a202

a!94 

a!90

a!82

9,027

291

-

-

Nov.

a!78

172

168

161

155

155

151

148

144

144

149

144

141

141

135

132

129

*126

119

116

110

107

107

102

226

270

328

345.

32F

304

5,134

171

-

-

Dec.

280

253

233

219

246

253

270

280

277

270

253

229

216

212

202

a!88

a!75

a!61

a!51

a!40

132

129

14T

155

168

185

192

199

199

189

182

6,379

2O6

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 510

Jan.

168

T61

155

148

*144

141

135

135

129

126

129

a!24

119

122

116

113

110

105

99

99

96

91

88

86

88

88

88

88

88

86 

81

3,546

114

-

-

Feb.

79

74

72

70

63

63

61

61

61

61

61

61

59

58

58

58

55

*53

53

53

51

48

47

a48" 45

53

53

51

-

1,630

58.2

-

-

Mar.

51

Si

50

50

47

48

50

50

48

48

45

45

44

43

41

39

38

37

35

37

37

34

32

31

30

29

27

24

24

23

ILL

1,209

39.0

-

-

Apr.

21

19

18

17

16

*19

26

27

27

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

19

18

16

16

15

T5

16

17

20

25

29

31

34

11

666

22.2

-

-

May

37

35

32

30

27

24

21

18

16

12

10

8.7

11

*15

14

12

10

8.4

6.7

7.0

7.4

6.2

a5.0

a4.6

a3.4

a3.4

aS.O

a7.3

a 11

16

18

442.1

14.3

-

-

June

17

16

23

53

70

74

70

59

48

40

32

32

a31

31

32

37

37

35

35

41

*39

38

35

32

29

26

23

20

18

15

1,088

36.3

-

-

July

12

11

9.0

7.4

6.7

a6.7

a7.5

alO

a21

a40

a79

81

79

72

68

65

56

48

41

35

33

29

27

25

24

24

30

43

74

113

151

1,328.3

43.8

-

-

Aug.

168

T6T

141

119

107

94

*88

83

81

79

a77

a76

a79

a84

a88

a94

99

91

81

70

59

55

45

41

37

33

31

34

43

41

40

2,419

78.0

-

-

Sept.

39

37

35

34

35

34

32

31

30

28

25

23

26

*34

39

47

70

70

79

86

91

99

102

86

102

126

161

206

195

168

2,170

72.3

-

~

Min 5.4 Mean 139 Cfam - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 432 Mln 3.4 Mean 96. O Cfam - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records 

Cypress Creek at Vineland.
78 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Catfish Creek near Lake Wales, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°57'40", long 81°29'48", in sec. 14, T. 29 S., R. 28 E., on left bank

 6 ft downstream from bridge on private road, a quarter of a mile downstream fnm Lake 

Pierce, and 7 miles northeast of Lake Wales.

Drainage area. 54.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1954.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 72.70 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 7 years, 60.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 191 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 5.81 ft); minimum,

 36 cfs May 19, 20; minimum gage height, 3.65 ft May 20.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 9, 1953; minimum, 10 cfs June 29, 1950 

(gage height, 2.87 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Correction. The maximum discharge (158 cfs) for the 1953 water year, published in WSP

 1274, was not independent of the higher peak discharge occurring Oct. 9, 1953; maximum 

independent peak discharge during 1953 water year, 114 cfs Oct. 27, 1952 (gage height, 

5.06 ft, from recorded range in stage).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to May 19

5.f

56

114

190

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

May 20 to Sept. 30

3.7 39

4.2 70

71

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

157

155

157

159

159

159

158

164

178

184

183

183

*181

180

178

176

173

176

177

175

173

171

167

163

160

156

153

152

150

146

142

5,145

166

3.06

3.53

Nov.

138

136

134

*130

127

126

122

119

117

116

115

113

111

110

108

105

103

102

99

98

97

97

99

101

138

141

140

140

139

138

3,559

119

2.20

2.44

Dec.

136

134

131

132

140

139

140

139

137

136

134

133

131

135

129

125

123

120

117

115

116

117

123

128

129

130

127

125

125

*123

121

3,990

129

2.38

2.74

Jan.

120

Tiff

117

116

114

113

110

106

105

102

109

107

105

103

103

103

102

100

99

99

99

98

97

94

94

*92

91

89

87

85

84

3,161

102

1.88

2.17

Feb.

F2~ 83

80

79

77

75

73

75

72

70

69

68

67

65

64

64

64

63

61

60

64

65

64

64

65

64

62

62

_

1,921

68.6

1.27

1.32

Mar.

64

Btf

60

60

58

59

60

59

59

*59

58

58

58

58

58

56

55

54

54

56

56

55

54

54

53

53

53

52

51

51

50

1,745

56.3

1.04

1.20

Apr.

50

49

48

47

46

46

48

51

5T

50

50

50

49

50

49

49

49

47

46

45

44

IT

44

45

46

47

47

46

*46

46

1,425

47.5

0.876

0.98

May

46

46

45

45

44

43

42

42

41

40

39

39

39

40

39

39

38

38

36

43

44

43

42

40

39

39

40

41

41

42

43

1,278

41.2

0.760

0.88

June

43

43

*46

59

62

62

64

64

62

62

61

58

57

55

56

58

58

60

63

64

64

63

62

62

61

60

59

58

56

54

1,756

58.5

1.08

1.20

July

53

52

50

50

51

50

50

51

51

53

55

56

56

55

57

59

59

58

57

56

55

53

55

62

62

63

*64

64

65

64

65

1,751

56.5

1.04

1.20

Aug.

70

W

69

68

67

66

65

66

68

67

65

64

62

60

59

*58

57

56

55

52

50 BO54

53

52

51

51

52

52

51

52

1,832

59.1

1.09

1.26

Sept.

52

51

50

49

48

48

46

46

*45

44

43

43

44

43

43

43

42

4?

42

42

43

43

44

45

44

47

49

48

48

48

1,365

45.5

0.839

0.94

Calendar year 1953; Max 184 Min 26 Mean 81.0 cfsm 1.49 In. 20.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 184 Min 36 Mean 79.3 Cfsra 1.46 In. 19.86

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales, Pla.

Location. La t 28°00'00", long 81°22'50", in sec. 36, T. 28 S., R. 29 E., on southeast 

shore of Lake Hatchlneha at head of Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal, 3-|

Lake Kissimmee and 14 miles east of Lake Wales.

miles upstream from

Drainage area. Indeterminate. Total drainage area of Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal above 

site of staff gage at Camp Mack and Cypress-Kissimmee Canal above station is 1,185 

sq mi.

Records available . May 1942 to September 1949 (discharge measurements only), October 1949 

to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 47.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, staff gage at Camp Mack 

1.6 miles downstream at datum of 0.48 ft lower.

Average discharge. 5 years, 862 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,820 cfs Oct. 1; maximum gage height, 

9.74 ft Oct. 9 (affected by wind); minimum daily discharge, 360 cfs May 30; minimum gage 

height, 3.19 ft June 3 (affected by wind).

1949-54: Maximum daily discharge, that of Oct. 1, 1953; maximum gage height, that 

of Oct. 9, 1953; minimum discharge, 139 cfs Aug. 27 to Sept. 4, 1950; minimum gage 

height, 1.13 ft Sept. 2, 1950, present site and datum (affected by wind).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements are made about 1-| miles downstream near 

staff gage at Camp Mack. Records do not include diversions above Lake Hatchineha 

through Cypress-Kissimmee Canal and overflow channels.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

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.

2,820 

2,790

2,790

2,800

2,670

2,540

2,470 

2,160

2,810

2,360

1,840

1,690

*JLt§00

1,920 

2,150

2,060

2,060

2,210

2,150

1,990

1,970

2,160 

2,000

1,830

1,880

1,960

2,010

2,060

2,100

1,930

1,840

67,620

2,181

-

-

Nov.

1,900 

1,810

1,870

1,910

1,950

2.160

2,040 

1,800

1,840

2,010

1,750

1,730

1,760

1,640 

1,670

1,700

1,720

1,710

1,740

1,770

1,800

1,760 

*1,760

1,740

2,050

1,970

1,730

1,940

2,070

2,100

55,400

1,847

-

-

Dec.

2,100 

2,060

2,050

2,130

2,230

2,230

2,260 

2,210

2,120

2,180

2,130

2,120

2,060

2.550 

2,080

2,030

2,080

2,080

1,950

1,910

1,900

1.890 

2,020

2,140

2,130

2,140

1,990

2,020

1,960

1 , 980

2,010

64,540

2,082

-

-

Jan.

1,950 

1,870

1,890

1,870

1,840

*1,850

1,790 

1,710

1,700

1,650

1,880

1,700

1,660

1,580 

1,640

1,620

1,600

1,530

1,550

1,530

1,520

1,580 

1,530

1,460

1,410

1,400

1,410

1,450

1,350

1,550

1,370

50,220

1,620

-

-

Feb.

1,520 

1,500

1,510

1,310

1,240

1,180

1,170 

1,400

1,150

1,110

1,090

1,150

1,120

1,090 

1,090

1,130

*1,150

1,100

1,070

1,080

1,130

1,140 

1,070

1,120

1,170

1,060

1,050

1.010

-

52,270

1,152

-

-

Mar.

1,250 

979

1,010

1,040

992

1,020

1,020 

964

958

985

959

955

942

988 

998

978

880

860

860

958

980

890 

885

884

864

884

871

871

845

844

8J51

29,179

941

-

-

Apr.

*850 

792

779

754

724

770

782 

850

861

858

828

828

802

795 

770

767

832

738

714

619

665

710 

747

747

747

739

715

707

676

661

22,805

760

-

-

May

667 

665

665

642

*660

605

585 

594

577

546

526

509

501

554 

527

507

487

511

479

459

426

417 

402

416

387

399

409

407

590 

Tea' 560

Gbo

15,647

505

-

-

June

378 

382

384

538

579

611

648

659

664

654

644

617

602

576 

590

583

575

598

624

666

656

654 

669

664

660

646

643

625

605

577

17,969

599

-

-

July

572 

*567

559

559

554

542

531 

5T4

544

567

595

601

607

615 

619

656

659

679

684

666

667

662 

642

607

594

583

587

579

590 

590

597

18,614

600

-

-

Aug.

608 

616

642

620

625

635

639 

638

*657

671

657

665

648

655 

647

648

646

651

587

582

586

566 

576

578

572

567

574

576

579

554 

540

18,985

612

-

-

Sept.

551 

551

552

545

583

587

571 

581

588

560

527

514

514

538 

528

547

555

565

593

606

604

611 

626

*659

659

635

668

681

701

Hi

17,649

588

-

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,820 Win 506 Mean 1,169 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,820 Mln 350 Mean 1,125 Cfsm _ In. _

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
80 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Cypress-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°00'20", long 81°16'20", in sec. 36, T. 28 S., R. 30 E., near right 

bank 1.1 mile upstream from Lake Kissimmee, 4.6 miles downstream from Cypress Lake, 

and 20 miles east of Lake Wales.

Drainage area. Indeterminate. Total drainage area of Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal above 

site of staff gage at Camp Mack and Cypress-Kissimmee Canal above station is 1,185 

sq mi.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is

5V.21 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (from simultaneous water level 

readings with Lake Kissimmee during period of no flow).

Extremes.--1950-54: Maximum discharge measured, 3,230 ofs Oct. 16, 1953; no flow at 

times each year.

Remarks. Discharge at this station consists of overflow from Cypress Lake and CypressHatchineha Canal and natural drainage from marshland south of Cypress Lake. Greater 

part of flow from Cypress Lake, except during high water, is through HatchinehaKissimmee Canal (see preceding page).

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 16.......... 3,230 Apr. 28.......... 0

Nov. 5.......... 1,670 May 12.......... 0

23.......... 1,040 June 4.......... 61.5

Jan. 14.......... 302 23.......... 62.4

27.......... 624 July 20.......... 0

Feb. 18.......... 383 Aug. 9.......... 0

Mar. 19.......... 15.6 31.......... 0

31.......... 2.22 Sept.22.......... 0
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 81

Klsslmmee River below Lake Klsslmmee, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°46'13", long 81°10'45", in sec. 24, T. 31 S., R. 31 E. , on right bank 

3 miles downstream from Lake Kissimmee and bridge on State Highway 60 and 22 miles 

east of Frostproof.

Drainage area. --1. 609 sq mi at State Highway 60 (includes areas drained by Lake Weohyakapka and Lake Marian) .

Records available. --October 1933 to September 1954.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 43.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 21, 1934, staff gage at bridge 

3 miles upstream at datum 44.73 ft lower. Mar. 21, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1950, waterstage recorder at present site at datum 45.00 ft lower than present datum. Since 

Mar. 21, 1934, staff gage at bridge 3 miles upstream used as supplementary gage.

Average discharge. --21 years, 1,227 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 7,170 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 13.16 ft, from 

odmark) ; minimum, 744 cfs June 3 (gage height, 5.79 ft, affected by wind). 

1933-54: Maximum discharge, 8,820 cfs Oct. 5 or 6, 1948; maximum gage height, that 

Oct. 9, 1953; no flow Sept. 3,4, 1935, caused by hurricane blowing upstream; mini4, 1935, at present datum.

of . , . ,, 

mum gage height observed, 1.10 ft Sept

Remarks . --Records fair.

Revisions . WSP 1204: Drainage area.

Correction. The maximum discharge (4,480 cfs) for the 1953 water year, published in 

WSP 1274, occurred on a rising stage at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, and was not the peak for 

that flood; maximum peak discharge for 1953 water year, 2,010 cfs Oct. 29, 1952 (gage 

height, 9.09 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

Of sm

In.

Oct.

4,520 

4,600'

4,700

4,920

5,070

5,100

5,160

5,500

6,140

6,530

*6,560

6,510

6,450

6,400

6,360

6,290

6,200

6,250

6,310

6,270

6,200

6,180

6,120

5,950

5,850

5,730

5,620

5,640

5,620

5,480 

5,330

179,560

5,792

3.60

4.15

Nov.

5.170 

5,070

4,970

4,860

4,760

*4,810

4,760

4,620

4,550

4,610

4,580

4,450

4,350

4,260

4,170

4,080

4,010

*3,930

3,850

3,780

3,740

3,680

5,660

3,670

4,270

4,440

4,400

4,370

4,380

4,370

130,620

4,354

2.71

3.02

Dec.

4.540 

4,270

4,170

4,140

4,190

4,180

4,230

4,200

4,140

4,140

4,100

4,050

5,990

4,100

4,110

*3,970

5,970

3,900

5,740

5,630

5,570

5,520

3,500

3,510

5,490

5,520

5,580

a5, 520

a5, 250

a5,250 

a5, 290

119,140

5,843

2.39

2.75

Jan.

a5,190 

a5, 110

a5, 060

a3,olO

a2,940

a2,920

a2,880

a2,780

a2,730

a2,710

a2,750

a2,700

*2,630

2,540

2,470

2,410

2,570

*2,290

2,280

2,290

2,290

2,290

2,350

2,320

2,510

2,280

2,280

2,310

2,290

2,270 

2,280

79,350

2,559

1.59

1.83

Feb.

2,290 

2,260

2,240

2,260

2,240

2,250

2,210

2,290

2,240

2,200

2,190

2,220

2,200

2,180

2,170

2,160

2,170

2,190

2,170

2,150

2,220

2,290

2,230

2,210

2,280

2,240

2,220

2,160

-

62,110

2,218

1.58

1.44

Mar.

2,560 

2,260

*2,220

2,270

2,180

2,190

2,250

2,110

2,070

2,060

2,010

1,970

1,930

1,950

1,960

1,950

1,860

1,790

1,740

1,770

1,780

1,740

1,690

1,670

1,620

1,620

1,590

1,580

1,560

1,540 

1,520

58,770

1,896

1.18

1.56

Apr.

1.500 

1,480

,450

,420

,570

,550

,540

1,350

1,540

1,540

1,520

1,500

1,290

1,270

1,240

1,210

al,190

al,200

al,170

*1,150

al,140

al,120

al,150

al,130

al,120

al,140

al,140

al,150

al,110

al,110

57,550

1,252

0.778

0.87

May

al,120 

al,120

al,120

al,110

al,150

al,150

al.110

al,140

al,090

al,050

al,030

al,040

al,050

al,050

al,040

al,040

1,020

*1,020

998

1,020

1,050

1,010

987

967

941

925

34T

944

938

950 

950

32,017

1,033

0.642

0.74

June

958 

922

919

1,000

1,050

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,010

994

991

965

947

928

916

911

9U

958

967

1,020

1,000

994

987

984

977

974

970

957

958

928

29,097

970

0.605

0.67

July

*908 

899

896

894 899"

919

916

934

944

957

970

987

1,000

1,000

994

998

991

1,000

1,000

998

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1.050

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,020

30,294

977

0.607

0.70

Aug.

1,020 

1,020

1,010

1,000

991

994

987

984

987

*970

957

960

947

950

938

928

922

922

963

950

944

938

954

950

938

934

934

938

931

911

911

29,683

958

0.595

0.69

Sept.

905 

'9T9 922

899

896

899

883

894

908

877

860 850"

877

888

877

880

888

883

888

883

875

872

*888

891

891

891

914

916

919

919

26,782

893

0.555

0.62

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,560 Min 748 Mean 2,031 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,560 Min 860 Mean 2,233 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.84

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of gage-height record at staff gage 5 miles 

upstream.
82 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Reedy Lake Outlet near Frostproof, Fla.

Location.--Lat 27°43'13", long 81°28'40", in NW£ sec. 1, T. 32 S. R. 28 E., on left bank 

15 ft upstream from highway bridge, 100 ft downstream from Reedy Lake, and 3^ miles 

southeast of Frostproof.

Drainage area. 62.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 76.05 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 44.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 116 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 4.09 ft); minimum 

daily, 32 cfs Sept. 12; minimum gage height, 1.88 ft Sept. 13 (wind effect).

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 166 cfs Oct. 2-6, 1948; maximum gage height, 4.37 ft 

Oct. 5, 1948; minimum discharge, 5.0 cfs June 8, 10, 1951 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting-control, which are fair.

Correction. The maximum discharge (82 cfs) for the 1953 water year, published in 

WSP 1274, occurred on a rising stage at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, and was not the peak for 

that flood; maximum peak discharge for 1953 water year, 42 cfs Oct. 21, 1952 (gage 

height, 2.56 ft).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26 27 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.1

82

117

1.9

2.0 

4.0 119

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

82

84

87

88

88

88

92

104

112

*112

112

112

111

111

110

109

112

114

m

113

112

110

109

108

107

106

106

104

103

101

3,202

103

1.66

1.91

Nov.

99

98

98

97

97

97

95

93

92

92

91

*90

90

89

89

87

86

85

84

83

83

82

S2

84

109

ITS' 110

110

109

109

2,820

94.0

1.51

1.69

Dec.

108

107

106

107

112

112

112

112

111

111

111

111

109

112

109

107

106

105

104

105

103

104

104

106

106

106

104

104

104

104

*104

3,324

107

1.72

1.99

Jan.

TU2~ 103

102

102

102

101

99

98

97

97

99

100

98

98

97

97

97

96

95

95

95

94

94

93

92

*91

91

90

*88

88

87

2,978

96.1

1.54

1.78

Feb.

86

85

84

83

81

80

79

80

78

76

76

75

75

73

72

72

72

72

71

71

75

76

74

73

73

72

70

69

2,123

75.8

1.22

1.27

Mar.

70

FT

66

66

64

64

64

62

61

*61

60

60

59

59

59

58

56

56

55

58

58

57

56

56

55

55

54

54

54

53

53

1,830

59.0

0.949

1.09

Apr.

52

52

51

53

55

56

59

64

63

63

64

63

63

62

61

59

60

56

55

54

53

52

53

53

55

56

56

55

54

*55

1,707

56.9

0.915

1.02

May

56

BT

55

54

53

52

50

49

48

47

45

45

47

47

46

45

44

43

41

45

47

46

44

43

41

40

43

42

44

48

48

1,454

46.9

0.754

0.87

June

48

47

52

65

69

69

68

68

*68

67

66

64

63

63

63

66

66

66

69

70

69

69

69

68

67

66

66

65

63

62

1,941

64.7

1.04

1.16

July

61

61

59

56

54

53

BT

54

54

55

56

57

60

65

66

69

W

67

67

66

66

65

64

64

63

63

63

*61

61

60

59

1,891

61.0

0.981

1.13

Aug.

61

62

ST

61

60

59

58

57

57

56

56

55

54

54

52

52

51

50

49

47

46

45

46

45

45

44

43

43

43

42

41

1,595

51.5

0.828

0.95

Sept.

41

40

39

38

38

37

36

35

*35

34

33

32

34

38

38

39

41

44

48

48

48

48

49

49

49

53

5858"

58

57

1,295

43.2

0.695

0.77

Calendar year 1953: Max 114 Min 8.2 Mean 48.9 Cfsm 0.786 In. 10.68

Water year 1953-54: Max 114 Min 32 Mean 71.7 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Nov. 27 to Dec. 29, Feb. 23 to Apr. 3.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 83

Arbuckle Creek near De Soto City, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°26>32" , long 81°17'51", in SE^ sec. 11, T. 35 S., R. 30 E., on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 700, 1 mile upstream from Lake 

Istokpoga, and 7 miles east of De Soto City.

Drainage area.--38S sq mi (excludes area drained by Lake Weohyakapka and includes area 

drained by Lake Sebring).

Records available. June 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 35.51 ft (corrected) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to June 24, 1942, water-stage recorder, and June 24, 1942, to 

Oct. 19, 1943, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 421 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,490 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 8.16 ft); minimum, 118 cfs May 26, 27 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 7,380 cfs Sept. 23, 1948 (gage height, 8.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs; minimum, 6.8 cfs June 21, 1945.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records include small diversions into Lake Arbuckle from Lake 

Weohyakapka through Blue Jordan Swamp and include flow through 2 overflow bridges 1.9 

and 2.1 miles west of main channel.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1204: Drainage area. WSP 1274: 1939-50.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,330 

2,350

2,310

2,260

2,220

*2,150

2,030

2,180

3,100

5,290

*5.320

3,030

4,660

4,150

3,650

3,180

2,860

2,700

2,600

2,380

2,150

1,950

1,780 

1,680

1,540

1,430

1,370

*1,300 

1,200 

1,120 

1.050

79,320

2,559

6.65

7.66

Nov.

989 

933

891

846

810

768

726

705

681

644

624

607

595

589

583

*566

552

543

533

525

515

506

498 

498

563

736

1,070

1,470 

1.700 

1,630

22,896

763

1.96

2.21

Dec.

1.530 

1,390

1,300

1,220

1,200

1,150

1,080

1,060

1,020

996

975

947

933

905

*852

840

794

758

736

722

709

693

677 

669

662

644

634

624 

607 

601 

586

27,514

888

2.31

2.66

Jan.

571 

566

554

541

 538

525

513

506

496

492

492

485

485

494

492

489

478

474

470

*466

460

456

439 

429

424

420

412

397 

386 

386 

375

14,711

475

1.23

1.4E

Feb.

361 

359

354

349

336

328

322

314

*308

309

306

296

291

293

288

283

278

272

270

269

271

267

269 

277

270

273

271

279

8,363

299

0.777

0.81

Mar.

258 

260

261

249

*248

242

254

259

258

257

253

250

246

242

226

214

211

209

211

206

199

194

194 

190

188

*182

177

172 

170

168 

166

e,8i4

220

0.571

0.66

Apr.

161 

157

154

154

156

T6~3 153

291

295

291

286

275

263

*257

254

252

230

223

217

215

214

222

223 

235

292

303

352

m294

7,270

242

0.629

0.70

May

271 

268

275

 283

284

286

28TF

281

273

262

246

231

239

220

E06

195

188

180

169

166

156

143

142 

132

127

126

«T3T

142 

148 

204

6,472

209

0.543

0.63

June

210 

230

349

530

863

979

968

990

1,010

974

888

785

718

736

*795

868

785

772

899

1,040

1,130

1,220

1.400 

1,400

1,310

1,240

1,100

968 

859 

788

26,804

893

2.32

2.59

July

736 

658

602

566

556

579

560

541

556

563

560

544

533

533

544

556

553

544

*536

524

514

506

493 

489

486

482

6T3

683 

639 

570

17,346

560

1.45

1.68

Aug.

498 

484

464

446

430

413

397

393

406

428

*438

444

438

424

419

423

424

417

410

404

397

392

384 

376

369

360

352

357 

426 

*467 

508

12,988

419

1.09

1.25

Sept.

521 

511

496

489

482

471

469

448

432

426

415

402

402

413

411

402

395

402

456

*519

566

759

928 

997

997

1,020

1.150

1,090 

1,020 

948

18,437

615

1.60

1.78

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,320 Mln 68 Mean 745 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.24

Water year 1953-54 : Max 5,320 Mln 126 Mean 68E Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.07

Discharge measurement made on this day.
84 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Josephine Creek near De Soto City, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°22'26", long 81°23'37", in SE£ sec. 2, T. 36 S., R. 29 E. , on left bank

 320 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 17, 1 mile downstream from Jack Creek, 

and 4 miles south of De Soto City.

Drainage area.--108 sq mi (excludes area drained by Lake Sebring). 

Records available. October 1946 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 52.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929 (State Road Department benchmark). Prior to May 21, 1952, at site half a mile 

upstream at datum 0.89 ft higher.

Average discharge. 8 years, 123 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1.180 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 7.97 ft); mini-

 mum, 17 cfs May 25 (gage height, 2.70 ft). ,.»,,.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 1,780 cfs Sept. 23, 1948 (gage height, 11.56 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 1.1 cfs May 12, 13, 14, 15, 1950 (gage height, 

2.55 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records good. Small seasonal diversions for irrigation of citrus groves above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 22-25)

Oct. 1 to July 25 July 26 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

89

128

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

189

300

468

687

1,200

5.1 

6.0 

6.4

152

326

432

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

544

520

496

476

454

*436

422

450

653

1,150

1,050

*923

856

800

751

707

668

677

668

634

601

570

540

512

496

468

450

*439

425

404 *°^

18,626

601

5.56

6.41

Nov.

366

353

340

322

312

306

297

284

276

268

270

266

258

253

248

*244

238

231

227

221

215

211

209

205

258

268

268

268

263

258

8,003

267

2.47

2.76

Dec.

250

244

238

233

240

238

235

231

229

225

223

219

215

219

*211

203

196

191

184

179

175

172

170

173

172

170

165

161

158

156

155

6,230

201

1.86

2.15

Jan.

148" 152

146

145

143

142

139

136

133

131

134

137

132

130

128

126

125

123

122

120

119

118

117

114

113

111

110

108

106

104

102

3,914

126

1.17

1.35

Feb.

~SS 100

96

94

92

90

87

88

87

86

84

83

82

80

79

78

78

77

76

76

82

84

83

82

82

80

77

11

2,355

84.1

0.779

0.81

Mar.

75

74

73

*72

70

71

76

73

73

72

71

69

68

68

67

65

64

62

60

64

63

60

59

58

57

57

54

55

54

51

51

2,006

64.7

0.599

0.69

Apr.

49

49

49

49

46

45

51

80

73

68

65

62

61

*58

56

54

53

51

49

47

47

46

46

46

45

45

44

43

42 

41

1,560

52.0

0.481

0.54

May

40

40

39

37

36

34

32

32

33

30

30

29

32

31

30

30

28

28

28

26

25

24

24

21

2£

*21

29

29

33 

49

IT

961

31.0

0.287

0.33

June

43

7T

91

149

15,6

142

126

117

109

104

97

95

100

95

93

93

93

93

104

105

104

104

105

109

141

138

139

138

135 

131

3,320

111

1.03

1.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,150 Mln 7.5 Mean 187 Cfsm 1.73

July

128

124

118

114

TT4

126

131

*141

149

153

153

160

173

178

198

205

203

196

191

191

202

194

187

183

176

168

178

*195

221 

206

232

5,288

171

1.58

1.82

Aug.

273

236

232

210

197

186

174

178

191

232

223

229

223

208

204

198

191

186

182

178

171

173

165

157

152

152

178

200

383 

416 370-

6,648

214

1.98

2.29

In. 23.45

Sept.

422 IT?

378

349

328

308

291

275

260

250

240

229

*242

240

236

227

221

225

234

232

229

221

215

210

202

198

2?T

234

238 

236

7,804

260

2.41

2.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,150 Mln 20 Mean 183 Cfsm . 1.69 In. 22.98

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. No gage-height record Jan. 27 to Mar. 3; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In

stage and records for Arbuckle Creek near De Soto City, and Catfish Creek near Lake Wales.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 85

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°24'01 M , long 81°09'35", in sec. 30, T. 35 S., R. 32 E., on right bank 

30 ft downstream from old highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Seaboard 

Air Line Railroad bridge, l£ miles upstream from Kissimmee River, and 4^ miles northwest of Cornwell.

Drainage area.--624 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.71 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 15, 1942, water-stage recorder, and May 15, 1942, 

to Aug. 19, 1949, staff gage, at same site and datum. Since June 3, 1953, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder, if miles upstream.

Average discharge.--20 years, 441 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,860 cfs Oct. 9; maximum gage height, 

11.41 ft Oct. 12; minimum daily discharge, 248 cfs Apr. 6; minimum gage height, 

5.84 ft May 16.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 2,040 cfs Sept. 22, 1948; maximum gage height, that of 

Oct. 12, 1953; no flow May 22 to June 15, 1949, caused by temporary cofferdam upstream.

Remarks. Records fair. Slight regulation at low flow by manipulation of stoplogs in 

dam above station since June 1949. Some diversions at times during high water from 

Istokpoga Lake into Indian Prairie and Harney Pond Canals when levees on southeast 

shore of lake are overtopped or washed out.

Revisions. WSP 1204: 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.

1,750 

1,750

1,730

1,710

*1,740

1,730

1,700

1,740

1,860

1,790

1,520

*1,510

1,540

I,o80

1,620

1,610

1,660

1,680

1,700

1,680

1,680

1,660

*1,650

1,650

1,640

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,600

1,540

1,520

51,370

1,657

2.66

3.06

Nov.

1,510 

1,510

1,480

1,450

1,470

1,480

1,470

1,460

1,460

1,430

1,420

1,410

1,400

1,370

1,350

*1,350

1,340

1,330

1,330

1,310

1,300

1,280

1,280

1,270

1,330

1,330

1,350

1,380

1,420

1,440

41,710

1,390

2.23

2.49

Dec.

1,450 

1,440

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,410

*1,400

1,390

1,380

1,370

1,360

1,360

1,350

1,350

1,330

1,310

1,300

1,280

1,280

1,270

1,260

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,180

40,840

1,317

2.11

2.43

Jan.

1,170 

1,160

1,160

1,150

*1,140

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,010

998

990

*996

972

980

969

952

938

921

913

904

895

893

884

31,815

1,026

1.64

1.90

Feb.

857 

857

861

864

33T

812

794

828

*809

779

767

751

722

717

705

702

699

693

675

663

668

667

648

657

654

639

 grr 613

_ -------

20, 549

734

1.18

1.22

Mar.

662 556"

603

599

*584

579

586

579

579

585

574

562

559

571

558

526

534

510

506

532

522

496

486

488

435

*364

345

334

325

319

313

15,811

510

0.817

0.94

Apr.

308 

278

269

269

257

248

;5lo~

298

296

285

293

284

282

*281

274

284

276

257

258

254

249

251

255

271

279

282

305

321

3T7

299

8,340

278

0.446

0.50

May

299 

309

313

*319

323

289

287

290

287

281

272

272

287

292

267

257

378

480

459

459

429

378

387

366

361

359

*381

406

420

460

482

10,849

350

0.561

0.65

June

477 

496

562

687

790

734

674

672

678

682

682

679

683

686

*702

746

730

740

800

807

800

803

820

830

868

869

878

'558" 900

897

22,270

742

1.19

1.33

July

888 

893

886

893

889

896

907

899

909

912

920

931

935

928

959

932

932

915

*925

920

920

920

912

892

892

878

BBT

881

898

911

894

28,128

907

1.45

1.68

Aug.

901 

921

930

W§

895

891

869

872

892

901

*910

909

896

886

872

845

850

838

833

817

808

796

796

791

785

787

787

808

- 850

*853

855

26,551

856

1.37

1.58

Sept.

865 

881

881

873

869

859

857

857

869

865

841

831

818

822

808

804

80T

815

858

*858

843

823

830

839

849

876

915

935

948

W

25,727

858

1.38

1.53

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,860 Min 79 Mean 755 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,860 Min 248 Mean 888 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.31

Discharge measurement made on this day.
86 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Kissimmee River near Okeechobee, Fla.

Location.--Lat 27°14'18", long 80°58'57", in sec. 24, T. 37 S., R. 33 E., on downstream 

 end of left pier of bridge on State Highway 70, 9.4 miles west of Okeechobee and 

13 miles upstream from Lake Okeechobee.

Drainage area.--2,886 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.37 ft (corrected) below mean sea level, 

Jatum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 28, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum

Average discharge. 24 years, 2,C cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 28.37 ft); minimum, 1,420 cfs May 26 (gage height, 19.93 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 14, 1953; maximum gage height, 29.34 ft 

Oct. 7, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 231 cfs May 18, 1932; minimum gage height, 

17.60 ft Sept. 26, 1950.

Flood in August 1928, resulting from hurricane, reached a peak of 30.3 ft (discharge, 

20,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions.--WSP 1204: Drainage area.

Correction:--The maximum discharge (8,440 cfs) for the 1953 water year, published in 

WSP 1274, was not independent of the higher peak discharge occurring Oct. 14, 1953; 

maximum independent peak discharge during 1953 water year, 5,750 cfs Oct. 29, 1952 

(gage height, 25.72 ft).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-14 Oct. 15 to Sept. 3O

26.7

27.0

28.0

28.4

7,980

9,040

14,800

18,000

19.9 

23.0 

23.B 

25.0

1,400

2,830

3,260

4,560

27.0

28.0

9,140

14,800

17,200

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

1H

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2H

H3

24

25

H6

27

28

H9

30

31

TCtal

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

8,240

8.200

8,370

8,650

8,540

8,480

8,510

8,920

10,200

12,600

15,400

17,300

17.600

17,400

16,600

*15,600

14,700

14,500

*14,000

13,200

12,600

12,000

11,500

11,000

10,600

10,400

10,000

10,100

*10,200

10,000

9,700

365,110

11,780

4.08

4.70

Nov.

9.590

9,140

8,910

8,720

8,590

8,470

8,330

8,180

8,080

7,990

7,890

7,810

7,680

7,600

7,530

7,430

7,360

7,310

7,240

7,170

7,080

6,980

6,920

6,870

6,920

6,870

6,850

6,890

6,980

7,170

230,350

7,678

2.66

2.97

Dec .

7,380

7,560

7,680

7,780

7.840

7,780

7,660

7,560

7,480

7,380

7,290

7,210

7,140

7,100

*6,960

*6,920

6,870

6,760

6,700

6,640

6,610

6,550

6,530

6,530

6,530

6,470

6,420

6,360

6,320

6,260

6,220

216,490

6,984

2.42

2.79

Jan.

6.150

6,110

6,050

6,000

5,960

5,900

5,840

5,770

5,750

5,710

5,670

5,560

5,520

5,500

5,480

5,440

5,380

5,340

*5,320

5,260

5,220

5,180

5,100

5,020

4,950

4,870

4,800

4,740

4,670

4,590

4^530

167,380

5,399

1.87

2.16

Feb.

4.460

4,400

4,320

4,250

4,160

4,090

4,040

4,040

3,970

3,910

3,850

3,790

3,740

3,690

3,640

3,590

3,530

3,470

3,440

3,400

3,380

3,360

*3,320

3,300

3,270

3,220

5.190

3,200

-

------

104,020

3,715

1.29

1.34

Mar.

5.180

3,140

3,110

3,060

3,020

2,990

2,990

2,970

2,960

2,940

2,920

2,900

2,870

2,860

2,830

2,790

2,760

2,730

2,710

2,700

2,660

2,620

2,590

2,560

2,530

2,490

2,460

2,430

2,400

2,360

2.500

85,830

2,769

0.959

1.11

Apr.

2,250

2,200

2,150

2,110

2,080

*2,030

2,000

2,030

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,000

1,990

1,980

1,960

1,950

1,920

1,890

1,860

1,850

1,830

,820

,820

,790

,770

,760

,790

,780

1,770

1,780

58,220

1,941

0.673

0.75

May

1,790

1,810

1,860

1.880

1,870

1,850

1,830

1,790

1,750

1,710

1,680

1,660

1,660

1,620

1,590

1,580

1,560

1,540

1,500

1,500

*1,500

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,460

1,520

1,550

1,600

1,700

50,590

1,632

0.565

0.65

June

1,850

1,870

1,960

2,300

2,600

2,820

3,340

4,020

4,150

3,980

3,750

3,500

3,340

3,220

3,110

3,070

3,040

3,120

3,700

4,220

4,400

4,480

4,420

4,220

3,990

3,790

3,670

3,610

3,590

3,580

102,710

3,424

1.19

1.32

July

3,530

*3,450

3,370

3,280

3,220

3,170

3,110

3,090

3,060

3,020

3,020

3,150

3,370

3,390

3,710

3,860

3.950

3,800

3,630

3,470

3,370

3,280

3,180

3,070

2,990

2,950

2,940

2,920

2,880

2,840

2 , 780

100,830

3,253

1.13

1.30

Aug.

2,750

2,700

2,670

2,620

2,560

2,510

2,440

2,390

2,380

2,390

2,400

*2,380

2,360

2,340

2,320

2,320

2,290

2,280

2,380

2,370

2,310

2,260

2,220

2,180

2,140

2,100

2,070

2,070

2,130

2,130

2,220

72,660

2,344

0.812

0.94

Sept.

2,330

2,310

2,240

2,210

2,220

2,210

2,210

2,180

2,150

2,120

2,100

2,120

2,200

2,150

2,110

2.080

2,080

2,110

2,190

*2,260

2,340

2,430

2,560

2,700

2.710

2,690

2,670

2,650

2,650

2,660

69,640

2,321

O.B04

0.90

Calendar year 1953 : Max 17,600 Min 1,250 Mean 3,966 Cfsm 1.37 in. 18.65

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,600 Min 1,420 Mean 4,449 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.93

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 87

St. Lucie Canal at lock, near Stuart, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°07', long 80°17', in Salerno Grant, T. 39 S., R. 41 E., at upstream end 

of right lock wall, 6 miles southwest of Stuart.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since December 1924 are contained in files of the Everglades Drainage District and Corps of Engineers. Unpublished discharge records November 1948 to September 1952 are contained in files of Corps of Engineers.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

By Corps of Engineers). Prior to Hov. 3, 1948, staff gage at same site and at various 

datums. Since Sept. 5, 1952, auxiliary water-stage recorder at Arundel Bridge, 1.9 

miles upstream. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes. 1952-54: Maximum daily discharge, 10,500 cfs Oct. 10, 1953. Lock closed on 

many days; net flow during these periods consists of leakage and lockage, generally 

less than 10 cfs.

Remarks. Flow regulated by lock near Stuart. Lock closed Jan. 16 to May 11 and 

 SepT. 11-30.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

8,230 

8,140 

8,520

8,650

8,710

8,530 

8,420 

8,360

10,000

10,500

9,940

9,680

9,500

9,720

9,380

9,440

*9,380

9,580

9,880

9,720

9,640

*9,580

9,580

9,540

9,500

9,480

9,480

Nov.

9,360 

9,360 

9,340

9,340

*9,360

9,580 

9,360 

9,300

9,290

9,250

9,230

9,250

9,250

9,150

9,130

9,110

9,090

9,050

8,990

*8,990

7,490

5,780

*5,690

*4,920

*4,8ZO

5,680

6,690

9,540 *7,750

9,560

9,430

9,400

289,050

9,325

573,300

*7,970

8,080

249,450

8,315

494,800

Dec.

*7,950 

8,360 

8,530

8,630

8,740

8,790 

8,650 

8,590

8,570

*8,530

8,480

8,460

8,440

8,710

8,520

8,340

8,270

8,190

8,160

8,180

8,140

8,100

8,090

8,050

8,090

8,030

7,940

7,920

7,910

7,890

7,830

257,070

8,293

509,900

Jan.

7,780 

7,740 

7,740

7,690

7,690

7,690 

*7,620 

7,510

7,490

7,490

7,550

7,460

7,360

6,300

1,510

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

_

-

-

May

1

-

-

-

-

-

_

560

1,670

*1,680

1,650

1,640

1,640

1,670

1,670

1,650

1,620

1,580

1,560

1,570

1,570

1,550

1,580

1,610

1,590

1,610

1,600

_

-

-

June

1,650 

1,630 

1,630

2,820

5,070

5,220 

*5,120 

5,100

5,050

5,040

5,030

5,000

4,970

4,950

4,940

4,910

4,880

4,920

5,420

5,660

5,800

6,910

6,620

6,710

6,720

*6,820

*6,670

6,580

6,500

6,340

154,860

5,162

307,200

July

6,270 

6,240 

6,170

6,170

6,350

6,320 

5.940 

6,270

6,220

6,220

6,210

6,240

6,330

6,240

6,400

6,470

6,450

6,330

6,270

6,280

6,300

6,250

6,210

6,200

6,190

6,220

6,240

6,210

6,200

6,050

6,120

193,580

6,245

384,000

Aug.

6,180 

6,180 

6,170

6,010

6,040

6,060 

5,990 

5,940

5,970

6,030

5,970

5,840

5,860

5,700

5,680

5,640

5,660

5,640

5,600

5,580

5,540

5,460

5,470

5,410

5,580

*5,420

5,480

5,550

5,730

5,650

5,680

178,510

5,758

354,100

Sept.

5,850 

6,040 

5,850

5,750

5,630

5,560 

5,460 

5,530

5,180

2,750

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,500 Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,500 Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--On days for which no discharge is shown, 

less than 10 cfs.

flow consists of leakage and lockage, generally

389020 O - 56 - 7
88 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

West Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°51'50", long 80°37'55", in NE£ sec. 33, T. 41 S., R. 37 E., on right 

bank in hurricane gate structure 5 at Lake Okeechobee, in Canal Point, 200 ft upstream 

from U. S. Highway 441. Prior to Jan. 14, 1954, staff gage at site 550 ft downstream.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

tfo Jan. 14, 1954, staff gage at site 550 ft downstream at same datum. Since May 1940, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder below lock and dam.

Extremes.--1939-54: Maximum daily discharge, 817 cfs Mar. 18, 1948; maximum gage height, 

observed, 18.54 ft Oct. 23, 1947, at former site; maximum daily reverse flow, 1,760 cfs 

June 15, 1942; minimum gage height observed, 8.48 ft June 15-17, 1952, at former site.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow regulated at station by manipulation of stoplogs in lock 

and dam and hurricane gates. Flow occasionally reversed after periods of considerable 

rainfall because of downstream natural drainage and pumpage from agricultural lands in 

Everglades. Discharge computed using three daily observations of velocity. Records 

of chemical analyses for water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

154

-TO2

-103

-129

-169

0

0

0

*-308 ~57

-30

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

-590

-19.0

-1,170

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

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

elOO

e200

300

9.7

595

Jan.

e200

e300

6400

355

313

399

435

450

445

384

396

*415

471

397

406

430

418

460

411

393

423

11,901

384

23,610

Feb.

416

411

459

452

435

456

394

412

203

255

352

347

357

348

367

*326

385

356

378

284

0Q0

0

163

289

305

241

_

8,391

300

16,640

Mar.

491

H3

173

284

253

196

285

*206

149

132

69

57

S5

114

156

241

114

73

90

181

239

130

90

129

90

90

140

174

252

403

435

5,764

186

11,430

Apr.

512

533" 582

427

304

356

450

349

209

148

115

T64

197

196

169

216

373

281

225

251

257

203

*215

194

134

161

183

220

235

172

8,037

268

15,940

May

145

172

265

247

313

408

449 38"9~

384

425

434

412

261

*380

356

326

241

384

373

424

239

308

351

325

318

361

232

264

168

-66

-173

9,115

294

18,080

June

-36

-133

-82

190

21

10

56

10

102

229

203

228

212

136

25

50

-170

-371

-626

-676

-709

-895

*-S65

-868

-834

-850

-811

-732

-724

-713

-8,623

-287

-17,100

July

-598

-542

-447

-349

-216

-670

-665

-759

-709

-796

-737

-781

-726

-1.110

*-l,040

-824

-791

-668

-698

-745

-680

-653

-554

-553

-641

-677

-684

-456

-747

-858

-674

-21,048

-679

-41,750

Aug.

-451

-367

-311

-197

-56

246

340

272

166

221

33

-110

-60

77

229

-87

125

163

157

238

145

123

59

320

262

*171

348

408

TBT

-350

-290

1,981

63.9

3,930

Sept.

-636

-S^S

-575

-562

-350

-268

-219

140

-314

-399

-252

-91

-247

-199

-232

*-92

-54

-262

-99

-192

-313

-223

-368

 -257

-45

-377

-420

-488

-491

-476

-8,887

296

-17,630

Calendar year 1953: Max 586 Min -736 Mean 121 Ac-ft 87,360

Water year 1953-54: Max 582 Min -1,110 Mean 17.4 Ac-ft 12,580

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

e Ho point-velocity record; discharge estimated on basis of hurricane-gate openings.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 9 to Dec. 16, Jan. 24-29, Apr. 5-8, July 4-15, Sept. 17-30; discharge estimated on basis of gage-height record for nearby gages. Negative figures indicate flow 

toward Lake Okeechobee.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 89 

West Palm Beach Canal at West Palm Beach, Pla.

Location.--Lat 26°38'40", long 80°03'24" ) in NE£ sec. 16, T. 44 S., R. 43 E., on left bank

 at upstream side of lock and dam, 20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 805 on 

Poinsettia Avenue, and 4.9 miles south of courthouse in West Palm Beach.

Records available . November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (State Road Department

 benchmark). Prior to Apr. 26, 1940, staff gage and Apr. 26, 1940, to Dec. 20, 1949, 

water stage recorder, at same site at datum 0.25 ft higher.

Extremes.--1939-54: Maximum daily discharge, 5,320 cfs Apr. 18, 1942; maximum gage 

height, 10.89 ft Oct. 13, 1947, present datum; minimum daily discharge, 124 cfs 

May 1, 1945; minimum gage height, 2.85 ft Dec. 3, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 13.20 ft Oct. 23, 24, 1924, present datum (discharge, 

8,570 cfs), from records by Everglades Drainage District.

Remarks.--Records fair except those during period of considerable leakage, which are poor. 

Plow regulated by manipulation of stoplogs in dam and gates in lock chamber for irrigation and drainage purposes by Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District. 

Lock chamber not used for navigation. Since January 1954, flow materially affected by 

control structures at 20-mile bend, 20 miles upstream.

Cooperation.--Stoplog record furnished by Central and Southern Florida Flood Control 

District.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,560

2,570

3,050

3,250

3,170

2,940

2,790

*3,040 

3,640

4,150

*3,740

3,320

3,070

3,640

3,860

3,730

3,640

3,300 

3,450

3,180

2,960

2,800

2,670

2,570

2,510

2,370 

2,150

2,140 

*2,100 

2,020 

1,930

92,310

2,978

183,100

Nov.

1,880

1,830

1,760

1,700

1,800

1,960

1,816

1,760 

1,710

1,600

1,610

1,880

1,960

1,850

1,770

*1,670

1,650

1,620 

1,650

1,620

1,580

1,530

1,490

1,440

1,400

1,420 

dl,360

dl,270 

dl,120 

dl,020

48,720

1,624

96,630

Dec.

d920

*dT55

d711

634

650

770

834

854 

854

846

830

602 ^30"

742

778

742

726

662 

646

630

622

617

650

678

738

822 

802

762 

726 

*714 

714

22,661

731

44,950

Jan.

714

722

730

734

7SS

706

670

460

550

500

490

V 470

\ (*) 

I 400

16,782

541

33,290

Feb.

340

350

370

390

. *420

J -

10,610

379

21,040

Mar.

 J

1

L 420

1

} 644 

682

698

654

656

668

666

642

604

1 (*)

V 550

596

684

FTe" 708

646

608

\ 560

I 440

17,304

558

34,320

Apr.

* 420

*1,090 

1,570

1,140

1,020

884

906

933

911

903

880

841 

787

768

821

954

1,230

1,220

1,110

1,130 

1,050

*1,000 

952 

960

25,800

860

51,170

May

936

888

759

713

711

556

529

535 

535

531

518

511 579"

708

705

752

1,230

1,580 

1,080

*1,020

1,200

1,120

998

898

822

788 

980

1,300 

1,270 

1,240 

1,260

27,052

873

53, 660

June

1,270

1,330

1,280

1,430

1,850

1,890

1,780

1,580 

1,410

1,260

*1,000

968

95T

1,030

1,530

1,540

1,930

2,870 

4,900

5,160

4,600

3,830

*3,320

2,750

2,280

1,900 

1,670

1,490 

*1,480 

1,780

61,872

2,062

122,700

July

1,800

1,700

1,570

1,500

1,450

1,460

1,510

1,640 

1,640

1,740

2,060

2,080

*1,990

2,010

2,580

2,970

2,620

2,300 

2,090

2,000

1,880

1,870

1,870

1,830

2,010

2,340 

2,340

2,660 

2,750 

2,500 

2,220

62,960

2,031

124,900

Aug.

2.090

1,880

1,780

1,710

1,740

*1,640

1,560

1,480 

1,560

1,550

1,570

*1,540

1,470

1,390

1,370

1,370

1,550

1,280 

1,260

Si, 210

gl,150

gl,100

gl,090

gl,070

gl,060

gl,070 

gl,070

gl,040 

gl,050 

gl,120 

*1,280

42,860

1,585

85,010

Sept.

1,700

1,990

1,850

1,650

1,520

1,580

1,270

gl.210 

gl, 210

gl,210

gl,220

gl,250

1,560

2,180

2,410

2,080

1,810

2,590 

2.940

2,740

*2,090

1,770

1,950

2,170

2,050

2,090 

2,000

*2,210 

2,060 

1,850

55,970

1,866

111,000

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,150 Min 288 Mean 1,186 Ac-ft 859,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,160 Min - Mean 1,328 Ac-ft 961,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated by interpolation and gage reading on Dec. 2. 

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage reading.

Note. Considerable leakage through spillway boards and lock Dec. 4 to June 18. Leakage computed 

n basis of discharge measurements and log of spillway board changes.
90 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Boynton Canal at Boynton Beach, Fla.

Location. Lat 26°32'20", long 80°03'10", in NE£ sec. 21, T. 45 S., R. 43 E. near right

bank at-upstream side of control dam, 0.2 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 1 and

three-quarters of a mile north of intersection of U. S. Highway 1 and State Highway

804 in Boynton Beach. 

Records available. July 1941 to June 1943, October 1947, and November 1949 to September

1954 (discharge measurements only). 

Gage. Staff gage read at time of discharge measurements. Prior to May 27, 1952, staff

gage read once daily except Saturdays and Sundays. Datum of gage is at mean sea level,

datum of 1929. Prior to June 30, 1943, staff gage at site 0.3 mile downstream at

datum 0.25 ft higher. 

Extremes. 1941-43. 1947, 1949-54: Maximum discharge observed, 2,720 cfs Apr. 18, 1942;

minimum observed, 4.0 cfs Nov. 30, 1942. 

Remarks. Flow regulated by manipulation of stoplogs and drum gates in dams by Lake Worth

Drainage Dristrict for irrigation and drainage. Some diversions by pumping above

station for irrigation.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Nov. 9.......... 41.1

Jan. 5.......... 32.6

Feb. 9.......... 27.9

Mar.11 .......... 243

Apr. 15.......... 31.6

May 21.......... 312

June 23.......... 1,29O

July 20.......... 36.2

Aug. 12.......... 31.9

Sept.28.......... 435

Hillsboro Canal near Deerfield Beach, Fla.

Location. Lat 26°19'39", long 80°07'52", in SW^ sac. 35, T. 47 S., R. 42 E., at upstream 

end of lock at right end of dam, 1.8 miles west of Deerfield Beach and 4.4 miles downstream from bridge on State Highway 7.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 15, 1940, staff gage at same site at datum 0.92 

ft lower. Since July 31, 1947, auxiliary water-stage recorder at downstream end of 

lock or at site 500 ft downstream from lock.

Extremes. 1939-54: Maximum daily discharge, 3,490 cfs Oct. 12, 1947; maximum gage 

height, 12.10 ft Oct. 17, 1944, from floodmarks; no flow Dec. 16, 1939, Apr. 11, 

June 18, 1940; minimum gage height, 3.14 ft Nov. 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of discharge below 300 cfs, which are 

poor. Flow partly regulated at station by Central and Southern Florida Flood Control 

District for irrigation and drainage and by flood-control levee, 11 miles above station. 

Pumps above station divert water for irrigation during growing season. Since September 

1952, flow materially affected by control structure 11 miles 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

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,700

2,180

2,500

2,350

2,180

1,910

2,080

2,580

2,680

2,450

1,920

*1,900

1,780

1,850

1,820

1,760

1,860

2,270

2,210 

2,050

1,920

*1,830

1,770

1,730

1,680

1,600

1,670

*1,690 

1,580 

1,520 

lj_500

60,520

1,952

120,000

Nov.

1,490

1,330

1,120

1,230

1,500

1,410

1,350

1,320

*1,290

1,240

1,280

1,420

1,360

1,330

1,280

1,210

1,180

1,130

1,340 

1,320

1,240

1,190

*1,150

1,070

1,150

1,100

1,040

1,020 

1,000 

985

37,075

1,236

73,540

Dec.

740

750

740

755

880

860

*805

820

785

775

760

745

725

845

705

530

520

500

430 

480

*460

280

185

188

340

270

150

> 105

16,443

530

32,610

Jan.

\1 "

60

^

140

155 } 90

65

(*)

1

> 60

\

J

1

^ 80

2,315

74.7

4,590

Feb.

]J < '

 I

1

f ^O 1

J

T

1

f 70

J

145 140-

100

\ *60

> 75

"X 50 J 5°

-1 145

2,300

82.1

4,560

Mar.

320

80

300

185

255

257

137

70

T 0

L 60

J 205

220

180 } 70

I'

3,609

116

7,160

Apr.

7O

145

*170

140

180

845

735

485

345

160

150

171

231

195

200

197

140 

129

276

500

690

592

356

260

255

*535

1,010

1,020

10,322

344

20,470

May

990

§25

825

735

700

675

635

590

560

530

495

345

270

295

250

310

650

560

*410 

405

395

390

370

344

325

325

580

975 

759 

675 

615

16,945

547

33,610

June

715

1,050"

1,210

1,400

1,600

1,560

1,540

1,430

1,360

1,310

1,280

1,260

1,240

1,220

1,260

1,320

1,440

*2,000

2,260 

2,100

1,950

1,820

1,720

1,670

1,660

1,660

1,670

1,620 

1,580 

1,540

45,445

1,515

90,140

July

1,500

1,470

1,440

1,390

1,380

1,360

1,350

1,380

*1,350

1,540

1,350

1,580

1,420

1,400

1,570

1,720

1,640

1,560

1,470 

1,400

1,370

1,430

1,520

1,470

1,470

1,460

1,480

1,470 

1,520 

1,460 

1,410

44,930

1,449

89,120

Aug.

1,400

1,380

1,350

*1,350

1,500

1,270

1,250

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,210

1,200

1,190

1,160

1,150

1,120

1,050

1,010 

980

910

880

895

*870

830

840

850

830 

845 

1,010 

1,440

34,470

1,112

68,570

Sept.

1,670

1,680

1,500

1,460

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,580

1,540

1,520

1,290

1,280

1,460

*1,690

1,600

1,460

1,590

1,670

1,710 

1,520

1,490

1,480

1,660

1,920

1,780

1,720

1,620

1,500 

1,470 

1,440

45,740

1,525

90,720

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,680 Mln - Mean 659 Ac-ft 477,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,680 Mln - Mean 877 Ac-ft 634,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Considerable leakage through spillway boards and lock Nov. 2 to June 3, Aug. 18 to Sept. 1. 

Leakage computed on basis of discharge measurements and log of spillway board changes.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 91 

Middle River Canal near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Location. Lat 26°10'20", long 80°12'15", in NW£ sec. 24, T. 49 S., R. 41 E., above 

control on U. S. Highway 441, 3-| miles upstream from mouth and 6-| miles northwest of 

Fort Lauderdale.

Records available. October. November 1947, November 1949 to September 1954 (discharge 

measurements and field estimates).

Gage. Reference mark in concrete walk, west side of new bridge. Prior to May 11, 1954, 

several reference marks near present location. Nov. 3, 1949, to Sept. 14, 1953, staff 

gage on left bank on upstream side of bridge. Readings weekly or oftener. Datum of 

reference marks and staff gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. 1947. 1949-54: Maximum discharge measured, 282 cfs Oct. 22, 1947; no flow at 

times.

Remarks.--Regulation by control dam below station. Prior to Feb. 1, 1954, regulation by 

control dams at and below station. Diversion by pumps below station.

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

October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 5.......... 86.9 May 11.......... 3.5

21.......... 75.9 June 9.......... 97.9

Nov. 12.......... 21.5 July 20.......... 74.7

Feb. 4.......... 7.6 Aug. 1O.......... 50.8

Mar. 3.......... 12.4 Sept.17.......... 46.2

Apr. 2.......... 10.0

Plantation Road Canal near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°08'05", long 80°12'10", in NE£ sec. 1, T. 50 S., R. 41 E., at bridge on 

U. S. Highway 441, 1.0 mile upstream from mouth and 5 miles west-northwest of Fort 

Lauderdale.

Records available. October, November 1947, November 1949 to September 1954 (discharge 

measurements and field estimates).

Gage_. Staff gage on southwest bridge abutment. Datum is at mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 25, 1954, reference mark on southwest bridge abutment. Prior to 

Sept. 14, 1953, staff gage on right bank 40 ft upstream. Readings made weekly or 

oftener .

Extremes.--1947. 1949-54: Maximum discharge measured, 1,390 cfs Oct. 17, 1947; reverse 

flow at times.

Remarks. Regulation by control dams. Low flow sometimes affected by tides.

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

October 1953 to September 1954

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

Feb

Mar

Apr. 21.......... 0.99

May 11.......... 1.21

June 9.. ........ 14.5

July 13.......... 12.4

4.......... 10.6 Aug. 10.......... 12.8

3.......... 5.32 Sept.17.......... 9.76

Note.--Negative sign indicates reverse flow.
92

LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

North New River Canal at South Bay, Pla. 

LOC!H^-:^ ?r??l,' .lonEJ 80 °l31 ' ln. s_ec. 14..T..44 S...R. 36 E., on right bank on downGage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Jars ss^-rr^c^ S£j° hS'& '

i ; mlnlmum gage height observed, 8.63 ft July 6 1949 

Drairage District"' ' 1926> reaChed & Stage °f 2 °' 56 ft ' from records by Everglades

Remarks. --Records poor. Lock remained open and dam not operated during year. Flow rewi- 

^ ^ hur^ 1? ane gates ? Lake Okeechobee and by drainage pumps. Discharge computed

Discharge, in oubio feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

206

194

182

217

211

187

194

404

514

553

455

375

346

274

*306

261

246

251

288

234

219

204

191

158

126

132 

94

93

80

67

67

7,329

236

14,540

Nov.

73

54

18

-18

-12

e-10

elO

e40

71

70

87

163

82

70

-23

-12

-35

11

-11

-34

-50

-78

-83

-82

-22

5 

-92

-49

-32

-63

48

1.60

95

Dec.

-68

-68

-52

-78

170

16

-42

5

-52

-62

-87

-61

-115

160

-20

-82

-67

-60

-90

-69

-78

-49

40

64

19

82 

66

e66

e!20

e!40

140

-112

-3.61

-222

Jan.

361

310

333

395

382

348

362

391

414

370

484

428

439

467

450

447

467

496

504

442

506

*561

537

'553 594

580 

551

575

575

544

563

14,429

465

28,620

Feb.

503

497

e490

e470

e490

491

482

669

*491

477

479

510

545

535

536

543

510

446

^32

529

502

553

504

495

538

496 

461

495

D4.269

510

28,300

Mar.

522

390

477

556

508

575

489

*414

405

397

397

456

469

416

575

687

553

e540

e540

eSOO

6500

e460

*510

588

544

630 

557

586

521

621

579

15,862

512

31,460

Apr.

536

542

566

566

530

601

580

755

704

698

645

594

598

652

646

626

683

602

626

598

649

*582

450

607

582

577 

480

559

459

405

17,698

590

35,100

May408

431

408

6480

536

480

517

618

636

603

596

519

*522

584

494

615

644

616

662

577

669

616

575

646

552

505 

540

452

484

426

461

16,872

544

33,470

June

76

23

e298

222

278

265

286

308

304

358

308

391

176

359

275

49

32

-61

-142

-62

-189

-209

-210

*-273

-205

-292 

-213

-212

-256

-239

1,645

54.8

3,260

July

-176

-131

e!30

128

120

114

-25

-30

-5

-168

168

192

-180

-80

-338

*-200

-141

-144

65

141

35

117

225

-75

-30

66 

148

45

152

86

434

14.0

861

Aug.

5

-36

148

51

*164

225

246

271

10

202

-117

-225

-176

-98

-229

-240

-19

-62

-120

-133

-57

-107

9

84

135

*139 

226

394

137

69

121

1,017

32.8

2,020

Sept.

-56

43

-28

-19

84

160

121

227

233

108

213

211

274

177

220

*232

259

252

227

219

96

173

83

239

20

181 

111

193

271

315

4,837

161

9,590

Calendar year 1953 : Max 642 Mln -115 Mean 302 Ac-ft 218,700

Water year 1953-54 : Max 755 Mln -338 Mean 258 Ao-ft 187,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e No point-velocity and/or gage-height record; discharge estimated by comparison with unpublished 

Corps of Engineers records of discharge of North River Canal outlet at Lake Okeechobee and rainfall 

records.

Note.--Negative figures Indicate flow toward Lake Okeechobee.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVEROLADES 93

North New River Canal near Port Lauderdale, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°05'39", long 80°13'48", In SW^ sec. 14, T. 50 S., R. 41 E., on right 

bank 20 ft upstream from lock and dam on State Highway 84 and 6 miles southwest of 

Fort Lauderdale.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark;. Prior to Apr. 13, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at downstream end of lock chamber. Aug. 1, 1947, to July 20, 

1950, at site 500 ft downstream.

Extremes.--1939-54: Maximum daily discharge, 3,28"o cfs Nov. 19, 1947; maximum gage height, 

10.85 ft Oct. 17, 1947; minimum daily discharge, 2.4 cfs May 21, 22, 1947; minimum gage 

height, 0.78 ft Dec. 3, 1942.

Maximum discharge known, 5,400 cfs Oct. 15, 1929 (gage height, 7.66 ft, present 

datum), from records by Everglades Drainage District.

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated at and above station by dams for irrigation,

drainage, and flood and fire control. Several small diversions above station for irrigation. Since February 1952 flow materially affected by control structure at 20-mile 

bend, 14 miles 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

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.280

1,350

1,420

1,450

1,420

1,340

1,390

1,490

1,530

1,440

1,440

1,410

1,400

1,400

1,430

1,460

1,470

1,520

1,610

1.700

*1,680

1,620

1,600

1,520

1,490

1,520

1,580

1,630

1,620

1,600

1,570

46,380

1,496

91,990

Nov.

1,550

1,560

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,570

1,580

1.590

1,550

1,440

1,300

*1,280

1,340

1,320

1,310

1,360

1,370

1,370

1,350

1,330

1,330

1,340

*1,320

1,310

1,220

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,210

1.200

41,310

1,377

81,940

Dec.

1,090

1,070

1,090

1,110

1.140

1,140

1,120

1,090

1,100

1,090

1,100

1,120

1,100

1,130

969

873

902

923

915

911

947

951

*959

1,010

977

959

1,020

1,040

1,050

1,040

1,040

31,976

1,031

63,420

Jan.

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,020

998

968

979

868

823

860

911

941

921

933

921

887

882

879

879

*847

839

839

844

834

814

770

778

782

770

758

758

27,363

883

54,270

Feb.

726

726

722

726

722

734

730

742 *m

690

644

607

604

607

632

629

636

629

622

622

622

658

640

636

640

622

622

678

-

18,579

664

36,850

Mar.

856

960

*764

710

706

737

845

819

867

864

779

724

736

736

728

706

696

696

598

602

634

602

580

577

*570

562

555

552

541

541

527

21,370

689

42,390

Apr.

524

521

541

584

570

573

610

969

1.100

1,020

970

902

877

911

908

897

889

857

831

822

*846

898

980

1,000

984

956

929

905

912

906

- ' - -

25,192

840

49,970

May

898

883

852

842

866

860

787

779

766

756

*738

763

940

990

960

991

1,100

876

785

751

760

869

946

940

932

927

1,070

1.290

1,180

1,090

987

28,174

909

55,880

June

1,020

1,050

*989

969

1,010

1,130

1,040

1,060

1,060

1,100

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,330

1,350

1,400

1,520

1.550

1,400

1,390

*1,420

1,390

1,390

1,360

1,380

1.320

1,160

1,310

1,290

_

37,448

1,248

74,280

July

1,400

1,380

1,350

1,340

1,340

1.550

1,410

1,400

1,400

1,420

1,450

1,490

*1,420

1,440

1,540

1,570

1,500

1,440

1,500

1,550

1,510

1,490

1,530

1,520

1,630

1.660

1,600

1,580

1,480

1,480

1,520

45,630

1,472

90,510

Aug.

1,490

1,330

1,280

*1,280

1,270

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,270

1.120

1,170

1,170

1,230

1,250

1,260

1,250

1,280

1,230

1,140

1,130

1,180

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,190

1,220

1,300

1,380

38,440

1,240

76,240

Sept.

1,610

* 1.650

1,570

1,550

1,530

1,520

1,460

1,390

1,260

1,220

1,170

1.140

1,250

1,270

1,180

1,220

1,190

1,360

1,220

1,160

1,190

1,270

*1,260

1,270

1,300

1,290

1,310

1,410

1,400

1,350

------

39,950

1,332

79,240

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,700 Min - Mean 712 Ac-ft 515,800

Water year 1953-54; Max 1,700 Mln 521 Mean 1,101 Ac-ft 797,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from aquatic vegetation or varying leakage 

through dam for greater portion of year.
94 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Miami Canal at water plant, Hialeah, Fla.

Location. Lat 25°49'38", long 80°17'15", in SW£ sec. 18, T. 53 S., R. 41 E., on left bank 

at Miami water plant in Hialeah, on U.S. Highway 27, half a mile upstream from 54th 

Street Bridge.

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.01 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Dade County). Since Oct. 1, 1946, auxiliary water-stage recorder on right 

bank above boat-lift and dam, about 150 ft downstream from 36th Street Bridge and 

2 miles downstream from gaging station in Hialeah. Nov. 8, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1946, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder on Biscayne Bay at Coconut Grove and since Oct. 1, 1946, 

at site 2 miles downstream from base gage.

Extremes. 1940-54: Maximum daily discharge, 4,170 cfs Oct. 15, 1947; maximum gage height, 

V.34 ft Oct. 15, 1947; maximum reverse flow measured, 390 cfs June 23, 1943; minimum 

gage height, -0.67 ft July 2, 1943, Mar. 22, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow affected by tide; discharge computed by using gage heights 

and tide ranges at auxiliary gage as a factor. Some seepage losses above station into 

city of Miami well field for recharge of ground-water withdrawals. Since July 1952, 

flow materially affected by levee and control structures 12 miles upstream. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

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.

1.220 

1,320

1,350

1,440

1,480

1,470

1,520

1,590

1.600

1,600

1,560

1,550

1,540

1,530

*1,530

1,530

1,530

1,560

1,580

1,580

1,560

1,540

1,550

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,530

1,580

1,590

*1,560

1,530

47,080

1,519

93,380

Nov.

1.510 

1,500

1,480

1,470

1,480

1,490

1,460

1,440

1,420

1,410

1.400

1,440

*1,460

1,460

1,470

1,470

1,490

1,510

1,510

1,500

1,510

1,500

1,510

1,500

1,490

1,490

*1,480

1,460

1,440

1,430

44,180

1,473

87,630

Dec.

1.400 

1,390

1,370

1,380

1,400

1,390

1,380

1,370

1,350

1,340

1,330

1,320

1,310

*1,320

1,310

1,300

1,280

1,260

1,250

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,230

1,280

1,270

1,260

1,230

1,230

*1,220

1,210

1, 200

40,300

1,300

79,930

Jan.

1.190 

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,040

1,020

*1,010

1,000

1,000

992

977

961

946

956

951

931

920

915

910

32,289

1,042

64,040

Feb.

905 

195

*895

900

890

890

880

880

834

824

818

808

798

793

793

783

*762

768

757

747

742

727

711

701

691

686

676

768

22,322

797

44,280

Mar.

808 

783

773

773

773

778

803

788

793

808

*793

783

762

737

722

696

686

696

701

762

742

727

706

691

671

650

630

625

625

*620

620

22,525

727

44,680

Apr.

620 

635

691

722

742

742

737

*829

844

824

793

773

773

773

762

752

737

722

711

701

706

*722

727

696

666

666

691

*716

727

737

21,937

731

43,510

May

706 

706

696

696

701

711

696

676

660

640

620

635

798

813

798

773

803

*773

757

737

722

706

701

686

660

671

808

946

956

951

946

23,148

747

45,910

June

1,020 

*1,090

1,140

1,180

1,210

1,180

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,040

1,010

997

966

987

1,000

"1,000

1,010

1,040

1,100

1,110

1,110

1,140

1,250

1,240

1,280

1.290

1,270

1,240

1,230

1,180

33,640

1,121

66,720

July

*1,170 

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,040

1,090

1,050

1,050

1,030

1,050

*1,070

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,020

997

992

987

977

992

997

992

992

992

*987

966

32,091

1,035

63,650

Aug.

941 

920

905

880

864

844

834

834

854

839

829

818

808

808

798

788

*773

742

742

716

706

732

752

742

737

742

737

742

747

737

*742

24,653

795

4B,900

Sept.

757 

824

834

829

824

803

818

813

813

803

808

813

864

905

915

*915

956

1,020

1,060

1.090

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,020

*1,030

1,020

27,844

928

55,230

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,600 Min - Mean 830 Ac-ft 600,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,600 Min 620 Mean 1,019 Ac-ft 737,900

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 95

Tamiami Canal outlets, Miami to Monroe, Pla.

Location. Lat 25°45'40", long 80°49'40", In ffl£ see. 21, T. 54 S., R. 35 E., at 40-mile 

bend on U. S. Highway 41, 38 miles west of Miami.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1954. Prior to October 1948, published as 

Tamiami Canal outlets west of Miami.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to July 28, 1942, staff gage at site 17 miles west of Miami and July 28, 1942, to 

Sept. 30, 1945, at site 15 miles west of Miami at present datum. Oat. 1, 1945, to 

Aug. 30, 1949, staff gage at present site at datum 0.87 ft lower and Aug. 31, 1949, to 

Dec. 28, 1951, at present site and datum.

Extremes.--1939-54: Maximum daily discharge, 17,000 cfs Oct. 12, 1947, from rating 

curve extended above 9,800 cfs; maximum daily reverse flow, 2.0 cfs May 1-10, 1949; 

no flon/ for several days in some years.

Remarks.--Records fair above 100 cfs and poor below. Figures of daily discharge consist 

o± runoff from the Everglades as represented by flow through all outlets of Tamiami 

Canal from Monroe, 55 miles west of Miami, to point 18 miles west of Miami where 

a levee aids in diverting flow southward through 60 outlets. Since July 1952, flow 

affected by extensive levee and control works to the north for agricultural and flood 

control purposes.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,310 

3,310

3,370

3,430

3,250

5,120

3,430

4,300

3,960

4,300

4,300

4,160

4,100

*4,030

3,960

3,960

3,890

3,960

4,030

4,100

4,160

4,160

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,030

*4,100

4,230

4,370

47370"

4,370

122,360

3,947

242,700

Nov.

4,450 

4,450

4,370

4,300

4,300

4,370

4,370

4,300

4,230

4,160

4,100

4,160

4,230

4,230

4,160

4,100

3,960

*3,960

3,890

3,820

3,760

3,690

3,560

3,500

3,500

3,430

3,370

3,310

3,250

5,190

118,470

3,949

235,000

Dec.

5,190 

3,120

*3,060

3,000

5,120

3,120

3,120

3,060

3,000

2,940

2,890

2,830

2,780

2,830

2,780

2,720

*2,660

2,610

2,550

2,500

2,500

2,440

2,390

2,440

2,550

2,550

2,550

*2,500

2,440

2.590

2,390

85,020

2,745

168,600

Jan.

2,540 

2,290

2,240

2,190

2,140

2,090

2 , 040

1,940

1,900

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,810

1,760

*1,720

1,680

1,650

1,590

1,540

1,500

1,460

1,420

1,390

1,510

1,270

1,250

1,200

*1,120

1,090

1,060

1,020

51,520

1,662

102,200

Feb.

'978" 960 

896

864

852

800

774

774

748

721

669

645

617

590

564

*517

497

456

435

414

594

555

517

501

270

255

224 270"

-

16,085

574

51,900

Mar.

317 

301

501

286

270

270

317

301

552

555

517

*301

286

270

240

209

193

168

146

270

286

255

240

224

193

168

146

136

115

*100

90

7,401

239

14,680

Apr.

85 

80

75

70

65

65

60

60

70

70

65

60

55

55

55

50

45

40

50

*20

15

20" 10

50

55

70

75

85

*85

9£

1,730

57.7

3,430

May

90 

85

80

75

70

65

50

40

30

20

1030"

158

196

206

255

260

*260

260

248

255

255

225

216

196

186

522

560

406

422

468

5,719

184

11,540

June

569 

*66T

680

765

895

1,140

1,540

1,440

*1,380

1,520

1,250

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,290

1,520

1,580

1,540

1,760

1,850

1,870

2,040

2,260

2,260

2,420

2,520

2,470

2,420

*2,570

2,260

47,166

1,572

95,550

July

2,130 

2,000

,920

,790

,760

,870

,830

,790

,760

,870

1,870

1,920

1,790

*1,720

1,690

\,690

1,610

1,610

1,580

1,540

1,470

1,440

1,410

1,610

1,760

1,850

1,870

1,850

*1,960

1,960

1,960

54,840

1,769

108,800

Aug.

2,040 

2,040

2,000

1,960

1,870

1,870

1,790

1,760

1,760

1,790

1,850

1,790

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,720

1,690

*1,720

1,720

1,690

1^650

1,690

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,790

1,850

1,760

1,720

1,920

2,150

55,970

1,805

111,000

Sept.

*2,580 

5,050

2,980

2,860

2,790

2,680

2,650

2,470

2,510

2,170

2,090

2,130

2,310

2,420

*2,680

2,580

2,520

2,420

2,470

2,420

2,310

2,510

2,860

5,510

5, ISO

5,180

5,050

2,980

2,740

*2,580

79,060

2,655

156,800

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,450 Min 0 Mean 1,269 Ac-ft 918,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,450 Min 10 Mean 1,768 Ac-ft 1,280,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Mar. 50 to May 12; discharge estimated on basis of 5 

discharge measurements, weather records, and recorded gage heights.
96 LAKE OKEECHQBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Barron River Canal near Everglades, Fla.

Location. Lat 25°58', long 81°21', in NW£ sec. 7, T. 52 S. , R. 30 E., on right bank 40 

ft upstream from dam, 0.7 mile north of Copeland, 7 miles north of town of Everglades, 

and 1\ miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. July to December 1951 (discharge measurements only), January 1952 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (State Road Department 

benchmark). Prior to Jan. 24, 1952, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. 1952-54: Maximum daily discharge, 146 cfs Oct. 10, 1953; maximum gage height, 

6.28 ft Oct. 10, 1953; no flow May 17, 18 (revised), 1952; minimum gage height, 1.47 

ft May 15, 16, 1952.

1951: Maximum discharge measured, 162 cfs Oct. 26, 1951.

Flood in October 1947 reached a stage of about 7 ft, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by operation of dams at, above, and below station. 

Overbank flow above gage height 4.5 ft not included in discharge figures.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

*130

130

131

131

130

129

129

136

144

146

144

142

140

138

136

134

132

131

131

130

128

126

126

124

123

*122

122

121

120

120

119

4,045

130

8,020

Nov.

ITS- 118

II?

116

116

115

114

114

114

113

113

112

112

112

111

110

110

110

109

109

108

108

108

108

*110

109

108

108

T0~6 106

3,342

111

6,630

Dec.

105

T5T

103

103

104

103

103

102

102

102

102

102

102

103

102

102

101

100

99

98

98

97

*98

97

96

96

94

93

92

92

91

3,086

99.5

6,120

Jan.

89

M

88

87

86

86

85

84

83

82

85

86

83

82

82

81

80

79

78

78

77

78

78

77

76

74

74

73

72

71

Z°

2,492

80.4

4,940

Feb.

69

68

67

66

64

63

62

62

61

60

59

58

57

56

56

55

55

54

53

56

62

59

56

57

58

56

55

25

~

1,679

60.0

3,330

Mar.

86

80

78

75

72

74

78

75

78

78

75

*73

71

69

67

63

61

60

60

82

80

77

74

71

69

67

65

63

62

60

5_9

2,202

71.0

4,370

Apr.

58

56

56

56

59

58

59

73

81

80

77

78

93

95

95

92

90

86

83

*80

84

98

114

120

TT5

111

108

102

97

94

£,548

84.9

5,050

May

90

88

99

96

94

91

86

81

76

72

67

7T

99

103

37J2

102

100

*9B

96

94

92

92

99

97

93

90

92

94

92

90

90

2,826

91.2

5,610

June

94

97

97

97

99

100

100

100

*99

97

95

95

96

98

100

102

102

102

104

104

103

104

*106

107

107

108

109

110

TT5

108

3,050

102

6,050

July

108

106

104

104

105

104

102

TO4

104

104

104

105

108

*108

112

118

120

120

119

120

120

120

118

118

118

118

119

120

*120

120

122

3,492

113

6,930

Aug.

124

124

125

126

126

126

126

125

128

151

128

127

126

125

125

126

126

*126

124

124

119

116

114

111

108

106

104

103

100

98

95

3,692

119

7,320

Sept.

*97

10T

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

103

104

104

107

109

 111

108

107

112

118

118

117

119

124

128

132

138

140" 140

138

137

3,427

114

6,800

Calendar year 1953: Max 146 Mln 12 Mean 73.1 Ao-ft 52,920

Water year 1953-54: Max 146 Mln 53 Mean 98.3 Ac-ft 71,170

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 97

Imperial River near Bonita Springs, Pla.

Location.--Lat 26°20', long 81°45', in sec. 36, T. 47 S., R. 25 E.j on right bank 1? miles 

east of Bonita Springs.

Records available.--May 1940 to November 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum 

6T 1929. Prior to Sept. 10, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 86.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1953 to November 1954, 801 cfs Oct. 9, 

1953 (gage height, 8.56 ft); minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Feb. 18, 19; minimum gage height 

observed, 2.15 ft Feb. 19.

1940-54: Maximum discharge observed, 2,890 cfs Sept. 12, 1940; maximum gage height, 

12.74 ft Oct. 2, 1951; no flow June 28 to July 3, 1940.

Flood of June 15, 1936, reached a stage of 13.4 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records 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.

391

385

e350

e327

e298

e276

e252

294

596

624

6540 

*e498

e478 

540 

e473

e428

e385

e403

e434

e376

e336

e303

e274

e252

e235

e217

6203

6192

e!78

6159

e!50

10,847

350

21,510

Nov.

6143

613TT

6130

e!22

el!9

6112

el03

e95

691

e85

e82 

678

e76 

73

68 

65

60

58

54

50

48

46

43

40

*47

45

40

38

36

54

2,217

73.9

4,400

Dec.

32

3TT

27

25

27

26

23

21

18

20

22 

21

19 

23

19 

16

14

12

11

10

9.7

9.4

137 

19

18

16

14

13

12

11

11

560.1

18.1

1,110

Jan.

9.4 9~jS

8.2

7.9

7.1

6.8

5.9

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.3 

5.0

4.5 

*4.5

4.0 

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

al.8

al.8

1.8

1.6

aT7B~

130.4

4.21

259

Feb.

al.5

al.4

al.3

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2 

1.1

1.2

a. 8

a. 8

a. 7

.7

a. 8

a. 8

al.O

*1.2

1.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

38.1

1.36

76

Mar.

2.1

T7?

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.8

1.6

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

44.9

1.45

89

Apr.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

TT2- 1.1

1.4

1.6

42.1

1.40

84

May

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

T78-

1.8

1.8

1.6

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

2.1

42.6

1.37

84

June

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2 

1.2

1.1

T7T

1.6

1.8

2.6

4.0

4.2

5.3

5.0

BT9~ 6.9

4.2

2.9

2.4

80.0

2.67

159

July

*2.4

2.1

575- 1.8

8.2

5.6

4.0

5.6

5.9

14

10

7.8 

5.9

9.6 

*J3

23

e46

656

e99

6163

e!54

6148

e!42

e!43

6173

e!93

e210

6228 e'5"2"2~

e224

2,330.3

75.2

4,620

Aug.

6214 eZ~0~0~

e!86

6175

6163

6150

e!39

e!32

6126

e!16

el08 

elOl

e90 

eSO

671

e63

e56

e52

49

46

40

36

32

29

28

26

*21

18

e3T

653

e44

2,678

86.4

5,310

Sept.

98

el!2

6103

a!02

a93

a87

78

66

657

e49

643 

eW

69 

676

e85 

e68

e64

e!22

6184

6142

e!39

e 167

e231

e224

6247

273 eS4"8"

6224

e!95

6184

3,879

129

7,690

Calendar year 1953: Max 762 Mln 0.7 Mean 97.8 Ao-ft 70,790

Water year 1953-54: Max 624 Mln 0.7 Mean 62.7 Ac-ft 45,390

Peak discharge (base, 510 cfs).--Oct. 9 (5:30 p.m.) 801 cfs (8.56 ft); Oct. 18 (10 p.m.) 485 cfa 

(7.19 ft); Sept. 25 (7:30 p.m.) 324 cfs (5.57 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

e Tide affected for portion of day; discharge computed on basis of effective gage heights.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

e!75

e!82

e!78

e!69

6158

e!44

e!48

e!89

Nov.

43

40

36

32

30

27

24

22

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

6219

e219

<e201

6179

e!60

e!47

6136

el!7

Nov.

20

18

16

16

17

22

38

32

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

6102

e91

e85

e79

e73

e68

663

e60

Nov.

29

27

*24

-

_

-

-

-

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In acre-feet. ...........................................

Oct.

e56

653

650

648

e46

BT

48

119

7,330

Nov.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

Peak discharge (base, 510 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Tide affected for portion of day; discharge computed on basis of effective 

gage heights.
98 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven, Pla.

Location. Lat 26°50', long 81°05', in sec. 12, T. 42 S., R k 32 E., on right bank at Moore 

Haven, 0.5 mile downstream from hurricane gate and lock 1 at Lake Okeechobee Outlet and 

15 miles upstream from lock 2.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 17, 1952, at datum 1.44 ft lower. Auxiliary waterstage recorder a quarter of a mile upstream from Lake Hicpochee and 2.5 miles downstream 

from base gage.

Extremes.--1938-54: Maximum discharge measured, 5,930 cfs Nov. 6, 1947; maximum daily, 

5,660 cfs Dec. 8, 1945; lock closed and flow consists of leakage and lockage (estimated 

as 10 cfs) during several periods in each year.

Remarks. Flow regulated by lock 1 at Lake Okeechobee.

Cooperation. Since July 1951, records 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

32

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,700

2,550

2,690 

3,310

3,390

3,260

3,220

3,220 

2,290

-

_

-

_

_

1,440

1,970

2,730

2,560

2,540

2,640

2,580

2,940

3,120

3,270

3,400

3,470

3,480

3,440

3,480

5,540

3,520

_

-

-

Nov.

5,600

4,390

4,650

4,140

4,010

3,920

5,810

5,890 

5,650

3,760

5,830

3,840

4,500

4,210

4,540

4,570

4,480

4,590

4,450

4,520

4,690

4,446

4,660

4,650

4,580

4,410

4,480

4,620

4,540

4,680

128,680

4,289

255,200

Dec.

4,610

4,690

,450 

,470

,450

,550

,520

* ,55(5 

,530

,420

,460

,410

,380

,450

,500

,580

,480

,460

,540

,540

,500

,770

4,470

,590

,610

,450

,480

,350

,560

,400

4,470

139,470

4,499

276,600

Jan.

4,450

4,550

4,540 

4,520

4,400

4,550

4,620

4,670 

4,440

4,590

4,570

4,280

4,410

4,490

4,520

4,560

4,560

4,490

4,610

4,580

4,660

4,610

4,270

4,480

*4,550

4,560

4,480

4,450

4,490

4,570

4,400

159,480

4,499

276,700

Feb.

5,950

4,430

4,010 

4,040

4,680

4,200

4,140

4,230 

4,240

4,250

4,400

4,230

4,080

4,450

5,970

4,130

4,110

3,800

4,260

4,020

4,000

3,900

4,170

4,010

4,080

4,180

4,220

4,250

_

116,450

4,158

250,900

Mar.

4,560

5,950

4,200 

4,240

4,290

5,900

4,450

4,450 

4,14"0

5,760

4,410

5,770

5,540

5,420

5,640

3,220

2,980

3,780

4,130

4,080

4,080

4,100

4,240

4,080

4,240

3,850

4,110

4,140

3,980

4,130

4,160

123,800

5,994

245,600

Apr.

5,790

4,110

4,110 

4,120

4,550

4,050

5,840

4,020 

5,980

5,980

5,780

3,950

4,120

3,950

3,840

*4,060

5,890

4,040

5,850

4,010

4,110

5,910

5,840

3,840

4,040

4,040

4,100

5,890

4,010

5,910

- -----

119,510

3,984

257,000

May

4,110

4,000

4,200 

5', 680

5,840

4,150

4,150

4,110 

5,710

5,980

5,940

4,060

5,990

5,840

4,020

5,920

4,000

5,980

5,890

5,660

3,710

3,920

4,150

4,110

5,790

5,920

5,740

5,750

5,270

3,410

3,600

120,560

5,889

259,100

June

5,760

5,510

5,510 

5,490

5,390

3,560

5,680

4,010 

3,670

5,870

5,910

5,800

5,890

5,680

3,740

3,620

5,700

5,790

3,680

2,230

998

58

-

_

1,720

5,400

5,540

5,780

5,790

5,920

_.___-

_

-

-

July

4,110

4,010

4,540 

37550"

3,840

4,040

5,400

5,810 

3,600

3,500

2,720

3,690

3,390

3,500

1,610

_

1,600

2,480

2,510

2,660

2,660

2,710

2,650

2,570

2,820

2,750

2,800

2,760

567

-

-

_

-

-

Aug.

_

1,790

5,550 

5,540

5,720

5,750

3,830

3,900 

5,950

3,810

5,850

5,540

5,410

3,280

5,520

5,620

5,430

5,470

3,490

3,550

5,750

5,710

5,550

5,460

5,550

5,520

*5,570

5,290

'3,290

5,450

5,420

_

-

-

Sept.

3,410

3,470

3,500 

3,550

3,620

5,700

2, 150

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

200

1,750

2,650

------

-

-

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,770 Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,770 Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--On days for which no discharge Is shown, flow consists of leakage and lockage (estimated to 

be about 10 0 fs).
PEACE RIVER BASIN 

Drainage canal west of Dundee, Fla.

99

Location.--Lat 28°01', long 81°38', In sec. 29, T. 28 S., R. 27 E., on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 542, 1.2 miles west of Dundee and 1.4 miles downstream from Lake Hamilton Outlet.

Drainage area.--50 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 114.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 25, 1950, at same site and datum and Jan. 25, 1950, to July 26, 

1951, at site 150 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--7 years (1947-54), 40.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 222 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 6.88 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Sept. 12.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 231 cfs Sept. 22, 1948 (gage height, 7.37 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Mar. 28, 1949, June 16, 1950.

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation at low flow by Lake Hamilton control.

Correction.--The maximum discharge (202 cfs) for the 1953 water year, published in

WSP 1274, occurred on a rising stage at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, and was not the peak for that 

flood; maximum peak discharge for 1953 water year, 136 cfs Aug. 29 1953 (gage height, 

5.37 ft).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5

2.6 

3.0

1.5

2.7

5.0

17

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.9

114

223

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*204

204

207

220

215

211

200

199

210

213

208

196

193

185

178

171

166

165

166

154

136

131

125

121

118

115

112

112

110

107

102

5,154

166

3.32

3.83

Nov.

99

96

95

93

90

89

86

83

81

80

81

*79

77

76

74

73

72

70

57

ii

48

48

48

64

180

148

130

116

102

97

2,576

85.9

1.72

1.92

Dec.

96

96

92

102

173

174

172

163

156

156

147

148

140

151

160

168

165

161

153

148

148

147

171

182

T79

176

172

*164

161

156

148

4,725

152

3.04

3.51

Jan.

143

139

136

133

130

126

121

117

114

110

115

116

110

107

104

100

99

96

94

93

97

98

92

84

81

78

76

73

71

68

§2

3,188

103

2.06

2.37

Feb.

64

*62

59

57

53

52

49

49

46

44

52

69

74

"91 95

86

81

76

70

66

68

68

60

47

49

44

52

65

-

1,748

62.4

1.25

1.30

Mar.

63

57

54

53

49

49

55

50

47

45

43

42

50

65

63

59

54

50

49

51

49

46

43

*42

39

38

35

34

33

31

29

1,467

47.3

0.946

1.09

Apr.

28

26

25

24

24

23

24

29

25

23

22

21

20

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

11.

12

15

13

*13

14

561

18.7

0.374

0.42

May

21

17

14

13

12

11

11

9.8

9.0

8.2

7.6

6.6

7.3

8.4

8.2

7.3

6.6

5.5

4.1

6.0

6.0

4.4

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.0

274

2.6

2.4

2.7

2.7

227.0

7.32

0.146

0.17

June

2.6

2.2

4.5

51

81

49

34

*27

23

20

18

16

15

14

13

14

9.0

7.6

19

19

16

14

14

13

12

10

9.8

8.7

7.9

7.1

551.4

18.4

0.368

0.41

July

7.1

7.9

7.1

6.8

6.0

5.5

7.3

14

17

18

23

26

21

18

23

35

28

24

22

19

17

15

14

14

13

*14

23

22

22

19

17

525.7

17.0

0.340

0.39

Aug.

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.0

7.6

7.1

6.6

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.0

4.4

3.6

3.0

2^2

3.6

7.3

5.5

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.4

3.9

3.9

8.7

226.1

7.29

0.146

0.17

Sept.

7.1

6.3

5.5

4.4

4.1

4.4

3.9

*2.9

2.4

1.9

1.6

TTe

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.7

2.6

2.6

4.1

3.9

3.0

9.1

20

28

11

35

46

45

34

30

364.9

12.2

0.244

O.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 220 Mln 2.4 Mean 56.3 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.28

Water year 1953-54: Max 220 Min 1.6 Mean 58.4 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.85

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
100 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°55', long 81°43', In sec. 34, T. 29 S., R. 26 E., near left bank at upstream side of highway bridge half a mile north of State Highway 60, 3.5 miles north of 

Alturas, and 8-5- miles east of Bartow.

Drainage area.--150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1947 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (State Road Department benchmark).

Average discharge. 7 years, 134 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 9.90 ft); mlnimum, 14 cfs Sept. 21, 22; minimum gage height, 2.94 ft Sept. 22.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 1,740 cfs Aug. 28, 29, 1949; maximum gage height, 11.67 

ft Aug. 28, 1949; minimum discharge, 4.9 cfs May 26-28, 1949 (gage height, 2.61 ft).

Maximum stage known, 13.3 ft in 1928, from information by local resident (discharge, 

2,540 cfs, from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 

4.3 79 8.0

5.0 133

7.0 364

545

1,000

Feb. 16 to Mar. 23

70

125

Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

4.1 

4.9

2.9

3.5 

4.0

4.5 104

5.0 158

6.0 287

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

675

*658

642

651

644

623

592

630

788

1,000

994

918

832

751

677

618

564

534

532

505

464

414

376

346

321

299

280

266

259

243

225

17,321

559

3.73

4.29

Nov.

212

201

191

183

176

172

167

159

153

148

155

150

*146

140

136

130

126

122

118

95

105

104

105

151

821

50~7 921

663

547

457

7,761

259

1.73

1.92

Dec.

393

357

330

312

493

560

53?

487

443

400

372

349

336

353

361

351

345

327

308

290

293

303

381

524

505

470

432

*393

366

345

328

12,039

388

2.59

2.98

Jan.

310 59iy

277

267

256

246

235

224

214

206

244

289

268

250

235

225

213

204

196

191

189

188

178

164

155

150

145

140

134

128

124

6,535

211

1.41

1.62

Feb.

120

*115

111

106

102

97

93

93

91

86

85

107

105

125

127

122

117

112

108

103

109

119

110

102

109

103

97

113

2,983

107

0.713

0.74

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,000 Min 13

Mar.

113

TT55"

101

97

91

90

105

100

96

94

89

85

84

101

100

95

89

83

79

88

85

80

75

*71

68

66

63

61

59

56

54

2,623

84.6

0.564

0.65

Apr.

52

50

48

51

57

53

66

98

BT

70

63

57

53

56

51

47

45

42

40

38

36

37

39

42

41

38

39

38

*37

64

1,531

51.0

0.340

0.38

Mean 213

May

86

64

53

48

44

39

36

33

31

29

28

27

29

32

31

29

27

25

24

IW

139

83

62

51

43

38

48

53

50

55

51

1,568

50.6

0.337

0.39

June

50

43

40

145

255

178

117

*90

74

63

56

49

45

44

42

42

41

38

50

60

53

47

44

42

40

37

35

32

29

30

1,911

63.7

0.425

0.47

July

32

29

27

25

?ff

29

55

100

95

162

214

166

128

100

114

214

142

104

85

75

74

62

57

54

51

58

*263

'2735

148

116

104

3,110

100

0.667

0.77

Aug.

137

97

78

68

59

53

90

162 ~5S

70

56

48

42

37

36

*39

34

31

28

26

24

23

26

26

24

22

21

2T

21

24

32

1,550

50.0

0.333

0.38

Sept.

32

28

25

23

23

23

22

*20

18

17

16

15

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

TB- 14

27

29

39

77

154

T4T

106

81

1,075

35.8

0.239

0.27

Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.24

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,000 Min 14 Mean 164 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.86

f Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEACE RIVER BASIN 

Lulu Lake Outlet at Eloise, Fla.

101

Location.--Lat 27°59', long 81°43', in SE£ sec. 5, T. 29 S., R. 26 E., on left downstream 

abutment of culvert on State Highway 540A at intersection with old Rifle Range Road, 

1,800 ft downstream from concrete control at outlet of Lulu Lake and 0.8 mile southeast 

of Eloise.

Drainage area.--26 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 120.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 8, 1953, at site 1,500 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 178 cfs Dec. 14, caused by failure of control 

at outlet of Lulu Lake 1,800 ft upstream; maximum gage height, 10.33 ft Oct. 10; minimum daily discharge, 2.3 cfs Sept. 25.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 14, 1953; maximum gage height, 11.18 ft 

Aug. 25, 1948, at former site, from floodmarks; no flow Mar. 11, 12, Apr. 1, 2, 4, 5, 

1951.

Remarks. Records poor. Records include small amount of waste water diverted by Polk 

Packing Co., from ground-water supplies during packing season. Some regulation by 

Lulu 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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

65

67

74

73

70

67

71

79

*85

81

74

68

64

60

54

49

50

51

46

46

43

40

38

36

33

31

30

30

27

25

1,693

54.6

-

-

Nov.

23

22

21

20

20

20

19

18

17

13

8.2

7.7

*7.1

5.9

5.1

4.9

4.4

4.1

B78- 3.9

16

7.8

6.9

19

144

132

102

83

61

62

883.8

29.5

-

-

Dec.

62

59

66

71

124

112

91

82

78

75

71

68

66

*154

166

131

80

47

30

23

24

22

44

37

21

18

14

12

*11

10

9.5

1,878.5

60.6

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 166

Jan.

9.2

9.0

9.5

11

12

13

16

18

18

19

24

24

25

25

27

28

27

27

27

27

24

15

3.7

3TT

6.3

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.2

6.9

500.7

16.2

-

-

Feb.

*7.5

8.5

10

9.7

10

9.5

8.5

7.8

11

22

8.7

19

19

15

7.1

14

16

15

14

14

15

9.5

9.0

14

17

16

14

12

-

352.8

12.6

-

-

Mln 0.3

Mar.

5.6

5.9

12

*6\2

5.1

5.0

6.1

BTo- 4.7

4.7

6.0

5.9

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.1

4.8

4.9

5.0

*5.0

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.7

5.0

5.4

5.2

166.6

5.37

-

-

Apr.

.1

.8

.7

.7

* .9

.9 S70"

.4

.7

.4

.2

.4

.2

.2

.0

.9

.9

.5

.2

.4

.7

.7

.6

.4

.2

.3

.2

.3

* .2

.1

142.2

4.74

-

-

May

4.1

3.9

.0

.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.0

.1

.1

.0

.2

.1

3.8

3.6 578-

3.8

*3.7

6.9

4.2

4.5

4.8

5.2

5.7

6.2

7.1 579"

4.9 

4.9

3.7

140.3

4.53

-

-

June

4.0

47?

5.4

12"T.9

6.3

6.6

*6.3

6.2

6.0

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.4

6.0

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.6 

4 9

167.3

5.58

-

-

July

*4.8

4.8

4.9

5.0

4.8

5.6

5.4

8.3

8.3

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.2

5.7

5.4

6.2

6.7

4.8

4.3

47F

*4.9

5.4

9.4

12 

7.7

4.9

195.1

6.29

-

-

Aug.

4.5

4.3

4.6

8.4

7.7

4.6

6.0

8.7 675"

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.9

4.3

4.2

*4.3

4.1

4.0

3.7

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.7

3.6

5.4

4.5

3.6

3.4

3.6 

3.4

3i4

144.5

4.66

-

-

Sept.

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.3

*3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.5

3.7

4.2 *T7o5.6 

5.5

95.5

5.18

-

-

Mean 16.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 166 Mln 2.3 Mean 17.4 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
102 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Peace River at Bartow, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°54'07", long 81°49'03", in NEij- sec. 4, T. 30 S., R. 25 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 60, 500 ft downstream from 

McKinney Branch and 0.6 mile east of Bartow.

Drainage area. 390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 90.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929. Prior to July 12, 1940, staff gage, and July 12, 1940, to Nov. 5, 1948, waterstage recorder, at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 298 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 5.97 ft); minimum, 55 cfs Sept. 21, 22; minimum gage height, 2.51 ft May 12.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 4,140 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 6.45 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs; minimum, 1.4 cfs June 2, 1945 (gage height, 

0.05 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions.--WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Correction. The maximum discharge (1,760 cfs) for the 1953 water year, published in

WSP 1274, occurred on a rising stage at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, and was not the peak for that 

flood; maximum peak discharge for 1953 water year, 1,730 cfs Sept. 22, 1953 (gage 

height, 5.70 ft).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 27 Nov. 28 to June 2

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

6.0

265

365

609

1,020

2,060

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

79

138

259

448

4.5 

5.0

5.5

1,020

1,510

June 3 to Sept. 30

2.5 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

221

404

718

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

Oct.

1,760

1,730

1,690

1,680

1,660

1,620

1,560

1,550

1,730

1,990

2.050

2,020

1,950

*1,850

1,730

1,610

1,500

1,460

1,410

1,330

1,250

1,170

1,080

1,000

930

867

798

755

724 

671

657

43,742

1,411

3.62

4.17

Nov.

596

*571

535

505

480

470

460

437

421

409

413

397

381

373

353

329

316

304

289

280

301

313

316

333

1,040

,480

.520

,510

,450

,340

17,922

597

1.53

1.71

Dec .

,230

,130

,050

,010

,270

,360

.590

,370

,310

,250

,190

,120

,070

,090

,080

,060

,040

,010

957

896

870

861

948

,100

,190

,230

,200

,140

1,080

1,040

993

34,535

1,114

2.86

3.29

Jan.

939

878

844

815

779

761

733

706

687

663

673

692

*702

682

668

649

640

626

607

589

*580

566

557

544

518

497

485

477

452

436

424

19,869

641

1.64

1.39

Feb.

412

396

385

377

365

354

342

335

324

309

298

294

320

309

312

312

301

287

*284

273

324

339

320

290

287

280

259

243

-

8,931

319

0.818

0.85

Mar.

266

256

243

243

224

194

233

240

227

216

194

177

173

171

199

227

221

*197

187

192

202

197

182

175

171

157

150

141

138

129

128

6,050

195

0.500

0.58

Apr.

124

124

123

130

207

182

159

182

199

192

171

150

140

145

143

128

117

116

*105

_96

99

97

110

122

129

128

120

117

116

163

4,134

138

0.354

0.39

May

224

221

185

163

150

138

123

108

101

95

89

81

88

120

141

130

116

96

89

164

335

327

259

194

155

132

171

224

205 

189

213

5,026

162

0.415

0.4B

June

210

175

*150

195

331

413

437

409

370

323

283

272

339

301

255

246

240

236

255

249

236

221

204

192

195

204

192

173

155

145

7,606

254

0.651

0.73

July

158

148

131

119

117

131

215

297

418

437

467

*505

489

489

451

437

462

442

396

350

316

286

255

269

297

276

327

442

462

428

379

10,396

335

0.859

0.99

Aug.

350

354

327

308

293

266

262

358

400

375

327

297

276

259

233

221

212

215

204

176

160

152

*158

155

138

128

107

83

85

85

165

7,129

230

0.590

0.68

Sept.

189

170

168

138

124

124

113

94

80

69

60

59

61

67

70

65

64

60

57

58

56

56

65

83

80

107

178

279

308

304

3,406

114

0.292

0.32

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,030 Min 44 Mean 553 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.23

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,030 Min 56 Mean 462 Cfsm 1-18 in. 16.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEACE RIVER BASIN 103

''

Ital

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Fla.

25 on "" - - ' "-

in each year), March 1932 

 inspections of no flow.

~ed3.6 of. Oct. 11, 1933; no flow observed

nts or inNov. 2........ o

Jan. IS........" 5.61

Mar. 18.......... o

Apr. 19.......... o

June 5.......... o

July 12.......... o

Aug. 25.......... o

Peace River at Zolfo Springs, Fla.

Location. -La t 27°30', long 81M8', in sec . 22, T. 34 S. , R. 25 E. , near right bank at 

1

Records available. --September 1933 to September 1954

Gage.-water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 35.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of

.ly^y .

Average discharge. --21 years, 764 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,240 cfs at 12:01 a. m. Oct. 1 stage falling-

^^L»ea£nfS £haMge ?if7ng ye*r; 6 ' 140 cfs O?*- n (sag6 height, 13.11 ft); minium 

discharge, 203 cfs May 12 (gage height, 0.54 ft).

 19dd1^ MMaX9?U?ndliS S!?a,rgeJ ?6<30° Cfs Sept> 6 ' 1933 (ga^e height, 20.05 ft); minimum, 44 cfs May 26-30, 1949; minimum gage height, -0.28 ft May 2, 1945.

Remarks . --Records good.

Revisions. --WSP 1234: 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

5,790 

4,840

4,070

3,720

3,360

3,010

2,680

2,500

3,170

5,300

6.020

5,980

5,260

4,260

*3,360

2,860

2,510

2,360

2,480

2,430

2,280 

2,080

1,900

1,770

1,630

1,510

1,410 

1,340

1,270

1,200 

1.150

93,500

3,016

3.5S

4.14

Nov.

1,100 

1,030

966

913

878

896

878

845

795

*750

776

798

782

758

709

649

607

584

546

522

522 

509

503

596

3,940

5,300

5.590 

5,310

4,470

3,560

46,082

1,536

1.83

2.04

Dec.

2.850 

2,370

2,090

1,860

2,070

2,450

2,610

2,500

2,310

2,130

1,990

1,860

1,750

1,750

1,740

1,680

*1,580

1,500

1,440

1,390

1.560 

1,460

1,480

1,800

1,870

1,860

1,820 

1,730

1,670

1,620

1,570

58,160

1,876

2.23

2.57

Jan.

1,540 

1,470

1,450

1,550

1,500

1,410

1,300

1,210

1,140

1,100

1,250

1,800

1.950

1,800

1,580

1,390

1,270

1,190

1,120

1,050

985 

943

914

875

*821

794

778 

754

729

696

674

37,011

1,194

1.42

1.64

Feb.

660

641

622

600

585

569

551

553

558

547

531

515

495

495

502

502

488

477

468

479

866 

929

858

816

957

843

710 

656

_

17,471

624

0.743

0.77

Mar.

641 

589

542

511

484

481

556

567

526

513

502

475

436

407

386

361

356

*369

380

415

438 

398

380

366

356

342

330 

330

315

295

21 '1

13,318

430

0.512

0.59

Apr.

266

271

283

269

271

300

361

686

517

420

380

359

334

313

335

332

305

281

*259

249

249 

244

291

397

356

356

335 

298

281

418

10,016

334

0.398

0.44

May

1.840 

1,030

637

499

431

369

322

293

269

237

220

208

245

358

414

335

301

281

250

227

267 

318

352

378

378

344

335 

393

415

580

818

13,344

430

0.512

0.59

June

811 

985

1,360

2,570

3,250

3,320

2,270

*1,410

1,090

919

767

704

1,710

1,220

1,240

5.650

2,990

2,040

1,990

1,950

1,590 

1,360

1,640

1,290

1,170

2,380

2,070 

1,280

846

654

50,506

1,684

2.00

2.24

July

558 

486

456

463

488

911

1,080

1,140

1,270

1,640

2,260

*2,170

2,440

2,540

2,110

2,000

2,210

2,260

1,860

1,440

1,730 

1,250

880

858

999

929

1,850 

2,920

3.150

2,510

1,670

48,288

1,558

1.85

2.14

Aug.

1,570 

1,580

1,540

1,250

1,040

899

824

731

716

631

610

595

566

519

486

463

460

429

492

421

385 

374

*358

552

510

512

583 

460

1,100

1,020

1,170

21,406

691

0.823

0.95

Sept.

1,730 

1,420

1,060

813

690

599

549

524

452

398

550

506

281

475

446

418

416

585

641

685

515 

591

657

855

758

996

2.650 

2,440

1,760

1,560

24,976

833

0.992

1.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,130 Mln 119 Mean 1,451 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,020 Mln 208 Mean 1,189 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.22

Discharge measurement made on this day.

389020 O - 56 - 8
104 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Little Charley Bowlegs Creek near Sebring, Pla.

Location (revised).--Lat 27°28'40", long 81°33'25", in NWr sec. 31, T. 34 S., R. 28 E., on 

right bank 160 ft downstream from concrete control, 700 ft north of county road in 

Highlands Hammock State Park, 0.8 mile upstream from unnamed creek, and 7£ miles southeast of Sebring.

Drainage area. 32.4 sq mi.

Records available. January 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 62.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 4, 1953, on right bank at upstream side of concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 682 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 16.83 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 10, 1953; no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records fair. Low flow regulated by manipulation of stoplogs and culvert gates 

in dam upstream from station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

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

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.2

14.3

2.0 

3.8 

6.2

14.5

14.7

14.9

15.4

15.7

16.8

13

24

42

122

213

669

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.2

14.3

0.8 

1.4 

2.1 

4.4

6.2

ta

Note. Same as preceding 

ib"le~above 14.3 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

352 

308

272

244

213

180

151

136

262

660

622

592

557

506

448

385

332

300

292

276

252

225

198

176

164

*151

138

129

120

112

105

8,856

286

8.83

10.17

Nov.

96 

88

81

73

69

64

60

54

50

50

53

50

46

42

39

35

30

27

*25

23

22

20

2o

33

352

394

336

276

225 

180

2,913

97.1

3.00

3.34

Dec.

143 

120

103

91

100

93

88

83

76

72

67

61

56

54

50

45

40

37

34

30

29

26

29

35

37

40

39

38

37

35 

35

1,823

58.8

1.81

2.09

Jan.

34 

30

30

29

28

25

23

22

20

19

30

49

50

48

44

40

36

*33

30

28

25

23

20

19

17

16

15

10

1.8

1.3

.2

796.3

25.7

0.793

0.91

Feb.

0.2 

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.5

*2.5

*7.7

*18

*24

*5.5

2.9

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.3

.8

.6

1.7

3.8

6.0

7.4

11

12

12

14

145.0

5.18

0.160

0.17

Mar.

15

14

13

12

*12

12

17

18

18

18

17

15

13

12

10

8.3

6.5

5.2

4.3

6.2

6.2

5.5

*5.0

2.0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

265.2

8.55

0.264

0.30

Apr.

 50 

0

0

0

0

.2

38

81

105

101

88

*73

75

75

67

56

40

25

18

14

12

10

10

11

11

6.7

2.2

2.8

5.7

925.6

50.9

0.954

1.06

May

e4.6

3.5

*5.0

1.8

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.2

.2

.3 

.3

 6

34.8

1.12

0.035

0.04

June

ti

104

272

377

288

217

183

145

120

101

83

73

63

77

221

198

183

209

173

140

129

131

118

109

101

103

94

81 

66

4,214

140

4.32

4.84

July

48 

33

29

22

11

42

49

*48

57

72

83

96

120

164

154

140

129

116

100

84

72

57

44

35

35

37

41

 53

103 

143

145

2,372

76.5

2.36

2.72

Aug.

124 

103

88

75

66

56

45

44

52

53

60

69

75

78

80

81

*81

78

73

64

54

49

42

38

34

29

26

36

167

2,496

80.5

2.48

2.86

Sept.

260 

252

232

206

173

145

127

107

93

80

69

58

54

*46

45

45

44

45

52

58

58

63

67

63

57

82

284

*328

3HF 

280

3,785

126

3.89

4.34

Calendar year 1953: Max 660 Mln Q Mean 91.9 Cfsm 2.84 In. 38.54

Water year 1953-54: Max 660 Mln o Mean 78.4 Cfsm 2.42 In. 32.84

Discharge measurement made this day.
PEACE RIVER BASIN 105

Charlie Apopka Creek near Gardner, Fla .

Location. La t 27°22', long 81°48', in sec. 3, T. 36 S., R. 25 E., near left bank on downstream side of bridge pier on U. S. Highway 17, 1.6 miles north of Gardner and 2.2 miles 

upstream from Peace River.

Drainage area . 330 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available .--April 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 21.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 17.85 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Apr. 4, 5 (gage height, 3.07 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 10, 1953; minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 6-8, 1950. 

Flood of 1928 reached a stage of 24.2 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions . WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Oct. 31 to Nov. 15, Aug. 10-30)

Oct. 12 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

10.7

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

1,210

2,400

3,690

4,930

7,030

3.4 

3.8 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

28

52

67

168

602

10.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

1,000

2,350

3,690

4,930

7,030

3.0 

3.2

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

79

185

8.0

10.0

13.0

15.0

662

1,120

2,200

3,140

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.

3,730 

*3,250

2,800

2,440

2,150

1,810

1,470

1,210

1,650

*5, 240

5,940

5,310'

4,700

3,900

3,240

2,700

2,160

1,780

1,590

1,390

1,170

970

820

724

650

589

532

486 

452

412

374

65,639

2,117

6.42

7.40

Nov.

341 

312

286

263

245

229

211

195

178

*167

160

152

146

140

134

126

122

116

110

105

102

98

59" 94

1,470

2,290

2,870

5,470 

3,250

2, 780

20,261

675

2.05

2.28

Dec.

2,240 

1,750

1,350

956

1,000

1,000

834

724

645

576

519

475

433

445

434

388

*352

324

299

275

254

233

220

240

245

229

216

203 

190

181

180

17,410

562

1.70

1.96

Jan.

181

174

168

167

162

156

148

137

130

123

296

379" 500

321

295

281

266

249

230

212

193

174

156

140

*124

113

102

95 

86

79

7_3

5,910

191

0.579

0.67

Feb.

68 

63

58

55

51

46

44

44

43

42

40

39

37

35

37

38

37

35

32

30

34

42

43

41

45

56

80

97

1,312

46.9

0.142

0.15

Mar.

TC5~ Ill 

95

88

80

76

97

100

93

92

90

*84

77

71

66

58

50

45

41

43

46

41

37

32

29

26

24

22 

20

19

17_

1,875

60.5

0.183

0.21

Apr.

16 

15

14

13

IS

24

25

171

338

400

286

216

185

232

276

255

218

180

*146

124

110

95

84

81

99

146

137

118 

101 

110

4,231

141

0.427

0.48

May

555" 537 

379

426

476

479

469

430

371

306

241

175

142

134

113

91

77

66

56

48

40

34

29

26

24

22

2?

26 

32 

34

47

5,809

187

0.567

0.65

June

*117 IBS'

227

796

1,400

2,070

2,520

2,680

2,460

2,070

*1,680

1,330

1,240

1,080

953

1,850

2,140

1,830

1,720

1,790

1,780

1,800

1,840

1,790

1,620

1,390

1,170

985 

835 

720

44,071

1,469

4.45

4.97

July

632 

550

477

413

403

607

773

778

750

808

1,220

1,270

1,270

1,300

*1,500

1,900

2,040

1,910

1,660

1,380

1,400

1,290

941

803

801

723

946

1,790 

2,590

2, 480

2,050

37,455

1,208

3.66

4.22

Aug.

1,600 

1,320

1,140

955

856

787

678

569

561

752

1,030

828

590

454

484

584

486

402

336

284

241

219

204

181

156

*138

130

I5T

630 

1,160

'1, 330

19,239

621

1.88

2.17

Sept.

1,670 

1,710

1,530

1,310

1,070

886

747

637

545

464

397

338

341

477

413

341

276

270

392

310

244

m

748

534

443

724

2,120

2,150 

1,900 

1,680

24,951

832

2.52

2.81

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,940 Min 4.5 Mean 788 Cfsm 2.39 !" 32.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,940 Min 13 Mean 680 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.97

Discharge measurement made on this day.
106 PEACE RIVER BASIN 

Peace River at Arcadia, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°13', long 81"52', in SE£ see. 26, T. 37 S., R. 24 E., on left bank 75 

ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 70, half a mile west of Arcadia, and 5 miles 

upstream from Joshua Creek.

Drainage area. 1,370 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . April 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 19, 1931, staff gage at same site an3 datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 1,281 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 13.35 ft); minimum, 344 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 1.36 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 36,200 cfs Sept. 9, 1933 (gage height, 17.'67 ft); minimum, 37 cfs May 28, 1949; minimum gage height, -0.81 ft June 4, 5, 7, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 18.3 ft in 1912, from information by county engineer (discharge, 

43,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 12)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

2.9 

3.5 

5.0 

7.0

673

922

1,720

3,370

9.0

11.0

14.0

5,380

7,640

13,100

1.3 

3.0

327

851

5.0 

7.0

1,800

3,370

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 7.0 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.

11.600 

11,500

10,900 

10,100

9,120

8,200

7,260

6,410

6,870

9,990

10,500

10,800

11,200

11,100

10,600

9,640

8,580

7,530

6,570

5,730

4,980

4,320 

5,770

5,510

2,910

2,580 

2,500

2,090

1,920

1,760 

1.650

215,570

6,954

5.08

5.85

Nov.

1,520 

1,410

*1,320 

1,240

1,160

1,130

1,120

1,100

1,050

1,010

970

970

979

955

922

883

829

778

745

720

791

745 

708

704

2,860

5,860 

6,790

7,540

8,280

8.550

63,637

2,121

1.55

1.73

Dec.

7.670 

7,390

6,330 

5,040

3,980

3,750

3,840

3,870

3,760

3,530

3,210

2,930

2,670

2,570

2,580

2,480

*2,320

2,140

1,990

1,870

1,790

1.740 

1,800

1,930

2,150

2,300 

2,290

2,230

2,120

2,050 

1,970

96,270

3,105

2.27

2.61

Jan.

1,920 

1,880

1,800 

1,760

1,820

1,810

1,720

1,600

1,490

1,410

1,460

2,180

2,510

2.550

2,410

2,140

1,900

1,710

1,580

1,480

1,390

1,300 

1,220

1,160

1,110

1,050 

1,010

990

*954

914 

874

49,082

1,583

1.16

1.35

Feb.

844

821

803 

778

747

725

706

696

696

700

684

666

641

622

616

625

622

610

595

586

653

978 

1,060

994

982

1.070 

1,010

914

-

21,444

766

0.559

0.58

Mar.

878 

844

771 

712

672

647

681

758

751

706

687

*669

631

589

550

520

488

477

486

514

547

553 

512

488

471

454 

436

422

416

401 

578

18,109

584

0.426

0.49

Apr.

555 

544

547 

555

558

567

415

778

1.180

1,070

874

718

644

607

631

650

628

568

*512

462

436

428 

455

486

553

555 

559

555

477

448

16,769

559

0.408

0.46

May

1,100

lillO

I,'l70

1,020

898

796

712

638

559

497

544

628

696

678

565

497

451

404

561

567 

407

425

442

442 

422

415

483

598 

894

25,437

756

0.552

0.64

June

*2,490 

2,040

1.790 

5,560

4,020

4,670

5,270

5.550

5,250

4,380

3,390

2,490

2,020

2,370

2,340

2,530

4,010

4,880

4,750

4,350

4,150

5,850 

5,480

3,440

5,260

2,870 

5,040

3,250

2,600

1, 800

103,610

3,454

2.52

2.81

July

1,380 

1,140

1,000 

906

882

1,050

1,690

1,990

2,070

2,080

2,610

3,630

3,910

3,900

*4,050

4,270

4,420

4,420

4,290

5,900

5,320

3,150 

2,710

2,170

2,790

2,630 

2,410

5,510

5,870

6,110 

6.150

94,408

5,045

2.22

2.56

Aug.

5.510 

4,250

3,210 

2,700

2,340

2,020

1,700

1,460

1,270

1,540

1,480

1,500

1,250

1,020

918

994

954

859

789

771

695

650 

622

592

555

*520 

509

556

950

1,930 

2,380

46,250

1,492

1.09

1.26

Sept.

2,880 

3,470

3,490 

2,890

2,140

1,680

1,390

1,180

1,050

914

792

731

814

829

946

851

751

709

890

1,110

1,040

818 

1,050

1,560

1,560

1,440 

4,440

6,040

6,550

5,900

59,285

1,976

1.44

1.61

Calendar year 1955 : Max 11,600 Mln 129 Mean 2,724 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.00

Water year 1955-54: Max 11,600 Mln 344 Mean 2,213 Cfsm 1.62 In- 21.93

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEACE RIVER BASIN 

Joshua Creek, at Nocatee, Fla.

107

Location.--Lat 27°10', long 81°53', In sec. 14, T. 38 S., R. 24 E., near center of span 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 17, 0.5 mile north of Nocatee and 2.1 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--115 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. April 1950 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 8,670 cfs Oct. 10 (ga^e height, 18.80 ft); no 

flow Nov. 18-20, 22-24.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 10, 1953; minimum, that of Nov. 18-20, 

22-24, 1953.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1952 has been revised to 6,860 

cfs Oct. 2, 1951 (gage height, 17.89 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1234.

Flood of September 1948 reached a stage of 17.7 ft, 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

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,450

1,210

983 

743

562

442

365

364

2,490

*7.910

4,810

2,500

1,690

1,400

1,190

992

793

663

606 

469

341

259

199

156

118

94

75

63

55

46 

58

33,076

1,067

9.28

10.70

Nov.

31

26

*21 

18

16

14

11

7.6

4.8

2.9

2.9

2.0

1.4

.8

.5

.2

.1

00" 

0

.1

0

0

0

211

412

466

537

613

661

3,060.3

102

0.887

0.99

Dec.

634

541

396 

236

169

246

236

200

167

138

111

90

72

73

63

50

*38

30

25 

22

20

19

18

35

34

32

26

23

21

19

19

3,798

123

1.07

1.23

Jan.

18

17

16 

15

15

14

a!3

a!3

a!2

all

a!4

a20

a22

22

20

14

12

11

10 

10

10

9.4

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.8

7.2

*7,0

H

388.0

12.5

0.109

0.13

Feb.

6.4

6.2

6.4 

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.6

6^B

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.8 

6.2

10

14

TT

10

14

12

10

12

-

215.4

7.69

0.067

0.07

Mar.

16

13

12 

11

9.6

9.8

15

a!3

all

all

alO

*9.8

9.2

9.0

9.4

8.4

7.6

7.2

7.0 

10

11

8.8

7.4

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.0

5 8

276.0

8.90

0.077

0.09

Apr.

3.4

3.2

111 

3.2

5.0

4.4

6.8

37

IB

12

10

8.6

7.4

7.2

6.8

6.2

6.0

5.2

*4.8 

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.2

4.4

4.4

5.0

9.4

7.0

5.4

8.0

215.6

7.19

0.063

0.07

May

7.6

9.8

"5.0 16 

5.0

4.2

3.2

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.9

6.2

7.8

7.0

6.0

4.8

3.8

2.8 

3.0

4.0

2.8

2.1

1.5

1.4

iil

1.8

1.8

1.9

5.6

12

138.4

4.46

0.039

0.04

June

*63

112

108 

205

439

673

122

433

310

214

130

74

40

30

30

28

89

180

318 

420

345

243

201

187

163

118

99

91

61

S3.

6,053

202

1.76

1.96

July

19

16

fi

37

31

87

85

79

66

52

133

230

268

*357

782

620

359

249 

194

186

206

157

195

539

1,340

1,110

1,040

1.370

640

11,406

368

3.20

3.69

Aug.

496

376

265 

190

141

112

89

73

56

69

127

166

118

92

74

57

48

39

33 

36

31

28

25

22

20

*20

20

26

48

73

87

3,057

98.6

0.857

0.99

Sept.

89

169

192

123

58

34

25

21

18

17

15

14

T7

22

21

22

26

101

1,200 

822

383

217

243

233

182

343

702

1,090

1,080

756

8,235

274

2.38

2.66

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,910 Mln o Mean 264 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.15

Water year 1953-54= Max 7,910 Mln 0 Mean 192 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.62

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). Oct. 10 (3 a.m.) 8,670 cfs (18.80 ft); July 26 (1:30 p.m.)

1,470 cfs (12.90 ft)j July 29 (8:30 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (12.85 ft)j Sept. 19 (1 p.m.) 1,490 cfs

(12.95 ft); Sept. 28 (9 p.m.) 1,240 cfs (12.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

records, and records for Horse Creek neer Arcadia.
108 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Horse Creek near Arcadia, Pla.

Location. Lat 27°12', long 81°59', in sec. 2, T. 38 S., R. 23 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 72, 8 miles west of Arcadia and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--205 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1950 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 10.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (State Road Department benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,960 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 15.93 ft); mlnimum, 9.2 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 2.34 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 6,680 cfs Oct. 2, 1951 (gage height, 16.84 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs May 10-17, 20-22, 1950; minimum gage height, 1.83 ft June 16-18, 1951.

Flood of September 1948 reached a stage of 17.8 ft, from information by State Road 

Department.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet

per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, May 29 to July 29, 

July 30 to Sept. 28 N°v. 29 to May 28 Sept> 2 9, 30

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0, 

8.0

52

11.0

13.0

15.0

218 16.0

722

1,450

2,220

3,740

5,060

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

7.5

16

5.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

218

722

1,450

2,220

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

51

129

405

9.0 

11.0

948

1,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,180

1,760

1,370

1,100

893

730

615

534

1,860

*4.560

3,060

2,240

1,830

1,450

1,130

864

665

597

624

538

460

412

381

351

314

278

240

214 

198

179 

159

31,806

1,026

5.00

5.77

Nov.

143

129

115

103

92

90

86

78

73

69

68

70

68

63

60

58

*54

51

47

48

210

124

80

70

920

2,050

1,930

2.330 

2,080

1,560

12,919

431

2.10

2.34

Dec.

1,180

868

632

478

459

517

474

447

442

423

383

327

282

302

310

256

215

*183

164

152

142

134

133

TeT

198

221

265

289 

274

210

10,779

348

1.70

1.96

Jan.

183

166

157

153

152

153

153

150

145

138

156

308

380

349

354

357

324

271

219

182

158

144

134

125

116

*107

99

92

86

80

75.

5,666

183

0.893

1.03

Feb.

21

66

63

59

55

52

48

46

45

42

40

39

37

35

33

32

30

29

28

£6

29

35

37

39

50

58

62

69

1,255

44.8

0.219

0.23

Mar.

80

82

78

73

68

64

67

72

71

66

*61

56

52

48

44

40

36

33

30

36

36

32

28

25

23

20

19

17 

16

14 

11

1,400

45.2

0.220

0.25

Apr.

12

11

10

T5

262

178

109

284

300

199

158

121

103

88

76

69

63

54

46

*37

33

33

50

52

51

65

247

116 

71

53

2,966

98.9

0.482

0.54

May

143

282

283

282

308

271

198

138

109

90

76

64

108

149

138

126

140

178

201

182

141

110

90

76

63

53

46

40

55

395 

273

4,808

155

0.756

0.87

June

800

*522

285

631

402

273

276

214

176

148

129

111

96

88

82

150

121

103

156

174

137

116

111

111

125

112

98

86 

77

TZ_

5,982

199

0.971

1.09

July

69

65

63

62

5_9

70

295

292

212

163

176

267

324

*324

367

442

785

891

663

550

497

422

339

328

671

928

851

887 

1.450

1,240 

875

14,607

471

2.30

2.65

Aug.

790

806

766

669

624

570

455

372

295

247

212

222

170

143

128

112

96

83

74

66

58

59

54

50

*47

*45

42

40 

209

360 

247

8,111

262

1.28

1.47

Sept.

592

556

391

440

581

601

538

442

349

274

205

157

131

125

130

119

103

114

135

102

89

126- 87

140

127

187

937

1.220 

783

577

10,358

345

1.68

1.88

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,580 Mln 1.1 Mean 47$ Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.64

Water year 1953-54 : Max 4,580 Mln 10 Mean 303 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.08

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Oct. 10 (7 a.m.) 4.960 cfs (15.93 ft); Nov. 28 (3 p.m.) 2,390 

cfs (13.31 ft); July 29 (5:30 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (11.37 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAKKA RIVER BASIN 109

Miakka River near Sarasota, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°14'25", long 82°18'50", In sec. 21, T. 37 S., R. 20 E., on right bank 

half a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 2 miles upstream from lower 

Miakka Lake, and 14 miles southeast of Sarasota.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1954.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 7.92 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (National Park Service benchmark). Prior to Apr. 10, 1941, at highway bridge 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 258 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,520 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 8.67 

ft); minimum observed, 4.2 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 3.12 ft).

1936-54: Maximum discharge observed, 6,620 cfs Sept. 21, 1947 (gage height, 10.78 

ft); no flow for many days in some years.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation. Gage readings furnished by employees of Miakka River State Park.

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 10 to Sept. 1)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 24 Apr. 25 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.5 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

4.0 

9.8

15

5.4 

6.0 

6.4 

7/0 

8.0 

8.7

122

250

400

770

1,670

2,560

4.2 

5.0 

5.5

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

8.3

430

660

1,210

1,570

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.

2,390 

2,160

1,940

1,820

1,380

1,140

938

864

1,140

1,800

2,390

2,500

2,340

2,030

1,690

1,410

1,180

1,010

848

735

630

536

455

395

342

304

271

250

220

196

174

35,478

1,144

4.87

5.61

Nov.

156 

140

127

116

108

115

108

101

*94

90

88

85

81

78

74

71

67

62

59

56

52

50

49

53

126

307

707

1,030

1,110

1,050

6,410

214

0.911

1.01

Dec.

880 

735

588

480

475

470

470

460

450

430

400

365

326

318

304

286

268

250

229

212

198

188

180

192

200

212

212

216

218

216

204

10,632

343

1.46

1.68

Jan.

200 

196

190

184

180

176

172

*168

164

156

188

298

380

410

420

410

385

355

326

298

274

250

226

206

188

172

160

148

136

126

116

7,258

234

0.996

1.15

Feb.

102" 109 

94

88

82

76

71

67

62

56

*52

50

49

44

39

36

32

29

26

24

26

24

25

23

24

24

24

29

-

1,387

49.5

0.211

0.22

Mar.

39 

42

41

43

44

44

52

55

55

11

*56

55

53

50

49

43

38

32

27

26

26

26

24

20

18

15

14

12

10

9.1

3.0

1,083.1

34.9

0.149

0.17

Apr.

6.6 

5.6

4.8

5.2

10

13

27

36

38

41

49

53

52

49

43

36

30

24

20

*15

13

12

10

11

24

42

46

58

64

61

899.2

30.0

0.128

0.14

May

62 

58

54

51

51

50

52

53

52

50

48

45

4?

53

56

64

70

81

88

95

92

86

76

68

61

56

54

51

48

46

47

1,865

60.2

0.256

0.30

June

54 

*58

61

68

74

81

87

101

120

120

115

106

138

138

125

125

130

152

174

185

191

194

191

191

202

222

224

219

202

185

4,233

141

0.600

0.67

July

202 

202

196

182

163

146

136

150

130

136

157

191

244

*294

314

342

371

400

412

400

388

354

336

320

348

377

433

668

982

1,150

1_.25_0

11,354

366

1.56

1.80

Aug.

1,580 

1,340

1,190

982

762

624

532

471

455

594

362

520

286

250

250

205

180

160

150

105

93

87

78

71

*64

61

59

57

57

71

125

11,157

560

1.55

1.77

Sept.

250 

545

427

504

606

660

624

562

500

450

412

594

554

522

505

292

280

289

365

586

385

371

577

400

455

482

668

1,220

1,490

1,520

15,669

522

2.22

2.48

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,500 Mln 0 Mean 404 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.36

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,500 Mln 4.8 Mean 294 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.00

Discharge measurement made on this day.
110 MANATEE RIVER BASIN 

Manatee River near Bradenton, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°28'30", long 82°18'05", in sec. 34, T. 34 S . , R. 20 E. , on left bank 20 

ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 675, 800 ft upstream from Craig Branch, 

6-5- miles northwest of Verna , and 17 miles east of Bradenton.

Drainage area. 90 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1954.

Gage ~^ . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 11.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 15 years, 103 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,570 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 21.35 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs May 11, 12 (gage height, 3.68 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 6,170 cfs Sept. 18, 1947 (gage height, 24.51 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs; minimum, 0.6 cfs May 7, 1939; minimum gage 

height, 2.48 ft May 5-7, 1939.

Remarks . --Records fair.

Revisions . WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 19 to June 10)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25 Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

29

43

91

220

10.0

16.0

20.0

21.0

390

1,140

1,870

2,280

3.7 

4.0

6.0 

8.0

102

220

Note. ---Same as preceding 

table above 8.0 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

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

299

200

177

158

132

108

90

82

322

§15.

503

256

157

114

88

74

64

74

107

96

82

69

58

50

43

38

35

35

37

35

1±

4,250

137

1.52

1.76

Nov.

31

28

27

*26

32

50

46

40

34

30

32

33

32

28

27

24

24

22

21

21

32

37

29

56

1,850

2,020

1,100

413

220

152

6,517

217

2.41

2.69

Dec.

122

104

90

84

496

568

356

197

138

112

96

84

77

182

157

124

97

*80

70

§S.

66

74

93

177

179

142

110

90

78

70

79

4,454

144

1.60

1.84

Jan.

99

83

100

129

121

100

83

70

62

55

309

432

306

174

119

94

79

68

62

56

51

48

45

42

39

*36

34

32

30

27.

3,013

97.2

1.08

1.25

Feb.

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

24

25

25

24

22

21

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

20

24

25

25

28

29

27

29

-

632

22.6

0.251

0.26

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,700 Min 2.0

Mar.

33

32

29

24

21

21

25

26

25

*24

22

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

14

19

19

18

16

14

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.J7_

5^0.7

18.4

0.204

0.24

Apr.

9.5

975

9.5

19

30

19

39

96

66

51

39

26

20

16

16

16

16

14

13

12

*11

11

11

15

19

14

13

12

11

9 5

663.0

22.1

0.246

0.27

Mean 170

May

11

19

20

15

13

11

10

9.2

8.3

7.8

7.5

9.2

21

54

45

33

22

17

15

14

13

13

13

13

14

14

16

16

17

24

31

546.0

17.6

0.196

0.23

June

53

62

*72

73

56

56

69

96

42

26

19

17

14

15

45

71

34

59

71

62

54

60

80

99

116

117

83

59

39

28

1,747

58.2

0.647

0.72

July

22

18

15

T9

34

23

19

21

37

34

27

177

*100

107

296

99

79

73

57

52

48

33

30

80

192

126

324

181

351

349

178

3,201

103

1.14

1.32

Aug.

134

117

102

93

77

71

64

51

42

36

30

24

20

17

16

17

19

19

17

15

14

15

14

*14

12.

14

16

17

67

71 

255

1,490

48.1

0.534

0.62

Sept.

864

366

170

137

109

94

80

68

57

53

42

39

4T

57

94

58

46

154

833

868

381

191

272

389

355

272

394

186

142

136

6,948

232

2.58

2.87

Cfstn 1.89 In. 25.62

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,020 Min 7.5 Mean 93.2 Cfstn 1.04 In. 14.07

Peak diacharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Nov. 26 (l a.m.) 2,570 cfs (21.35 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE MANATEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Manatee River near Wimauma, Fla.

Location. Lat 27MO'15", long 82°21'10", In sec. 25, T. 32 S., R. 19 E., on left bank 

25 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 301, 1-| miles upstream from Cypress 

Creek, and 4 miles southwest of Wimauma.

Drainage area. 145 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . March 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. ^ --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 15 years, 185 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,070 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 12.50 ft); minimum, 6.7 cfs Apr. 4; minimum gage height, 0.15 ft May 11, 12.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 9,450 cfs June 24, 1945 (gage height, 14.44 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs June 5,7, 1945 (gage height, -0.45 ft).

Remarks . Records fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1032: 1939(M) . WSP 1234; 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.

844

485

364

291

233

194

163

143

666

1,290

1,100

636

370

263

202

163

134

128

162

163

149

128

110

97

87

78

74 

68

76

76

6_7

9,004

290

2.00

2.31

Nov.

63

56

54

*4S

48

60

67

60

53

49

54

56

50

47

42

38

35

32

30

30

39

52

48

151

3,140

4,560

2,OSO 

870

494

334

12,551

418

2.88

3.22

Dec.

245

190

158

148

895

878

661

432

303

226

180

152

133

208

237

203

171

*141

119

106

201

229

391

605

417

343

277 

226

190

167

170

9,000

290

2.00

2.31

Jan.

174

154

198

243

220

204

176

152

133

120

213

394

378

375

296

235

193

a!60

a!40

a!22

a!09

a96

a86

a80

a75

*72

70 

67

62

58

56

5,111

165

1.14

1.31

Feb.

54

53

53

54

50

48

46

47

55

54

51

48

46

44

40

37

35

33

3232"

42

74

65

56

79

80

64 

58

_

1,430

51.1

0.352

Mar.

71

68

61

53

47

45

72

78

64

*58

53

45

38

34

31

26

24

21

21

32

47

38

28

22

18

16

14 

12

11

10

9.1

1,167.1

37.6

0.259

0.37 0.30

Apr.

8.1

7.6

7.1

6.7

15

20

71

145

99

67

50

40

33

30

40

40

31

28

25

23

*22

20

20

37

218

149

81 

49

40

32

1,454.5

48.5

0.334

0.37

May

31

33

28

48

53

35

27

22

20

17

16

T7

316

966

672

259

155

105

75

61

50

44

38

34

30

29

29 

29

38

96

259

3,632

117

0.807

0.93

June

358

433

*522

354

224

172

142

139

107

71

51

40

46

74

77

274

173

134

131

116

93

72

79

104

140

287

198

124

83

62

4,880

163

1.12

1.25

July

48

40

32

42

79

52

45

97

165

130

114

183

*575

517

358

218

175

190

174

118

85

63

50

74

447

949

1,910 

1,540

1,200

728

478

10,876

351

2.42

2.79

Aug.

318

301

260

193

145

114

S3

82

74

68

67

54

46

39

33

33

48

70

119

60

65

128

78

*53

41

44

177 

74

421 885

lj_230

5,413

175

1.21

1.39

Sept.

857

659

483

300

212

176

151

130

106

108

186" 98

1,130

1,880

993

349

213

175

740

544

350

296

293

384

589

752

1,720 

804

601

462

15,741

525

3.62

4.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,360 Min 4.5 Mean 237 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.24

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,360 Mln 6.7 Mean 220 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.59

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 efs).--Oct. 10 (2 a.m.) 1,410 cfs (7.72 ft); Nov. 26 (5 a.m.) 5,070 

cfs (12.50 ft); May 14 (7 p.m.) 1,42O cfs (7.37 ft); July 27 (3:30 p.m.) 2,110 cfs (9.15 ft); Sept. 

14 (7 a.m.) 2,320 cfs (9.50 ft); Sept. 27 (8:30 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (9.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Manatee River near Bradenton.
112 ALAFIA RIVER BASIN

North Prong Alafia River at Keysville, Pla.

Location. Lat 27°53', long 82°06', in sec. 10, T. 30 S., R. 22 E. , near center of span at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 0.8 mile northwest of Keysville, and 3 miles upstream 

from confluence with South Prong Alafia River.

Drainage area. 175 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 38.56 ft (corrected) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,860 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 12.78 ft); minimum, 30 cfs May 12 (gage height, 1.76 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 3,890 cfs Sept. 7, 1950; maximum gage height, 12.78 ft 

Sept. 7, 1950, Nov. 25, 1953; minimum discharge, 3.6 cfs May 17, 1952; minimum gage 

height, 1.18 ft June 1,2, 1953.

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

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating taties, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

Z.O 

3.0 

7.0

8.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 8

36 9.0

40 9.8

91 11.0

362 12.0

484

Apr. 9 to Sept. 30

670

1,000

1,840

2,810

1.7 

2.0

3.0 

7.0

98 

36Z

Note. Same as preceding table above 7.0 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.

587

527

445

470

604

480

348

282

338

914

74O

572

434

326

262

220

194

186

210

213

189

165

150

135

124

113

104

103

127

127

107

9,796

316

1.81

2.08

Nov.

99

96

*89

85

84

105

109

112

112

106

108

104

95

86

83

79

74

71

68

6B_

77

77

77

118

2.280

1,800

1,050

707

546

411

8,974

299

1.71

1.91

Dec.

319

263

226

207

386

850

590

444

338

278

240

216

197

252

322

315

237

*196

170

151

176

236

281

605

632

469

359

285

241

220

205

9,906

320

1.83

2.11

Jan.

192

176

170

173

166

156

144

131

122

116

140

212

224

188

170

153

140

128

119

115

114

111

105

98

93

92

*90

87

83

78

Is.

4,162

134

O.766

0.88

Feb.

76

74

74

73

70

66

62

64

73

71

69

67

65

62

a60

a59

a59

a59

a59

g59

a93

a!35

a!08

alOO

alSO

a!50

a!28

al!3

_

-------

2,298

82.1

0.469

0.49

Mar.

glOO

a90

a80

a71

a65

a84

a!15

gill

*94

90

88

79

71

69

70

62

58

55

55

95

97

76

64

61

58

54

52

49

46

44

43

2,246

72.5

0.414

0.48

Apr.

40

40

39

39

42

45

64

172

85

59

51

47

44

51

58

81

71

55

45

40

41

*38

38

39

41

42

39

37

36

48

1,567

52.2

0.298

0.33

May

108

99

63

81

135

103

66

49

41

36

33

30

50

118

145

102

65

55

44

122

326

256

157

118

87

66

66

93

89

91

96

2,990

96.5

0.551

0.64

June

96

105

113

*124

194

215

134

178

156

84

66

58

177

522

461

304

254

236

220

208

179

225

244

228

172

133

105

88

75

68

5,422

181

1.03

1.15

July

64

63

56

5484"

132

166

582

868

723

673

638

*463

318

283

300

306

298

253

175

139

118

111

219

512

554

2.580

1,540

793

543 

389

13,797

445

2.54

2.93

Aug.

413

420

320

262

234

199

162

455

606

357

223

159

125

108

105

99

93

84

75

70

68

66

*64

62

62

67

70

75

78

89

111

5,381

174

0.994

1.14

Sept.

159

156

143

137

137

160

139

116

101

90

85

98

218

270

244

187

143

114

103

89

77

72

97

122

131

202

264

347

589

41T

5,231

174

0.994

1.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,39O Mln 4.0 Mean 251 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.46

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,38O Mln 30 Mean 197 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.25

Peak discharge 

cfs (10.05 ft)

(7 p.m.) 778 of

ft); Aug. 8 (8:_ r ..... .-_ _ _.__ ^, _j... -- ,_._- ,-...-., -_ __ ^-.--

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Alafia River at Lithia.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage reading.
ALAFIA RIVER BASIN 113

Alafia River at Lithia, Pla.

Location.--Lat 27°52', long 82°12«, in sec. 16, T. 30 S., R. 21 E., on left bank 11 ft 

downstream from Marvinia Bridge, 1 mile northwest of Lithia, and ITT miles downstream 

from Little Alafia River.

Drainage area.--335 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1933 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 9.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]^929. Prior to Aug. 8, 1939, staff gage at site 250 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 351 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,420 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 14.38 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 75 cfs May 12 (gage height, 0.18 ft).

1933-54: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs Sept. 7, 1933 (gage height, 25.6 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs; minimum, 6.6 cfs June 5, 6, 

1945 (gage height, -0.91 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 782; 

1939, 1945, 1947-50.

1933(m). WSP 1234: Drainage area. WSP 1274: 1933-35,

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 29 July 30 to Sept. 30

0.2

1.0 

3.0 

7.0

174

446

1,260

11.0

13.0

15.0

2,310

3,350

4,990

0.9 

1.0

138

150

3.0 

7.0

430

1,260

Note. Same as'preceding 

table above 7.0 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

Cfam

In.

Oct.

1,790

1^340

1,100

1,100

1,050

834

666

762

1,370

1,780

1,730

1,260

904

694

578

492

468

500

497

468

a415

a365

a325

a305

a280

a255

a250

a2B5

292

268

23,993

774

2.31

2.66

Nov.

244

234

*220

212

206

231

244

237

236

228

232

229

216

204

191

187

181

178

171

165

176

186

184

242

g2,500

g4,300

g3,870

2,760

1,830

1,260

21,554

718

2.14

2.39

Dec.

942

766

642

565

1,140

1,510

1,490

1,240

972

762

638

552

497

628

706

694

578

*486

419

577

420

561

676

1,200

1,190

1,060

836

678

556

494

462

23,737

766

2.29

2.64

Jan.

434

404

404

425

418

407

376

342

316

300

360

543

a560

a55o

a510

457

408

365

334

316

301

290

277

268

259

241

*236

226

216

206

200

10,949

353

1.05

1.22

Feb.

195

189

186

184

179

169

162

164

179

175

170

166

161

155

150

148

147

147

147

147

226

304

250

242

341

295" 342

265

-

5,585

199

0.594

0.62

Mar.

265

256

241

230

214

206

266

275

*2B7

240

230

215

201

190

185

169

157

149

147

200

232

198

173

157

149

139

129

121

113

106

101

5,907

191

0.570

0.66

Apr.

96

91

88

87

90

94

150

354

TZZ

156

133

123

114

115

125

176

209

161

135

119

112

*106

101

103

112

120

111

105

99

97

3,908

130

0.388

0.43

May

157

189

149

156

205

200

151

123

105

91

83

79

132

274

368

287

234

204

174

270

497 44~3

279

221

176

147

139

166

185

218

287

6,389

206

0.615

0.71

June

738

555

578

*616

604

545

418

618

443

286

226

196

5T9

456

632

528

419

389

406

412

394

422

570

561

600

523

424

347

297

269

13,692

456

1.36

1.52

July

244

234

221

212 ?2"3~

268

365

802

1,080

1,210

1J350

1,210

1,060

*850

684

754

908

806

748

610

494

425

392

491

828

1,020

2,240

3,490

3,080

2,190

1,530

30,019

968

2.89

3.33

Aug.

1,570

1,280

1,090

906

838

770

632

716

992

862

541

586

307

265

244

252

216

199

212

189

175

167

164

*150

142

145

179

167

167

182

298

14,179

457

1.36

1.57

Sept.

317

299

287

281

290

519

512

278

266

59T

268

278

600

648

582

466

441

475

664

455

571

595

578

564

550

766

870

888

1,180

1,220

15,175

506

1.51

1.68

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,300 Mln 11 Mean 565 Cfam 1.69 In. 22.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,300 Mln 79 Mean 480 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.43

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs). --Oct. 11 (10 p.m.) 1,890 cfs (9.53 ft); Nov. 25 (time unknown)

4,420 cfs (14.38 ft); July 28 (4 p.m.) 3,640 cfs (13.42 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

. No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for North Prong Alafia River at 

Keysville.

g Computed from graph of once-daily staff-gage readings.
114 HILLSBOROUGH RIVER BASIN

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhills, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°11', long 82°11', in sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 21 E., on left bank of

Hillsborough River, a quarter of a mile downstream from Crystal Springs, l-g miles west 

of village of Crystal Springs, and 3j miles south of Zephyrhills.

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only).

Gage.--Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 34.67 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--1934-54: Maximum discharge measured, 147 cfs July 19, 1941; minimum measured, 

20.3 cfs July 1, 1946.

Remarks.--Discharge measurement either of Crystal Springs or of Hillsborough River made 

both above and below Crystal Springs to obtain discharge of springs, which is difference between that of river at each of two points. Flow regulated occasionally at 

springs outlet for recreational purposes.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1052: 1935, 1937-42, 1944-45.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Nov . 9 ..... 

Feb. 1..... 

Mar. 15.. ... 

Apr. 26..... 

July 19 ..... 

Aug . 30 .....

Hillsborough River

Below springs

108 

90.7 

80.3 

90.2 

86.1 

92.4

Above springs

39.2 

25.6 

16.6 

28.7 

29.3 

27.7

Difference or 

spring flow

68.8 

65.1 

63.7 

61.5 

56.8 

64.7

Blackwater Creek near Knights, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°08'25", long 82°09'00", in sec. 18, T. 27 S., R. 22 E., on downstream 

side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 39, 2.0 miles downstream from Itchepackesassa Creek and 4.4 miles northwest of Knights.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 70.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 7.87 ft); minimum, 7.3 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs Sept. 27, 1953 (gage height, 8.13 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs May 23, 1952; minimum gage height, 0.66 ft June 2, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

552

698

BUT

489

411

336

277

280

672

672

477

330

259

206

168

138

118

112

114

102

90

80

73

66

61

56

53

57

67

64

58

7,682

248

2.25

2.60

Nov.

54

50

50

47

47

51

51

50

*48

47

49

48

46

46

50

50

48

47

46

47

84

84

81

114

1,130

1,580

1,290

659

400

300

6,694

223

2.03

2.26

Dec.

238

196

164

169

646

574

416

298

239

195

167

145

134

*230

180

144

123

104

93

86

94

101

533

743 535-

369

276

224

190

164

144

7,914

255

2.32

2.68

Jan.

122

108

110

104

98

88

80

75

69

63

73

89

84

78

73

70

66

62

60

57

55

54

50

47

45

43

42

40

38

36

34

Z.113

68.2

0.620

0.71

Feb.

*33

32

33

32

30

28

28

30

29

26

27

28

28

27

27

25

25

24

23

24

32

38

36

36

§1

57

50

45

916

32.7

0.297

0.31

Mar.

42

38

36

39

36

34

42

43

40

36

34

34

30

28

*Z8

26

Z4

20

20

36

40

32

28

25

23

20

17

16

14IBIS

911

29.4

0.267

0.31

Apr.

15

15

15

16

36

32

31

25

27

24

23

17

14

11

14

20

23

21

19

17

14

13

14

14

15

»24

20

16

15

16

576

19.2

0.175

0.19

May

16

17

19

24

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

14

21

Z825"

21

18

16

14

19

28

22

18

16

14

13

16

23

26

25

23

589

19.0

0.173

0.20

June

19

19

75

630

958

453

*335

496

247

147

*96

94

142

96

73

109

104

80

64

58

47

59

80

117

110

73

55

44

35

28

4,943

165

1.50

1.67

July

27

25

22

30

47

57

118

288

334

289

236

189

147

108

87

85

104

96

*79

58

45

36

34

79

127

174

515

546

533 

336

223

5,074

164

1.49

1.72

Aug.

156

146

172

14Z

136

96

195

785

607

393

263

188

138

117

115

108

90

74

61

51

42

38

33

30

32

27

24

22

?Z 

*25

39

4,367

141

1.28

1.48

Sept.

46

38

32

28

25

31

30

27

23

21

18

16

35

63

51

44

40

36

30

25

21

19

23

34

46

49

53

60

58 

54

1,077

35.9

0.326

0.36

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,580 Min 1.3 Mean 198 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.43

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,580 Min 11 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.49

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Nov. 26 (6 a.m.) 1,620 cfs (7.87 ft); June 5 (6 

(7.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

.) 1,140 cfs
HILLSBOROUGH RIVER BASIN 115

Hillsborough River near Zephyrhills, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°09', long 82°14', in sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 21 E., on left bank 10 ft 

downstream from footbridge in Hillsborough River State Park, 2 miles downstream from 

Blackwater Creek, and 7 miles southwest of Zephyrhills.

Drainage area. 220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 33.28 ft above mean sea level (Corps 

of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 15 years, 285 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,080 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1 (gage height, 

9.57 ft; stage falling, peak occurred Sept. 28, 1953); maximum peak discharge, 1,890 

cfs July 27 (gage height, 9.08 ft); minimum discharge, 85 cfs May 11, 12 (gage height, 

1.00 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge observed, 5,920 cfs Sept. 19, 1947; maximum gage height, 

13.80 ft Sept. 7, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 48 cfs June 11-17, 1945; minimum 

gage height observed, 0.78 ft June 3-6, 1944, June 11-17, 1945.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by superintendent of Hillsborough River State 

ParE:

Revisions.--WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.0

4.0

215

580

6.0

8.0 

10.0

1,010

1,530

2,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,980

1,930

,710

,510

,310

,140

,000

911

,220

,510

1,240

968

834

758

695

633

574

532

521

480

439

397

359

328

296

267

250

238

247 

230

215

24,722

797

3.62

4.18

Nov.

203

194

190

179

181

202

192

184

179

*173

184

180

173

168

171

168

163

160

158

153

198

198

197

234

1,000

1,620

1,620

1,200

763

630

11,215

374

1.70

1.90

Dec.

548

472

413

386

927

1,140

927

763

688

645

604

558

515

*674

604

534

486

437

399

367

352 358-

817

1,400

1,220

979

813

739

678

618 

560

20,621

665

3.02

3.49

Jan.

501

454

434

405

376

344

316

284

265

247

247

260

250

235

223

218

212

202

199

192

189

184

179

171

166

160

159

155

150

146 

142

7,665

247

1.12

1.30

Feb.

*140

137

137

136

132

129

125

132

132

128

127

127

124

121

121

119

116

116

114

114

127

137

132

129

158

158

145

137

3,650

130

0.591

0.62

Mar.

136

12?

124

129

127

124

132

134

132

128

121

121

119

116

*112

108

107

104

101

119

132

121

114

111

106

103

101

97

93 93"

93

3,587

116

0.527

0.61

Apr.

90

90

SB- 88

go

108

98

112

106

103

103

101

95

93

93

92

101

98

95

93

93

93

90

90

90

*115

111

98

95

93

2,905

96.8

0.440

0.49

May

103

103

98

114

111

103

97

95

93

88

85

83

103

127

12T

111

102

97

90

98

104

99

95

90

88

86

90

95

99

103

101

3,074

99.2

0.451

0.52

June

98

95

134

521

940

822

530

788

608

452

*330

255

343

268

207

210

212

188

168

153

140

140

171

194

226

176

147

132

116 

111

8,875

296

1.35

1.50

July

103

104

101

TOT

147

147

219

378

458

416

367

341

274

260

301

235

242

229

199

166

147

130

121

*236

645

747

1,830

1,850

1,740

1,360 

981

14,575

470

2.14

2.46

Aug.

796

692

697

647

544

414

358

1,100

1,290

1,050

737

588

499

405

339

305

267

228

205

186

166

160

147

147

145

147

140

140

132 *T-^TT ^loz: 

137

12,940

417

1.90

2.19

Sept.

145

137

127

121

119

119

119

114

108

106

102

101

98

14T

137

127

121

119

111

106

102

101

106

116

137

140

145

197

T55

147

3,729

124

0.564

0.63

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,140 Mln 71 Mean 532 Cfsm 2.42 In. 32.81

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,980 Mln 85 Mean 322 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.89

Peak dlsenarge (base, 1,500 cfs). Oct. 10 (9 a.m.) 1,550 efs 

efs (8.66 ft); July 27 (9 p.m.) 1,890 cfs (9.08 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this flay.

3.06 ft); Nov. 26 (9 p.m.) 1,740
116 HILLSBOROUOH RIVER BASIN

Hillsborough River near Tampa, Pla.

Location. Lat 28°01'25", long 82°25'40", in see. 29, T. 28 S., R. 19 E., on left bank 

Just upstream from spillway of Tampa reservoir dam, at Thirtieth Street, 5-J miles 

northeast of Tampa.

Drainage area. 650 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (city 

of Tampa benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1945, at site 1.4 miles upstream at datum 

0.66 ft higher.

Average discharge. 16 years, 627 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 6,800 cfs Oct. 1; maximum gage height, 

21.86 ft Oct. 1; minimum daily discharge, 28 cfs Mar. 27, 29, Apr. 5; minimum gage 

height, 18.74 ft Oct. 17.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 9,690 cfs July 28-30, 1945; maximum gage height, 

22.76 ft Sept. 10, 1950; no flow Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 25.6 ft, at former site and datum, Sept. 7, 1933, from floodmarks, affected by backwater prior to failure of Tampa power dam, 1.4 miles below 

former gage. A discharge of 16,500 cfs was measured Sept. 9, 1933.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Tampa reservoir since Oct. 1, 1945. Capacity 

of reservoir insufficient to affect monthly figure of runoff.. Diversion at point 

1-f miles above station for water supply by city of Tampa as shown in monthly table.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1234: 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

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

6,800 

6,500

6,000

5,610

5,210

4,870

4,600

4,320

4,040

3,730

3,470

3,320

3,170

2,800

2,470

2,480

2,140

1,730

1,780

1,670

1,330

1,290

1,240

813

1,170

655

983

542

894

5T5" 507

86,652

2,795

25.9

Nov.

747 

444

444

41 lTi~

314

366

378

525

*391

492

453

546

468

382

393

378

465

363

272

476

385

382

301

834

1,080

1,320

1,790

2,200

2,590

-

19,194

640

26.4

Dec.

2,030 

2,410

1,660

1,220

1,510

1,890

1,990

2,180

2,140

2,190

2,170

1,780

1,780

1,730

*1,670

1,610

1,460

1,460

1,440

1,250

1,290

1,070

1,230

1,450

1,670

1,920

2,150

2,660

2,340

2,300

2,000

55,650

1,795

24.5

Jan.

1,970 

1,960

1,700

1,720

1,390

1,460

1,370

1,180

1,110

936

929

643

835

760

725

725

630

408

686

583

419

512

628

405

508

551

308

519

371

308

308

26,357

850

26.4

Feb.

347 

*341

342

343

308

238

168

232

238

306

309

273

306

307

29_

272

273

241

30

239

271

312

232

102

199

235

236

271

_

-

7,000

250

30.0

Mar.

274 

240

238

30

33

44

153" 547

238

309

29

271

272

29

237

*30

272

68

234

311

29

312

29

311

29

271

28

2BT

28

30

274

5,477

177

31.0

Apr.

62 

64

30

273

28

30

31

33

35

44

70

104

128

139

148

154

153

151

145

133

447 ~34

37

44

64

82

*96

107

116

118

3,100

103

34.2

May

118

117

152

94

96

97

97

96

91

86

78

72

80

90

97

102

104

101

95

103

107

106

102

95

89

83

81

78

78

83

164

3,032

97.8

34.1

June

96 

1ST

100

103

121

142

210

*242

423

502

721 ^96"

587

263

597

516

557

406

401

326

189

239

253

253

486

275

197

197

444

156

-

9,799

327

31.2

July

234 

205

214

230

230

216

197

307

168

T5T

313

309

417

818

366

775

632

767

394

717

*423

440

417

417

693

984

1,240

1,980

2,520

2,700

2,890

22,410

723

27.2

Aug.

2,850 

2,630

2,450

2,280

2,100

1,930

1,59O

1,540

1,15O

1,470

1,460

1,730

1,700

1,330

1,320

1,100

980

870

749

373

ITi:

335

375

623

330

331

733

457

574

667

368

37,168

1,199

30.5

Sept.

375 

*702

329

433

325

286

324

283

41

287

290

39

325

42

287

40

289

38 286"

89

287

335

38

418

405

322

422

585

614

693

-

9,229

308

29.3

Adjusted for diversion by city of Tampa

Mean 

Cfsrn 

In.

2,821 

4.34 

5.00

666 

1.02 

1.14

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

1,820 

2.80 

3.23

877 

1.35 

1.55

280 

0.431 

0.45

208 

0.320 

0.37

138 

0.212 

0.24

132 

0.203 

0.23

Observed

Max 6,830 Min 37 Mean 1,183 

Max 6,800 Min 28 Mean 781

358 

0.551 

0.61

750 

1.15 

1.33

1,229 

1.89 

2.18

337 

0.518 

0.58

Adjusted

Mean 1,213 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.33 

Mean 810 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.91

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Tampa, in cubic feet per second; furnished by city of Tampa Water 

Department.
HILLSBOROUGH RIVER BASIN 117

Drainage ditch at Bearss Avenue, near Sulphur Springs, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°05'15", long 82°27'55", in sec. 36, T. 27 S., R. 18 E., on right bank 

25 ft downstream from bridge on Bearss Avenue, 0.3 mile west of U. S. Highway 541, and 

4.5 miles north of Sulphur Springs Post Office.

Drainage area.--12 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Staff gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 30.00 ft above mean sea 

""level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 66 cfs Oct. 1, Aug. 18; maximum gage height observed, 19.98 ft Aug. 18; minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Nov. 14-19; minimum gage height 

observed, 17.06 ft Apr. 22, 23.

1946-54: Maximum discharge observed, 107 cfs Sept. 23, 25, 1947; maximum gage 

height observed, 20.18 ft Sept. 29, 1946; no flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversion channel 0.6 mile upstream from station diverts part of 

flow at high stages into Lake Magdalene and the Sweetwater Creek basin. Since completion of a dam at diversion channel on Feb. 10, 1953, the amount of flow diverted 

from basin has increased.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, Nov. 26 to Jan. 28)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 18

17.0 0.1 18.2 6.8

17.2 .5 18.4 10.0

17.4 1.2 18.6 14

17.8 3.0 18.8 25

18.0 4.4 19.4 67

Dec. 19 to Sept. 1

17.0 0.3

17.5 .8

18.0 1.9

18.3 3.0

18.6 5.2

18.8 7.8

19.0 12

19.5 35

20.0 67

Sept. 2-30

18.6 12

19.0 19

19.5 35

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

65

*61

59

56

54

25

16

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.8

21

51

45

39

19

.7

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

.8 

73

534.9

17.3

.

-

Nov.

0.7

.7

.6

.5

.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

*.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

8.0

38

15

12

12

12

107.8

3.59

.

-

Dec.

12

12

12

12

13

9.7

23~2.0

53

43

28

25

25

26

22

21

20

*16

15

12

12

11

21

24

28

30

36

31

30

28 

26

680.7

22.0

.

-

Jan.

22

50

19

17

15

14

12

11

9.6

9.0

8.8

7.5

7.0

6.4

6.3

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.4

1.0 

/7

245.4

7.92

.

-

Feb.

0.6

.5

75

.6

*.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

T75

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

-

33.4

1.19

-

-

Mar.

1.5

IT!

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

*.9

.8

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

77

.9

.8 

.8

33.6

1.08

.

-

Apr.

0.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

7T

.5

.5

.7

*.8

1.0

1.2

1.5

21.5

0.72

-

-

May

1.8

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

75

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

5.0

7.6

37S

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.5

59.0

1.90

-

-

June

3.4

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.2

*3.2

3.2

3.0

573" 2.9

3.6

5.0

6.8

9.8

9.8

14

15 IB13

12

11

9.8

8.8

7.6

6.9

6.0

198.2

6.61

-

-

July

5.6

57^

5.6

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.6

8.6

9.0

9.4

11

12

11

11

11

11

9.8

9.0

9.6

9.2

8.2

7.4

*7.5

8.0

7.8

8.4

11

15

20

23 

25

315.1

10.2

-

-

Aug.

25

24

22

20

18

16

15

14

13

52

56

56

54

52

49

47

50

61

20

18

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

19

25

30 

32

925

29.8

-

-

Sept.

*33- 33

31

32

30

29

26

23

21

20

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

IT

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

15

16

18

20

22

585

19.5

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 65 Min 0 Mean 7.93 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 65 Mln 0.2 Mean 10.2 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
118 SWEETWATER CREEK BASIN

Sweetwater Creek near Sulphur Springs, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°02'33", long 82°30'44", in sec. 16, T. 28 S., R. 18 E., on left bank 

near upstream side of bridge on Gunn Highway, ij miles downstream from Lake Ellen and 

4.1 miles northwest of Sulphur Springs Post Office.

Drainage area.--6.4 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 30.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of H~9P9

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 64 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 3.02 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 83 cfs Sept. 16, 1953 (gage height, 3.40 ft); no flow 

for many days.

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

Some regulation by ]akes above station. Since Feb. 10, 1953, considerable flow diverted 

at times into basin above station from Hillsborough River basin.

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. 21)

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

0.17

.2

.4

.5

.8 

1.0

.1

1.0 

1.4 

2.9 

4.2

0.2

.5

.7

1.1

1.5

2.0

2.6

6.0

13

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6460"

54

48

42

38

34

30

30

30

30

31

31

29

25

21

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

9.4

6.9

T7T

794.4

25.6

-

-

Nov.

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.7

7.6

8.7

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.8

*7.5

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.6

7.1

7.0

7.2

9.1

11

18

15

13

11 

9.9

264.1

8.80

-

-

Dec.

9.1

8.4

7.8

8.7

15

13

12

11

11

10

9.4

8.9

9.0

11

*9.2

8.4

7.5

6.7

6.1

5.7

6.0

5.9

15

16

IT

12

10

9.3

8.7 

8.1

7 . 8

300.7

9.70

-

-

Jan.

6.9

S7T

6.9

6.4

6.1

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.2

3.9

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.4

.7 

ITT

110.1

3.55

-

-

Feb.

1.0

*.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.575-

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

25.5

0.91

_

-

Mar.

1.1

.9

.9

1.1

.9

.9

1.2

T7T

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

*.4

.3

.2

.3

.9

.9

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

U

19.9

0.64

-

-

Apr.

0

T3

0

0

0

0

.4

.6

.3

.5

.2

.1

0

0

.1

.3

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

*74" .7

.3

.2

.1

4.9

0.16

_

-

May

0.1

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

74

.2

0

0

0

0

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.1

1.9

0.06

_

-

June

0.4 ~7?

0

T3

.2

0

.1

*.3

.2

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

-

-

July

0

U

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.4

.5

.3

.5

.5

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.1

.2

.5

.4

.5

.5

.675-

.5

.4

8.7

0.28

-

Aug.

0.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.272"

.3

.3

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.7

.8

.8

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.4

2.3

2.4

3.8

5.4

5.5

5.2

9.6 

10

*U.O

67.5

2.18

-

-

Sept.

7.8

6.6

5.5

5.7

7.2

5.8

4.6

5.6

2.8

2.1

2.0 775-

alO

g8.5

g5.8

g4.5

g5.8

g5.4

g4.7

g6.5

g!2

giJgir

g9.5 

g7.8

211.5

7.05

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 68 Min 0 Mean 8.24 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 64 Min 0 Mean 4.96 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

nearby stations.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
ROCKY CREEK BASIN

Rocky Creek near Sulphur Springs, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°02'23", long 82°34'31", in N-J sec. 23, T. 28 S., R. 17 E., on left bank 

100 ft upstream from Seaboard Railroad bridge, 2.5 miles downstream from Brushy Creek, 

and 7.7 miles northwest of Sulphur Springs Post Office.

Drainage area. 35 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 0.15 ft below mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 492 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 9.92 ft); minimum, 

3.4 cfs Apr. 6, 7 (gage height, 3.25 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge, 697 cfs Sept. 27, 1953 (gage height, 12.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs; minimum, 1.4 cfs July 13-16, 1953 (gage height, 

3.17 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 .(gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.2

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

2.0

4.8

12

26

64

4.5

5.0

8.0

10.0

103

129

329

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.

356

*333

274

233

204

175

145

126

118

111

103

93

86

77

72

66

61

56

53

50

43

39

34

32

29

26

23

23

23

21

19

3,104

100

2.86

3.30

Nov.

17

17

15

13

14

20

19

17

17

15

14

*14

14

13

12

11

10

10

10

9.8

10

10

10

12

90

~Ti 102

58

50

44

739.8

24.7

0.706

0.79

Dec.

40

38

35

35

105

143

98

84

78

77

72

68

67

77

77

71

64

56

51

*47

47

47

96

261

175

124

107

104

93

86

81

2,604

84.0

2.40

2.77

Jan.

76

7?

69

67

62

56

51

46

42

39

39

39

36

34

31

29

28

25

24

23

21

20

20

19

17

17

16

14

13

13

12

1,070

34.5

0.986

1.14

Feb.

12

*11

11

10

10

9.8

9.2

9.5

9.8

9.5

9.2

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.8

9.5

13

TO

9.5

9.8

9.5

8.8

8.5

-

259.8

9.28

0.256

0.28

Mar.

8.5

775

7.8

8.2

8.2

*7.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.5

5.7

5.4

5.0

5.0

7.8

8.5

7.8

7.2

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.0

4.8

4.8

4 5 4'. 2

212.5

6.85

0.196

0.23

Apr.

3.9

3.9

3.6

375

3.6

3.6

9.4

23

13

9.8

8.2

6.8

5.7

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

4.2

4.2

5.0

17

*20

15

11

9.5

224.1

7.47

0.213

0.24

May

8.8

14

12

9.2

7.8

6.5

6.1

5.4

5.0

4.5

4.2

3.9

573

15

14

11

8.8

7.2

6.1

9.5

20

26

17

11

9.2

7.8

7.5

7.2

6.8

7.5

8

0

. £

295.8

9.54

0.273

0.31

June

14

12

9.5

8.2

7.5

7.2

6.8

*7.5

8.5

9.5

7.8

6.8

5.7

5.4

675

9.2

20

23.

T?

14

14

13

11

11

9.8

9.2

9.5

8.8

8.2

7.5

308.4

10.3

0.294

0.33

July

6.8

975

16

16

14

12

14

53

112

155

75

65

60

42

83

73

65

53

49

*40

34

29

27

26

26

78

97

93

89

36

69

1,620.3

52.3

1.49

1.72

Aug.

53

44

38

36

31

26

24

25

24

22

20

18

17

16

26

22

17

15

21

19

22

36

40

50

76

77

80

179

300

453

*2o4

2,111

68.1

1.95

2.24

Sept.

207

161

125

106

110

108

87

75

68

58

50

75

104

95

91

86

86

86

89

84

79

81

94

96

110

122

145

138

148

153

3,125

104

2.97

3.32

Calendar year 1953: Max 547 Mln 1.4 Mean 55.0 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 453 Mln 3.6 Mean 42.9 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.67

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Tide effect for portion of each day Oct. 6-12, Dec. 7, July 27-30, Aug. 26, Sept. 1- 

12-21, 23-30; discharge computed on basis of effective gage heights.

389020 O - 56 - 9
120 ALLIGATOR CREEK BASIN

Alligator Creek at Safety Harbor, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°58'40", long 82"41'45", in sec. 9, T. 29 S., R. 16 E., on right upstream 

wing wall of concrete control, 190 ft upstream from bridge on highway between Safety 

Harbor and State Highway 60 and 0.8 mile southwest of Safety Harbor.

Drainage area. 9.0 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 0.85 ft below mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 6.62 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 79 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 7.26 ft); no flow 

on June 14.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 490 cfs Sept. 6, 1950 (gage height, 9.00 ft); no flow 

for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation at times from manual operation of gate value in 

control.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

6.25 0 6.7 17

6.3 .5 6.8 25

6.4 2.7 7.2 69

6.5 6.2 7.5 128

6.6 11 8.0 248

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56

T5

42

32

24

18

14

12

14

14

15

12

11

9.3

8.4

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.6

3.9

¥73- 3.6

5.8

8.4 

9 3

11

432.6

14.0

1.56

1.79

Nov.

12

12

11

5.8

4.6

6.6

6.2

7.9

5.4

4.3

3.2

*3.0

2.7

27T

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

7.8

48

74

44

27 

17

396.7

13.2

1.47

1.64

Dec.

16

11

8.8

9.8

34

56

47

32

21

16

18

16

11

16

27

*23

16

11

7.9

6.6

7.0

8.4

19

46

57

43

30

20

15 

13

12

674.5

21.8

2.42

2.79

Jan.

11

9.8

12

14

li

12

12

9.3

11

9.8

10

9.3

12

11

1O

9.8

7.5

7.0

6.6

7.5

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.0

4.3

3.2 376-

4.6

5.4 

5.0

5.4

263.1

8.49

0.943

1.09

Feb.

4.3

3.2

3.0

*3.2

2.7

2.4

2.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

3.6

3.0

2.2

1.7

1.7

2.2

2.7

3.0

2.7

3.6

4.3

5.8

5.4

5.8

6.2

578" 7.9

-

107.9

3.85

0.428

0.45

Mar.

3.9

3.0

3.9

5.4

6.2

7.9

67T

4.3

4.6

5.0

5.8

4.3

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.2

*2.2

2.2

3.0

5.8

6.2

7.0

6.2

4.3

3.0

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.4 

T72" 1.2

119.9

3.87

0.430

0.50

Apr.

1.0

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

2.4

2.7

77?

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.4

36.1

1.20

0.133

0.15

May

0.4

.6

.8

2.7

3.0

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.2

.8

.6

.5

5.2 3.'e

2.7

2.2

1.2

.8

2.4

1.9

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.2 73"

.3

.4

.5

46.7

1.51

0.168

0.19

June

3.9 T72"

2.7

2.2

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.2

.8

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

6

2.4

3.0

3.9

3.6

3.0

2.4

1.9

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.2 

1.0

54.7

1.82

0.2O2

0.23

July

B78- 2.6

10

14

11

8.4

6.2

6.6

15

22

24

22

25

23

23

38

54

T?

25

14

9.3

*6.6

4.6

3.9

4.6

5.8

6.6

7.0

8.4 

8.4

6.6

463.4

14.9

1.66

1.91

Aug.

5.0

3.9

3.2

2.7

1.9

1.4

1.2

2.4

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.2

1.9

2.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.9

2.4

2.7

3.0

4.6

7.0

8.4

7.5

5.4

9.4 

26

12

166.4

5.37

0.597

0.69

Sept.

*30

18

14

11

8.4

7.0

5.0

4.3

3.2

37?

3.2

8.8

11

18

34

30

18

11

7.5

5.0

3.9

4.6

11

22

30

32

34

43 32 

18

481.1

16.0

1.78

1.99

Calendar year 1953: Max 265 Min 0 Mean 14.2 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.44

Water year 1953-54: Max 74 Min o Mean 8.89 Cfsm 0.988 In. 13.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LONG BAYOU BASIN 121

Seminole Lake Outlet near Largo, Fla.

Location. La t 27°50'20", long 82°46'50", in sec. 27, T. 30 S., R. 15 E., on south shore 

of Seminole Lake, 250 ft west of highway bridge across spillway channel and 5.2 miles 

south of Largo.

Drainage area. 14 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Pinellas County benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 105 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage falling, 

peak occurred Sept. 27, 1953; maximum peak discharge during year, 93 cfs Nov. 26 (gage 

height, 5.71 ft); no flow for many days.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 539 cfs Sept. 5, 1950 (gage height, 7.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270 cfs; no flow for many days In each year.

Remarks.--Records fair. Greater part of inflow to Seminole Lake is regulated by pumps at 

north dam 3.0 miles above station. Pumpage at north dam represents natural flow of 

tributary above dam.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.0

5.1

5.3

5.4 

5.8

0

3.7

22

36

111

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

95

74

58

45

36

30

27

23

28

22

19

17

15

14

13

11

9.0

11

9.8

9.0

7.0

6.0

4.3

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.7

4.3

3.7

2.7

2.2

608.3

19.6

1.40

1.62

Nov.

.9

.9

.2

.9

.2

.7

.7

.2

.9

.7

.9

.1

.1

.5

jjl

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.8

.9

1.5

5.2

72

78" 87

65

54

41

434.5

14.5

1.04

1.15

Dec.

34

28

23

29

70

68

67

52

41

36

28

22

22

36

28

*23

22

18

15

12

13

14

38

67

65

56

43

34

31

27

27

1,089

35.1

2.51

2.89

Jan.

22

19

27

27

22

22

19

1

\ a!9

I

19

16

13

13

12

14

12

9.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

5.0

4.3

3.2

3.2

3.7

2.2

1.5 

TT¥

399.8

12.9

0.921

1.06

Feb.

2.2

1.9

*1.1

1.5

1.1

1.1

^5

2.7

1.9

1.1

1.1

2.2

1.5

.8

1.5

1.1

1.5

1.1

.8

.5

3.2

3.2

2.7

3.2

5.7

2.2

2.7

3.4

-

51.5

1.84

0.131

0.14

Mar.

3.2

T75

1.5

1.5

al.7

a2.2

al.2

.5

.8

.8

.5

.7

1.1

1.5

1.9

.4

*00"

.1

.8

1.9

1.5

.8

1.1

.7

.3

.5

.5

.1

0

0

29.8

0.96

0.069

0.08

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o .1

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

0.00021

0.0003

May

0

0

0

0

June

(*)

0

* 0

0

0

July

0

0

0

2.9

3.7

4.3

4.3

12

15

17

26

3430"

25

24

20

17

14

12

9.0

*7.0

7.0

6.0

4.3

5.0

7.0

9.8

19

27

23

20

405.3

13.1

0.936

1.08

Aug.

15

12

11

9.0

7.0

6.0

4.3

7T7J

11

13

11

9.8

9.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

13

13

11

9.0

12

19

20

17

15

13

12

9.8

25

63

11

465.9

15.0

1.07

1.24

Sept.

*61

5?

40

30

24

22

19

18

16

13

11

23

31

40

36

36

38

32

36

45

36

31

32

28

24

21

23

34

36

34

922

30.7

2.19

2.45

Calendar year 1953: Max 261 Min 0 Mean 20.5 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.87

Water year 1953-54: Max 95 Min 0 Mean 12.1 Cfsm 0.864 In. 11.71

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

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

Harbor.
122 LAKE TARPON BASIN

Brooker Creek near Odessa, Pla.

Location. Lat 28°08'05", long 82°35'40", In sec. 10, T. 27 S., R. 17 E., on left bank 

20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 232, 30 ft downstream from outlet of 

Keystone Lake, and 3.2 miles south of Odessa.

Drainage area. 10 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 30.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 7.81 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 73 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 12.60 ft); no flow 

May 8-12, 25-31, June 10-14; minimum gage height, 9.90 ft May 12.

1946-54: Maximum discharge observed, 180 cfs Aug. 23, 1949 (gage height, 13.20 ft); 

no flow for many days; minimum gage height, 8.31 ft June 8, 1949.

Remarks. Records fair above 5 cfs and poor below. 

Revisions. WSP 1204: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16

10.1 0.8

10.5 3.2

10.7 4.9

11.1 9.1

11.3 13

11.6

12.0

12.3

12.6

10.0

10.1

10.3

Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

0

.6 

2.1

10.5

11.0

11.9

4.5

15

38

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1353 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

m71

69

65

61

58

53

49

47

44

41

38

35

33

31

29

27

26

24

23

21

19

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

11 

IP.

1,056

34.1

3.41

3.93

Nov.

3^6.

9.1

8.8

8.4

8.8

9.1

8.8

8.4

8.1

7.9

*7.7

7.5

7.3

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.5

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.1

6.0

6.4

8.3

8.7

8.8

9.0

9.0

8.8

233.3

7.78

0.778

0.87

Dee.

8.8

8.7

8^

9.1

11

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

14

13

13

*13

12

11

11

11

11

16

19

20

21

22

22.

23

23 

22

441.2

14.2

1.42

1.64

Jan.

zi

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.4

9.3

9.0

8.8

8.6

7.9

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.6

6.4

* 6.1 

£,0

349.9

11.3

1.13

1.30

Feb.

^6

5.4

5.2

5.0

*4.9

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

£18

2.8

2.8

-

107.7

3.85

0.385

0.40

Mar.

i£

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

*1.4

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

J^2

1.2

56.3

1.82

0.182

0.21

Apr.

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.3

1^8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1 i.e.

.3

.7

^

.6

.6

.8

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

35.6

1.19

0.119

0.13

May

&J.

.7

.5

.5

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.7

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

6.5

0.21

0.021

0.02

June

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

*&

0

0

0

0

.2

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

*1

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.2

10.6

0.35

0.035

0.04

July

0.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

2.0

3.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.8

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.8

*4.6

4.4

4.0

3.8

4.2

4.5

5.0

5.5

5.8

6.7

6.9

6 9

127.2

4.10

0.410

0.47

Aug.

7.3

7^5

7.1

6.9

6.5

6.1

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.4

4.1

4.0

3.8 ia

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

5.0

5.8

6.5

158.4

5.11

0.511

0.59

Sept.

7.9

*8.3

8.5

8.7

8.7

8.9

8.3

7.9

7.3

6.9

6.5

8.5

9.3

14

16

18

19

19

20

20

19

19

20

22

22

23

26

31

35

3Z

485.7

16.2

1.62

1.81

Calendar year 1953: Max 71 Mln 0 Mean 11.5 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 71 Min 0 Mean 8.41 Cfsm 0.841 In. 11.41

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
LAKE TARPON BASIN 123

Brooker Creek near Tarpon Springs, Pla.

Location. Lat 28°05'45", long 82°41'15", in sec. 27, T. 27 S., R. 16 E., on right bank 

80 ft downstream from bridge on private road, 1.8 miles upstream from Lake Tarpon, and 

5 miles southeast of Tarpon Springs.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 237 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct 1 (gage height, 

11.64 ft, stage falling; peak occurred Sept. 27, 28, 1953); maximum peak discharge, 

142 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height, 11.32 ft); no flow on several days in May.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs Sept. 6, 1950 (gage height, 12.80 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.43 

.5

.6

1.4 

3.0 

6.4

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.3

11.5

11.7

138

187

266

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

*222 190"

179

168

158

142

125

111

105

100

91

82

76

70

66

60

55

52

50

46

43

40

36

33

31

29'

27

26

24 

23

22.

2,482

80.1

2.67

3.08

Nov.

22

20

19

18

19

22

23

24

23

22

22

*20

20

18

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

13

31

53

-%5 57

47

42

703

23.4

0.780

0.87

Dec.

38

34

31

3T

67

79

75

69

64

58

52

46

44

56

61

59

*54

52

47

44

42

41

88

138 130"

113

98

86

76

70 

64

2,010

64.8

2.16

2.49

Jan.

57

5Z

50

47

45

42

40

37

35

34

35

37

39

40

38

36

35

32

31

29

28

26

24

23

21

20

19

18

16

15

ii

1,015

32.7

1.09

1.26

Feb.

14

TS

12

*12

11

10

9.7

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.1

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.4

7.1

6.6

6.1

5.8

7.9

7.9

8.5

9.8

11

11

11

11

-

265.1

9.47

0.316

0.33

Mar.

-?.4 10

9.1

8.7

7.7

7.3

7.5

7.1

7.2

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.2

5.9

5.4

4.6

4.0

*3.6

3.7

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.8 i^i

177.7

5.73

0.191

0.22

Apr.

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.7

2.2

3.0

3.6

 378 3.9

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

*.3

.3

.JL

51.4

1.71

0.057

0.06

May

~~7T 0.1

~.i 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0.6

0.02

0.00067

0 . 0007

June

0.1

.1

.1

a.l

a. 7

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

*a.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.5

.6

.9

.7

.8

1.2

1.9

4.7

6.8

7.1

8.2

6.6

5.8

4.8

3.8

3.1

69.8

2.33

0.078

0.09

July

2.7

377

6.1

7.6

11

15

17

22

32

58

82

~SS 100

82

67

54

43

35

31

26

20

*16

14

13

12

11

11

14

22

27

981.1

31.6

1.05

1.22

Aug.

26

22

18

16

13

11

9.5

9.5

12~9.3

14

14

13

12

11

11

17

16

18

17

23

35

40

35

30

25

22

18

40

"cfT 62

58

677.3

21.8

0.727

0.84

Sept.

*48

57

66

68

68

57

45

35

28

22

18

TS

22

31

31

31

31

30

29

29

28

28

29

31

53

62

54

45

38

34

1,166

38.9

1.30

1.45

Calendar year 1953: Max 261 Mln 0 Mean 44.8 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.29

Water year 1953-54: Max 222 Mln 0 Mean 26.3 Cfsm 0.877 In. 11.91

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Brooker Creek near Odessa. i
ANCLOTE RIVER BASIN

Anclote River near Elfers, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°12'50", long 82°40'00", in sec. 23, T. 26 S., R. 16 E. , on left bank 

40 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 54 and 3-| miles southeast of Elf ers.

Drainage area. 67 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 80.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 699 cfs Dec. 25 (gage height, 17.50 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs May 27, 28, 29, 30 (gage height, 7.73 ft).

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 3,500 cfs Sept. 6, 1950 (gage height, 26.02 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Mar. 20, 21, 1953.

Flood of Aug. 8 or 9, 1945, reached a stage of 27.7 ft from information by local 

residents and high-water marks (discharge, 5,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 

3,200 cfs) .

Remarks. Records fair except those for Oct. 1 to Dec. 20, Dec. 26 to Jan. 26, and 

May 17-23, which are poor.

Revisions,.--WSP 1204: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30

8.2 20

9.0 55

10.0 106

12.0 258

16.0 578

Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

7.7

7.9

8.0 

9.0

3.8

7.6

10

9.5

10.0

14.0

18.0

100

388

744

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*532

476

428

394

356

313

272

233

213

206

172

152

141

126

111

96

82l r

74

73

68

58

53

48

42

40

40

40

40 

39

5§

5,030

162

2.42

2.79

Nov.

33

31

30

31

38

41

42

40

38

37

*36

35

34

33

31

28

27

25

24

23

23

24

25

28

117

214

243

209

172 

143

1,855

61.8

0.922

1.03

Dec.

116

96

78

67

183

295

329

316

266

218

182

152

146

180

252

246

*198

167

139

117

110

105

317

590

691

602

397

306

274 

240

209

7,584

245

3.66

4.21

Jan.

176

149

136

124

113

101

88

74

68

72

73

72

70

69

65

62

56

49

47

47

45

43

41

39

36

'3334

30

29

27 

25

3,093

67.5

1.01

1.16

Feb.

24

22

22

*20

19

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

10

9.9

1^6

13

15

15

15

18

17

16

15

-

435.5

15.6

0.233

0.24

Mar.

15

14

13

12

11

10

12

11

11

12

11

10

9.6

9.3

8.5

7.9

7.4

*7.2

7.6

19

32

30

27

23

19

16

14

12

11

10

9.3

421.8

13.6

0.203

0.23

Apr.

8.8

7.9

7.4

7.6

IS

15

14

12

10

10

9.6

9.0

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.3

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.7

5.9

6.3

7.2

6.8

*6.3

5.7

5^5

244.9

8.16

0.122

0.14

Hay

5.9

18

10

10

12

12

9.0

7.0

5.7

5.0

4.6

4.6

5.0

12

22

19

a!6

a!4

a!2

a9.0

6.8

5.9

a5.3

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.4

4. 8 

20

282.7

9.12

0.136

0.16

June

30

16

12

9.0

12

21

30

30

23

*16

11

8.2

6.8

5.9

5.7

17

22

26

23

19

22

18

18

24

22

15

13

12

9.3

7.6

504.5

16.8

0.251

0.28

July

15

40

65

47

30

26

50

90

128

132

107

123

138

85

126

187

187

138

78

*54

43

33

28

27

34

53

83

194

247 

ocq "» 

203

3,048

98.3

1.47

1.69

Aug.

143

102

53

62

49

39

34

47

39

37

33

28

23

20

22

19

15

13

16

29

33

34

34

33

33

31

31

31

34

50 

79

1,246

40.2

0.600

0.69

Sept.

94

89

66

52

44

40

34

28

23

19

16

29

36

51

82

150

160

137

116

102

99

93

86

89

101

128

171

255 5ia 281

2,990

99.7

1.49

1.66

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,200 Hln 2.3 Mean 137 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.68

Water year 1953-54: Max 691 Hin 4.3 Mean 70.5 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.28

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

nearby stations.

Note. Discharge for periods Oct. 1 to Dec. 20, Dec. 26 to Jan. 26 computed from reconstructed 

graph based on once-daily gage readings and recorder chart.
WEEKIWACHEE RIVER BASIN 125

Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksville, Fla.

Locatipn.--Lat 28°31', long 82°34', in sec. 2, T. 23 S., R. 17 E., on northeast side of

pool at spring at head of Weekiwachee River, 12 miles southwest of Brooksville. 

Records available.--1917, 1929-30 (one discharge measurement in each year), February 1931

to September 1954 (discharge measurements only). 

Gage.--Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. 

Extremes. 1931-54: Maximum discharge measured, 256 cfs Sept. 25, 1950; minimum measured,

106 cfs Feb. 14, 1933. 

Remarks.--Discharge measurements made three-quarters of a mile downstream from head of

spring.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 27.

Nov. 30.

Jan. 5.

Feb. 19.

Apr. 2.

242

255

237

207

205

WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN

Withlacoochee River at Trilby, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°29', long 82°ll l , on line between sees. 14 and 23, T. 23 S., R. 21 E.,

on right bank at downstream side of bridge on D. S. Highway 301, 1^ miles northeast of

Trilby, and 10 miles upstream from Little Withlacoochee River. 

Drainage area. 650 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1928 to February 1929, February 1930 to September 1954. 

Gage. Mater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 49.27 ft above mean sea level (Corps of

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, staff gage at site 1-J miles downstream

at datum 0.12 ft lower.

Average discharge.--24 years (1930-54), 375 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Oct. 3,4, occurred on recession

following peak of Sept. 19, 1953; maximum independent peak discharge, 1,460 cfs

Dec. 25 (gage height, 11.08 ft); minimum discharge, 58 cfs about July 2 (gage height,

2.33 ft, from recorded range in s.tage).

1928-29, 1930-54: Maximum discharge, 8,840 cfs June 21, 1934 (gage height, 20.5 ft,

site and datum then in use); minimum, 8.6 cfs June 9-17, 1945 (gage height, 1.12 ft). 

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

Revisions.--WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

}

2

3

4

5

6

7

8'

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

V , 2 70

2,300

2,520

2,320

2,310

2,270

2,220

2,160

2,110

2,050

2,000

1,930

1,870

1,800

1,730

1,680

1,620

1,570

1,530

1,480

1,430

1,370

1,300

1,240

1,170

*1,100

1,020

970

930

883 

830

51,783

1,670

2.57

2.96

Nov.

781

T35

691

648

616

598

575

551

526

504

489

473

456

438

421

404

386

370

358

346

338

332

339

349

418

457

474

468

461

*459

14,461

482

0.742

0.83

Dec.

461

47T

487

518

615

740

821

858

886

913

942

973

1,010

1,080

1,140

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,120

1,090

1,080

1,060

1,170

1,360

1,460

1,450

1,420

1,380

1,360

1 350 

1 350

32,025

1,033

1.59

1.83

Jan.

1,550

1,320

1,300

1,280

1,240

*1,200

1,160

1,100

1,040

983

945

906

865

825

790

757

724

689

656

630

607

586

567

548

528

507

488

467

450

432

418

25,338

817

1.26

1.45

Feb.

403

357

371

359

346

332

321

315

308

298

291

286

278

272

264

258

253

*246

240

236

233

228

223

221

223

219

214

211

-

7,836

280

0.431

0.45

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,42O Min 70

Mar.

210

205

202

201

199

197

196

191

184

183

176

172

171

168

154

150

156

152

152

178

186

171

167

167

162

162

159

146

131

122

122

5,292

171

0.263

0.30

Apr.

*115

105

108

105

94

93

103

115

127

135

138

136

134

130

130

132

133

132

130

128

129

130

128

122

117

113

109

112

116

120

3,619

121

0.186

0.21

Mean 732

May

120

T19

116

115

111

108

104

101

98

96

95

97

114

*118

110

105

103

99

96

93

91

88

87

87

87

86

85

81

77

75

74

3,036

97.9

0.151

0.17

June

76

82

95

110

120

122

117

103

88

93

110

145

180

220

270

290

*308

260

160

80

4,509

150

0.231

0.26

July

60

65

65

} "

J 86

111

128

135

138

139

140

156

177

246

254

281 

330

3,487

112

0.172

0.20

Aug.

382

431

485

553

*626

689

724

759

803

819

803

762

704

650

613

575

540

507

470

440

410

380

360

330

310

290

270

250

230

219 

199

15,583

503

0.774

0.89

Sept.

179

15?

142

132

133

122

113

106

96

89

96

95

93

91

90

*89

93

98

94

88

82

79

78

76

75

73

72

70

69

JJ7

2,939

98.0

0.151

0.17

Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.28

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,320 Mln - Mean 466 Cfsm 0.717 In. 9.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 8 to May 8, May 18 to June 16, June 18 to July 18, July 23, 26, 

AujnT9-29, Sept. 6-15j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

station at Croom.
126 WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN 

Withlacoochee River at Groom, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°36' , long 82°13', in sec. 8, T. 22 S., R. 21 E. , on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge at Croom, 2 miles downstream from Little Withlacoochee 

River.

Drainage area. 900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 38.94 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 2, 1940, staff gage at railroad bridge 500 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 503 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 cfs Oct. 3, occurred on recession following peak of Sept. 22, 23, 1953; maximum independent peak discharge, 1,820 cfs Dec. 28 

(gage height, 8.53 ft); minimum discharge, 123 cfs Sept. 30; minimum'gage height, 

3.21 ft July 7,8.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 8,450 cfs Sept. 12, 1950 (gage height, 12.71 ft); minimum, 19 cfs June 17, 18, 1945 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 2 Sept. 3-30

3.2 

4.0

5.0 

6.0

124

200

359

599

7.0 907

8.0 1,440

9.0 2,230

10.0 3,400

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

115

190

359

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

3,330 

3,360

3,370

3,370

3,330

3,250

3,140

3,040

2,940

2,810

2,670

2,560

2,450

2,350

2,240

2,140

2,050

1,980

1,900

1,840

1,780

1,710

1,650

1,580

1,520

*1,450

1,380

1,330

1,280

1,230

1,180

70,210

2,265

2.52

2.90

Nov.

1,140 

1,090

1,040

988

951

912

877

849

826

799

780

758

741

721

704

685

664

646

630

612

594

581

58"9 578

669

715

749

767

767

*758

23,180

773

0.859

0.96

Dec.

749 749"

758

780

856

956

1,080

1,160

1,200

1,220

1,230

1,250

1,270

1,320

1,350

1,390

. 1,400

1,390

1,380

1,370

1,360

1,340

1,450

1,530

1,660

1,740

1,800

1,820

1,810

1,780

1,750

40,898

1,319

1.47

1.69

Jan.

,720 

,696

,660

,640

* ,590

,560

,510

,450

,390

,340

,300

,250

1,210

1,170

1,120

1,080

1,040

999

961

922

886

860

834

809

786

767

746

724

704

685

664

35,067

1,131

1.26

1.45

Feb.

648 630"

615

594

578

560

544

534

524

512

502

490

480

468

456

444

433

424

*410

401

394

388

381

372

370

363

359

351

-

13,225

472

0.524

0.55

Mar.

348 

33S

330

324

318

316

316

313

305

298

293

285

280

277

269

255

251

249

251

264

275

280

272

264

261

256

255

249

241

228

217

8,678

280

0.311

0.36

Apr.

*212 EOS'

197

193

190

184

181

194

202

206

207

207

202

198

197

199

199

198

194

188

185

189

191

193

192

187

179

170

167

173

5,779

193

0.214

0.24

May

TB~6~ 188 

182

181

179

177

173

167

162

158

155

154

164

180

177

169

*163

158

154

152

151

148

146

144

142

140 140"

140

141

141

140

4,952

160

0.178

0.20

June

137 

130

129

T3T

146

150

149

145

141

142

153

172

210

224

254

275

*290

297

295

286

267

242

217

194

184

175

163

154

144

139

5,741

191

0.212

0.24

July

137 

132

128

134

133

128

126

T2T

132

135

138

145

142

137

134

134

136

138

136

140

151

158

166

175

175

188

225

275

313

372

438

5,328

172

0.191

0.22

Aug.

485 

522

542

568

*607

648

707

761

786

819

837

837

809

795

786

746

710

688

669

630

594

565

540

517

497

483

456

424

396

366

332

19,122

617

0.686

0.79

Sept.

302 

'STBTT

256

237

222

214

206

194

184

175

170

173

168

165

163

*161

159

158

156

152

145

139

137

137

138

137

134

132

128

124

5,246

175

0.194

0.22

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,560 Min 143 Mean 954 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.39

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,370 Min 124 Mean 650 Cfsm 0.722 In. 9.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN 

Wlthlacoochee River'near Holder,. Fla.

127

Location. --Lat 28°59'15", long 82°20'50", In sec. 19, T. 17 S., R. 20 E., on right bank

100 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 200 and 4? miles northeast of Holder. 

Drainage area. 1,710 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1928 to February 1929, August 1931 to September 1954. 

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 27.52 ft above mean sea level (levels by

ETorps of Engineers). Aug. 14, 1928, to Feb. 15, 1929, staff gage at bridge 100 ft

upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. 

Average discharge . 23 years (1931-54), 1,134 cf s . 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,050 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 10.46 ft); minimum, 474 cfs July 23 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

1928-29, 1931-54: Maximum discharge, 6,740 cfs July 8-13, 1934; maximum gage height,

11.63 ft July 9, 10, 1934; minimum discharge, 144 cfs Feb. 1, 1933; minimum gage height,

-0.41 ft June 19, 1945. 

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

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given

in WSP 1350. 

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 19 to June 11, Sept. 29, 3o)

0.7 

1.0 

4.0

470

5Z4

1,220

7.0 

9.0 

10.5

2,350

3,700

5,090

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,870

4,920

4,950

4,960

4,970

4,99O

5,000

5,OOO

5.040

5,020

5,010

4,980

*4,950

4,890

4,840

4,770

4,720

4,640

4,550

4,480

4,400

4,310

4,240

4,140

4,060

3,970

3,890

3,850

3,810

3,720

3,640

141,580

4,567

2.67

3.08

Nov.

5,560

3,470

3,380

3,290

3,240

3,180

3,120

3,070

2,990

2,940

2,910

2,840

2,780

2,700

2,630

2,570

2,500

2,440

2,370

2,300

2,280

2,230

2,200

2,170

2,200

2,200

2,190

2,180

2,160

Zj1?,Q_

80,210

2,674

1.56

1.74

Dec.

*2 , 100

2,080

2,060

2,090

2,240

2,260

2,280

2,280

2,260

2,260

2,230

2,220

2,240

2,290

2,300

2,320

2,320

2,310

2,310

2,300

2,310

2,320

2,650

2,900

3,030

3,100

3,150

3,170

3,180

3.200 

3,200

76,960

2,483

1.45

1.67

Jan.

5,200

3,190

3,200

*3,200

3,200

3,200

3,190

3,160

3,140

3,120

3,110

3,090

3,060

*3,010

2,96O

2,940

2,900

2,850

2,810

2,770

2,720

2,680

2,620

2,560

2,500

2,440

2,380

2,320

2,260

2,210 

2,160

88,150

2,844

1.66

1.92

Feb.

2,120

2,080

2,030

1,990

1,940

1,910

1,870

1,850

1,820

1,790

1,770

1,740

1,710

1,670

P,640

1,610

1,580

1,540

1,490

1,460

1,450

1,430

*1,410

1,410

1,400

1,380

1,560

1,370

-

46,820

1,672

0.978

1.02

Mar.

1,420

1,410

1,380

1,350

1,320

1,290

1,270

1,240

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,190

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,060

1,070

1,140

1,160

1,150

1,130

1,110

1,090

1,060

1,040

1,030

1,020

998 

9_78

36,226

1,169

0.684

0.79

Apr.

960

*938

910

878

860

875

885

858

842

848

826

806

790

775

768

763

768

754

734

712

698

683

668

673

685

692

687

677

656

648

23,317

777

0.454

0.51

May

679

677

673

700

70S

698

681

654

640

632

626

626

662

668

668

662

*662

666

666

668

654

620

592

567

540

537

555

584

600

636 

700

19,901

642

0.375

0.43

June

"618 670

565

567

582

567

550

540

533

515

511

510

508

510

535

559

*567

576

578

586

598

596

592

598

592

588

580

572

559

542

16,964

565

0.330

0.37

July

526

517

513

529

528

557

570

582

622

668

652

640

620

598

588

574

557

546

529

511

493

481

497

529

561

553

614

634

626

616 

604

17,635

569

0.333

0.38

Aug.

600

600

602

626

652

*652

694

790

770

792

838

860

880

898

910

930

948

968

982

978

965

958

970

985

970

965

a95o

a930

a920

a910 

a89o

26,383

851

0.498

0.57

Sept.

a880

a86O

a850

a830

a8 10

a800

a78O

a760

a750

a730

a710

a690

3670

a660

3640

a620

*600

588

570

557

542

528

524

524

531

555

559

602

618

608

19,946

665

0.389

0.43

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,04O Mln 576 Mean 1,689 Cfsm 0.988 In. 13.41

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,040 Mln 481 Mean 1,628 Cfsm 0.952 In. 12.91

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Croom.

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon, Fla.

Location.--Lat 29°06'05", long 82°26'10", in sec. 12, T. 16 S., R. 18 E., at head of

springs, 4 miles northeast of Dunnellon. 

Records available.--1907. 1917, 1929-30 (one discharge measurement in each year), February 1931 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only). Prior to October 1940, published as Blue Springs near Dunnellon. 

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 28 34

ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 19, 1948 at

datum 1.63 ft higher. 

Extremes. 1931-54: Maximum discharge measured, 1,020 cfs Sept. 28, 1950, minimum

measured, 487 cfs Oct. 3, 1932. 

Remarks.--Discharge measurements made at bridge on State Highway 484, 5 miles downstream

From springs. Surface inflow between springs and measuring section is negligible

except after heavy rains.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 27. 

Nov. 23.

Feb. 23. 

Apr. 5.

885

876

835

840

789
128 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 

Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga.

Location. Lat 30°41', long 82°34', on downstream side of right bank bridge pier on U. S. 

Highway 441 at Fargo, Clinch County, 4 miles upstream from Suwanoochee Creek and 

12 miles downstream from Mixons Ferry dam site.

Drainage area.--About 1,260 sq mi (Includes part of watershed in Okefenokee Swamp which 

Is Indeterminate).

Records available.--January 1921 to September 1923 (gage heights only), January 1927 to 

December 1931, April 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 91.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Jan. 27, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1923, staff gage 

at site 1,200 ft upstream at datum 3.00 ft higher. Jan. 27, 1927, to Dec. 31, 1931, 

and Apr. 20, 1937, to June 10, 1938, staff gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 

1.00 ft higher. June 11, 1938, to Nov. 26, 1952, staff gage at site 1,000 ft upstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1927-31, 1937-54), 1,128 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,640 cfs Oct. 5-7 (gage height, 14.6 ft); no 

flow Sept. 4-16.

1921-23, 1927-31, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Oct. 3, 1929; maximum 

gage height, 19.6 ft Oct. 3, 1929, present datum, Oct. 28, 29, 1947; no flow at times 

In 1931, 1943, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair prior to June 25, poor thereafter. 

Revisions.--WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Correction.--The maximum discharge (4,000 cfs) for the 1953 water year, published In 

WSP 1274, occurred on a rising stage at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, and was not the peak for 

that flood; maximum peak discharge during 1953 water year 3,280 cfs Sept. 2-4, 1953 

'gage height, 11.8 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4,320 

4,920

5,280

5,550

*5.640

5,640

*5,640

5,460

5,370

5,190

5,010

4,740

4,560

4,320

4,160

3,920

3,680

3,440

3,200

3,040

2,800

2,640

2,460

2,280

2,120

1,970

1,770

1,650

1,500

1,330

 * 

114,780

3,703

2.94

3.39

Nov.

1.050 

960

*880

810

745

745

705

665

630

600

585

57O

556

528

515

489

464

452

428

416

392

380

380

369

392

416

416

392

380

369

16,679

556

0.441

0.49

Dec.

369 

358

346

358

404

428

502

528

542

556

*556

542

542

685

765

830

880

935

960

960

960

990

1,080

1,260

1,710

2,120

2,550

2,720

2,800

2, 880

2.960

34,076

1,099

0.872

1.01

Jan.

m3,040

2,960

2,880

2,800

2,720

2,550

2,460

2,280

2,120

2,040

2,040

1,97O

1,830

1,770

1,710

1,550

1,500

1,370

*1,290

1,220

1,180

1,150

1,080

1,050

990

960

905

855 

830

57,180

1,845

1.46

1.68

Feb.

785 

745

725

685

650

615

585

600

6OO

585

570

556

542

528

515

502

489

464

452

440

416

416

404

380

380

380

369

358

14,736

526

0.417

0.43

Mar.

358 

346

333

320

*307

294

288

281

268

255

255

248

242

236

242

242

230

224

224

281

320

294

281

268

262

248

236

224

218

206 

200

8,231

266

0.211

0.24

Apr.

200 

188

176

170

158

164

*164

158

146

142

136

134

129

122

116

109

100

95

90

85

80

80

95

127

164

200

*200

212

218

212

4,370

146

0.116

0.13

May

206 

20O

194

188

176

164

142

126

112

100

89

79

74

85

86

74

65

56

52

55

58

50

44

38

36

31

*30

36

46

47

44

2,783

89.8

0.071

0.08

June

37. 

32

27

26

27

26

23

20

18

18

20

16

13

10

8.4

*7.1

6.1

5.3

5.2

4.9

5.0

5.0

1.3

4.6

4.7

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.5 * -x J -°

392.0

13.1

0.010

0.01

July

*3.2 

2.7

2.4

2.5

3.1

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.9

5.0

4.7

*3.3

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.5

*ii

.4

.4

.5

.4

.6

1.6

1.6

1.1

.8

.6 

.5

56.3

1.82

0.0014

0.002

Aug.

0.4 

*.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.3

.4

*~4.5

.3

6.2

0.200

0.00016

0.0002

Sept.

0.2

*.l

*.l

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

1.1

.9

.5

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

1.2

2.1

2.0

1.2

12.9

0.430

0.00034

0.0004

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,640 Min 18 Mean 930 Cfsm 0.738 In. 10.02

Water year 1953-54 : Max 5,640 Min 0 Mean 694 Cfsm 0.551 In. 7.46

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

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 17-24, June 26 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 11 

discharge measurements, observer's notes, weather records, and records for station at White Springs, 

Fla.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 129

Suwannee River at White Springs, Pla.

Location. Lat 30°20' , long 82°44', in sec. 8, T. 2 S., R. 16 E., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 1 mile southeast of White Springs.

Drainage area. 1.990 sq mi (includes part of watershed in Okefenokee Swamp which is 

indeterminate).

Records available. May 1906 to December 1908, February 1927 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 48.54 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). May 28, 1906, to Dec. 31, 1908, chain gage and Feb. 8, 1927, 

to July 31, 1932, staff gage, at site 1 mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,767 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Oct. 8-11; maximum gage height, 

28.36 ft Oct. 9; minimum, 8.3 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

1906-8, 1927-54; Maximum discharge, 28,500 cfs Apr. 5,6, 1948; maximum gage 

height, 36.65 ft Apr. 5, 1948; minimum discharge, 4.8 cfs Nov. 15, 1931; minimum gage 

height, 1.07 ft Sept. 10, 11, 1954.

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

Revisions . WSP 727: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-20

20.7 6,300

23.0 7,25O

26.0 8,670

28.4 1O,20O

Oct. 21 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

5.5

9.5

15

33

71

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0 

19.5

131

215

429

1,350

5,840

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.

7,730

8,380

8,610

8,890

9,170

9,520

*9,810

10,000

10 . 100

10,100

9,980

9,760

9,430

9,04O

8,640

8,210

7,770

7,280

6,810

6,32O

5,830

5,330

4,800

4,220

3,690

3,230

2,840

2,520

a2,200

a2,000 

al.800

214,010

6,9O4

3.47

4.00

Nov.

gl . 650

al,500

al,40O

al,400

al,400

al,30o

al,200

gl,150

al , 1OO

al,050

al,000

a950

a910

a870

g833

*g80O

g755

g719

g68O

g645

g613

g59O

570

559

660

683

677

654

616 

584

27,518

917

0.461

0.51

Dec.

565

548

530

631

1,08O

1,120

1,640

1,670

1,570

1,480

1,400

1,350

1,380

2,250

2,580

2,420

2,280

2,190

2,120

2,060

2,010

1,97O

2,090

2,300

2,770

4,070

4,490

4,540

4,600

5,020 

5.460

70,184

2,264

1.14

1.31

Jan.

5.540

5,440

5,330

5,230

5,110

4,98O

4,820

*4,650

4,440

4,230

4,080

3,930

3,740

3,550

3,380

3,220

3,060

2,880

2,730

2,580

2,430

2,290

2,2OO

2,100

1,990

1,900

1,820

1,740

1,650

1,570 

1.490

104,100

3,358

1.69

1.95

Feb.

1.430

1,360

1,290

1,230

1,170

1,110

1,060

1,160

1,210

*1,160

1,100

1,O50

994

951

917

887

857

821

785

749

719

686

657

642

642

625

610

593

26,465

945

O.475

O.49

Mar.

576

551

535

513

492

481

473

458

442

429

412

394

38O

375

364

357

353

335

344

503

511

511

481

*445

414

392

373

357

339

322 

5O7

13,219

426

0.214

0.25

Apr.

294

276

261

245

232

221

215

245

228

206

193

183

176

169

159

156

146

132

130

124

124

120

128

159

184

192

240

253

257

262

5,910

197

O.099

0.11

May

259

255

247

240

*232

223

210

190

169

149

131

120

117

110

99

104

100

91

85

91

81

76

74

67

62

58

56

55

54

53 

57

3,915

126

0.063

0.07

June

58

56

52

51

48

44

41

40

39

37

38

37

38

34

31

*28

25

24

24

23

23

20

19

18

18

21

23

22

26

31

989

33.0

0.017

0.02

July

25

20

12

18

52

66

48

34

40

80

58

41

34

32

29

28

26

28

27

23

20

18

19

19

22

28

a40

*44

40

37 

34

1,047

33.8

0.017

O.02

Aug.

32

29

26

25

23

20

19

30

35

28

23

20

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

11

12

11

13

16

16

14

13

12

12

12 

13

567

18.3

0.009

0.01

Sept.

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

9.5

9.1

8.7

18

36

30

22

23

31

73

77

49

*34

28

64

81

85

69

92

61

80

58

45

1,166.3

38.9

0.020

O.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 1O,100 Min 47 Mean 1,765 Cfsm O.887 In. 12.04

Water year 1953-54: Max 10.1OO Mln 8.7 Mean 1,285 Cfsm 0.646 In. 8.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations in Suwannee 

River basin.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage reading.
130

SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°23' , long 83°10' , near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 50, 2 miles east of Alapaha, Berrien County, and 6 miles upstream from Willacoochee River.

Drainage area. 644 sq mi.

Records available. April 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 209.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 8, 1943, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 489 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 cfs Jan. 1 (gage height, 11.7 ft); no 

flow July 23, 24, Sept. 1-30.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Apr. 4, 1948 {gage height, 16.8 ft); no flow 

July 23, 24, Sept. 1-30, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 872: 1937. WSP 1002: 1939(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-6, 12-14)

tec. 31

6.0 430

7.0 590

8.0 830

as followre 8.0 ft.

-O.

-

-,

-.

0,

.4

.3

.2

.1

.O

.1

0

1.

2.

3.

,33

.85

.6

.4

.6

Jan. 1

0.4

.8

1.5

3.0

5.0

7.0

to Sept.

S.2

18

49

147

330

600

30

8

9

10

11

11

.O

.0

.O

.0

.7

830

1,170

1,660

2,400

3,160

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.

1,550

1,450

1,450

1,900

2.500

2,300

2,220

1,980

1,780

1,500

1,250

1,010

830

680

554

472

406

350

307

267

238

216

198

181

169

153

146

138

131

124

ill

26,367

851

1.32

1.52

Nov.

106

*97

87

78

75

81

87

90

94

87

84

78

*75

71

68

67

62

56

53

50

49

IS

49

48

56

60

61

62

64

*65

2,108

70.3

0.109

0.12

Dec.

64

64

60

75

150

216

394

430

520

610

680

805

,050

,450

,550

,550

,600

,660

,720

1,780

1,900

1,900

1,840

1,660

1,600

1,720

1,900

2,140

2,400

2,700 

5.040

39,228

1,265

1.96

2.26

Jan.

5.160

3,160

3,040

2,920

2,800

2,800

2,600

2,400

2,060

1,780

1,600

1,450

1,500

1,210

1,210

1,250

1,170

1,090

1,010

950

920

860

830

755

750

705

680

705

730

780 

805

47,460

1,531

2.38

2.74

Feb.

*805

780

730

660

582

516

458

420

396

372

350

330

310

300

280

270

260

241

228

218

218

223

270

330

396

420

408

408

11,179

399

0.620

0.65

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,040 Min 5.6

Mar.

458

472

458

486

532

532

486

458

432

408

372

340

300

270

232

196

171

*155

155

218

232

228

250

310

340

350

350

372

384

372 

340

10,659

344

0.534

0.62

Apr.

33£

310

290

260

241

300

330

280

218

187

175

163

143

*120

103

96

96

81

71

67

64

67

90

100

87

69

53

42

35

*30

4,498

150

0.233

0.26

May

28

24

23

27

18

16

15

13

11

9.0

*7.5

6.2

27

35

15

10

8.0

6.8

6.1

5.6

4.9

4.3

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.6

*2.4

2.6

2.4

Z+0

343.3

11.1

0.017

0.02

June

*1.7

1.6

1.5

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

*.85

.74

.68

.74

.91

.80

.68

.58

.58

.58

.53

.53

*^8

.48

.58

2.2

2^.

1.6

1.2

.85

.74

*.58

30.71

1.02

0.0016

0.002

July

0.58

.44

.38

.38

.53

.63

.74

.85

1.4

.80

.53

.38

.28

.28

.28

.22

.16

.12

.06

.06

*.03

.03

*Q

0

.25

iJ|

2.8

1.5

.85

.58 

*.38

19.12

0.617

0.00096

0.001

Aug.

0.28

.22

.22

.28

.22

.16

.12

.16

.48

.48

.28

.16

.06

.03

.03

^L

.03

.22

.16

.38

.63

il

1.7

1.0

.63

.44

.33

.22

.16

.12 

.06

13.17

0.425

0.00066

0.0008

Sept.

(*)

(»)

(*)

(*)

M

0

0

0

0

Mean 529 Cfsm 0.821 In. 11.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,160 Mln 0 Mean 389 Cfsm 0.604 In. 8.19

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga.

Location.--Lat 30°40' , long 83°01', at downstream side of left bank pier of bridge on 

State Highway 94, a quarter of a mile west of Statenville, Echols County.

Drainage area. 1,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January to June 1921, December 1931 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.77 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Georgia State Highway Department). Jan. 28 to June 30, 1921, staff gage at site 50 

ft upstream at datum 2.10 ft higher. Dec. 10, 1931, to July 9, 1935, chain gage, 

July 10, 1935, to Nov. 30, 1949, staff gage, at site 200 ft upstream, Dec. 1, 1949, 

to Nov. 22, 1952, wire-weight gage, at present site, all at present datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1932-54), 963 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage falling; 

maximum peak discharge during year, 4,010 cfs Jan. 9, 10 (gage height, 16.6 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 10-14.

1921, 1931-54: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs Apr. 6, 1948 (gage height, 29.8 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 17 cfs Dec. 21, 28-31, 1931.

Flood of Apr. 30 or May 1, 1928, reached a stage of 28.5 ft (discharge 18,400 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: 1936, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second]

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

2.2

3.0

9.0

16.8

163

303

1,770

4,070

0.7 

1.1 

2.0

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

19 3.0

46 13.0

161 16.6

331

2,920

4,010

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4.070

3,880

3,700

3,660

3,730

3,730

3,630

3,320

3,000

2,760

2,710

2,680

2,650

2,530

2,330

2,050

1,740

1,450

1,140

1,020

868

772

676

606

548

492

457

426

394

363

343

61,725

1,991

1.42

1.64

Nov.

323

313

*294

284

294

323

323

294

284

284

284

274

274

265

256

247

238

229

220

209

200

195

193

187

193

189

182

176

173

173

7,373

246

0.176

0.20

Dec.

171

171

169

195

284

343

457

560

652

772

*868

916

1,120

1,370

1,470

1,500

1,530

1,550

1,640

1,740

1,910

2,050

2,390

2,680

2,850

3,080

3,200

3,260

5.520

3,260

3,200

48,678

1,570

1.12

1.29

Jan.

3,140

3,170

3,260

3,390

3,510

3,660

3,820

3,940

4.010

4,010

3,880

3,700

3,480

3,260

3,080

2,890

2,690

2,440

2,220

2,060

*1,950

1,870

1,870

1,820

1,710

1,600

1,520

1,470

1,370

1,290

1*240

83,320

2,688

1.92

2.21

Feb.

1.180

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,080

1,040

985

910

835

785

710

660

636

588

564

541

506

495

484

473

451

IBT

484

495

541

636

-

21,180

756

0.540

0.56

Mar.

735

760

785

785

*785

760

760

760

760

735

710

660

612

588

564

518

473

440

430

462

473

473

473

473

473

495

495

506

506

506

495

18,450

595

0.425

0.49

Apr.

495

484

473

451

451

518

552

518

495

495

495

*473

420

380

350

322

302

275

257

248

240

266

248

302

284

275

266

266

240

215

11,056

369

0.264

0.29

May

199

188

167

155

142

133

125

118

115

110

105

98

104

117

124

140

168

182

176

164

139

121

109

100

95

87

*84

80

76

74

72_

3,867

125

0.089

0.10

June

68

62

65

66

59

56

53

50

49

47

47

47

48

44

46

*66

52

48

50

48

46

42

40

40

40

40

40

38

37

37

1,471

49.0

0.035

0.04

July

*37

38

38

37

37

39

42

55

49

44

54

69

50

41

37

34

32

32

31

*29

28

Z§

32

31

44

54

81

53

46

43

39

1,304

42.1

0.030

0.03

Aug.

37

35

34

32

32

31

35

44

37

32

29

28

24

24

26

25

*24

24

25

25

24

28

31

32

32

30

28

25

26

25

912

29.4

0.021

0.02

Sept.

24

22

*22

21

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

22

31

34

31

28

28

28

28

28

32

34

31

32

31

33

35.

769

25.6

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,070 Mln 105 Mean 1,063 CfBm 0.759 In. 10.32

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,070 Min 19 Mean 713 Cfsm 0.509 In. 6.89

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
132 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Little River near Adel, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°09' , long 83°33' , on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 37, half a mile downstream from Georgia & Florida Railroad bridge, 5| miles 

upstream from Bear Creek, 6 miles downstream from Warrior Creek, and 7 miles west of 

Adel, Cook County.

Drainage area. 547 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 171.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 504 cfs .

Extremes. -- Maximum discharge during year, 3,110 cfs at 12:01 a. m. Oct. 1, stage 

falling; maximum peak discharge during year, 2,750 cfs Jan. 2 (gage height, 14.4 ft); 

minimum discharge, 0.41 cfs Sept. 9-15.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 38,800 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 21.0 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination 

of peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 9-15, 1954.

Flood of August 1928 reached a stage of 20.5 ft, from information by State Highway 

Department of Georgia (discharge, 33,200 cfs, from rating curve extended above 13,000 

cfs as explained above).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1082: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

Got 1 to Dec. 31

2.2 38 

3.0 88 

4.0 175 

5.0 290 

7.0 577 

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 7.0 ft.

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

0.98

1.04

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

0.41 

.93

3.5

5.0

7.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

134

296

577

1,400

1,980

2,460

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.

5,010

2,670

2,140

1,670

1,330

1,070

926

809

698

545

424

342

290

248

218

196

175

160

150

150

155

150

132

118

110

98

92

*82

73

65 

J59

18,355

592

1.08

1 24

Nov.

53

49

45

42

45

54

55

66

71

78

80

78

70

65

62

59

54

50

48

45

43

42

42

44

61

70

98

114

127

122

1,932

64.4

0.118

0.13

Dec.

110

98

87

92

170

396

886

1,230

1,500

*1,480

1,330

1,210

1,330

1,610

1,760

1,880

1,910

1,880

1,790

1,670

1,480

1,250

1,280

1,250

1,350

1,700

2,100

2.600

2,600

2,340 

2,290

42,659

1,376

2.52

2.90

Jan.

2,460

2.670

2,600

2,340

2,100

1,850

1,550

1,330

1,120

986

1,010

1,030

986

946

*1,070

al,100

a950

a860

a777

a720

a680

a640

a620

a600

a600

a620

662

698

680

662

£21

35,494

1,145

2.09

2.41

Feb.

498

453

412

386

360

334

321

308

302

290

278

272

272

260

242

237

232

226

215

210

242

321

334

360

412

438

425

438

9,078

324

0.592

0.62

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,210 Mln 8.5

Mar.

*498

561

594

111

577

498

468

399

321

260

226

198

182

198

215

177

152

138

143

237

328

360

399

438

438

438

386

284

232

198 

182

10,336

333

0.609

O.70

Apr.

198

215

204

182

177

220

215

177

162

182

198

*193

157

120

96

84

82

75

69

67

72

73

70

65

65

62

55

48

13

43

3,669

122

0.223

0.25

May

51

58

46

*35

30

27

23

21

18

16

15

14

16

15

14

15

14

52

88

130

125

96

74

54

41

*34

29

25

23

19

17

1,233

39.8

0.073

0.08

June

15

14

12

11

11

11

9.9

9.3

8.7

8.1

9.3

8.4

7.8

7.5

7.2

6.4

6.1

5.5

5.8

5.5

*4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.2

3.2

5^0

218.2

7.27

0.013

0.01

July

3 0

3.0

2.5

2.3

S-d.

2.1

*2.3

2.3

3.0

5.8

5.2

4.0

3.7

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

4.5

i_2

5.5

5.2

4.0

3.2

2.7

102.6

3.31

0.0061

O.007

Aug.

3.2

3.0

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

6.4

6.1

5.5

3.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

*1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

3.7

3.4

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

.93 

.93

76.06

2.45

0.0045

0.005

Sept.

0.82

.72

.64

.64

.56

.56

.48

.48

.48

^-41

.41

.41

.41

.41

*.48

.93

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.9

1.9

2^1 *2.7

2.7

2.7

34.94

1.16

0.0021

0.002

Mean 558 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.85

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,010 Mln 0.41 Mean 338 Cfsm 0.618 In. 8.35

Peak discha

n? 2(4

1,500 cfs).--Dec. 9 (9 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (11.6 ft); Dec. 17 (4 p.m.) 1,910 cfs

(!2.8 ft); Jan. 2 (4 p.m.) 2,750 cfs (14.4 ft)."

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 133

Wlthlacoochee River near Plnetta , Fla.

Location. Lat 30°36', long 83°16', on line between sees. 6 and 7, T. 2 N., R. 11 E., on 

right bank 30 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile west of Bellvllle, 

and 5 miles east of Plnetta.

Drainage area. 2,820 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. December 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 47.21 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 2, 1941, chain or wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 1,482 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 17.45 ft); minimum, 88 cfs Sept. 6-8, 12-15 (gage height, 6.42 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 79,400 cfs Apr. 5, 1948 (gage height, 38.64 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 86 cfs Oct. 29, 30, 1943; minimum gage height, 6.42 ft Oct. 29, 

30, 1943, Sept. 6-8, 12-15, 1954.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 5, 1948.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSF 972: 1941-42.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

6.4 

6.7 

7.0

85

134

229

8.0 

18.0

685

7,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October'1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,370

5,020

5,730

6,340

6,680

6.790

*6,660

6,260

5,560

4,380

3,080

2,270

1,810

1,500

1,210

1,120

1,010

937

925

865

788

731

685

658

625

594

568

554

535

502

480

79,237

2,556

1.15

1.33

Nov.

452

430

417

399

421

652

771

714

646

594

559

544

530

507

484

*462

444

426

408

391

382

378

391

421

430

430

421

413

413

417

14,347

478

0.215

0.24

Dec .

435

448

452

484

759

961

1,340

1,700

1,860

2,000

2,160

2,450

3,090

3,910

4,300

4,460

4,480

4,480

4,580

4,730

4,810

4,740

4,720

4,870

5,010

5,100

5,200

5,370

5,530

5,690

5,840

105,959

3,418

1.54

1.78

Jan.

5,960

6.050

6,010

5,910

5,740

5,570

*5,450

5,340

5,160

4,840

4,360

3,720

3,180

2,930

2,880

2,920

2,960

2,940

2,860

2,750

2,610

2,450

2,340

2,200

2,050

1,960

1,900

1,860

1,810

1,770

lj_730

110,190

3,555

1.60

1.85

Feb.

1,660

1,600

1,520

,420

,310

,230

,160

,120

1,090

*1,050

1,020

973

937

913

895

877

847

818

794

777

771

754

748

800

913

1,020

1,090

1,130

_

-------

29,237

1,044

0.470

0.49

Mar.

1,230

1,290

1,330

1,350

1,360

1,370

1.580

1,350

1,260

1,160

1,040

913

830

771

725

696

691

702

780

853

1,000

1,120

1,150

* ,160

,160

,170

,150

,090

,030

949

847

32,907

1,062

0.478

0.55

Apr.

754

680

630

604

604

841

1,110

1,220

1,160

1,040

937

859

771

691

614

554

498

452

413

386

374

369

399

395

386

391

386

462

421

391

18,792

626

0.282

0.31

May

382

352

318

302

*302

294

277

261

233

221

206

199

210

241

294

344

323

277

261

241

229

214

218

261

269

261

249

233

225

261

2 53

8,211

265

0.119

0.14

June

257

237

210

191

178

169

162

156

154

159

154

149

146

144

*144

152

152

152

154

154

149

146

146

146

146

144

142

142

139

142

4,816

161

0.073

0.08

July

136

132

130

134

149

149

149

144

290

249

191

165

146

136

130

126

126

124

124

123

123

124

126

126

144

149

*144

134

126

. 121

117

4,487

145

0.065

0.08

Aug.

115

113

112

110

107

107

107

112

128

185

233

169

136

123

110

109

105

104

102

112

117

117

110

110

110

109

107

102

102

104

102

3,689

119

0.054

0.06

Sept.

99

96

95

92

91

89

88

89

89

91

91

89

88

*88

89

101

113

113

112

105

101

101

99

95

96

96

99

99

lul

101

2,896

96.5

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,160 Mln 191 Mean 1,694 cfsm 0.763 in. 10.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,790 Mln 88 Mean 1,136 cfsm 0.512 in. 6.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily tape-gage readings Feb. 24 to Mar. 23.
134 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Suwannee River at Ellavllle, Fla.

Location. Lat 30° 23", long 23°10', In sec. 24, T. 1 S., R. 11 E., on left bank at Ella-

 vllle, 200 ft upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 200 ft downstream from 

Wlthlacoochee River, and a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 90.

Drainage area. 6,580 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. January 1927 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 27.82 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

"^Qorps of Engineers). Prior to June 20, 1932, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 6,341 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,200 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 10; maximum gage height,

 18.80 ft Oct. 9; minimum discharge, 1,170 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 11 (gage height, 2.06 ft).

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 95,300 cfs Apr. 7, 8, 1948 (gage height, 40.88 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 970 cfs Dec. 13, 14, 24, 25, 1943; minimum gage height, 2.05 ft 

June 30, 1935, Dec. 13, 14, 24, 25, 1943.

Remarks. Records excellent. Since Nov. 7, 1953, slight regulation at low water caused by 

inversions above control half a mile downstream from gage by a stream-electric powerplant for cooling of condensers. Total diverted flow Is returned to river below control.

Revisions. WSP 727: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 1,120 10.0 9,820

3.0 2,160 14.0 14,100

6.0 5,810 19.0 19,500

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

Tota]

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

15,400 

16,200

17,000 

17,600

18,200

18 , 600

18,900

*19,200

19,200

19,000

18,600 

18,100

17,700

17,200

16,800

16,400

15,900

15,400

14,800

14,300

13,700

13,000 

12,400

11,700

11,000

10,200

9,540

8,960 

8,410

7,910

7^430

458,750

14,800

2.25

2.59

Nov.

7,020 ETFEO

6,350 

6,090

5,930

5,830

5,840

5,760

5,610

5,410

5,220 

5,060

4,890

4,720

4,580

4,450

*4,290

4,150

4,020

3,910

3,820

3,730 

3,640

3,590

3,570

3,560

3,550

3,510 

3,440

3,590

141,590

4,720

0.717

0.80

Dec.

3,340 

3,300

5,260 

3,340

3,550

4,080

4,530

5,300

5,710

5,940

6,110 

6,310

6,660

7,410

8,250

8,810

9,130

9,300

9,440

9,610

9,800

9,930 

10,100

10,400

10,900

11,600

12,400

13,000 

13,500

13,900

14 400

253,310

8,171

1.24

1.43

Jan.

14,800 

15 , 100

15,500 

15,400

15,500

15,500

*15,500

15,500

15,500

15,400

15,200 

14,900

14,500

14,100

15,700

13,500

13,200

12,800

12,400

12,000

11,600

11,300 

10,800

10,500

10,200

9,850

9,520

9,220 

8,930

8,660

8, 400

598,780

12,860

1.95

2.25

Feb.

8,140 

779T0

7,690 

7,440

7,180

6,920

6,700

6,550

6,470

6,550

*6,190 

5,990

5,810

5,630

5,480

5,530

5,170

5,030

4,880

4,740

4,590

4,460 

4,360

4,290

4,290

4,330

4,400

4,450

-------

160,770

5,742

0.873

0.91

Mar.

4,520 

4,640

4.680 

4,650

4,680

4,670

4,640

4,620

4,560

4,460

4,300 

4,110

5,950

3,790

5,660

3,550

3,490

3,440

3,440

3,480

3,640

5,780 

5,850

*3,850

3,790

3,760

5,720

5,680 

3,590

3,510

5, 410

123,940

3,998

0,608

0.70

Apr.

5,310 

3,210

3,130 

3,050

3,050

3,060

3,220

3,380

5,460

3,380

3,240 

3,150

5,060

2,970

2,880

2,800

2,710

2,620

2,550

2,500

2,470

2,450 

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,410

2,450 

2,460

2,420

85,030

2,834

0.431

0.48

May

2,590 

2,370

2,550 

*2,280

2,220

2,190

2,160

2,120

2,060

2,020

1,980 

1,940

1,960

1,930

1,910

1,930

1,940

1,930

1,930

1,900

1,860

1,840 

1,300

1,790

1,790

1,780

1,780

1,770 

1,760

1,740

17740"

61,140

1,972

0.300

0.35

June

1,720 

1,720

1,710 

1,680

1,650

1,640

1,620

1,620

1,610

1,600

1,600 

1,580

1,570

1,560

*1,570

1,590

1,560

1,560

1,550

1,550

1,540

1,530 

1,520

1,510

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,490 

1,490

1,480

47,320

1,577

0.240

0.27

July

1,470 

1,460

1,450 

1,460

1,490

1,500

1,510

1,510

1,530

1,580

1,570 

1,550

1,520

1,490

1,460

1,430

1,420

1,420

1,410

1,400

1,390

1,580 

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,410

*1,430

1,420 

1,420

1,400

1,380

45,000

1,452

0.221

0.25

Aug.

1,370 

1,560

1,550 

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,350

1 , 400 

1,390

1,550

1,330

1,350

1,300

1,290

1,280

1,270

1,290

1,280

1,260 

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,250

1,240 

1,240

1,240

1,250

40,520

1,507

0.199

0.23

Sept.

1,240 

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180 

1,190

1,190

*1,180

1,180

1,180

1,200

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,190 

1,190

1,220

1,220

1,230

1,250

1,220 

1,220

1,210

36,140

1,205

0.183

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 19,200 Hin 1,410 Mean 6,311 Cfsm 0.959 In. 13.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 19,200 Min 1,180 Mean 5,075 Cfsra 0.771 In. 10.46

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 135

Suwannee River at Branford, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°57', long 82°56', in sec. 17 or 20, T. 6 S., R. 14 E., near left bank 

on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highways 27 and 129 at Branford, 10^ miles upstream from Santa Fe River.

Drainage area. 7,090 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 4.81 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to June 15, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 6,447 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 cfs Oct. 10-12; maximum gage height, 

18.96 ft Oct. 11; minimum, 1,960 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 3.29 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge observed, 83,900 cfs Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 34.07 

ft); minimum, 1,610 cfs Dec. 12-21, 24, 1943; minimum gage height, 2.27 ft Dec. 17, 18, 

1943.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 11, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

15.0

19.0

12,300

16,800

Oct. 12 to Sept. 30

3.2 1,920

8.0 4,980

14.0 10,700

19.0 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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12,400 

13,100

13,800 

14,400

14,900

* 15, 400

15,800

16,200

16,500 

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,500

16,400

16,300

16,100

15,900

15,600

15,400

15,000

14,700

14,300

13,900

13,500

12,900

12,300

11,800

11,300

10,800

10, 100

9,710

445,110

14,360

2.03

2.33

Nov.

9,280 

8,860

8,500 

8,110

7,950

7,750

7,590

7,700

7,350 

7,210

7,000

6,800

6,670

6,540

6,370

6,270

6,130

6,000

5,880

5,800

5,630

5,560

5,520

5,380

*5,370

5,230

5,160

5,120

5.040

5,040

196,810

6,560

0.925

1.03

Dec.

4,920 

4,830

4,770 

4, 820

4,880

5,010

5,330

5,530

5,910 

6,200

6,360

6,600

6,830

7,180

7,490

7,970

«,320

8,520

8,800

9,100

9,300

9,500

9,760

9,870

10,300

10, 600

11,200

11,800

12,400

12,900

15,400

250,400

8,070

1.14

1.31

Jan.

13,800 

14,100

14,400 

14,700

14,800

14,900

14,900

*14,900

14,900 

15,000

15,000

14,900

14,800

14,600

14,400

14,200

14,000

13,800

13,500

13,400

13,100

12,800

12,400

12,100

11,800

11,400

11,300

10,900

10,600

10,300

9 , 960

415,660

13,410

1.89

2.18

Feb.

9,650 

9,500

9,380 

9,140

8,930

8,680

8,480

*8,340

8,120 

7,980

7,820

7,680

7,490

7,290

7,140

7,000

6,870

6,710

6,440

6,320

6,290

6,140

6,040

5,990

5,880

5,840

5,820

5,800

__-___.

206,740

7,384

1.04

1.08

Mar.

5,790 

5,760

5,820 

5, 80-0

5,760

5,780

5,760

5,690

5,650 

5,640

5,510

5,430

5,400-

5,280

5,260

4,980

4,880

4,910

4,920

4,910

4,850

*4,860

4,920

4,960

4,950

4,920

4,870

4,870

4,790

4,740

4,680

162,340

5,237

0.739

0.85

Apr.

4.590 

4,470

4,390 

4,310

4,250

4,260

4,250

4,310

4,380 

4,380

4,270

4,260

4,200

4,120

4,070

4,100

3,950

3,820

3,740

3,700

3,640

3,610

3,590

3,550

3,530

3,500

3,500

3,480

3,480

5.460

119,160

3,972

0.560

0.63

May

5,460 

5,450

5,420 

5,570

5,300

5,260

*5,250

5,250

5,160 

5,110

5,070

5,010

5,150

5,040

2,990

2,950

2,940

2,930

2,950

2,950

2,910

2,830

2,800

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,760

2,750

2,740

2,720

2,700

95,590

5,015

0.425

0.49

June

2,680 

2,660

2,690 

2,720

2,660

2,590

2,570

2,560

2,540 

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,550

2,550

2,550

*2,570

2,540

2,520

2,500

2,480

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,460

2,440

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,410

2.590

75,950

2,552

0.357

0.40

July

2,580 

2,550

2,550 

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,350

2,550

2,570

2,510

2,470

2,400

2,570

2,560

2,550

2,550

2,510

2,500

2,290

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,240

2,250

2,250

2,250

*2,260

2,240

2,250

2,200

72,050

2,524

0.528

0.58

Aug.

2,200 

2,190

2,190 

2,180

2,150

2,140

2,140

2,170

2,200 

2,210

2,200

2,200

2,180

2,170

2,160

2,110

2,110

2,120

2,080

2,090

2,090

2,060

2,040

2,050

2,040

2,040

2,040

2.020

2,090

2,050

2,040

65,730

2,120

0.299

0.34

Sept.

2,080 

2,040

2,020 

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,980

1,980

1,960 

1,970

1,980

2,050

2,020

2,010

*2,020

2,020

2,020

2,000

2,020

2,020

2,000

2,020

1,990

1,970

1,970

1,980

2,020

2,040

2,040

2,030

60,250

2,008

0.285

0.52

Calendar year 1953 : Max 16,700 Min 2,180 Mean 6,902 Cfsm 0.973 In. 13.20

Water year 1953-54 : Max 16,700 Min 1,960 Mean 5,928 Cfsm 0.836 In. 11.34

Discharge measurement made on this day.

3890ZO O - 56 - 10
136 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

New River near Lake Butler, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°00', long 82°17', in sec. 2, T. 6S.,R. 20 E., near right bank on

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 100, 4.4 miles southeast of village of Lake 

Butler.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 83.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,640 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 9.87 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 20, 21 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 6,470 cfs Sept. 8, 1950 (gage height, 12.02 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 20, 21, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25-28, Aug. 3O to Sept. l)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20

2.1 

4.0 

4.8 

6.5

25

76

120

300

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.8

420

630

960

2,580

0.5

.6 

.7

Jan. 21 to Sept. 30 

0.2

1.1 

1.7 

3.2

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

5.1

9.1

20

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 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.

1,110

1,620

1,390

1,330

1,420

1,220

944

780

920

1,130

960

888

804

648

499

386

302

249

205

165

126

99

82

71

62

54

48

44

43

39 

35

17,673

570

2.69

3.10

Nov.

32

30

28

26

76

205

222

165

*114

112

130

129

108

91

77

68

61

54

48

44

40

38

36

35

42

49

48

42

39

36

2,225

74.2

0.350

0.39

Dec.

35

33

32

61

294

460

490

605

566

508

432

355

318

*792

978

960

996

774

571

432

343

282

646

1,280

1,720

2,550

2,210

1,890

1,480

1,160 

952

24,205

781

3.68

4.25

Jan.

762

494

420

361

304

262

227

195

165

156

166

159

130

111

104

96

86

78

72

68

64

61

60

56

51

48

46

42

38

36

5,523

178

0.840

0.97

Feb.

35

*33

31

29

27

25

24

40

55

52

44

40

37

34

32

30

28

27

25

24

25

24

22

21

23

22

21

ii

849

30.3

0.143

0.15

Mar.

18

17

16

15

14

14

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

*9.8

IB"9.1

64

70

52

40

40

40

37

31

26

22

19 

16

719.9

23.2

0.109

0.13

Apr.

13

11

9.8

8.9

10

8.3

12

45

48

52

58

50

39

36

29

27

24

17

12

9.1

8.6

11

24

45

72

*841i4~

64

44 

29

984.7

32.8

0.155

0.17

May

21

rs

10

8.8

7.6

7.0

6.8

5.9

5.0

4.3

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.8

4.1

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

175

2.5

2.7 

3.2

3.7

145.5

4.69

0.022

0.03

June

3.4

275

1.9

2.8

3.3

2.8

2.0

*1.6

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

.6

.7

.5

.4

74

.5 

.6

40.0

1.33

0.0063

0.007

July

1.9

1.8

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.5

75

1.3

4.1

9.4

4.9

4.9

5.7

2.8

1.8

 1.5

1.2

*1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

1.2

5.0

21

15

7.3

4.9 

3.6

2.8

110.0

3.55

0.017

0.02

Aug.

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

3.6

7 .2

3.0

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

.^

.3

.4

.5

.7

.8

.8

.6

1.3

6.0 

*20

77.7

2.51

0.012

0.01

Sept.

6.1

4.6

5.9

4.8

3.3

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.8

T75

9.9

34

15

8.2

9.5

26

63

390

266

162

75

83

76

60

43

83

168

116

118 

92

1,932.5

64.4

0.304

0.34

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,550 Mln 0.7 Mean 276 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,550 Mln 0.3 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.7O3 In. 9.57

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Dec. 26 (6 a.m.) 2,640 ofs (9.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 137

Santa Fe River at Worthington, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°55 T , long 82°26', on line between sees. 32 and 33, T. 6 S., R. 19 E. , 

near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 23, half a mile south of 

Worthington and three-quarters of a mile downstream from New River.

Drainage area. 630 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.74 ft (revised) above mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 16, 1939, staff gage at site a quarter 

of a mile downstream at same datum. Jan. 17, 1939, to July 23, 1953, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1932-54), 439 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,530 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 20.08 ft); minimum, 5.7 cfs Aug. 21, 22 (gage height, 6.87 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs June 17, 1934; maximum gage height, 24.94 

ft Oct. 21, 1944; minimum discharge observed, 1.3 cfs May 17, June 1, 1932.

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. 19 to Sept. 30

14.6

16.0

18.0

915

1,500

3,050

6.8 

7.0 

7.2 

7.5 

8.0

4.4

8.4

14

27

54

9.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

118

309

576

756

1,020

17.0 1,920

19.0 3,910

20.1 5,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,160

2,170

2,570

2,650

2,440

2,360

2,210

1,930

1,850

1,900

2,050

2,010

1,810

1,650

1,470

1,270

1,090

921

802

700

622

560

502

456

414

377

347

331

320

305

289

40,516

1,307

2.07

2.39

Nov.

274

259

245

233

339

619

734

752

*6l9

606

549

508

484

455

419

383

350

321

294

273

259

247

242

235

257

276

285

280

264

244

11,375

379

0.602

0.67

Dec.

229

215

204

2T3

486

681

1,080

1,330

1,330

1,290

1,190

1,070

1,000

*1,360

1,720

2,080

1,980

1,800

1,640

1,420

1,210

1,050

1,330

2,060

3,340

4,710

5,450

4,840

3,830

3,100

2,590

55,838

1,801

2.86

3.30

Jan.

2.200

1,930

1,710

1,520

1,340

1,210

1,090

984

880

790

747

734

704

680

648

610

573

542

512

486

462

441

434

422

408

392

375

357

338

322

308

24,149

779

1.24

1.43

Feb.

295

*283

272

261

248

235

225

298

373 365"

349

333

305

279

262

246

234

221

210

199

193

190

182

176

183

182

172

164

_

6,935

248

0.394

0.41

Mar.

157

149

143

136

128

124

126

124

124

122

115

108

103

104

104

96

*91

87 lOB"

328

389

3BT

295

231

189

166

152

140

136

127

113

4,869

157

0.249

0.29

Apr.

101

93

87

81

76

73

79

89

135

175

172

164

159

136

112

98

90

82

75

65

65

83

85

74

79

*94

a!52

a!20

a!05

a93

5,065

102

0.162

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,860 Min 21 Mean 707

May

a85

g76

a65

a58

a52

a46

a41

a56

a52

a29

a26

a25

a26

a29

a55

g29

a27

a25

a23

a21

a20

a!8

giv

a!6

a!6

15

14

n14

15

18

957

30.9

0.049

0.06

June

17

17

15

21

26

28

2T

*16

14

12

12

15

19

16

12

11

11

9.4

9.2

8.7

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.4

580.9

12.7

0.020

0.02

Cfsm 1.12

July

7.1

9.4

11

9.4

9.2

9.4

9.2

9.7

14

26

58

59

?9

22

17

14

12

10

*8.9

8.2

7.1

7.1

6.9

379

7.1

12

16

29

25

16

12

457.6

14.8

0.025

0.03

Aug.

10

8.9

8.0

7.5

7.1

6.6

8.2

21

 £T 28

15

12

10

8.4

7.5

7.1

6.9

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.7

O5

7.1

8.0

9.2

8.4

7.7

7.7

10

*12

15

505.8

9.86

0.016

0.02

Sept.

16

17

14

15

14

12

11

10

9.2

8.4

15

29

38

39

40

41

43

162

356

384

324

261

294

522

264

289

367

550

568

24T

4,949.6

165

0.262

O.29

In. 15.25

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,450 Mln 5.7 Mean 421 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.09

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

New River near Lake Butler.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
138 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Santa Pe River near High Springs, Pla.

Location. Lat 29 0 51', long 82 0 38', in sec. 29, T. 7 S., R. 17 E., near right bank at 

 upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 150 ft upstream from Atlantic Coast Line 

Railroad bridge and 2 miles northwest of High Springs.

Drainage area. 950 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 26.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Florida State Road Department). Prior to Jan. 9, 1933, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 798 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,040 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 8.10 ft); minimum, 203 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 14 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Mar. 14, 1948 (gage height, 15.71 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 71 cfs about June 27, 1935 (gage height, 0.46 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 7 to Sept. 30

5.2 

6.5

2,010 

Z,920

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

189

247

416

5.O

B.I

2,070

4,040

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

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,01O 

2,120

2,300

2,650

2,840

*2,BBO

2,830

2,750

2,680

2,580

2,500

2,490

2,490

2,450

2,390

2,300

2,200

2,090

1,950

1,840

1,730

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,370

1,300

1,240

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,060

63,140

2,037

2.14

2.47

Nov.

1,030 

992

954

932

932

932

987

1,O50

1,090

1.100

1,080

1,060

1,020

992

976

948

916

888

866

850

816

794

778

767

*756

728

718

718

701

696

27,067

902

0.949

1.O6

Dec.

679 

662

657

662

657

740

844

1,030

1,230

1,360

1,430

1,460

1,470

1,470

1,510

1,710

1,950

2,060

2,080

2,050

1,980

1,880

1,850

1,840

2,060

2,45O

2,880

3,400

3,840

4,030

3,960

55,881

1,8O3

1.90

2.19

Jan.

3,770 

3,560

3,35O

3,120

2,890

2,700

2,510

2,340

2,200

2,100

*2,000

1,890

1,810

1,760

1,720

1,680

1,610

1,540

1,490

1,440

1,400

1,360

1,310

1,260

1,230

1,200

1,180

1,140

1,110

1,10O

1,06O

58,830

1,898

2.00

2.30

Feb.

1,050 

1,010

1,000

976

948

921

894

*904

910

926

932

899

882

877

866

855

844

822

811

794

789

767

756

772

745

740

728

72S

-

24,126

862

0.907

0.94

Mar.

696 

67?

679

652

652

652

640

635

630

624

613

602

596

596

564

552 3B~2

564

586

602

630

*662

696

696

674

652

640

624

608

591

19,441

627

0.660

0.76

Apr.

580 S567

547

542

530

525

542

547

530

525

542

552

552

552

547

542

525

503

498

492

486

486

486

486

476

476

476

486

486

481

15,556

519

0.546

0.61

May

TTO" 476

465

459

448

438

*427

416

406

401

401

401

401

386

376

366

366

366

362

362

348

344

344

339

339

339

339

344

339 

334

530

11,932

385

0.405

0.47

June

330 

334 3~26~

326

309

305

309

309

305

313

305

301

293

293

293

*293

285

285

281

281

278

274

274

274

278

271

267

267

267 

261

8,787

293

0.308

0.34

July

257 

2BT

254

254

257

254

250

250

257

254

250

250

254

254

254

250

247

247

244

244

244

244

241

247

241

244

241

238

*235 

235

235

7,680

248

0.261

0.30

Aug.

235 

238

235

252

229

229

232

232

229

232

232

229

226

223

223

223

223

223

22O

220

217

214

217

214

214

214

211

214

217 

214

214

6,925

223

0.235

0.27

Sept.

211 

2O9

209

2O9

2O9

2O6

2O6

206

206

206

214

209

2O6

203 239"

*214

211

214

226

271

313

334

330

339

362

371

371

386

432 

465

7,957

265

0.279

 0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,030 Mln 180 Mean 919 Cfsm 0.967 In. 13.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,030 Mln 203 Mean 842 Cfsm O.BB6 In. 12.02

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 139

Santa Fe River near Fort White, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°51', long 82°43', in sec. 28, T. 7 S., R. 16 E., on left bank 2 miles 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 47, 5 miles south of Fort White, and 15 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area . 1,080 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1927 to January 1930, June 1932 to September 1954.

ffage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 20.86 ft (revised) above mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 4, 1932, staff gage at several sites 

within 200 ft of present site at various datums. Oct. 1, 1947, to Feb. 10, 1949, 

auxiliary wire-weight gage and since Feb. 11, 1949, auxiliary water-stage recorder 

at bridge on State Highway 49, 13.1 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--24 years (1927-29, 1932-54), 1,628 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,080 cfs Dec. 31 (gage height, 5.85 ft); minimum, 1,000 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 0.96 ft).

1927-30, 1932-54: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Mar. 14, 1948; maximum gage height 

observed, 13.70 ft Apr. 12, 1948; minimum discharge, 670 cfs June 4, 5, 1932; minimum 

gage height, 0.58 ft June 26-28, July 5, 1935.

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.

2,950

3,100

3,250

3,550

*3,800

5.880

3,870

3,800

3,770 

3,670

3,560

3,490

3,490

3,490

3,430

3,350

3,240

3,140

3,040

2,940

2,860

2,780

2,700

2,630

2,520

2,420

2,340

2,280

2,200

2,130

2^080

95,750

3,089

2.86

3.30

Nov.

2,040

2,000

1,960

1,930

1,950

1,930

1,950

1,990

2,020 

2,020

2,010

1,980

1,960

1,940

1,920

1,900

1,860

1,840

1,820

1,800

1,770

1,750

1,730

*1,730

1,720

1,690

1,670

1,660

1,650

1.640

55,830

1,861

1.72

1.92

Dec.

1,620

1.600

1,600

1,610

1,600

1,670

1,750

1,890

2,060

2,170

2,240

2,280

2,320

2,340

2,350

2,500

2,700

2,810

2,860

2,860

2,840

2,770

2,770

2,750

2,890

3,170

3,560

4,050

4,580

4,970

5,080

82,260

2,654

2.46

2.83

Jan.

5,000

4,810

4,600

4,480

4,180

3,960

3,740

3,520

3,350 

3,210

*3,120

3,010

2,920

2,890

2,840

2,820

2,760

2,700

2,660

2,600

2,550

2,480

2,430

2,360

2,320

2,280

2,240

2,200

2,160

2,130

2_i 100

94,420

3,046

2.82

3.25

Feb.

2,060

2,040

2,020

1,990

1,960

1,920

1,910

1,900

*1,900 

1,900

1,900

1,880

1,860

1,840

1,830

1,810

1,800

1,780

1,770

1,750

1,730

1,710

1,700

1,710

1,690

1,680

1,670

1.660

-

__-___.

51,370

1,835

1.70

1.77

Mar.

1.630

1,600

1,600

1,580

1,570

1,570

1,550

1,540

1,540 

1,540

1,520

1,510

1,500

1,500

1,460

1,450

1,440

1,450

1,490

1,500

1,510

1,530

*1,570

1,580

1,560

1,540

1,520

1,520

1,490

1,480

1,460

47,300

1,526

1.41

1.63

Apr.

1.450

1,420

1,410

1,410

1,400

1,390

1,400

1,400

1,390 

1,380

1,390

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,390

1,380

1,370

1,350

1,340

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1.520

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,330

41,040

1,368

1.27

1.41

May

1.520

1,320

1,310

1,300

1,290

*1,300

1,290

1,290

1,280 

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,250

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,170

38,620

1,246

1.15

1.33

June

1.170

1,160

1,150

1,170

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140 

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,110

*1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,100

1,100

1.080

1,080

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,080

---- 

33,600

1,120

1.04

1.16

July

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,080

1.120 

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,100

1,070

*1.060

1,060

1,060

33,800

1,090

1.01

1.16

Aug.

1,070

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1.100

1,080 

1,070

1,060

1,040

1.030

1,030

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,050

1,040

1,040

32,770

1,057

0.979

1.13

Sept.

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,020

1.010 

1,010

1,040

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,020

*1,020

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,070

1,150

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,190

1,190

1.200

1,200

1,200

1,200

32,390

1,080

1.00

1.12

Calendar year 1953; Max 5,080 Mln 896 Mean 1.730 cfsm 1.60 m. 21.75

Water year 1953-54; Max 5,080 Mln 1,010 Mean 1,751 cfsm 1.62 m. 22.01

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°58', long 82°47', in sec. 23, T. 63., R. 15 E., on Ichatucknee River, 

near center of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 1 mile east of 

Hildreth, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2| miles downstream from head of springs.

Records available.--1917, 1929-30 (one discharge measurement in each year), January 1931 

to September 1954 (discharge measurements only).

Gage --Reference point. Observations of stage below reference point made only when discharge measurements are made.

Extremes.--1931-54: Maximum discharge measured, 578 cfs Apr. 29, 1948; minimum measured, 

243 cfs Aug. 20, 1935.

Remarks.--Surface inflow between springs and measuring section is negligible except after 

heavy rains.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

May 7.......... 384

June 16.......... 388

July 29.......... 362

Sept.15.......... 304
140 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Suwannee River near Bell, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°48', long 82°55', in sec. 16 or 17, T. 8 S., R. 14 E., on left bank at 

Rock Bluff Ferry, 4j miles northwest of Bell and 10 miles downstream from Santa Fe 

River.

Drainage area. 9,260 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.60 ft (revised) above mean sea level 

("levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 22 years, 8,950 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,700 cfs Oct. 11-13; maximum gage height, 

14.34 ft Oct. 12; minimum discharge, 3,530 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 82 300 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 27.43 ft); minimum, 2,790 cfs Dec. 17, 18, 1943 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: 1928(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 4 to Aug. 23)

Oct. 13 to Sept. 30

11.3 15,000

14.4 20,900

2.2

10.0

14.4

3,550

12,300

20,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, nater year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

15,000 

15,900

16,700

17,400 

*18,100

18,800

19,300

19,700

20,200

20, 400

20,600

20,700

20, 70C

20,600

20,400

20,300

20,100

19,800

19,40d

19,100

18,600

18,200

17,600

17,100

16,600

16.10C

15,600

15,100

14,500

13,900

13.200

559,700

18,050

1.95

2.2E

Nov.

12,700 

12,100

11,700

11,400 

11,100

10,900

10,600

10,500

10,300

10,200

9,990

9,820

9,660

9,510

9,370

9,250

9,140

9,020

8,890

8,800

8,710

8,590

8,500

*8,370

8,360

8,200

8,040

7,980

7,880

7,810

287,390

9,580

1.03

1.15

Dec.

,750 

,650

,620

,710 

,810

7,820

8,070

8,200

8,560

8,930

9,140

9,360

9,650

9,970

10,100

10, 500

10,900

'11,300

11,600

11,900

12,200

12,500

12,800

13,000

13,300

13,700

14,300

14,900

15,500

16,200

16,800

339,740

10,960

1.18

1.36

Jan.

17,200 

17,600

18,000

18,200 

18,400

18,500

18,600

18,600

18,500

18,500

18,600

*18,600

18,300

18,200

17,900

17,700

17,500

17,200

17 , 000

16,700

16,500

16,200

15,900

15,600

15,300

15,000

14,600

14,400

14,000

13,700

15,500

524,500

16,920

1.83

2.11

Feb.

15,100 

12,800

12,600

12,300 

12,000

11,800

11,500

11,400

 11,100

11,000

10,800

10,600

10,400

10,200

10,100

9,950

9,810

9,660

9,510

9,360

9,260

9,110

8,960

8,890

8,840

8,740

8,700

8,700

_

-- -

291,190

10,400

1.12

1.17

Mar.

8,690 

8,590

8,620

8,590 

8,500

8,500

8,480

8,440

8,440

8,430

8,380

8,310

8,210

8,130

7,930

7,720

7,600

7,560

7,650

7,810

7,710

7,620

*7,650

7,710

7,710

7,670

7,600

7,590

7,540

7,500

7,440

248,320

8,010

0.865

1.00

Apr.

7,570 

7,220

7,120

7,020 

6,970

6,970

6,940

6,970

7,030

7,030

6,960

6,920

6,840

6,790

6,740

6,710

6,670

6,390

6,300

6,240

6,170

6,140

6,130

6,080

6,030

5,980

5,960

5,940

5, 950

5,960

197,540

6,585

0.711

0.79

May

5,970 

5,930

5,920

5,890 

5,780

*5,670

5,620

5,570

5,470

5,380

5,320

5,310

5,460

5,490

5,310

5,190

5,180

5,190

5,190

5,210

5,090

4,980

4,930

4,890

4,860

4,890

4,940

4,920

4,920

4,920

4,890

164,280

5,299

0.572

0.66

June

4,840 

4,820

4,830

4.910 

4,770

4,600

4,540

4,490

4,480

4,480

4,530

4,530

4,490

4,490

4,540

4,560

*4,510

4,410

4,310

4.260

4,280

4,300

4,290

4,290

4,270

4,280

4,340

4,360

4,390

4,370

134,560

4,485

0.484

0.54

July

,360 

,340

,310

,290 

,360

,300

,260

,250

,630

,740

,570

,470

,430

,440

4,450

4,450

4,460

4,450

4,420

4,400

4,360

4,370

4,360

4,320

4,380

4,400

4,400

4,370

*4,370

4,350

4,290

136,350

4,398

0.475

0.55

Aug.

4,270 

4,240

4,230

4,180 

4,100

4,090

4,100

4,150

4,170

4,180

4,260

4,210

4,200

4,190

4,140

4,040

4,030

4,000

3,930

3,870

3,900

3,860

3,820

3,750

5.720

3,800

3,820

3,830

5,860

3,800 

3,810

124,550

4,018

0.434

0.50

Sept.

3,830 

3,750

3,630

5.580 

3,600

3,590

3,580

3,670

3,690

3,690

3,810

5,940

3, 840

3,790

3,810

*3,870

3,820

3,760

3,700

3,750

3,740

3,790

3,760

3,650

3,650

3,750

3,810

3,840

3,880

3,850

112,400

3,747

0.405

0.45

Calendar year 1953: Max 20,700 Min 3,600 Mean 9,106 Cfsm 0.983 In. 13.34

water year 1953-54: Max 20,700 Min 3,580 Mean 8,549 Cfsm 0.923 In. 12.53

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 141 

Suwannee River near Wiloox, Fla.

Location.--Lat 29°36', long 82°56', in sec. 29, T. 10 S., R. 14 E., on left bank about 

400 ft downstream from Fort Fannin bridge on U. S. Highway 19 and 2 miles southwest 

of Wilcox.

Drainage area. About 9,500 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1931, March 1942 to September 1954 (fragmentary March 1942 to January 1951).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to July 4, 1931, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at same datum. July 4 to Sept. 30, 

1931, and Mar. 26 to May 14, 1942, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. 

May 15, 1942, to Jan. 24, 1951, staff gage at present site and datum. Since Feb. 1, 

1951, auxiliary water-stage recorder at site 9 miles downstream.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 cfs Oct. 13-16; maximum gage height, 9.87 

ft Oct. 13-15; minimum daily discharge, 3,860 cfs Sept. 7.

1930-31, 1942-54: Maximum discharge, 84,700 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 22.32 

ft); minimum not determined.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow affected by tide for discharges less than 12,000 cfs.

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.

14,200

15^500

16,100

16,800

17,500

18,200

18,600

19,100

19,400

19,700

19,800

20,000

20,000

20,000

19,900

19,800

19,700

19 , 500

*19,200

19,000

18,700

18,300

18,000

17,600

17,100

16,700

16,200

15,700

14,900

14,200

554,400

17,880

1.88

2.17

Nov.

12.700 

13,200

12,800

12,500

12,500

12,200

11,600

12,300

12,200

12 , 100

12 , 000

11,700

11,600

11,300

10,900

10,700

10,500

10,400

10,300

9,940

9,920

9,840

9,750

9,690

9,670

9,940

9,520

9,520

9,360

9.250

330,880

11,030

1.16

1.30

Dec.

9,120 

8,980

8,760

8,680

9,110

8,930

9,560

9,480

9,700

10,200

10,500

10 , 500

10,900

10,900

12,000

12,000

, 12,400

12,700

11,800

12,300

12,900

13,200

13,600

13,600

13,700

13,900

14,100

14,600

15,200 i^J ^9f?

16 . 500

365,420

11,790

1.24

1.43

Jan.

16,700 

17,100

17,600

17,900

18,100

18,300

18,300

18,300

18,400

18,400

18,700

18,600

*18,300

18,100

18,100

18,000

17,900

17,700

17,400

17,200

17,100

16,900

16,600

16,100

15,800

15,500

15,300

15,000

14,700

14,400

M.200

530,700

17,120

1.80

2.08

Feb.

13.900 

13,500

13,500

13,400

13,100

12 , 800

12 , 600

12 , 500

12,000

11,800

11,800

* 12, 500

12 , 300

11,700

11,600

11,400

11,200

11,200

11,000

10,800

10,700

10,700

10,500

10,200

10,500

10,100

10,100

9.780

-

327,180

11,680

1.23

1.28

Mar.

10.400 

10,000

9,900

10,200

9,970

9,900

9,860

9,790

9,750

9,710

9,600

9,600

9,550

9,540

9,470

8,920

8,730

8,610

8.520

9,210

9,100

8,910

8,800

8,850

8,850

8,890

8,800

8,690

8,710

8, 620

8,500

287,750

9,282

0.977

1.13

Apr.

8,400 

8,250

8,110

7,880

7,650

7,890

7,790

7,970

8,000

8,050

7,870

7,880

7,740

7,650

7,540

7,520

7,850

7,250

7,070

7,140

7,050

6,990

7,020

6,970

6,840

6,780

6,820

6,750

6.700

6,750

223,930

7,464

0.786

0.88

May

6,700 

6,570

6,540

6,560

6,560

6,480

6,410

6,430

6,250

6,050

6,450

5,850

5,910

6,470

6,050

5,840

5,810

5,870

5,790

5,890

5,770

5,540

5,440

5,560

5,170

5,530

5,460

5,480

5,610

5,560

5,470

184,590

5,955

0.627

0.72

June

5,460 

5,490

5,370

5,540

5.570

5,220

5,070

5,070

5,010

5,060

5,200

5,140

5,150

*5,280

5,190

5,350

5,560

5,220

5,090

4.980

4,990

5,020

5,090

5,130

5,010

5,090

5,240

5,230

5,250

5, 260

156,110

5,204

0.54B

0.61

July

5,200

5,170

5,150

5,100

5,010

5,070

4,880

5,040

5,380

5.740

5,260

5,100

5,020

5,070

5,020

5,100

5,090

5,120

5,110

5,020

4,920

4,950

4,970

4.820

4,940

*4,970

4,970

4,840

4,840

4,900

4,820

156,590

5,051

0.532

0.61

Aug.

4,800 

4.820

,800

,680

,510

,44O

,690

,580

,670

,780

,740

,800

,800

,800

,750

,640

,750

,720

,630

,400

,400

,440

,270

,280

.150

,480

,560

,510

,580

,490

,460

142,420

4,594

0.484

 0.56

Sept.

4,600 

4,500

4,180

4,070

4,080

4,070

5.860

4,170

4,540

4,290

4,540

4,660

*4,490

4,470

4,330

4,570

4,530

4,420

4,280

4,280

4,290

4,490

4,410

4,170

4,220

4,370

4,490

4,560

4,540

4,530

130,800

4,360

0.459

0.51

Calendar year 1953: Max 20,000 Min 4,030 Mean 9,688 cfsm 1.02 In. 13.85

Water year 1953-54: Max 20,000 Min 3,860 Mean 9,290 cfsm 0.978 In. 13.28

Discharge measurement made on this day.
142 STEINHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Steinhatchee River near Cross City, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°47', long 83°19', in sec. 15, T. 83., R. 10 E. , on right bank 0.7 mile 

downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 1 mile south of Clara, and 16 

miles northwest of Cross City.

Drainage area.--360 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1950 to September 1954.

~"Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,740 cfs Ost. 1 (gage height, 15.39 ft), was 

not independent of the same peak discharge that occurred on Sept. 30, 1953; maximum 

independent peak discharge, 2,610 cfs July 12 (gage height, 14.43 ft); minimum discharge, 9.3 cfs July 2, 3, 4 (gage height, 2.46 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 3,740 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1953 (gage height, 15.39 

ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs June 27, 28, 1950 (gage height, 2.44 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Records include flow for main channel only. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1234: 1950.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.6

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

16

23

56

181

10.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

15.4

1,150

1,780

2,250

3,190

3,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*3,700

3^320

3,000

2,630

2,220

1,830

1,540

1,330

1,140

968

829

720

621

529

457

396

353

316

282

247

220

198

180

163

146

139

160

149

136

126

31,665

1,021

2.84

3.27

Nov.

116

109

102

94 12~6

274

270

252

233

232

228

216

202

188

175

163

*154

144

133

139

175

174

201

212

337

328

330

328

319

308

6,262

209

0.581

0.65

Dec.

291

272

256

331

534

596

865

917

978

978

919

860

885

1,280

1,320

1,350

1,310

1,200

1,070

950

861

792

941

,000

,160

,470

,540

.570

".,510

, 490

,430

30,926

998

2.77

3.19

Jan.

1,550

1,260

1,160

1,070

973

882

792

718

650

592

634

646

*592

550

512

478

439

399

372

350

331

320

313

291

279

268

256

240

224

214 

207

17,362

560

1.56

1.79

Feb.

198

187

178

166

154

145

143

222" 227

218

*210

199

181

172

163

156

149

140

133

128

124

116

108

ITS

136

133

127

120

4,449

159

0.442

0.46

Mar.

114

104

100

94

86

85

87

84

80

74

69

67

62

62

58

52

48

45

sT

181

T7B" 188

154

140

*126

116

105

124

154

144

132

3,192

103

0.286

0.33

Apr.

121

106

96

84

76

79

73

~&Z 63

130

143

149

138

123

112

106

109

100

94

88

93

118

242

272

325

330

356

3TO

262

222

4,584

153

0.425

0.47

May

196

301

*345

344

299

247

207

174

145

121

102

85

110

143

141

130

114

98

82

72

61

50

41

34

28

24

22

20

18

18

M

3,788

122

0.339

0.39

June

16

15

14

14

16

16

15

13

12

12

18

20

21

*20

22

21

23

24

2T

16

15

14

19

16

13

12

12

11

TT

11

483

16.1

0.045

0.05

July

10

9.8

9T8

9.8

12

15

14

13

434

1,640

2,290

2,580

2,340

1,880

1,480

1,130

960

868

759

642

506

383

298

244

209

*181

186

176

154

128

105

19,666.4

634

1.76

2.03

Aug.

87

72

58

52

44

37

112" 34

170

245

250

238

220

186

150

121

98

79

63

51

45

56

74

86

84

78

69

58

93

122

132

3,264

105

0.292

0.34

Sept.

141

132

115

103

90

74

61

50

41

34

29

57

*75

106

120

118

114

110

99

88

81

96

118

120

118

117

116

115

124

166

2,928

97.6

0.271

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,700 Mln 8.3 Mean 506 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.06

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,700 Mln 9.8 Mean 352 Cfsm 0.978 In. 13.27

Discharge measurement made on this day.
FENHOLLOWAY RIVER BASIN 143

Fenholloway River at Foley, Fla.

, R. 8 E., on right bank 700 ft up20, 1954, at site 700 ft downLocation. Lat 30°04', long 83°32', in sec. 9, T. 5 S. 

stream from highway bridge in Foley. Prior to Jan. 

stream.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 24, 1947, staff gage, and June 25, 1947, to Jan. 19, 1954, waterstage recorder, at site 700 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 960 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1 (gage height, 

14.15 ft, stage falling, peak occurred Sept. 28, 1953); maximum peak discharge, 450 

cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 12.87 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Mar. 14.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 2,640 cfs Mar. 10, 1948 (gage height, 16.03 ft); minimum, 5.1 cfs Oct. 15, 1950; minimum gage height, 6.40 ft Jan. 8, 9, 1950.

Remarks. Records poor. Since Feb. 1, 1954, natural flow of stream affected by large 

ground-water withdrawals by cellulose plant just upstream. Records include return 

flow from plant.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

905

80TJ

692

571

474

377

304

252

221

196

174

158

145

134

121

107

97

86

79

71

62

56

53

49

45

41

4T

49

53

50

46

6,509

210

-

-

Nov.

43

40

38

36

43

46

a48

a48

a47

a45

a42

39

36

34

32

30

30

28

27

28

32

32

33

*33

38

42

41

38

36

35

1,120

37.3

-

-

Dec.

32

32

30

45

96

127

195

231

219

198

176

158

152

177

173

158

145

133

122

110

104

100

130

156

207

381

447

386

315

317

333

5,585

180

-

-

Jan.

300

254

221

196

178

163

*150

140

130

122

124

128

122

116

109

102

96

90

85

82

83

79

78

74

72_

73

85

81

76

75

73

3,757

121

-

-

Feb.

71

65

68

64

61

59

57

60

72

J73

69

*62

44

41

39

39

40

34

32

30

30

29

28

28

31

33

28

26

_

1,313

46.9

-

-

Mar.

26

28

30

36

35

32

2g

27

33

27

32

30

23

17

2T

28

27

27

35

48

54

56

57

54

*56

59

56

56

57

52

34

1,175

37.9

-

-

Apr.

43

40

39

26

22.

23

23

24

22

44

40

38

38

35

34

34

31

30

29

29

31

35

35

23

24

29

28

47

54

50

1,000

33.3

-

-

May

44

55

72

6?

*62

54

48

43

43

51

68

65

59

68

68

69

71

63

63

50

35

31

33

27

40

42

48

38

27

22

20

1,548

49.9

-

-

June

25

4T

44

52

59

49

51

44

44

36

32

30

49

43

48

44

*43

51

50

49

48

40

38

44

34

30

42

45

43

49

1,301

43.4

-

-

July

50

49

46

54

56

56

3032-

89

126

141

ITS

105

106

95

90

81

78

75

74

64

62

46

63

67

79

94

92

*83

73

2,341

75.5

-

-

Aug.

67

63

57

60

51

55

57

58

116

132

244

215

166

137

122

112

96

84

77

73

57

46

57

54

55

56

58

57

69

79

75

2,705

87.3

-

-

Sept.

67

W

51

57

60

53

55

53

42

*32

46

58

63

61

58

58

53

50

48

48

49

24

22

4T

49

50

52

55

52

51

1,523

50.8

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,780 Mln 11 Mean 175 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 905 Mln 17 Mean 81.9 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Dee. 27 (11 a.m.) 450 cfs (12.87 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Econflna River near Perry 

and Aucllla River at Lament.

Fenholloway River near Perry, Fla.

. --Lat 30°04', long 83°40' ( in sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 7 E., on left bank 4 ft up- 

^°mfhpghWay brldge> °' 6 mile South of H*"**"1 SP rlng s Hote1 ' an* 6 miles P * 6I*ry . area. 210 sq mi, approximately.

. -August 1946 to October 1954 (discharge measurements only, , discontinued) ^1 ' u g g read °nly When discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage

fitTaf va^^ums^^*1 ' Pri° r t0 AUg ' U ' 1952 ' reference 

-1946-54: Maximum discharge measured, 1,260 cfs Mar. 12, 1948; minimum meas36.8 cfs Feb. 16, 1951,

polnts

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, October 1953 

to October 1954

Nov. 24.......... 134

Jan. 4.......... 339

Feb. 8.......... 152

Mar. 22.......... 143

May 5.......... 135

June 12.......... 84.9

July 26.......... 140

Sept. 7.......... 91.9

Oct. 18.......... 72.2
144 FENHOLLOWAY RIVER BASIN

Rocky Creek near Perry, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°05', long 83°40', in sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 7 E., on left bank 3 ft downstream from highway bridge at Hampton Springs Hotel and 5^ miles southwest of Perry.

Drainage area. 160 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 10.54

"I't above mean sea level (unadjusted). Prior to Dec. 7, 1951, reference points at same 

site at various datums.

Extremes. 1946-54: Maximum discharge measured, 1,920 cfs Mar. 11, 1948; minimum measured,

 25.6 cfs Feb. 16, 1951.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

ECONFINA RIVER BASIN

Econfina River near Perry, Fla.

Location. La t 30°10', long 83°49', in sec. 4, T. 4 S., R. 5 E., on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge and 14.7 miles northwest of Perry. 

Drainage area. 230 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. February 1950 to September 1954.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 14.35 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 636 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 10.29 ft); minimum, 

 I£"~cTs Sept. 26 (gage height, 2.37 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 758 cfs Apr. 17, 1953 (gage height, 10.75 ft); minimum,

16 cfs June 30 to July 5, Oct. 7, 8, 1950, Sept. 26, 1954; minimum gage height, 2.31 ft

Oct. 7, 8, 1950. 

Remarks. Records good. Records are for flow in main channel only.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 81

7.0

9.0

10.3

272

448

638

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

623

634

627

614

591

559

524

486

436

376

321

278

241

213

191

173

160

146

132

120

110

102

92

86

79

74

73

89

87

83

80

8,401

271

1.18

1.36

Nov.

74

71

67

64

75

94

99

102

100

97

93

90

87

83

78

74

70

67

64

62

62

62

*66

68

76

77

75

73

70

67

2,307

76.9

0.334

0.37

Dec.

64

62

60

81

185

201

268

327

363

387

396

399

398

396

382

358

336

315

293

274

255

242

268

281

300

333

342

341

342

348

344

8,941

288

1.25

1.45

Jan.

330

3l8

307

*292

277

259

241

225

211

199

194

189

181

173

166

161

154

148

142

136

131

128

128

125

121

118

114

110

105

102

99.

5,584

180

0.783

0.90

Feb.

96

92

89

85

81

77

75

*75

76

75

74

71

68

65

63

61

59

57

56

55

54

52

50

49

54

55

54

53

_

1,871

66.8

0.290

0.30

Mar.

51

51

50

48

46

45

46

46

45

44

42

41

40

40

39

37

36

36

37

52

58

*60

56

51

48

46

44

43

44

44

43

1,409

45.5

0.198

0.23

Apr.

41

39

38

36

35

35

34

33

32

32

31

30

29

29

28

28

29

28

28

27

27

27

27

29

29

29

29

28

27

26

923

30.7

0.133

0.15

May

27

27

26

26

*26

25

24

24

24

23

23

22

23

23

22

22

22

21

24

27

26

26

26

25

24

24

23

23

23

22 

22

745

24.0

C.104

0.12

June

22

21

21

28

56

30

29

28

27

26

26

*26

25

25

24

29

28

28

28

28

28

27

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

23

786

26.2

0.114

0.13

July

22

22

21

23

21

21

21

20

25

30

31

3T

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

22

22

21

21

*22

26

27

25

24 

23

755

24.4

0.106

0.12

Aug.

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

22

22

21

20

20

19

20

21

20

20

19

19

20

19

23

22 

22

657

21.2

0.092

0.11

Sept.

2222"

21

20

21

20

*20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

20

20

20

20

562

18.7

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 755 Min 28 Mean 2ol Cfsm 0.874 In. 11.87

Water year 1953-54: Max 634 Mln 17 Mean 90.2 Cfsm O.392 In. 5.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
AUCILLA RIVER BASIN 145

Aucilla River at Lament, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°22', long 83°48', in sec. 26, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., near left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 19, 0.6 mile southeast of Lament.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1-950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.90 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 972 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 9.55 ft); minimum,

 4.S cfs Sept. 10, 11, 20, 21 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 1,640 cfs Apr. 16, 1953 (gage height, 10.64 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 10, 11, 20, 21, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1204: 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.

967 '§48

904 

844

780

714

650

603

574

544

510

475

441

409

378

349

319

295

273

251

229

209

190

173

158

144

142

157

147

135

123

13,035

420

0.618

0.71

Nov.

115

110

106 

100

118

141

142 T35-

133

138

137

135

130

124

119

114

108

102

97

91

86

W

*98

98

105

102

101

100

98

96

3,367

112

0.165

0.18

Dec.

95

92

ITS- 89 

335

399

473

510

518

526

526

522

544

553

525

492

463

437

417

419

458

512

622

697

761

836

844

8^5

808

804

808

16,088

519

0.763

0.88

Jan.

818

829

822

800

768

722

*672

620

574

533

510

487

460

436

417

400

382

363

346

330

318

319

332

327

324

327

329

323

314

305

2_96_

14,803

478

0.703

0.81

Feb.

287

275

262 

252

240

229

220

216

209

200

193

*187

179

172

165

158

155

151

146

142

139

135

129

T3T

156

152

144

150

-

5,184

185

0.272

0.28

Mar.

177

174

165 

156

150

148

147

142

135

129

123

119

115

112

105

99

93

89

10TT

136

138

129

124

126

*124

119

114

110

107

103

98

3,908

126

0.185

0.21

Apr.

91

84

79

74

72

79

73

70

70

64

61

58

56

55

55

55

59

55

51

48

58

59

63

55

49

44

40

37

35

35

1,784

59.5

0.088

0.10

May

39

34

31 

29

*27

25

24

23

21

21

19

19

21

21

19

18

17

17

18

21

19

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

636

20.5

0.030

0.03

June

13

13

13 

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

18

17

14

12

13

13

*13

14

12

12

11

10

I"9.9

21

17

13

12

11

10

390.9

13.0

0.019

0.02

July

10

9.7

9.4

10

12

14

12

10

9.7

12

11

9.7

8.9

9.7

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

8.9

8.6

*7.9

7.4

7.1

6.6

279.9

9.03

0.013

0.02

Aug.

6.4

6.2

5.9 -67S

6.9

6.4

5.9

8.6

17

15

11

8.6

8.4

10

10

8.6

7.6

6.9

6.4

5.9

8.6

13

10

8.1

7.1

6.6

6.9

6.9

8.6

8.1

7.1

259.1

8.36

0.012

0.01

Sept.

6.4 579-

5.4 

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.4

*4.4

4.4

4.6

6.2

6.2

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.8

5.9

6.2

5.7

5.0

5.2

5.9

5.0

4.8

4.6

156.4

5.21

0.0077

0.01

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,630 Min 14 Mean 295 Cfsm 0.434 In. 5.87

Water year 1953-54 : Max 967 Min 4.4 Mean 164 Cfsm 0.241 In. 3.26

Discharge measur nt made on this day. 

ST. MARKS RIVER BASIN

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordville, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°14', long 84°18', in sec. 11, T. 3 S., R. 1 W., on right bank 500 ft 

downstream from head of spring, 6 miles northeast of Crawfordville, and 14 miles south 

of Tallahassee.

Records available.--1917, 1929, 1930 (one measurement in each year), February 1931 to 

June 1932, July 1941 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only).

Gage.--Staff gage readonlywhen discharge measurements are made. Prior to July 17, 1931, 

reference point, and July 17, 1931, to July 27, 1932, water-stage recorder, at same 

site and datum.

Extremes.--1331-32, 1941-54: Maximum discharge measured, 892 cfs Aug. 18, 1948; minimum 

measured, 25.2 cfs June 18, 1931.

Remarks.--Discharge measurements of Wakulla River made at bridge 3 miles below spring and 

of inflow through 2 culverts near head of spring and of McBrides Slough \\ miles be-, 

low spring. The discharge of spring is difference between that of river and the combined inflow at head of spring and slough. Slight tide effect at station.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, wate 

October 1953 to September 1954

year

Date

Nov. 17

Jan. 5

Feb. 11

Mar. 25

May 4

June 14

July 26

Sept. 7

Wakulla River

528

532

McBrides Slough and 

other surface inflow

**15

**20

294 | **10

325 , **2

217

215

237

202

0

0

**5

**!

Difference 

or spring flow

513

512

284

323

217

215

232

201

Field estimate.
146 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 

Ochlockonee River near Thomasvllle, Ga.

Location. Lat 30°52', long 84°03', on downstream side of left bank pier of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 84, 2 miles upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 4 miles 

upstream from Barnetts Creek, 5 miles northwest of Thomasville, Thomas County, and 

6 miles downstream from Little Ochlockonee River.

Drainage area. 550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 133.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Jan. 7, 1947, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 464 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,520 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 14.3 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs Sept. 21.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 72,000 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 29.1 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 2.6 cfs Oct. 17, 18, 1938.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1112: 1937, 1939, 1945(M).

Rating table, , water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.5 

1.0 

1.5

2.4

3.7

7.4

13

32

58

3.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

14.2

169

388

710

1,420

2,540

3,420

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.

2,210 

1,700

1,400

1,140

875

670

485

364

304

259

222

197

178

156

139

131

135

131

131

131

119

108

97

90

83

74

74

*78

74 

70

11,893

384

0.698

0.80

Nov.

65 

61

59

39

90

127

143

151

139

119

104

94

86

81

74

71

68

66

63

62

62

70

135

197

227

227

227

217

192

160

3,496

117

0.213

0.24

Dec.

139 

127

115

TBTJ

455

790

1,570

2,660

3,420

2,930

2,170

1,660

1,900

2,440

2,660

2,540

2,290

2,010

1,600

1,320

1,110

1,010

1,460

1,900

2,440

3,080

3,080

2,860

2,440

2,130

1, 980

56,436

1,821

3.31

3.82

Jan.

2,010 

2,090

2,010

1,840

1,600

1,340

1,140

965

830

750

900

1,060

1,080

1,040

965

900

855

810

750

670

615

600

650

690

670

*635

600

565

545

515 

485

30,175

973

1.77

2.04

Feb.

455 

4T4

388

364

340

328

304

304

304

304

292

292

316

316

281

259

248

248

242

232

237

270

276

286

376

440

455

440

-

9,011

322

0.585

0.61

Mar.

650 

770 750-

*650

545

427

364

340

316

270

237

217

207 248"

340

340

259

207

207

414

545

530

455

376

*328

304

276

254

248

237 

222

11,533

372

0.676

0.78

Apr.

197

178

164

151

151

500

600

545

530

440

388

328

*316

227

174

147

207

242

217

174

151

143

119

111

104

90

90

86

11

82

6,927

231

0.420

0.47

May

97 79"

*57

48

43

38

36

33

30

29

27

26

4T

52

77

83

83

76

86

90

82

66

52

44

38

*34

32

29

35 

36

34

1,614

52.1

0.095

0.11

June

29 

26

24

21

18

17

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

27

23

52

44

36

30

24

*23

24

33

32

72

104

72

932

31.1

0.057

0.06

July

55 

40

30

25

21

21

*18

19

18

30

26

18

15

13

13

12

10

9.7

8.7

8.4

8.2

7.4

777

8.7

13

20

39

24

15 

12

12

577.8

18.6

0.034

0.04

Aug.

9.7 

8.2

8.7

13

13

11

10

11

17

13

11

7.9

7.4

7.2

6.8

*5.8

 572 5.1

5.8

9.2

19

21

20

21

14

11

8.7

7.7

7.4

7.4 

6 . 8

330.0

10.6

0.019

0.02

Sept.

 578 6.0

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.4

4.0

*4.6

5.1

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.0

3.7

4.0

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.2

3.6

3.7

4.2

4.7

4.4

4.6

5.6

*5.1

5.4

5.4 

4.9

140.4

4.68

0.009

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,820 Min 19 Mean 668 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.47

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,420 Mln 3.6 Mean 365 Cfsm 0.664 In. 9.00

Discharge measurement made on this day.
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

Tired Creek near Cairo, Ga.

Location.--Lat 30°54', long 84°16', on left bank 140 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Wolf Creek, 1 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast 

Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles west of Cairo, Grady County.

Drainage area. 55 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 159.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 11 years, 68.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 7.08 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.1 cfs July 21.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 28,100 cfs Apr. 1, 1948 (gage height, 16.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, that of July 21, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1052: 1944.

je-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.7 

1.1 

2.0 

3.0

4.0

64

108

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

6.7

141

195

285

450

800

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

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

50

40

32

28

24

22

19

19

19

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

10 »TT

19

17

14

12

601

19.4

0.353

0.41

Nov.

12

12

12

12

28

60

34

23

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

21

29

86

66

42

38

29

26

24

22

772

25.7

0.467

0.52

Dec.

22

21

2T

63

176

329

905

284

*150

106

84

121

312

430

297

166

114

93

82

78

90

128

496

362

302

364

245

160

137

141

236

6,515

210

3.82

4.40

Jan.

236

160

123

108

100

93

84

78

74

76

129

137

100

82

76

74

74

64

*60

60

60

80

133

98

72

64

60

56

52

50

52

2,765

89.2

1.62

1.87

Feb.

50

47

46

44

42

41

41

46

46

41

40

38

35

35

35

34

38

40

35

35

66

58

44

68

150

82

52

76

-

1,385

49.5

0.900

0.94

Mar.

150

96

58

*46

41

41

48

44

41

38

36

36

35

47

42

34

31

30

49

150

96

48

38

35

33

31

30

48

50

41

35

1,578

50.9

0.925

1.07

Apr.

29

25

23

21

30

120

80

41

30

24

22

20

*18

17

16

16

24

18

15

14

14

27

22

24

17

14

12

11

9.9

9_.3

763.2

25.4

0.462

0.52

May

8.6

8.4

*7.7

7.3

6.8

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.5

14

23

13

9.8

8.3

7.3

7.0

10

10

7.4

6.0

5.0

*4.6

4.3

3.9

3.5

4.0

4.3

4.0

225.5

7.27

0.132

0.15

June

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

2.5

5.3

4.0

3.0

2.7

*2.9

13

7.0

7.6

5.0

3.6

2.9

2 5

99.5

3.32

0.060

0.07

July

2.4

12

6.4

3.8

3.5

4.3

6.3

6.6

7.9

7.2

4.7

3.3

2.4

*2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.1

272

2.2

3.1

50

42

202

148

34

17

11

595.2

19.2

0.349

0.40

Aug.

9.2

8.3

8.7

14

10

7.3

6.3

17

14

9.4

6.8

4.9

4.0

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.5

3.0

*4.1

3.7

11

42

31

11

6.9

5.2

4.3

4.1

3.8

*3.4

2.6

270.3

8.72

0.159

0.18

Sept.

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.5

2.4

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.7

3.5

5.2

3.4

2.6

2.5

5.4

4.1

3.3

2.6

2.6

9.2

773

4.5

3.4

88.0

2.93

0.053

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,320 Mln 3.4 Mean 66.2 cfsm 1.20 In. 16.33

Water year 1953-54: Max 905 Mln 1.1 Mean 42.9 cfsm 0.780 In. 10.59

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record May 27 to June 22, July 21j discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for stations on nearby streams.
148 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

Ochlockonee River near Havana , Fla.

Location. Lat 30°33', long 84°23', in sec. 24, T. 2 N., R. 2 W., on upstream side near 

center of span of bridge on U. S. Highway 90, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 4 miles downstream from Mill Creek, and 5 miles 

southeast of Havana.

Drainage area. 1,020 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 59.16 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 11, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 961 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,450 cfs Dec. 31 (gage height, 25.22 

ft); minimum observed, 23 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 10.95 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge observed, 55,900 cfs Apr. 4, 1948 (gage height, 35.08 

ft); minimum observed, that of Sept. 25, 1954.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 4, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: 1929(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 5 to Aug. 19)

10.9

11.2

11.5

12.0

13.0

21

35

58

108

245

15.0

19.0

23.0

25.0

26.0

595

1,520

2,740

4,210

5,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September'1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,910

2,150

2,340

2,500 

2,460

2,270

1,950

1,500

1,040

755

605

521

456

419

377

344

319

295

296

298

290

276

262

246

232

218

206

222

206

200

199

25,362

818

0.802

0.92

Nov.

189

180

173

171 

175

197

239

309

319

306

282

258

236

218

203

194

*186

179

173

168

172

169

238

278

375

414

426

418

392

368

7,605

254

0.249

0.28

Dec.

346

316

290

275. 

375

621

1,110

1,400

1,700

2,030

2,340

2,800

3,700

4,180

4,030

3,920

3,830

3,930

3,860

3,620

3,310

3,050

3,030

2,720

2,590

2,740

3,060

3,560

4,120

4,420

4,450

81,723

2,636

2.58

2.98

Jan.

4,180

3,840

3,500

3,280 

3,130

*3,000

2,810

2,600

2,370

2,190

2,120

2,000

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,890

1,840

1,760

1,670

1,580

1,500

1,420

1,370

1,330

1,360

1,380

1,350

1,310

1,240

1,160

1.090

63,970

2,064

2.02

2.33

Feb.

1,040

996

949

897 

848

804

761

734

711

*702

700

688

661

637

635

637

617

591

575

569

569

631

655

663

765

861

934

956

_

20,786

742

0.727

0.76

Mar.

996

1,070

1,220

1,290 

1,270

1,170

1,040

916

817

759

700

641

585

555

577

655

677

659

589

653

804

974

1,020

*974

850

725

647

609

605

609

599

25,255

815

0.799

0.92

Apr.

563

513

458

418 

387

385

513

811

923" 932

883

774

647

553

467

431

389

346

356

378

364

330

304

317

298

275

260

233

215

200

13,923

464

0.455

0.51

May

187

173

*169

172 

158

142

131

122

113

107

100

95

96

96

106

138

141

146

142

140

136

140

138

128

114

102

94

89

112" 88

112

3,927

127

0.125

0.14

June

116

122

114

97 

85

78

73

68

63

60

73

59

54

*52

51

91

91

149

TI8

102

99

97

86

80

81

115

99

91

85

101

2,650

88.3

0.087

0.10

July

141

128

109

93 

97

146

142

107

150

142

114

97

86

81

73

66

62

64

63

59

55

53

50

W

60

140

320

*266

256

248

182

3,697

119

0.117

0.13

Aug.

128

104

86

78 

70

65

64

60

55

62

62

59

54

48

44

40

39

36

35

54

40

36

54

53

66

72

63

55

48

46

41

1,797

58.0

0.057

0.07

Sept.

37

34

31

29 

28

27

26

26

*25

26

24

24

26

26

25

28

29

26

26

25

24

26

26

25

23.

24

28

30

26

24

804

26.8

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,840 Min 80 Mean 1,059 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.09

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,450 Min 23 Mean 689 Cfsm 0.675 In. 9.17

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 149

Little River near Qulncy, Pla.

Location.--Lat 30°35', long 84 0 30', In sec. 12, T. 2 N., R.'3 W., near right batik at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 12, 0.5 mile southwest of Shady Rest, 1.1 miles 

downstream from confluence of Wlllocoochee and Attapulgus Creeks, and 4^- miles east 

of Quincy.

Drainage area. 250 sq ml, approximately. 

Records availably.--April 1950 to September 1954. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,220 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 11.90 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 13, 14.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 3,480 cfs Sept. 1, 1950 (gage height, 13.69 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 13, 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second;

Oct. 1 to Dec. 8

2.2 60

3.0 111

7.0 516

9.0 858

10.0 1,180

12.0 2,290

Dec. 9 to Sept. 30

1.0 16 3.0 125 

1.5 33 5.0 295 

2.0 58 7.0 516

Note.--Same as preceding table above 7.0 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.

340

273

221

193

172

143

121

107

100

99

93

88

83

79

76

75

77

86

82

75

71

68

66

64

63

61

69

125

131

106

87

3,495

113

0.452

0.52

Nov.

78

74

73

72

95

203

220

176

135

107

93

86

82

78

77

77

77

*76

75

78

113

149

357

395

371

307

268

201

158

133

4,484

149

0.596

0.67

Dec.

123

117

166" 112

418

582

982

2.060

1,530

973

565

412

610

991

1,600

1,380

934

573

395

340

366

438

796

1,190

1,540

1,350

1,200

1,040

790

590

543

24,706

797

3.19

3.68

Jan.

538

540

498

432

382

*348

324

303

290

291

441

476

447

388

335

311

297

283

271

263

259

282

373

385

349

308

280

263

253

236

230

10,676

344

1.38

1.59

Feb.

228

220

214

208

199

194

' 190

193

197

*196

190

185

175

170

168

167

T69

169

170

170

240

260

234

242

359

386

328

280

-

6,101

218

0.872

0.91

Mar.

410

454

396

290

234

206

228

230

214

197

184

177

175

227

272

223

180

162

184

392

466

393

272

*211

180

167

159

200

233

228

214

7,758

250

1.00

1.15

Apr.

179

150

136

127

119

135

207

240

243

183

123

109

108

123

109

95

108

108

97

86

78

83

110

98

84

78

74

70

64

59

3,583

119

0.476

0.53

Hay

55

53

*51

51

48

45

43

41

40

39

39

38

46

53

58

55

50

46

43

59

70

57

48

42

39

3638-

39

77

82

87

1,568

50.6

0.202

0.23

June

62

50

43

38

34

31

29

28

27

2£

30

49

51

*39

38

72

108

130

107

93

70

52

42

36

37

57

7043'

36

32

1,560

52.0

0.208

0.23

July

39

40

31

29

37

55

52

39

71

74

55

45

35

31

28

28

27

28

28

25

23

21

25

86

60

125

450

*3lT

216

139 

84

2,337

75.4

0.302

0.35

Aug.

56

47

48

51

56

62

48

37

51

53

44

35

30

28

25

24

23

22

22

11

23

67

75

49

37

45

51

39

39 

40

51

1,299

41.9

0.168

0.19

Sept.

35

27

23

21

21

20

19

19

*19

19

20

19

18

16

13

23

28

27

27

24

22

24

25

24

26

33

41

35

30 

26

729

24.3

0.097

0.11

Calendar year 1953; Max 2,200 Hln 26 Mean 276 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.96

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,060 Hln 16 Mean 187 Cfsm 0.748 In. 10.16

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Dee. 8 (6:30 a.m.) 2,220 cfs (11.90 ft)j Dec. 15 (3 p.m.) 1,700 

cfs (11.07 ft); Dec. 25 (12 m.) 1,560 cfs (10.83 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
150

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

Telogia Creek near Bristol, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°25'35" ) long 84°55'40", in sec. 3, T. I S., R. 7 W., near left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 20, 600 ft upstream from White Branch and 

3 miles east of Bristol.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 99.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Florida State Road Department benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height, 7.00 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 4,080 cfs Mar. 20, 1951 (gage height, 8.35 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

56

104

177

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

305

555

791

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

254

248

265

217

172

137

123

112

105

108

108

98

98

97

94

88

100

154

138

105

99

94

87

84

87

85

140

283

286

228

160

4,454

144

1.11

1.27

Nov.

110

102

94

96

123

187

206

169

122

110

108

100

94

94

93

 91

91

92

89

97

163

269

442

541

498

334

240

176

144

126

5,201

173

1.33

1.49

Dec.

122

119

112

207

391

618

872

831

601

398

292

299

445

837

1,030

671

440

329

275

249

294

384

706

1.080

785

585

552

474

391

356

360

15,105

487

3.75

4.32

Jan.

371

365

307

270

*257

237

226

214

208

209

284

362

389

319

257

227

218

210

198

191

187

234

319

358

332

252

208

205

253

257

198

8,122

262

2.02

2.32

Feb.

184

176

160

154

150

143

141

142

*147

139

*133

135

130

124

124

122

121

121

119

120

158

187

175

166

244

307

281

206

_

------

4,509

161

1.24

1.29

Mar.

260

296

260

169

139

128

147

167

145

127

119

114

114

120

146

151

119

104

12T

276

391

387

*179

129

116

110

106

129

201

253

201

5,430

175

1.35

1.55

Apr.

149

118

106

101

106

117

112

100

92

104

173

114

92

94

120

112

112

122

96

82

81

84

76

105

201

150

124

98

85

78

3,304

110

0.846

0.95

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,060 Hln 30 Mean 182

May

74

72

89

*74

74

70

63

59

61

58

55

55

58

58

59

61

60

54

61

84

76

63

60

57

52

57

56

56

69

196

150

2,191

70.7

0.544

0.63

June

103

79

68

59

56

53

52

48

50

50

57

75

82

71

*56

91

95

88

104

97

110

74

66

70

69

79

63

56

49

52

2,122

70.7

0.544

0.61

July

48

46

46

51

52

60

56

52

68

98

125

94

72

62

57

84

92

72

63

52

52

52

49

49

76

194

*176

122

93

68 

56

2,337

75.4

0.580

0.67

Aug.

52

60

52

51

56

50

46

55

61

5F

55

48

44

57

50

44

39

43

40

39

37

44

42

40

42

48

45

39

40

45 

38

1,457

47.0

0.362

0.42

Sept.

39

40

37

32

32

32

31

*31

32

35

37

32

29

28

35

43

44

42

39

38

34

32

34

33

31

35

87

55

54

49

1,152

38.4

0.295

0.33

Cfsm 1.40 m. 18.95

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,O8O Hin 28 Mean 152 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.85

Peak discharge (base, 1,5OO cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 151

Chattahoochee River near Leaf, Ga.

Location. Lat 34=35', long 83°38', on left bank 700 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 115, 15 miles east of Leaf, White County, 2| miles downstream from Blue Creek, 

3 miles upstream from Soque River, 1\ miles southeast of Cleveland, and at mile 405.6.

Drainage area.--ISO sq mi.

Records available.--May to December 1907 (fragmentary), February 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,219.47 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 8 to Dec. 31, 1907, staff gage at 

site 700 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1940-54), 396 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 11.2 ft); 

minimum daily, 82 cfs Sept. 28, 29.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 13.6 ft); minimum daily, 72 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

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

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by milldams above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5

71

120

245

480

3.0 

5.0 

8.2

775

2,400

5,960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

177 168"

160

154

148

142

140

140

138

140

132

132

130

142

154

140

132

130

130

125

125

125

125

T5o~ 120

122

165

*157

140

132 

130

4,315

139

0.927

1.07

Nov.

125

122

122

122

122

122

120

120

120

118

120

118

118

118

118

116

114

TT4

116

156

438

362

413

241

230

194

177

171

160

157

4,964

165

1.10

1.23

Dec.

151

145

TW

716

413

518

586

365

1,500

1,310-

586

1,120

737

980

639

508

428

379

356

337

449

502

475

404

370

346

328

318

318

*360 

328

16,196

522

3.48

4.01

Jan.

310

300

305

287

279

270

£66

262

253

258

287

258

'249" 245

449

5,850

1,160

750

622

558

2,130

4,000

2,200

1,200

940

740

680

630

580

550 

530

27,398

884

5.89

6.79

Feb.

510

500

480

470

460

440

430

420

410

*418

428

408

394

389

384

394

470

394

i.'Sso" 379

2,120

639

541

508

470

454

428

592

-

15,560

556

3.71

3.86

Mar.

762

558

581

524

496

475

454

438

433

418

413

408 405"

682

491

444

423

418

552

669

524

475

480

*569

581

663

854

854

675

622 

744

17,088

551

3.67

4.23

Apr.

854

663

604

564

535

598

775

750

669

581

564

530

518

524

508

639

706

592

541

513

502

491

480

49"6 475

480

541

564

586

518

17,361

579

3.86

4.31

May

513 HiF

480

459

*428

413

408

399

389

384

374

351

370

475

404

374

360

365

384

374

365

360

351

332

300

'256 296

296

341

323 

300

11,750

379

2.53

2.92

June

700

706

530

449

389

351

337

314

300

292

292

310

292

300

*296

370

910

524

404

360

332

314

305

292

274

270

258

249

241

237

11,198

373

2.49

2.78

July

287

230

230

237

230

222

215

207

269

258

348

24T

222

218

211

200

197

190

222

237

190

197

187

174

168

177

184

197

*174

162 

T52

6,673

215

1.43

1.65

Aug.

197

168

162

157

145

142

157

142

196

184

151

138

142

135

152

130

125

118 120"

120

177

174

157

171

205

148

142

138

140

140 

122

4,695

151

1.01

1.16

Sept.

116

114

112

112

103

101

*99

96

99

105

120

T6

97

96

94

93

94

94

89

89

91

94

89

86

85

83

86

82

82

jtTTPf *85

2,882

96.1

0.641

0.72

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,970 Min 105 Mean 360 Cfsm 2.40 In. 32.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,850 Min 82 Mean 384 Cfsm 2.56 In. 34.73

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfa).--Dee. 9 (6 p.m.) 3,190 cfs (5.8 ft); Jan. 16 (10 a.m.) 10,200 

cfs (11-2 ft); Jan. 22 (time unknown) 6,220 cfs (8.4 ft); Feb. 20 (8 p.m.) 4,980 cfs (7.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 22 to Feb. 9; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

Chestatee River near Dahlonega and Chattahoochee River near Gainesville.

389020 O - 56 - 11
152 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Chattahoochee River near Gainesville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°20', long 83°52', on right bank 1,100 ft upstream from State Highway 53, 

half a mile upstream from Eddie Creek, 3| miles downstream from Little River, 4 miles 

northwest of Gainesville, Hall County, 6 miles upstream from Chestatee River, and at 

mile 368.8.

Drainage area.--559 sq mi.

Records available. June 1901 to December 1903, April 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 974.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 26, 1901, to Dec. 31, 1903, chain gage 

at site 2j miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 28, 1937, to Dec. 31, 1938, staff 

gage at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at present datura.

Average discharge. 17 years (1937-54), 1,184 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,400 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 18.8 ft); 

minimum daily, 215 cfs Sept. 26.

1901-3, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 45,800 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 26.2 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum daily, that of Sept. 26, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 922: Drainage area. WSP 952: 1940(P). WSP 1234: 1946-48.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 11 to Mar. 31)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

1.3 370

2.0 950

4.0 2,550

6.0

10.0

13.2

4,300

8,400

12,600

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5

170

470

2.0 

4.0

860

2,550

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 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

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

666 '555"

658

556

530

590

581

572

572

572

498

482

547

556

649

606

590

490

474

530

538

530

530 

530

466

442 530"

606

606

581

572

17,308

558

0.998

1.15

Nov.

490

*458

530

530

538

547

547

490

466

522

530

530

530

530

474

330" 450

530

530

556

1,110

1,030

1.470 

950

810

768

726

692

564

530

18,958

632

1.13

1.26

Dec.

615

10"6~ 606

2,070

1,910

2,070

1,790

1,270

1,700

*4.970

1,990

3,490

3,140

3,230

2,310

1,670

1,390

1,190

1,070

990

1,070

1,350

1,390 

1,190

1,070

1,030

950

926

1,110

1,190

1,070

50,423

1,627

2.91

3.36

Jan.

950

918

918

942

886

862

836

810

802

717

810

853

802

794

910

12,500

11,300

2,890

2,150

1,790

3,220

9,160

12,400 

3,850

*2,980

2,470

2,230

2,070

1,910

1,830

1,670

87,230

2,814

5.03

5.80

Feb.

1,590

1,510

1,470

1,430

1,350

1,270

1,270

*1,230

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,070

1,050

1,630

1,030

1,270

1,110

1,030

1,660

4,800

2,150

1,710 

1,550

1,470

1,350

1,270

1,510

40,800

1,457

2.61

2.72

Mar.

2,470

1,790

1,670

1,630

1,470

1,390

1,350

1,310

1,270

1,230

1,230

1,190

1.190

2,150

1,590

1,350

1,270

1,230

1,390

2,150

1,590

*1,190

1,350 

1,430

1,630

1,670

2,740

5,760

2,230

1,910

1,910

51,750

1,669

2.99

5.45

Apr.

3,670

2,500

1,910

1,740

1,660

1,660

2,640

2,040

2,550

1,780

1,700

1,620

1,530

1,530

1,490

1,490

1,960

1,660

1,530

1,440

1,360

1,360

1,520 

1,700

2,210

1,620

1,490

1,440

1,490

1,620

55,510

1,784

5.19

5.56

May

1,560

1,560

1,560

1.530

1,320

*1,230

1,230

1,190

1,230

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,320

1,320

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,010

996 

988

964

940

924

916 i,i5oo~

980

916

55,104

1,152

2.03

2.34

June

996

2,120

1,320

1,520

1,100

1,020

980

948

892

876

884

940

844

*860

900

1,060

1,490

1,870

1,100

980

916

884

852 

856

804

772

752

740

752

708

30,476

1,016

1.82

-2.05

July

716

748

716

598

644

652

660

652

908

854

660

716

660

628

660

644

628

508

515

620

605

612

605 

582

485

462

*597

560

545

558

530

19,539

650

1.15

1.30

Aug.

522

508

515

485

478

455

485

425

462

582

515

470

455

470

380

455" 365

418

425

440

440

462

478 

590

668

522

470

462

462

572

418

14,624

472

0.844

0.97

Sept.

595

588

*580

580

305

252

320

355

342

452

372

320

*298

550

550

558

555

505

282

275

555

542

335 

335

275

215

*Z?S

282

312

320

9,747

325

0.581

0.65

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,600 Mln 394 Mean 1,194 Cfsra 2.14 In. 29.00

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,500 Mln 215 Mean 1,177 Cfsra 2.11 In. 28.59

Peak discharge (base. 9,000 cfa). Jan. 17 (1 a.m.) 21,400 cfs (18.8 ft); Jan. 25 (5 a.m.) 17,000 

cfs (16.3 ft).*

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 153

Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°32', long 83°56', on left bank 250 ft upstream from Bearden Bridge on 

State Highway 43, 2 miles downstream from Ballplay Creek, 2^ miles east of Dahlonega, 

Lumpkin County, and 3^ miles upstream from Yahoola Creek.

Drainage area.--153 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to December 1931, April 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,128.6 ft above mean sea level (levels 

ETy Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 342 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 17.6 ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs Sept. 29.

1929-31, 1940-54: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 22.1 

ft); minimum daily, 49 cfs Oct. 4, 1931, Oct. 26, 1941.

Flood of Aug. 12, 1907, reached a stage of about 25 ft, from information by local 

resident. Plow increased by failure of dam above station.

Remarks.--Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at times caused by milldam above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11 Nov. 12 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.5

102

165

.9 

1.2 

1.6

50

63

92

148

244

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.7

670

1,370

2,220

3,180

5,510

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.

160

TBT

142

138

134

132

123

123

123

121

119

117

115

117

129

123

117

115

113

113

112

112

112

110

108

108

138

142

125

117

113

3,822

123

0.804

0.93

Nov.

113

112

112

112

112

113

113

115

115

115

117

118

118

117

117

117

115

111

109

T3?

300

292

332

T5T

196

170

152

144

138

136

4,357

145

0.948

1.06

Dec.

132

130

TBT

531

345

390

465

297

*1.550

1,230

555

950

670

862

585

465

387

345

312

294

405

495

480

405

354

324

300

300

405

366

324

14,567

470

3.07

3.54

Jan.

300

286

297

278

264

255

244

239

234

236

266

239

'228" 228

473

5.480

1,230

775

618

555

1,580

2,580

1,780

1,090

862

722

688

600

555

525

495

24,202

781

5.10

5.88

Feb.

465

450

435

420

405

390

378

369

360

*354

354

345

330

330

524

333

405

333

324

663

722 TSo"

420

405

384

363

348

465

-

11,354

406

2.65

2.76

Mar.

570

450

480

435

405

390

375

363

354

351

348

345

357

618

435

390

375

363

532

585

480

435

*435

465

450

525

722

740 '55B"

540

688

14,616

471

3.08

3.55

Apr.

'555 810

525

480

450

495

555

525

495

450

435

420

405

420

390

495

555

465

420

405

390

381

390

390

390

387

369

357 390"

375

13,599

453

2.96

3.30

May

360

351

405 390"

*342

327

318

312

300

294

292

283

312

405

339

309

292

289

283

280

266

258

252

250

244

241

239" 239

311

292

244

9,319

301

1.97

2.27

June

297

455" 420

351

292

266

252

239

231

223

231

286

221

213

*297

372

303

266

244

228

216

206

201

196

187

182

177

170

161

157

7,490

250

1.63

1.82

July

155

159

163

170

155

157

144

140

247

221

266

T72

157

150

150

142

140

134

138

132

140

184

148

136

130

132

148

150

*130

120 12"0"

4,830

156

1.02

1.18

Aug.

155

122

118

111

104

104

109

102

180

134

111

102

106

102

102

95

89

86

8490"

136

138

113

122

155

111

120

130

150

118

100

3,599

116

0.758

0.87

Sept.

94

90

86

84

82

82

*80

80

84

99

-Se- 109

as

80

78

77

76

76

74

73

71

70

70

69

67

64

63

62

60 * & > ^D£

2,331

77.7

0.508

0.57

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,320 Mln 94 Mean 326 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28.94

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,480 Mln 60 Mean 313 Cfam 2.05 In. 27.73

Peak discharge (base. 2,600 cfs).--Jan. 16 (9 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (17.6 ft); Jan. 22 (3 p.m.) 3,630 

cfs (9.9 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
154 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River near Buford, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°08', long 84 0 06', at downstream end of left bank pier of bridge on 

 State Highway 20, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Dave Creek, 4 miles downstream 

from Bald Ridge Creek, 5 miles west of Buford, Gwinnett County, and at mile 345.7.

Drainage area. 1,060 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June to December 1901 (gage heights only), January 1942 to September 

1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 905.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 24 to Dec. 21, 1901, staff gage at site 

1,000 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 27, 1942, to Dec. 3, 1944, staff gage, 

and Dec. 4, 1944, to Dec. 31, 1947, water-stage recorder, at site 1,000 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1942-54), 2,236 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,900 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 25.9 ft); 

minimum, 373 cfs Sept. 27.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 55,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 32.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting, on 

basis of peak flows passing upstream and downstream stations; minimum, 342 cfs 

Sept. 10, 1951.

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.

1.230 

1,150

1,090

1,040

910

910

960

935

910

935

910

810

835

885 

925

1,040

935

910 

785

810

860

860

835 

835

810

T50~ 735

910 

985

910

835

28,300

913

0.861

0.99

Nov.

860 

760

760

*835

835

835

835

810

760

760

810

810

810

810 

810

75E" 735

810 

810

835

1,200

1,910

2.100 

1,850

1,940

1,280

1,180

1,120 

1,040

910

30, 555

1,018

0.960

1.07

Dec.

935

960

1,940

3,920

2,240

2,710

2,500

2,040

8,430

4,770

4,580

6,860

5,620 

5,060

3,160

2,570

2,240 

2,040

1,850

1,910

2,430

2,710 

2,430

2,100

1,980

1,850

*1,790 

2,170

2,570

2,170

89,495

2,887

2.72

3.14

Jan.

1,980 

1,850

1,790

1,790

1,730

1,670

1,620

1,560

1,500

1,450

1,500

1,620

1,500

1,450 

1,620

13,200

25.600

8,480 

4,390

3,570

4,300

12,200

18,900 

10,600

*5,530

4,390

3,830

3,480 

3,160

2,860

2,710

151,830

4,898

4.62

5.33

Feb.

2,570 

2,500

2,430

2,300

2,240

2,170

2,040

2,040

*1,980

1,980

1,910

1,910

1,850

1,790 

1,790

1,790

1,980

1,980 

1,790

2,170

6,860

3,740

2,710 

2,360

2,300

2,100

2,040

2,240

65, 560

2,341

2.21

2.30

Mar.

3,660 

3,000

2,570

2,300

2,300

2,170

2,040

2,040

2,040

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

2,860 

2,710

2,170

2,040

1,910 

2,170

3,480

2,710

2,300

*2,170 

2,300

2,430

2,710

3,830

7.240 

4,610

3,160

3,160

83,120

2,681

2.53

2.92

Apr.

6.290 

4,016

3,160

2,860

2,710

2,570

3,160

3,480

3,480

2,860

2,570

2,570

2,430

2,300 

2,300

2,300

3,000

2,710 

2,430

2,300

2,170

2,170

2.040 

2,430

3,000

2,570

2,300

2,170 

2,170 

2 300

82,810

2,760

2.60

2.90

May

2,170 

2,040

2,170

2.430

2,040

*1,910

1,910

1,910

1,790

1,790

1,670

1,670

1,790

2,170 

2,170

1,910

1,790

1,670 

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,560

1,560 

1,560

1,560

1,450

1,450

1,450 

1,560

1,560

1,450

55,170

1,780

1.68

1.94

June

1,450 

2,570

2,360

2,170

1,850

1,620

1,560

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,560

*1,450

*1,710 

1,560

*1,670

1,850

2,640 

1,910

1,560

1,450

1,370

1,280 

1,310

1,230

1,180

1,120

1,090 

1,060 

1,010

47,290

1,576

1.49

1.66

July

1,010 

1,040

1,090

985

910

960

960

960

1,010

1.790

1,200

1,180

1,040

960 

985

960

910

885 

760

835

885

985

1,040 

910

835

710

*910

910 

860 

810

835

30, 120

972

0.917

1.06

Aug.

785 

810

760

710

685

660

660

685

760

1,180

910

785

710

735 

685

B55" 585

635 

660

620

660

885

810 

785

1.250

985

835

785 

885 

785

710

23,970

773

0.729

0.84

Sept.

710 §55-

*630

620

595

483

449

525

»530

585

625

580

*488

449 

510

515

530

488 

465

425

429

515

525 

506

492

405

 385

381 

4BT 

461

15,409

514

0.485

0.54

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,700 Mln 568 Mean 2,059 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.36

Water year 1953-54: Max 25,600 Mln 381 Mean 1,928 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.69

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 ef s). Dec. 10 (5 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (15.2 ft); Jan. 17 (1 p.m.) 28,900 

cfs (25.9 ft) } Jan. 23 (7 p.m.; 20,800 cfs (22.4 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 155

Chattahoochee River near Roswell, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°00', long 84°20', on right bank ij miles upstream from Big Creek and 

bridge on U. S. Highway 19, 2 miles southeast of Roswell, Fulton County, and at mile 

318.8.

Drainage area.--1.230 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . October 1941 to September 1954.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 849.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--13 years, 2,392 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 17.7 ft); minimum, 344 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 56,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 23.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of computation of 

peak flow over Morgan Falls Dam 6 miles below station; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 

1954.

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

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Nov. 23, Apr. 27 to July 3)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

2.2 820

3.0 1,330

6.0 4,100

10.0 9.520

14.0 17,400

16.4 23,900

1.4 

2.0

300

630

4.0 

5.5

2,130

3,550

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.5 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.

1.290

1,190

1,120

1,090

1,060

970

940

940

910

910

910

880 

850 

OTO" 820

1,000

1,000

970

910

850

820

880

910

880

880

880

820

*850 

970

1,000 

970

29,350

947

0.770

0.89

Nov.

940

910

850

BSD" 820

880

880

880

880

850

820

850 

850 

850

850

850

850

820

850

850

940

1,720

1,880

2,350

1,560

1,260

1,150

1,060 

1,000

*940

31,020

1,034

0.841

0.94

Dec.

880 '5475'

940

2,200

4,320

2,7SO

2,330

2,960

2,100

6,010

7,080

4,320 

7.660 

5,990

5,990

3,660

2,780

2,420

2,100

1,920

1,920

2,190

2,690

2,690

2,240

2,020

1,880

1,800 

2,020

*2,690

2,510

94,030

3,033

2.47

2.85

Jan.

2,150

1,970

1,840

1,840

1,760

1,680

1,640

1,560

1,520

1,520

1.440

1,560 

1,560 

1,440

1,480

10,600

19,400

*25,900

6,650

3,880

3,660

10,200

15,600

19,200

7,760

4,870

4,100

3,770 

3,450

3,250

3,050

167,700

5,410

4.40

5.07

Feb.

*2,870

2,780

2,690

2,600

2,510

2,420

2,330

2,240

2,200

2,150

2,100

2,150 

2,060 

1,970

1.920

1,920

2,100

2,330

2,020

2,150

5.580

5,470

3,150

2,690

2,510

2,380

2,240

2,330

-- --

71,860

2,566

2.09

2.18

Mar.

*3, 660

3,770

2,870

2,780

2,600

2,420

2,330

2,240

2,200

2,150

2,100

2,060 

2,100 

2,690

3,550

2,600

2,330

2,200

2,240

3,250

3,450

2,780

2,510

2,510

2,690

3,050

3,450

7, 660 

5,470

3,880

*3,440

93,030

3,001

2.44

2.81

Apr.

5.860

5, 730

3,880

3,330

3,020

2,840

2,930

4,100

3,440

3,550

2,930

2,750 

2,660 

2,570

2,660

2,570

2,930

3,220

2,750

2,570

2,480

2.590

2,390

2,480

2,930

3,330

2,570

2,390 

2,390

2,480

92,120

3,071

2.50

2.79

May

2,390

2,300

2,3OO

2.570

2,480

2,130

2,050

2,050

2,010

1,930

*1,890

1,850 

1,970 

2,300

2,480

1,260

2,010

1,930

1,930

1,890

1,850

1,770

1,730

1,690

1,690

1,650

1,610

1.570 

1,610

1,770

1,730

61,390

1,980

1.61

1.86

June

1,610

2,010

2,950

2,210

2,130

1,810

1,650

1,570

1,530

1,450

*1,410

1,770 

1,610 

1,410

1,970

1,810

1,930

2,570

2,660

1,890

1,650

1,490

1,450

1,410

1,370

1,290

1,250

1,170 

1,140

*1.100

51,250

1,708

1.39

1.55

July

1,060

1,060

1,140

1,200

1,100

1,000

920

900

1,000

1,100

1,300

1.600 

1,300 

1,100

1,200

1,100

1,100

1,000

920

860

'SOU 800

1,000

1,100

1,000

940

860

900 

960

910

660

32,110

1,036

0.842

0.97

Aug.

870

*855

869

827

778

738

720

738

785

1,250

1,100

925 

792 

757

750

702

735" 614

813

714

690

785

876

827

960

1,170

890

792 

827

848

*708

25,702

829

0.674

0.78

Sept.

~G52 690

630

602

592

564

465

*448

509

520

575

597 

553 

*482

460

509

520

531

492

465

*416

426

476

482

460

438

372

*350 355"

416

15,047

502

0.408

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,700 Mln 655 Mean 2,270 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.07

Water year 1953-54: Max 23,900 Mln 350 Mean 2,095 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.15

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 cfs). Jan. 18 (6 a.m.) 28,100 cfs (17.7 ft); Jan. 24 (12 m.) 

20,700 cfs [1573 ftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 4 to Aug. Ij discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Buford and at Atlanta.
156 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Chattahoochee River at Atlanta,

Location.--Lat 33°52' , long 84°27' , on left bank 20 ft upstream from Pace Ferry Bridge 

at Atlanta, Fulton County, 1 mile downstream from Rotten Wood Creek, 2| miles upstream 

from Peachtree Creek, and at mile 303.0.

Drainage area. 1,450 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1928 to December 1931, November 1936 to September 1954. Prior 

to October 1951, published as "near Vlnlngs."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 750.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Aug. 3, 1928, to Dec. 31, 1931, water-stage 

recorder, and Nov. 15, 1936, to Mar. 8, 1937, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1928-31, 1937-54), 2,576 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,400 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 19.3 ft); minimum daily, 346 cfs Sept. 28, 29.

1928-31, 1936-54: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 28.0 

ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 28, 29, 1954.

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

Considerable - - diurnal - - - fluctuation - . . - caused .... by Morg ^an Fallg hy(jr0eieC tric plant 9-| miles

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1932.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 2 to Apr. 17, June 4 to July 10)

1.7 

2.2 

3.0

335

620

1,310

4.0

12.0

18.3

2,450

15,000

24,900

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.

1,460

1,310

1,200

1,120

1,080

948

966

1,000

966

948

957 

957

850

874

966

1,020

1,060

1,000

975

834

874

906

930

898

882

882

802

*890 

1,030

1,040

1,000

30,625

988

0.681

0.79

Nov.

984

939

834 850"

914

948

948

957

914

882

850 

930

906

906

930

939

842

850

922

939

1,060

1,610

2,060

2,510

1,780

1,510

1,360

1,270 

1,230

1,110

33,484

1,116

0.770

0.86

Dec.

993

1,060

1,110

2,750

4,500

3,620

2,680

3,300

2,520

4,630

8,150 

4,660

7,300

7,300

6,620

4,660

3,300

2,750

2,380

2,180

2,180

2,380

2,980

2,980

2,520

2,240

2,120

2,060 

2,310

*3,220

2 , 980

104,433

3,369

2.32

2.68

Jan.

2,450

2,240

2,120

2,060

2,000

1,940

1,880

1,830

1,720

1,780

1,660 

1,780

1,780

1,660

1,720

12 , 900

17,500

*24,900

11,300

4,820

4,500

10,900

15,600

18 , 900

12,500

5,620

4,820

4,500 

4,020

3,700

3,460

188,560

6,083

4.20

4.84

Feb.

*3,300

3,140

3,060

2,820

2,820

2,750

2,600

2,520

2,450

2,450

2,450 

2,450

2,380

2,310

2,240

2,240

2,520

2,680

2,380

2,820

5,300

a7.000

a5,000

a3,500

a3,000

a2,800

a2,700

a2,700

-------

84,380

3,014

2.08

2.17

Mar.

*a4,000

4,340

3,300

2,980

2,900

2,600

2,450

2,310

2,240

2,240

2,180 

2,120

2,120

2,750

3,860

2,750

2,380

2,240

2,310

3,140

4,020

2,900

2,600

2,600

2,750

3,300

4,020

7,150 

6,620

4,340

*3,860

99,350

3,205

2.21

2.55

Apr.

5,460

6,620

4,500

3,700

3,220

3,060

3,060

4,340

3,700

4,020

3,140 

3,060

2,900

2,820

2,820

2,900

3,060

3,780

3,140

2,820

2,680

2,600

2,520

2,520

3,060

3,780

2,900

2,600 

2,680

2,750

100,210

3,340

2.30

2.57

May

2,750

2,520

2,520

2,820

2,820

2,380

2,240

2,240

2,180

2,120

2,060 

2,060

*2,520

2,820

2,900

2,600

2,310

2,120

2,180

2,120

2,060

2,000

1,940

1,940

1,880

1,880

1,830

1,780 

1,830

2,000

2,000

69,420

2,239

1.54

1.78

June

1,830

1,940

5,700

2,600

2,520

2,060

1,880

1,780

1,720

1,610

1,560 

1,940

1,780

1,610

2,060

2,120

2,120

2,750

3,540

2,120

1,850

1,660

1,560

1,510

1,510

1,410

1,510

1,280 

1,210

*1,180

57,700

1,925

1.55

1.48

July

1,150

1,210

1,250

1,200

1,070

1,020

1,010

1,220

1,200

1,500

1,850 

1,290

1,290

1,190

1,260

1,120

1,060

1,050

959

866

866

1,050

1,140

1,140

1,020

914

966

1,050 

984

957 

890

34,442

1,111

0.766

0.88

Aug.

957

882

*890

802

754

746

690

730

762

1,170

1,200 

922

818

730

758

758

648

599

1,040

786

714

750

906

854

866

1,240

948

794 

802

858 

*738

26,052

840

0.579

0.67

Sept.

654

641

620

584

572

560

467

*418

489

512

556 

578

542

484

450

494

518

518

500

484

412

406

462

472

467

450

406

*546 

546

401

14,769

492

0.539

0.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 17,300 Mln 634 Mean 2,518 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.58

Water year 1953-54: Max 24,900 Mln 346 Mean 2,311 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.65

Peak discharge (base. 15,000 efs).--Jan. 18 (5 p.m.) 27,400 cfs (19.5 ft); Jan. 24 (7 p.m.) 19,900 

cfs (15.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Roswell.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 157

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°46', long 84°37', on right bank 400 ft upstream from Blair Bridge, 

3 miles southeast of Austell, Cobb County, and 5| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 246 sq ml.

Records available. May 1904-to December 1905, November to December 1913, March 1937 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 857.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 6, 1904, 

to Dec. 31, 1905, and Nov. 3 to Dec. 27, 1913, staff gage at site 2* miles upstream 

at different datum. Mar. 24 to Nov. 29, 1937, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1937-54), 307 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,490 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 10.4 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 30.

1904-5, 1913, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 7,970 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 

18.4 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Flood of July 8, 1916, reached a stage of about 20.0 ft, from information by local 

resident (discharge, 8,980 cfs, from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting.

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)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 19 Sept. 20-30

-0.9

-.4

-.1

0.0

.5

3.3 

5.3

11

21

25

60

0.9 

1.5 

2.0 

8.0 

10.0

106

222

356

2,480

3,310

-0.7

-.6

-.5

-.4

2.5 

3.6 

5.2 

7.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

140

119

105

95

87

*85

81

78

77

76

74

72

69

68

69

74

73

71

70

69

68

66

65

65

63

62

65

73

74

72

70

2,395

77.3

0.314

0.36

Nov.

70

69

69

68

69

71

71

72

71

71

71

71

71

71

72

73

72

*72

74

76

96

105

140

129

112

106

96

88

86

85

2,467

82.2

0.334

0.37

Dec.

84

84

87

502

418

306

232

187

180

280

246

350

434

552" 750

380

264

215

187

180

202

234

262

232

202

185

170

170

290

434

365

8,664

279

1.13

1.30

Jan.

285

239

224

209

198

*182

170

162

160

160

168

166

153

158" 147

2,060

3,310

3,050

1,550

484

588

1,250

1,080

714

484

399

383

402

362

280

19,483

628

2.55

2.94

Feb.

259

249

241

232

218

211

204

198

196

193

198

204

187

180

ISO

198

315

*269

218

506

894

484

335

298

288

259

234

280

-

7,728

276

1.12

1.17

Mar.

450

389

312

269

244

227

215

209

204

200

196

191

191

285

262

209

190

180

230

310

360

300

240

220

210

240

270

740

900

700

*347

9,490

306

1.24

1.43

Apr.

359

309

267

241

227

218

218

211

211

191

187

185

202

246

213

274

535

402

277

215

191

178

170

166

189

172

160

166

202

229

7,011

234

0.951

1.06

May

170

158

168

244

178

147

133

136

127

117

114

*112

172

335

30¥

218

168

149

151

140

126

116

109

103

98

95

90

88

95

119

96

4,576

148

0.602

0.69

June

85

85

96

122

109

90

81

75

71

66

62

59

56

58

96

95

181

290

I9T

116

88

75

*67

61

56

51

46

43

39

34

2,644

88.1

0.358

0.40

July

33

31

42

32

29

28

34

34

53

77

53

41

32

46

566

160

90

62

54

47

42

40

41

41

39

34

62

37

28

28

109

1,847

59.6

0.242

0.28

Aug.

62

44

31

25

*23

19

19

18

19

18

17

15

*14

11

13

11

12

34

48

41

41

28

23

21

22

18

15

13

15

12

9.8

711.8

23.0

0.093

0.11

Sept.

8.2

 678

6.O

5.2

4.8

4.7

4.3

*3.9

4.0

4.1

5.6

4.7

4.2

*3.9

*3.5

4.3

4.7

5.3

5.8

*4.7

*3.4

3.1

2.8

*2.6

2.9

3.1

3.3

5.4

2.9

*2 . 5

130.7

4.36

O.018

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,090 Mln 28 Mean 300 cfsm 1.22 In. 16.54

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,310 Mln 2.5 Mean 184 cfsm 0.748 in. 10.13

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). --Jan. 17 (6 p.m.) 3,490 cfs (10.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Ho gage-height record Mar. 17-30, Sept. 7, 9j discharge estimated on basis of recorded

range in stage and records for stations on nearby streams.
158 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River near Whltesburg, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°29' , long 84°54' , at downstream side near center of bridge on State 

Highway 16, half a mile upstream from Central of Georgia Railroad bridge, l£ miles 

southeast of Whltesburg, Carroll County, li miles downstream from Cedar Creek, 2 miles 

downstream from Snake Creek, and at mile 260.0.

Drainage area. 2.430 aq ml, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to June 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 684.06 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 1, 1949, at site 1 mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 3,740 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1953 to June 1954, 26,300 cfs Jan. 19 

(gage height, 15.8 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum dally, 1,030 cfs 

Nov. 18, 19.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs Jan. 10, 1946 (gage height, 25.1 ft, site 

then In use, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 

30,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area and channel-capacity studies; minimum dally, 

468 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair, 

plant.

Moderate diurnal fluctuation caused by Morgan Falls hydroelectric

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1953, to June 30, 1954 (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.0 

2.0 

5.0

1,030

2,840

6,500

12.0

15.1

18,400

24,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1953 to June 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.140

1,960 

1,690

1,600

1,510

1,510

1,430

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,27O

1,270

1,190

1,190 

1,190

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,110

1,110

1,270

1,350

1,270

1,270

42,000

1,355

0.558

0.64

Nov.

1,27O

1,190 

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,19O

1,190

1,190

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110 

1,110

1,110

1,110

*1.050

1,030

1,190

1,510

1,690

2,140

2,440

2,340

2,050

1,690

1,600

1,510

1,510

41,400

1,380

0.568

0.63

Dec.

1,43O

1,55O 

1,780

5,240

6,360

5,940

5,100

4,620

4,980

6,500

6,640

7,200

10,100

11,500 

7,480

5,800

4,980

4,500

3,600

3,300

3,300

3,500

3,780

3,340

3,040

2,940

2,740

2,740

3,340

3,780

4,260

144,960

4,676

1.92

2.21

Jan.

3,78O

3,440 

3,140

2,840

2,840

*2,740

2,640

2,540

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,540

2,340 

2,340

3,660

15,300

20,400

»24,700

21,600

9,660

8,700

17,800

20,000

19,600

16,600

9,980

6,640

5,520

4,980

4,740

250,620

8,085

3.55

3.84

Feb.

4,5OO

4,380 

4,260

4,140

3,900

3,780

3,540

3,440

3,340

3,340

3,540

3,240

3,240

3,140 

3,140

5,040

3,240

*3,540

5,440

4,260

7,540

8,540

7,480

5,240

4,260

4,380

4,580

4,620

-

118,480

4,231

1.74

1.81

Mar.

4,860

4,620 

4,580

4,140

5,900

5,780

5,660

5,540

5,440

5,540

5,540

5,240

5,240

3,660 

4,500

4,980

4,260

5,660

5,340

5,660

4,500

4,740

4,500

5,900

5,660

5,540

4,980

7,620

10.500

7,480

*5,520

158,280

4,461

1.84

2.12

Apr.

5,100

7.540 

5,940

4,980

4,500

4,26O

4,200

4,500

5,100

4,700

4,400

4,140

4,020

4,140 

4,020

4,140

4,580

4,620

4,500

3,900

5,540

5,440

5.540

5,540

3,440

5,540

3,660

5,780

5,660 

3 440

128,060

4,269

1.76

1.96

May

5,440

5,440 

5,440

5,440

3,540

3,140

5,040

2,940

2,840

2,840

2,740

*2 , 640

2,600

5,700 

4.500

5,800

5,500

5,200

5,000

2,900

2,800

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,600

2,600 

2,700

2,440

92,920

2,997

1.25

1.42

June

2,640

2,540 

2,740

4.580

3,240

2,640

2,440

2,240

?,050

2,050

1,960

1,960

2,050

2,240 

2,540

5,340

5,440

2,840

2,440

2,540

2,240

2,140

*1,960

1,870

1,780

1,690

1,600

1,510

1,450 

1.550

69,680

2,323

0.956

1.07

July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1953: Max 21,000 Mln 890 Mean 3,790 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.17

Water year 1953-54: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 18.000 efs).--Jan. 19 (11 p.m.) 26,500 cfs (15.8 ft); Jan. 24 (6 a.m.) 

20,200 cfs (12.9 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note_.--Doubtful or no gage-height record Dec. 18-22, Apr. 7-11, May 15-50j discharge estimated on 

basis of records for stations at Atlanta and West Point.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 159

YellowJacket Creek near La Grange, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°05'25", long 85 C 03'45", at downstream end of right bank pier of bridge 

on State Highway 219. l£ miles downstream from Beach Creek, 2 miles upstream from 

Jackson Creek, and 4jj- miles northwest of La Grange, Troup County.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 601 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 9.72 ft); minimum, 5.1 cfs Sept. 30.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 6,870 cfs Mar. 5, 1952 (gage height, 11.28 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge; in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 21)

0.7 

1.0

1.3 

1.6

4.9

10.4

18

29

47

78

118

165

225

290

370

452

550

675

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.

Oct.

150

140

121

109

101

97

94

89

85

86

84

81

79

77

81

89

86

80

*78

79

77

75

75

77

Ii

74

75

80

80

77 

77

2,727

88.0

0.484

0.56

Nov.

78

79

77

77

79

85

85

84

85

84

84

84

84

84

84

85

85

84

84

94

117

130

170

140

126

117

101

97

94

*94

2,851

95.0

0.522

0.58

Dec.

97

94

116

1,210

2,680

2,480

1,010

482

372

434

389

626

1,110

1,450

1,020

622

380

293

258

244

293

332

364

324

272

258

237

230

293

380

364

18,714

604

3.32

3.83

Jan.

300

265

244

230

218

206

194

188

182

182

*188

176

170

165

165

244

300

237

206

194

244

494

554

06

308

265

251

237

218

206

200

7,647

247

1.36

1.57

Feb.

188

182

182

176

170

165

165

160

160

160

160

160

155

150

ISO

155

224

218

176

338

790

Too

*354

306

322

269

237

276

------

6,848

245

1.35

1.41

Mar.

370

306

256

231

213

207

201

189

189

183

177

Iff

189

426

470

283

225

207

314

675

662

362

276

249

231

249

314

470

480

362

306

9,449

305

1.68

1.94

Apr.

256

231

213

219

*195

207

207

189

177

171

171

165

171

243

201

183

207

171

155

140

136

132

132

140

145

132

122

114

153

177

5,285

176

0.967

1.08

May

155

145

127

165

140

118

110

110

106

100

97

100

110

213

201

155

*127

127

163

155

122

110

102

97

92

88

89

87

85

84

80

3,780

122

0.670

0.77

June

74

70

88

114

92

77

72

68

63

65

94

88

~96 136

118

92

91

77

84

73

62

59

55

80

74

62

- 52

*48

44

40

2,308

76.9

0.422

0.47

July

38

38

50

49

46

54

44

39

60

68

62

46

39

36

202

201

115

133

82

63

53

48

56

64

54

45

40

38

35

32

30

1,960

63.2

0.347

0.40

Aug.

30

28

27

26

24

21

21

42

*33

27

23

20

17

16

15

15

14

25

44

33

79

82

46

36

29

27

23

20

27

24

19

912

29.4

0.162

0.19

Sept.

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.6

*8.9

9.6

9.8

11

9.8

9.1

9.8

10

11

*14

15

15

12

9.8

8.7

7.9

7.0

6.0

5.9

5.7

5.9

5.5

5.7

298.7

9.96

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,680 Mln 44 Mean 287 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.43

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,680 Min 5.5 Mean 172 Cfsm 0.945 In. 12.86

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
160 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Chattahooohee River at West Point, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°53', long 85°11', on right bank just downstream from Oseligee Creek, 

1 mile upstream from West Point, Troup County, and at mile 198.9.

Drainage area. 3,550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1896 to December 1910, January 1912 to September 1954. Gageheight records collected at site three-quarters of a mile downstream since 1899 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 551.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 20, 1912, chain gage at site 

three-quarters of a mile downstream at datum 2.83 ft lower. Oct. 20, 1912, to Jan. 25, 

1925, staff gage at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--56 years (1896-1910, 1912-54), 5,665 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,800 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 14.1 ft); minimum, 399 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1896-1910, 1912-54: Maximum discharge, 134,000 cfs Dec. 10, 1919 (gage height, 

30.0 ft, from floodmark), by computation of peak flow over Goat Rock Dam; minimum, 

224 cfs Sept. 12, 1925 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 862: 1920, drainage area. WSP 972: 1931-32.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

350

740

1,240

1,910

6.0

11.0

14.0

7,000

17,500

25,500

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.

5,780

3,110

2,710

2,470

2,230

2,150

2,020

1,860

1,840

1,860

1,840

1,800

1,780

1,740

1,670

1,700

1,820

1,840

1,850

1,800

1,760

1,620

1,610

1,640

1,620

1,610

1,580

1,610

1,570

1 , 580

1,720

59,790

1,929

0.545

0.65

Nov.

1,740

1,720

1,700

1,660

1,570

1,560

1,670

1,680

1,680

1,670

1,660

1,600

1,560

1,620

1,640

1,640

1,660

1,660

1,580

1,620

1,910

2,070

2,470

5,560

5,190

3,440

2,710

2,590

2,250

*2,150

58,810

1,960

0.552

0.62

Dec.

2,070

1,990

2,040

11,200

16 , 500

12,300

9,750

6,460

5,740

6,640

6,280

13,000

15,600

14,500

16,200

11,900

9,180

6,640

5,400

4,890

4,720

4,890

5,230

5,230

5,230

4,890

4,550

4,210

4,580

5,250

6,100

250,940

7,450

2.10

2.42

Jan.

5,920

5,230

4,550

4,300

4,120

3,960

5,780

5,620

5,550

5,440

5,440

5,550

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,870

15,400

19,800

*21,500

24,600

17,200

11,700

19,800

20,200

20,200

21,200

12 , 500

8,620

7,720

7,000

6,460

295,270

9,525

2.68

5.09

Feb.

6,100

5,920

5,570

5,400

5,250

5,060

4,890

4,720

4,720

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,380

4,500

4,210

4,890

5,400

4,890

8,260

11,700

10 700

ni'ioo

8,260

7,000

6,100

5,570

5,740

168,510

6,011

1.69

1.76

Mar.

6,820

7,560

7,540

6,640

5,740

5,400

5,250

4,890

4,720

4,550

4,550

4,580

4,580

5,920

6,640

6,280

5,740

4,890

5,570

7 . SCO

6,820

7,000

6,100

5,400

5,060

5,400

6,280

8,800

10,900

12.100

8,990

197,450

6,569

1.79

2.06

Apr.

7,180

7,180

9,560

7,540

*6,280

5,920

5,570

5,400

5,740

6,280

5,920

5,400

5,060

5,060

5,250

4,890

5,740

5,740

5,570

5 , 230

4. 7 HO

4 , 330

4 210

'-',210

.,,380

-.n

May

4,550

4,380

4,120

4,210

4,550

4,300

3,960

3,620

5,550

5,440

5,560

5,190

5,190

4,040

5^,740

4,720

*4,580

5,780

5,700

5,550

5,360

5,190

5,050

2,950

2,870

2,790

u 'j-'G 2,710

4, B'j.~-'

4,550

4,890

166,500

5,550

1.56

1.74

2,710

2,650

2,650

2,790

111,950

5,611

1.02

1.18

June

5,030

3,110

2,870

5,960

4,550

3,440

5,190

2,790

2,650

2,470

2,790

2,550

2,950

5,110

2,870

2,870

5,780

5,550

5,550

4,720

5,780

2,790

2,470

2,310

2,250

2,070

1,990

*1,860

1,760

1 ; 620

87,620

2,921

0.825

0.92

July

1,570

1,560

1,610

1,640

1,670

1,790

1,610

1,410

1,490

2,510

2,010

1,970

2,070

1,600

2,250

5.780

2,550

2,250

1,860

1,580

1,440

1,500

1,510

2,590

1,840

1,580

1,400

1,500

1,570

1,500

Aug.

1,400

1,570

1,300

1,180

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,010

1,000

*950

980

1,250

1,510

1,120

990

910

890

900

1,060

1,570

2.150

1,450

1,140

1,020

1,110

1,040

1,080

1,290

1,240

n n?o

1,25;.:: 1,000

55,220 .5,770

1,7(31

0.502

O.F8

1,154

0.325

0.57

Sept.

1,000

950

803

785

740

740

692

*668

644

596

580

628

620

628

660

656

*596

564

628

644

620

572

540

g460

g406

g460

540

516

492

ifi f./U

 " J

0.17,

0.20

Calendar year 1955 : Max 25,500 Min 1,060 Mean 5,672 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 24,600 Min 406 Mean 4,075 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.57

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs). Jan. 20 (12 p.m.) 25,800 cfs (14.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily staff -gage readings.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 161

Mountain Creek near Hamilton, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°44', long 85°04', at downstream end of right bank pier of bridge on 

State Highway 103, 5 miles upstream from mouth and 11 miles west of Hamilton, Harris 

County.

Drainage area. 61.7 sq mi.

Records available. December 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 550 ft (by barometer). Prior to Sept. 8, 

T950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1944-54), 85.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 5.8 ft); minimum, 

5.9 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs July 11, 1948 (gage height, 16.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance 

studies; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.1

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.7

129

195

390

620

920

1,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

62

53

49

42

39

36

34

33

33

32

30

29

29

29

29

29

27

27

*27

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

26

29

27

26

26

985

31.8

0.515

0.59

Nov.

26

26

26

26

29

36

30

27

29

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

32

40

46

64

40

39

34

32

30

29

*30

941

31.4

0.509

0.57

Dec.

30

29

53

1,400

1,460

399

394

188

160

192

129

250

238

310

209

154

124

110

97

95

160

195

223

157

129

121

110

100

141

157

151

7,665

247

4.00

4.61

Jan.

124

116

107

97

95

90

85

83

80

80

*80

74

72

72

72

78

74

70

68

68

74

95

83

74

72

70

72

72

68

66

66

2,497

80.5

1.30

1.50

Feb.

62

62

62

62

60

58

58

58

58

58

60

102

68

62

60

64

110

78

72

88

95

76

*70

90

100

83

74

102

-

2,052

73.3

1.19

1.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,460 Mln 16

Mar.

124

92

85

76

72

70

68

66

64

62

62

60

60

95

70

62

60

58

110

160

100

83

74

70

68

76

113

212

15?

105

92

2,695

86.9

1.41

1.63

Apr.

83

74

70

66

62

*70

64

62

62

58

56

54

51

51

49

53

62

49

45

44

44

40

40

42

40

40

64

44

47

51

1,637

54.6

0.885

0.99

May

44

39

102

148

70

54

49

44

39

39

37

39

218

244

105

80

68

*60

62

56

51

45

42

40

39

37

37

37

39

259 

TnI O

2,301

74.2

1.20

1.38

June

54

47

44

47

37

36

34

33

30

29

30

30

89

45

34

42

33

32

33

29

26

23

22

21

20

19

18

*17

16

15

985

32.8

0.532

0.59

July

15

22

18

16

21

23

21

16

29

23

19

16

14

15

87

60

42

84

56

30

23

20

57

74

201

229

72

47

37

33

27

1,447

46.7

0.757

0.87

Aug.

26

25

23

25

21

21

22

24

21

*18

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

15

24

33

IS

13

12

11

11

10

9.4

10

10

9.4

523.8

16.9

0.274

0.32

Sept.

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.7

8.0

7.7

*7.4

7.7

7.7

8.0

6.8

6.6

6.6

8.7

15

12

12

10

9.1

8.8

7.7

7.4

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.3

*6.3

6.1

6.1

243.1

8.10

0.131

0.15

Mean 95.2 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.94

Water year 1953-54: Max l,46O Min e.l Mean 65.7 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.44

Peak discharge (base, 1,OOO efs).--Dee. 5 (3 a.m.) 2,34o cfs (5.8 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
162 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°27i45", long 84°59 I 45", on dovmstream side of center pier of Central 

of Georiga Railroad bridge at Columbus, Muscogee County, half a mile dovmstream from 

Eagle and Phenix Dam, l£ miles downstream from City Mills Dam, 17? miles dovmstream 

from Bartlett Ferry Reservoir, and at mile 159.5.

Drainage area. 4,670 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1912, August 1929 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 185.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Dec. 1-31, 1912, staff gage at site 800 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--55 years, 6,585 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 39,800 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 23.2 ft); minimum daily, 695 cfs Sept. 22.

1912, 1929-54: Maximum discharge, 104,000 cfs Nov. 28, 1948, by computation of 

flow at North Highlands Dam; maximum gage height, 42.4 ft Nov. 28, 1948; minimum discharge, 294 cfs Oct. 23, Nov. 14, 1931; minimum daily, 480 cfs Oct. 31, 1931.

Maximum discharge known, 198,000 cfs Mar. 15, 1929, by computation of flow at North 

Highlands Dam; maximum stage known, 53.2 ft Mar. 16, 1929.

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

Flow regulated by Bartlett Ferry Reservoir completed in 1926 (usable capacity, 134,000 

acre-ft).

 FT Cooperation.--Hourly readings of tailrace at North Highlands Dam furnished by Georgia

Power Co. 

Revisions (water years). --WSP 1082: 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

-1.3 

0.0 

2.0

675

1,550

3,230

8.0

16.0

20.5

11,200

24,200

33,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

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.

9,650

6,080

4,440

2,850

3,330

4,680

4,560

2,850

2,430

2,270

2,190

2,510

2,760

2,590

2,850

2,670

*1,950

1,710 

2,030

2,190

2,110

2,510

2,850

2,030

1,590

1,950

2,270

2,270

2,510

2,430

2,270

91,380

2,948

-211

Nov.

1,950

1,910

2,270

2,510

2,760

3,230

2,030

1,750

2,030

2,190

2,270

2,270

2,190

1,790

1,710

1,710

1,750

2,270 

2,190

1,790

1,910

1,790

2,190

3,330

*4,200

3,760

3,760

3,230

2,940

3,330

73,010

2,434

+101

Dec.

5,250

3,230

3,650

22,900

55,600

24,800

18,000

12,400

11,400

11,800

11,200

10,800

7,940

6,730

6,210

9,500

12,600

11,000 

10,800

10,700

10,800

10,800

11,200

10,400

9,200

8,220

8,080

9,350

10,200

8 , 920

8,360

348,020

11,230

-488

Jan.

7,660

7,800

7,380

7,660

6,860

6,860

5,950

4,680

3,330

5,030

3,200

5,040

6,080

5,300

5,170

6,860

7,250

10,100 

12,200

19,200

24,000

11,900

18,400

19,800

20,300

20,800

17,700

10,700

10,600

9,650

9,060

314,520

10,150

+634

Feb.

9,060

9,060

6,600

6,340

6,860

7,120

6,080

6,080

6,600

6,470

6,600

6,600

6,210

4,800

4,200

5,170

*6,860

6,990 

6,730

6,990

9,200

10,200

10,200

10,700

10,600

10,400

10,200

9,800

-

 

212,720

7,597

-324

Mar.

9,350

9,500

9,800

9,060

8,920

5,820

4,680

4,680

6,340

6,210

6,080

5,950

5,690

6,210

5,690

7,520

7,800

9,060 

6,860

7,660

9,350

9,200

7,940

7,800

9,200

9,200

6,600

7,380

11,000

11,200

10,800

242,550

7,824

+407

Apr.

*10,600

10,600

10,600

10,100

10,400

9,800

9,350

6,860

7,380

5,950

4,200

4,440

6,080

6,730

6,470

6,730

6,470

5,430 

5,170

6,990

6,860

5,560

4,320

3,870

5,650

4,090

7,250

6,210

6,470

6,470

205,100

6,837

-235

May

5,430

4,320

4,680

7,520

6,340

5,040

4,560

5,040

4,440

4,320

*4,440

4,560

5,170

5,430

4,800

4,300

4,000

4,200 

4,600

4,200

3,950

3,600

3,300

3,400

3,650

4,050

4,300

4,000

3,400

2 , 600

2,900

136,540

4,405

-81

June

4,000

3,800

3,300

3,500

3,000

2,800

2,600

2,600

2,900

3,200

3,000

2,700

2,400

2,700

3,300

3,700

4,200

4,600 

4,100

3,400

2,600

3,000

*4,100

3,870

2,850

2,350

2,670

2,760

3,230

3,030

96,260

3,209

-67

July

2,590

2,190

1,790

1,750

1,950

1,630

1,590

1,710

1,870

1,950

1,790

1,710

1,710

1,710

2,030

3,130

3,030

3,250 

2,510

2,270

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,350

2,350

2,510

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,199

1,790

66,710

2,152

+98

Aug.

1,670

1,630

1,670

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,750

1,670

1,550

*1,630

1,630

1,670

1,710

1,710

1,630

1,670

1,310

1,310 

1,270

1,310

1,310

1,230

1,430

1,350

1,270

1,310

1,270

1,310

1,270

1,230

1,200

45,860

1,479

-276

Sept.

1,250

1,200

1,230

1,230

1,200

1,190

1,020

1,080

1,020

1,020

910

910

800

910

800

800

*800

910 

910

910

910

695

800

800

910

910

800

720

800

720

28,145

938

-387

Adjusted for change In contents In Bartletts Ferry Reservoir

Mean 

Of sra 

In.

2,737 

0.586 

0.68

2,535 

0.543 

0.61

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

10,740 

2.30 

2.65

10,780 

2.31 

2.66

7,273

1.56 

1.62

8,231 

1.76 

2.03

6,602 

1.41 

1.57

4,324 

0.926

1.07

Observed

Max 38,600 Mln 1,590 Mean 7,428 

Max 33,600 Mln 695 Mean 5,098

3,142 

0.673 

0.75

2,250 

0.482 

0.56

1,203 

0.258 

0.30

551 

0.118 

0.13

Adjusted

Mean 7,416 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.56 

Mean 5,032 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Bartletts Ferry Reservoir; furnished 

by Georgia Power Co.

Note.--No gage-height record May 15 to June 23, Sept. 6-30; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, records for North Highlands Dam, and records for stations at 

Eufaula and Columbia, Ala.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Harbour Creek near Eufaula, Ala.

163

Location. Lat 31°52', long 85°09', In E| sec. 7, T. 10 N., R. 29 E., on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 431, 2 miles south of Eufaula and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 93.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 143.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,010 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 15.18 ft); minimum daily, 2.3 cfs Sept. 8.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5

0.7 

1.5 

3.0

Dec. 6 to Sept. 30

112

312

7.0

11.0

1,260

2,490

2.0 1.7 

4.0 

7.0

-0.4 

-.2 

.1 

1.0

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 7.0 ft.

156

540

1,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

200

166

123

101

88

81

*73

67

64

61

57

53

50

48

47

48

46

45

43

42

42

40

40

37

37

35

*39

45

38

*36

35

1,927

62.2

0.667

0.77

Nov.

36

36

35

35

58

75

49

43

42

40

38

38

37

36

37

38

38

37

37

40

50

76

140

71

75

64

51

48

44

*44

1,488

49.6

0.532

0.59

Dec.

44

40

40

2,350

*688

2,230

1,590

374

331

450

274

*424

562

802

348

274

226

202

183

188

468

476

525

282

266

258

210

194

468

721

504

15,992

516

5.53

6.37

Jan.

306

250

234

202

189

172

156

*148

142

145

152

131

122

121

124

130

124

112

112

111

112

165

180

123

115

*113

112

107

100

99

101

4,510

145

1.55

1.80

Feb.

95

93

92

89

86

84

83

82

82

81

81

*78

73

75

75

75

81

78

75

80

119

85

75

232

217

113

96

99

2,674

95.5

1.02

1.07

Mar.

131

91

85

80

76

75

73

71

71

70

*69

69

68

71

64

61

59

*60

88

210

93

75

70

68

66

66

100

*504

153

290

142

3,299

106

1.14

1.32

Apr.

110

94

86

79

89

90

83

*75

70

65

63

61

*59

80

*66

66

90

63

56

51

49

47

45

74

75

54

49

47

45

45

2,026

67.5

0.723

0.81

May

44

39

*146

72

52

42

39

35

34

32

30

33

72

114

64

51

44

38

*35

34

33

282~i

25

24_

27

28

28

28

30

29

1,357

43.8

0.469

0.54

June

25

23

20

18

16

*16

16

15

15

14

16

16

16

19

16

9.9

9.2

14

18

15

12

12

28

19

13

12

11

9.6

*8.4

7.7

459.8

15.3

0.164

0.18

July

10

12

9.6

51

40

47

35

21

47

95

*27

20

16

15

15

32

44

43

30

22

16

14

16

18

16

18

21

15

13

11

11

800.6

25.8

0.277

0.32

Aug.

11

11

10

*8.4

8.0

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.3

5.6

5.3

3.5

8.2

5.9

5.6

6.8

6.2

13

20

15

11

*8.0

6.8

6.5

5.9

5.6

6.8

4.7

4.1

241.6

7.79

0.083

0.10

Sept.

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.5

3.2

2.6

2.3

4.4

5.0

8.0

5.0

4.1

3.2

3.5

6.5

*8.8

9.2

8.0

6.2

5.0

4.1

3.2

2.6

3.5

6.5

3.8

4.4

3.5

*3.2

135.5

4.52

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,350 Min 2.3 Mean 95.6 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.92

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Dec. 4 (9 a.m.) 2,830 cfs (12.00 ft); Dec. 6 (11 p.m.) 4,010 

cfs (15.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
164 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°17', long 85°07', in T. 4 N., R. 29 E., on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 52, a quarter of a mile downstream from Central of Georgia 

Railway bridge, half a mile upstream from Omussee Creek, half a mile east of Columbia, 

and at mile 48.9.

Drainage area. 8,040 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1936 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 72.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 26 years, 10,970 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57,300 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 36.1 ft); minimum, 1,260 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.60 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 203,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1929 (gage height, 56.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 115,000 cfs; minimum, 1,220 cfs Oct. 26, 1931 (gage height, 

1.79 ft) .

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Bartlett Ferry Reservoir (see p. 162).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

1,260

1,490

3,000

6,000

14.0

22.0

35.4

14,200

28,600

55,500

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.

15,200

13,700

11,200

8,540

6,480

5,340

5,890

6,360

5,890

4,800

4,300

4,100

3,900

4,200

4,300

4,300

4,500

4,300

3,720

3,450

3,630

3,810

3,630

3,900

4,200

*3,720

5,160

3,360

3,720

3,720

3,810

165,150

5,327

0.663

0.76

Nov.

3,810

3,720

3,450

3,360

3,810

4,600

4,900

4,900

4,000

3,440

3,440

3,630

3,720

3,630

3,440

3,360

5,160

3,180

3,180

3,630

4,000

3,720

4,300

4,700

5,010

5,670

5,690

5,450

5,230

4,800

123,150

4,105

0.511

0.57

Dec.

4,500

4,800

4,800

9,800

32 , 400

44,500

*55,500

46,100

30,900

24,700

24,000

20,600

24,100

35,300

37,600

34,000

27,900

20,600

17,200

16,100

16,900

19,800

26,200

25,300

20,400

17,900

15,800

14,000

16,000

22 , 600

27,700

738,000

23,810

2.96

3.41

Jan.

23,000

17,700

15,200

14,OOO

13,200

12,600

11,900

11,200

10,100

8,680

8,160

7,600

8 280

9*380

9,520

9,240

9,380

*11,100

11,800

13,900

19,800

*27,200

22,400

21,200

24,300

24,900

25,500

24,500

16,800

14,000

13,400

470,140

15,170

1.89

2.18

Feb.

12,600

12,200

12,000

11,200

9,380

9,380

9,800

9,520

8,540

8,960

9,100

9,100

8,960

8,960

8,280

7,200

7,080

8,280

9,520

9,380

9,940

10,800

12,600

13,400

16,100

16,600

15,000

14,200

298,080

10,650

1.32

1.38

Mar.

15,000

*14,500

13,100

12,800

12,300

11,600

10,600

7,920

7,520

7,800

8,820

8,540

8,540

8,820

14,800

14,500

12,000

10,900

11,900

13,600

19,900

13,700

12,800

11,600

10 , 800

11,200

12,200

16,400

20,600

19,800

18,400

392,960

12,680

1.58

1.82

Apr.

16.400

15,000

14,200

13,700

13,200

14,000

13,900

13,200

11,600

10,200

9,940

8,040

6,960

7,800

*8,960

9,380

9,380

9,660

8,680

7,440

8,040

8,820

8,280

7,080

6,360

6,000

5,670

6,960

8,680

8,160

295,690

9,856

1.23

1.37

May

8,400

8,040

6,840

6,960

8,540

9,660

8,040

6,600

6,480

6,240

5,780

5,780

6,120

7,440

8,680

6,280

7,080

6,120

5,670

6,000

6,000

5,890

5,670

*5,230

4,800

4,900

5,230

5,780

5,780

5,560

4,400

199,990

6,451

0.802

0.92

June

3,900

4,400

5,230

5,230

4,700

4,900

4,300

4,100

3,900

3,900

4,100

4,300

4,200

4,000

: /; 30

3,900

4,800

5,120

5,890

6,240

5,670

4,700

4,000

4,400

4,900

4,800

4,000

5,450

3,540

3,540

155,740

4,458

0.554

0.62

July

4,000

4,000

5,650

3,560

5,270

5,270

5,450

5,180

5,090

3,180

5,270

5,090

2,910

2,750

*2,730

2,820

5,540

5,250

5,450

5,250

4,000

5,540

5,270

5,450

3,720

4,300

5,450

5,340

4,600

4,000

3,540

116,640

3,763

0.468

0.54

Aug.

5,560

5,090

2,910

2,910

2,820

2,750

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,640

2,480

2,400

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,400

2,400

2,480

2,400

*2,240

2,400

2,820

3,000

2,730

2,400

2,400

2,240

2,170

2,170

2,100

2,100

78,910

2,545

0.517

0.37

Sept.

2,100

2,030

1,960

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,820

1,610

1,610

1,640

1,720

1,610

1,520

1,490

1,400

1,310

1,310

1,260

1,510

1,370

1,430

1,450

1,460

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,520

1,490

47,920

1,597

0.199

0.22

Calendar year 1953: Max 90,500 Min 2,920 Mean 12,950 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.84

Water year 1953-54: Max 55,500 Min 1,260 Mean 8,385 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.16

Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 16£ 

Flint River near Griffin, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°14' , long 84°26' , near left bank at downstream side of pier of bridge 

on State Highway 16, l£ miles downstream from Shoal Creek, 5-| miles upstream from Line 

Creek, 10 miles west of Griffin, Spalding County, and at mile 304.4.

Drainage area. 272 sq mi.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 711.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 6, 1941, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 328 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,640 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 11.14 ft); minimum daily, 5.7 cfs Sept. 30.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 18.0 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Flood of Mar. 14 or 15, 1929, reached a stage of 17.9 ft, from floodmark located by 

local resident (discharge, 15,300 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow. City of Griffin diverted 

an average of about 1\ cfs from tributary above station to Towaliga River for municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 14 to June 25)

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

4.8

9.2

21

63

121

201

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

321

695

990

1,550

2,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

489

261

192

162

142

128

121

110

107

107

104

104

98

98

95

104

114

107

101

*98

95

92

9?

92

92

92

92

98

98

98

95

3,878

125

0.460

0.53

Nov.

98

98

95

95

95

104

107

110

110

104

104

104

104

104

107

107

104

104

104

107

132

154

183

183

178

174

150

135

128

121

3,603

120

0.441

0.49

Dec.

118

TT8

124

1,160

2,270

2,070

2,470

1,490

830

625

498

804

1,800

1,980

1,550

1,200

920

708

471

353

369

480

635

605

516

444

371

337

426

575

625

26,942

869

3.19

3 . 68

Jan.

565

498

417

353

314

286

261

249

243

237

237

*237

226

221

216

255

314

353

426

444

345

385

462

585

758

682

453

353

314

300

279

11,268

363

1.33

1.53

Feb.

255

237

226

221

216

211

206

201

192

192

192

196

192

192

188

188

279

273

255

293

545

525

453

*401

337

273

249

279

-

7,467

267

0.982

1.02

Mar.

453

516

498

444

314

261

243

226

211

206

201

201

206

453

417

321

314

255

307

605

585

507

401

300

267

273

361

555

575

545

498

11,519

372

1.37

1.58

Apr.

385

32T

279

255

231

*216

206

201

206

192

192

188

178

196

196

196

216

201

196

170

154

142

135

135

132

132

142

150

124

138

5,805

194

0.713

0.80

May

138

138

135

158

142

135

124

118

114

114

104

98

121

221

255

293

337

*206

154

150

138

124

110

107

98

92

92

86

89

92

92

4,375

141

0.518

0.60

June

84

78

101

128

128

121

98

84

73

68

66

68

81

86

95

76

98

124

128

101

84

70

63

~87 149

58

53

51

*40

34

2,575

85.8

0.315

0.35

July

31

28

31

52

58

59

43

34

32

100

78

60

47

36

38

101

138

135

104

70

54

44

39

44

48

43

36

32

26

22 ?7F CO

1,689

54.5

0.200

0.23

Aug.

54

63

44

41

38

26

23

25

23

22

*20

18

17

15

15

13

12" 10

44

100

231

146

63

44

36

31

27

23

71

98

48

1,441

, 46.5

0.171

0.20

Sept.

28

21

17

14

14

14

*13

9.2

*8.5

8.8

8.5

9.8

12

13

10

11

13

13

13

12

*8.3

7.2

7.2

5.9

7.6

7.4

*7.8

8.1

6.9

5^_

334.9

11.2

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,470 Min 51 Mean 4O7 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.29

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,470 Min 5.7 Mean 222 Cfsm 0.816 In. 11.06

Peak discharge (base, 2-,000 cfs).--Dee. 7 (9 a.m.) 2,640 cf£ 

cfs (10.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

(11.14 ft)j Dec. 14 (5 a.m.) 2,070
166 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°54'15", long 84"21'45", on right bank 300 ft downstream from State Highway 74, 600 ft downstream from Basin Creek, 1,000 ft downstream from Central of Georgia Railway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Ten Mile Creek, and 2* miles northwest of 

Thomaston, Upson County.

Drainage area.--186 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 600 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge . 16 years, 223 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 ofs Dec. 6 (gage height, 5.59 ft); minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Sept. 27, 28.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 9,240 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 8.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, that of 

Sept. 27, 28, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow caused by diversion for municipal 

and industrial supplies at Thomaston.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

342

376

247

202

183

169

152

146

141

135

138

132

124

124

124

138

138

143

143

*135

124

119

119

116

116

114

111

121

121 

114

109

4,716

152

0.817

0.94

Nov.

Ill

111

107

107

119

129

127

124

119

111

109

107

107

107

109

104

104

104

102

To?

132

166

180

191

T59

146

138

124

127 

124

3,714

124

0.667

0.74

Dec.

*121

119

T24

1,050

1,590

2,160

1,320

1,310

568

525

497

748

213

1,150

890

608

418

348

315

295

382

490

568

532

412

376

354

315

466 

560

568

19,392

626

3.37

3.88

Jan.

472

388

342

320

3OO

280

270

252

247

247

*252

343

230

?25- 221

270

315

310

243

234

252

566 539"

376

300

275

265

256

247

234

9,310

300

1.61

1.86

Feb.

221

213

213

213

206

202

202

194

191

187

187

187

183

183

180

194

280

2S5

230

230

256

280

225

*213

225

239

202

206

-

6,OO7

215

1.16

1.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,060 Mln 73

Mar.

239

230

202

191

180

176

176

173

169

169

166

T73

173

354

337

230

183

169

270

382

436

252

198

183

176

230

370

532

484 

359

275

7,837

253

1.36

1.57

Apr.

T50~ 206

166

156

146

*149

146

135

127

121

127

124

119

119

121

127

129

124

107

97

99

97

93

89

91

91

SB- 82

119 

109

3,682

123

0.661

0.74

May

104

97

109

135 132"

107

93

86

84

76

74

74

93

114

127

116

102

*93

89

93

86

74

76

71

63

56

58

 52" 49

52

49

2,684

86.6

0.466

0.54

June

43

42

55

58

60

54

46

40

36

34

33

137

TTO" 159

86

99

72

68

59

61

56

46

38

38

65

82

50

41

*33

2JI

1,830

61.0

0.328

0.37

Mean 373 Cfsm 2.01

July

23

25

31

41

34

32

23

20

46

40

52

54

33

28

48

62

76

98

~ST 126

41

35

35

31

33

56

92

56

40

32

1,432

46.2

0.248

0.29

Aug.

40

33

25

25

21

16

20

23

20

20

*17

14

12

11

9.8

12

16

13

70

84

46

36

30

23

17

16

21

14

13 

14

11

742.8

24.0

0.129

0.15

In. 27.22

Sept.

TO" 11

8.5

8.2

6.4

6.8

7.4

9.0

*5.4

6.0

7.1

4.2

2.9

5.0

5.7

11

7.8

7.8

7.1

7.8

7.1

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.7

3.7

2.4

*tt

2.9 

4.0

184.8

6.16

0.033

0.04

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,160 Mln 2.4 Mean 169 Cfsm 0.909 In. 12.33

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 efs). Dee. 6 (12 m.) 2,300 cfs (5.59 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 167

Flint River near Culloden, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°43', long 84°13', on left bank underneath bridge on U. S. Highway 19, 

4 miles upstream from Auchumpkee Creek, 5 miles downstream from Swift Creek, 13 miles 

southwest of Culloden, Monroe County, and at mile 238.4.

Drainage area. 1.890 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1911 to May 1923, July 1928 to December 1931, March 1937 to 

September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 334.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1, 1911, to Oct. 11, 1918, staff gage, 

and Oct. 12, 1918, to May 31, 1923, water-stage recorder, at site 2| miles downstream 

at different datum. July 21, 1928, to Dec. 31, 1931, chain gage, Mar. 18 to May 10, 

1937, staff gage, and May 11, 1937, to May 3, 1939, wire-weight gage, all at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge . 31 years (1911-22, 1928-31, 1937-54), 2,423 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18.300 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 18.8 ft); minimum, 121 cfs Sept. 29.

1911-23, 1928-31, 1937-54: Maximum discharge observed, 92,000 cfs Mar. 15, 1929 

(gage height, 38.40 ft); minimum observed, 92 cfs Oct. 4, 6, 7, 1931.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1002: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Dec. 3)

1.0 

1.3 

2.0

117

185

485

5.0

10.0

17.0

2,360

6,790

15,400

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.450 

2,810

2,360

1,940

1,730

1,540

1,450

1,360

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,120

*1,360

1,270

1,210

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,090

1,060 

1,060

1.050

1,030

1,030

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,030

42,890

1,384

0.752

0.84

Nov.

1,000 

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,060

1,150

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,120

1,180

1.420 n'366

1,330

1,270

1,150

1,090

1,000

970

32,820

1,094

0.579

0.65

Dec.

970 

970

940

6,550"

15.100

14, 600

14,900

9,820

6,490

5,690

4,480

5,790

8,500

11,000

9,580

7,400

5,600

4,500

5,510

3,040

5,350

4,480

5,690 

4,840

4,020

3,600

3,190

2,880

5,760

4,840

4,840

184,560

5,947

5.15

5.65

Jan.

4,300

5,760

5,270

2,960

*2,810

2,660

2,510

2,560

2,290

2,220

2,290

2,220

2,080

2,010

2,610

2,150

2,580

2,580

2,510

2,560

2,290

5,600

4,380 

3,510

3,510

3,350

3,040

2,740

2,440

2,290

2,220

85,500

2,752

1.46

1.68

Feb.

2,080 

2,010

1,940

1,870

1,870

1,800

1,800

1,750

1.660

1,660

1,660

1,870

1,750

1,660

1,660

*1,660

2,080

2,560

2,220

2,010

2,440

2,960

2.960 

2,746

2,580

2,290

2,080

2,010

57,590

2,050

1.08

1.12

Mar.

2,660 

2,810

2,660

2,440

2,220

2,010

1,800

1,750

1,660

1,660

1,600

1,600

1,600

3,430

3,600

2,810

2,290

2,010

2,220

4,480

4,300

3,600

2,810 

2,440

2,150

2,220

3,110

6.090

5,020

4,660

3,850

87,540

2,824

1.49

1.72

Apr.

5,190 

2 , 740

2,560

2,150

2,080

2,010

*1,94X>

1,800

1,730

1,660

1,660

1,600

1,660

2,010

1,800

1,660

1,730

1,750

1,540

1,420

1,530

1,270

1,210 

1,180

1,150

1,150

1.090

1,126

1,180

1,240

50,390

1,680

0.889

0.99

May

1,210 

1,150

1,210

2,220

1,870

1,360

1,150

1,060

970

940

*910

910

970

1,660

2.360

2,150

1,870

1,480

1,420

1,300

1,150

1,030

940 

880

820

820

790

790

790

820

760

37,760

1,218

0.644

0.74

June

756 

689

760

820

880

850

760

700

640

596

579

654

970

m

790

790

760

650

706

700

640

*579

525 

475

552

724

574

470

422

3j3i

20,076

669

0.354

0.40

July

354 

352

355

417

445

520

450

399

390

820

850

634

552

445

880

1,150

1,180

1.350

1,210

850

606

500

445 

426

422

470

667

574

470

590

372

18,913

610

0.525

0.37

Aug.

475 

910 585"

430

572

336

345

345

*340

336

322

288

264

248

240

220

354

372

309

520

650

880

820 

546

412

336

300

268

248

228

220

12,519

404

0.214

0.25

Sept.

292 m

216

192

185

165

160

146

146

157

160

150

155

126 150-

248

244

210

192

185

163

157

153 

139

131

126

137

155

128

155

5,105

170

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 32,200 Min 579 Mean 3,313 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.79

Water year 1953-54: Max 15,100 Min 126 Mean 1,740 Cfsm 0.921 In. 12.49

Peak discharge (base. 11.000 cfs) . Dec. 6 (11 p.m.) 18,300 cfs (18.8 ft); Dec. 14 (8 a.m.) 11,500 

cfB (14.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

389020 O - 56 - 12
168 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Whitewater Creek below Rambulette Creek,near Butler, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°28', long 84°16', on left bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 19, at confluence with Rambulette Creek, 6| miles south of Butler, Taylor 

County, and 8 miles upstream from Cedar Creek.

Drainage area. 93.4 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1954.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 365.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 632 cfs Dec. 4 

daily, 128 cfs Sept. 3, 6, 7, 12-14, 24, 28-30.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 1,120 cfs May 1, 1953 

daily, 112 cfs Oct. 16, 1951, Oct. 20-23, 26, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

height, 4.43 ft); minimum 

;e height, 5.54 ft); minimum

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

125

187

295

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

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

230 Z"30~

225

205

205

200

196

192

192

192

187

192

182

182

192

200

200

*192

187

182

182

182

182

192

174

182

174

187

187 

178

178

5,961

192

2.06

2.38

Nov.

178

TE7

178

178

192

215

210

192

182

182

182

182

182

187

178

182

178

182

178

187

187

200

230

210

187

182

182

182

178 

182

5,627

188

2.01

2.24

Dec.

182

TB?

*182

431

465

404

478

30?

260

295

260

245

285

355

302

252

230

220

215

215

235

240

265

240

225

230

220

210

240 

290

278

8,433

272

2.91

3.36

Jan.

240 ?2a

215

210

205

210

205

205

205

205

210

205

200

200

200

205

205

200

196 200~

200

205

220

215

205

200

200

200

196 

196

196

6,374

206

2.21

2.55

Feb.

192

192

192

196

192

187

187

187

182

1ST

192

215

205

192

192

187

*196

196

187

192

196

192

182

192

215

200

187

187

5,399

193

2.07

2.16

Mar.

196

182

182

182

182

178

178

178

178

178

182

178

178

252

225

192

178

178

196

265

220

187

178

178

174

187

225

7B"5" 310

230

210

6,202

200

2.14

2.47

Apr.

196

187

182

182

182

225

*192

182

182

178

178

178

187

210

196

182

187

178

174

166

170

170

170

170

166

170

170

166

166 

174

5,416

181

1.94

2.16

May

174

166

174

278

252

187

170

162

162

158

158

*162

170

187

178

170

166

162

166

174

166

158

154

154

150

150

154

150

162

150

5,282

170

1.82

2.10

June

150

146

146

146

146

142

142

142

142

142

139

142

146

196

158

162

*150

162

154

154

150

146

142

146

146

146

139

T39

139 

139

4,439

148

1.58

1.76

July

142

142

150

162

170

158

158

146

146

150

146

142

139

142

158

150

178

182

T50

146

139

146

150

150

146

150

146

142

142 

139

142

4,649

150

1.61

1.86

Aug.

162

TBT

142

142

139

T39~ 132

162

154

*146

139

139

132

132

136

136

139

139

139

139

146

146

139

136

139

136

132

136

136 

136

132

4,356

141

1.51

1.74

Sept.

132

132

128

13?

132

128

128

132

132

132

132

128

128

128

132

TSO- 150

142

142

136

132

132

132

128

132

136

132

128

128 

128

3,984

133

1.42

1.58

Calendar year 1953: Max 814 Min 136 Mean 203 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.53

Water year 1953-54: Max 478 Min 128 Mean 181 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.36

(4.26 Peak ft). discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Dee. 4 (12 p.m.) 632 cfs (4.43 ft); Dec. 7 (4 a.m.) 565 cfs 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 169

Flint River at Montezuma, Ga.

Location Lat 32°18', long 84°03', on downstream side of left pier to right bank truss

 of bridge on State Highways 26 and 49, half a mile downstream from Buck Creek, 1 mile 

west of Montezuma, Macon County, and at mile 180.7.

Drainage area. 2,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . January 1905 to December 1909, January 1911 to December 1912, July

 1930 to June 1933, October 1934 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gace Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 255.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. January 1905 to December 1909, and January 

1911 to December 1912, chain gage at site 1? miles upstream at same datum. July 1, 

]930, to June 30, 1933, chain gage, and Oct. 1, 1934, to Dec. 12, 1941, wire-weight 

gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1930-32, 1934-54), 3,614 cfs.

Extremes. Maximom discharge during year, 21,200 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 17.4 ft); mlni-

 mum daily, 635 cfs Sept. 15.

1905-9, 1911-12, 1930-33, 1934-54: Maximum discharge, 68,900 cfs Nov. 30, 1948 

(gage height, 25.2 ft); minimum daily, 585 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 27.4 ft Mar. 17, 1929, from U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge, 

92,300 cfs, from rating curve extended above 65,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant 

above station.

Revisions (water years,) .--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 852: 1936(M).

'Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 31 to Aug. 6)

0.6 

1.0 

3.0 

6.0

635

775

1,660

3,570

11.0

14.0

17.3

7,950

12,700

20,900

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

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In:

Oct.

16.200 

12,100 

8,440

5,620

4,220

3,640

3,290

3,010

2,870

2,740

2,610

2,540

2,480

2,350

2,350

2,290

*2,480

2,540

2,480

2,420

2,350

2,230

2,170

2,110 

2,110

2,050

1,990 

1,990 

2,050

2,050 

1,990

109,760

3,541

1.22

1.41

Nov.

1,990 

1,990 

1,940

1,940

1,990

2,050

2,230

2,290

2,230

2,170

2,050

1,990

1,990

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,990

2,110

2,420

2,740 

2,800

2,740

2,540 

2,350 

2,230

2,170

64,520

2,151

0.742

0.83

Dec.

2,110 

*2.050 

2,050

2,800

5,020

7,010

11,000

17,500

20,900

18,900

14,600

11,700

10,300

9,840

10,300

12,100

13,700

12,700

10,800

8,830

7,110

5,980

6,240

6,820 

7,310

7,620

7,210 

6,340 

5,800

5,880 

6, 910

277,430

8,949

3.09

3.56

Jan.

7,510 

7,750 

7,310

6,620

5,800

5,100

4,780

4,460

4,220

4,150

4,080

4,000

4,000

3,780

3,710

5,640

3,640

3,850

4,080

4,000

3,850

3,850

4,220

5,180 

5,440

5,100

4,940 

4,620 

4,300

4,000

3,780

145, 740

4,701

1.62

1.87

Feb.

3,640 

3,500 

3,450

5,290

3,220

3,150

3,150

3,080

3,010

3,010

2.940

3,010

5,150

5,150

5,010

2,940

2,940

3,150

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,640

*3,920

4.150 

4,lSo

4,000

3,850 

3,640

94,620

3,379

1.17

1.21

Mar.

3,500 

3,570 

3,920

3,850

3,640

3,430

3,150

3,010

2,940

2,870

2,800

2,740

2,740

3,010

4,150

5,020

4,860

4,150

3,500

3,570

4,540

5,440

5,620

4,940 

4,000

3,570

3,570 

4,540 

5,980

7,010 

7,620

127,250

4,105

1.42

1.63

Apr.

7,410 

6,340 

4,940

4,150

3,710

3,570

3,570

3,570

3,360

3,150

3,010

2,870

2,800

2,870

3,080

3,080

3,010

3,010

2,870

2,740

2,540

2,350

2,350

2,230 

2,170

2,110

2,050 

2,050 

2,050

2,170

95,180

3,173

1.09

1.22

May

2,290 

2,350 

2,230

2,480

3,150

5,290

2,746

2,350

2,050

1,880

1,830

*1,770

1,820

1,940

2,290

2,870

3,010

2,800

2,480

2,350

2,290

2,110

1,940

1,770 

1,660

1,610

1,560 

1,510 

1,510

1,560 

1,510

67,000

2,161

0.745

0.86

June

1,560 

1,510 

1,410

1,410

1,460

1,460

1,510

1,410

1,360

1,320

1,270

1,270

1,220

1,410

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,410

1,410

1,320

1,360

1,270

1,220

1,220 

*1,180

1,140

1,180 

1,220 

1,140

1,050

40,080

1,336

0.461

0.51

July

1,010 

970 

970

950

1,390"

,320

,320

,320

,180

,070

,030

,460

,270

,220

,180

,270

,720

,720

,880

,990

,660

,360

,270

,180 

,180

,180

,180 

1,270 

1,360

1,180 

1,090

39,850

1,285

0.443

0.51

Aug.

1,050 

1,070 

*1,180

1,320

1,180

1,050

990

950

990

1,030

1,050

990

930

850

810

792

*775

TTC

870

970

970

1,070

1,220

1.520 

1,220

1,050

950 

890 

890

910 

870

30,982

999

0.344

0.40

Sept.

792 

740 

758

758

722

705

705

670

670

670

670

670

670

670

*655

670

722

810 "752

775

740

722

705

670 

652

652

652 

670 

670

652

21,059

702

0.242

0.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 33,400 Mln 1,460 Mean 5,201 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 20,900 Mln 635 Mean 3,051 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.28

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 efs). Dee. 9 (12 m.) 21,200 cfs (17.4 ft); Dec. 17 (12 m.) 13,900 

cfs (14.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
170 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River at Oakfield, Oa.

Location.--Lat 31°46', long 83°59', on downstream side of center pier of Georgia Southwestern & Gulf Railroad Bridge, 1 mile southwest of Oakfield, Worth County, 1 mile 

upstream from Jones Creek, 9.7 miles downstream from Crisp County Dam, and at mile

Drainage area.--3.860 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1930 to June 1933, October 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 193.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 22 years (1930-32, 1934-54), 4,548 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,700 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 17.2 ft); minimum daily, 165 cfs Sept. 6.

1930-33, 1934-54: Maximum discharge, 60,500 cfs Dec. 3, 1948 (gage height. 30.1 ft); 

minimum daily, 152 cfs June 8, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 35.1 ft Jan. 20, 1925, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1,000 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated by 

Crisp County powerplant and reservoir (capacity, 35,000 acre-ft). Normal operation of 

of powerplant does not materially affect figures of monthly runoff.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP852: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

160

290

560

905

2,760

5,080

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

16.5

6,370

7,720

10,500

13,400

20,400

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16.900 

16,200 

13,200

11,800

7,020

6,110

4,720

3,420

3,420

4,000

2,290 

3,210

3,490

3,440

3,450

3,410

3,280

1,570

2,590

3,110

3,090

*3,100

3,090

2,850

1,200

2,600

3,020

2,900

2,870

2 f 880

2,620

146,850

4,737

1.23

1.42

Nov.

1,020 

2,320 

2,910

2,720

2,720

2,730

2,570

1,010

2,380

2,820

2,770 

2,840

2,760

2,640

1,680

2,430

2,710

2,690

2,710

2,720

2,570

980

2,450"

3,920

5.950

3,780

3,740

2,680

1,650

2,530

77,420

2,581

0.669

0.75

Dec.

3,900 

3,870 

3,640

5,270

5,980

6,110

6,110

10,400

14,800

19,600

20.400 

20,400

17,400

15,600

15,000

14,800

15,000

14,000

14,800

13,700

11,600

10,100

10,200

9,960

10,800

11,500

11,200

10, 500

9,540

10,900

11, 900

357,180

11,520

2.98

3.44

Jan.

12,500 

12.600 

10,500

10,700

8,840

7,440

6,760

6,500

6,500

6,370

6,370 

6,240

5,460

5,460

5,460

*5,330

2,540

4,600

6,110

5,590

5,200

4,360

6,240

4,600

7,300

6,240

6,240

6,760

6,370

5,460

5,080

205,920

6,643

1.72

1.98

Feb.

5,080 

5,080 

4,120

4,120

4,240

4,240

3,760

4,600

3,310

3,640

5,200 

4,120

5.090

3,760

4,240

3,880

3,640

3,880

3,880

4,000

4,840

5,080

4,240

4,960

5,850

5,200

5,850

4,120

-

122,020

4,358

1.13

1.18

Mar.

5,080 

5,080 

4,600

5,080

4,000

4,000

4,840

4,360

4,360

4,240

2.980 

3,090

2,980

4,720

4,240

4,840

5,850

5,850

5,850

5,200

4,000

4,840

5,980

6,500

6,760

5,200

3,880

*5,720

5,850

6,370

7,720

154,060

4,970

1.29

1.49

Apr.

8,140 

8.420 

7,720

5,850

5,850

5,460

3,880

4,120

4,120

4,000

3,640 

4,480

3,360

3,090

3,640

3,880

4,720

3,530

3,640

3,640

2,760

2,760

2,650

3,310

2,440

3,090

3,310

2,600

2,460

2,410

122,970

4,099

1.06

1.18

May

2,300 

1,280 

3,630

4,140

3,020

3,360

3,590

2,760

1,750

2,660

2,860 

2,870

2,460

4,260

1,740

1,120

3,460

4.520

3,910

2,690

2,830

2,830

948

2,000

2,910

2,300

2,190

2,210

1,640

638 2,0"§D~

80,766

2,605

0.675

0.78

June

2.670 

2,300 

2,130

2,110

1,340

500

l,T7o~

1,900

1,870

1,730

1,720 

891

543

1,830

1,770

1,720

2,200

1,710

2,440

638

1,440

1,700

1,670

1,720

1,700

1,630

710

1,450

1,710

1,710

49,222

1,641

0.425

0.47

July

1,720 

1,690 

1,800

498

562

1,430

1,680

1,760

1,570

1,570

555 

1,330

1,610

1,530

2,030

2,420

1,530

*544

1,370

1,980

1,720

2,110

1,890

1,550

1,000

2,280

1,620

1,540

1,590

1,600

1,630

47,509

1,533

0.397

0.46

Aug.

473 

1,330 

1.950

1,620

1,610

1,660

1,580

478

1,830

1,910

1,630 

1,600

1,620

1,200

376

1,360

1,610

1,560

1,550

1,570

1,200

362

1,310

1.580

1,550

,560

,550

,390

342

,450"

,490

42,271

1,364

0.353

0.41

Sept.

1,520 

1.550 

1,520

1,100

365

165

852

988

970

964

890 

359

798

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,040

890

398

868

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,070

792

362

892

. ,050

j ,080

I 060

28,003

933

0.242

0.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 31,800 Mln 816 Mean 6,265 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 20,400 Mln 165 Mean 3,929 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.83

Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Kinchafoonee Creek at Preston, Ga.

171

Location. Lat 32°03', long 84°33', near right bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 41, 1 mile southwest of Preston, Webster County, and 1 mile upstream from 

Barrel Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 197 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 337.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,980 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 7.65 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs May 4, 1953 (gage height, 8.80 ft), minimum, 

that of Sept. 15, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

3.2 104

4.0 196

5.0 390

5.5 570

6.0 860

6.8 1,650

1.6 32

2.0 46

2.5 66

3.0 96

3.5 140

4.0 202

5.0 405

5.5 585

6.0 860

6.5 1,300

7.2 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.

308

?&

218

196

182

168

156

144

132

132

127

122

117

117

117

175

*16B

175 

156

150

132

127

122

117

112

108 

1(38

112

117

112

10B

4,577

148

0.751

0.87

Nov.

108

TT?

112

112

127

162

168

150

132

127

127

122

122

117

117

122

122

122 

122

132

156

189

251

278

 260

196 

168

150

144

13B

4,465

149

0.756

0.84

Dec.

144

155

150

486

1,110

1,590

2.060

1,740

860

680

655

705

760

1,110

1,300

860

608

488 

435

392

452

525

608

680

585

505 

488

435

488

608

790

22,447

724

3.68

4.24

Jan.

825

585

470

420

392

 368

342

330

320

330

355

330

320

300

290

290

300

300 

280

270

270

280

355

342

290

270 

260

260

'§5T 251

260

10,506

339

1.72

1.98

Feb.

260

242

233

233

225

217

217

217

217

210

217

210

210

210

210

210

217

217

217

210

225

251

233

233

 310

355 

295

251

-

6,547

234

1.19

1.24

Mar.

290

320

270

233

217

202

202

194

194

187

187

187

187

242

242

225

187

'552"

300

380

330

225

202

194

187 

210

392

608

608

420

8,198

264

1.34

1.54

Apr.

*330

280

251

225

210

202

202

202

187

174

174

168

156

150

145

140

174

194 

162

140

130

130

135

125

116

111 

107

103

103

103

5,029

168

0.853

0.95

May

100

100

96

*96

96

89

83

80

77

77

*77

80

86

135

150

125

103

89 

83

83

83

77

74

72

66

66 

66

69

72

74

69

2,693

86.9

0.441

0.51

June

66

66

61

57

54

52

54

52

50

49

51

55

56

56

58

66

69

135 

140

Tf

66

58

54

*51

55

54 

62

48

*39

38

1,849

61.6

0.313

0.35

July

38

38

42

54

69

89

96

72

63

62

62

57

49

46

51

83

89

103 

100

77

60

53

56

96

120

111 

116

89

69

56

57

2,225

71.8

0.364

0.42

Aug.

69

64

62

55

51

47

45

51

62

58

»48

45

41

39

38

38

37

38 

44

62

96

116

TIT

77

59

52 

48

45

44

42

41

1,725

55.6

0.282

0.33

Sept.

40

37

36

36

35

35

35

35

34

37

38

37

35

34

34

45

60

59 

55

49

44

42

39

38

37

40 

43

41

39

38

1,207

40.2

0.204

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,860 Mln 56 Mean 309 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.32

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,060 Mln 34 Mean 196 Cfsm 0.995 In- 13.50

aak discharge (base. 90

6.65 ft); Jan. 1 (2 a.m.. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

i)."Dec. 7 (7 p.m.) 2,980 cfs (7.65 ft); Dec. 15 (4 a.m.) 1,460 cfs 

cfs (6.10 ft).
172 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River at Albany, Ga.

Location.--Lat 31°36', long 84°09', on right bank at downstream side of Georgia Northern 

Railway bridge in Albany, Dougherty County, at mile 103.4.

Drainage area. 5,230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1897 to December 1901 {gage heights only), January 1902 to 

June 1921, September 1929 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at site 

1 mile downstream since 1893 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 150.03 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Feb. 1, 1897, to Dec. 31, 1901, staff gage at 

site 1 mile downstream at datura 1.3 ft lower. Jan. 1, 1902, to Apr. 19, 1904, staff 

gage, and Apr. 20, 1904, to June 30, 1921, chain gage, at site 1 mile downstream at 

datum 2.0 ft lower.

Average discharge.--43 years (1902-20, 1929-54), 6,362 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,800 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 20.2 ft); min- 

 imum daily, 645 cfs Sept. 6,7.

1902-21, 1929-54: Maximum discharge, 64,800 cfs Jan. 22, 1943 (gage height, 31.6 

ft); minimum daily, 426 cfs Aug. 24, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 37.84 ft Jan. 21, 1925, from floodmark, present site and datum 

(discharge, 92,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by powerplants above station; capacity of reservoirs insufficient to materially affect figures of monthly runoff.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1052: 1930, 1934(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

620

835

1,540

4.0

7.0

20.1

2,490

7,060

26,700

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.

20,700

21.500 

18,900

14,600

10,800

7,620 

5,670

4,540

4,540

4,860

4,240

3,720

4,240 

4,240

4,390

4,240 

4,240

3,790 

2,960

3,640

3,790

*3,940

3,940

3,790

3,660

2,210 

3,640

3,640

3,640

3,640 

3,570

192,690

6,216

1.19

1.37

Nov.

2,580

2,450 

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,570 

3,570

2,920

2,500

3,570

3,640

3,640

3,570 

3,570

3,560

3,020 

3,430

3,430 

3,640

3,500

3,160

2.590

2,940

3,940

4.860

4,860 

4,860

4,240

3,790

2, 680

104,180

3,473

0.664

0.74

Dec.

4.240

4,540 

4,700

4,390

6,520

7,990 

8,710

12,400

18,400

23,000

*25,200

26.700

23,700 

21,600

20,300

21,300 

,21,300

20,300 

19,700

18,500

16,500

14,000

15,200

15,100

15,800

17,000 

17,000

15,500

13,900

15,800 

18,000

487,290

15,720

3.01

3.47

Jan.

18,900

20.100 

17,000

16,000

13,900

11,600 

11,100

9,410

9,410

9,240

9,240

9,070

7,620 

7,990

7,810

7,990 

6,010

5.180 tf'SYo

88,200

a8,100

a8,000

a7,600

a8,200

a7,900

a8,400 

a8,800

a8,600

8,350

6,700 

7,620

302,210

9,749

1.86

2.14

Feb.

6,180

6,700 

6,180

6,010

5,670

5,840 

5,500

5,500

5,180

4.860

5,670

6,180

4,860 

4,860

5,180

5,340 

4,860

5,340 

5,180

5,180

5,670

6,700

5,840

5,840

7,240

7,060 

7.450

6,700

-

162,750

5,812

1.11

1.16

Mar.

6,550

7,450 

6,350

7,060

6,010

5,500 

5,500

6,180

*5,340

5,500

4,860

4,540

4.590 

4,700

6,010

5,670 

6,700

7,990 

7,990

7,620

5,180

6,350

7,810

8,350

7,990

6,880 

5,500

6,880

7,430

7,620 

10.500

201,980

6,515

1.25

1.44

Apr.

9,580

11.200 

10,600

6,880

7,620

7,450 

5,020

5,670

5,020

5,840

4,700

5,540

4,240 

4,540

4,700

4,700 

7,240

4,590 

4,700

4,860

4,540

4,240

3,790

4,090

4,090

5.090 

4,'£40

3,620

3,290

3,720

162,980

5,435

1.04

1.16

May

2,830

2,520 

3,500

5,540

4,590

5,940 

4,590

5,790

2,820

5,140

5,570

3,640

3,560 

4,540

3,940

2,340 

3,640

5,500 

4,540

4,090

*3,570

5,510

2,320

2,090

3,550

2,980 

2,890

2,850

2,490

1.720 

1,820

105,570

3,399

0.650

0.75

June

5.550

2,950 

2,660

2,680

2,110

1.560 

1,750"

2,440

2,280

2,160

2,160

1,530

1,370 

1,740

2,390

2,170 

2,730

2,240 

3,200

1,470

1,930

2,350

2,170

2,320

2,190

2,090 

1,610

1,550

2,240

2,310

65,430

2,181

0.417

0.47

July

2,130

2,060 

2,510

1,180

807

1,230 

2,090

2,320

2,160

2,150

1,430

1,340

2,090 

1,970

2,140

5,190 

2,040

1,490 

1,560

2,620

2,260

2,290

2,710

1,910

1,910

*2,490 

2,720

2,460

2,180

2 240 

2*040

63,717

2,055

0.393

0.45

Aug.

1,390

1,430 

2,360

1,980

2,090

2,020 

2,080

1,580

1,710

2,940

2,470

2,130

2,050 

1,850

1,230

1,160 

1,930

2,010 

1,800

1,950

1,900

1,160

1,000

2,140

2,000

1,810 

1,920

2,180

1,130

9^75

56,783

1,832

0.350

0.40

Sept.

2,770

2.910 

2,800

1,600

1,270

|f

1,260

1,110

842

944

952

952 

908

934

929 

876

740 

661

864

1,460

1,260

1,330

1,400

1,380

712 

990

1,300

1,420

1,380

37,244

1,241

0.237

0.26

Calendar year 1953 : Max 41,100 Min 1,640 Mean 8,139 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.15

Water year 1953-54: Max 26,700 Min 645 Mean 5,322 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.81

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3 No gsge-height record; dischsrge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Bainbridge.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°22', long 84°32', on downstream end of left bank pier of bridge on 

county road at Milford, Baker County, 2tr miles upstream from Alligator Creek and 65- 

miles upstream from Chlckasawhatchee Creek.

Drainage area. 620 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1905 to December 1907, October 1939 to September 1954.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 150.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

Aug. 29, 1905, to Dec. 31, 1907, staff or chain gages at several sites within 450 ft 

of present site at various daturas. Oct. 1, 1939, to Nov. 11, 1942, staff gage, and 

Nov. 12, 1942, to Dec. 4, 1952 (corrected), water-stage recorder, at site 100 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 827 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,010 cfs Dec. 16, Jan. 2 (gage height, 7.9 

ft); minimum, 117 cfs Sept. 16.

1905-7, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs Jan. 21, 1943 (gage height, 13.9 

ft); minimum, that of Sept. 16, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow. 

Revisions. WSP 922: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet., 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.2 

2.0

114

254

635

3.0 

5.0

1,350

2,300

3,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

33

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.100 

1,540

1,300

1,080

835

704

633

572

524

495

434

462

446

441

435

424

462

495

500

500

495

462

441

424

408

*382

367

367

382

397

397

18,954

611

0.985

1.14

Nov.

38Z 

372

367 382"

397

446

500

542

542

5Z4

500

462

446

430

419

419

414

419

419

419

451

512

590

666

718

718

666

620

566

513

14,826

494

0.797

0.89

Dec.

478 

473

462

536

828

1,220

*1,630

2,350

*2,550

2,250

2,200

2,000

1,900

2,150

3,080

3.940

3, 380

2,550

1,950

1,580

1,450

1,580

2,000

2,900

3,200

2,750

2,450

2,100

1,950

2,000 

2 350

62,237

2,008

3.24

3.74

Jan.

3,380 

5,730

2,900

2,300

1,900

1,670

1,540

1,450

1,350

1,300

1,270

1,270

1,240

1,220

1,150

1,120

1,080

*1,080

1,050

1,010

1,010

975

1,010

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,010

975

943

895 

872

43,850

1,415

2.23

2.63

Feb.

842 

828

820

792

764

757

750

750

750

737

737

737

724

718

692

685

692

685

678

68T

718

750

771

813

865

395

919

943

_

21,497

768

1.24

1.29

Mar.

975 

*1,050

1,080

1,010

895

806

730

685

666

659

652 632"

652

659

730

813

799

718

698

820

1,010

1,150

1,220

1,050

842

724

685

718

835

1,050

1,240

26,273

848

1.37

1.58

Apr.

1,400 

1,220

935

778

711

778

895

959

919

785

698

652

620

590

*584

590

685

778

771

737

620

548

530

524

512

500

484

484

473

468

21,228

708

1.14

1.27

May

463

434

457

457

524

640

659

512

451

392

377

377

382

473

626

771

698

554

463

419

408

382

357

*314

319

314

310

310

324

333

333

13,893

443

0.723

0.83

June

333 

337

314

292

288

279

254

246

242

226

246

424

324

279

258

267

232

314

352

403

500

512

387

296

271

275

262

238

214

213

9,143

305

0.492

0.55

July

214 

222

222

222

203

210

222

234

242

238

250

234

210

210

*199

206

324

397

414

367

352

271

199

199

246

305

451

640

935

975

750

10,363

334

0.539

0.62

Aug.

536 

301

279

296

314

301

275

283

362

352

372

362

262

230

214

203

191

195

246

*271

262

230

230

222

222

203

191

184

180

180

166

8,115

262

0.423

0.49

Sept.

169 

T59

156

150

150

144

138

141

138

135

132

135

132

123

120

123

138

153

169

169

159

159

144

144

138

144

141

144

*156

150

4,353

145

0.234

0.26

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,940 Min 218 Mean 868 cfsm 1.40 In. 19.01

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,940 Mln 120 Mean 698 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15. Z9

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Dec. 16 (12 m.) 4,010 cfs (7.9 ft); Dec. 25 (2 a.m.) 3,320 cfs 

(6.9 ft); Jan. 2 (2 a. m.) 4,010 cfs (7.9 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
174 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River at Bainbridge, Ga.

Location. Lat 30°55', long 84°34', on downstream side of right major pier of Decatur 

County Memorial Bridge on U. S. Highway 84 at Bainbridge, Decatur County, a quarter of 

a mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and at mile 29.0.

Drainage area.--7,350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1908 to December 1913, December 1928 to September 1954. Gage- 

 height records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Jan. 1, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1913, chain gage at 

same site at datum 0.3 ft higher. December 1928 to January 1929, chain gage at same 

site at present datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1908-13, 1929-54), 8,531 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,500 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 21.3 ft); minimum, 2,000 cfs Sept. 20, 21.

1908-13, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 83,200 cfs Mar. 21, 1929 (gage height, 37.73 

ft); minimum, 1,960 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 40.9 ft Jan. 24, 1925, present datum (discharge, 101,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Some regulation by powerplants above 

station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect materially figures of monthly 

runoff.

Cooperation.--Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSF 697: 1908-13. WSP822: 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)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7-15, Jan. 14 to Apr. 6)

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

58

129

5.0

8.0

10.0

12.7

332

820

1,330

2,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17,600 

19,400

20.700 

20,300

317,800

315,700

a!3,800

a!2,100

alO,700

a9,300

a8,100

a7,300

a6,800

a6,600

36,600

6,620

6,420

6,320

6,120

5,330

5,620

5,720

5,720

5,720

5,620

5,420

*4.610 

5,060

5,240

5,240

5,150

282,730

9,120

1.24

1.43

Nov.

5,150 

4,790

4.080 

4,790

4,970

4,970

4,970

5,060

4,880

4,160

4,880

4,970

4,970

4,970

4,880

4,790

4,430

4,790

4,700

4,880

4,880

4,790

4,340

4,250

5,060

5,620

5.920 

5,920

5,720

5,330

147,910

4,930

0.671

0.75

Dec.

4.610 

5,060

5,520 

5,720

5,820

7,170

8,800

*10,100

10,200

16,600

19,500

22,000

23,800

24.500

24,000

23,600

24,200

24,400

23,800

22,700

21,900

20,500

18,900

19,100

19,500

20,300

21,200 

21,400

20,700

19,700

20,000

535,300

17,270

2.35

2.71

Jan.

21,400 

22,900

24.200 

23,600

21,900

20,300

18,100

16,900

15,600

15,000

14,400

14,000

13,800

12,900

12,600

12,500

12,200

11,100

11,400

11,500

11,400

11,200

10.700

11,500

11,100

11,800

12,300 

12,100

12,100

11,900

11,100

453,500

14,630

1.99

2.29

Feb.

10.800 

10,100

10,200 

9,930

9,670

9,280

9,160

8,920

8,800

8,680

8,200

8,440

8,920

8,200

7,960

8,080

8,200

7 . 840

7,960

7,960

7,960

8,200

8,800

8,680

8,560

9,280

9,410 

9,670

-

247,860

8,852

1.20

1.25

Mar.

9,540 

9,160

*9,670 

9,280

9,410

8,920

8,440

8,200

8,440

8,080

7,960

7,610

7,170

7.060

7,060

7,840

7,840

8,440

9,040

9,540

9,410

8,440

8,680

9,540

9,930

9,930

9,160 

8,440

8,680

9,410

9, 800

270,120

8,714

1.19

1.37

Apr.

11,000 

11,200

12.100 

11,800

10,100

9,930

9,800

8,680

8,440

8,200

8,080

7,720

7,500

*7,280

6,950

6,950

7,060

8,200

7,280

7,060

7,060

6,840

6,520

6,220

6,120

6,120

5,620 

6,020

5,820

5.420

237,090

7,903

1.08

1.20

May

5,520 

5,240

4,970 

5,060

6,320

6,120

5,920

6,120

5,820

5,240

4,880

5,240

5,330

5,240

5,820

6,020

5,060

5,150

6/320

5,920

5,520

5,520

4,900

*5j90g

*4,900

*4,700 

4,500

4,400

4,200

3,900

164,070

5,293

0.720

0.83

June

3,400 

*4.400

*4,400 

*4,200

4,300

4,000

3,700

3,200

3,800

4,000

3,600

3,800

3,600

3,300

2.800

3,700

3,600

3,600

3,800

4,100

3,900

3,400

4,200

3,900

4,000

3,920

3,840 

3,440

2,980

3 1 280

112,160

3,739

0.509

0.57

July

3,440 

3,440

3,440 

3,440

3,360

2,770

2.650

3,050

3,280

3,360

3,280

3,280

2,770

*2,980

3,200

3,200

3,600

3,520

3,360

2,840

3,280

3,520

3,360

3,600

3,360

3,440

3,200 

3,840

3,840

3,840 

3.920

103,440

 3,337

0.454

0.52

Aug.

3.760 

3,520

2,840 

3,120

3,360

3,280

3,280

3,200

3,280

2,770

3,520

3,600

3,360

3,280

3,200

2,910

2,490

2,770

*3,050

2,910

3,050

3,120

2,840

2,420

2,700

2,980

2,980 

2,840

2,980

2, 840 

2.550

94,600

3,052

0.415

0.48

Sept.

2,630 

3,200

3.440 

3,440

3,200

2,700

2,420

2,210

2,280

2,350

2,280

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,070

2. OOP

2,000

2,210

2,420

2,550

2,420

2,490

2,350 

2,070

2,210 

2,350

72,280

2,409

0.328

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 37,300 Mln 4,000 Mean 10,130 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 24,500 Min 2,000 Mean 7,455 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records for station at 

Albany.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite May 24 to June 25; discharge estimated on basis of 6 

discharge measurements and records for station at Albany.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 175

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga.

Location.--Lat 31°03', long 84°43', on right bank 125 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

li miles downstream from Aycock Creek, ij miles upstream from Dry Creek, 5 miles north 

of Brinson, and 5^ miles northeast of Iron City, Seminole County.

Drainage area.--520 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1920 to June 1921, June 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 85.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 21, 1920, to June 30, 1921, staff gage at 

site 125 ft upstream at different datum. June 11, 1937, to Oct. 17, 1952, staff gage 

at site 125 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1937-54), 504 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,460 cfs Dec. 27, Jan. 3 (gage height, 12.7 

ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1920-21, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 19.9 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 852: Drainage area. WSP 1052: 1939-40(M), 1942(M), 

1944(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

425

453

468

425

358

308

273

246

230

215

200

190

181

172

163

154

150

145

141

137

133

129

125

121

113

109

*109

109

105

105 

102

6,294

203

0.390

0.45

Nov.

102

*98

98

98

105

113

117

125

125

121

117

113

109

105

102

98

98

94

91

94

94

105

125

137

145

158

163

158

158

150

3,516

117

0.225

0.25

Dec.

141

133

129

141

181

210

273

*332

397

468

530

597

686

780

900

1,120

1,360

1,660

1,580

1,300

1,150

1,100

1,240

1,390

1,860

2,260

2.460

2,310

2,060

1,900

1,860

32,5(58

1,049

2.02

2.33

Jan.

1,900

2,160

2.410

2,360

2,060

1,740

1,500

1,360

1,240

1,150

1,100

1,050

1,000

925

900

880

860

820

*780

761

723

723

723

686

668

650

632

632

632

614 

597

34,236

1,104

2.12

2.44

Feb.

580

546

546

514

498

483

468

453

439

425

425

411

397

397

384

371

371

358

358

358

358

371

371

384

411

425

425

439

_

11,966

427

0.821

0.85

Mar.

468

483

*498

498

498

498

468

425

397

371

358

345

345

332

320

308

"296" 296

320

371

384

411

425

439

453

453

397

371

371

371 

371

12,341

398

0.765

0.88

Apr.

384

397

411

425

425

498

632

686

668

614

563

514

468

*425

384

371

358

332

308

308

320

345

320

284

262

251

240

230

220

?20

11,863

395

0.760

0.85

May

251

256

230

215

210

200

195

186

176

163

150

141

137

141

141

145

150

150

141

137

129

121

113

109

*102

98

94

94

117

133 

121

4,746

153

0.294

0.34

June

133

137

T55

113

98

89

84

80

77

74

71

73

73

71

69

68

68

69

71

70

67

65

62

59

57

57

59

54

53

5JL

2,297

76.6

0.147

0.16

July

50

48

47

45

44

45

44

42

43

43

43

42

40

*38

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

34

32

32

40

54

55

61

59

55 

50

1,341

43.3

0.083

0.10

Aug.

46

43

42

38

38

38

37

34

34

34

33

30

29

29

27

27

26

26

*26

.25

27

34

40

40

39

37

35

35

34

34 

34

1,051

33.9

0.065

0.07

Sept.

33

32

31

30

30

30

29

29

27

26

25

24

22

20

18

18

17

17

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

13

13

647

21.6

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,460 Mln 65 Mean 401 Cfsm 0.771 In. 10.47

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,460 Mln 13 Mean 336 Cfsm 0.646 In. 8.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
176

APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Fla.

Location (revised).--Lat 30°42'03", long 84°51'33", in sec. 32, T. 4 N., R. 6 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on 0. S. Highway 90, 0.6 mile downstream 

from Jim Woodruff Dam, 0.8 mile downstream from confluence of Flint and Chattahoochee 

Rivers, and 1 mile west of Chattahoochee.

Drainage area.--17,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1954. Prior to October 1939, published 

as "near River Junction." Gage-height records collected at former site October 1919 

to September 1925 and at present site since October 1925 are contained in reports of 

D. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 45.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (0. S. Weather Bureau benchmark). Prior to Dec. 16, 1939, water-stage recorder 

at site seven-eighths of a mile downstream at datum 0.73 ft lower. Dec. 16, 1939, to 

June 25, 1952, water-stage recorder and June 26, 1952, to June 2, 1954, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 22,050 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 61,000 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 17.45 ft); 

minimum, 5,440 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, -1.90 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 293,000 cfs Mar. 20, 1929 (gage height, 33.97 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 200,000 cfs; minimum, 5,120 cfs Nov. 5, 11, 

1931; minimum gage height, -2.43 ft Nov. 5, 1931, present datum.

Remarks.--Records good except those for May 20 to June 3 and July 20-22, which are fair. 

Flow partly regulated by Jim Woodruff Dam since May 20, 1954.

Cooperation.--Nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54,200 

33,100

31,900 

51,600

29,500

26,300

22,400

20,600

18,900

17,100

15,600

14,700

13,800

13,200 

13,400

13,400

15,500

15,500

15,000

12,000

11,500

11,600

11,800

11,700

11,900

11,900

11,100

10,500 

10, 800

11,200

11,100

526,000

16,970

0.992

1.14

Nov.

11,200 

11,000

10,400 

10,200

10,600

11,100

11,600

12,000

12,000

10,900

10, 200

10,600

10,800

10,800 

10,700

*10,600

10, 200

10, 100

10,000

10,100

10,700

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,500

12,400

13,400

15,700 

13,500

13,000

356,500

11,210

0.656

0.75

Dec.

12,000 

11,500

12,200 

13,000

22,600

57,700

48,000

54,900

54,800

49,000

45, 600

45, 200

45,700

46,400 

58,400

60, 800

, 60, 000

56,400

51,500

46,400

44,600

44, 100

46,200

49,000

48,600

46,200

44,400

45,000 

41,700

42,700

47,600

*1,530

42,900

2.51

2.89

Jan.

50,600 

49,300

47,000 

45,400

43,500

*4 1,400

39,000

3,6,600

34,000

51,600

29,500

27,600

26,100

26,200 

26,200

25,900

25,400

25,500

25,500

26 .300

29,200

34,200

57,900

36,200

36,500

37 , 500

38,700

59,300 

38, 100

33,900

30,900

* 1,074. 6

34,660

2.03

2.34

Feb.

29,000 

27,600

26,700 

26,200

24,700

25,100

22,700

22,800

22,600

*21,400

21,400

21,500

21,500

21,400 

20, 800

20,000

19,200

19,000

ZO, 100

20,900

21,200

21,500

22,700

24,900

25,100

27,700

28,200

27,600

651,500

25,260

1.56

1.42

Mar.

27,500 

27,700

27,200 

26,400

25,700

25,100

24,200

22,500

20,400

19,700

19,900

20,400

19,900

19,600 

19,900

24,300

24,700

23,200

23,000

25,000

26,100

26,000

25,500

*25, 100

24,500

24,200

24,400

24,800 

27,900

50,500

51,100

756,200

24,590

1.45

1.64

Apr.

50,800

50,000

29,400 

28,600

27,560

26,800

27,100

26,600

25,000

25,500

21,800

21,200

19,100

18,600 

18,800

19,700

19,900

20,200

20,600

19,100

17,900

18,600

18,800

18,100

16,700

16,000

15,500

15,100 

16,600

17,300

644,900

21,500

1.26

1.40

May

16,800 

17,000

*16,500 

15,000

15, 800

17,800

18,200

16,800

15, 800

15,200

14,200

15,900

14,100

14,400 

15, 400

17,200

16,600

15,000

14,800

11,600

8,580

7,060

7 , 060

8,030

*10,900

*9,950

9,200

9,210 

9,140

9,760

9,950

410,740

13, 250

0.775

0.89

June

8,660 

*8, 600

*8, 550 

8,440

8,620

8,940

9,200

9,680

9,540

9,520

9,440

11,000

9,050

9,070 

8,980

8,890

9,070

9,820

11,500

12,200

11, 800

10,900

*15,200

*18, 200

17,700

16,500

14,600

12,600 

10,500

9,720

525,890

10,860

0.655

0.71

July

9,890 

10,800

15,700 

12,600

11,900

11,600

10,300

*10,000

10, 200

10, 100

10,000

10,000

9,570

9,020 

9,070

9,110

9,250

10,500

11,600

11,600

11,200

10,700

10,100

9,890

10,100

10, 500

11,500

*12,500 

12,500

11,500

'

331,680

10,700

0.626

0.72

Aug.

10, 400 

9,960

9,280 

8,740

8,860

8,820

8,700

8,500

8,460

8,280

8,160

8,540

8,460

8,280 

8,160

,980

,620

,340

,650

,770

,730

,940

,180

,040

,500

,580

,650

,450 

,360

,380

,050

253,820

8,188

0.479

0.55

Sept.

6,700 

7,020

7,540 

7,480

7,480

7,050

6,660

6,580

*6,140

6,060

6,020

5,910

5,880

5,790 

5,720

5,660

5,670

5,760

5,760

5,730

5,640

5,600

5,730

5,780

5,760

5,730

5,740

5,550 

5,450

£,570

182,760

6,092

0.356

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 91,000 ttin 9,140 Mean 24,710 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.62

Water year 1953-54: Max 60,800 Min 5,450 Mean 18,700 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.83

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Chipola River near Altha, Pla.

177

Locatlon.--Lat 30°32'02", long 85°09'55", in NWy sec. 32, T. 2 N., R. 9 W., on right bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 274, 0.9 mile downstream from Holliman 

Branch and 3j miles southwest of Altha.

Drainage area. 844 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1912 to December 1913, September 1921 to September 1927, 

August 1929 to September 1931, March 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.95 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 13, 1950, staff, wire-weight, or chain gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge .--19 years (1921-27, 1929-31, 1943-54), 1,548 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,620 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 18.90 ft); min- 

 imum, 436 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 13 (gage height, 8.43 ft).

1912-13, 1921-27, 1929-31, 1943-54; Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Sept. 20, 1926

(gage height, 33.55 ft, from floodmarks), by slope-area determination of peak flow;

minimum, 425 cfs Oct. 17-20, 1951.

Remarks. Records excellent.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1002: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

8.4

10.0

14.0

19.0

420

1,260

2,700

4,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

5

4

S

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,610 

1,590

1,480

1,270

1,100

1,010

965

935

910

884

862

829

812

802

790

802

802

796 

785

770

755

745

745

745

735

724

713

730

702

691

686

27,775

896

1.06

1.22

Nov.

680 

67*

670

670

718

745

745

745

724

718

696

686

675

665

660

*655

645

550" 640 

660

686

770

915

915

920

900

878

856

834

818

22,214

740

0.877

0.98

Dec.

796 

775

9T5- 765

1,320

1,900

3,780

3,690

3,270

3,000

2,760

2,960

3,540

3,900

3,850

3,680

3,650

3,780 

3,850

3,760

3,580

3,500

4,180

4,270

4,260

4,440

4,580

4,600

4,450

4,270

4,290

102,391

3,303

3.91

4.51

Jan.

4,080 

3,810

3,650

3,660

*3, 680

3,590

3,360

3,130

2,950

2,810

2,770

2,680

2,560

2,460

2,390

2,340

2,310

2,260 

2,170

2,080

2,030

2,080

2,130

2,040

1,970

1,920

1,900

1,910

1,900

1,860

1, 780

80,260

2,589

3.07

3.54

Feb.

1,710 

1,670

1,650

1,620

1,620

1,580

1,550

1,520

*1,460

1,430

1,440

1,420

1,340

1,300

1,280

1,270

1,260

1,240 

1,260

1,240

1,340

1,350

1,360

1,590

1,830

1,850

1,810

1,850

-

41,840

1,494

1.77

1.84

Mar.

2,050 

2, 030

1,980

1,880

1,830

1,810

1,790

1,720

1,650

1,580

1,540

1,520

1,480

1,480

1,420

1,320

1,280

1,240 

1,360

1,650

1, 710

1,730

*1,750

1,820

1,870

1,820

1,680

1,640

1,610

1,600

1,580

51,420

1,659

1.97

2.27

Apr.

1,560 

1,S60

,550

,460

,340

,280

,260

,230

,170

,130

,120

,090

,080

,080

,080

,140

,210

,300 

,360

,300

,190

,120

,090

,220

,190

,210

,200

,120

,080

,060

36,780

1,226

1.45

1.62

May

1,030 

1,000

990

*970

945

925

900

868

851

834

840

834

829

829

824

807

796

790 

829

884

812

807

796

785

775

755

7B7?

840

1,010

1,040

930

26,885

867

1.03

1.18

June

515" 900 

765

755

724

713

708

708

708

691

755

802

760

740

724

*708

724

724 

708

713

735

670

655

645

660

655

670

655

620

615

21,428

714

0.846

0.94

July

605 

640

640

650

70S

655

650

640

708

655

630

620

605

595

590

595

670

590 

569

574

580

590

564

558

552

595

*686

660

665 

670

680

19,389

625

0.741

0.85

Aug.

696 656~

630

610

605

574

574

542

530

536

525

520

520

525

520

505

520

520 

585

595

525

558

530

520

530

525

B~5z~ 475

585 

525

495

17,138

553

0.655

0.76

Sept.

470 

470

453

453

448

442

436

*4T8"

448

458

453

448

442

442

574

505

464

475 

475

475

480

485

480

464

448

464

490

458

453 

453

13,954

465

0.551

0.61

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,640 Mln 635 Mean 1,430 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,600 Mln 436 Mean 1,264 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.32

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
178 BEAR CREEK BASIN

Econfina Creek near Bennett, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°23 I 04", long 85°33'24", in sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 13 ¥., near left bank

 on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 388, 0.5 mile downstream from Old Mill 

Branch and 1.6 miles southwest of Bennett.

Drainage area.--150 sq mi.

Records available. November 1935 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1.03 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge.--19 years, 540 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 8.20 ft); mini-

 mum, 421 cfs Sept. 13, 26, 27 (gage height, 4.74 ft).

1935-54: Maximum discharge observed, 4,860 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 12.46 

ft), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs; minimum, 350 cfs July 4, 20, 21, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 15.0 ft, from floodmarks, either in September 1926 or in April 

1928 (based on a study of rainfall records).

Remarks. Records good. Flow includes large ground-water inflow. 

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 872: 1937.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.7 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

417

598

799

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

615

654

601

575

559

549

539

533

533

526

518

518

518

514 

510

506

518

524

*518

503

500

497

497

494

491

492

533

586

539

506

494

16,460

531

3.54

4.08

Nov.

494

488

487

485

526

588

549

509

503

494

488

484

482

480 

474

478

477

471

510

518

581

717

789

BE5

612

557

524

512

503

*497

15,932

531

3.54

3.95

Dec.

494

490

49T

571

804

992

*965

904

711

625

634

752

976

1,090

943

773

665

630

615

618

671

703

909

917

822

777

709

665

656

685

748

23,011

742

4.95

5.71

Jan.

730

6TT

636

624

615

606

595

588

583

600

*627

636

606

586 

579

581

576

565

563

562

559

598

629

591

575

565

555

549

546

539

536

18,377

593

3.95

4.56

Feb.

536

530

533

527

521

516

514

512

510

509

509

506

500

498 

503

503

503

494

492 4"57

598

571

533

*605

693

652

571

598

-

15,034

537

3.58

3.73

Mar.

669

643

581

539

521

521

546

539

524

512

509

506

509

506 

524

503

494

491

527

675

637

559

520

512

503

500

503

560

610

591

552

16,886

545

3.63

4.19

Apr.

515

506

498

497

487

*526

520

515

503

500

488

485

484

527 

530

503

524

518

488

478

474

557

568

525

541

533

568

516

494

485

15,294

510

3.40

3.79

May

482

565

530

509

488

474

468

466

461

459

456

456

461

461 

459

461

*457

453

45?

503

539

480

477

459

455

455

460

461

515

5715

15,024

485

3.23

3.72

June

512

477

466

461

451

451

449

447

449

449

449

461

469

460 

466

451

461

527 4-59-

459

451

449

434

451

466

466

506

464

454

449

13,874

462

3.08

3.44

July

454

456

449

447

533

494

*474

456

524

512

480

464

459

449 

450

451

447

461

453

449

480

509

540

565

600

629

555

515

480

459

461

15,155

489

3.26

3.76

Aug.

442

456

447

488

464

449

445

440

503

4BT

445

*438

431

429 

427

431

429

429

428

436

434

442

438

449

438

461

464

449

442

431

429

13,795

445

2.97

3.42

Sept.

427

425

423

423

425

426

425

425

425

454

436

423

421

42F 

425

438

439

480

44T

436

427

456

438

*429

425

421

421

425

429

423

12,937

431

2.87

3.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,280 Min 403 Mean 523 Cfsm 3.49 In. 47.38

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,090 Min 421 Mean 525 Cfsm 3.50 In. 47.56

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 179

East Pork Choctawhatch.ee River near Midland City, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°22', long 85°29', in NW£ sec. 31, T. 5 N., R. 26 E., on left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on county road, 4 miles upstream from confluence with West 

Pork Choctawhatehee River, and 4 miles north of Midland City.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 179.1 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Alabama State Highway Department).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,390 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 18.2 ft); minimum, 

26 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 8, 9 (gage height, 2.45 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 15,700 cfs May 4, 1953 (gage height, 23.82 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 6, 7, 8, 9, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 cfs and 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 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

3.3

4.0

8.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

132

241

1,190

3,100

4,110

6,130

2.4 

2.8 

3.4 

4.0 

7.0

21

60

141

243

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.

940 

E9TT

578

578

626

530

411

321

270

241

223

204

193

184

175

175

175

180

180

169

160

154

149

146

140

135

TIT

172

*162

150

154

8,720

281

0.949

1.10

Nov.

153 

147

143

T4T

206

250

227

208

206

198

178

168

160

154

152

153

153

152

150

170

211

290

355" 458

378

367

367

310

250

227

6,718

224

0.757

0.84

Dec.

*211 

200" 200

1,300

*2,080

*5,320

*4,960

4,040

3,140

2,050

1,340

1,140

1,340

2,230

2,350

1,990

1,450

1,060

950

900

1,100

1,500

1,800

1,400

1,200

1,050

950

900

1,200

2 000

2 200

53,551

1,727

5.83

6.73

Jan.

1,600 

1,500

1,100

950

830

750

*698

650

626

626

698

650

626

578

566

542

518

494

482

470

470

494

518

494

470

470

470

482

446

434

42j?

19,924

643

2.17

2.50

Feb.

411 

388

377

366

355

344

344

334

334

334

*334

323

302

3757

302

302

334

334

323

377

506

446

400

578

650

590

566

626

-

11,182

399

1.35

1.40

Mar.

626 

518

458

434

400

366

355

344

334

323

312

302

323

458

377

302

*292

282

4T5T

698

650

578

518

494

400

344

388

698

698

°°~

818

14,414

465

1.57

1.81

Apr.

746 

BoT

554

470

422

506

458

446

446

400

344

302

272

*302

323

323

434

344

272

262

234

211

205

207

188

187

187

185

176

10, 184

339

1.15

1.28

May

185 

165

225

*234

190

157

147

134

126

122

117

118

167

355 25"?

225

223

187

159

151

141

129

118

110

103

103

118

126

141

144 

159

5,041

163

0.551

0.63

June

163 

124

107

100

88

*78

72

70

67

62

122

134

94

84

76

121

182

216

T5T

143

126

118

103

116

146

98

80

70

60

54

3,228

108

0.365

0.41

July

51 

BT

53

64

60

59

58

73

93

*83

94

107

112

92

136

111

183

176

165

114

92

80

72

96

85

245

458

TBT

98

82 

70

3,474

112

0.378

0.44

Aug.

66 

89

76

64

*64

70

57

47

47

46

41

36

35

35

37

39

-fs 34

43

37

59

168

TOT

76

68

60

54

47

41

40 

38

1,763

56.9

0.192

0.22

Sept.

42

35

34

30

28

26

25

26

27

41

39

34

36

34

33

47

*58

90

5T

56

53

49

41

39

34

36

41

36

35

34

1,207

40.2

0.136

0.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,600 Mln 50 Mean 533 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.47

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,320 Mln 25 Mean 332 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.51

Peak disc 

(12.3 ftjj

harge (base, 1,800 cfs). Dec. 6 (8 p.m.) 6,390 cfs (18.2 ft); Dec. 15 (7 a.m.) 2,450 cfs 

Dec7 23 (time unknown) 1,870 cfs (10.4 ft)j Dec. 31 (time unknown) 2,290 cfs (11.8 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. --Ho gage-height record Dec. 19 to Jan. 6j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage iand records for 'Choctawhatchee River near Newton.
180 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala.

Location. La t 31°21', long 85°37', in SE£ sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 24 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 231, 200 ft downstream from milldam, 

1,500 ft upstream from Hurricane Creek, 0.8 mile north of Newton, and 1 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge.

Drainage area.--693 sq mi.

Records available. June 1906 to August 1908, October 1911 to August 1912 {gage heights 

only), November 1921 to September 1927, May 1935 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected near same site since 1931 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 138.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Apr. 22, 1907, staff gage at site 

1 mile upstream at different datum. Apr. 22, 1907, to Aug. 22, 1908, and Oct. 20, 

1911, to Aug. 3, 1912, chain gage at site 800 ft upstream at different datum. Nov. 20, 

1921, to Sept. 30, 1927, water-stage recorder at site 800 ft upstream at datum 154.83 

ft above mean sea level (levels by Ludlow Engineers). May 10, 1935, to Sept. 8, 1938, 

wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1922-24, 1925-27, 1935-54), 1,018 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 23.0 ft); minimum daily, 61 cfs Sept. 8, from rating curve extended below 120 cfs.

1906-8, 1911-12, 1921-27, 1935-54: Maximum discharge, 25,800 cfs Jan. 20, 1936; 

maximum gage height, 29.6 ft May 4, 1953; minimum daily discharge, that of Sept. 8, 

1954.

Maximum stage known, 45 ft Mar. 15, 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 100 cfs, which are fair, 

fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills above station.

Revisions. WSP 782: Drainage area.

Moderate diurnal

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 24-29, Jan. 2-31;

backwater from tributary Inflow May 13)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

60

134

254

420

5.0

11.0

17.0

23.0

1,450

4,890

7,930

12,000

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.

2,160 

1,780

1,890

1,560

1,400

1,200

982

845

740

S90

640

586

545

504

488

480

476

480

468

452

440

420

405

397

382

375

397

424

*460

432 

409

22,907

739

1.07

1.23

Nov.

401 

393

386

386

532

715

690

640

581

504

460

432

432

412

401

409

393

409

409

420

522

790

1,250

1,150

1,010

928

318

740

615

586

17,794

593

0.856

0.95

Dec.

*527 

504

309

5,220

9,780

10,100

11,800

10 100

6,930

4,890

3,730

3,490

5,000

6,430

5,830

4,660

3,730

3,020

2,610

2,440

3,140

3,970

4,550

3,550

3,080

2,790

2,380

2,110

3,200

4,950

5,830

140,850

4,544

6.56

7.56

Jan.

5,160 

3,670

2,960

2,500

2,220

2,000

*1,780

1,670

1,620

1,620

1,890

1,670

1,560

1,450

1,400

1,450

1,370

1,280

1,230

1,200

1,260

1,310

1,370

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,310

1,310

1,230

1,180

1,150

53,750

1,734

2.50

2.88

Feb.

1,150 

1,090

1,060

1,010

982

955

955

928

900

900

*900

872

845

818

818

818

872

900

845

1,010

,310

,180

,040

,620

,890

,670

,500

,450

30,288

1,082

1.56

1.53

Mar.

1,450 

1,260

1,120

1,040

955

900

900

845

845

790

790

790

790

955

900

765

*715

7T5

1,280

2,000

1,670

1,450

1,200

1,040

928

845

1,040

2,440

2^330

2 , 160

37,288

1,203

1.74

2.00

Apr.

1,840 

,500

,260

,120

,040

,670

,720

1,400

1,180

1,010

872

790

715

*715

765

845

982

872

740

640

568

527

504

615

550

545

572

504

496

504

27,061

902

1.30

1.45

May

480 

476

456

*492

480

420

382

358

347

340

334

327

440

900

955

690

545

456

393

382

364

344

314

298

280

274 283"

311

344

344

364

13,173

425

0.613

0.71

June

375 

311

283

257

234

*213

203

198

186

178

300

317

274

226

200

474

572

397

401

416

375

292

266

356

416

286

229

200

178

156

8,769

292

0.421

0.47

July

152 

144

144

176

183

203

195

232

243

*260

295

274

232

203

248

223

292

386

337

311

254

210

183

208

257

378

615

416

268

210

181

7,913

255

0.368

0.42

Aug.

158 

178

172

152

*140

152

134

116

113

103

92

86

80

73

T6

84

98

125

106

116

168

298

232

193

172

148

130

120

114

103

111

4,143

134

0.193

0.22

Sept.

103 

97

82

72

66

70

64

61

64

90

97

92

90

76

73

92

*134

188 158-

136

129

111

98

85

85

97

97

86

78

81

2,852

95.1

0.137

0.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 20,600 Min 142 Mean 1,365 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.72

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,800 Min 61 Mean 1,005 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.67

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Dee. 7 (6 p.m.) 12,000 cfs (23.0 ft); Dec. 14 (6 a.m.) 6,680 

cfs (14.5 ft); Dee. 30 (9 p.m.) 5,930 cfs (15.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 6-30 and 

Dee. 9-13.
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 181

Pea River near Ariton, Ala.

Location.-Lat 31°35', long 85 0 47', in SW£ sec. 7, T 7 N. , R. 23 E., on left bank at

 downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 231, 2£ miles downstream from Bryors Mill 

Creek, 2f miles downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 3 ? miles west 

of Ariton.

Drainage area. 500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 246.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--16 years, 685 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,030 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 17.12 ft); mini-

 SGm7~9.2 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 14, 30 (gage height, 1.63 ft) . , .. , Q Qa ft. > m1n

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Mar. 22, 1943 (gage-height, 19.98 ft), minimum, that of Sept. 12, 13, 14, 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 25 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good. Prior to Dec. 24, 1941, occasional regulation at low flour by 

gristmill above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 9 July 10 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

4.0

11

174

673

10.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

2,790

4,360

6,100

1.64

1.7

1.9

2.2 

2.5

2.3

177

283

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

2,420 

2,020 

1,590

1,210

877

620

448

349

297

265

251

230

220

201

195

192

186

174

171

171

168

166

163

160

157

146

166

192

*186

186

171

13,948

450

0.900

1.04

Nov.

166 

*T66 

166

166

224

308

356

356

323

276

237

214

198

189

183

180

180

177

174

183

224

356

532

568

603

532

478

417

356

*319

8,807

294

0.588

0.66

Dec.

297 

283 

257

3,000

3,730

6,080

8,590

5,800

3,910

3,050

2,380

2,270

2,380

2,970

2,710

2,540

2,230

1,850

1,520

1,280

1,590

1,690

2,090

2,270

2,540

2,270

1,850

1,550

1,850

2,200 

2,420

79,287

2,558

5.12

5.90

Jan.

2,380 

2.420 

2,020

1,690

1,380

1,180

*1,010

911

826

775

758

724

690

673

638

638

638

620

603

603

586

690

724

741

724

707

673

656

586

'550 550

28,364

915

1.83

2.11

Feb.

514 

496 

489

463

451

429

417

410

410

406

*402

394

383

383

375

379

413

391

398

478

586

603

620

911

1,010

1,050

1,010

1,010

_

15,281

546

1.09

1.14

Mar.

1,010 

1,050 

911

792

724

656

550

481

448

436

421

402

406

402

579

379

379

*421

586

758

809

775

690

656

603

492

550

1,050

1,150

1,320

 J 

21,276

686

1.37

1.58

Apr.

1,620 

1,210 

877

673

550

550

514

514

478

432

394

360

326

319

*297

319

410

402

383

349

304

258

224

230

234

234

237

290

265

234

13,487

450

0.900

1.00

May

198 

171 

166

*174

186

160

141

134

124

117

110

106

117

171

201

198

204

198

152

126

121

124

106

97

91

79

77

77

75

75

95

4,171

135

0.270

0.31

June

101 

79 

66

61

60

*55

54

46

43

42

42

43

45

48

42

40

42

54

60

74

55

42

36

31

29

40

40

32

28

2j5

1,453

48.4

0.097

0.11

July

19 

18 

17

16

3T

77

77

58

101

*184

159

89

68

55

95

70

168

264

253

159

128

101

89

74

59

63

96

66

50

45

38

2,787

89.9

0.180

0.21

Aug.

35 

33 

*30

27

27

26

25

25

24

24

24

22

22

21

21

21

IS18"

22

25

26

27

27

38

36

39

32

25

24

22

20

806

26.0

0.052

0.06

Sept.

18 

17

16

17

17

16

15

13

14

13

12

10

Iff

10

11

11

*13

14

15

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

408

13.6

0.027

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,150 Min 26 Mean 957 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,390 Min 10 Mean 521 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.15

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Dec. 7 (6 a.m.) 9,030 cfs (17.12 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
182 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 

Pea River near Samson, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°07', long 86°06 T , In sec. 25, T. 2 N., R. 19 E., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 12, 500 ft downstream from Boyenton Creek, if 

miles downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 3 miles west of Samson, 

and 6j miles upstream from Plat Creek.

Drainage area.--1.170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1904 to August 1913, June 1922 to October 1925, May 1935 to 

September 1954. Published as "at Pera" 1904-13, 1922-25.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). August 1904 

to August 1913 chain gage and June 1922 to October 1925 water-stage recorder, at site 

la miles upstream at different datum. May 9, 1935, to July 24, 1937, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1904-12, 1923-25, 1935-54), 1,773 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,100 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 31.73 ft); 

minimum, 77 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 0.97 ft); minimum daily, 80 cfs Sept. 13.

1904-13, 1922-25, 1935-54: Maximum gage height, 42.0 ft Jan. 20, 1925, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use (discharge uncertain); minimum discharge observed, 

41 cfs Oct. 26, 1935; minimum daily, 63 cfs Oct. 26, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 45.3 ft Mar. 15, 1929, from floodmarks.

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

Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by powerplant 25 miles 

above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1112: 1925(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Dec. 4)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4

3.9 

5.0 

9.0

535

837

2,120

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 9.0 ft.

Dec

1.0 80

1.5 137

2.5 302

5.0 885

5 to Sept. 30

9.0 2,120

17.0 5,660

26.0 11,600

32.0 18,500

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.

10,000

5^200

3,480

2,620

2,080

1,760

1,500

1,310

1,160

1,070

1,010

837

895

837

809

809

753

725

725

669

656

628

602

602

535

574

*725

725 

642

588

52,646

1,698

1.45

1.67

Nov.

574 

548

574

561

837

1,370

1,100

1,010

924

837

725

669

615

602

561

548

561

548

561

656

953

1,640

3,350

2,160

1,940

1,830

1,430

1,220

1,040 

953

30,897

1,030

0.880

0.98

Dec.

895 

*809

781

9,720"

17,500

17,700

17.900

16,100

14,000

12,000

10,000

8,400

7,700

8,100

7,880

6,860

5,770

5,050

4,380

3,780

4,000

5,000

5,600

6,100

6,600

6,100

5,200

4,200

5,000

6,000

6,700

235,825

7,607

6.50

7.50

Jan.

6,900 

6,500

5,900

4,900

4,000

*3,480

3,150

2,860

2,660

2,540

2,660

2,500

2,270

2,200

2,120

2,120

2,080

2,010

1,940

1,940

1,900

1,940

2,350

2,420

2,300

2,100

2,000

2,000

1,900

1,800

'

87,240

2,814

2.41

2.77

Feb.

1,700 

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

*1,340

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,250

1,250

1.220

1,310

1,490

1,400

1,460

2,050

1,860

1,700

2,380

5,650

2,900

2,580

2,350

47,720

1,704

1.46

1.52

Calendar year 1953: Max 17,900 Hin 127

Mar.

2,350 

2,270

2,230

2,010

1,760

1,700

1,670

1,520

1,400

1,340

1,280

1,250

1,220

1,250

1,190

1,100

*1.070

1,670

1,340

3,350

2,500

2,120

1,860

1,640

1,500

1,400

1,490

2,000

3,200

4.100

3, 600

57,780

1,864

1.59

1.84

Apr.

3.400 

2,860

2,420

2,050

1,760

1,580

1,550

1,580

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,300

1,100

*935

935

960

1,280

1,280

1,100

985

885

935

885

960

1,130

1,190

1,220

910

835

810

41,435

1,381

1.18

1.32

Hay

835 

712

640

604

*568

556

534

510

476

464

442

453

453

556

604

640

604

568

580

534

510

419

419

354

364

364

375

343

39T

397

364

15,639

504

0.431

0.50

June

510 

453

397

343

*322

263

245

282

254

228

206

214

214

197

214

200

211

312

604 458"

464

364

282

272

386

354

254

184 236"

198

9,151

305

0.261

0.29

July

190 

214

225

195

150

188

254

364

*419

616

604

499

397

302

245

245

453

464

568

568

430

343

292

272

282

208

225

343

364

282

205

10,406

336

0.287

0.33

Aug.

216 

176

213

174

*171

165

166

136

120

137

128

125

133

128

114

99

127

133

124

136

263

2T33"

236

195

177

174

140

172

145

99

161

4,946

160

0.137

0.16

Sept.

165 

T4T

130

106

90

88

93

97

101

132

128

91

80

?T

96

*109

118

128

110

91

129

111

111

105

113

84

81

110

109

103

3,241

108

0.092

0.10

Mean 2,365 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.43

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,900 Hin 80 Mean 1,635 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.98

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Dec. 5 (5 p.m.} 18,100 cfs (31.73 ft); Dec. 25 (time and discharge unknown); Jan.1 (time and discharge unknown;. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 11-14, Dec. 21 to Jan. 5, Jan. 25 to Feb. 9, Mar. 25, 26, 

Mar. 28 to Apr. 1, and Apr. 11-13; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for station upstream near Ariton.
3HOCTAWHATCHEE HIVER 3ASIN 183

Choctawhatchee River at Caryville, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°46'32", long 85°49'40", in sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 16 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 90, 300 ft downstream from Louisville 

& Nashville Railroad bridge, three-quarters of a mile west of Caryville, and 1.8 miles 

downstream from Wrights Creek.

Drainage area. 3,490 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1928 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 39.00 ft above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 12, 1929, staff gage, and Oct. 12, 1929, to Sept. 11, 

1951, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 5,504 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 54,800 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 15.50 ft); minimum, 796 cfs Aug. 19; minimum gage hsight, -0.82 ft Sept. 6.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 56,600 cfs Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 15.55 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 19, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 6, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 ft Mar. 17, 1929, from U. S. Weather Bureau records and 

floodmarks (discharge, 206,000 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks.--Records good prior to June 28, and fair thereafter.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Aug. 22)

6.0

790

980

1,680

3,270

3,990

6,830

12,100

15,800

21,700

59,800

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.

51,400

28,700

23,400

18,800

14,800

11,400

8,420

6,090

a5,000

a4,200

3,560

3,430

3,250

3,040

2,870

2,790

2,690

2,670

2,590

2,520

2,470

2,390

2,340

*2,270

2,190

2,140

2,170

2,290

2,400

2,420

2,340

207,040

6,679

1.91

2.21

Nov.

2,240

2,180

2,210

2,480

2,830

3,070

3,490

3,630

3,390

3,130

2,870

2,660

2,490

2,360

2,260

2,250

2,220

2,200

2,160

2,260

2,740

3,450

4,750

6,830

7,950

7,830

6,770

5,600

4,550

3,940

--------

106,770

3,559

1.02

1.14

Dec .

3,580

3,390

5,260

3,550

7,160

15,900

43,200

51,800

51,900

*44,400

42,000

37,800

33,300

30,600

31,400

32,100

31,100

27,200

22,500

18,300

16,000

14,900

18,500

25,400

26,900

25,000

21,300

18,500

16,600

15,400

15,800

748,740

24,150

6.92

7.98

Jan.

20,000

23,800

25,50O

22,000

18,700

15,900

14,000

12,400

11,200

10,200

9,790

9,620

9,760

9,560

*9,020

8,470

8,070

7,830

7,600

7,280

7,030

6,930

7,070

7,390

7,640

7,510

7,180

6,910

6,670

6,590

6,420

337,840

10,900

3.12

3.60

Feb.

6,210

6,110

5,870

5,550

5,310

5,100

4,940

4,790

4,670

4,570

4,500

4,440

4,380

4,29O

4,190

4,150

4,120

4,150

4,310

4,440

4,840

5,720

6,340

6,420

6,590

7,760

*8,820

9,450

_

_-_-_-.

152,030

5,430

1.56

1.62

Mar.

9,080

8,700

8,440

7,690

7,070

6,540

5,770

5,640

5,460

5,040

4,790

4,520

4,310

4,380

4,570

4,560

4,290

3,990

4 070

5^370

7,240

8,900

9,230

8,170

6,710

5,740

5,080

5,140

6,630

8,820

10,600

196,540

6,340

1.82

2.09

Apr.

11,200

10,6OO

9,450

8,22O

6,990

5,970

5,360

5,400

5,360

*5,140

4,7OO

4,270

3,930

3,790

4,190

4,200

4,210

4,450

4,460

4,100

3,660

3,420

3,310

3,390

3,410

3,510

3,740

3,820

3,550

5,200

- -

150,980

5,033

1.44

1.61

May

2,990

2,850

2,750

2,600

2,550

2,450

2,360

2,260

2,170

2,060

2,000

1,960

1,930

1,980

2,220

2,610

2,660

2,470

2,290

2,220

*2,200

2,090

1,970

1,840

1,740

1,700

1,680

1,740

1,910

2,070

2,110

68,430

2,207

0.632

0.73

June

2,070

2,180

2,220

1,910

1,740

1,620

1,540

1,440

1,400

1,380

1,340

1,370

1,480

1,580

1,430

1,350

1,310

1,400

1,750

2,060

2,200

2,010

1,740

1,580

1,500

1,550

1,600

1,580

al,450

al,500

---' 

49,080

1,636

0.469

0.52

July

1,220

1,260

1,260

1,360

al,500

al,750

al,900

al,870

al,850

al,8oO

1,820

*1,810

1,740

1,600

1,430

1,340

1,420

1,570

1,750

1,970

1,900

1,740

1,490

1,440

al,350

al,300

1,340

1,760

1,880

1,790

1,490

49,700

1,603

0.459

0.53

Aug.

1,250

1,170

1,160

1,120

1,070

995

968

942

*950

956

956

912

856

836

826

826

826

822

796 928"

1,030

1,330

1,530

1,610

1,440

1,220

1,090

1,O8O

1,000

986

942

32,423

1,046

0.300

0.35

Sept.

912

892

880

866

840

812

832

815

818

810

812

832

868

840

820

828

854

953

1,260

*1,250

1,110

998

942

912

904

874

912

956

901

850

----- '-

27,153

905

0.259

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 51,900 Mln 1,010 Mean 6,961 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.06

Water year 1953-54: Max 51,900 Mln 796 Mean 5,827 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near 

Bruce.

389020 O - 56 - 13
184 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Holmes Creek at Vernon, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°37'35", long 85°42'45", in sec. 35, T. 3 N., R. 15 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 79 at Vernon, a quarter of a mile downstream from Pippin Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--383 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 10.70 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,700 cfs Dec. 25 (gage height, 18.77 ft); minimum, 302 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 10.43 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 5,240 cfs Sept. 2, 1950 (gage height, 1902 ft); minimum, 278 cfs Sept. 24, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 13, 1954.

Remarks.--Record fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 2 May 3 to Sept. 3O

11.0

13.0

14.0

323

632

960

16.0

18.0

19.0

2,040

3,660

5,100

10.4

11.0

12.0

301

342

463

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

944

82S

710

614

557

514

477

452

432

417

404

394

382

375

368

362

359

354

351

348

345

341

340

*340

337

334

359

368

361

355

348

13,462

434

1.13

1.31

Nov.

345

341

338

338

354

358

357

354

354

350

344

340

337

337

337

334

331

330

326

345

365

418

470

484

490

485

471

452

438

429

11,352

378

0.987

1.10

Dec.

415

397

392

46T

536

1,140

2,330

3,180

3,010

*2,700

2,270

2,000

2,120

2,940

3,550

3,740

3,300

2,650

2,120

1,720

1,500

1,540

2,370

3,830

4,650

4,080

3,260

2,740

2,380

2 190 

2^220

71,736

2,314

6.04

6.97

Jan.

2,250

2.280

2,170

1,970

1,740

1,510

1,350

1,210

1,090

1,010

1,000

996

992

1,000

*988

960

904

853

820

782

746

740

722

716

722

728

719

704

682

661

646

33,661

1,086

2.84

3.27

Feb.

628

610

590

575

560

548

539

531

523

Si 7

510

499

490

485

481

476

470

462

456

471

536

571

590

637

699

740

753

*960

-

15,907

568

1.48

1.54

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,650 Mln 281

Mar.

1,100

1,180

1,260

1,260

1,140

1,000

888

828

756

728

699

666

637

606

579

557

530

517

S77

960

1,080

1,240

1,540

1,270

1,120

960

820

753

734

753

775

27,413

884

2.31

2.66

Apr.

779

746

693

632

588

577

557

534

530

*520

502

484

471

474

488

520

526

506

495

485

469

452

445

446

449

452

455

457

450

436

15,618

521

1.36

1.52

May

428

42T

416

408

395

388

383

379

374

371

368

365

364

365

362

359

357

355

357

372

361

*355

352

349

546

346

349

368

411

414

403

11,641

376

0.982

1.13

June

390

576

363

355

347

344

342

340

338

337

335

338

338

340

337

337

351

385

376

359

345

336

332

331

339

338

333

330

328

325

10,365

346

0.903

1.01

July

324

322

324

331

351

355

355

361

372

36T

*351

344

338

334

343

335

346

359

349

340

335

331

328

327

333

349

372

355

343

335

331

10,634

343

0.896

1.03

Aug.

329

32T

325

326

324

322

319

318

317

317

317

*317

315

314

317

314

313

312

312

311

311

312

311

313

314

315

313

312

312

311

308

9,798

316

0.825

0.95

Sept.

305

304

304

304

305

304

303

304

304

304

304

303

302

30T

304

307

306

307

306

306

307

307

*305

3"0"6~ 310

310

307

307

307

307

9,163

305

0.796

0.89

Mean 760 Cfam 1.98 In. 26.95

Water year 1953-54:' Max 4,650 Mln 302 Mean 660 Cfarn 1.72 In. 23.38

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 

Choctawhatchee River near Bruce, Fla.

185

Location. Lat 30°27'03", long 85°53'54", in sec. 36, T. IN., R. 17 W., on downstream 

fender pile at center swing pier of bridge on State Highway 20, 4 miles southeast of 

Bruce and 5.8 miles downstream from Holmes Creek.

Drainage area. 4.370 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 6, 1934, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at datum 0.25 ft 

lower (corrected).

Average discharge. 24 years, 7,284 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 46,600 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 13.82 ft); minimum, 1,550 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, -0.06 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 69,600 cfs Aug. 19, 20, 1939; maximum gage height, 

16.68 ft Aug. 19, 1939; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 8, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 25.0 ft at former site and datum, in March 1929, from floodmarks (discharge, 220,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs on basis 

of records for station at Caryville).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 872: 1937. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

4.0 

6.0

1,530

2,070

2,650

4,280

7,650

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

12,500

20,500

32,300

48,000

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.

12,000 

21,800

27,300

27.400 

25,106

21,800

18,400 

15,600

12,900

10,900

9,310

8,060

6,980

5,990

5,160

4,600

4,230

3,970

3,790 

*3,670

3,560 

3,480

3,400

3,320

3,250

5.170

3,240 

3,330

3,380

3,390

3,360

285,840

9,221

2.11

2.43

Nov.

3,310 

3,220

3,130

5.100 

3,400

3,760

3,960 

4,130

4,300

4,410

4,380

4,200

3,920

3,650

3,450

3,320

3,240

3,170

3,130 

3,190

3,340 

3,880

4,450

4,720

5,080

5,590

6,280 

7,100

7,670

7.760

128,240

4,275

0.978

1.09

Dec.

*7,460 

6,870

6,190

5,840 

5.570

6,090

7,400 

11,600

27 , 800

40,500

*44,900

46,200

45,000

43,200

40,400

37,800

36,200

' 35,200

33,200 

30,100

27,000 

23,900

22,700

22,800

25,800

29 ,.800

31,200 

29,800

27,300

24,800 22 500

805,120

25,970

5.94

6.85

Jan.

20,900 

20,400

21,900

24,400 

25.600

24,500

22,100 

19,600

17,500

15,800

14,400

*13,200

12,400

11,800

11,400

11,200

11,000

10,600

10,200 

9,820

9,540 

9,310

9,100

8,880

8,700

8,660

9,000 

8,800

8,700

8,600

8.470

426,480

13,760

3.15

3.63

Feb.

8,280 

8,140

7,960

7,780 

7,650

7,460

7,250 

7,020

6,800

6,600

6,420

6,220

6,060

5,950

5,820

5,720

5,590

5,500

5.420 

5,450

5,730 

5,880

6,040

*6,450

6,890

7,330

7,650 

8,500

_

___-_-_

187,360

6,691

1.53

1.59

Mar.

9,220 

10,100

10,800

10.900 

10,700

10,300

9,920 

9,350

8,810

8,300

7,900

7,560

7,230

6,890

6,590

6,280

6,110

6.020

6,450 

7,060

7,310 

7,590

8,020

8,730

9,580

10,000

9,820 

9,310

8,620

8,080

7,820

261,370

8,431

1.93

2.22

Apr.

8,100 

8,950

'10,000

10.700 

10,700

*10,200

9,540 

8,750

8,060

7,440

7,020

6,740

6,510

6,210

5,820

5,450

5,310

5,310

5,310 

5,320

5,340 

5,360

5,230

5,060

4,860

4,770

4,720 

4,740

4,770

4,770

301,060

6,702

1.53

1.71

May

4,660 

4,400

4,100

3,880 

3,680

3,520

3,400 

3,280

3,170

3,060

2,960

2,860

2,830

2,820

2,800

2,930

3,140

*3,260

3,270 

3,250

3,170 

3,050

2,920

2,790

2,680

2,600

2,570 

2,630

2,780

3,000

3,140

98,600

3,181

0.728

0.84

June

5.180 

3,680

3,010

2,980 

3,810

3,630

2,490 

2,380

2,290

2,240

2,200

2,170

3.150

2,210

2,290

2,290

2,240

2,160

2,300 

2,660

2,800 

2,810

3,720

2,570

2,420

2,320

2,340 

2,430

2,360

2,190

74,720

2,491

0.570

0.64

July

2,100 

2,050

2,020

1.990 

2,076

2,210

*2,510 

2,670

3,566

2,490

2,560

2,610

2,570

2,500

2,390

2,290

2,210

2,270

2,370 

2,480

2,590 

2,600

2,540

2,420

2,230

2,120

2,080 

2,120

2,340

2,530

2,530

73,040

2,356

0.539

0.62

Aug.

2,570 

2,180

2,070

2,020 

1,990

1,960

1,920 

1,860

1,820

1,790

1,740

*1,710

1,680

1,670

1,660

1,650

1,640

1,630

1,620 

1,620

1,700 

1,780

1,920

2,080

2,210

2,190

2,040 

1,920

1,820

1,740

1,720

57,720

1,862

0.426

0.49

Sept.

1,680 

1,640

1,620

1,600 

1,620

1,590

1.570 

1,576

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,580

1,570

1,580

1,600

1,590

1,620

1,670

1,750 

1,870

1.960 

1,926

*1,830

1,740

1,700

1,660

1,640 

1,650

1,690

1,670

49,980

1,666

0.381

0.43

Calendar year 1953: Max 46,200 Mln 1,900 Mean 8,361 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 46,200 Min 1,570 Mean 7,259 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.54

Discharge measurement made on this day.
186 ALAQUA CREEK BASIN

Alaqua Creek near De Funiak Springs, Fla.

Location ~Lat 30 0 37'00", long 86°09'50", in NE£ sec. 5, T. IN., R. 19 W., near center of

 span on downstream side of Pine Alien Bridge on U. S. Forest Service Road 200 in Eglin 

Field Military Reservation, 0.8 mile upstream from Davis Branch and 8 miles southwest 

of De Funiak Springs.

Drainage area.--65.6 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 16.74 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 4 (gage height,

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 5,160 cfs Sept. 26, 1953 (gage height, 18.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 2, 3, 4, 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in" feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

6.2

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

127

287

423

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

547

746

1,040

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

291

Tfz

248

229

215

202

193

181

175

167

159

150

144

140

137

134

131

126

123

*1ZO

117

114

112

109

108

106

207

178

123

114

112

4,937

159

2.42

Z.80

Nov.

110

1O9

108

111

231

187

132

120

116

109

107

105

103

102

102

103

101

999~9"

253

374

265

333

207

179

155

142

136

129

126

4,553

152

2.32

Z.58

Dec.

*126

121

139

340

671

1,470

1,070

444

369

537

376

488

781

1,210

542

364

329

310

297

316

621

793

1,100

513

a410

a360

a310

a280

a280

a460

a600

16,027

517

7.88

9.09

Jan.

3510

a390

3340

3310

3280

3260

a250

a230

a220

a240

3300

3270

3240

3240

*242

244

234

224

221

220

219

248

241

214

208

205

204

199

188

187

186

7,764

250

3.81

4.40

Feb.

180

176

173

166

162

159

157

154

153

149

149

144

137

137

136

134

132

128

T29

187

272

167

142

218

210

155

*144

445

_

4,795

171

2.61

2.72

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,680 Mln 61

Mar.

479

246

218

195

185

217

244

194

179

168

161

157

154

165

141

133

132

129

307

381

223

186

170

164

157

152

154

293

231

193

172

6,280

203

3.09

3.56

Apr.

155

141

136

130

124

*121

121

118

115

111

108

108

113

124

108

111

121

102

96

94

93

98

119

112

99

169

128

101

94

89

3,459

115

1.75

1.96

May

86

85

84

84

80

79

78

77

76

75

74

73

77

150

88

82

76

*74

82

80

72

70

69

67

.66

67

82

108

132

"96 191

2,680

86.5

1.32

1.52

June

80

74

72

75

70

67

65

65

64

62

62

64

61

60

59

58

62

78

96

69

76

66

60

59

65

62

60

57

58

56

1,982

66.1

1.01

1.12

July

61

58

56

57

198

141

*74

74

163

84

69

64

61

59

57

57

80

145

88

80

66

61

59

59

60

67

72

65

59

59

J55

2,408

77.7

1.18

1.37

Aug.

54

56

54

54

53

52

50

49

*52

50

47

47

46

46

46

46

45

45

47

49

49

54

52

49

46

46

45

44

43

42

42

1,500

48.4

0.738

0*. 85

Sept.

41

41

41

41

46

45

42

42

45

56

51

45

42

42

43

52

55

58

48

44

48

64

*50

50

46

44

43

42

42

50

1,399

46.6

0.710

0.79

Mean 199 Cfsm 3.03 In. 41.22

Water year 1953-54; Max 1,470 Mln 41 Mean 153 Cfsm 2.41 In. 32.76

Peak discharge (base, 550 efs).--De

(13.24 ft); Dec. 14 (3 a.m.) 1,810 of

c. 6 (7 p.m.) 2,710 cfs (16.74 ft); Dec. 10 (3:30 p.m.) 588 cfs 

.. , s (15.95 ft); Dec. 23 (12:30 3.m. ) 2,000 cfs (16.13 ft); Mar. 1

(1:30 a.m.) 628 cfs (13.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Shoal River 

and near Crestvlew.

near Mossy Head
YELLOW RIVER BASIN 187

Yellow River at Milligan, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°45'10", long 86°37'45", in sec. 15, T. 3 N., R. 24 W., on right bank 10 

ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 90, half a mile east of Milligan, half a 

mile upstream from Trammel Creek, and 6f miles upstream from Shoal River.

Drainage area.--650 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 51.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 6, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 1,190 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,000 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 15.13 ft); minimum, 151 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 6, 1953; minimum, that of,Sept. 29, 1954. 

Flood in 1929 reached a stage of 26.2 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 892: 1938-39. WSP 1204: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 20 to June 20)

Oct. 1 to May 19 May 20 to Sept. 30

2.3 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

392

1,560

2,020

2,890

9.0

12.0

15.0

4,810

13,400

27,400

1.1 

2.0 

3.0

149

382

677

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

8,600

5, 020

3,110

2,260

1,800

1,540

1,330

1,170

1,050

967

887

832

787

737

695

669

646

626

611

591

*574

557

540

528

514

497

560

554

509

520

534

39,815

1,284

1.98

2.28

Nov.

523

497

477

477

637

802

929

S73

914

775

666

597

557

531

517

509

497

489

483

695

1,090

1,130

1,580

2,640

2,970

5,020

2,850

2,180

1,580

1,230

32,815

1,094

1.68

Dec.

1,060

*970

960

1/590

10,500

26,000

*24,700

*15,700

11,700

8,340

5,900

4,760

4,600

5,170

5,380

5,510

5,170

4,180

3,280

2,760

2,720

3,400

5,020

5,930

5,900

5,040

3,920

3,180

2,850

3,090

3,900

193,180

6,232

9.59

1.88 11.05

Jan.

4,5OO

4.640

4,350

3,700

2,950

2,550

2,240

2,050

1,910

1,830

1,830

1,810

1,820

*1,790

1,700

1,630

1,580

1,540

1,490

1,450

1,410

1,440

1,470

1,520

1,570

1,510

1,420

1,34O

1,300

1,260 

1,220

63,060

2,034

3.13

3.61

Feb.

1,220

1,240

,230

,180

,110

,040

,000

976

954

939

929

914

893

875

863

845

848

848

863

942

1,170

1,320

1,410

1,420

1,460

*1,560

1,640

1.710

31,399

1,121

1.72

1.80

Mar.

1,590

1,510

1,430

1,300

1,160

1,070

1,130

1,160

1,110

1,010

948

505

887

860

835

808

775

749

826

'1,200

1,440

1,630

1,690

1,500

1,170

960

926

1,300

1,650

2,020

2.590

37,539

1,224

1.88

2.17

Apr.

2.520

2,290

1,760

1,370

1,140

1,020

*951

899

932

881

829

775

743

719

687

707

784

829

832

766

684

664

637

78T

820

926

1,260

1,020

734

649

29,609

987

1.52

1.69

May

600

569

543

534

548

517

483

463

443

432

420

406

412

414

420

420

412

398

*412

491

435

399

379

365

353

350

382

421

488

521

476

13,906

449

0.691

0.80

June

438

407

393

432

382

350

336

322

317

306

303

320

309

298

295

293

295

325

421

399

370

379

359

339

347

322

356

421

390

333

10,555

352

0.542

0.60

July

306

293

298

303

464

473

410

427

641

*599

551

521

554

467

388

359

470

602

488

410

376

345

320

303

301

293

317

314

288

277-

12,446

401

0.617

0.71

Aug.

267

272

254

241

233

228

220

233

339

*262

223

212

202

195

198

200

190

185

183

190

254

295

328

325

295

267

243

228

210

200

190

7,362

237

0.365

0.42

Sept.

183

169

164

162

162

164

160

164

173

215

205

178

167

167

169

193

210

243

259

228

205

*195

183

176

167

162

160

153

T56

160

5,452

182

0.280

0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 26,000 Min 232 Mean 1,574 Cfsm 2.42 In. 32.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 26,000 Min 153 Mean 1,308 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.32

Discharge measurement made on this day.
188

YELLOW RIVER BASIN 

Shoal River near Mossy Head, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°47'45", long 86°18'25", in SW£ sec. 36, T. 4 N., R. 21 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of county road bridge, 200 ft downstream from Machine Branch 

and 3.9 miles north of Mossy Head.

Drainage area.--123 sq mi.

Records available. March 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 105.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 15.84 ft); minimum, 61 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 3.79 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 8,690 cfs Sept. 27, 1953 (gage height, 21.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance study; minimum, 50 

cfs Sept. 9, 1951; minimum gage height, 3.13 ft Aug. 30, Sept. 9, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 10-22)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 23 Dec. 24 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

105

216

691

12.0

14.0

15.0

1,460

2,130

2,650

4.6

7.0

10.0

12.0

181

527

1,050

1,460

3.8 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

62

80

205

691

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

479

409

355

312

276

248

230

210

197

186

175

165

159

153

148

143

138

135

133 

*129

128

125

124

119

118

117

177

190

149

134

129

5,890

190

1.54

1.78

Nov.

128

125

123

125

237

238

191

162

154

143

137

132

128

125

123

123

119

116

204"

290

330

411

338

290

243

210

190

174

165

5,588

186

1.51

1.69

Dec.

159

*153

156

1,190

1,170

1,200

1,560

839

*698

923

708

814

1,120

2,100

1,090

728

599

514

456 

479

964

1,300

2.310

1,020

787

716

603

530

536

896 

1,280

27,598

890

7.24

8.34

Jan.

785

614

544

486

450

416

387

368

352

380

492

*447

391

358

342

342

330

311

296 

289

287

355

356

329

305

292

285

274

260

OCA 

c. Dft

249

11,626

375

3.05

3.52

Feb.

242

235

230

223

219

215

214

209

208

207

209

205

200

200

197

197

198

191

195 

250

356

304

25.6

395

407

342

*294

550

-

7,148

255

2.07

2.16

Mar.

593

427

339

288

258

280

312

278

247

228

216

210

215

270

239

202

189

183

305 

493

386

311

262

238

222

210

222

466

441

378

317

9,225

298

2.42

2.79

Apr.

274

241

221

205

194

186

*180

175

168

159

156

153

153

148

156

196

210

182

156 

145

141

149

198

199

190

257

208

172

159

149

5,480

183

1.49

1.66

May

141

135

130

125

119

116

113

111

108

106

104

103

117

135

122

114

109

*104

119 

146

118

106

102

99

£6

98

145

258

458

357

233

4,487

145

1.18

1.36

June

172

148

139

129

112

104

98

93

89

85

82

85

80

7678-

82

105

202

170 

130

109

97

90

117

274

141

111

100

97

89

3,484

116

0.943

1.05

July

87

82

79

126

474

368

218

316

538

*29T

193

150

130

116

105

109

182

244

207 

161

125

111

101

99

110

285

246

183

144

129 

116

5,831

188

1.53

1.76

Aug.

108

205

241

156

134

119

111

103

*103

98

90

85

82

78

78

77

76

74

71 

73

120

134

111

101

89

83

79

76

74

71 

68.

3,168

102

0.829

0.96

Sept.

66

64

64

64

68

67

65

66

77

148

139

100

82

76

77

92

112

130

94 

84

81

101

*84

90

78

75

73

70

71

72

2,530

84.3

0.685

0.76

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,660 Min 74 Mean 286 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.60

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,310 Min 64 Mean 252 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.83

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs). 

1,900 cfs (13.47 ft); Dec. 14 (8:30 a

Dec. 4 (9:30 p.m.) 1,700 cfs (12.90 ft)j Dec. 7 (2:30 a.m.) 

.m.) 2,420 cfs (14.60 ft); Dec. 23 (3 a.m.) 3,140 cfs (15.84

ft)j Dec. 31 (3:30 a.m.) 1,410 cfs (11.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
YELLOW RIVER BASIN 

Shoal River near Crestview, Fla.

189

Location. --La t 30°41'50", long 86°34'15", in sec. 5^ T. 2 N., R. 23 W., on right bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 85, 3f miles downstream from Titi Creek, 

4f miles south of Crestview, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --475 sq mi.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 47.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 12, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge .--16 years, 1,096 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 6,170 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 8.68 ft); minimum, 324 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.31 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 21,700 cfs July 7, 1940 (gage height, 14.26 ft); minimum, 294 cfs Oct. 23-27, Nov. 3-7, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Oct. 26, Nov. 4, 

1943.

Remarks . --Records good.

Revisions. --WSP 1204: Drainage area. WSP 1274: 1939-40, 1944, 1947, 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet, per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 6-19, 22-27, June 6-17, 

20-25, 27-30, July 1-5, 25-31, Aug. 1-15)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

617

835

1,120

6.0 

6.5 

9.0

1,520

2,140

6,800 4.0 

5.0

322

448

865

1,150

6.0 

6.5 

9.0

1,630

2,160

6,800

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.

2,970

2,140

1,730

1,580

1,420

1,300

1,210

1,150

1,090

1,050

1,000

962

928

900

879

861

840

820

803

781

*755

744

728

715

704

798" 688

1,020

871

755

713

32,905

1,061

2.23

2.58

Nov.

700

688

680

678

945

1,170

1,080

892

805

750

713

692

678

664

656

654

644

634

628

798

1,270

1,330

1,680

2.110

1,560

1,210

1,040

928

858

820

27,955

932

1.96

2.19

Dec.

800

*781

772

1/520

3,990

5,470

5,720

5,870

*4,800

3,560

3,360

3,350

3,990

5,160

6.000

5,300

3,400

2,520

2,160

2,030

2,610

4,230

5,340

5,740

4,780

3,400

2,880

2,550

2,410

2,840

4,010

111,643

3,601

7.58

8.74

Jan.

4_1 440

3,670

2,770

2,430

2,220

2,080

1,940

1,830

1,760

1,740

2,020

2,320

2,030

*1,800

1,670

1,650

1,650

1,570

1,500

1,450

1,440

1,550

1,810

1,700

1,540

1,450

1,400

1,360

1,310

1,270

1,250

58,620

1,891

3.98

4.59

Feb.

1,230

1,200

1,180

1,150

1,130

1,110

1,100

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,020

1,000

995

988

985

980

969

1,040

1,360

1,490

,240

,260

..750

,700

* ,360

,560

-

33,097

1,182

2.49

2.59

Mar.

2,550

2,290

1,680

1,390

1,250

1,230

1,440

1,430

1,270

1,170

1,110

1,080

1,060

1,140

1,150

1,050

982

954

1,060

1,650

1,860

1,470

1,210

1,100

1,040

1,010

1,020

1,490

2,080

1,800

1,490

42,506

1,371

2.89

3.33

Apr.

1.260

1,130

1,050

998

957

930

915

*900

972

928

852

828

828

820

805

880

1,120

995

848

778

755

850

889

1,180

1,190

1,070

1,100

912

808

759

28,307

944

1.99

2.22

May

725

702

684

668

642

624

612

602

588

576

565

555

572

646

626

588

561

*540

555

755

674

565

529

515

504

508

580

815

1,260

1.620

1,380

21,336

688

1.45

1.67

June

925

728

662

795

654

572

542

529

515

502

494

498

489

476

466

470

567

638

694

610

540

502

470

459

634

678

531

476

461 

443

17,020

567

1.19

1.33

July

448

459

441

428

632

1,080

900

*698

1,090

1,220

912

700

620

630

582

576

988

1,340

1,500

1,060

747

638

580

546

538

600

842

808

644 

565

521

23,333

753

1.59

1.83

Aug.

483

521

610

584

496

453

421

416

*548

441

403

394

385

383

385

390

389

389

384

381

380

586

555

532

455

421

403

394

380 

365

556

13,683

441

0.928

1.07

Sept.

344

336

331

327

344

356

342

333

340

448

504

439

383

354

345

398

430

479

474

403

376

385

*385

369

362

351

340

329

326 

351

11,284

376

0.792

0.88

Calendar year 1953: Max 17,600 Min 396 Mean 1,223 Cfsm 2.57 In. 34.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,000 Min 326 Mean 1,155 Cfsm 2.43 In. 33.02

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BLACKWATER RIVER BASIN 

Blackwater River near Baker, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°50'00", long 86°44'05", in sec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 25 W., near right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 4, 0.3 mile downstream from Red 

Wash Branch and 3.8 miles northwest of Baker.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 60.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (from design elevation of bridge curb, furnished by Florida State Road Department ) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 20.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 60 cfs 

Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 2.83 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 4, 1953; minimum, that of Sept. 7, 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 6 to Feb. 3)

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

5.0

128

402

10.0

13.0

15.0

18.0

2,070

3,390

4,750

10,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

561 

443

384

318

277

247

222

202

190

178

169

160

15Z

145

139

136

131

128

124

119

118

115

*113

111

110

109

123

119

115 

111

5,678

183

0.893

1.03

Nov.

109 

109

107 T6~8

J58

219

186

154

139

129

1Z3

118

115

113

111

110

109

109

107

168

285

856

2,130

1,230

755

532

406

342

301

Z72

9,710

324

1.58

1.76

Dec.

256 

237 260"

7,960

10,500

*6,010

*5,570

3,330

1,820

1,240

985

1,500

1,790

2,120

1,650

1,150

885

732

639

642

1,550

1,750

1,780

1,4ZO

1,030

841

718

632

875

1,440

1,800

62,912

2,029

9.90

11.41

Jan.

1,360 

964

768

642

557

492

445

412

386

372

445

432

*376

346

330

328

318

303

291

283

281

330

394

344

307

287

279

268

256

247 

243

13,086

422

2.06

2.37

Feb.

241 

232

222

217

208

204

201

195

195

192

190

186

182

180

178

177

178

175 Tfs

210

392

384

316

350

436

*350

289

490 ~=~

6,945

248

1.21

1.26

Mar.

768 

548

410

340

295

293

382

357

307

275

252

Z35

226

215

Z04

190

183

178 756"

8Z4

616

410

324

277

249

228

252

954

964

814

656

12,482

403

1.97

2.26

Apr.

478 

390

332

295

264

243

*224

211

202

188

180

170

166

160

156

164

Z35

224

185

164

152 T60~

174

174

169

505

404

310

25Z

210

7,141

238

1.16

1.30

May

183 

T66

154

144

136

129

1Z5

123

119

116

114

111

111

110

110

109

107

103

 111

131

122

108

102

100

98

99

107

118

135

141

1Z3

3,765

121

0.590

0.68

June

108 

101

103

105

99

93

90

89

88

86

86

87

85

83

.§!

86

90

96

~§9 123

91

87

84

91

10Z

9Z

90

84

81

81

2,761

92.0

0.449

0.50

July

79 

8T

99

114

103

100

96

114

235 *T3"9~

139

115

107

99

94

10Z

114

116

10Z

94

89

86

82

83

87

85

91

98

90

84

80

3,257

105

0.512

0.59

Aug.

78 

"89 104

81

78

75

73

88

89

*75

71

69

69

68

68

68

67

66

68

69

80

94

85

81

78

74

72

70

68 

66

64

2,345

75.6

0.369

0.43

Sept.

63 

6Z

61

SI

61

61

61

62

72

78

71

66

64

63

63

69

74

78

76

72

68

*67

65

64

63

63

63

62

62 

63

1,978

65.9

0.321

0.36

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,300 Win 73 Mean 471 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,300 Mln 61 Mean 362 Cfsm 1.77 In. 23.95

Peak discharge (base, Z,500 cfs). --Dec. 4 (9 p.m.) 17,200 cfs (20.80 ft); Dec. 6 (11:30 p.m.)

7,580 cfs (16.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIACKtfATER RIVER BASIN 191

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°42'30", long 86°58'20", in sec. 5, T. 2 N., R. 27 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 191, 2f miles upstream from mouth and 6-| 

miles northeast of Milton.

Drainage area. 238 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 9.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 2, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 546 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,490 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 8.85 ft); minimum, 204 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 23,100 cfs Aug. 17, 1939 (gage height, 17.33 ft) minimum, that of Sept. 2, 3, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.94 ft Dec. 11, 1938.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1939. WSP 1204: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4-8, Mar. 3O to Apr. 18)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21

2.0 237 5.0

3.0 458 7.0

4.0 751 9.0

1,130

2,800

5,080

Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

2.0 202

3.0 423

5.0 1,130

6.0 1,890

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

481

433

394

363

341

326

313

302

294

288

280

274

268

266

264

262

260

262

262

260

258 

256

*256

254

254

256

304

284

262

254

252

9,083

293

1.23

1.42

Nov.

252

248

580" 246

466

423

335

306

294

282

274

270

268

266

268

270

268

266

268

510

571 

904

1,940

1,040

612

494

428

391

363

350

13,153

438

1.84

2.06

Dec.

343

332

343

*2,640

3,050

3,130

*4,160

2,250

1,070

852

741

1,490

2,140

2,000

1,300

800

700

600

550

600

1,250 

2,150

1,700

1,400

1,100

900

720

610

800

1,300

1,850

42,871

1,383

5.81

6.70

Jan.

1.400

1,100

900

780

680

640

600

560

520

480

570

590

*510

494

492

489

479

461

453

456

463 

505

529

494

466

456

448

438

428

4~2"8 420 

17,729

572

2.40

2.77

Feb.

420

416

413

408

403

398

396

394

391

391

391

386

377

379

384

379

382

382

379

624

1,200 

1,010

535

573

622

*507

440

563

-

13,543

484

2.03

2.12

Mar.

961

685

529

460

420

460

595

551

468

429

406

392

387

384

371

350

343

338

42TJ

1,470

1,850 

852

599

513

474

451

501

1,210

1,380

961

740

19,930

643

2.70

3.11

Apr.

"5^9 608

483

460

440

426

415

406

395

*382

371

363

379

382

363

382

423

392

348

554

336 

360

395

474

513

466

489

406

358

336

12,414

414

1.74

1.94

May

325

311

302

298

294

291

289

287

285

285

285

285

287

287

287

285

283

278

*294

341

311 

280

272

264

5B7

266

298

363

379

g / 6 548 

318

9,242

298

1.25

1.44

June

289

276

272

274

266

260

258

258

254

254

260

260

258

254

248

260

270

302

341 30"9~

274 

264

256

256

268

258

260

250

246

-245

8,000

267

1.12

1.25

July

241

541

248

262

250

258

252

246

595

*406

305

294

274

256

250

445

654

6T5

547

395

316 

287

264

256

268

270

264

266

266 

270

256

10,017

323

1.36

1.57

Aug.

246

243

237

237

235

233

232

239

241

*233

228

224

223

224

262

241

230

226

237

233

245 

245

237

237

233

224

223

221

216

214

210

7,209

233

0.979

1.13

Sept.

207

207

207

207

209

210

210

212

212

216

219

212

209

210

212

228

264

358

3SO

252

243 

*224

219

217

216

214

212

212

216 

223

6,757

225

0.945

1.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,160 Mln 246 Mean 529 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30. 2O

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,160 Mln 207 Mean 466 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.57

Peak discharge (base, 2.700 cfs). Dec. 4 (10 p.m.) 3,900 cfs (8.38 ft); Dec. 7 (9:30 a.m.) 4,490 

cfs (8.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 13 to Jan. 13; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

In stage and records for Blackwater River near Baker.
192 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 

Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°34', long 86°15', in SE^ sec. 16, T. 7 N., R. 18 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 52, half a mile downstream from Moody Mill 

Creek and three-quarters of a mile southeast of Brantley.

Drainage area. 485 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 226.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 1, 1938, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 740 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,250 cfs Dec. 7 

mum, 22 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 15,800 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 

mum, that of Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 952: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

height, 19.52 ft); miniheight, 23.0 ft); miniOct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

2.4 155 

4.0 364 

9.0 1,240 

12.0 2,000 

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 12.0 ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

0.8 

1.2 

2.0 

4.0 

9.0

122

385

1,260

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

2,000

2,980

4,600

6,990

10,100

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,700 

2,390 

1,870

1,610

1,360

1,130

945

714

516

424

379

343

315

294

274

262

248

236

229

216

210

203

197

191

185

*179

185

173

173

167

T57

19,485

629

1.30

1.49

Nov.

161 

1ST 

161

161

210

268

288

262

248

242

222

203

197

185

185

179

179

179

179

197

222

409

516

564

545

484

439

394

357

329

8,329

278

0.573

0.64

Dec.

301 

281 

SBTJ

2,980

3,620

4,280

*8,770

7,270

5,940

4,700

3,330

3,120

2,980

2,910

2,610

2,390

2,290

2,070

1,840

1,680

2,000

1,900

1,730

1,540

1,470

1,520

1,700

1,780

1,970

2,100

2,100

83,552

2,695

5.56

6.41

Jan.

,760 

,610 

,680

,760

,660

,500

,320

,190

,060

972

*900

846

792

738

720

720

720

684

666

666

648

684

702

702

684

702

702

720

702

666

630

29,506

952

1.96

2.26

Feb.

594 

576 

540

523

491

475

460

445

445

430

415

415

415

400 *Ioo

400

460

460

430

475

576

612

612

846

954

936

882

972

-

_-____.

15,639

559

1.15

1.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,200 Mln 64

Mar.

1,060 

1,040 

990

954

936

918

810

666

558

523

475

445

430

430

415

430

491

576

720

882

864

*864

738

684

648

594

684

1,150

1,040

1,010

1,040

23,045

743

1.53

1.77

Apr.

1,190 

1,440 

1,400

1,190

1,060

1,010

738

630

594

558

523

491

460

415

355

*362

385

400

370

348

318

281

281

325

340

310

378

362

325

310

17,149

572

1.18

1.32

May

281 2BZ" 

229

203

196

*190

172

166

166

155

143

137

140

140

155

172

172

166

172

166

144

130

119

114

107

99

10T

101

124

135

120

4,877

157

0.324

0.37

June

109 

106 

109

93

*83

79

76

73

69

68

65

66

65

64

61

60

61

92

242

IM

150

120

100

95

103

79

71

65

63

57_

2,740

91.3

0.188

0.21

July

71 

140 

98

86

77

101

144

178

*262

ZTS

229

216

155

118

99

130

190

190

203

242

210

155

129

109

114

111

107

126

94

84

75

4,459

144

0.297

0.34

Aug.

67 

62 

58

58

52

*49

48

46

45

44

41

39

38

37

36

36

34

3T

45

53

70

78

6T

53

49

45

40

38

37

36

34

1,469

47.4

0.098

0.11

Sept.

33 

31 

29

28

28

28

28

28

27

26

25

24

23

25

23

*26

26

27

28

34

3553-

30

28

28

26

26

26

26

24

827

27.6

0.057

0.06

Mean 1,024 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,770 Mln 23 Mean 578 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.18

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Dec. 7 (l p.m.) 9,250 cfs (19.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 193

Patsaliga Creek at Luverne, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°44', long 86°17', In SWi; sec. 29, T. 9 N., R. 18 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 9 and 10, 1 mile northwest of 

Luverne and 3 miles downstream from Pond Creek.

Drainage area.--2SO sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 267.53 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 11 years, 413 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,280 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 14.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 5.6 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 0.96 

ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 16.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, that of Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage-height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.2 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

5.0

8.0

15

43

89

265

625

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

800

1,200

1,790

2,780

4,340

6,690

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.

1,150 

890 

586

423

287

215

179

161

143

135

119

111

103

96

96

86

82

78

78

75

75

72

72

69

63_

*63

66

82

86 

96

89

5,926

191

0.764

0.88

Nov.

78 

75 

66

59

103

161

161

161

127

103

96

86

82

78

78

78

78

82

86

103

143

215

364

375

599

353

255

206

170

152

4,583

153

0.612

0.68

Dec.

143 

119 

ISS

930

3,540

6,690

*4,530

4,730

3,090

1,870

1,410

1,590

1,720

1,720

2,310

1,790

1,350

1,050

760

599

655

685

800

1,100

1,300

1,300

1,010

720

685 

670

740

49,774

1,606

6.42

7.40

Jan.

930 

1,200 

1,050

720

612

521

471

435

411

387

*375

364

364

353

342

342

342

364

399

375

331

309

SET

459

560

625

599

435

375 

353

331

15,121

488

1.95

2.25

Feb.

309 

309 

298

276

255

245

235

225

Z25

215

225

215

206 1*0~6~

*206

206

225

225

225

298

459

534

700

BSo" 890

685

740

800

-

10,437

373

1.49

1.55

Mar.

700 

655 

930

890

640

435

353

320

298

276

265

255

235

255

287

387

521

586

423

387

411

*495

495

387

287

276

320

550

760

1,580

1,530

16,209

523

2.09

Z.41

Apr.

1,000 

625 

447

353

298

331

353

387

399

331

245

206

188

179

161

*152

179

197

188

152

127

119

T2T

170

179

265

399

508

320 

170

8,755

292

1.17

1.30

May

143 

152 

T2T

143

127

*96

86

82

72

72

66

72

75

82

89

89

82

72

69

63

53

48

46

43

41

39

47

48

50 

53

50

2,373

76.5

0.306

0.35

June

48 

43 

39

35

*31

27

27

27

26

27

75

58

43

37

37

33

27

88

153" 119

78

56

43

35

29

27

25

22

18 

14

1,297

43.2

0.173

0.19

July

15 

55 

89

50

53

58

66

48

*37

39

96

63

37

27

23

29

119

170

IBT

89

58

41

33

31

43

39

39

33

25 

24

19

1,700

54.8

0.219

0.25

Aug.

15 

15 

15

14

12

*12

12

11

10

11

11

10

9.8

9.6

9.8

8.0

8.0

11

20

22

19

15

13

11

11

9.2

8.2

7.9

8.2 

8 .0

7.4

364.1

11.7

0.047

0.05

Sept.

7.2 

6.8 

6.7

6.8

6.7

7.2

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.5

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

K^

*6.6

7.2

8.0

T7T

7.1

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.8

6.7

5.9

5.8

6.0

6.2 

6*1

198.5

6.62

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,690 Min 18 Mean 488 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,690 Min 5.6 Mean 320 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.34

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs).--Dec. 6 (3 p.m.) 7,280 cfs (14.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
194 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 

Sepulga River near MoKenzie, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°27', long 86°47', in SE£ sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 13 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of Watt Bridge on U. S. Highway 31, three-eighths of a mile upstream 

from Old Town Creek, 2| miles upstream from Piney Woods Creek, 5? miles downstream 

from Persimmon Creek, and 7 miles southwest of McKenzie.

Drainage area.--470 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 155.96 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 667 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,940 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 14.06 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 15, 28, 29, 30.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 28,100 cfs Mar. 17, 1938 (gage height, 24.5 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, that of Sept. 15, 28, 29, 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 33 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

Hating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Nov. 20,

Apr. 11 to June 23)

2.6 

2.9 

3.3

1.6

4.3

8.0

19

47

103

3.7

4.2

5.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

193

385

800

1,500

4,630

7,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

625 

646

274

138

114

100

86

78

71

67

64

59

55

53

51

49

47

46

46

45

44

44

43

43

42_

42

53

*57

52

53

62

3,249

105

0.223

0.26

Nov.

67 

59

53

51

68

*68

60

57

64

69

63

57

55

53

51

49

49

49

48

TZ

86

156

182

256

23T

205

164

132

121

108

2,806

93.5

0.199

0.22

Dec .

100 

93

*432~

2,790

3,230

5,480

7,170

7,680

5,640

3,580

2,870

3,160

3,880

5,010

4,710

3,510

2,630

2,030

1,500

1,130

1,720

2,390

2,260

2,210

1,980

1,720

1,420

1,130

1,130

1,670

1,900

86,155

2,779

5.91

6.82

Jan.

1,760 

1,580

1,340

1,100

830

*718

640

580

535

510

495

485

445

420

390

415

440

445

430

380

354 40~5

860

920

800

684

555

485

470

470

480

20,421

659

1.40

1.62

Feb.

470 

425

385

344

323

294

278

259

*252

242

234

231

224

218

215

208

205

252

372

650

1,980

2,790

2,470

2,120

2,390

2,210

1,800

1,670

-

23,511

840

1.79

1.86

Mar.

2,030 

1,940

1,670

1,460

1,200

830

662

590

535

495

460

430

395

385 490"

*560

550

590

535

635

860

745

657

510

410

395

663

1,940

2,710

2,630

2,120

30,082

970

2.06

2.38

Apr.

1,760 

1,380

920

679

555

465

410

395

354

311

271

259

*231

212

190

193

193

205

208

190

174

221

180

231

349

344

315

242

182 

161

11,780

393

0.836

0.93

May

149

T3TJ

134

132

*117

107

98

95

92

89

84

84

81

81

81

86

82

80

80

80

75

69

64

64

62

58

57

59

58 

55

5T

2,646

85.4

0.182

0.21

June

55 

53

49

*44

40

38

33

32

31

27

25

25

23

22

25

29

25

25

25

25

27

31

29

62

84

40

32

27

22

Z0_

1,025

34.2

0.073

0.08

July

21 

46

31

28

29

29

22

*26

37

44

34

37

31

25

25

43

32

33

53

51

40

40

33

34

9_9

71

55

35

31 

26

24

1,165

37.6

0.080

0.09

Aug.

21 

IS

17

16

14

12

11

11

*11

10

8.0

7.3

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

675

10

8.0

17

13

11

15

17

13

11

10

8.5

7 .6

344.6

11.1

0.024

0.03

Sept.

6.2 

5.4

4.7

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

5.0

4.7

4.0

*3.8

5.5

4.3

6.2

7.6

T7G

6.5

6.2

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.5 

4.0

141.2

4.71

0.010

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,680 Mln 18 Mean 696 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,680 Mln 3.5 Mean 502 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.51

Peak discharge (base. 5,500 cfs).--Dec. 8 (6:30 a.m.) 7,940 cfs (14.06 ft); Dec. 14 (8 p.m.) 5,160 

cfs (10.72 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 195

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°29', long 86°39', in N? sec. 21, T. 3 N., R. 14 E., on left bank near 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, ij miles upstream from Louisville & 

Nashville Railroad bridge, 2 miles southeast of Thad, 3 miles upstream from Reedy 

Creek, and 5j miles southeast of McKenzie.

Drainage area.--396 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 172.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 24, 1938, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 461 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,860 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 20.61 ft); mininun daily, 10 cfs Sept. 12, 15.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 17,100 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 27.1 ft): mininun, 1.6 cfs (result of unusual regulation) Oct. 11, 1938 (gage height, 1.66 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 12, 15, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 30 ft in March 1929, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation at low flow caused 

by small mill 200 ft above station.

Revisions.--WSP 952: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6

2.6 55 

3.0 84 

5.0 309 

Note.--Same as 

following table 

above 5.0 ft.

Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

39

82

309

9.0

13.0

17.0

20.0

894

1,800

3,530

5,400

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

876

950 505"

266

230

188

153

129

117

106

97

89

83

80

75

72

69

68

68

66

64

63

63

61

60

*60

62

65

72

106 

106

5,069

164

0.554

0.64

Nov.

88

78

72

71

101

88

86

118

120

100

86

78

76

72

71

72'

71

70

7T

87

88

176

236

284

309

328

284

218

188

158

3,945

132

0.446

0.50

Dec.

137

129 *559"

1,770

1,860

2,960

5,190

,930

,370

,650

,180

,260

,060

,020

,860

,890

,860

,530

,200

930

,050

,200

,270

,160

,130

,090

,030

876

858

930 

970

52,739

1,701

5.75

6.63

Jan.

990

990

930

840

675

*575

519

478

452

439

426

413

400

387

374

374

387

387

400

387

361

361

413

452

505

519

465

400

374

400

15,460

499

1.69

1.94

Feb.

374

348

335

316

296

284

272

260

254

*248

242

242

236

230

224

224

236

302

296

478

804

1,030

950

1,130

1,270

1,270

970

912

-

14,033

501

1.69

1.76

Mar.

950

950

912

950

930

660

491

426

400

374

361

335

328

322

516

*361

603

876

950

603

535

547

561

505

387

548

426

720

1,010

1 , 200 

1,200

19,535

630

2.13

2.45

Apr.

1,220

1,010

631

465

400

361

355

309

290

272

260

248

*230

218

206

200

206

218

236

212

170

164

TTF

242

248

254

516

361

272

194

9,924

331

1.12

1.25

May

158 T4~2"

127

117

*10&

103

97

89

101

68

74

81

81

83

93

96

103

94

91

84

74

71

68

64

58

59

58

55

60

72 

71

2,701

87.1

0.294

0.34

June

67

65

59

*53

52

48

45

40

45

56

58

54

31

33

35

58

55

59

51

51

68

81

60

55

60

40

36

38

39

28

1,358

45.3

0.153

0.17

July

30

38

39

26

5T

37

33

*34

45

38

32

34

35

33

40

51

57

61

62

73

59

49

60

55

37

45

51

36

33

30 

28

1,310

42.5

0.143

0.16

Aug.

24

27

27

27

25

25

25

18

*25

21

19

20

16

12

IS

19

18

16

13

21

39

26

22

21

20

17

19

20

18

20 

15

648

20.9

0.071

0.08

Sept.

13

18

18

15

18

14

14

13

13

11

15

10

12

*12

10

12

11

14

13

11

13

11

13

13

13

12

16

14

11

13

403

13.4

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,190 Min 34 Mean 473 Cfsra 1.60 In. 21.68

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,190 Min 10 Mean 348 Cfsra 1.18 In. 15.97

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Dec. 7 (7:30 a.m.) 5,860 cfs (20.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
196 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Conecuh River near Brooklyn, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31 0 10', long 86°48', in W? sec. 6, T. 2 N., R. 13 E., on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 3 miles downstream from Sepulga River 

and 7 miles southwest of Brooklyn.

Drainage area. 2,400 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1935 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 5, 1937, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 3,907 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,300 cfs Dec. 10 (gage height, 30.68 ft); minimum daily, 152 cfs Sept. 28.

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 67,300 cfs Dec. 1, 1948 (gage height, 38.6 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 47 ft Mar. 15, 1929, from information by State Highway 

Department.

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

Some regulation at low and medium flows by Gantt and Point A Reservoirs and powerplants.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

3.0 

5.0 

9.0

150

500

1,300

3,520

15.0

20.0

25.0

31.0

7,720

12,100

18,600

28,900

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.

7,360 

8,320

8,710

7,000

5,090

3,650

3,190

2,890

2,650

2,590

2,140

1,120

790

930

1,060

1,350

1,080

1,220

575

910

1,060

930

950

930

950

500 *B3o~

1,120

910

850 

970

72,625

2,343

0.976

1.13

Nov.

1,120 

590

890

870

1,350

1,990

1,260

1,300

710

1,080

1,170

1,220

1,120

1,080

850

485 9~5o~

910

890

930

1,540

1,890

3,580

2,950

2,890

2,530

2,310

2,090

2,140

1,440

44,125

1,471

0.613

0.68

Dec.

1,440 

*1,440

*1,490

13,200

20,000

21,300

24,900

*25,300

27,000

28,100

26,000

23,700

21,900

20,700

19,000

16,900

,14,300

12,000

10,600

9,340

11,900

12,100

12,100

10,800

10,100

9,260

8,320

7,870

8,400

9,760 

11,700

450,920

14,550

6.06

6.99

Jan.

10,500

8*020

7,720

*7,220

6,860

6,420

,930

,860

,090

,950

,780

,180

,110

,180

,250

,180

,880

,530

,600

,600

,530

,110

,250

,650

,180

,910

,910

,780

, 840 

,910

163,110

5,262

2.19

2.53

Feb.

2,830 

3,320

3,190

3,010

2,890

3,070

2,770

2,040

*2,470

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,770

2,420

1,790

2,830

2,420

1,990

2,090

3,650

6,210

6,280

6,710

6,860

7,580

7,430

6,930

7,000

107,810

3,850

1.60

1.67

Calendar year 1953: Max 28,100 Mln 358

Mar.

7,360 

6,860

6,420

6,140

5,790

5,510

4,950

4,390

4,110

3,840

3,520

3,130

3,070

2,950

2,420

*2,530

2,710

3,190

4,180

5,300

4,600

4,110

4,040

3,970

3,710

3,190

3,650

7,290

7,140

7,720 

7,430

145,220

4,685

1.95

2.25

Apr.

7,070 

S,780

6,210

5,650

4,530

3,970

3,780

3,710

3,710

3,390

2,770

1,940

*2,420

2,360

2,140

2,040

2,530

2,090

1,260

1,890

1,890

1,990

2,310

2,200

1,890

1,440

2,360

2,140

*2,200

2,090

90,750

3,025

1.26

1.41

May

2,250 

1,790

1,000

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,200

1,100

950

750

940

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,000

930

670

860

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,000

860

620

760

860

900

920

940

840 

600

32,390

1,045

0.435

0.50

June

680 

750

*730

770

670

560

480

530

560

575

560

530

500

420 4TO"

500

520

560

530

490

430

530

690

610

830

1.220

650

450

500

490

17,775

592

0.247

0.28

July

500 

545

630

630

485

750

590

*590

1,260

1,120

910

440

485

560

575

730

1,120

850

485

870

890

990

770

830

630

550~ 385

670

560

530 

750

21,690

700

0.292

0.34

Aug.

630

yn

410

398

410

410

425

335

242

*360

410

398

385

398

348

230

305

360

385

398

425

410

292

335

385

385

398

398

310

210 

£58

11,425

369

0.154

0.18

Sept.

348 

500

260

262

212

170

198

262

288

258

240

210

170

170

*225

240

230

235

228

194

180

210

200

176

164

168

160

IBO" 152

215

6,505

217

0.090

0.10

Mean 4,316 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.43

Water year 1953-54: Max 28,100 Mln 152 Mean 3,190 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.06

Peak discharge (base. 16,000 cfs).--Dec. 10 (11 a.m.) 28,300 cfs (30.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record May 3, May 6 to June 2, June 6 

discharge estimated on basis of records for Escambla River ne

7, 12-17, 20, 21, June 28 to July 1; 

iar Century, Fla.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 197

Murder Creek near Evergreen, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°25', long 87°00', in NW£ sec. 8, T. 5 N., R. 11 E., on left bank near

 upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 1 mile upstream from Louisville & 

Nashville Railroad bridge and 2| miles southwest of Evergreen.

Drainage area. 169 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 178.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Mar. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 280 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,840 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 10.89 ft); mini-

 ium7~38 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 2.76 ft).

1937-54- Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Mar. 16, 1938 (gage height, 16.65 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of 

records for Sepulga River near McKenzie; minimum, that of Sept. 2, 3, 1954.

Remarks. Records good prior to May 2 and fair thereafter.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 3 to Sept. 30)

2.6 

3.5 

4.5 

6.0

38

10Z 

197 

418

7.5

9.0

10.5

78Z 

1,390 

2,440

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

ZO

Zl

Z2

Z3

Z4

Z5

26

Z7

Z8

Z9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

136

13Z

118

114

110

106

106

106

102

10Z

101

98

96

94

94

94

94

92

92

94

94

9Z

91

90

89

90

*101

*140 T22"

106

10Z

3,198

103

0.609

0.70

Nov.

102

10Z

101

TOT

127

*160

140

12Z

118

114

110

110

110

110

110

110

114

114

114

150

245

340

400 356"

3Z4

20Z

170

150

145

140

4,811

160

0.947

1.06

Dec.

no" 140

Z9Z

2,440

2,180

*Z,180

2,000

1,250

952

864

664

1,380

1,680

1,440

1,030

766

56Z

456

409

456

847

916

721

586

528

437

382

374

476

598

678

 27,824

898

5.31

6.1Z

Jan.

539

JTf

374

348

*33Z

308

294

Z86

Z79

286

301

Z79

Z65

Z58

258

301

Z94

Z7Z

252

25?

Z52

308

418

446

316

Z72

Z58

258

Z52

Z79

340

9,614

310

1.83

2.1Z

Feb.

294

Z58

238

Z26

Z20

ZZO

214

*Z08

Z08

Z08

Z08

Z08

197

197

197

197

197

19Z

208

456

1,300

1,540

650

550

56Z

506

391

409

10.Z59

366

Z.17

Z.Z6

Mar.

476

456

374

301

286

272

265

Z58

252

245

238

23Z

232

Z3Z

*Z3Z

Z38

214

208

ZS5

365

428

3Z4

Z38

Z20

214

Z38

356

766

952 706"

437

10,493

338

z.oo

Z.31

Apr.

340

294

Z7Z

245

Z3Z

ZZO

226

238

Z14

197

19Z

*186

180

175

165

175

2Z6

Z14

175

160

155

191

2Z6

365

2134"

Z14

Z14

180

*165

175

6,511

Z17

1.28

1.43

Calendar year 1953: Max Z,440 Mln 66 Mean Z86

May

175

175

155

145

136

13Z

1Z7

122

118

118

118

1ZZ

1Z7

1ZZ

12Z

127

118

110

118

13Z

1Z7

110

106

100

98

96

5B

102

106

110

110

3,782

1ZZ

0.7Z2

0.83

June

96

92

89

*89

86

84

81

80

78

78

81

84

110

85

78

74

73

89

96

91

81

76

7Z

75

170

100

77

70

68

Ttt bo

2,571

85.7

0.507

0.57

July

6373"

7Z

67

74

97

*77

87

145 TI4"

110

96

95

79

72

8Z

92

102

97

87

80

70

70

106

12Z

96

106

93

8Z

76

71

Z,753

88.8

0.5Z5

0.61

Aug.

68

64

61

63

6Z

61

58

57

61

*6Z

52

49

47

46

46

49

49

47

47

47

56

70BQ57

54

50

47

47

50

47

43

1,677

54.1

0.3ZO

0.37

Sept.

40

39

39

40

40

40

40

40

4Z

45

43

40

39

*40

4Z

48

67

73

BT

58

53

51

48

46

45

45

46

45

45

54

1,400

46.7

O.Z76

0.31

Cfsm 1.69 In. ZZ.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,440 Mln 39 Mean Z33 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.69

Peak discharge (base. Z.OOO cfs). Dee. 4 (1Z m.) 2,840 cfs (10.89 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 

Escambia River near Century, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°57'55", long 87°14'00", in sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 30 W., on left bank 

16 ft downstream fron bridge on State Highway 4, 1.2 miles downstream from Escambia 

Creek, and 1-j miles east of Century.

Drainage area.--3,810 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28,34 ft above mean sea level (Florida 

State Road Department benchmark). Prior to Jan. 13, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 6,376 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 45,300 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 18.59 ft); minimum, 600 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 73,900 cfs Mar. 22, 1938 (gage height, 20.66 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, that of Sept. 15, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 37.8 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents, 

(discharge, 315,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 72,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by powerplants above station. 

Revisions.--WSP 1204: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

3.0 

7.0 

12.0

600

1,400

4,040

8,570

14.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

12,800

15,900

26,600

50,800

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.

7,070 

7,200

7,840

8,400

7,870

6,160

4,680

4,020

3,660

3,420

3,280

2 , 930

2,180

1,680

1,660

1,710

1,890

1,790

1,790

1,500

1,450

1,600

*1,560

1,520

1,520

1,500

1,380

1,400

1,630

1,580

1,480

97,400

3,142

0.825

0.95

Nov.

1,540 

1,640

1,400

1,430

1,690

2,130

2,720

2,140

1,940

1,620

1,620

1,710

1,730

1,720

1,650

1,530

1,500

1,410

1,520

1,750

2,220

3,640

5,590

5,820

5,000

4,380

3,790

3,400

3,120

3,000

74,150

2,472

0.649

0.72

Dec.

2,570 

2,340

2,710

13,900

28,500

*38,900

44,800

41,700

37,500

36,100

36,400

40 , 000

41,000

39,400

35,600

31,900

28,200

25,100

22,100

19,600

19,800

20,400

21,600

21,300

19,800

17,800

15,800

14,200

13,200

14,100 

16,300

762,620

24,600

6.46

7.44

Jan.

17,700 

17,SOO

16,300

15,900

11,800

10,400

9,530

8,840

8,710

8,840

7,990

6,870

*6,180

6,110

6,100

6,050

6,030

5,980

5,450

5,470

5,480

5,500

5,830

6,180

6,230

5,670

5,720

5,650

5,520

5,340

5,410

248,580

8,019

2.10

2.43

Feb.

5,660 

4,900

4,860

4,710

4,480

4,320

4,370

4,110

3,570

3,740

3,740

3,690

3,680

3,870

3,640

3.220

3,840

3,680

3,350

4,530

7,860

10,100

10,600

10,000

*10,200

10,400

10,100

9,680

-

160,900

5,746

1.51

1.57

Mar.

9,730 

9,920

9,230

8,520

7,920

7,550

7,450

6,940

6,270

5,840

5,530

5,190

4,850

4,660

4,500

4,020

3.980

4,070

4,560

6,440

7,170

6,660

5,890

5,530

5,360

5,120

5,070

9,610

13,000

15,300

'

215,880

6,964

1.83

2.11

Apr.

10,600 

9,380

8,610

8,020

7,340

6,410

6,190

5,870

*5,500

5,280

4,960

4,400

3,640

3,740

3,720

3,570

3,610

3,960

3,560

2,780

3,020

3,160

3,510

3,940

4,180

4,160

3,470

3,630

3,450

3,430

147,090

4,903

1.29

1.44

May

5,500 

3,290

2,980

2,250

2,320

2,330

2,220

2,110

2,060

1,910

1,680

1,820

1,880

1,830

1,840

1,870

1,680

1,540

1,660

* 1,980

1,940

1,870

1,770

1,560

1,420

1,420

1,510

1,570

1,630

1,660

1,650

60,550

1,953

O.E13

0.59

June

1,460 

1,410

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,380

1,260

1,170

1,120

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,190

1,150

1,100

1,030

1,090

1,140

1,220

1,220

1,140

1,050

1,010

1,220

1,340

1,480

1,820

1,500

1,170

1,040

37,670

1,256

0.330

0.37

July

1,070 

1,210

1,360

1,400

1,340

1,360

1,360

1,460

*1,660

2,080

2,020

1,790

1,390

1,170

1,200

1,260

1,360

1,750

1,760

1,490

1,440

1,520

1,500

1,500

1,560

1,500

1,640

1,780

1,590

1,400

1,270

46,190

1,490

0.391

0.45

Aug.

1,280 

1,280

1,090

1,000

997

979

974

965

940

875

*816

898

902

893

940

970

930

857

821

839

893

945

*992

979

884

884

898

888

888

852

772

29,121

939

0.246

0.28

Sept.

686 

749

758

720

695

695

654

632

650

749

758

700

676

645

609

645

839

1,040

898

826

*762

705

676

681

658

636

632

622

618

636

21,250

708

0.186

0.21

Calendar year' 1953: Max 44,800 Min 1,000 Mean 6,658 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.70

Water year 1953-54: Max 44,800 Min 609 Mean 5,209 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.56

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 199

Pine Barren Creek near Earth, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°47'55", long 87°22'05", in sec. 5, T. 3 N., R. 31 W., near right bank 

10 ft downstream from Wiggins Bridge on private road, 0.3 mile upstream from Blue Water 

Creek, 2.2 miles northeast of Mount Calvary Camp Grounds, and 4.0 miles northwest of 

Earth.

Drainage area. 76.4 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.8t T929. ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,450 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 13.26 ft); minimum, 60 cfs Sept. 1-5, 12, 13 (gage height, 3.22 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 6, 1953; minimum, that of Sept. 1-5, 12, 

13, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.2

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

114

210

460

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

964

1,290

1,900

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.

88

87

84

83

80

80

80

78

78

77

76

76

76

75

75

76

75

75

76

75

74

*73

76

79

73

75

86

82

77

76

76

2,417

78.0

1.02

1.18

Nov.

77

77

76

79

190

140

96

88

86

83

82

80

79

79

78

79

78

78

78

185

169

367

308

178

129

110

101

98

95

93

3,536

118

1.54

1.72

Dec.

94

91

326

862

*1,290

2,120

1,960

539

325

244

243

432

411

348

247

182

157

147

143

189

323

285

256

181

161

152

143

153

229

305

250

12,788

413

5.41

6.22

Jan.

207

163

150

141

136

130

128

127

126

130

155

136

*127

125

127

132

126

121

120

121

124

140

131

123

120

119

119

118

114

113 

HI

4,065

131

1.71

1.98

Feb.

112

110

110

109

108

108

107

106

107

107

107

106

103

104

105

105

104

103

103

202

256

138

118

153

*136

117

111

173

-

3,428

122

1.60

1.67

Mar.

144

118

114

109

106

137

159

124

114

109

106

104

105

105

100

98

98

98

154

244

181

119

110

106

103

110

193

321

334

224

142

4,389

142

1.86

2.14

Apr.

123

113

110

107

103

103

103

101

*99

97

97

109

174

110

100

121

132

103

96

93

92

97

101

96

115

98

93

90

30

92

3,158

105

1.37

1.54

May

89

87

86

85

83

82

82

82

80

80

80

80

80

81

82

82

79

78

89

*1Q5

88

81

79

77

Ii

77

82

85

101

95

85

2,596

83.7

1.10

1.26

June

80

76

76

80

75

73

73

73

71

71

71

73

86

89

74

71

76

80

82

73

70

71

6975"

157

111

77

75

70

69

2,347

78.2

1.02

1.14

July

69

68

69

69

70

71

67

74

*103

84

78

91

76

72

73

118

198

148

128

88

78

73

69

73

88

87

124

96

101

86

76

2,765

89.2

1.17

1.35

Aug.

71

69

68

67

67

66

66

66

67

65

*64

63

63

63

80

71

66

65

65

65

65

65

66

67

65

64

63

63

63

62

62

2,042

65.9

0.863

0.99

Sept.

61

6T

61

61

62

62

61

62

62

63

62

61

61

61

62

74

99

78

68

66

*64

64

63

63

63

63

63

62

63

71

1,947

64.9

0.849

0.95

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,120 Min 67 Mean 154 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.40

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,120 Min 61 Mean 125 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.14

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Dec. 6 (7 p.m.) 3,450 cfs (13.26 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

389020 O - 56 - 14
200 PERDIDO RIVER BASIN

Perdido River at Barrineau Park,

Location.--Lat 30°41i25", long 87°26'25", in sec. 15, T. 2 N., R. 32 W., on right bank 

25 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Alligator Creek, and 

half a mile southwest of Barrineau Park.

Drainage area. 388 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 25.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 22, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 802 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 16.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance study; minimum, 

207 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 6, 1953; minimum, that of Sept. 15, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, 25.7 ft Mar. 15, 1929, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1204: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

1.6 

£.0 

2.5

232

294

420

3.0 

7.0

597

2,040

1.3 

2.0

3.0

208

320

598

7.0 2,080

12.0 4,930

15.0 8,420

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 am

In.

Oct.

331

315

309

292

280

272

271

267

266

263

260

256

254

252

250

250

249

249

249

249

248

*246

246

245

245

250

292

284

274 

264

260

8,238

266

0.686

0.79

Nov.

258 

256

255

258

590

754

539

414

358

326

307

294

287

282

277

277

274

272

271

536

876

1,340

1.790

1,170

1,000

883

693

561

472

417

16,287

543

1.40

1.56

Dec.

398

377

794

*2,440

2,680

7,780

8,560

*4,770

3,380

2,160

1,630

2,270

2,310

2,450

2,390

1,820

1,400

1,110

922

929

1,570

1,660

1,660

1,330

1,130

972

840

804

1,130

1,530

1,620

64,616

2,084

5.37

6.19

Jan.

1,550 

1,250

1,090

925

797

722

664

632

605

612

722

690

632

*601

588

588

572

550

537

534

540

598

632

605

578

559

550

534

510

492 

490

20,749

669

1.72

1.99

Feb.

484 

475

464

458

447

439

434

428

428

425

420

420

409

409

412

412

409

406

40TT

654

936

668

546

598

*661

605

546

622

-

14,021

501

1.29

1.34

Mar.

625 

528

490

464

442

498

704

615

537

495

469

447

434

423

409

393

385

377

46T

650

605

553

501

490

469

442

492

1,250

1,480

1.790

1,440

19,358

624

1.61

1.86

Apr.

943 682"

568

498

455

425

412

398

*383

372

365

365

409

370

350

380

447

409

370

350

338

336

345

362

398

385

353

338

325 

313

12,449

415

1.07

1.19

May

316 

316

312

307

303

299

295

295

290

286

284

284

284

284

288

290

284

280

290

*357

345

318

297

288

284

284

291

327

447 

650

431

9,906

320

0.825

0.95

June

348 

314

299

293

291

282

275

272

270

266

263

270

370

461

370

343

367

390

375

320

293

280

273

272

312

406

355

307

286 

272

9,495

316

0.814

0.91

July

263 

263

278

312

284

277

277

290

*365

353

305

290

293

288

270

288

650

708

605

450

372

318

286

277

299

362

481

444

436

478

393

11,255

363

0.936

1.08

Aug.

360

56T

280

270

263

255

250

246

263

305

*272

247

240

235

235

242

252

240

234

234

234

228

227

235

234

232

226

224

220 

2 18

216

7,724

249

0.642

0.74

Sept.

211 

210

210

211

211

212

212

211

215

220

215

210

209

210

209

235

301

284

261

246

*234

227

222

219

219

217

216

215

216 

232

6,720

224

0.577

0.64

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,36O Mln 245 Mean 731 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,36O Min 209 Mean 55O Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.24

Peak discharge (base. 4.OOP cfs).--Dec. 6 (10 p.m.) 11,100 cfs (16.6O ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PERDIDO RIVER BASIN 201

Styx River near Loxley, Ala.

Location. Lat 30°39'50", long 87°38'20", in si sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 4 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on county road, 2 miles upstream from Hollinger 

Creek and 7 miles northeast of Loxley.

Drainage area. 92.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 39 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 19.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 6, 1953; minimum, that of Sept. 12, 1954.

Flood in September 1926 reached a stage of 22.2 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers. Flood in September 1910 or 1911 reached a stage of 33 ft, from information 

by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those above 2,500 cfs, which are fair. 

Cooperation. Twelve discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

155

390

5.0

11.0

14.0

18.0

1,090

2,620

3,710

8,540

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

78

7?

61

53

49

46

45

45

45

43

41

40

39

39

*38

38

37

37

37

37

36

35

35

35

li

34

37

38

38

38 

37

1,317

42.5

0.459

0.53

Nov.

37

37

 37

43

265

272

194

115

82

67

59

55

52

49

48

47

46

45

45

264

314

660

522

362

282

'207

134

97

84 

77

4,598

153

1.65

1.85

Dec.

81

77

253

*i,ooo

740

*7 j,030

*2,250

830

469

405

420

*935

882

778

541

390

312

253

213

255

405

436

436

390

314

262

219

215

335

580

22,266

718

7.76

8.95

Jan.

436

33T

272

226

*188

163

142

130

122

132

192

180

157

135

127

128

120

110

106

106

107

135

151

142

127

115

109

106

97 

93

3¥

4,780

154

1.66

1.92

Feb.

93

89

*87

84

81

80

78

77

76

76

76

76

73

73

75

76

75

72

70

140

224

180

130

144

153

128

106

110

-

2,802

100

1.08

1.13

Mar.

110

96

91

86

80

126

226

190

144

109

94

*86

81

77

70

66

64

63

80

114

97

80

70

67

65

68

112

376

346

314 

248

3,896

126

1.36

1.57

Apr.

172

107

84

73

66

62

60

57

*58

74

62

57

57

52

50

66

98

81

63

53

49

49

53

52

55

63

59

52

46

4_5

1,975

65.8

0.711

0.79

May

46

41

39

38

37

35

35

34

33

32

32

*32

32

32

32

32

32

30

32

36

38

34

32

31

30

31

38

152

117

70 

59

1,324

42.7

0.462

0.53

June

45

38

34

32

32

30

29

28

28

 27

26

30

65

50

41

37

41

57

66

57

44

37

33

31

41

66

64

57

40 

36

1,242

41.4

0.448

0.50

July

32

31

40

39

33

32

33

32

49

47

37

32

*30

28

28

32

35

46

60

60

52

42

40

69

97

104

-97 122

81 

62

48

1,570

50.6

0.547

0.63

Aug.

41

35

*32

30

29

28

26

26

30

28

*26

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

25

25

24

24

26

24

24

23

23

23 

21

21

800

25.8

0.279

0.32

Sept.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*21

21

21

20

19

20

21

21

36

72

4?

42

34

30

28

26

25

24

24

24

*23

25 

31

797

26.6

0.288

0.32

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,030 Min 31 Mean 216 Cfsm 2.34 In. 31.74

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,030 Min 19 Mean 130 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.04

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 efs).--Nov. 22 (11 a.m.) 1,030 cfs (4.85 ft); Dec. 6 (10 a.m.) 14,000 

cfs (19.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
202 PISH RIVER BASIN

Pish River near Silver Hill, Ala.

Location.--Lat 30°32'45", long 87"47"55" on line between sees. 5 and 8, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., 

near midohannel on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 104, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Caney Branch, half a mile upstream from Perone Branch, 2f miles west 

of Silver Hill, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--55.8 sq mi.

Records available. July 1953 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 20 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--1953: Maximum discharge daring period July to September. 870 cfs July 17 (gage

 height, 9.10 ft); minimum, 57 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 8,570 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 17.04 

ft); minimum, 40 cfs Aug. 18, 19, and Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

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

Cooperation. Twenty-one discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, July 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, 

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

82 

ISO 

389 

605

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

839

1,670

3,170

5,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5 

6 

7 

8

Tota 

Mean 

Cubi 

Runo

July

a 100 

a85 

a73 

a66 

a63 

a61 

a60 

a62

Aug.

77 

79 

94 

72 

66 

64 

64 

63

Sept.

69 

68 

64 

64 

73 

70 

64 

62

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

July

73 

102 

83 

63 

60 

62 

69 

298

Aug.

183 

110 

70 

73 

89 

106 

134 

74

Sept.

62 

62

*60 

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

July

662 

311 

181 

297 

396 

243 

134 

104

Aug.

73 

79 

92 

*138 

122 

89 

100 

82

Sept.

60 

58 

132 

190 

101 

69 

63 

62

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

1.. .......................................................................

c feet per second per square mi 

ff in inches. ..................

July

112 

138 

94 

74 

76 

90 

84

4,376 

141 

2.53 

2.92

Aug.

73 

72 

*105 

148 

114 

79 

73

2,857 

92.2

1.65 

1.90

Sept.

115 

243 

190 

97 

76 

70

2,544

84.8 

1.52 

1.70

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). --July 17 (12:30 a.m.) 870 cfs (9.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Styx River near Loxley.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

73

70

68

66

B4

64

64

62

62

62

62

62

60

60

*62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

60

60

60

62

68

66

63

63

62

1,959

63.2

1.13

1.31

Nov.

63

62

*62

70

211

183

90

72

69

66

64

64

63

63

63

64

63

63

64

237

218

303

297

152

105

87

78

76

76

76

3,224

107

1.92

2.15

Dec.

78

76

148

*426

315

*4,650

*1,330

*406

*243

204

183

*401

368

315

237

183

152

134

124

148

218

204

176

152

134

125

119

130

183

255

255

12,052

389

6.97

8.03

Jan.

190

152

134

124

*121

114

108

105

104

113

148

119

106

103

103

104

101

97

98

98

100

110

102

100

97

97

96

92

88

89

3,401

110

1.97

2.27

Feb.

87

87

*86

86

84

84

84

84

84

84

86

84

82

83

84

84

83

82

83

130

"98 143

87

107

100

87

84

88

2,525

90.2

1.62

1.68

Mar.

88

83

84

83

81

115

143

104

87

84

83

*82

82

81

78

77

77

77

93

100

82

78

77

77

77

78

93

176

152

94

86

2,852

92.0

1.65

1.90

Apr.

79

76

74

3

3

3

3

2

*69

68

68

68

68

64

68

82

93

73

68

66

66

66

66

76

78

74

69

64

63 

63

2,133

71.1

1.27

1.42

May

62

60

62

63

60

60

60

57

57

57

57

*58

58

58

60

58

58

58

58

60

58

57

56

56

57

58

78

87

72 

64

64

1,888

60.9

1.09

1.26

June

62

58

58

57

56

54

54

54

54

*52_

54

64

~63 102

60

64

66

63

60

56

56

54

54

52

54

54

57

56

56 

56

1,760

58.7

1.05

1.17

July

56

58

86

64

57

56

58

63

73

64

57

57

*57

56

58

66

78

72

73

64

58

56

56

68

73

73

72

69

69 

63

57

1,987

64.1

1.15

1.32

Aug.

5452"

*52

51

51

51

49

49

49

49

*46

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

54

52

49

52

49

47

47

47

46 

44

42

1,460

47.1

0.844

0.97

Sept.

42

44

44

46

46

46

46

46

*47

46

44

44

44

47

49

84

121

73

60

57

54

52

49

49

49

51

49

*49

66 

92

1,636

54.5

0.977

1.09

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,630 Min 42 Mean 101 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.57

;ak discharge (base, 750 cfs) .' Dec. 6 (9:30 a.m.) 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

3,570 cfs (17.04 ft).
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Cartecay River near Ellijay, Ga.

203

Location.--Lat 34°41', long 84°27', on right bank adjacent to State Highway 43, threequarters of a mile downstream from Owltown Creek, 2 miles southeast of Ellijay, Qilmer 

County, and 2 miles upstream from confluence with Ellijay River.

Drainage area.--135 sq mi.

Records available . March 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,255.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 19, 

1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 268 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximom discharge during year, 10,000 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 9.6 ft); minimum daily, 75 cfs Sept. 8, 30.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Apr. 8, 1938 (gage height, 13.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 64 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuations caused by gristmills above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

Z.O 

2.5

52

113

175

270

497

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.6

790

1,570

3,750

5,100

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.

136 T2"8~

122

119

117

115

111

109

109

109

106

106

104

104

111

109

104

102

102

100

99

99

97

95

U5

95

122 

122

122

104

3,381

109

0.807

0.93

Nov.

102

100

99

100

100

100

99

99

99

99

99

99

97

97

95

95

95

93 "g"5"

100

121

152

193

T3T5

142

124

115 

109

106

106

3,260

109

0.807

0.90

Dec.

102 152"

106

193

157

148

183

144

990

F7S

293

426

342

472

333

266

224

196

185

178

252

325

325

256

221

201

191 

198

312

285

252

8,436

272

2.01

2.32

Jan.

224

208

218

*198

191

180

173

170

168

166

191

178

166

166

1,150

5,950

1,636

637

497

426

1,010

2,200

1,070

734

596

*524

524 

487

426

396

378

20,632

666

4.93

5.68

Feb.

355

350

337

329

312

300

289

285

281

278

281

270

252

252

252

278

391

477

240

51?

497

337

300

293

278

266

252

387

-

8,932

319

2.36

2.46

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,990 Min 83

Mar.

436

333

378

333

308

297

281

*278

270

266

263

305" 256

421

312

281

274

270

337

373

316

293

316

355

368

619

698 

'STTT

502

451

524

11,370

367

2.72

3.14

Apr.

704

SoTT

456

421

396

387

378

378

359

342

337

333

325

325

325

421

436

359

*342

316

308

304

316

359

346

321 

308

350

325

11,097

370

2.74

3.06

Mean 255

May

304

297

421 '55T

325

304

923

293

274

266

263

256

274

300

281

266

252

266

278

259

245

234

224

224

218

218

211 

211

221

221

*224

8,324

269

1.99

2.29

June

270

333

337

2T5T

252

231

221

211

204

201

196

188

185

198

221

238

218

238

204

191

180

175

173

183

168

164

159 

157

148

Tiff

6,289

210

1.56

1.74

July

146

157

161

152

159

157

146

146

159

188

152

144

*138

134

134

130

128

126

128

124

149

229

1ST

140

134

130

132 

132

124

117

115

4,468

144

1.07

1.23

Aug.

126

121

111

109

108

109

130

115

TS8~ 418

132

121

119

117

111

108

104

106

109

113

134

136

*119

122

128

136

119 

109

103 

108

99

3,973

128

0.948

1.09

Sept.

93

92

92

86

83

81

78

75

102

100

88

81

81

80

*80

80

81

10635"

83

106

102

88

83

90

92

88 

85

80 

75

2,616

87.2

0.646

0.72

Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.63

Water year 1953-54 : Max 5,950 Min 75 Mean 254 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.56

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs}. Dec. 9 (3. p.m.) 1,950 cfs (4.40 ft); Jan. 16 (10 a.m.) 10,000 

cfs (9.6 ft); Jan. 22 (9 a.m.) 3,750 cfs (6.0 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
204 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek near Fairmount, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°21'30", long 84°46'50", on right bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 140, 2f miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles southwest of Pairmount, 

Gordon County.

Drainage area.--5.61 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1954. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Rocky Branch near Pairmount.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 758.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1B29, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 820 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 4.18 ft); minimum, 

0.62 cfs Sept. 20.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 16, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 20, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1274: 1952, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.39 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

0.78 

.86 

1.9 

3.3 

5.2 

7.8

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

54

93

175

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.

*2.5 273-

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5 ITS"

1.6

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6 

1.6

53.4

1.72

0.307

0.35

Nov.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

TTT

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.9

4.7

275

2.2

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

53.7

1.79

0.319

0.36

Dec.

1.6 T7S~

2.1

5.0

2.9

4.0

3.2

3.0

81

TS

8.6

22

16

20

9.1

*6.5

5.2

4.4

4.1

3.9

8.6

9.5

7.0

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.4

6.0

13

9.9 

7.5

303.2

9.78

1.74

2.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 81

Jan.

6.2

5.7

5.5

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.1

3.7

3.3

37S

21

*286 ~2?

16

13

11

153

*115

34

20

15

13

12

*9.1

8.2

7.5 

7.0

830.2

26.8

4.78

5.51

Feb.

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.2

4.8

4.4

T7?

4.4

5.5

5.7

4.6

4.4

23

13

9.1

7.3

15

10

8.5

7.3

3_7_

227.4

8.12

1.45

1.51

Min 0.9

Mar.

24

14

14

10

9.5

8.2

7.5

7.3

*6.8

6.5

6.2

6.2

8.5

10

7.0

6.5

6.2

6.0 IT"

9.1

7.3

6.8

7.3

12

12

22

82

2ff

18

14 

74

467.9

15.1

2.69

3.10

Apr.

44.0

20

14

12

9.9

9.5

8.6

7.8

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.8

8.1

7.3

84

24

14

11

*9.9

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.7

5.2

5.2 S70-

5.7

380.9

12.7

2.26

2.52

Mean 6 . 48

May

5.2

9.8

~3.1 19

6.2

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.1

6.2

7.8

5.5

4.8

4.4

13

7.0

5.5

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3TS

4.6

3.5 

3.3

178.5

5.76

1.03

1.19

June

*3.5

3.7

34 ^7". 8

5.5

4.4

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.7

4.5

3.3

3.0

30

7.5

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.0

3.3

3.2

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3 273-

166.6

5.55

0.989

1.10

Cfsm 1.16

July

2.2

3.4

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

*2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

4.7

3TT

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

3.1

1.9

1.8

1.7 

1.7

70.4

2.27

0.405

0.47

Aug.

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

4.0

TTcT

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

T7S

1.4

1.2 

1.2

47.9

1.55

0.276

0.32

In. 15.68

Sept.

1.1

1.1

.86

.86

.86

.86

.86

.86

1.1

1.1

.96

.86

.86

.86

 !§.

.86

.96

.86

.78

.78

*1.2

1.1

.96

.86

.86

.86

.86

.86

.86

1.3

27.84

0.928

0.165

0.18

Water year 1953-54: Max 286 Min 0.78 Mean 7.69 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.62

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 205

Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°35', long 84°52', on right bank at downstream edge of highway bridge at 

Pine Chapel, Gordon County, 4 miles downstream from Sallacoa Creek, 5 miles east of 

Resaca, and 6 miles upstream from confluence with Conasauga River.

Drainage area. 856 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 616.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 23, 

1940, staff gage at same site and datum. Since Feb. 23, 1940, auxiliary water-stage 

recorder at highway 1 bridge 2 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,422 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,200 cfs Jan. 17; maximum gage height, 29.93 

ft Jan. 17 (backwater from Conasauga River); minimum discharge, 232 cfs Sept. 30.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 40,200 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 30.8 ft); minimum daily, 220 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Flood of Apr. 8, 1938, reached a stage of 30.0 ft, from gage reading.

Remarks. Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from Conasauga River, Dec. 9-16, 30-31, Jan. 1, 15-31, 

Feb. 1, 21-28, Mar. 1-8, 14-17, 20-22, 25-31, Apr. 1-15, 17-22, 

25-30, May 1, 3-9, 14-16, June 3-4, Aug. 9-10)

1.3 245 20.0 10,400

2.0 400 24.0 14,600

5.0 1,510 28.0 30,000

10.0 3,950

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.

*576

515

470 

440 

425

410

396

396

382 

382

382

382 

368

368

368

396 

382 

368

368

368

354

348

348

348

545

545

568

500

470

455

596

12,415

400

0.467

0.54

Nov.

582

582

568 

568 

368

368

554

551

554 

554

554

554 

354

554

354

354 

351 

551

548

35T

410

485

892

'5B1T

545

576

470

440

410

396

12,457

415

0.485

0.54

Dec.

396

382

38T 

550 

805

592

771

688

2,400 

6,950

3,180

2,290 

2,700

2,730

2,580

*1,540 

1,190 

1,000

856

859

892

1,550

1,550

1,270

1,080

964

874

822

1,550

1,700

1,460

45,913

1,481

1.73

1.99

Jan.

1,210

1,080

1,000 

964 

874

822

771

737

720 

704

928

928 

771

737

2,740

14,000 

*26,900 

13,000

6,160

2,550

4,570

10,200

14,200

11,100

6,620

3,330

2,990

2,450

*2,040

1,900

1,740

138,736

4,475

5.23

6.03

Feb.

1,630

1,550

1,510 

1,470 

1,390

1,510

1,270

1,230

1,190 

1,190

1,150

1,250 

1,110

1,080

1,080

1,040 

1,510 

1,270

1,150

1,590

2.950

1, 900

1,550

1,720

1,710

1,490

1,550

2,570

------

40,770

1,456

1.70

1.77

Mar.

4,210

2,840

2,220 

2,080 

1,760

1,620

1,500

1,450

*1,550 

1,510

1,270

1,250 

1,270

2,560

1,920

1,590 

1,410 

1,510

1,430

2,100

1,680

1,500

1,450

1,710

1,970

4,490

4,560

6,660

4,460

2,720

2,550

70,120

2,262

2.64

3.04

Apr.

5,940

4,630

2,900 

2,370 

2,110

1,960

1,840

1,940

2,060 

1,700

1,640

1,570 

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,710 

3,800 

2,570

1,860

1,640

1,550

*1,470

1,390

1,470

1,590

1,870

1,580

1,470

1,880

1,860

-----

62,850

2,095

2.45

2.75

May

1,500

1,430

2,180 

5,610 

2,200

1,710

1,540

1,500

1,590 

1,510

1,250

1,190 

1,230

1,880

1,770

1,420 

1,270 

1,250

1,510

1,550

1,250

1,110

1,080

1,000

1,000

964

928

928

964

1,000

892

45,546

1,405

1.64

1.89

June

874

*1,270

1,620 

2,550 

1,270

1,040

964

892

856 

822

805

771 

737

720

788

1,270 

1,040 

1,350

1,150

928

805

737

720

805

720

672

640

624

592

576

28,408

947

1.11

1.24

July

560

754

1,110 

324 

640

754

624

560

688 

874

704

624 

545

*515

592

545 

500 

470

470

470

455

688

720

592

550

500

550

530

515

455

425

18,563

599

0.700

0.81

Aug.

470

515

440 

410 

582

568

410

440

1.920 

1,520

640

500 

470

455

440

410 

425 

425

410

410

485

' 470

425

455

*470

440

425

396

396

582

554

16,158

521

0.609

0.70

Sept.

332

3TS

509 

501 

290

281

273

262

270 

309

323

284 

268

258

255

*252 

250 

258

278

260

260

309

501

273

260

258

255

250

245

23S

8,290

276

0.32E

0.36

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,060 Mln 295 Mean 1,349 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.37

Water year 1953-54: Max 26,900 Mln 245 Mean 1,365 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.64

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfa).--Dee. 10 (l p.m.) 7.400 efs (15.75 ft at 1 to 2 p.m.); Jan. 17 

(2 a.m.J 35,200 cfs (29.93 ft at 4 a.m.); Jan. 23 (2 p.m.) 15,500 cfs (25.08 ft at 5 to 6 p.m.); 

Mar. 28 (2 p.m.) 7,100 cfs (16.43 ft 4 to 5 p.m.); Apr. 1 (6 p.m.) 6,350 cfs (15.10 ft at 10 to 11 

p.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
206 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°48', long 84°59', on left bank at Dalton, Whitfleld County, 1,000 ft upstream from city pumping plant and 1? miles upstream from Southern Railway bridge.

Drainage area. 37 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 695.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 11 years, 71.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 7.80 ft Jan. 16 (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 13 cfs Sept. 29.

1943-54: Maximum gage height, 8.39 ft Mar. 29, 1951 (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, that of Sept. 29, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for July 2-12, which are fair, and those for Jan. 16-27, 

which are poor. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at medium flow caused by milldams above 

station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with the city of Dalton.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 28 to Feb. 15,

Mar. 26 to May 3, Aug. 29 to Sept. 30)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

12

240

390

6.4 

6.6 

6.8 

7.0 

7.3

540

790

1,210

1,810

3,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

16

TT

17

17

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

17

19

T5

18

17

17

519

16.7

0.451

0.52

Nov.

19

18

18

17

17

16

TT

18

18

17

17

16

17

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

18

40

2T

20

22

20

18

18

18

17

560

18.7

0.505

0.56

Dec.

17

TT

18

28

22

21

20

19

99

51

28

105

53

~5C- 124

38

31

28

26

26

34

34

29

26

26

25

24

29

46

36

30

1,160

37.4

1.01

1.16

Jan.

29

28

27

25

*24

24

22

2?

22

29

44

34

29

28

124

3.200

1,060

200

150

110

500

800

400

160

120

100

84

*74

65

56

50

7,580

245

6.62

7.63

Feb.

44

41

38

36

32

31

30

28

27

27

28

27

25

25

24_

41

44

32

30

34

37

32

30

68

51

46

43

 

218I 

1,169

41.8

1.13

1.18

Mar.

194

120

110

86

75

68

60

54

*50

47

44

42 214"

T5B- 320

114

92

79

92

86

68

60

60

70

78

178

146

134

103

179

3,300

106

2.86

3.30

Apr.

245

TJB

106

89

75

68

62

71

64

52

48

45

42

41

3_9

228

208

117

89

*74

63

56

51

51

47

44

41

40

46

42

2,382

79.4

2.15

2.40

May

38

36

74

58

44

40

40

40

36

33

32

31

42

75

5T

46

40

54

48

45

40

38

36

33

32

31

31

31

50

35

*30

1,290

41.6

1.12

1.29

June

30

32

71

TS

34

31

29

27

26

26

26

26

25

23

23

23

27

24

24

23

23

23

22

21

20

20

22

20

19

TS

802

26.7

'0.722

0.81

July

19

19

21

23

28

38

2S

23

20

18

19

22

*20

18

18

16

TT

18

18

17

17

20

22

21

18

19

18

18

17

16

17

620

20.0

0.541

0.62

Aug.

18

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

139

TS

16

15

TF

16

16

19

16

18

32

*20

20

19

17

*16

16

16

16

17

17

16

15

660

21.3

0.576

0.66

Sept.

14

15

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

*14

14

15

15

14

16

TS

15

14

15

15

14

14

13IB433

14.4

0.389

0.43

Calendar year 1953: Max 980 Mln 15 Mean 58.8 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.54

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,200 Mln 13 Mean 56.1 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 17-27, July 2-12; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga.

207

Location. Lat 34°40', long 84°56' on left bank 250 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Swamp Creek, half a mile northeast of Tilton, Whitfield County, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with Coosawattee River.

Drainage area. 682 sq mi.

Records available. June 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 24, 

1940, staff gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 1,150 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 24.9 ft); minimum, 71 cfs Sept. 29.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1951; maximum gage height, 30.2 ft 

Mar. 30, 19a(backwater from Coosawattee River); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 29, 

1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from Coosawattee 

River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

8.0

108

250

590

2,340

12.0

16.0

20.0

25.0

4,200

6,360

9,770

19,300

2.3 

2.5

3.0

68

102

210

3.5 360

4.0 550

5.0 1,010

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 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.

169

164

155 

150

148

148

139

135

132

132

132

128

128

128

128

174

TB?

130

128

130

130

128

126

124

122

122

126

128

130

143

172

4,268

138

0.202

0.23

Nov.

172

150

148 

139

130

130

130

128 T3o"

130

130

130

128

128

128

130

130

130

130

130

130

150

229

300 250"

216

211

198

174

169

4,708

157

0.230

0.26

Dec.

160

152

150 

174

196

201

203

201

466

1,800

2.020

1,050

1,710

1,630

*1,940

1,140

695

512

399

342

368

463

570

590

493

420

375

346

445

674

611

20,496

661

0.969

1.12

Jan.

550

474

427 

395

375

349

324

306

289

286

570

1,030

758

531

1,200

7,580

13,500

c 18, OOP

Cl3,600

C6,300

c3,300

6,240

13,000

C16.200

c 12, 400

C6.550

3,340

*1,710

1,360

1,190

1,050

133,184

4,296

630

7.26

Feb.

940

844

796 

749

680

636

571

530

510

491

472

510

510

438

411

411

1,140

1,670

968

749

. 1,100

1,320

1,030

1,100

1,800

1,410

1,050

1.980

-

24,816

886

1.30

1.35

Mar.

4,250

4,860

3,250 

2,200

1,890

1,490

1,230

1,070

*940

844

772

703

WT

4,100

5,550

4,700

1,890

1,360

1,270

1,540

1,490

1,190

1,050

1,190

2,160

3,480

4,650

4,910

3,110

1,940

1,940

72,006

2,323

3.41

3.93

Apr.

4,300

5,500

5,060 

2,300

1,580

1,360

1,230

1,980

2,610

1,760

1,190

1,050

964

868

820

1,230

2,700

3,630

2,520

1,360

1,100

*940

844

772

rrz

868

1,100

1,030

1,070

1,190

53,698

1,790

2.62

2.92

May

1,030

844

964 

1,890

1,980

1,320

964

868

820

680

592

550

592

940

1,070

868

680

680

844

772

680

571

510

461

423

396

378

T5Z" 364

491

453

24,067

776

1.14

1.31

June

*360

472

1.140 

1^140

820

592

472

415

374

350

336

323

294

264

320

360

307

592

726

550

404

323

288

270

285

247

239

215

210

198

12,886

430

0.630

0.70

July

186

186

247 

223

326

 2ST 367

236

203

188

198

226

200

*186

164

158

151

144

T4T

144

147

147

158

258

267

203

200

184

169

164

147

6,185

200

0.293

0.34

Aug.

140

142

140 

132

124

118

116 'SITS"

1,380

5,020

1,710

465

218

188

179

164

160

149

149

158

184

210

172

*162

169

160

144

138

132

124

120

10,953

353

0.518

0.60

Sept.

116

ToT

106 

102

97

93

88

88

86

86

84

84

82

84

82

*78

74

76

73

73

76

81

79

79

84

78

74

73

71 

7F

2,530

84.3

0.124

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,770 Mln 112 Mean 1,061 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.11

Water rater year year 1953-54: 1955-54; Max Max 18,000 18,000 Mln Mln 71 71_____Mean Mean 1,013 1,015 Cfsm Cfsm 1.49 1.49 In. In. 20.16 20.16_________

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 efs).--Jan. 18 (10 a.m.) 19,100 efs (24.9 ft)j Jan. 24 (6 a.m.) 17,200 

:fs [24.1 ft;; Mar. 15 (7 p.m.) 5,720 cfs (14.9 ft); Mar. 28 (4 a.m.) 5,220 cfs (14.0 ft); Apr. 2 

(12 1D.m.) p.m!5.820, cfs (15.1 ft).! 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from Coosawattee River.
208

MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°34', long 84°57', near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 41 at Resaca, Gordon County, 200 ft downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga 

& St. Louis Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Camp Creek, and 3-| 

miles downstream from confluence of Conasauga and Coosawatee Rivers.

Drainage area. 1,610 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1896 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1891 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 604.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 23, 

1919, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum. Mar. 23, 1919, to Oct. 23, 1928, 

chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 24, 1928, to Sept. 23, 1934, 

chain gage, and Sept. 24, 1934, to Sept. 11, 1938, wire-weight gage, at present site 

and datum. Since Oct. 29, 1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice daily at bridge 

on State Highway 143, 6-| miles downstream.

Average discharge . 53 years (1896-98, 1903-54), 2,792 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,700 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 30.2 ft); minimum, 322 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1896-1954: Maximum discharge, 54,800 cfs Mar. 31, 1951; maximum gage height, 34.6 

ft Mar. 31, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 180 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 1925 (gage height, 

0.5 ft) . Maximum stage known, 36.6 ft Apr. 1, 1886.

Remarks. Records good except those for Hov. 22 to Dec. 15, and Jan. 23-29, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 697: 1896-1928. WSP 852: 192l(M) .

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from return of overbank flow Jan. 20-23, 

26-28, Mar. 29-3O, Apr. 3, 4)

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

325

505

910

1,940

11.0

25.0

30.0

6,300

21,100

30,100

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.

690

650

610

592

540

540

540

522

505

505

505

505

505

490

490

540

540

490

475

475

475

475

460

460

460

445

460

575

592

575

540

16,226

523

0.325

0.37

Nov.

540

505

505

490

475

475

475

475

460

475

475

475

475

475

475

475

475

475

475

475

490

690

775

650

730

730

690

610

575

505

16,070

536

0.333

0.37

Dec.

540

540

540

610

1,090

1,090

910

1,000

1,760

7.470

6,660

3,460

3,810

3,950

4,460

2,900

1,940

1,540

1,280

1,180

1,180

1,590

1,940

1,820

1,540

1,330

1,230

1,160

1,540

2 , ISO

2,000

64,240

2,072

1.29

1.49

Jan.

,700

,540

,380

,330

* ,230

,160

,070

,020

,000

980

,280

,820

,590

,280

,130

14,400

23,900

50,100

26,900

2O,400

12,900

13,900

19,200

24,500

24,500

19,600

12,500

6,500

3,810

3,180

2,900

280,700

9,055

5.62

6.48

Feb.

2,640

2,510

2,380

2,320

2,180

2,060

1,940

1,820

1,760

1,760

1,700

1,820

1,700

1,590

1,590

1.540

2,060

3,110

2,320

2,060

3,740

3,390

2,700

2,770

3,460

3,110

2,580

5.810

-

66,420

2,372

1.47

1.55

Mar.

7,920

8,100

6,500

4,580

5,740

5,180

2,770

2,510

*2,520

2,180

2,060

2.000

2,000

5,540

7,110

6,840

5,950

2,700

2,640

5,460

5,250

2,770

2,440

2,700

5,670

7,110

9,200

11,500

5)540

4,500

145,180

4,619

2.87

5.51

Apr.

8,8OO

10,700

9,110

5,650

3,810

3,520

5,040

3,670

5,180

3,810

2,900

2,640

2,510

2,580

2,520

2,510

5,580

6,060

4,860

5,180

2,640

2,580

*2.180

2,580

2,580

2,700

2,580

2,440

2,900

5,110

117,720

5,924

2.44

2.72

May

2,510

2,250

2,970

5.260

4,380

3,180

2,510

2,320

2,180

1,940

1,820

1,700

1,880

2,840

2,970

2,380

2,000

1,880

2,250

2,120

1,940

1,700

1,590

1,480

1,430

1,380

1.550

1,530

1,350

1,450

1,580

67,66O

2,185

1.56

1.57

June

1,280

*1,540

2,700

5.880

2,250

1,700

1,480

1,580

1,280

1,210

1,180

1,140

1,090

1,070

1,110

1,590

1,450

1,760

1,820

1,540

1,280

1,140

1,040

1,110

1,040

955

910

865

820

1 9.8.

42,588

1,415

0.878

0.98

July

775

910

1.480

955

955

1,140

1,000

820

865

1,180

930

910

775

730

*750

750

650

610

610

610

650

798

955

798

888

690

752

750

690 

650

592

25,558

824

0.512

0.59

Aug.

610

750

592

540

505

490

490

690

1,980

4,460

2,900

1,280

775

670

650

592

610

610

558

575

610

710

610

*592

650

630

592

558

558 

522

490

26,809

865

0.537

0.62

Sept.

460

445

430

430

415

400

385

379

567

400

445

400

585

579

575

*564

555

561

373

370

564

575

400

379

370

364

549

557

551 

*551

11,514

584

0.258

0.27

Calendar year 1953 : Max 15,300 Min 445 Mean 2,412 cfsm 1.50 m. 20.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 30,100 Min 331 Mean 2,407 Cfsm 1-50 in. 20.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 22 to Dec. 15, Jan. 25-29.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Oostanaula River near Rome, Ga.

209

Location. Lat 34°18' , long 85°08' , on left bank l£ miles upstream from Dry Creek, 4|

miles north of Rome, Floyd County, 4-| miles upstream from confluence with Etowah River, 

and 65 miles downstream from Armuchee Creek.

Drainage area. 2,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Gageheight records collected at site 4£ miles downstream since 1890 are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 561.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. February 1937 to May 1939 staff gage, and 

Oct. 1, 1939, to Dec. 7, 1950, water-stage recorder, at site 3-J- miles downstream at 

same datum. February 1937 to May 1939 auxiliary staff gage and since Oct. 1, 1939, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder,at Fifth Avenue Bridge 4^ miles downstream. Staff gage 

at site of auxiliary gage used as base gage for records published as Coosa River at 

Rome, Jan. 1, 1897, to Dec. 31, 1903.

Average discharge.--15 years (1939-54), 3,481 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,900 cfs- Jan. 23 (gage height, 30.07 ft); maximum gage height, 30.30 ft Jan. 23 (backwater from Etowah River); minimum daily discharge, 428 cfs Sept. 13, 20.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1947; maximum gage height, 35.13 ft 

Jan. 22, 1947; minimum daily discharge, that of Sept 13, 20, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 1, 1886, reached a stage of 40.3 ft at site of present auxiliary 

gage.

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.

830

716

728

705 

660

671

662

629

616

604

600 

600

582

628

610

683

655

600

560

613

613

590 

590

643

535

520

605

598

721

713

705

19,785

638

0.301

0.35

Nov.

628

620

645

669 

632

626

621

545

535

634

615 

605

631

616

554

*540

613

629

656

666

669

646 

820

1.140

1,090

937

870

803

728

660

20,622

687

0.324

0.36

Dec.

662

683

668

742 

848

1,050

921

1,030

2,810

6,510

8.760 

6,480

5,300

5,700

5,770

4,760

3,080

2,250

1,790

1,540

1,520

1,810 

2,290

2,430

2,200

1,850

1,760

1,500

1,820

2,510

2,830

83,874

2,706

1.28

1.48

Jan.

2,510

2,140

1,890

*1,720 

1,680

1,580

1,460

1,380

1,370

1.540

1,510 

2,080

2,310

1,950

2,560

17,200

24,300

25,000

24,800

26,000

27,000

28,800

26^700

24,500

24,200

24,100

21,800

10,800

4,680

4,290

370,250

11,940

5.63

6.49

Feb.

3,650

3,350

3,250

2,960 

2,840

2,680

2,720

2,350

2,300

2,260

2,920 

2,390

2,300

2,090

*1.77Q

2,030

2,110

3,050

3,140

2,870

3,320

4.520 

3,680

3,350

3,890

4,130

3 , 400

4,520

-

83,840

2,994

1.41

1.47

Mar.

8,880

10,100

9,240

6,900

5,400

4,810

3,890

3,440

3,110

2,900

2,680 

2.560

2,580

4,900

7,740

8,640

7,000

4,160

3,620

4,070

4,430

3,890 

3,350

3,470

4,080

8,420

12,400

14,600

*14,000

11,200

7,100

193,560

6,244

2.95

3.40

Apr.

10,300

12 , 500

15.000

10,600 

6,400

4,700

4,180

4,020

6,030

5,790

4,250 

3,500

3,160

2,940

2.850

5,150

5,950

7,520

6,900

5,530

3,640

5,110 

2,860

2,920

3,280

3,050

5,110

3,120

5,850

4,530

156,300

5,210

2.46

2.74

May

3,860

3,280

3,390

5,000 

6.290

4,850

3,580

3,070

2,84O

*2,620

2,310 

2,190

2,220

5,750

4,340

5,710

2,990

2,750

2,970

2,960

2,620

2,390 

2,110

1,930

1,860

1,720

1,670

1,710

1.640

1,640

1,690

89,930

2,901

1.37

1.58

June

1,590

1,770

3,880

7.200 

4,520

2,880

2,250

1,940

1,780

1,650

1,570 

1,510

1,420

1,360

1,320

1,560

2,050

2,580

2,430

2,180

*1,770

1,500 

1,560

1,290

1,510

1,220

1,160

1.080

1,100

1,180

60,210

2', 007

0.947

1.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,400 Min 520 Mean 3,298 Cfsm 1.56

July

1,000

1,030

1,500

1.580 

1,100

1,150

1,310

1,100

964

1,220

1,280 

1,080

1,020

895

883

951

866

845

845

725

771

818 

1,020

1,110

1,050

1,020

978

943

920

850

806

31,588

1,013

0.478

0.55

Aug.

750

*870

874

768 

734

712

696

728

970

3,530

4.250 

2,400

1,190

820

772

728

768

822

907

756

866

772 

772

769

772

774

750

723

660

620

692

52,215

1,059

0.490

0.56

Sept.

631

600

618

573 

560

450

521

559

558

595

578 

476

*428

542

533

547

481

551

498

428

580

521 

542

556

542

517

432

501

496

496

15,910

530

0.250

0.28

In. 21.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 28,800 Min 428 Mean 3,172 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.32

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
210 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Etowah River near Dawsonville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°23' , long 84°04' , on left bank half a mile upstream from Palmer Creek, 

1 mile downstream from Russell Creek, 4 miles southeast of Dawsonville, Dawson County, 

and 1\ miles upstream from Shoal Creek.

Drainage area. 103 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,050 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 14 years, 250 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,150 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 14.6 ft); minimum daily, 52 cfs Sept. 29.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 4,780 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 15.8 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 29, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation during periods of low flow caused by mills 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 9 Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.1

1.5 

2.0

175

295

Note. Same as following 

table above 2.0 ft.

0.6 

1.0 

1.5

2.0 295

11.0 2,730

13.2 3,530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~96" 103

93

88

88

86

83

82

82

82

80

80

79

79

90

85

79

76

74

74

74

73

73

73

72

70

79

103

82 

76

73

2,527

81.5

0.791

0.91

Nov.

73

70

*69

67

67

69

69

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

66

66

66

66

66

72

107

116

195

103

105

93

83

80

76 

76

2,389

79.6

0.773

0.86

Dec.

73

73

73

230

179

160

225

145

758

796

295

477

373

490

321

245

210

190

172

168

227

300

318

238

212

194

179

181

271 

*252

218

8,243

266

2.58

2.97

Jan.

196

185

190

177

170

172

157

150

148

150

172

155

144

144

372

5.510

993

490

386

334

763

*1,660

919

568

464

412

399

360

334

313

298

14,885

480

4.66

5.37

Feb.

285

278

271

261

254

245

238

234

232

*229

229

223

214

214

214

214

240

214

207

334

386

271

247

240

236

225

221

283

-

6,939

248

2.41

2.51

Mar.

334

264

288

269

252

240

234

227

225

221

216

214 232"

334

249

234

225

218

321

373

283

259

*257

276

278

321

516

516

360

0 386

8,940

288

2.80

3.23

Apr.

529

373

321

298

283

288

285

273

264

254

254

249

245

252

243

281

334

271

254

243

238

236

238

252

360

254

240

234

243

245

8,334

278

2.70

3.01

May

234

232

273

276

238

*225

221

218

210

207

203

199

229

266

236

221

207

205

210

201

194

190

183

181

177

177

172

170

203

181

170

6,509

210

2.04

2.35

June

199

252

223

234

192

177

170

163

159

155

152

148

146

144

*148

234

174

168

159

148

137

135

133

148

131

126

120

116

113

112

4,816

161

1.56

1.74

July

108

112

124

112

115

126

108

104

108

133

112

107

101

98

99

94

94

89

96

92

88

133

108

99

94

91

99

99

*92 

95

2°.

3,218

104

1.01

1.16

Aug.

88

8381'

78

75

73

82

76

172 105"

84

82

81

81

82

77

73

72

8T

80

128

101

84

82

87

87

81

82

87 

78

73

2,676

86.3

0.838

0.97

Sept.

68

66

65

63

60

58

*57

56

58

63

62

57

55

56

55

55

56

64

61

59

70

67

60

58

57

57

55

53

52 

54

1,777

59.2

0.575

0.64

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,540 Mln 66 Mean 217 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.62

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,510 Mln 52 Mean 195 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.72

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Dec. 9 (10 p.m.) 1,840 cfs (7.9 ft); Jan. 16 (5 p.m.) 4,150 cfs

(14.6 ft); Jan. 22 (6 p.m.) 2,230 cfs (9.3 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 211

Etowah River at Canton, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°14' , long 84°30' , on left bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highways 5 spur and 140 at Canton, Cherokee County, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Canton Creek, and if miles downstream from Hickory Log Creek.

Drainage area. 605 sq mi.

Records available . March 1892 to December 1905 (prior to 1895, gage heights only), March 

1937 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1891 are contained in reports of U S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 844.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. March 1892 to December 1905 staff gage at site 

100 ft upstream at datum 2.0 ft higher. Mar. 16, 1937, to Jan. 17, 1939, wire-weight 

gage at site 100 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1937-54), 1,090 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 21.7 ft); minimum, 178 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1896-1905, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 29,800 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 26.7 

ft), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known since 1891, that of Jan. 7, 1946.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-54 (gage height, In feet 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-27)

1.0 

2.0 

5.0 

10.0

172 

482 

1,700 

4,42O

15.0 

20.0 

21.2

7,720 

12,400 

14,500

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.

499

465

428

398

388

379

367

358

352

352

349

337

334

334

352

370

364

340

334

334

331

328

325

325

622

316

364

499

499

448

414

11,605

374

0.618

0.71

Nov.

404

398

388

385

385

385

382

379

376

376

376

376

373

370

370

370

367

361

361

373

445

534

850

679

552

534

482

448

424

414

12,917

431

0.712

0.79

Dec.

411

408

408

774

1,130

812

1,010

870

1,420

5.940

1,900

1,520

2,100

2,150

2,000

1,380

1,130

970

890

850

870

1,340

1,560

1,300

1,090

970

910

850

1,130

1,560

1,340

38,993

1,258

2.08

2.40

Jan.

1,130

1,050

*970

970

890

870

831

812

774

774

774

831

793

736

870

8,800

14,500

4,880

2,200

1,800

2,790

6,110

7,020

3,100

2,400

*2,050

1,900

1,800

1,610

1,480

1,380

76,895

2,480

4.10

.473

Feb.

1,340

1,300

1,250

1,210

1,170

1,130

1,090

1,050

1,050

1,010

1,010

1,090

970

950

950

950

1,090

1,050

950

1,340

2.550

1,560

1,250

1,170

1,170

1,090

1,050

1,090

_

-------

-------

52,860

1,174

1.94

2.02

Mar.

1,610

1,340

1,250

1,300

1,170

1,150

1,090

*1,050

1,010

1,010

970

970

970

1,520

1,250

1,090

1,010

1,010

1,090

1,850

1,480

1,250

1,210

1,540

1,480

1,610

1,950

5.700

2,450

1,850

1,800

43,810

1,413

2.54

2.70

Apr.

5.540

2,450

1,900

1,660

1,520

1,480

1,520

1,520

2,000

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,210

1,210

1,250

1,480

1,850

1,660

*1,300

1,210

1,170

1.150

1,170

1,520

1,800

1,660

1,300

1,210

1,340

1,300

- --

46,100

1,537

2.54

2.83

May

1,210

1,130

1,300

1.750

1,580

1,170

1,090

1,050

1,010

1,010

970

970

*1,010

1,540

1,250

1,090

1,010

1,010

1,150

1,010

970

950

890

850

850

851

812

812

851

870

*793

32,529

1,045

1.72

1.98

June

774

990

970

1.150

950

812

774

755

717

698

698

851

755

698

717

736

850

1,130

793

717

660

624

624

624

624

570

552

554

499

482

.... 

22,268

742

1.25

1.57

July

482

482

516

516

499

499

499

499

482

950

624

*516

482

448

441

445

451

404

595

385

379

588

588

482

438

411

398

414

414

582

552

14,821

478

0.790

0.91

Aug.

352

382

352

522

322

292

292

522

698

1.610

1,090

414

582

582

352

552

352

352

443

482

414

352

*382

392

585

582

558

554

552

555

528

15,584

458

0.724

0.85

Sept.

295

286

274

268

259

244

255

232

232

259

256

250

229

223

*223

220

223

226

229

217

211

223

258

214

199

195

190

187

178

T78

6,891

250

0.580

0.42

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,720 Min 300 Mean 1,038 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.28

Water year 1953-54: Max 14,500 Min 178 Mean 967 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.69

Peak discharge (base. 6.500 cfs).--Jan. 17 (5 a.m.) 15,500 cfs (21.7 ft); Jan. 25 (2 a.m.) 8,210 

cfs (15.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Mar. 50 to May 15, July 28 to 

Aug. 25.
212 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Roswell, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°07', long 84°23', at downstream end of old bridge pier 500 ft upstream 

from bridge on State Highway 140, 1 mile downstream from Cooper Sandy Creek, and 7 raltes 

north of Roswell, Pulton County.

Drainage area. 60.5 sq mi.

Records available. March 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 897.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

Prior to July 25, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 83.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 10.6 ft); minimum daily, 3.1 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 14.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second; 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 9)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

0.5

1.0

2.0 

3.0

145

270

Note. Same as following 

table above 3.0 ft.

-0.3

-.2

-.1

0.0

.5

1.0

Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

3.1 2.0

4.9 3.0

7.2 4.0

10 6.0

36 8.9

73

157 

27O 

430 

830 

1,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

29

27

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

20

19

18

19

23

23

21 

21

21

20

19

19

20

19

18

19

22

*23

23

21

21

669

21.6

0.357

0.41

Nov.

21

21

20

20

21

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21 

21

22

25

32

48

TT

29

34

28

26

25

25

*26

738

24.6

0.407

0.45

Dec.

25

25

30

162

61

55

51

40

88

99

54

110

88

240

TI3

86

74 

66

63

59

76

95

86

71

67

62

58

63

138

*117

91

2,513

81.1

1.34

1.54

Jan.

78

71

72

66

63

60

57

56

54

54

57

52

50

51

74

1.540

546 

125

99

86

193

377

248

117

99

88

84

75

71

68

64

4,795

155

2.56

2.95

Feb.

*62

61

60

59

56

54

53

52

52

51

61

56

51

51

50

59

70 

55

52

194

133

82

70

68

62

58

55

92

1,879

67.1

1.11

1.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 830 Min 10 . _.. .__... _ .

Mar.

*90

71

69

63

61

59

57

56

56

54

54

53

55

74

56

52

51 

51

83

87

67

59

65

77

75

134

265

142- 338

109

*147

2,750

88.7

1.47

1.70

Apr.

334

125

95

81

73

71

69

76

68

63

63

60

62

67

62

99

123 

79

68

61

57

56

54

56

66

67

56

52

86

63

2,412

80.4

1.33

1.48

May

58

53

101

97

64

56

54

59

50

47

*46

46

102

100

72

63

54 

56

59

56

49

46

44

42

41

40

40

40

44

39

31

1,755

56.6

0.936

1.08

June

40

48

69

61

43

37

*35

34

32

31

29

31

30

44

44

41

56 

85

50

33

28

26

27

29

24

22

20

19

17

*17

1,102

36.7

0.607

0.68

Mean 67.8 Cfsm 1.12

July

17

17

17

15

17

16

16

20

20

25

19

18

15

14

14

13

13 

13

13

11

9.2

12

14

11

8.8

1*5

42

T6

13

12

13

482.5

15.6

0.258

0,30

In. 15

Aug.

9.8

*12

*7.2

7.0

6.3

6.3

7.9

7.0

76

51

17

13

*12

11

9.5

8.5

7.2 

82

188

51

40

30

23

50

29

18

16

16

18

15

*13

857.7

27.7

0.458

0.53

Sept.

12

TT

10

9.5

8.5

7.5

6.7

*6.5

7.2

7.5

6.5

5.6

5.1

5.4

5.1

5.6

8.2 

8.5

6.0

4.9

4.5

5.1

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.1

3TT

186.8

6.23

0.103

0.11

19

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,54O Min 3.1 Mean 55.3 Cfsm 0.912 In. 12.39

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs). Jan. 16 (4 p.m.) 2.O30 cfs (10.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Etowah River at Allatoona Dam above Cartersvllle, Ga.

213

Location.--Lat 34°10', long 84°44', on right bank three quarters of a mile downstream 

from Allatoona Dam, 2 miles upstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway 

bridge, and 3 miles east of Cartersville, Bartow County.

Drainage area. 1,110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1954. Prior to October 1950, published 

as "above Cartersville."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 686.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Dec. 19, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,741 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1950).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,420 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 7.27 ft); minimum daily, 222 cfs Jan. 24.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 40,400 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 20.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs; minimum daily, 208 efs May 3, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir since December 1949 

(see p. 241).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 21 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

171

268

390

760

2.0 

3.0 

5.2

1,940

3,510

6,000

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.

273

262

257

Z48

1,180

1,280

1,150

1,300

1,530

249

235

1,610

1,690

2,090

2,250

1,260

240

240

1,850

1,700

1,800

1,840

2,220

257

285

1,780

1,850

1,940

1,920

1,940

268

36,974

1,193

-655

Nov.

268

1,940

1,900

1,960

2, 580

1,890

*268

. *258

*2,150

1,840

1,820

1,950

2,080

268

268

1,790

1,760

1,810

2,120

1,960

246

246

1,350

1,850

1,620

257

1,430

268

263

1,640

40,050

1,335

-694

Dec.

1,650

1,620

1,790

1,390

279

268

1,340

1,130

1,790

1,360

1,420

279

263

1,500

1,460

1,850

*1,600

1,570

*1,030

279

3,230

5,740

3,460

3,480

2,600

2,760

240

2,780

2,800

2,720

3,010

54,688

1,764

+182

Jan.

1,030

574

240

1,960

2,320

2,440

3,020

2,910

2,540

240

2,860

2,990

3,080

2,840

2,480

310

235

526

257

246

290

290

246

222

1,890

3,200

3,120

*4,780

*5,970

5,480

235

58,821

1,897

+2,090

Feb.

5,680

4,540

4,350

5,160

5,220

4,950

224

5,060

5,170

5,120

5,250

5,260

4,830

224

5,220

5,340

5,460

5,390

5,070

235

224

489

1,690

1,850

1,480

1,090

235

232

-

95,043

3,394

-1,574

Mar.

240

241

324

506

230

235

224

1,070

1,490

2,320

*2,21O

2,390

*235

235

1,910

655

329

1,680

239

237

235

2,540

2,500

2,720

2,740

2,600

268

257

453

434

32,015

1,033

+1,171

Apr.

478

3,590

1,890

268

4,920

4,980

4,310

1,990

2,680

1,320

268

2,930

3,040

3,090

*2,860

1,730

383

290

2,970

2,930

2,490

2,810

1,640

280

301

3,210

2,780

1,660

3,400

2,130

67,618

2,254

+44

May

1,330

279

2,990

5,280

2,540

2,060

2,710

927

279

2,580

2,060

1,760

2,490

2,200

*282

279

*2,960

2,450

2,200

2,030

1,480

224

285

2,070

2,820

2,330

3,200

1,970

290 

290

2,280

54,925

1,772

-133

June

2,400

1,390

607

312

301

296

1,010

1,610

893

982

504

385

279

2,030

2,210

2,060

1,570

*2,620

*301

273

2,210

1,860

1,590

1,310

1,340

290

239

2,700

2.800 

2,450

38,822

1,294

-239

July

1,960

858

279

268

279

1,170

898

864

2,050

268

268

1,060

546

1,060

801

*684

268

257

932

1,050

608

929

845

257

246

574

386

393

674 

562

246

21,540

695

-68

Aug.

251

784

896

910

847

945

566

257

918

949

574

337

290

290

257

1,080

1,530

*1,300

806

1,150

301

279

816

574

782

1,030

1,210

359

290 

1,720

750

23,048

743

-216

Sept.

957

1,160

1,130

585

268

1,060

1,590

1,520

1,370

1,210

268

268

1,460

1,750

1,700

1,530

1,550

1,010

224

2,000

1,220

1,280

1,340

*1,300

901

*266

1,450

1,520

1,480 

1,530

34,897

1,163

-882

Adjusted for change in contents In Allatoona Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

In.

538

0.485

0.56

641

0.577

0.64

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

1,946

1.75

2.02

3,987

3.59

4.14

1,820

1.64

1.71

2,204

1.99

2.29

2,298

2.07

2.31

1,639

1.48

1.71

Observed

Max 5,360 Min 208 Mean 1,564

Max 5,970 Min 222 Mean 1,530

1,055

0.950

1.06

627

0.565

0.65

527

0.475

0.55

281

0.253

0.28

Adjusted

Mean 1,626 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.89

Mean 1,465 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Allatoona Reservoir; furnished 

by Corps of Engineers.
214 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Etowah River near Kingston, Ga

Location. Lat 34°12', long 84°59', on downstream side of center pier of highway bridge, 

half a mile upstream from Two Run Creek, if miles upstream from Connesena Creek, and 

2? miles southwest of Kingston, Bartow County.

Drainage area. 1,630 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1928 to December 1931, November 1936 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 609.97 ft above mean sea level (Dixie 

uonstruction Co. benchmark).

Average discharge.--20 years (1928-31, 1937-54), 2,358 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 12.68 ft); 

minimum daily, 380 cfs Sept. 12.

1928-31, 1936-54: Maximum discharge, 42,700 cfs Apr. 9, 1938 (gage height, 27.7 ft): 

minimum, 201 cfs Oct. 19, 1931 (gage height, 2.76 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 31 ft Dec. 11, 1919, from information by local resident 

(discharge, 52,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir (see p. 241) and powerplant.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 19 discharge measurements and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 28 to Hay 4)

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

328

1,040

1,780

6.0

9.0

11.4

2,800

7,050

11,000

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

(t)

Oct.

610

497

482

460

1,080

1,270

1,440

1,140

1,910

880

426

1,330

1,870

1,890

2,320

1,850

608

433

1,360

1,880

1,850

1,830

2,540

1,280

489

1,160

2,200

2,000

2,160 

1 990

1J550

42,385

1,367

-655

Nov.

482

1,460

2,100

2,070

2,340

*2,750

908

*443

2,050

1,960

1,870

2,030

2,110

723

476

1,660

2,000

2,OSO

2,250

2,200

1,490

555

1,860

1,830

2,090

730

1,390

835

476 

1,570

46,778

1,559

-694

Dec.

1,860

1,950

1,910

1,480

1,110

622

1,370

1,630

2,210

2,720

1,920

1,140

858

2,040

2,200

2,110

2,120

*1,700

1,700

*664

2,210

3,910

4,250

3,860

3,030

2,840

1,540

2,060

3,200 

3,490

3,360

67,064

2,163

+182

Jan.

2,190

1,280

859

1,690

2,390

2,450

2,960

3,150

2,700

1,500

2,020

2,940

3,040

2,980

2,750

10,900

8,990

3,100

1,570

1,310

2,270

5,400

4,620

2,000

1,960

4,380

*4,030

4,530

*6,370 

6,390

2 , 780

105,499

3,403

+2,090

Feb.

3,840

5,960

4,120

5,460

5,420

5,580

2,420

3,440

5,480

5,460

5,620

5,570

5,440

2,280

3,600

5,470

5,850

5,810

5,680

2,460

1,140

992

1,890

2,140

2,450

1,890

1,210

1,050

-

107,722

3,847

-1,574

Mar.

1,620

1,230

1,130

1,120

1,010

844

800

1,400

1,960

2,250

*2,70&

*2,480

1,560

755

1,740

1,700

748

1,820

1,040

859

829

2,010

2,700

2,790

5,220

3,100

1,960

2,490

1,720 

1,210

1 , 280

52,075

1,680

+1,171

Apr.

2,640

2,940

3,710

1,960

3,520

5,510

5,310

5,470

2,750

1,910

1,540

2,400

5,180

*3,210

*5,580

3,120

1,580

1,090

2,680

5,410

3,120

2,730

2,630

1,260

1,050

2,650

3,450

2,680

2,940 

2,650

84,250

2,808

+44

Hay

1,870

1,060

2,630

4,760

3,490

2,800

2,790

2,430

870

1,960

2,790

2,410

2,200

2,750

1,830

*910

*2,490

3,010

2,750

2,580

2,040

1,020

704

2,080

2,410

2,940

3,020

2,470

1,050 

650

1,750

68,294

2,205

-155

June

2,840

2,100

1,050

1,070

741

652

1,190

1,740

1,310

1,230

872

674

611

1,850

2,520

2,380

*2,040

*2,520

1,770

615

1,440

2,250

2,020

1,610

1,620

847

515

1,980

5,150 

2,150

47,117

1,571

-239

July

2,700

1,270

648

489

483

1,180

1,130

993

1,490

1,350

468

1,070

885

1,110

1,420

*1,140

642

*520

1,050

1,390

927

1,060

1,200

750

534

790

1,280

753

919

559

31,108

1,003

-68

Aug.

453

953

1,080

1,160

1,180

1,130

824

557

1,020

1,100

841

578

490

453

440

996

*1,680

1,580

*1,130

1,350

840

490

852

852

879

1,090

1,250

719

453 

1,460

1,190

29,070

938

-216

Sept.

1,030

1,220

1,220

911

437

799

1,620

1,780

1,600

1,300

692

380

1,250

1,450

1,970

1,510

1,750

1,140

792

1,160

1,910

1,200

1,410

1,470

1,090

*767

945

1,770

1,530 

1,800

37 , 903

1,263

-882

Adjusted for change in contents in Allatoona Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

712 

0.437 

Q.50

865 

0.531 

0.59

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

2,545 

1.44

1.66

5,493

3.37 

3.88

2,273

1.39 

1.45

2,851 

1.75 

2.02

2,852

1.75 

1.95

2,070 

1.27 

1.46

Observed

Max 9,400 Hin 596 Mean 2,169 

Max 10,900 Hin 380 Mean 1,971

1,332 

0.817 

0.91

935 

0.574 

0.66

722 

0.445 

0.51

581 

0.254 

0.26

Adjusted

Mean 2,231 Cfsm 1.57 In. 18.58 

Mean 1,906 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.85

* Discharge measurements made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Allatoona Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 8 to Dec. 16, Dec. 19, 20; discharge estimated on basis of 

records for station near Euharlee.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 215

Etowah River at Rome, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°15', long 85°09', on downstream side of center pier of Southern Railwaybridge in Rome, Floyd County, 2 miles upstream from confluence with Oostanaula 

River.

Drainage area. 1.810 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July to December 1903, August 1904 to June 1921 (published as "near 

Home"), May 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 561.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1 to Dec. 31, 1903, staff gage at Second Avenue Bridge 1 mile downstream at different datum. Aug. 17, 1904, to June 30, 

1921, staff gage at Preemans Perry 5 miles upstream at different datum. Since May 15, 

1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder at Second Avenue bridge 1 mile downstream.

Average discharge^ 15 years (1939-54), 2,573 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Jan. 16; maximum gage height, 26.52 

ft Jan. 22; minimum daily discharge, 484 Cfs Sept. 12.

1904-21, 1939-54: Maximum discharge. 55,000 cfs Dec. 11, 1919 (gage height, over 

28 ft, at former site at Preemans Perry), computed from data at upstream stationsminimum daily, 360 cfs Oct. 10, 24, 1904.

Maximum stage known, that of Dec. 11, 1919. Flood of Apr. 9, 1938, reached a stage 

of 37.5 ft (discharge, 46,500 cfs), from gage reading and discharge measurement by 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, and those for 

indefinite stage-discharge-fall relation, which are fair. Plow regulated by Allatoona 

Reservoir since 1949 (see p. 241).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

935

592

570

548

717

1,320 

1,640

1,320

1,820

1,710

532 

77?

1,840

1,910

2,640

2,290

1,500

570

603

2,200

2,120

2,180

2,240

2,420

547

568

2,340

2,190

2,220

2,290

2,280

47,424

1,530

-655

Nov.

585

658

2,300

2,300

2,290

3,010 

1,860

554

S3T

2,560

1,920 

2,310

2,240

2,120

577

*591

2,120

2,150

2,260

2,460

2,130

671

692

1,720

2,120

1,820

637

1,780

584

616

48,286

1,610

-694

Dec.

1,970

1,930

1,990

2,120

1,760

763 

691

l,SEo~

2,030

3,510

2,160 

1,990

1,430

1,300

2,490

2,190

1,890

1,840

2,140

al,600

al, 100

3,840

4,400

4,070

3,480

2,860

2,880

1,210

3,490

3,750

3 150

71,684

2,312

+182

Jan.

3,150

1,620

1,190

*1,190

2,520

2,920 

2,130

3,500

3,140

2,720

1,010 

3,290

3,350

3,440

3,160

12,200

11,000

4,790

e4, 500

63,500

3,430

8,000

6,430

e5,800

63,500

e3,500

e5,000

65,800

6,300

6,600

4,990

133,670

4,312

+2,090

Feb.

2,300

6,480

4,590

5,590

5,940

5,900 

4,230

2,140

6,010

5,920

5,920 

5,890

5,820

4,610

*5,810

5,840

6,090

6,060

5,940

4,760

1,320

1,160

1,330

2,520

2,540

2,310

1,840

1,230

_

-_---__

120,090

4,289

-1,574

Mar.

2,250

1,700

1,410

996

925

1,060 

1,070

1,060

1,930

2,290

2,840 

2,810

2,560

782 i,o~Io"

2,440

1,130

1,290

2,230

968

986

1,400

3,120

3,120

3,570

5,760

3,680

3,450

*2,300

1,840

1,610

61,587

1,987

+1,171

Apr.

3,380

2,610

5,040

2,830

2,350

5,730 

5,640

5,070

2,930

3,130

1,970 

1,630

2,790

3,730

3,690

2,060

3,040

1,640

2,000

3,810

3,480

3,040

3,160

2,130

1,200

1,590

4,010

3,220

2,530

3,560

_-----_

92,990

3,100

+44

May

2,590

1,750

1,640

4,920

4,120

3,220 

2,790

3,130

1,420

*1,240

3,420 

2,520

2,390

3,230

2,910

1,080

1,550

3,320

3,010

2,700

2,530

1,740

843

1,260

2,630

3,360

2,750

3,360

2,170

767

982

75,342

2,430

-133

June

2,870

2,870

2,120

1,490

741

755 

959

1,430

1,920

1,310

1,280 

883

756

846

2,610

2,490

2,610

2,600

2,900

825

*731

2,530

2,190

1,990

1,740

1,750

659 539"

5,140

'

52,634

1,754

-239

July

2,860

2,120

1,160

603

604

604 

1,430

1,140

1,080

2,310

598 

588

1,370

842

1,590

1,340

1,040

606

565

1,280

1,290

890

1,260

1,170

605

549

1,4215

842

700

858

34,232

1,104

-68

Aug.

548

*525

1,060

1,090

1,090

1,100 

1,200

773

526

1,340

1,190 

775

578

525

517

531

1,500

1,760

1,486

1,180

1,520

606

525

932

820

977

1,210

1,360

587

1,380

1,610

30,815

994

-216

Sept.

954

1,130

1,380

1,310

790

546 

1,320

1,880

1,750

1,600

1,420 

484

*5Z59~

1,610

1,840

1,830

1,760

1,800

1,230

502

2,240

1,410

1,480

1,480

1,510

1,120

496

1,590

1,670

1,760

40, 401

1,347

-882

Adjusted for change In contents in Allatoona Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

875 

0.483 

0.56

916 

0.506 

0.56

Calendar year 1954= 

Water year 1953-54:

2,494 

1.38 

1.59

6,402 

3.54 

4.08

2,715 

1.50 

1.56

3,158 

1.74 

2.01

3,144 

1.74 

1.94

2,297 

1.27 

1.46

Observed

Max 9,060 Min 465 Mean 2,350 

Max 12,200 Min 484 Mean 2,217

1,515 

0.837 

0.93

1,036 

0.572 

0.66

778 

0.430 

0.50

465 

0.257 

0.29

Adjusted

Mean 2,412 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.08 

Mean 2,152 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.14

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Allatoona Reservoir; furnishe 

Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Kingston 

Coosa River near Rome.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated as for footnote a".

d by

and

3890ZO O - 56 - 15
216 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Coosa River near Rome, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°12', long 85°16', on left bank attached to downstream face of abutment 

of Mayo Bar lock and dam, iJr miles upstream from Webb Creek, 6 miles southwest of 

Rome, Floyd County, 1\ miles downstream from confluence of Oostanaula and Etowah 

Rivers, and at mile 279.

Drainage area. 4,040 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1897 to December 1903 (published as "at Rome")i June 1928 to 

December 1931, torch 1937 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 553.05 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Jan. 1, 1897, to Dec. 31, 1903, staff gage at site 1\ miles upstream at datum 22.74 ft higher.

Average discharge.--20 years (1928-31, 1937-54), 6,237 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,200 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 29.5 ft); 

minimum daily, 1,040 cfs Sept. 13, 27.

1897-1903, 1928-31, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 65,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1947 (gage 

height, 37.0 ft); minimum, 870 cfs Oct. 18-22. 1931 (gage height, -0.55 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 40.3 ft Apr. 1, 1886 (site and datum at Rome).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir since December 1949 (see

P. 241).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Jan. 16, 29, 30)

-0.3 

0.0

1.0

1,010

1,220

1,980

10.0

29.2

11,100

36,500

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

(t)

Oct.

1,980

1,600

1,520

1,440

1,440

2,140

2,300

2,140

2,390 

2,480

1,370 

1,300

2,480 

2,570

3,020

3,020

2,300

1,370

1,220

2,660

2,570

2,570

2,660

3,020

1,300

1.180 

2,570

5.110 

2,840

2,930 

2,930

68,420

2,207

-655

Nov.

1,410

1,300

2,840

2,840

2,750

5.580

2,750

1,500

1.180 

2,950

2,660 

2,570

2,750 

2,750

1,500

1,180

2,570

2,660

2,750

5,020

2,840

1,440

1,600

2,840

5,200

2,840 

1,630

2,480 

1,480

1,330

68,570

2,286

-694

Dec.

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,930

2,660

1,980

1.780

2,750

5,650 

9,900

11.000 

9,460

6,750 

7,350

8,250

7,550

5,850

4,650

4,050

5,200

2,660

5,650

6,750

6,650

6,250

5,150 

4,950

2,660 

5,450

6,550 

6,750

162,540

5,245

+182

Jan.

6,150

4,150

5,580

2,950

*4,350

4,550

4,550

4,950

4,550 

4,250

2.570 

5,250

5,750 

5,450

5,650

28,800

33,000

32,000

29,800

29,500

51,100

35,000

56,500

55,500

50,600

29,400 

29,200

27,800 

18,700

11,500 

10,100

514,980

16,610

+2,090

Feb.

5,650

9,680

8,580

8,150

8,580

8,560

7,650

5,950

7,750 

7,850

7,850 

7,850

7,850 

7,250

5.530

*7,650

7,950

8,910

9,550

8,150

4,750

5,950

5,350

6,050

6,750

6,650 

5,650

5,850

 

199,390

7,121

-1,574

Mar.

10,500

12,200

11,300

8,910

7,050

6,050

5,250

4,750

5,150 

5,350

5,850 

5,650

5,650 

5,750

8,580

11,100

8,910

5,750

5,950

5,250

5,650

5,150

6,550

6,550

7,450

11,500 

15,900

19,500 

17,800

*14,700 

9,550

264,650

8,537

+1,171

Apr.

13,100

15,400

17,500

14,100

8,800

10,400

9,900

8,800

8,150 

9,020

6,450 

4,750

6,550 

6,550

6,550

6,550

8,580

9,020

8,360

8,690

7,250

6,150

6,050

5,250

4,450

4,250 

4,950

6,450 

6,150

7,850

246,020

8,201

+44

May

6,650

5,250

4,750

9,350

10,400

8,150

6,450

6,350

4,450 

3,650

*5,450 

4,850

4,650 

6,950

7,250

5,150

4,550

6,150

6,050

5,750

5,550

4,450

5,200

5,020

4,450

5,050 

4,450

5,150 

4,150 

2.660

2,660

166,640

5,575

-133

June

4,350

4,750

5,950

8,800

6,150

3,950

5,200

5,470

5,850 

3,020

3,110 

2,480

2,300 

2,140

5,750

4,150

5,150

5,650

5,550

3,200

2,300

*4,050

5,560

3,290

3,020

5,020 

1,940

1,820 

5,950

4,050

115,970

3,866

-239

July

5.650

5,290

2,480

2,500

1,860

1,820

2,750

2,590

2,220 

5,470

2,060 

1,780

2,480 

1,900

2,590

2,590

2,060

1,560

1.520

2,140

2,220

1,820

2,500

2,590

1,780

1,710 

2,480

1,980 

1,740

1,900 

1,820

68,650

2,215

-68

Aug.

1,410

1,480

2,060

*1,980

1,900

1,820

1,860

1,520

1,520 

4,350

5.650 

3,560

1,980 

1,520

1,440

1,570

2,060

2,660

2,480

1,980

2,480

1,560

1,520

1,940

1,670

1,820 

1,980

2,140 

1,440 

1.550

2,480

64,960

2,095

-216

Sept.

1,670

1,740

1,940

1,900

1,440

1,080

1,740

2,220

2,220 

2,140

1,980 

1,150

1.040 

*2,060

2,300

2,390

2,140

2,220

1,820

1,080

2,480

1,980

1,980

2,060

1,980

1,630 

1,040

1,940 

2,140

2,140

55,640

1,855

-882

Adjusted for change in contents in Allatoona Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,552 

0.584 

0.44

1,592 

0.594 

0.44

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1955-54 :

5,425 

1.34 

1.54

18,700 

4.65 

5.54

5,547 

1.57 

1.43

9,708 

2.40 

2.77

8,245 

2.04 

2.28

Observed

Max 24,600 Min 1,180 Mean 5,881 

Max 36,500 Min 1,040 Mean 5,470

5,242 

1.30 

1.50

3,627 

0.898 

1.00

2,147 

0.551 

0.61

1,879 

0.465 

0.54

973 

0.241 

0.27

Adjusted

Mean 5,943 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.96 

Mean 5,405 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Allatoona Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Ga.

217

Location. Lat 34°04', long 85 0 19', on left bank 700 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 161, 4-| miles upstream from Lake Creek, and 4| miles northwest of Cedartown, 

Polk County.

Drainage area. 109 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 720 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 12 years, 162 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,410 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 13.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance studies; minimum 

daily, 28 cfs Sept. 7.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 12,500 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 16.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance studies; minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 7, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation and moderate regulation at low flow caused 

by powerplants above station.

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. 9,

July 2 to Sept. 30)

0.6 

.8 

1.0 

1.3 

2.0

29

46

68

120

290

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.5

536

1,250

2,200

3,480

4,680

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.

56 

56

56

54

54

*53

51

50

49

51

50

49

49

50

56

53

53

52

53

52

52

54

55

54

55

56

60

57

57

57

56

1,660

53.5

0.491

0.57

Nov.

55

54

56

54

54

54

54

52

54

54

53

53

52

51

51

51

50

50

50

55

62

82

"72 101

75

68

63

63

61

60

1,764

58.8

0.539

0.60

Dec.

61 

58

G2

221

116

99

110

94

902

577

280

384

320

396

300

231

182

151

130

123

167

259

290

214

177

156

136

136

270

290

238

7,130

230

2.11

2.43

Jan.

193 

169

156

138

*130

118

107

101

96

94

99

92

85

81

92

4.610

1,260

536

384

310

648

2,080

928

506

372

310

290

261

221

206

185

14,858

479

4.39

5.06

Feb.

164

156

149

138

128

120

114

107

103

99

99

96

89

87

85

*89

125

94

87

146

169

123

105

268

221

175

146

288

-

3,770

135

1.24

1.29

Mar.

280 

219

195

164

143

133

123

116

110

105

101

97

96

125

96

87

82

81

94

103

87

81

79

79

79

116

255

320

*206

190

4,276

138

1.27

1.46

Apr.

320 

236

195

167

143

133

123

114

110

99

96

92

89

87

82

154

180

114

96

85

81

81

78

87

107

99

94

84

120

133

3,684

123

1.13

1.26

May

103 

92

585

390

229

169

141

136

114

101

*92

89

107

193

180

120

103

94

92

85

81

76

74

72

71

69

67

66

66

66

65

3,986

129

1.18

1.36

June

76

90

79

68

63

62

58

57

57

57

53

57

57

56

120

87

128

71

65

61

*58

56

54

54

54

55

55

55

52

2,040

68.0

0.624

0.70

July

55 

55

55

55

55

54

55

55

61

58

55

55

48

56

211

71

56

54

55

53

50

51

65

71

52

47

47

464"6

46

47

1,850

59.0

0.541

0.62

Aug.

44 

46

46

*42

42

37

39

45

44

43

42

42

43

37

58

40

57

41

172

226

146

48

42

59

58

55

55

50

51

31

31

1,648

55.2

0.488

0.56

Sept.

50 

30

51

31

31

31

28

31

38

34

34

32

35

*34

36

36

36

36

36

38

38

40

37

34

32

34

55

55

55

55

1,023

34.1

0.313

0.35

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,560 Mln 44 Mean 153 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.09

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,610 Mln 28 Mean 131 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.26

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). Dee. 9 (6 p.m.) 2,000 cfs (6.7 ft); Jan. 

(13.1 ft)} Jan. 22 (6 p.m.) 5,480 cfs (9.0 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

16 (5 p.m.) 7,410 ofs
218 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Chattooga River at Summerville, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°28', long 85°20', on left bank 600 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 27, 1 mile southeast of Summerville, Chattooga County, and 4 miles upstream 

from Raccoon Creek.

Drainage area. 193 sq mi.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 613.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

Prior to Nov. 12, 1937, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 349 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 17.2 ft); minimum daily, 50 cfs Oct. 15.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 21.0 ft); minimum daily, 38 cfs Oct. 17, 1937, Nov. 9, 12, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant at Trion, 6 miles 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

2.0 

2.5

46

111

3.0 

3.7

190

332

Note.-Same as following 

table above 3.7 ft.

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.5

Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

52

118

200

395

722

8.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

15.6

1,400

2,400

3,290

4,030

6,500

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.

76

76

72

73

*89

90

76

76

73

54

70

73

90

90 

50

80

77

73

76

79

76

76

70

63

65

77

80

76

73 

72

70

2,311

74.5

0.386

0.44

Nov.

70

75

77

77

75

75

72

72

73

75

76

75

79

86 

72

59

»73

75

79

73

70

87

93

84

84

79

80

70

70 

72

2,277

75.9

0.393

0.44

Dec.

73

70

76

104

96

84

83

80

242

374

153

318

374

3"2~2 406 

218

183

164

155

144

164

171

163

153

147

139

136

147

213 

213

5,553

179

0.927

1.07

Jan.

176

164

160

152

*150

147

139

134

131

140

200

198

176

171 

519

6.440

4,150

1,080

722

566

1,250

3,280

3,560

1,340

842

654

566

468

406 

364

332

28,777

928

4.81

5.54

Feb.

302

282

264

254

236

218

209

200

197

197

186

178

168

166 

163

*148

T73

161

153 152'

155

164

152

163

183

183

178

596

-

5,781

206

1.07

1.11

Mar.

588

395

374

322

292

264

245

218

218

211

198

193

322

1.540 

588

416

353

312

322

353

292

273

254

264

302

610

698

746

588

*490 

524

12,583

406

2.10

2.42

Apr.

1.570

722

555

458

395

353

322

542

555

542

502

282

254

254 

256

256

245

218

218

211

181

195

169

ITs

204

185

193

254

406 

512

10,140

558

1.75

1.95

May

254

236

282

292

254

236

207

193

183

183

*185

158

178

254 

245

218

205

218

218

197

188

166

163

181

140

144

145

154

181

163 

144

6,145

198

1.03

1.19

June

145

183

955

789

332

264

227

204

186

178

173

164

153

158 

155

152

137

178

154

151

140

*136

116

110

104

95

104

129

100

76

6,088

203

1.05

1.17

July

84

92

95

95

90

92

89

97

102

106

92

89

89

86 

84

82

81

88

89

86

82

84

108

~95 114

88

88

81

80

77

79

2,782

89.7

0.465

0.54

Aug.

80

76

*75

75

74

74

76

75

74

71

68

68

70

74 

75

74

75

75

90

84

75

72

69

74

70

69

71

72

70

70

2,285

73.6

0.381

0.44

Sept.

64

64

64

64

64

63

65

65

63

65

64

65

64

*62 

BZ

62

62

62

63

62

68

66

65

63

62

62

62

62

62

62

1,895

65.2

0.527

0.56

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,38O Mln 50 Mean 339 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.82

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,440 Mln 5O Mean 237 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.67

Peak discharge (basej 5.000 cfs).--Jan. 16 (8 p.m.) 10,500 cfs (17.2 ft); Jan. 23 (l a.m.) 5,940 

cfs (15.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 219

Chattooga River at Gaylesville, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°16', long 85°34', in SW£ sec. 11, T. 93., R. 10 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on county road to Cedar Bluff, 0.2 mile southwest of 

Gaylesville and 9 miles upstream from Little River.

Drainage area.--377 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 549.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). June 5, 1937, 

to Sept. 26, 1944, staff gage, and Sept. 27, 1944, to Dec. 14, 1948, wire-weight gage, 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 675 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,700 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 19.57 ft); minimum daily, 100 cfs Sept. 14, 29.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 33,700 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 25.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; minimum daily, 74 cfs Oct. 21, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant 27 miles above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1052': 1938, 1943-44.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from return of overbank flow Jan. 18, 19,

'24, 25; shifting-control method used Feb. 6-27)

4.1 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

100

248

452

1,290

15.0

17.0

19.0

20.0

3,500

4,950

8,100

10,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

165 

164

159

159

157

176

T6T

*152

151

148

130

146

146

167

159

126

148

146

146

146

146

146

146

144

136

143

159

157 

149

148

146

4,675

151

0.401

0.46

Nov.

144 

144

144

*144

144

143

144

144

143

143

148

146

146

149

157

149

124

146

146

148

151

159

184

172

176

162

151

149 

146

144

4,490

150

0.398

0.44

Dec.

146 

146

152

211

199

177

165

160

618

900

428

602

788

*844

760

512

406

342

312

293

332

384

342

312

293

284

266

275 

440

476

417

11,982

387

1.03

1.18

Jan.

362 

342

322

312

302

284

266

257

248

293

537

488

395

362

1,030

6,750

8.850

6,700

1,900

1,290

2,050

4,080

5,720

4,800

2,000

1,450

1,290

1,110 

900

788

706

56,184

1,812

4.81

5.54

Feb.

641 

602

563

524

476

452

417

395

384

373

362

352

332

312

312

312

*332

312

293

302

322

302

293

322

332

332

322

1.120

11,393

407

1.08

1.12

Mar.

1,390 

872

760

680

589

537

500

464

440

417

406

384

417

1,484

1,260

760

628

550

589

706

576

500

476

*488

524

1,420

1,730

2.090 

1,390

1,110

1,050

25,187

812

2.15

2.48

Apr.-

2.090 

1,550

1,110

930

816

844

680

628

844

680

576

524

488

464

440

476

512

440

417

395

362

352

342

332

352

332

322

352 

*1,260

816

19,726

658

1.75

1.95

May

615 

500

488

589

488

428

406

384

342

332

322

312

322

537

512

428

384

384

440

384

342

322

302

284

284

*266

266

266 

266

322

266

11,783

380

1.01

1.16

June

293 

302

776

1.800

680

500

417

373

332

312

302

293

275

266

266

257

257

384

275

239

228

230

*213

204

201

196

191

189 

199

191

10,641

355

0.942

1.05

July

162 

170

169

169

167

165

162

169

196

225

181

162

157

156

151

146

146

151

167

151

146

159

157

196

179

157

*177

151 

146

143

140

5,071

164

0.435

0.50

Aug.

140 

141

135

132

130

130

133

132

130

130

128

126

122

124

127

132

209

l6ST

162

164

164

138

130

127

126

126

124

126 

130

127

121

4,235

137

0.363

0.42

Sept.

118 

118

112

112

109

109

*108

114

110

110

109

108

103

100

106

106

108

115

108

106

114

124

108

115

108

108

106

106 

100

*102

3,280

109

0.289

0.32

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,100 Min 124 Mean 685 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,850 Min 100 Mean 462 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.62

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Jan. 17 (8 p.m.) 9,700 cfs (19.57 ft); Jan. 24 (4 a.m.) 6,150 

cfs (17.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
220 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Coosa River at Leesburg, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°H', long 85°45', in NW£ sec. 12, T. 10 S., R. 8 E., near center of 

channel on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 1 mile east of Leesburg and 

4 miles downstream from Yellow Creek.

Drainage area. 5,270 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 517.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1941, staff gage and June 8, 

1941, to Sept. 30, 1952, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 8,324 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 45,700 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 28.8 ft); minimum daily, 1,260 cfs Sept. 7, 14.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 73,200 cfs Feb. 14, 1946, Jan. 24, 1947 (gage height, 

35.1 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1,130 cfs Oct. 24-27, 

1941.

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

Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir since December 1949 (see p. 241) and by 

hydroelectric plant on Etowah River.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

1,260

2,280

4,320

9,750

12.0

18.0

24.0

29.0

16,100

26,300

36,500

46,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4 

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,200

2,200

1,840

1,720 

1,680

1,800

2,280

*2,520

2,360

2,610

2,520

1,720

1,720

2,700

2,800

5,510 

3,100

2,360

1,640

1,600

2,800

2,800

2,800

3,000

2,900

1,680

1,560

2,800 

3,000

3,100 

3,100

74,220

2,394

0.454

0.52

Nov.

2,900

1,760

1,720

2,900 

3,000

3,100

3,420

2,610

1,600

1,600

3,000

2,800

2,800

2,900

2,700

1,680 

1,480

2,610

2,900

3,000

3,200

2,800

1,840

2,000

3,200

5,550

2,800

2,000 

2,520

1,800

76,170

2,539

0.482

0.54

Dec.

1,640

2,700

2,900

3,100 

3,310

3,000

2,360

2,200

4,680

15,400

12,700

12,900

*11,500

10,500

11,100

10,200 

8,440

6,760

5,440

4,920

5,970

4,800

7,320

8,020

7,600

6,760

6,090

5,050 

5,570

8 , 160 

8,440

205,530

6,630

1.26

1.45

Jan.

8,160

6,760

5,050

4, 520 

4,440

5,310

5,310

5,440

5,570

5,310

5,570

5,180

*6,900

7,040

8,300

32,100 

43,100

43,900

43,100

40,600

59,500

41,900

45,000

45,400

44,800

42,700

40,000

37,900 

35,300

29,700 

18,800

712,460

22,980

4.36

5.03

Feb.

10, 500

9,450

11,100

10^000

10,000

9,750

7,320

6,760

9,000

9,000

9,150

9,000

8,860

6,620

5,850 

*8,860

9,500

10,200

10,000

8,020

6,480

6,760

7,180

8,500

8,300

7,740

9,600

242,680

8,667

1.64

1.71

Mar.

13,900

15,000

14,700

13,200 

10,400

8,580

7,460

6,620

6.550

6,620

6,760

6,900

6,900

9,300

10,700

12,100 

12,100

9,300

7,600

7,740

7,320

7,040

7,180

*8,020

8,580

12,400

18,300

25,500 

24,800

21,700 

16,400

349,270

11,270

2.14

2.46

Apr.

17,500

19,800

19,800

19,300 

15,100

12,300

12,400

11,600

10,500

11,100

9,750

7,600

7,180

8,020

8,020

8,160 

9,900

10,400

10,400

10,200

9,600

8,160

7,320

6,900

6,090

5,570

6,350

*8,020 

8,300

-~9-'--5°

515,090

10, 500

1.99

2.22

May

9,450

7,740

6,350

8,440 

11.900

11,100

8,860

7,740

6,900

5,050

5,180

6,090

5,570

6,760

8,720

7,880 

5,830

5,960

7,040

6,900

6,480

5,830

4,680

3,750

4,200

5,050

5,440

5,310 

5,310

4,080 

5,200

202,790

6,542

1.24

1.43

June

3,750

5,700

7,460

12,900 

10,560

6,620

4,800

4,200

4,320

4,200

3,640

3,420

3,000

3,000

3,100

4,440 

4,560

6,350

6,090

5,310

3,530

3,420

*4,320

5,860

5,640

5,420

3,000

2,280 

27510"

4,320

141,760

4,725

0.897

1.00

Calendar year 1953: Max 37,700 Min 1,480 Mean 7,892 Cfsm 1.50

July

5.970

3,860

3,200

2,700 

2,520

2,120

2,200

3,000

2,700

2,700

3,420

2,280

2,200

2,520

2,200

2,700 

2,610

2,280

a2,000

al,900

2,560

2,560

2,200

2,610

2,610

a2,100

*2,040

2,610 

2,200

2,000 

2,120

78,290

2,525

0.479

0.55

Aug.

1,960

1,640

1,720

2,200 

2,120

2,120

2,040

2,000

1,720

1,920

4,920

5.050

3,310

2,200

1.720

1,600 

1,686

3,000

2,800

2,700

2,520

2,610

1,840

1,760

2,040

1,880

2,040

2,200 

2,280

1,640 

1,680

70,910

2,287

0.434

0.50

Sept.

2,360

1,920

1,920

2,040 

2,000

1,560

*1.260

1,840

2,440

2,560

2,200

2,040

1,330

1,260

2,120

2,520 

2,360

2,360

2,200

1,840

1,400

2,520

2,120

2,120

2,200

2,120

1,800

1,300 

2,040

*2, 280

59,830

1,994

0.378

0.42

In. 20.33

Water year 1953-54: Max 45,400 Min 1,260 Mean 6,929 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.83

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Gadsden.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

221

Terrapin Creek near Piedmont, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°57', long 85°34', in SE^ sec. 27, T. 12 S., R. 10 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 74, 500 ft upstream from Southern Railway 

bridge, half a mile upstream from Ladiga Creek, and 3 miles northeast of Piedmont.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi.

Records available. June 1944 to December 1954 (discontinued).

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 649.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--10 years, 163 cfs.

Extremes. 1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 12,000 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 

11.54 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 29.

1954: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 652 cfs Dec. 29 (gage 

height, 3.23 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Oct. 18, 20.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 13.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,400 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance studies; minimum, 

that of Oct. 18, 20, 1954.

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

15

TT

13

11

10

11

11

*11

11

11

10

9.7

9.1

9.7

11

11

9.7

9.7

9.1

8.7

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.4

7.4

8.7

9.7

12

13

12

316.7

10.2

0.089

0.10

Nov.

11

TT

11 *11

11

11

11

1111

13

13

13

14

14

13

14

13

13

13

16

27

35

90

29

27

28

20

16

14

13

547

18.2

0.158

0.18

Dec.

13

12

T3

156

65

35

38

29

1.180

547

115

153

*135

232

148

79

53

39

33

57

88

314

307

172

118

88

73

72

252

304 

189

5,109

165

1.43

1.65

Jan.

130

104

90

77

68

64

57

54

51

53

61

55

*49

48

89

6.910

700

355

248

192

633

1,880

724

376

271

210

210

198

164

148 

130

14,399

464

4.03

4.66

Feb.

110

104

99

93

86

81

77

73

72

70

72

68

61

60

65

70

145

*90

77

138

195

135

110

332

284

192

148

547

3,449

123

1.07

1.12

Mar.

331

229

201

158

140

127

115

104

99

95

90

86

82

115

90

77

73

72

93

120

90

81

79

82

*81

120

368

'2T>8~ 461

201

172

4,500

145

1.26

1.46

Apr.

248

189

158

140

122

115

108

99

95

86

82

86

81

77

15.

273

328

189

140

110

97

88

86

226

403

304

294

189

*686

523

5,700

190

1.65

1.84

May

288

210

470

"23B 678

178

142

135

110

97

88

81

104

140

110

90

79

75

79

72

68

62

61

57

54

53

*53

50

51

50

45

4,078

132

1.15

1.32

June

51

223

T3T

110

65

54

48

44

41

39

38

37

36

38

119

61

82

75

54

42

38

33

31

*27

25

22

20

18

16

15

1,634

54.5

0.474

0.53

July

13

18

24

21

17

14

12

11

11

20

14

13

11

15~9.1

34

18

16

15

16

14

16

T20~ 130

35

*23

18

16

13

11

9.7

728.8

23.5

0.204

0.24

Aug.

13

11

9.1

7.0

5.7

5.2

5.7

7.0

8.7

7.4

6.1

5.2

4.2

3.7

5.4

3.7

3.4

3.4

11

21

~37 131

23

17

14

12

11

10

8.7

8.2

7.4

424.2

13.7

0.119

0.14

Sept.

6.5 67:

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.4

*3.4

3.7

6.1

4.5

3.7

3.4

2.8

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

270" 2.0

*2 * 8

108.3

3.61

0.031

0.04

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,55O Mln 3.1 Mean 146 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.23

Water year 1953-54 : Max 6,91O Mln 2.O Mean 112 Cfsm O.974 In. 13.28

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOP cfs).--Jan. 16 (11:3O a.m.) 12,OOO cfs (11.54 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

4.5

4.8 4~^

3.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.0

Nov.

4.5

4.8

*4.2

5.7

10

14

11

8.2

Dec.

20

16

14

T4

15

43

36

23

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.3

Nov.

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.7

9.1

10

12

16

Dec.

26

*36

29

23

28

38

31

25

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

1.1

.9

ITT

.9

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.6

Nov.

26

21

16

14

13

13

13

13

Dec.

25

167

67

42

35

30

28

26

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in Inche s ...........................................................

Oct.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.6

3.1

4.2

68.1

2.20

0.02

Nov.

13

12

15

21

48

3?

-

412.4

13.7

0.119

0.13

Dec .

26

24

23

23

297

16S

75

1,473

47.5

0.413

0.48

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,91O Cfsm 0.878

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
222 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Coosa River at Gadsden, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°01', long 86°00', in NE£ sec. 10, T. 12 S., R. 6 E., near midstream 

on pier of Etowah County Memorial Bridge on U. S. Highway 241 in Gadsden, 450 ft downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge and lj miles upstream from Big 

Wills Creek.

Drainage area. 5,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1926 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 485.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1926, staff or chain gage on 

Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge 450 ft upstream at datum 1.15 ft higher.

Average discharge. 28 years, 9,301 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,000 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 24.3 ft in 

gage well, 24.5 ft from outside gage); minimum daily, 1,480 cfs Sept. 8.

1926-54: Maximum discharge 76,900 cfs Apr. 11, 1936 (gage height, 31.13 ft); minimum, 1,170 cfs Oct. 27, 1941 (gage height, 0.36 ft).

Maximum stage known, 37.9 ft Apr. 6, 1886, from floodmarks established by Corps of 

Engineers. Flood of July 15, 1916, reached a stage of 32.7 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir since December 1949 (see 

P.241) and by hydroelectric plant on Etowah River.

Revisions. WSP 682: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from tributary inflow Jan. 16-18)

0.6 

1.4 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

1,430

2,280

2,990

5,620

10,300

10.0 15,700

15.0 25,800

20.0 38,200

24.5 51,800

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 sin

In.

Oct.

3,050

2,510

2,390

2,060

1,960

1,900

*2,060

2,510

2,690

2,570

2,870

2,570

1,850

2,010

2,870

3,110

3,350 

3,110

2,450

1,850

2,010

2,930

2,990

3,050

3,Z30

2,870

1,900

1,900

2,990

3,110 

3,230

79,950

2,579

0.445

0.51

Nov.

3,230 

2,870

1,960

2,120

3,110

3,230

3,350

3,470

2,690

1,850

2,060

3,110

2,990

3,050

3,110

2,750

1,900 

1,900

2,930

3,110

3,230

3,470

2,930

2,230

2,570

3,470

3,600

2t930

2,450

2,690

84,3GO

2,812

0.485

0.54

Dec.

2,060 

2,120

2,990

3,470

3,600

3,600

3,230

2,690

5,060

11,800

14,900

*15,500

15,100

13,400

13,100

12,400

10,800 

8,860

7,100

5,900

5,340

4,640

6,200

8,380

3,540

8,060

6,950

6,500

6,500

8,060 

9,660

236,310

7,623

1.31

1.52

Jan.

9,500

8,860

7,100

5,620

4,780

5,060

5,760

5,620

5,760

6,200

7,100

*6,350

6,500

7,580

8,700

31,000

41,000 

47,000

48,800

47,000

46,700

48,200

49,700

50,700

50,400

48,800

47,300

44,900

41,600

38,200 

30,700

812,490

26,210

4.52

5.21

Feb.

19,000

10,500

11,000

11,200

10,300

10,600

10,300

9,820

7,100

7,900

9,340

9,500

9,340

9,340

9,020

6,550

*7,740 

9,5OO

9,980

10,800

10,800

8,220

7,260

8,220

9,500

9,820

9,340

12,000

273,790

9,778

1.69

1.76

Mar.

14,900 

16,600

16,600

15,700

13,400

11,000

9,180

8,060

7,100

6,950

7,100

7,420

7,420

9,340

11,500

12,200

13,100 

12,200

9,660

8,860

8,380

8,060

*7,580

8,060

8,700

11,300

17,800

25,600

£8,000

22,400

390,670

12,600

2.17

2.51

Apr.

19,400 

20,600

21,400

21,200

19,600

14,900

13,400

13,4OO

12,900

11,700

11,800

10,100

7,900

8,060

8,540

8,860

9,980 

11,200

11,300

10,800

10,800

9,660

8,380

7,580

7,100

6,650

6,200

7, 580

8,380

-~9-----

349,190

11,640

2.01

2.24

May

10,800 

9,660

7,900

7,420

10,800

12,40O

11,000

9,020

8,060

6,800

5,340

5,760

6,200

6,050

7,740

9,020

7,580 

6,050

6,650

7,260

6,950

6,500

5,750

4,640

3,990

*4,640

5,340

5,480

5,C20

5,200 

4,120

219,750

7,089

1.22

1.41

June

3,470 

4,510

6,500

11,800

12,900

9,820

6,500

4,780

4,510

4,640

4,250

3,990

3,600

3,350

3,230

3,730

4,640 

5,060

6,650

6,200

4,920

3,730

3,860

4,250

3,990

3,730

3,600

3,110

2,510 

3,230

151,060

5,035

0.868

0.97

July

4,380 

4,120

3,990

3,350

2,990

2,750

2,390

2,690

3,350

3,110

3,230

3,350

2,570

2,510

2,690

2,570

2,930 

2,810

2,510

2,170

2,170

2,750

2,750

2,750

3,050

2,810

2,390

*2,340

2,810 

2 , 450

2,230

88,960

2,870

0.495

0.57

Aug.

2,280 

2,170

1,900

1,960

2,390

2,340

2,340

2,280

2,230

1,960

2,450

4,920

4,780

3,350

2,390

1,960

1,800 

2,010

3,230

3,110

2,930

2,870

2,750

2,0£0

2,010

2,230

2,120

2,230

2,450 

2,340

1,850

77,690

2,506

0.432

0.50

Sept.

1,960 

2,450

2,060

2,120

2,230

2,120

1,740

1,480

2,060

2,63O

2,510

2,39O

2,120

1,540

1,540

2,280

2,690 

2,570

2,570

2,390

2,060

1,740

2,630

2,280

2,280

2,390

2,230

1,960

*1,640 

2,280

64,940

2,165

0.373

0.42

Calendar year 1953: Max 44,600 Min 1,750 Mean 8,931 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.91

Water year 1953-54: Max 50,700 Min 1,480 Mean 7,751 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.16

Discharge measurer
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 223

Big Wills Creek near Crudup, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°06', long 86°02', in SE£ sec. 6, T. 11 S., R. 6 E., at midstream on 

upstream handrail of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Fisher Creek, 2 miles west 

of Crudup, and 4 miles downstream from Little Duck Creek.

Drainage area. 189 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 650 ft (from topographic 

map) .

Average discharge. 11 years, 325 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 11.1 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 35 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.60 

ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 14.5 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum observed, 30 cfs Dec. 6, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16

42 6.0

77 8.0

138 9.0

210 10.0

424 11.0

1,020

1,870

2,500

3,500

5,000

Jan. 17 to Sept. 3O

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

72

124

5.0 

4.0 

6.0

194

409

1,020

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

58

54

54

54

54

54

*50

54

54

50

54

50

50

50

49

50

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

47

44

46

48

50 

50

1,567

50.5

0.267

0.31

Nov.

50

49

*49

49

49

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

46

46

48

67

72

67

67

62

54

50

50

49

1,543

51.6

0.273

0.30

Dec.

50

49

54

94

82

67

54

58

257

330

308

*286

308

352

330

286

265

218

165

138

132

125

118

112

106

100

106

112

144

186 

172

5,164

167

0.884

1.02

Jan.

138

125

118

118

118

112

106

II?

112

160

308

*227

186

172

474

3,750

4,500

1,940

790

521

850

2,080

3,260

2,260

880

640

550

521

492

464 

334

26,418

852

4.51

5.20

Feb.

311

289

289

268

248

229

211

202

186

178

170

163

156

149

142

*142

*156

142

142

149

170

156

156

358

464

464

436

610

-------

6,736

241

1.28

1.33

Mar.

670

610

492

383

311

268

248

248

248

229

248

248

331

880

640

464

409

383

358

492

334

268

248

*248

268

550

850

1,160

1,020

580 

492

14,178

457

2.42

2.79

Apr.

790

985

765

610

492

358

334

464

640

383

311

289

268

248

248

248

311

229

211

194

178

T53- 156

178

194

289

186

178

*186

268

10,349

345

1.83

2.04

May

268 '2TB

248

248

229

220

220

194

156

149

142

149

142

142

142

136

124

124

124

118

118

113

108

108

102

97

*97

97

102

102 

108

4,675

151

0.799

0.92

June

108

113

380

580

3T53"

229

170

156

136

130

124

118

118

108

108

102

102

1O2

97

97

92

*92

87

87

82

82

82

77

d75

d7j2

4,289

143

0.757

0.84

July

d69

d67

d66

d65

d63

d62

61

67

97

87

71

59

64ei

58

56

52

52

52

49

46 113-

~57

77

67

61

*58

56

53

52 

53

2,001

64.5

0.341

0.39

Aug.

54

50

50

48

48

48

48

48

47

48

48

47

47

43

43

43

43

48

77

65

56

50

48

47

45

48

50

47

45

45 

43

1,517

48.9

0.259

0.30

Sept.

43

41

40

40

39

d38

d37

*d37

d37

d37

d37

d37

37

39

37

38

39

39

38

37

48

44

40

39

38

39

37

37

35

37

1,161

38.7

0.205

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,660 Min 44 Mean 304 Cfsm 1.G1 In. 21. 8O

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,500 Min 35 Mean 218 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.67

Peak discharee (base, 3,6OO cfs). --Jan. 16 ( 1O p.m.) 5,180 cfs (11.1 ft).

- uj.ac;iiarge menauremenu maue on Lnis uay.

d Doubtful gape-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and 

for stations on nearby streams.
224 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Big Canoe Creek near Gadsden, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°54' , long 86°07', in SW£ sec. 15, T. 13 S. , R. 5 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 411 (formerly U. S. Highway 11), 400 

ft downstream from Rock Creek, 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles southwest of 

Gadsden.

Drainage area.--238 sq mi.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 20, 1939, staff gage at datum 

2.24 ft higher. Sept. 20, 1939, to Mar. 15, 1944, staff gage, and Mar. 16, 1944, to 

Dec. 13, 1948, wire-weight gage, at present datum. Auxiliary gages used in earlier 

years have been discontinued.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 429 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,130 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 17.1 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 11-17.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 37,900 cfs Dec. 29, 1942 (gage height, 29.1 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of runoff for 

stations on nearby streams; minimum daily since Oct. 1, 1945, 10 cfs Oct. 10, 22, 

Nov. 1, 1948; minimum not determined prior to Oct. 1, 1945.

Remarks. Records good above 50 cfs and fair below except those for period of backwater 

from Coosa River, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of backwater 

from Coosa River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

2.1

3.0 

3.5 180

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

320

645

1,260

2,440

4,050

6,800

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.

25

25

22

21

20

20

*19

19

19

19

19

19

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

16

TT

17

17

18

20

21

20

20

593

19.1

0.080

0.09

Nov.

19

19

*18

19

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

21

22

22

23

23

23

23

29

36

41

49

39

34

30

28

27

734

24.5

0.103

0.11

Dec.

26

30- 25

86

173

120

80

82

964

1,750

906

*1,110

1,190

820

764

417

285

230

194

170

168

182

180

154

130

120

114

152

820

690

403

12,535

404

1.70

1.96

Jan.

288

241

220

197

175

161

147

134

126 2~5~9

1,020

*550

oO'/

250

610

6,780

c4,900

02,5,00

cl,200

C800

cl,500

02,800

C2.800

cl,800

*cl,200

0800

C640

C600

0520

C420

0370

34,315

1,110

4.66

5.36

Feb.

314

279

258

238

217

199

182

170

158

156

156

180

168

143

154

*182

598

330

230

518

904

444

333

1,020

1,260

518

393

1,050

_____-.

10,732

383

1.61

1.68

Mar.

1,300

690

502

440

349

310

276

252

233

220

204

192

285

962

451

270

225

209

261

383

258

*202

182

180

182

1,050

1,640

2,550

1,720

848

598

17,224

556

2.34

2.69

Apr.

705

5l8

372

320

282

261

247

250

250

199

178

168

156

145

138

178

349

230

163

147

134

124

120

116

zTe

294

*194

161

204

261

7,200

240

1.01

1.13

Hay

207

161

149

214

227

168

147

154

132

lie

107

96

95

98

110

113

101

88

79

74

67

62

58

54

*54

51

50

IS" 49

55

65

3,233

104

0.437

0.51

June

55

116

323

434

IW

114

86

76

66

59

54

50

50

58

52

51

59

77

64

49

43

*40

37

36

35

31

29

29

27

25

2,422

80.7

0.359

0.38

July

24

23

25

23

23

22

?l

21

2f

53

38

29

2o

25

23

21

20

2"G~ 19

?4

20

29

35

45

11

42

34

41

*o9

36

35

888

28.6

0.120

0.14

Aug.

34

33

27

17

15

15

16

17

18

18

18

16

15

15

14_

16

22

38

20

29

117

91

41

27

23

22

51

26

17

16

14

833

27.0

0.115

0.13

Sept.

14

14

13

13

13

*12

12

12

12

12

11

IT

11

1111

1111

12

12

12

13

14

14

16

T6

14

13

12

*12

12

576

12.5

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,160 Hln 16 Mean 409 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,780 Hln 11 Mean 250 Cfsm 1.O5 In. 14.24

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 ofs).--Jan. 16 (10 a.m.) 8,130 ofs (17.1 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from Coosa River; discharge estimated on basis on 1 discharge measurement and records 

for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 225

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°34', long 85°56', on line between sees. 5 and 8, T. 17 S,, R. 7 E., on 

left bank near upstream side of left abutment of Louisville & Nashville Railroad 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Salt Creek and 1| miles north of Jenifer.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Records available . August 1903 to February 1908, May 1929 to March 1932, May 1935 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 554.15 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1903. Prior to July 25, 1942, staff gage at same Site and datum.

Average discharge . 25 years (1903-7, 1929-31, 1935-54), 394 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,950 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 10.6 ft); minimum daily, 56 cfs Sept. 21, 23, 24, 30.

1903-8, 1929-32, 1935-54: Maximum discharge, 21,900 cfs Feb. 4, 1936 (gage height, 

17.2 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Oct. 10, 1931.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1906 and 1930 have been 

revised to 14,600 cfs Mar. 20, 1906 (gage height, 14.2 ft) and 14,900 cfs Mar. 7, 1930, 

superseding figure and undetermined discharge published in WSP 204 and 697, respectively.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by milldams above station. An 

average of about 12 cfs diverted from Coldwater Spring for municipal water supply for 

city of Anniston.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 782: Drainage area. WSP 952: 1904(M) WSP 1204: 1936- 

39, 1946(P), 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height) in feet, and discharge in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1-10, July 1-21, Sept. 11-3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16, 

July 1 to Sept. 30 Jan. 17 to Mar. 31

1.5 53

1.9 104

2.4 206

3.0 390

3.5 600

4.0 880

6.0 2,320

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

207

425

6.0 2,320

8.0 4,380

10.0 7,050

Apr. 1 to June 30

2.1 86

2.5 181

3,0 360

3. S 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.

92

90

88

89

90

*90

92

89

92

94

95

92

92

100

96

94

96

96

94

96

96

96

100

100

100

98

101

TOT

101

101

101

2,952

95.2

0.346

0.40

Nov.

101

T5?

102

102

*102

101

102

102

101

101

102

102

104

106

106

102

109

111

109

125

123

156

156

164

156

134

128

121

118

116

3,464

115

0.418

0.47

Dec.

112

IT?

121

216

235

194

156

152

658

*910

900

500

450

400

400

400

400

300

238

196

189

227

376

462

348

284

240

216

260

450

578

10,680

345

1.25

1.44

Jan.

446

348

293

260

232

222

204

196

189

184

189

184

178

*169

192

2,340

5 t 930

37150"

1,090

630

1,310

2,500

2,700

2,000

900

700

600

550

550

600

500

29,866

963

3.50

4.04

Feb.

450

400

350

320

300

280

270

250

240

230

220

250

230

215

210

233

334

290

*247

290

317

305

276

568

655

544

404

568

9,246

330

1.20

1.25

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,510 Mln 75 __ . .

Mar.

705

572

472

414

366

334

308

293

276

273

255

253

244

258

268

233

215

2T5

239

267

258

236

220

220

*225

264

418

805 6~SO~

480

414

10,665

344

1.25

1.44

Apt1 .

360

340

301

286

260

236

239

222

212

203

187

178

190

175

T78

322

580

52U

348

275

232

206

190

206

257

271

*290

236

432

*550

8,482

283

1.03

1.15

May

530

344

332

46~8~ 555

332

278

257

239

209

200

187

206

215

212

206

190

181

190

187

175

173

173

167

161

159

156

*153

153

148

145

7,279

235

0.855

0.98

June

170

sag

530 332"

222

175

153

150

146

138

140

138

136

133

146

161

277

232

167

148

128

124

124

*124

121

119

117

119

104

TOT

5,206

174

0.633

0.70

July

101

101

100

104

106

107

111

111

118

109

104

96

95

96

109

95

95

106

101

94

89

IT?

112

137

145

118

107

102

*95

90

89

3,255

105

0.382

0.44

Aug.

90

90

94

86

SI

79

92

83

82

85

83

79

76

92

76

73

7F

86

112

86

106

162

TOT

86

82

78

75

75

75

73

76

2,690

86.8

0.316

0.36

Sept.

*79

7^

76

75

75

67

67

68

70

68

61

61

61

61

62

58

58

60

61

57

56

59

56

56

61

60

58

57

*57

56

1,896

63.2

0.230

0.26

Mean 383 Cfsro 1.39_ In. 18-88

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,930 Mln 56 Mean 262 Cfsm 0.953 In. 12.93

Peak .discharge/(base. 2.0QO cfs). Jan. 17 (5 p.m.) 7,950 cfs (10.6 ft); Jan. 22 (time unknown)

3,070 ofs (6.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 4.< .,.,4.^,1 «n vi==i« nf reNote.-No gage-height record Dec. 11-18, Jan. 22 to Feb. 12; discharge estimated on basis of re

cordid range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Coosa River near Cropwell, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°30', long 86°14', in SEj sec. 33, T. 17 S., R. 4 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 48, 2 miles downstream from Poorhouse 

Branch and 4 miles southeast of Cropwell.

Drainage area.--7,690 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1892 to December 1899 (gage heights only), March 1942 to 

September 1954. Published as "at lock 5" 1892-99.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 420.68 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

January 1892 to December 1899 staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different 

datum. March 1942 to July 1945 staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1942-54), 13,410 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 70,500 cfs Jan. 17, 18 (gage height, 15.5 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 1,950 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 16.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 126,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 23.7 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 1,720 cfs Oct. 1-5, 9, 11, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good above and fair below 5,000 cfs. Since December 1949, flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir (see p. 241) and by hydroelectric plant on Etowah River.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032: 1943-44. WSP 1082: 1943, 1946.

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. 9, and

July 16 to Sept. 30)

1.7 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

1,800

4,000

6,080

9,800

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

22,900

38,500

55,000

74,000

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.

4,550

4,000

3,020

2,860

2,700

*2,400

2,250

2,250

2,700

2,860

3,020

3,340

3,130

2,550

2,250

3,020

3,500

3,670

5,500

5,180

2,550

2.100

5,020

3,340

3,540

3,500

3,670

2,700

2,250

3,180 

3,670

93,900

3,029

0.394

0.45

Nov.

3,840

5,500

3,180

2,700

2,400

3,500

3,670

3,670

4,000

3,500

2,550

2,360

3,670

3,670

3,670

3,340

2,700

2,400

3,500

4,000

4,550

4,330

4,350

3,670

3,340

3,670

4,160

4,330

3,540

5,020

104,840

3,495

0.454

0.51

Dec.

3,340

2,860

2,860

4,000

4,670

4,670

4,670

4,160

5,720

*16,100

18,800

20,100

30,600

19, 200

17,000

15,700

13,900

11,800

9,040

7,900

7,160

7,160

7,520

8,660

9,420

9,800

8,660

8,280

9,420

10,600 

11,400

305,170

9,844

1.28

1.48

Jan.

11,800

11,000

9,800

7,900

6,800

6,440

6,440

7,160

6,800

7,160

8,280

9,420

7,520

*8,280

9,040

38,800

67,700

68,400

62 200

57,400

57,400

64,600

67,000

63,400

61,000

57,400

55,600

54,400

51,200

47,300 

38,000

1,035,640

35,410

4.34

5.01

Feb.

50.900

18,800

12,200

13,500

12,600

11,800

12,200

11,800

10,600

7,900

10,200

11,000

10,600

10,600

10,200

9,800

8,280

10,600

*11,000

12,600

14,300

13,100

9,800

11,000

13,100

13,500

12,200

17,400

-

351,580

12,560

1.63

1.70

Mar.

21,100

21,500

21,100

20,100

18,300

14,800

12,200

11,000

9,420

8.280

8,660

8,660

9,040

9,800

12,600

13, 900

14,300

15,200

13,100

*11,000

10,600

9,800

9,420

8,660

9,000

10,600

17,900

32,500

58,000

30 '900

486,640

15, 700

2.04

2.35

Apr.

25,800

24,400

25,400

25,400

25,900

20,600

16,500

15,700

15,200

15,900

15,500

15,100

10,600

9,040

9,420

10,200

12,200

12,600

13,100

12,600

12,200

11,800

10,600

9,800

8,660

8,660

8,280

7,900

10,600

12,600

424,260

14,140

1.84

2.05

May

13,100

12,200

10,600

9,420

9,800

15,500

15,900

11,800

9,800

9,040

7,160

6,440

7,160

7,160

7,160

9,420

9,420

7,900

6,800

7,900

7,900

7,900

7,160

*6,440

5,360

5,010

5,720

6,440

6,440

6,440 

6,080

260,570

8,405

1.09

1.26

June

5,360

5,720

6,800

9,040

15, 100

15,100

9,420

7,160

6,080

5,720

5,500

5,360

5,010

4,670

4,000

4,670

5,560

6,080

6,440

7,160

6,800

6,080

4,670

4,670

5,010

5,010

4,670

4,670

4,160

3,540

184,830

6,161

0.801

0.89

July

3,840

5,560

5, 560

4,670

4,550

3,670

3,670

3,180

3,670

4,160

4,160

4,000

3,840

3,340

3,500

3,020

2,860

3,500

3,180

3,020

2,860

2,700

3,340

3,340

3,500

3,500

3,500

2,860

*2,860

3,340 

3,020

111,150

3,585

0.466

0.54

Aug.

2,550

2,700

2,550

2,400

2,250

2,550

2,860

2,860

2,700

2,700

2,400

2,550

5,560

5,010

3,840

3,020

2,550

2,550

2,550

3,500

5,670

3,840

3,500

3,340

2,700

2,400

3,400

2,550

2,700

2, 860 

2,700

92,110

2,971

0.386

0.45

Sept.

2,550

2,400

2,550

2,550

2,700

2,550

2,550

2,400

1,950

1,950

2,700

2,860

2,860

2,550

2,250

1,950

2,250

2,860

2,860

5,020

3,020

2,550

2,250

2,550

2,700

2,700

2,860

2,550

*2,550

2 250

76,290

2,543

0.331

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 69,800 Min 2,100 Mean 11,860 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.93

Water year 1953-54: Max 68,400 Min 1,950 Mean 9,665 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.06

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 227

Kelly Creek near Vincent, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°26'SO", long 86°23'1S", in SW£ see. 24, T. 18 S., R. 2 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 25, li miles downstream from Little Creek, 

4-f miles north of Vincent, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--195 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1951 to September 1954.

-as?QpqWater " stage recorder. Datum of gage is 404.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,190 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 17.88 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 29.

mum19 that4:f M^x^mum9 dlscharSe 9 . 9 ?° cfs Jan. 10, 1953 (gage height, 20.5 ft); miniRemarks. --Records good except those for period of backwater from Coosa River, which are

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of backwater 

from Coosa River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 28 to Sept. 30)

0.4 

.6

1.2 

1.4

10.0

14.0

17.0

139

242

1,000

2,430

4,300

6,400

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.7

BTTJ

6.4

5.6

*5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

5.8

3.8

5.3

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.0

145.8

4.70

0.024

0.03

Nov.

4.4 *3.9

3T7

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.3

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.9

4.6

7.6

6.8

11

li

9.7

8.4

8.2

7.5

6 . 9

1&7.7

5.59

0.029

0.03

Dec.

6.6

6.1

12

58

50

35

53

41

*1,440

1,980

694

1,310

1,030

1,090

830

552

397

296

242

217

281

503

590

420

340

283

236

261

858

942 

694

15,747.7

508

2.61

3.00

Jan.

515

420

362 '285

252

217

185

165

149

T55

*283

221

175

165

236

4,750

6,240

=2,200

cl.OOO

0750

c980

c2,100

cl,900

cl,000

*c820

C630

0640

C660

552

443 

362

28,812

929

4.76

5.49

Feb.

307

274

255

223

198

177

165

147

139

135

145

169

131

116

*111

157

432

250

200

803

1,180

694

515

802

694

552

443

1.750

_

11,144

398

2.04

2.13

Mar.

1,410

 B5B

694

528

420

374

318

285

257

236

217

200

190

238

192

149

135

130

159

215

159

*135

126

130

120

183

560

1,180

721

552 

432

11,503

371

1.90

2.19

Apr.

374

307

263

225

200

196

185

169

153

135

124

120

106

102

104

206

307

167

124

104

94

86

82

247

213

*165

223

163

1,370

1,520

7,834

261

1.34

1.49

May

775

BI5

397

386

270

208

171

155

128

109

94

88

88

111

94

81

71

64

62

57

50

47

43

*41

38

37

36

37

44

43

44

4,384

141

0.723

0.84

June

37

37

82

69

45

36

31

28

25

22

22

22

20

19

20

27

72

42 

31

24

*20

18

16

15

15

14

12

11

9.3

Six

849.3

28.3

0.145

0.16

July

7.1

7.1

28

30

16

13

11

20

34

24

16

11

9.7

8.4

44

105

~4T 169

24

15

12

11

11

48

48

24

16

12

10.2

*8 . 0 

6.9

841.4

27.1

0.139

0.16

Aug.

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.4

6.4

7.3

6.6

6.4

6.9

8.4

12

10.0

8.2

6.9

6.4

6.0

5.7

30

45

2?

13

10.0

9.1

7.7

7.1

6.3

5.7

5.3

5.0

4.8 

4.2

302.9

9.77

0.050

0.06

Sept.

3.9

3TtT

*3.5

3.3

3.3

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.0

1.8

1.7

T7T

77.5

2.58

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,580 Min 3.7 Mean 376 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,240 Min 1.7 Mean 224 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.59

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Jan. 17 (6 a.m.) 7,190 cfs (17.88 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from Coosa River; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records 

for stations on nearby streams.
228 MOBILE RIVEE BASIN 

Talladega Creek near Talladega, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°23'20", long 86°06'45", in SW£ sec. 10, T. 19 S., R. 5 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, half a mile upstream from Weisinger 

Branch, 2 miles upstream from U. S. Highway 241, 2^ miles downstream from Dry Creek, 

and 3£ miles south of Talladega.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 500 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 950 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 4.58 ft); minimum 

"Sally, 1.4 cfs Sept. 25.

1952-54; Maximum discharge, 3,750 cfs Apr. 12, 1953 (gage height, 9.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, that of 

Sept. 25, 1954.

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

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by diversion of an average of 2.5 cfs for 

municipal water supply for city of Talladega.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.9

1.2

0.8 

2.3 

4.5

11

26

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

60

114

214

350

700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

I

Z

S

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.

23

2T

19

17

*17

17

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

13

14

12

12

13

12

11

11

9.9

11

13

16

15

13

13

443.9

14.3

0.130

0.15

Nov.

13

T3

13

13

*14

15

16

16

15

16

15

16

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

19

31

29

so- 64

so

29

23

21

19

20

598

19.9

0.181

0.20

Dec.

19

T5

21

151

80

51

58

45

245

*500

116

269

145

205

142

100

76

61

52

49

121

155

191

122

95

79

67

62

132

212

163

3,603

116

1.05

1.22

Jan.

122

100

90

80

72

63

58

54

51

50

61

53

50

*46

47

613

"3075

176

136

112

124

587

380

224

167

136

122

106

92

85

79

4,436

143

1.30

1.50

Feb.

72

70

66

62

59

56

52

52

50

50

54

68

52

49

48

52

120

*84

71

97

140

104

91

390

255

171

136

309

-

2,880

103

0.936

0.97

Mar.

236

171

147

124

112

103

94

88

83

79

75

72

69

72

64

58

56

^6

*88

138

94

80

76

72

70

98

288

400

2T7

167

138

3,682

119

1.08

1.24

Apr.

116

100

92

85

80

75

72

68

63

58

57

56

52

B3

70

215

268

TBT

116

97

81

74

68

79

76

*72

83

70

193

160

2,900

96.7

0.879

0.98

May

140

120

150

l2ff

100

90

85

80

75

70

65

62

66

70

60

55

50

45

41

38

36

33

31

30

*30

27

25

24

24

24

21

1,889

60.9

0.554

0.64

June

21

37

~SS 128

41

32

29

24

23

23

22

20

21

25

25

50

45

35

30

26

*24

22

22

20

18

16

13

13

11

9_._2.

894.2

29.8

0.271

0.30

July

8.8

8.1

11

9.2

8.5

7.1

6.5

5.6

6.1

5.9

7.1

5.9

5.3

576

42

28

14

11

9.6

8.8

7.1

7.1

6040"

20

13

10'a 

7

*5. 9

5.9

398.1

12.8

0.116

0.13

Aug.

5.0

5.6

6.5

5.6

4.5

4.2

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

~5.6 11

4.0

3.5

4.5

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.3

11 3.1 

5.6

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.7

5.0

3 5

148.8

4.80

0.044

0.05

Sept.

3.1

*3.5 "STT

2.5

2.9

2.9

2.6

3.5

2.3

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.5

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.9

*2.6

1.8

1.9

71.1

2.37

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,230 Mln 8.6 Mean 152 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.73

Water year 1953-54: Max 613 Mln 1.4 Mean 60.1 Cfsm 0.546 In. 7.40

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs^.--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 30 to May 24, June 11-20, July 23-29; discharge estimated on 

basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 229

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala.

Location.--Lat 33°17', long 86°22', in NE-j sec. 18, T. 20 S., R. 3 E., on downstream side 

of second masonry pier from right bank of Central of Georgia Railway bridge, 700 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 91, half a mile downstream from Tallasseehatchee 

Creek, and 1 mile northwest of Childersburg.

Drainage area. 8,390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1914 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 382.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Alabama Power Co.). Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1915, at datum 0.10 ft lower.

Average discharge.--37 years (1917-54), 13,820 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 72,200 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 18.45 ft); 

minimum, 2,010 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 146,000 cfs Mar. 30, 31, 1951 (gage height, 30.1 ft); 

minimum, 1,300 cfs in September 1925.

Remarks.--Records good. Since December 1949, flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir 

(see p. 241) and by hydroelectric plant on Etowah River.

Cooperation. Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 1 to Sept. 3o)

1.2 

2.0 

5.0

2,010

3,8OO

12,100

12.0

19.0

40,000

75,400

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,550

4,770

4,04O 

3,630

3,510

3,220

3,030

2,890

2,980

3,380

3,580

3,580

3,780

3,380

2,890

3,050

3,800

4,160

4,280

3,800

3,280

2,850 

2,940

3,750

3,800

4,040

4,400

3,560

2,870

2,940 3 920

111,630

3,601

0.429

0.49

Nov.

4,160

4,160

4,160 

3,540

2,920

3,170

4,040

4,160

4,400

4,280

3,470

2,870

3,150

4,040

4,04O

4,040

4,040

3,510

2,920

3,050

3,920

4,280 

4,, 520

4, 520

3,800

3,310

3,800

4,520

4,280

3,700

114,770

3,826

0.456

0.51

Dec.

3,510

3,350

3,100 

4,040

4,900

5,160

5,160

4,770

6,750

16,400

18,600

20,500

21,7OO

20 900 *ig)ooo

16,800

, 15,000

13,000

11,200

9,410

8,560

8,840 

9,410

9,410

10,900

10,900

10,300

9,410

10,300

12,400

12,700

336,380

10,850

1.29

1.49

Jan.

13,400

12,700

11,800 

10,300

8,560

7,720

7,440

8,060

8,000

8,000

8,560

10,300

9,410

8,840

9,700

29,200

66,300

71,200

63 900

57,800

55,200

62,900 

68,600

64,900

*61,400

57,800

54,700

53,700

50,700

46,800

41 , 900

l£49,730

33,860

4.04

4.65

Feb.

55,600

22,100

14,400 

14,OOO

14,000

13,000

13,000

12,700

12,100

9,700

9,990

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,200

10,300

10,900

11,800

13,000

16,400

15,400 

12,100

12,100

15,000

15,000

14,000

17,200

-

388,990

13,890

1.66

1.72

Mar.

23,300

22,500

22,100 

20,900

19,400

16,800

14,400

12,400

11,200

10,300

9,990

9,990

9,990

10,500

12,400

13,700

14,400

14,700

14,000

12,400

11,500

10,900 

10,300

9,700

9,990

*11,200

16,000

28,400

34,500

34, 500

30, 900

503,060

16,250

1.95

2.25

Apr.

26,40O

23,600

24,400 

24,400

24,000

22,100

17,500

16,100

15,700

15,000

14,000

15,700

12,100

10,300

9,990

11,500

13,000

13,400

13,700

15,400

13,000

12,700 

11,800

10,900

10,500

9,990

9,410

8,840

11,500

15,000

447,730

14,920

1.78

1.98

May

14,000

13,700

12,400 

11,200

10,600

12,700

14,400

13,000

11,200

9,990

9,120

7,580

7,440

8,000

8,000

9,120

10,300

9,410

8,000

8,000

8,560

8,560 

8,000

7,440

6,620

5,680

5,680

6~ 620

7,020

7,020

6, 880

286,240

9,234

1.10

1.27

June

6,080

5,680

6,750 

9,120

11,800

14,000

11,500

8,560

6,880

6,080

6,080

5,940

5,420

5,160

5,030

5,030

5,050

6,210

6,750

7,720

7,720

*6,880 

5,420

4,900

5,420

5,420

5,030

4,770

4,520

5,800

198,700

6,623

0.789

0.88

July

5,610

5,030

5,810 

5,550

4,770

4,280

4,040

3,800

5,660

4,280

4,400

4,040

4,280

3,920

5,800

5,800

5,800

3,700

3,920

5,800

3,510

5.220 

5,440

4,400

4,160

4,040

4,040

3,700

3,530

3 550 sleio

125,090

4,035

0.481

0.55

Aug.

5,120

3,010

2,960 

2,740

2.580

2,610

2,980

5,050

3,030

2,890

2,780

2,610

4,160

5,810

4,770

*3,660

2,980

2,760

2,780

2,960

3,800

5,920 

5,780

5,610

3,330

2,870

2,650

2,690

2,690

2 830 

3^080

99,490

5,209

0.382

0.44

Sept.

2,890

2,610

2,540 

2,870

2,830

2,740

2,8OO

2,690

2,430

2,200

2,430

2,940

3,050

2,890

2,650

2,240

2,050

2,610

3,120

3,120

5,190

2,980 

2,650

2,450

2,850

2,870

2,850

2,870

2,870

2 f 650

81,930

2,731

0.326

0.36

Calendar year 1953: Max 82,900 Mln 2,720 Mean 12,900 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 71,200 Min 2,O50 Mean 10,260 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.57

Discharge measurement made on this day.
230 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Yellowleaf Creek near Wilsonville, Ala

Location. Lat 33°18', long 86°33' in NW£ sec. 9, T. 20 S., R. IE., on upstream side of 

right pier of highway bridge, 3| miles south of State Highway 91, 4 miles upstream from 

Muddy Prong, and 6 miles northwest of Wilsonville.

Drainage area.--97 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 430.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 11.3 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 6-16.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,700 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; no flow July 31, 

Aug. 1, 3-6, 1952.

Remarks. Records good above 30 cfs, fair between 10 and 30 cfs, and poor below 10 cfs.

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. 5, Oct. 26 to Dec. 8, Mar. 31 to

Apr. 28, May 2-25)

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

.6 

1.7 

3.3 

5.6

3.5 

3.9 

4.5 

7.0 

12.0

378

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.

Oct.

al.9

al.6

al.4

al.3

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

2.0

2.4

T74

2.0

1.8

40.5

1.31

0.014

0.02

Nov.

1.8

*2.1

2.3

2.0

1.3

1.1

T7T

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.7

1.8

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.6

2.4

3.3

4.9

5.6

4.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.3

64.6

2.15

0.022

0.02

Dec.

2.6

2.4

13 4 t ' g

16

13

16

14

*368

570

233

435

392

435

392

257

182

138

109

94

112

245

296

209

165

138

113

115

290

378 

302

6,049.6

195

2.01

2.32

Jan.

233

192

165

143

123

117

89

77

71

71

*108

92

71

66

83

792

1,030

 74T

435

302

406

712

680

495

350

270

233

221

182

154

133

8,840

285

2.94

3.39

Feb.

119

107

101

91

82

74

66

60

56

55

54

63

50

44

*43

44

84

68

54

356

616

364

245

392

392

296

227

~~I 686

4,889

175

1.80

1.87

Mar.

BTO" 776

378

264

209

176

154

133

120

108

98

88

81

103

80

59

54

SB- 52

121

82

*64

58

58

55

88

331

648

465

378

270

6,174

199

2.05

2.37

Apr.

204

160

138

118

102

90

81

72

64

56

51

46

42

39

37

52

165

84

56

46

40

35

56- 32

a!70

*125

82

74

406

480

3,233

108

1.11

1.24

May

TTQ- 283

132

154

106

78

64

64

53

43

37

35

33

35

40

34

29

23

a!9

a!8

a!6

a!4

13

*12

11

9.4

IB 9.0

35

26

19

1,630.4

52.6

0.542

0.63

June

15

51

56- 87

31

22

16

13

11

8.3

7.6

8.3

7.6

6.3

5.1

4.6

6.4

10.0

5.9

4.3

*4.3

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.5

2.8

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.5

405.5

13.5

0.139

0.16

July

1.3

7.4

11

5.9

4.5

5.5

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

24

4.5

2.6

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.1

'.S

98.6

3.18

0.033

0.04

Aug.

0.5

.5

.8

1.0

1.2

2.4

2.6

1.6

1.6

2.5

2.8

2.9

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.0

.9

1.1

2.5

2.9

5.5

2 .4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.5

50.4

1.63

0.017

0.02

Sept.

0.5

.4

*.5

.5

.5

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.4

.4

.7

5.1

5.3

2.0

1.2

.9

*.4

.5

.5

.5

16.9

0.56

0.0058

0.006

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,030 Min 1.0 Mean 200 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,030 Min 0.1 Mean 86.3 Cfsm 0.890 In. 12.09

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 6-25; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 231

Hatchet Creek near Rockford, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°57', long 86°13', in NW£ sec. 31, T. 23 N., R. 19 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from State Highway 11, 

l| miles downstream from Socapatoy Creek, and 4 miles north of Rockford.

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 450 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Dec. 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 381 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,870 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 8.1 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 21-30; minimum gage height, -0.53 ft Sept. 22-30.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 22,800 cfs Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 24.9 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 21-30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those above 2,000 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in 'cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 9 Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

0.3

.9

1.5

3.0

5.0

64

142

252

670

1,420

-0.6

-.5

-.2 

.2

0.8 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

158

436

1,080

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

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

136

130

122

111

*105

109

106

99

98

97

94

92

90

86

87

87

86

84

81

81

*78

7C

75

75

13.

74

93

94

86

84

2,371

92.6

0.412

0.47

Nov.

84

82

81

82

88

90

86

87

87

86

86

86

86

86

86

87

86

86

87

115

128

189

*214 144"

145

124

111

99

96

94

3,088

103

0.458

0.51

Dec.

96

96

188

1,050

328

238

222

175

926

1,080

464

809

625

818

550

395

320

270

246

233

*395

565

700

450

356

301

266

279

436

520 

408

13,805

445

1.98

2.28

Jan.

332

306

286

263

250

235

220

214

208

205

216

203

191

189

195

612

580

369

308

279

398

1,010

852

535

422

356

*382

369

306

286 

268

10,845

350

1.56

1.79

Feb.

252

246

239

228

222

218

212

205

205

203

212

218

205

197

197

205

356

268

237

369

436

320

282

792

640

436

356

647

-

-------

8,603

307

1.36

1.42

Mar.

565

422

*369

332

303

284

266

254

248

239

233

228

224

231

212

199

197

197

*711

513

332

275

259

252

241

356

*1,250

*1.400

700

535 

450

12,277

396

1.76

2.03

Apr.

369

344

308

286

268

268

*261

254

239

226

222

218

208

305

331

1,460

821

464

356

306

275

254

243

492

478

344

303

286

1,080

685

11,954

398

1.77

1.98

May

450

356

356

408

*296

261

239

243

228

216

205

208

259

263

226

205

195

187

228

189

175

168

158

155

150

146

143

144

143

141 

154

6,875

222

0.987

1.14

June

150

195

369

263

175

151

138

*122

116

112

177

156

171

127

112

187

109

146

136

112

96

89

82

110

88

77

70

63

58

52

4,009

134

0.596

0.66

July

51

56

56

54

53

50

43

39

47

142

69

52

*46

43

255

110

82

64

62

61

49

63

203

166

105

77

63

51

47

42 

58

2,319

74.8

0.332

0.38

Aug.

44

38

33

31

29

31

54

34

31

35

28

23

19

29

36

26

21

74

85

81

148

69

*42

35

29

26

24

24

25

22 

19

1,245

40.2

0.179

0.21

Sept.

19

T7

16

15

15

13

13

13

15

18

14

13

13

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

376

12.5

0.056

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,240 Mln 65 Mean 493 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.74

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,460 Mln 10 Mean 214 Cfsm 0.951 In. 12.93

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

389020 O - 56 - 16
232 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Weogufka Creek near Weogufka, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°59' , long 86°18' , in NE^ sec. 18, T. 23 N., R. 18 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2 miles south of Weogufka and 6 miles 

upstream from Phiniko chika Creek.

Drainage area. 74 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . December 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

1929.

Datum of gage is 593.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 838 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 7.20 ft); no flow 

Sept. 29, 30.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 16.8 ft); no 

flow Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

Remarks . --Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of doubtful gage height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

5.0

13

24

46

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

96

'158 

318

514

0

1.2

4.2

2.3

2.5

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.5 

6.0

54

103

232

514

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

CfBDl

In.

Oct.

18

18

16

14

*14

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.9

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.6

*7.9

7.9

7.5

9.0

8.6

7.2

970

11

11 

9.5

9.9

338.8

10.9

0.147

0.17

Nov.

10

10

9.9

979

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

28

35

43

*50

29

25

22

19

16

16 

16

525.8

17.5

0.236

0.26

Dec.

17

16

38

202

67

52

52

35

384

590

106

336

173

274

154

98

73

60

53

52

*103

170

150

89

71

61

58

62

145 

150

10O

3,791

122

1.65

1.91

Jan.

76

71

63

58

55

50

46

44

4,4,

44

50

43

39

38

41

296

124

81

68

61

125

481

232

140

111

95

*126

120

89 

84

76

3,071

99.1

1.34

1.54

Feb.

69

68

66

61

59

58

56

52

54

53

57

55

50

50

50

59

14,4

72

61

14,6

14,6

89

76

291

163

116

95

297

2,613

93.3

1.26

1.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,950 Min 3.4

Mar.

170

120

*102

88

79

75

70

68

67

65

' 63

61

59

58

52

50

4950"

145

*125

79

67

63

61

59

143

412

485

176 

139

114

3,414

110

1.49

1.72

Apr.

95

85

79

75

69

68

*67

65

60

58

57

55

50

64

68

444

214

107

83

69

63

58

54,

55

59

*52

54

55

284 

131

2,797

93.2

1.26

1.41

May

7663"

66

73

*54

48

44

43

40

39

36

37

39

43

40

37

33

32

45

34

29

27

25

24

22

22

21

22

22 

21

20

1,177

38.0

0.514

0.59

June

24

35

59

48

27

22

20

*18

15

48

72

25

22

16

27

84

26

28

24

18

14

13

12

61

21

14

11

9.8

9.1 

8.1

831.0

27.7

0.374,

0.4,2

Mean 144 Cfsm 1.95

July

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.3

5.8

6.0

7.4

7.0

6.0

*5.3

4.7

78

16

9.6

7.9

8.1

7.4

6.5

6.2

36

35

14

8.9

7.5

6.5

5.8 

5.0

4.5

355.6

11.5

0.155

0.18

Aug.

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.2

3.0

5.6

6.6

4.2

5.0

6.7

4.2

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.2

5.8

5.5

5.0

4,. 4

*2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6 

2.4

274

116.0

3.74

0.051

0.06

In. 26.4,9

Sept.

2_A

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0 

0

36.4

1.21

0.016

O.O2

Water year 1953-54: Max 485 Min o Mean 52.2 Cfsm .705 In. 9.59

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 ofs).--No ceak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Sept. 13-3O; discharge estimated on basis of weather records

and records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 233

Sofkahatchee Creek near Wetumpka, Ala.

Location.--Lat 32°41', long 86°07', in NW£ sec. 36, T. 20 N., R. 19 E., near right bank 

on upstream side of pier of bridge on county highway, 2 miles west of Central and 

11 miles northeast of Wetumpka.

Drainage area. 5.1 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 24, 1953. Altitude of gage is

440 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 258 cfs June 2 (gage height, 3.28 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.02 cfs Sept. 25.

Maximum stage since Oct. 4, 1951, 6.35 ft Apr. 30, 1953 (discharge, 802 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those below 0.5 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

June 27 to July 14, July 29 to Aug. 6, Aug. 30 to Sept. 6, and for period of no gageheight record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 27 to July 14, July 29 to Aug. 6)

Oct. 24 to Sept. 30

0.2 0.8

.3 2.1

.4 4.0

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

0.02 

.22 

.76

1.7

3.0

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.6

4.6

10

24

37

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*3.8

376

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

a2.6

a2.5

a2.4

a2.3

a2.2

a2.1

a2.0

al.9

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.7

al.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

*2.4

1.8

1.7

1.7 

1.7

72.2

2.33

0.457

0.53

Nov.

1.7

*1.7

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.7

2.1

3.9

276

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.3

*2.1

62.1

2.07

0.406

0.45

Dec.

2.0

270

12

*33

7.9

8.5

5.9

5.0

15

9.7

7.0

24

21

22

12

8.8

7.9

*5.9

5.5

5.7

7.3

13

9.4

7.6

6.4

5.9

5.2

5.9

9.1

8.2 

6.7

304.6

9.83

1.93

2.22

Jan.

6.2

5.7

5.5

5.0

5.5

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.3

*4.3

4.1

ITT

4.4

8.6

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

5.3

8.4

6.4

4.9

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.5

160.6

5.18

1.02

1.17

Feb.

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3^8

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.1

4.0

4.0

17

8.5

6.4

5.7

*12

8.5

7.0

6.4

20

-

------

168.5

6.02

1.18

1.23

Mar.

9.7

7.9

6.7

5.9

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

6.2

5.7

4.8

4.5

*476

4.6

*14

8.8

6.7

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.2

9.4

15

13

9.4

8.5

7.6

215.0

6.94

1.36

1.57

Apr.

6.4

5.9

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

*4.8

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

4TT

4.1

4.1

25

8.2

5.9

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.3

*4.7

~9.7 37

7.3

6.2

5.5

13

7.6

221.2

7.37

1.45

1.61

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Min - Mean -

May

5.9

5.2

9.0

6.2

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

6.6

*5.0

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.7

2.6

128.0

4.13

0.810

0.93

June

2.6

14

*8.5

4.1

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.6

2.8

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.3

1.2

T7T

1.4

1.4

84.1

2.80

0.549

0.61

July

1.7

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.6

3.2

2.7

3.8

3.3

1.4

.84

.76

.62

79T

4.1

1.6

1.4

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

*1.2

2.9

1.8

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.0

.76

.69

. 69

53.08

1.71

0.335

0.39

Cfsm - In. -

Aug.

0.76

.69

.69

.69

.69

*.62

.62

.62

.62

.55

.38

.34

.30

.30

.30

.30

.34

.72

.62

.38

.38

.34

.30

.22

.18

.15

*.12

.12

.12

.12

. 08

12.66

0.408

0.080

0.09

Sept.

0.06

.06

.06

.08

.06

.10

.04

.15

.22

.12

.08

.03

.03

.03

.03

.10

.30

726

.12

.04

.04

*.03

.03

.03

.02

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

2.27

0.076

0.015

0.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 37 Min 0.02 Mean 4.07 Cfsm 0.798 In. 10.82

Peak discharge (base, 400 efs).--No peak above base. 

* 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 on nearby streams.
234 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Coosa River at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°37' , long 86°15', in S| sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 18 E., on right bank half 

a mile downstream from Jordan Dam, 4 miles upstream from Corn Creek, 5j miles northwest 

of Wetumpka, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with Tallapoosa River.

Drainage area. 10,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1912 to September 1914, December 1925 to September 1954. Prior 

to October 1936, published as "at lock 18, near Wetumpka."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 141.6 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Alabama Power Co.). July 1912 to September 1914 staff gage at site a quarter of a 

mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1912-14, 1926-54), 16,150 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 80,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 21.8 ft); minimum daily, 120 cfs Sept. 18.

1912-14, 1925-54: Maximum discharge, 298,000 cfs Apr. 8, 1938 (gage height, 46.4 

ft), computed on basis of powerplant records and flow over spillway; minimum daily, 

54 cfs Oct. 15, 1938.

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

Flow regulated by several upstream reservoirs (see p. 241) and hydroelectric plants.

Cooperation. Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

116

152

264

528

862

1,580

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

16.0

21.0

2,700

4,400

9,540

17,000

43,500

74,700

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.

7,070

6,320

4,290

2,670

2,990

3,710

2,730

4,090

4,300

3,860

*2,460

3,460

4,310

3,950 

1,870

4,950

3,060

2,580

5,050

5,450

3,520

4,080

2,630

3,350

2,840

4,200

5,120

5,130

3,610 

1.670

3,410

118,730

3,830

-

-

Nov.

2,840

3,840

4,430

5,600

3,850

2,930

3,280

2,550

4,240

4,630

4,320

4,580

3,420

3,580 

3,150

4,390

4,460

3,780

3,910

3,460

a3,410

a2 , 630

a5,600

a6,120

a4,550

5,780

6,560

3,470

3,040 

4,420

122,620

4,087

-

-

Dec.

4,530

5,470

8,190

11,000

6,490

3,850

7,590

6,510

12,600

20,900

21,200

24,300

28,900

29,400

23,400

22,300

21,000

19,600

17,000

16,700

15,900

17,000

17,000

15,700

15,700

10,600

12,000

13,200 

14,800

17,000

484,930

15,640

-

-

Jan.

16,000

14 700

13,400

13,100

9,170

6,980

6,550

10,200

7,440

10,700

13,200

9,890

12,200

10,900 

10,200

19,800

44,300

74,600

*67,700

61,200

57,200

68,000

72,800

71,600

63,300

61,100

58,800

54,700

54,900 

51,200

48,000

1,093,810

35,280

-

-

Feb.

42,000

31 , 400

23,800

18,400

19,200

18,900

15,100

15,600

14,300

14,900

12,900

14,300

12,100

10 , 500 

11,200

13,000

15,600

14,700

12,800

14,400

20,500

17,700

16,500

20,300

20,000

19,200

17,000

19,600

-

495,900

17,710

-

-

Mar.

28,700

28,800

27,200

26,000

24,700

22,400

20,900

17,000

17,600

18,400

19,200

18,800

11,500

9.260 

13,300

16,100

15,900

16,200

18,500

18,700

16,300

*16,700

13,100

12,500

11,900

12,900

16,400

18,900

32,600 

59,600

38,600

618,660

19,960

-

-

Apr.

52 , 900

27^400

28,600

26,600

26,900

24,500

20,800

20,700

19,600

20,300

17,100

16,700

14,500 

14,500

18,000

20,300

20,300

17,000

16,600

16,600

17,000

16,300

13,000

7,450

11,200

11,600

12,800

14,000

16,800

568,130

18,940

-

-

May

IS. 800

12,000

17,500

15,600

13,400

17,400

15,600

14,200

7,640

12,000

11,600

10,900

8,120

a9,900 

a7,930

a4,780

alO,500

a!5,400

all, 100

8,800

10,200

6,200

4,900

9,530

9,310

7,100

5,760

9,300

5,730

5,450 

5,830

322,480

10,400

-

-

June

9,370

7,860

7,000

8,480

11,400

9,880

11,500

11 , 700

9,920

9,820

9,140

6,410

4,870

6,700 

5,250

5,070

6,050

7,140

7,880

6,860

8,120

6,660

5,410

4,200

7,160

5,820

4,830

*4,720

4,540 

5,560

217,120

7,237

-

-

July

3,480

3,170

6,050

5,240

3,990

4,260

5,470

3,540

4,540

4,560

3,660

4,070

5,450

3,710 

5,470

3,050

3,960

4,360

5,940

4,270

2,280

2,150

2,360

4,370

3,700

4,820

5,290

4,780

4,290 

2,720

3,700

128,660

4,150

-

-

Aug.

3,990

3,910

2,770

1,450

2,070

1,740

121

3,220

4,800

3,450

4,850

5,730

5.950

3,720 

3,600

5,820

4,840

3,660

4,320

3,040

122

2,160

5,910

4,680

2,780

3,800

2,860

148

2,430 

3,740

1,620

103,281

3,332

-

-

Sept.

1,760

3,100

3,600

135

2,030

4,460

5,080

2,520

2,170

4,390

140

2,410

3,830

3,200 

1,580

1,260

2,720

120

2, mo

4,180

5,160

2,770

3,900

4,330

*229

1,870

4,310

2,750

2,350 

857

79,241

2,641

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 96,500 Min 1,670 Mean 16,480 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.93

Water year 1953-54: Max 74,600 Min 120 Mean 11,930 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.87

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Jordan Dam hydroelectric

plant.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 235

Tallapoosa River near Heflin, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°37' , long 85*31', in NE£ sec. 19, T. 16 S., R. 11 E., on right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2£ miles upstream from Cane Creek and 4 miles 

southeast of Heflin.

Drainage area.--444 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 830 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,020 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 19.00 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 8,110 cfs Jan. 10, 1953 (gage height, 20.4 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

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)

1.4 

1.7 

2.1 

3.0

4.0

8.0

14.0

19.0

483

1,860

4,450

7,020

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.

151

134

126

119

115

109

109

103

*10 7

111

101

104

103

9S

98

98

100

96

101

98

104

107

100

101

98

98

101

120

126 

127

119

3,382

109

0.245

0.28

Nov.

114

111

107

*109

109

112

111

114

107

111

115

112

114

112

114

114

115

119

114

131

165

187

313

292

227

214

183

167

151 

148

4,312

144

0.324

0.36

Dec.

148

146

179

724

692

426

360

302

685

1,720

758

708

741

*875

858

560

426

348

313

302

348

498

741

576

440

373

336

336

576 

909

724

17,128

553

1.25

1.43

Jan.

576

483

426

399

360

348

324

302

302

302

313

324

*313

281

302

3,380

5,870

6,720

1,790

841

1,450

*2,890

*3,110

1,330

943

800

700

650

900 

750

630

38,109

1,229

2.77

3.19

Feb.

570

520

480

450

430

410

390

380

370

360

360

360

350

350

350

400

600

*560

440

412

600

540

500

600

800

650

580

800

-

13,612

486

1.09

1.14

Mar.

1,100

900

750

650

580

530

500

480

460

430

410

400

400

430

460

410

380

400

450

600

540

480

440

420

*399

483

807

1,720

1,150 

900

750

18,809

607

1.37

1.57

Apr.

660

600

560

520

490

470

450

430

420

410

400

390

380

380

570

700

1,200

1,000

800

630

500

450

400

500

700

630

570

680

800 

*592

17,082

569

1.28

1.43

May

483

412

513

*1,830

943

576

468

454

426

399

373

348

360

576

658

528

426

386

373

360

324

313

292

271

261

252

*240

238

240 

240

221

13,784

445

1.00

1.15

June

242

642

609

544

386

292

252

232

219

196

191

182

183

189

240

281

386

528

302

240

209

187

167

*153

142

136

122

112

107 

104

7,775

259

0.583

0.65

July

88

92

89

88

89

82

76

76

131

129

109

88

78

79

420

395

232

194

146

120

104

106

624

399

232

*155

119

107

96 

96

80

4,919

159

0.358

0.41

Aug.

72

76

71

68

62

59

60

57

55

58

54

51

49

49

42

39

59

57

55

200

500

300

150

110

80

70

60

52

48 

45

43

2,751

88 . 7

0.200

0.23

Sept.

(*)

30

(*)

900

30.0

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,930 Mln 50 Mean 627 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,720 Mln - Mean 391 Cfsm 0.881 In. 11.93

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efs).--Jan. 18 (6 a.m.) 7,020 cfs (19.00 ft); Jan. 23 (8 a.m.) 3,730 

cfs (12.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Jan. 26 to Feb. 17, Feb. 21 to Mar. 24, Mar. 30 to Apr. 29, Aug. 19 to 

Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on same and nearby streams.
236 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°36', long 85°05', on left bank at city water-pumping plant 200 ft down* 

stream from bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at Carrollton, Carroll County, 1 mile upstttam 

from Central of Georgia Railroad, and 3^ miles upstream from Buck Creek.

Drainage area. 89 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 971.25 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 17 years, 134 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 10.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Sept. 24, 25.

1937-54: Maximum discharge observed, 6,010 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 19.3 ft); 

minimum daily, that of Sept. 24, 25, 1954.

Flood of Feb. 1, 1936, reached a stage of 18.15 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 5,450 

cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of 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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

61

B?

45

41

37

*35

33

31

30

30

30

28

28

26

26

26

26 

26

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

23

23

22

909

29.3

0.329

0.38

Nov.

23

23

23

23

23

25

25

25

26

25

25

26

26

27

28

27

27 

*28

30

33

47

61

74

51

61

52

45

41

37

35

1,032

34.4

0.387

0.43

Dec.

37

37

39

167

145

159

109

89

94

104

114

175

175

280

2BT

192

120 

99

79

79

89

99

109

109

99

79

79

70

137

132

145

3,694

119

1.34

1.53

Jan.

120

99

89

89

79

*79

70

70

70

70

79

70

70

61

TO

324

1.500 

785

308

175

210

530

560

340

210

152

145

167

175

132

120

6,818

220

2.47

2.85

Feb.

109

104

99

99

94

89

89

89

84

79_

84

84

79

79

79

84

126 

*120

109

126

192

T53

126

126

120

120

104

167

_

3,043

109

1.22

1.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,330 Mln 17

Mar.

280

294

183

132

120

1O9

104

99

94

94

94

89

89

109

114

104

94

84

IBS

145

152

114

104

99

94

109

167

340

378 250"

*14S

4,467

144

1.62

1.87

Apr.

132

120

109

99

99

89

89

89

99

89

89

79

79

89

89

132

192 

230

TTO

99

79

70

TO

79

109

145

104

79

120

132

3,199

107

1.20

1.34

May

104

79

79

109 -57

74

65

58

58

54

52

*47

58

94

99

89

70 

61

61

56

52

47

43

41

39

37

37

37

37

50

41

1,927

62.2

0.699

0.81

June

39

39

70

84

55

47

39

35

31

33

30

28

26

37

31

33

35 

35

31

28

25

23

*23

21

19

19

18

17

16

15

992

33.1

0.372

0.42

July

14

14

19

16

IS

IS

13

14

50

2T

16

14

13

12

23

26

18 

18

16

14

11

12

16

31

19

13

11

9.3

7.8

571

11

516.2

16.7

0.188

0.22

Aug.

16iff

7.5

5.0

 6.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

5,2

8.4

8.7

5.4

*4.2

2.5

3.6

4.0

2.9 

*24

775

14

16

14

7.8

6.0

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

199.8

6.45

0.072

0.08

Mean 143 Cfam 1.61 In. 21.82

Sept.

2.5

*2.S

l.S

1.0

.8

.6

1.6

1.8

9.6

13

13

14

12

4.4

2.3

2.3

*1.6 

2.5

1.6

1.1

1.2

1.1

.6

.5 75-

.8

1.6

2.9

2.7

E.I

102.8

3.43

0.039

0.04

Water year 1953-54; Max 1,300 Mln 0.5 Mean 73.6 Cfam 0.827 In. 11.24

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfa). Jan. 17 (l p.m.) 1,620 cfa (10.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-dlacharge relation affected by water-pumping plant operation Aug. 1 to Sept. 30; 

dlacharge estimated on baals of 5 discharge meaaurementa, obaerver'a notea, and recorda for stations 

on nearby atreams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°08', long 85°34', in seo. 12, T. 22 5., P.. 10 E., on right bar.k at Wadley, a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 63 and three-quarters of 

a mile downstream from Beaverdam Creek.

Drainage area. 1,660 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1923 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 601.33 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Alabama Power Co.).

Average discharge. 31 years, 2,446 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,260 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 9.30 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 54 cfs Sept. 30.

1923-54: Maximum discharge observed, 52,800 cfs Feb. 5, 1936 (gage height, 27.9 ft); 

minimum daily, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation during extreme low flow caused by small 

mills above station.

Cooperation. Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geologleal Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18

414

1,720

5,520

10,500

Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

4.0

7.0

10.0

2.3

2.4 

2.7

51

81

212

3.0 

7.0

455

5,520

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 7.0 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,180

1,060

880

771

699

627

603

579

615

555

567

567

508

531

519

543

519

497 

508

508

497

497

486

497

475

464

515

603

519

531 

497

18,421

594

0.358

0.41

Nov.

531

543

543

519

567

-m497

543

519

497

508

531

531

519

531

519

519

519

519

591

747

819

1,000

1,060

1,480

940

831

747

711

711

19,589

653

0.393

0.44

Dec.

627

S2T

699

3,040

2,920

2,200

1,720

1,420

1,720

5,780

3,280

2,680

2,920

*3,520

3,280

2,680

1,960

1,720 

1,420

1,300

1,360

1,600

2,200

2,080

1,840

1,600

1,420

1,360

1,540 

2 200 2)680

63,393

2,045

1.23

1.42

Jan.

2,200

1,840

1,600

1,480

1,420

1,420

1,300

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,120

3,170

8,560

9,080 

8,900

3,780

2,800

6,160

7,280

5,380

3,520

2,800

2,320

2,200

2,320

2,080 

1,960

92,950

2,998

1.81

2.08

Feb.

*1, 840

1,600

1,600

1,540

1,480

1,420

1,420

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,500

1,300

2,200

1,960 

1,720

1,600

1,960

2,520

1,960

2,200

5,160

2,680

2,080

2,440

49,500

1,761

1.06

1.10

Mar.

5,650

5,280

2,680

2,200

1,960

1,840

1,720

1,600

1,600

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,420

1,480

1,540

1,480

1,420

1,560 

1, 600

1,960

1,960

1,720

1,600

1,540

*1,480

1,720

2,440

5,380

4,660

5,400 

2,680

65,770

2,122

1.28

1.47

Apr.

2,200

2,080

1,960

1,720

1,720

1,600

1,600

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,420

1,420

1,360

1,360

1,360

3,120

5,240

3,910 

2,680

2,080

1,720

1,600

1,480

2,920

2,560

2,440

2,200

2,200

4,040

2, 680

65,170

2,172

1.31

1.46

May

2,200

1,840

1,960

5,780

4,040

2,520

1,720

1,720

1,480

1,420

1,560

1,500

1,500

1,420

1,720

1,720

1,540

1,360 

1,360

1,300

1,240

1,110

1,040

1,040

977

977

907

977

907

1,110 

977

48,122

1,552

0.935

1.08

June

1,040

1,560

2,320

Z,080

2,200

2,520

1,110

907

837

795

907

823

754

767

907

977

1,040

1,180 

1,240

907

754

663

*624

572

524

466

453

425

405 

555

29,688

990

0.596

0.67

July

383

385

689

425

520

320

364

289

837

650

728

500

555

320

907

795

907

689 

741

524

403

337

650

2,200

1,040

676

500

413

346 

320

268

18,277

590

0.355

0.41

Aug.

261

268

242

218

202

202

236

261

218

192

182

192

177

149 149"

153

187

182 

433

1,180

1,480

907

536

328

254

242

212

192

197 

197

167

9,996

322

0.194

0.22

Sept.

236

IBT

149

153

153

137

153

113

157

192

157

155

115

101

85

93

93

81 

78

89

93

78

81

89

75

75

66

66

57 

54

3,337

111

O.067

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 23,300 Min 284 Mean 2,558 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.91

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,080 Min 54 Mean 1,326 Cfsm 0.799 In. 10.83

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 efs^. No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on "this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIK 

Hillabee Creek near Hackneyville, Ala.

Looatlor.. Lat 33°04', long 35°53', in 3Wi sec. 17, T. 24 K., R. 22 E., near center of 

channel on downstream side of pier of Highway tridge , 1 mile downstream from Enitachopco Creek, 3 miles east of Hackneyville, and 4 miles upstream from Hackney Creek.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1954 .

^Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 557.92 ft above mean sea level, dat . \ of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 13.9 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 5,850 cfs Jan 8, 1953 (gage height, 16.9 ft); min. :ium, 

that of Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

Remarks . Records good above 100 cfs aud fair below.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Dec. 3)

3.2 

3.4 

3.8 

4.4 138

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

245

715

1,680

2,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

119

H?

103

94

90

89

89

88

*83

79

78

75

74

72

72

72

72

70

69

68

*66

62

61

60

58

58

63

86

73

70

72

2,397

77.3

0.418

0.48

Nov.

68

67

64

64

64

64

67

67

68

68

67

66

64

64

66

64

64

64

64

81

128

151

*178 ~5G

106

89

80

78

74

73

2,378

79.3

0.429

0.48

Dec .

72

70

10?

 1,010 STE"

239

227

173

747

740

345

640

476

665

415

305

249

216

199

192

*305

428

440

305

265

233

210

217

378

390

315

10,895

351

1.90

2.19

Jan.

265

245

235

216

202

192

181

178

173

173

180

168

159

157

168

616

365

285

247

225

355

715 5T5~

365

305

285

*275

263

231

221

210

8,370

270

1.46

1.68

Feb.

197

197

193

185

181

176

171

169

169

168

183

223

173

169

168

202

407

225

199

340

378

275

241

686 465"

345

295

578

7,358

263

1.42

1.48

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,570 Min 48

Mar.

440

345

*315

275

261

245

233

225

219

212

208

206

202

216

188

183

180

T8T

458

345

253

225

216

208

206

335

1,050

 1,070 555"

440

365

10,070

325

1.76

2.02

Apr.

325

285

275

255

245

253

*243

229

217

208

204

199

2T4

221

208

945

602

355

295

253

231

229

225

1,260

640

490

345

506

2,290

13,047

435

2.35

2.62

May

540

428

788 £65"

*428

355

325

345

285

275

261

255

253

265

247

235

216

223

235

206

199

188

181

173

169

168

168

162

161

156

141

8,696

281

1.52

1.75

June

140

152

335

2TS

159

144

136

*130

122

149

192

151

204

130

138

171

180

210

154

122

107

104

96

104

a90

a82

a76

a70

a64

4,186

140

0.757

0.84

July

a56

a83

174

a80

a66

a60

a56

a52

a80

112

a68

a60

*56

56

628

130

107

83

79

70

62

56

178

141

81

68

60

56

48

46

44

2,996

96.6

0.522

0.60

Aug.

44

43

38

37

36

37

45

39

39

39

38

36

33

45

37

36

97

139

280

19^

177

67

*47

43

39

36

34

32

3F

35

32

1,915

61.8

0.334

0.38

Sept.

31

30

28

27

27

26

25

25

90

3B

31

30

28

24

21

21

20

19

18

18

17

18

19

18

16

14

13

12

11

11

724

24.1

0.130

0.15

Mean 401 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.44

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,290 Min 11 Mean 200 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 239

Tallapoosa River below Tallassee, Ala.

Location.--Lat 32°31', long 85°53', iu E-| sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 22 E., on left bank Ij miles 

downstream from Benjamin PitzpatricK Highway Bridge and Tnurlow Dam at Tallassee and 

3-j miles upstream from Uphapee Creek.

Drainage area. 3,320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 162.03 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Alabama Power Co.).

Average discharge. 26 years, 4,765 cfs (unajusted).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 9,600 cfs Dec. 23; maximum gage height, 

15.2 ft Dec. 5 (backwater from tributary inflow); minimum daily discharge, 60 cfs 

Oct. 18.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Mar. 15, 1929 (gage height, 51.35 ft, from 

floodmarks), computed on basis of powerplant records and flow over spillway; minimum 

daily, 10 cfs June 3, 1930, May 17, 1931.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow regulated by Lake Martin (see p. 241) and hydroelectric 

plants above station.

Cooperation. Records collected by Alabama Power 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

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.

3,680

2,500

458

219

4,140

5,670 

5,730

4,920

2,350

*536

72

5,560

6,030

5,720

6,200

5,250

76

60

6,020

6,450

6,360

5,980

6,010

336

67

5,450

5,700

5,430

5,730

5,770 

256

118,710

3,829

-

Nov.

66

5,320

5,650

5,940

6,760

 

6,940 2"5o"

163

6,080

6,400

5,320

5,840

5,460

323

66

5,170

5,630

5,740

6,050

5,820

97

89

4,510

4,980

6,040

930

3,780

580

389

5,890

116,283

3,876

-

Dec.

6,610

6,310

4,490

7,750

5,720

2,040 

S, 680

6,130

6,060

4,950

6,000

6,370

4,960

7,120

6,230

6,620

6,170

6,070

6,000

3,270

4,730

6,420

8,650

8,780

8,260

9,140

9,290

9,600

8,910

8,720 

7,870

204,920

6,610

-

Jan.

8,360

8,040

2,260

6,500

8,950

6,720 

6,830

3,710

505" 757

6,320

6,840

5,890

6,090

4,570

4,940

5,080

5,290

5,700

4,850

*5,500

5,730

5,510

4,370

5,990

5,480

4,490

4,760

5,670

3,410 

2,920

162,412

5,239

-

Feb.

4,300

5,140

4,760

3,600

2,090

1,750 

1,120

4,190

2,760

2,480

1,460

765

463

443

1,250"

708

1,380

2,000

1,470

946

2,760

3,390

2,600

1,490

2,900

1,980

1,080

2,060

-

--" "

61,335

2,191

_

-

Mar.

4,060

4,110

3,510

3,680

3,760

1,970 

1,800

2,810

2,270

900

1,080

654

1,130

1,130

1,890

3,170

1,960

1,530

3,310

2,670

421 1,'8~9TT

2,970

*1,340

904

1,630

4,080

2,900

3,000

4,450 

2,960

73,939

2,385

-

Apr.

3,030

2,320

1,630

1,970

2,990

2,060 

2,430

2,080

1,720

1,060

650

3,110

2,020

3,030

4,020

3,780

3,250

1,270

2,290

2,530

2,700

2,670

1,990

730

69

1,290

2,610

2,430

1,670

1,490

64,889

2,163

_

-

May

2,680

436

2,750

1,160

1,170

1,600 

1,530

176

273

1,980

2,800

3,920

2,760

1,500

642

650

2,930

3,920

3,770

3,270

1,280

415

314

5,190

4,720

2,900

2,860

1,840

79

33T 

1,980

61,827

1,994

_

-

June

5,020

4,280

3,870

1,800

1,300

1,430 

2,370

2,750

3,820

4,850

2,790

576

96

4,110

5,460

5,550

4,260

4,820

94

64

4,280

4,300

3,380

4,130

2,780

1,690

80

4,710

*3,880

4,370

92,910

3,097

_

-

July

3,860

2,760

so" 80

80

860 

1,520

1,110

1,510

80

100

2,710

2,270

2,010

2,040

 2,530

80

80

2,480

3,730

4,240

3,750

5,320

80

98

*2,830

3,670

2,780

3,380

4,090 

796

61,004

1,968

_

-

Aug.

98

5,lTO"

5,650

5,450

5,670

5,890 

3,320

175

4,570

3,940

2,280

3,730

3,110

470

293

3,480

3,990

4,100

4,310

3,880

2,990

273

3,970

5,300

4,920

5,530

4,800

3,260

110

5,090 

5,940

111,699

3,603

_

-

Sept.

2,450

3,740

1,790

2,930

101

87 

5,690"

6,130

6,270

5,530

2,630

122

5,650

6,210

3,590

3,610

3,110

2,490

103

4,210

3,340

2,090

1,170

435

2,650

99

2,270

3,000

3,230

4,640

89,367

2,979

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 34,800 Min 60 Mean 5,687 Cfsm 1.71 in. 23.25

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,600 Min 60 Mean 3,341 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.66

Discharge measurement made on this day.
240 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee, Ala.

Location.--Lat 32°28 T , long 85°42', on east line of sec. 12, T. 17 N., R. 23 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 81, 1 mile upstream from Red Creek, 

l£ miles upstream from bridge of Western Railway of Alabama, and 4 miles north of 

Tuskegee.

Drainage area.--331 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 'd23.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 15 years, 450 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 20.4 ft); minimuri daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 14.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 29,600 cfs Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height, 27.33 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 14, 1954.

Flood of March 1929 reached a stage about 2 ft higher than that of Mar. 21, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good above 50 cfs, fair between 5 and 50 cfs, and poor below 5 cfs. 

Occasional diurna"1 fluctuation at low flow caused by small plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 11, 17-22, Dec. 24 to 

Feb. 20, and Feb. 23 to Mar. 14)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14 Mar. 15 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

48

102

187

295

565

6.0

9.0

13.0

19.0

905

2,470

5,400

11,000

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

0.4

2.0

5.3

16

32

92

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

173

275

531

1,270

2,470

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 9.0 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

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

380

306

248

203 

170

152

136

128

116

102

92

87

81

74

70

67

64

60

60

58

55

*55

54

53

49

48

6T

77

75

68

63

3,318

107

0.323

0.37

Nov.

60

60

58

54 

63

81

88

81

70

61

60

55

54

50

50

50

50

*53

50

64

96

131

183

174

138

178

163

150

138

133

2,696

89.9

0.272

0.30

Dec.

135

130

341

*6,560 

11,000

6,410

5,240

3,690

1,980

1,660

1,400

1,820

1,870

2,470

2,040

1,560

1,010

791

706

674

1,040

*1,300

1,560

1,350

1,010

809

723

658

846

1,220

1,300

63,303

2,042

6.17

7.11

Jan.

1,100

809

690

642 

596

565

519

519

490

461

461

434

406

393

393

447

475

406

367

367

354

434

658

475

380

342

330

*330

306

295 

^TTo 31 o

14,762

476

1.44

1.66

Feb.

295

272

272

254

250

265

261

250

239

230

228

226

209

207

207

209

254

259

226

490

1,870

1,820

809

925

1,400

1,260

740

827

-

14,754

527

1.59

1.66

Mar.

885

791

596

*519 

475

434

420

393

420

393

367

342

342

820

1,580

808

344

308

478

844

703

434

369

344

320

320

490

1,220

1,640

940

560

18,899

610

1.84

2.12

Apr.

448

395

344

332

308

286

273

*262

245

224

212

208

188

173

181

192

214

192

153

138

130

122

119

114

122

120

128

108

130

125

6,186

206

0.622

0.70

May

118

98

102

m

*113

92

79

69

63

60

55

64

104

128

98

85

79

141

110

78

60

52

46

41

37

35

35

32

31

30

2,443

78.8

0.238

0.27

June

30

36

34

1

29 

25

23

*23

23

21

27

7660"

42

31

25

38

33

34

23

22

20

17

16

17

16

15

14

13

10

10

803

26.8

0.081

0.09

July

9.0

9.5

13

11

10

10

7.5

10

11

13

8.0

*7.0

7.0

19

50

82

78

49

39

32

28

51

63

60

48

145

169

108

63

42

32

1,284.0

41.4

0.125

0.14

Aug.

24

22

18

17 

16

14

14

13

11

10

9.5

9.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

5.3

7.0

7.5

16

38

15

16

*12

10

8. -5

7.5

5.3

4.9

4.9

3.5

367.4

11.9

0.036

0.04

Sept.

2.3

1.6

1.6

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

2.0

1.4

1.4

1.0

^8

1.2

2.0

2.6

3,5

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.6

1.8

*1.0

2 9

50.0

1.67

0.0050

0.006

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,000 Min 11 Mean 754 Cfsm 2.28 In. 30.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,000 win 0.8 Mean 353 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.47

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--Dee. 5 (2 p.m.) 12,400 cfs (20.4 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Mobile River basin

241

Allatoona Reservoir.--Lat 34°09'50", long 84°43'40", at forebay of dam on Etowah River, 

2^ miles upstream from Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway Bridge, 6 miles 

upstream from Pumpkinvine Creek, and 4 miles east of Cartersville, Ga. Drainage area, 

1,110 sq mi. Records available, December 1949 to September 1954. Water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum contents during year, 341,800 acre-ft Jan. 26 

(elevation, 837.76 ft); minimum, 172,600 acre-ft Jan. 15 (elevation, 818.75 ft). Maximum contents during period 1949-54, 485,000 acre-ft Mar. 25, 1952 (elevation, 848.93 

ft); minimum, 149,300 acre-ft Jan. 12, 1951 (elevation, 815.01 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway (crest elevation, 835.0 ft) 

is equipped with 9 taintor gates 40 ft wide by 25 ft high, and 2 taintor gates 20 ft 

wide by 25 ft high. There are 4 sluices 5 ft 8 in. wide by 10 ft high and 1 sluice 

48 in. in diameter. Storage begaft Dec. 27, 1949; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 5, 1950. Total capacity at elevation 860.0 ft (top of gates) 

is 670,000 acre-ft, of which 587,200 acre-ft is controlled storage above elevation 

800.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Lake Martin.--Lat 32°41', long 85°55', in sec. 36, T. 20 N., R. 21 E., at forebay of Martin 

Dam on Tallapoosa River, 5 miles upstream from Sougahatchee Creek and 10 miles north of 

Tallassee, Ala. Drainage area, 3,000 sq mi (approximately). Records available, October 

1927 to September 1954. Remote indicating gage, referenced to wire-weight gage. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Alabama Power Co., adjustment unknown). Maximum 

daily contents during year, 1,540,000 acre-ft May 17 (elevation, 487.85 ft); minimum 

daily, 1,046,000 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 473.09 ft). Maximum daily contents since 

Oct. 1, 1940, 1,630,000 acre-ft Apr. 27, 1944 (elevation, 490.26 ft); minimum daily, 

555,000 acre-ft June 29, 1941 (elevation, 452.12).

Reservoir is formed by a combination arch and gravity concrete dam with a riprap 

earth embankment on left or east end. Spillway is equipped with 20 modified stoneytype gates, 30 ft wide and 16 ft high . Storage began in the summer of 1926, and the 

powerhouse was completed in the summer of 1927. Total capacity at elevation 490.00 ft 

(top of gates) is 1,622,000 acre-ft, of which 1,375,000 acre-ft is controlled storage 

above elevation 430.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power development. 

Capacity curve and gage-height record furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Coosa River Reservoirs on Coosa River, used for power development, are the following: Lay 

Lake, 11 miles northeast of Clanton, Ala., completed 1914, usable capacity, 48,000 acreft; Mitchell Lake, 11 miles southeast of Clanton, completed in 1923, usable capacity, 

54,000 acre-ft; Lake Jordan, 5 miles northwest of Wetumpka, completed in 1929, usable 

capacity, 84,000 acre-ft. Capacity curves and gage-height record furnished by Alabama 

Power Co.

Monthly elevation and change in contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Calendar year 1953. 

Jan. 31. .............

Feb. 28..............

Water year 1953-54.

Allatoona Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

830.39 

825.82 

820.41 

821.98

-

836.14 

827.14 

834.70 

834.95 

834.16 

832.76 

832.34 

830.97 

825.01

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

265,500 

225,200 

183,900 

195,100

-

323,700 

236,300 

308,300 

310,900 

302,700 

288,500 

284,300 

271,000 

218,500

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-40, 300 

-41,300 

+11,200

+44,700

+128,600 

-87,400 

+72,000 

+2,600 

-8,200 

-14,200 

-4,200 

-13,300 

-52,500

-47,000

Lake Martin

Elevation 

(feet)t

480.15 

475.70 

475.50

-

475.70 

478.35 

482.40 

486.40 

487.55 

485.40 

483.80 

478.60 

472.95

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

1,266,300 

1,123,000 

1,117,100

-

1,123,000 

1,206,800 

1,343,700 

1,486,700 

1,529,200 

1,450,200 

1,392,800 

1,214,900 

1,401,300

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-153,400 

-143,300 

-5,900

+55,300

+5,900 

+83, 800 

+136,900 

+143,000 

+42,500 

-79,000 

-57,400 

-177,900 

-173,600

-378,400

Coosa River 

Reservoirs

Change In 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-4,100 

+1,900 

-23,900

-39,600

+75,600 

-15,500 

+10,000 

-47,800 

-1, 100 

-5,100 

-2, 700 

+2, 200 

+2,200

-8, 300

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
242 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Alabama River near Montgomery, Ala.

Location.--Lat 32°24'42", long 85°24'32", in NW£ sec. 31, T. 17 N., R. 17 E., in pier, 

near midstream, of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 4 miles upstream from Autauga Creek 

and 6 miles northwest of Montgomery.

Drainage area.--15,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1899 to December 1903 (gage heights only), October 1927 to 

September 1954. Published as "at Montgomery" 1899-1903. Gage-height records collected 

at Montgomery since December 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark:) . January 1899 to December 1903 staff gage at site 

9.3 miles upstream at different datum. Since Mar. 27, 1951, U. S. Weather Bureau staff 

gage used as an auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--27 years (1927-54), 23,730 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 79,000 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 28.5 ft); minimum daily, 2,700 cfs Sept. 26; minimum gage height, -2.2 ft Sept. 26.

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 255,000 cfs Mar. 17, 1929 (gage height, 59.6 ft); minimum, 2,180 cfs Nov. 24, 1941; minimum daily, 2,420 cfs Nov. 24, 1941; minimum gage 

height, that of Sept. 26, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 62.7 ft Apr. 1, 1886 fron floodmarks. Flood of Mar. 30, 1888, 

reached a stage of 50.6 ft. from floodmarks (discharge, 274,000 cfs, from rating curve 

extended above 240,000 cfs). Elevation of floodmarics of both floods referred to U. S. 

Weather Bureau gage 9.3 miles upstream and transferred to present site by gage-height 

relation curve.

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

Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir, Lajce Martin and Coosa River Reservoirs (see 

preceding page).

Cooperation.--Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geulogi ca 1 Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1142: 19J9.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

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

16,200

14,300

11,200

7,660

5,100

5,900 

9,200 

9,8OO 

11,000 

9,800

6,600 

*4,400 

6,100 

9,800 

9,600

8,450

10,600

6,910

4,410

7,270

11,000

10,400

10,400

9,010

7,310

4,810

6,74O

10,200

10,600

9,400

7,910

7,000

7,200

6,400

6,100

4,500

Total 

Mean 

Of sm 

In.

940,280 *1,262 759,400 216,100

6,971

177,930

5,931

Calendar year 1953: Max 

Water year 1953-54: Max

Min 

Min

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.72

1.12

In.

In.

23.39

15.16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Expressed in thousands.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 7-12, Nov. 12-18, Dec. 18-23, Dec. 29 to Jan. 11, Mar. 23, 24, 

May 22 to June 2. Aug. 31 to Sept. 2£; discharge estimated on basis of daily readings of U.S. Weather 

Bureau pagp 9.3 miles upstream and records for stations upstream and downstream.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Catoma Creek near Montgomery, Ala.

243

Location. --La t 32°18'25", long 86°18'00", in center sec . 6, T. 15 N. , R. 18 E. , on right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 9, 5 miles south of Montgomery.

Drainage area. 283 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1954.

~

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 151.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 23.03 ft); no 

flow for many days .

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 5, 1953; no flow for many days in some 

years .

Flood of Nov. 28, 1948, reached a stage of 27.5 ft (discharge, about 32,000 cfs on 

basis of partial discharge measurement).

Remarks . Records good above 30 cfs, fair between 10 and 30 cfs, poor below 10 cfs and 

for period of backwater from return of overbank flow and for periods of no gage-height 

record.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of backwater from return 

of overbank flow (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet 

per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5

1.9

5.7

24

73

291

770

11.0

15.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

1,670

2,940

4,160

5,670

6,720

Dec. 6 to Sept. 30 

0.63 0

.9

1.0

1.2 

1.6 

2.5 

4.0

132

291

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

236

82

51

38

30

26

21

23

22

20

17

15

13

13

10

8.5

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.8

573

5.3

5.3

6.2

7.7

5.3

8.2 

9.6

721.3

23.3

0.082

0.09

Nov.

6.7

7.2

7.2

6.2

4.6

5.7

4.6

6.7

9.8

6.2

7.7

7.2

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

6.2

6.2

6.7

9.6

9.6

12

19

*54

4T

36

40

27

20

16

421.5

14.0

0.049

0.06

Dec.

15

13

66

2,750

8,270

7,510

04,200

04,600

02,600

c 1,400

0840

1,910

2,770

2,980

2,590

*1 , 400

525

220

160

136

190

542

970

790

542

260

190

155

389

610 

1,150

50,945

1,643

5.61

6.69

Jan.

910

B9C7

242

180

150

132

110

99

65

77

75

72

71

63

56

60

64

77

63

56

53

1L4

266

346

190

116

96

64

*74

70 

71

4,714

152

0.537

0.62

Feb.

72

65

56

53

50

44

42

40

36

36

36

36

35

34

53

33

33

34

37

492

1,550 570"

696

607

1,400

910

496

864

-

6,996

321

1.13

1.16

Mar.

1,420

910

451

165

*132

105

90

79

70

64

61

5558"

618

2,180

5,190

1,120

200

699

1,450

910

446

190

132

106

100

247

1,450

1,820

1,940

1,040

21,516

694

2.45

2.63

Apr.

254

160

116

104

99

92

75

65

*62

57

47

42

39

36

33

35

44

50

43

32

29

26

2430-

398

430

T5T

76

68

39

2,794

93.1

0.329

0.37

May

26

FT

28

23

16

15

*13

12

12

10

10

9.6

9.0

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

7.8

7.6

9.0

7.6

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.4 570"

6.0

5.4

370.4

11.9

0.042

0.05

June

5.4

5.4

4.6

4.2

3.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.9

3.3

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

23

11

27

14

9.0

6.0

4.8

3.6

1.6

172- 1.2

1.2

177.9

5.93

0.021

0.02

July

1.2

1.0

.6

.7

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

77

*1.2

1.4

19

25" 30

13

7.2

3.3

2.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

.8

.6

.4 

.4

116.0

3.61

0.013

0.02

Aug.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

TT

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

3.4

0.11

0.00039

0.0004

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,270 Min 0.2 Mean 537 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.74

Water year 1953-54 : Max 8,270 Min 0 Mean 249 Cfsm 0.860 In. 11.93

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--Deo. 5 (8 p.m.) 10,700 cfs (23.03 ft). 

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

o Backwater from return of overbank flow.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 16-22, Apr. 7, 8, May 6, Sept. 16-27; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for nearby streams.
244 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Autauga Creek at Prattville, Ala.

Location.--Lat 32°27'30", long 86°28'30", in N? sec. 17, T. 17 N., R. 16 E., on left bank 

25 ft upstream from Bridge Street Bridge in Prattville, 500 ft downstream from dam, 

and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 119 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder in concrete channel. Datum of gage is 164.38 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept, 27, 1944, 

staff or recording gages at several sites within 3 miles downstream of present site 

at various datums.

Average discharge. 15 years, 191 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 581 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 2.06 ft); minimum 

daily, 33 cfs Aug. 15, Sept. 29.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 21,800 cfs Aug. 16, 17, 1939 (gage height, 18.35 ft, 

present datum, prior to major channel improvement); minimum recorded, 3 cfs June 1, 

1941; minimum daily, that of Aug. 15, Sept. 29, 1954.

Flood of Dec. 9, 1919, reached a stage of 18.8 ft, present datum, from floodmarks 

(discharge, 23,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wKTch are poor. Extensive diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by small 

powerplant 500 ft above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 16 to Mar. 2o)

0.4 

.6

115

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

170

337

581

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

110

88

95

90

86

81

81

79

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

83

83

79

81

79

77

77

75

75

72.

*75

81

loo

95

88

86

2,583

83.3

0.70O

0.81

Nov.

86

83

81

79

86

90

90

86

83

83

83

81

81

81

83

86

86

86

86

123

164

194

200

*179

170

148

126

112

108

102

3,226

108

O.908

1.01

Dec.

105

102

124

264

337

278

230

200

320

470

360

360

490

380

290

*225

200

167

156

159

188

231

264

222

194

164

150

153

188

251

22O

7,442

240

2.02

2.33

Jan.

190

170

160

150

150

140

140

130

130

130

130

120

120

120

140

2OO

180

160

150

140

19O

250

220

190

170

16O

150

140

*131

139

142

4,832

156

1.31

1.51

Feb.

137

120

134

105

150

123

126

118

110

120

115

120

139

137

123

112

131

148

142

228

285

27T

159

188

209

216

216

219

4,371

156

1.31

1.37

Mar.

182

2OO

188

153

*142

137

137

139

137

139

137

139

148

206

156

137

137

134

203

234

219

179

145

142

139

167

222

285

557

241-

176

5,357

173

1.45

1.67

Apr.

142

128

128

126

123

128

126

128

123

120

123

126

*112

100

83

241

307

228

182

118

102

95

95

100

120

115

100

98

120

139

3,976

133

1.12

1.24

May

118

1O2

100

1OO

92

86

*83

81

79

86

83

92

108

153

148

115

95

86

83

83

75

77

77

75

IS.

75

79

83

92

100

83

2,861

92.3

0.776

0.89

June

64

62

72

83

75

70

68

60

*58

55

57

46

75

108

66

55

70

145

173.

112

77

62

62

62

58

46

47

57

49

36_

2,130

71.0

0.597

0.67

July

44

46

39

35

44

57

49

49

58

64

57

58

51

46

105

*90

72

6O

62

64

57

55

60

70

6O

68

62

58

53

53

46

1,790

57.7

0.485

0.56

Aug.

46

57

43

51

53

51

44

36

55

46

44

44

35

51

33

46

43

53

62

*62

43

41

53

46

47

49

49

39

47

55

47

1,471

47.5

0.399

0.46

Sept.

46

39

46

35

44

35

41

39

44

49_

36

35

4O

39

41

40

40

42

42

41

4O

40

40

38

38

38

39

*39

33

49

1,208

40.3

0.339

0.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,030 Mln 57 Mean 186 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.28

Water year 1953-54: Max 490 Mln 33 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.950 In. 12. 9O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Dec. 7-15, Dec. 31 to Jan. 28, Aug. 15, Sept. 4, 6, 

28; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage or fragmentary gage-height record, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro, Ala.

245

Location. Lat 32°16', long 86°42', in NE£ sec. 19, T. 15 N., R. 14 E., at downstream side 

of left bank pier of bridge on 0. S. Highway 80, 1 mile downstream from Panther Creek, 

5 miles west of Lowndesboro, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 242 sq mi.

Records available. December 1937 to April 1938, October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Wooden control since Aug. 8, 1951. Datura of gage is 127.95 

rt above mean sea level, datura of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

July 12, 1944, staff gage, and July 12, 1944, to June .22, 1949, wire-weight gage, at 

same site and datura.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 332 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 16.11 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1937-38, 1940-54: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 21.3 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good above 20 cfs, fair between 5 and 20 cfs, and poor below 5 cfs.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 4-21, June 28 to July 29)

1.2 

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.5

.1

.4

1.1

2.2

4.5

10

36

4.0

7.0

11.0

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

131

373

819

1,330

1,540

1,960

2,670

3,880

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.

-96 668

30

20

14

7.9 

6.7

4.5

4.0

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.8

2.0

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.0

1.0

*.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.8

1.0

.8

.5

.4

877.2

28.3

0.117

0.13

Nov.

0.4

.6

1.1

.5

.7

1.3

1.2

.9

.9

1.1

1.3

.7

.6

.6

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

3.6

9.7

15

49

*36

24

24

32

26

16

10

262.6

8.75

0.036

0.04

Dec.

5.0

IT" 2.8

946

3,090

5.590 

2,190

1,540

1,480

1,390

930

1,020

1,520

2,870

2,070

1,610

1,180

488

170

120

346

672

*916

832

767

466

213

148

381

583

618

32,167.8

1,038

4.29

4.94

Jan.

606

506

277

166

124

96 

75

57

48

45

46

44

38

32

29_

34

50

50

38

34

34

168

285

328

201

114

85

72

*59

49

47

3,837

124

0.512

0.59

Feb.

53

51

42

36

32

29 

27

25

22

22

21

21

21

19

18

23" 18

31

34

511

1,650

1,820

1,610

1,160

715

594

550

743

-

9,898

354

1.46

1.52

Mar.

1,100

1,200

1,180

485

*156

100 

72

59

51

45

42

54- 38

1,050

1,270

1,960

1,200

337

491

1,180

1,050

763

285

131

89

81

261

1,040

1,200

1 ,820

1,240

20,060

647

2.67

3.08

Apr.

388

131

77

56

45

49 

73

40

*87

77

36

26

22

18

16

643

1,520

569

100

38

24

19

15

30

156

110

117

80

29

31

4,422

147

0.607

0.68

May

32

17

13

9.4

7.0

5.0 

*4.0

3.6

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.5

3.2

3.0

3.8

3.8

2.8

2.5

1.8

1.3

1.0

.9

.6

.4

.3

.3

.4

.9

.5

.4

130.8

4.22

0.017

0.02

June

0.6

.4

.4

.4

.5

.3 

.2

.5

*.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

44

IT

4.3

1.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.2

66.3

2.21

0.0091

0.009

July

0.1

o

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

o

.1

.*.!

.1

.5

.8

76

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

0.12

O.O0050

0 . 0006

Aug.

0

O

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,870 Min 0 Mean 4O5 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.70

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,590 Mln o Mean 197 Cfsm 0.814 In. 11.02

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 ofs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this da 

Note. No gage-height record June 22-27, July 30 to Sept. 30} wat 

RYVI f\ tva .

'Jf.

;er below the intake and point of
246

MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala.

Location.--Lat 32°35', long 86°54', In E| sec. 31, T. 19 N., R. 12 E., on right bank near 

downstream side of highway bridge, 0.4 mile west of Jones, 6 miles upstream from Buck 

Creek, and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 165.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to June 2, 1939, staff gage at site 50 

ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 340 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,030 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 6.56 ft); minimum daily, 29 cfs Sept. 6, 26-28.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 32,800 cfs Aug. 16, 1939 (gage height, 30.4 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 6, 26-28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 33.6 ft in April 1938, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 48,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair. Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5

72

159

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

285

655

1,190

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.

Oct.

79

79

79

78

78

78

76

73

69

69

68

68

68

67

67

67

67

66

66

*66

71

75

73

72

73

73

115

106

86

79

78

2,329

75.1

0.366

0.42

Nov.

78

78

78

79

79

80

80

80

80

80

79

80

80

82

82

80

*80

82

80

133

174

208

279

139

126

116

102

100

100

102

3,096

103

0.502

0.56

Dec.

100

99

179

800

348

315

339

210

890

1,310

497

1,370

800

800

545

420

345

*291

263

265

318

537

700

382

321

288

263

303

493

481

369

14,641

472

2.30

2.66

Jan.

309

285

271

247

239

231

205

193

188

198

213

183

168

163

T74

445

336

239

223

215

268

545

420

321

285

*268

260

234

210

226

228

7,990

258

1.26

1.45

Feb.

195

183

181

170

161

159

155

147

147

153

157

161

143

141

143

151

239

186

157

635

775

369

306

678

525

403

342

900

_

8,062

288

1.40

1.46

Mar.

678

*457

414

348

318

300

277

257

249

236

228

226

215

205

186

174

170

174

728

712

369

294

268

257

244

357

863

1,370

655

610

493

12,332

398

1.94

2.24

Apr.

392

348

327

297

*277

386

309

277

260

226

218

208

193

179

174

1,480

1,680

610

481

389

345

312

285

268

279

274

234

218

453

545

11,924

397

1.94

2.16

May

294

234

*208

231

193

172

161

159

153

151

155

174

181

208

181

161

149

139

139

139

130

120

118

113

109

106

113

118

120

118

109

4,856

157

0.766

0.88

June

*102

205

203

177

122

100

91

86

82

78

78

76

75

73

71

97

145

113

89

79

72

69

64

66

68

59

55

52

-To" 48

48

2,743

91.4

0.446

0.50

July

47

53

149

106

79

71

63

57

55

63

58

51

48

*49

51

58

67

76

73

57

52

51

78

60

52

51

49

46

43

42

39

1,894

61.1

0.298

0.34

Aug.

42

42

44

49

54_

48

47

47

45

43

43

42

39

38

44

44

44

53

*44

46

46

45

40

42

37

36

32

37

35

34

32

1,314

42.4

0.207

0.24

Sept.

32

31

32

30

30

29

30

36

39

44

34

32

30

30

30

30

34

39

39

35

*32

32

32

30

30

29

29

29

30

3O

969

' 32.3

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,300 Mln 47 Mean 343 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.73

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,680 Mln 29 Mean 198 Cfsm 0.966 In. 13.09

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 2< 

Alabama River at Selma, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°24 I , long 87°01' , in T. 17 N., R. 10 E., in first pier from right bank 

of Edmund Pettus Bridge on U. S. Highway 80 in Selma, 1 mile upstream from Valley 

Creek.

Drainage area. 17,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1899 to January 1900 (gage heights only), February 1900 to

December 1913, June 1928 to September 1954. Gage-height records since December 1890

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 61.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 22, 1906, staff gage, Mar. 22, 1906, to June 21, 1928, chain 

gage, June 22, 1928, to Apr. 11, 1938, water-stage recorder, and Apr. 12, 1938, to 

May 20, 1940, wire-weight gage, all at site 300 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge . 39 years (1900-1913, 1928-54), 26,330 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 76,100 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 29.7 ft); 

minimum, 2,900 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, -1.38 ft); minimum daily, 3,510 cfs 

Sept. 28.

1899-1913, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 204,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1929; maximum gage 

height, 56.0 ft Dec. 3, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 2,660 cfs Nov. 1, 1904 

(gage height, -2.20 ft).

Maximum stage known, 57.0 ft Apr. 8, 1886, from floodtnarks established by Corps 

of Engineers (discharge, 221,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir, Lake Martin, and Coosa 

River reservoirs (see p. 241).

Revisions.--WSP 662: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from tributary Inflow Dec. 10-14, Jan. 17-19, Mar. 28-3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 3O

0.0 

3.0 

10.0

4,450

8,680

23,400

20.0

30.0

48,500

77,000

-1.0 

2.0

3,280

7,580

6.0 

1O.O

14,800

23,400

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1O.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24,800 

18,900

15,400

12 , 600

9,040

6,300

6,160

8,860

9,600

10,400

9,600

7,320

5,360 

6,020

9,800

10,200

9,400

10,800

8,140

*5,480

7,000

11,000

11,000

10,600

9,600

7,960

5,600

6,580

10,400

11 ,200 

10,000

305,120

9,843

_

-

Nov.

8,680 

7,640

5,600

6,020

10,000

11,600

11,000

10 , 600

8,140

5,600

6,440

10,400

10,800 

10,600

10,000

7,960

*5,600

6,440

9,400

10,400

11,000

11,000

9,220

6,300

8,140

11,800

11,800

10,800

9,600

7,800

270,380

9,013

_

-

Dec.

5,880 

7,320

11,000

15,400

29,800

40,500

49,000

48,000

44,500

41,100

40 , 400

41,800

45,100 

51,300

56,700

54,900

*48,200

41,500

35,800

31,800

28,500

27,100

29,200

32,500

33,800

32,500

30,200

27,300

25,200

27,500 

29,800

* 1,063. 6

34,310

_

-

Jan.

32,200 

32,000

30,200

27,300

22,900

20,000

19,300

17,400

16,700

16,700

14,400

16,500

17,100 

18,900

19,600

18,700

20,400

30,800

53,000

66,200

68,300

66,500

67,700

72,200

75,500

*75,80Q

73,400

70,700

66,800

64,200 

61,900

*1,273.3

41,070

_

-

Feb.

58,200 

53 ,400

46,800

37,200

30,000

25,700

24,300

22,200

19,800

20,700

20,200

19,600

18,500 

16,800

14,800

14,400

15,600

17,600

18,500

18,700

23,900

28,200

30,500

29,800

30,500

31,000

30,000

29,800

-

746,700

26,670

_

-

Mar.

32,000 

*36,800

39,800

37,800

35,000

32,200

30,000

27,100

24,100

22,700

22,200

22,500

22,000 

21,300

20,000

22,500

28,500

28,200

26,400

28,800

31,200

29,200

24,300

21,300

19,300

18,700

18,500

21 300

29,000

38,000 

48. > 500

859,000

27,710

_

-

Apr.

50,800 

47,500

40,800

35,200

33,200

*32,000

31,800

30,500

27,800

25,900

24,300

23,900

22,000 

21,300

20,000

22,900

29,000

30,800

28,800

25,000

21,800

21,300

21,600

21,600

19,800

16,000

15,800

14 800

17,000

18,500

789,700

26,320

-

May

19,600 

21,800

19,300

* 18, 500

20,7OO

17,800

18,9OO

19,600

17,8OO

15,OOO

12,400

14,600

15,600 

16,600

14,200

14,200

11,600

9,860

14,600

17,600

15,600

14,400

13,200

9,860

8,860

12,800

14,000

12,200

11,300

12,000 

9,520

464,000

14,970

-

June

8,060 

*8,860

12,600

13,200

12,600

13,400

13,200

13 , 600

14,400

14,400

14,200

14,600

13,800 

10,700

8,220

8,86O

10,70O

11,60O

12,600

13,OOO

11,800

9,520

10,500

11,300

10,500

9,690

10,400

9,180

7,900

7,580

340,970

11,370

-

July

8.86O 

8,70O

8,86O

8,220

8,70O

7,42O

5,900

5,750

6,950

6,650

6,650

6,800

5,600 

5,900

*8,060

7,900

8,380

7,260

6,950

6,650

7,260

7,740

7,740

7,740

8,060

8,540

6,350

6,950

8,86C

8, 3 CO 

8,860

233, IZQ

1 ,520

_

Aug.

7,740 

7,740

6,950

6,500

7,580

7,740

8,060

7,740

6,950

6,650

6,950

7,420

9,020 

9.55O

9,350

7,740

*5,900

7,420

8,860

8,700

8,860

8,540

6,200

5,450

6,650

8,860

8,860

9,180

8,380

6,500 

5,450

237,290

7,655

-

Sept.

6,200 

7,100

7,42O

7,10O

7,100

5,150

5,750

5,60O

6,80O

8,220

8.660

8,540

6,950 

5,150

6,5OO

8,380

7,900

6,500

5,750

5,150

5,000

6,500

8,220

6,950

6,200

6,05O

*3,63O

3,510

5,000

5,300

192,480

6,416

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 111,000 Min 5,120 Mean 28,590 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22. 7O

Water year 1953-54: Max 75,800 Mln 3,510 Mean 18,560 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Discharge computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Mar. 15 to 

Apr. 6, July 28 to Aug. 16, Aug. 22 to Sept. 26.

3890ZO O - 56 - 17
248

MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Cahaba River near Acton, Ala.

Location.--Lat 33°22', long 86°49', in SEij sec. 23, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, half a mile upstream from Patton Creek, 

1 mile northwest of Acton, and 16 miles south of Birmingham.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 375.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge . 16 years, 338 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 23.6 ft); no 

flow Oct. 16, 29-31, Sept. 1-29.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 25,500 cfs Dec. 28, 1942; maximum gage height, 44.23 ft 

Dec. 29, 1942; no flow Oct. 16, 29-31, 1953, Sept. 1-29, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good above 10 cfs, and fair below. An average of 53 cfs is diverted 

above station by Birmingham Water Works Co., and is not included in records. Approximately 5 cfs from this diversion is returned to river below station. Flow partly regulated by Purdy Lake (capacity, 17,400 acre-ft) on Little Cahaba River.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge , in cubic feet per second)

2.9

4.0

8.0

13.0

18.0

22.0

140

435

1,710

3,200

4,800

6,500

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.

2.5

zTo

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.0

.6

.8

.5

.2

.2

.1

0

.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

.8

.5

1.8

1.8

*.6

.3

.1

0 

0

0

29.0

0.94

-

-

Nov.

7.8

4.2

1.2

.3

iTo

.5

.3

.5

.6

10.6

10.6

4.8

2.0

2.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.6

2.3

2.5

16

7.0

3.1

4.4

2.5

2.0

2.3

2.3 

2.0

102.8

3.43

-

-

Dec.

2.0

1.0

9.4

38

*38

79

41

23

1,400

1.590

467

1,250

958

1,120

859

515

333

246

191

160

153

179

179

147

132

128

115

134

467 

793

595

12,342.4

398

-

-

Jan.

420

341

280

210

184

151

107

94

85

128

483

451

330

272

397

6.110

4,550

1,440

958

694

1,090

2,090

1,860

1,190

859

694

661

678

563

499

435

28,304

913

-

-

Feb.

371

319

265

252

*239

200

176

151

126

111

109

118

104

88

12

100

172

164

132

333

612

435

319

661

678

499

389

1.090

-

8,295

296

-

-

Mar.

1,190

810

644

499

389

338

294

*249

210

210

184

167

200

316

233

164

136

120

126

144

134

111

97

100

100

179

760

*1.620

1,020 

727

547

12,018

388

-

-

Apr.

467

389

310

265

*228

196

172

153

134

118

111

94

82

77

75

179

267

188

134

109

85

69

63

339

305

239

184

153

1.210

1,190

7,585

253

-

-

May

678

451

*365

420

316

254

203

162

130

102

79

69

61

61

62

61

43

34

41

29

24

21

14.5

10.5

9.5

21

16

89

88

75 

48

4,037.3

130

-

-

June

*35

53

~T3 116

65

40

22

13.5

8.2

8.3

23

15

7.7

5.9

4.7

5.1

5.1

5.5

8.7

7.2

4.4

3.4

3.1

2.3

3.4

4.4

3.1

5.1

6.8

3.4

567.3

18.9

-

-

July

2.8

7.2

5.9

5.1

10.5

*5.5

2.5

2.3

13.5

13.9

9.4

3.7

2.3

1.8

4.4

7.2

7.2

20

15

4.7

2.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

13

23

9.8

4.0

2.0

1.6

1.6

207.7

6.70

-

-

Aug.

1.4

1.6

7.3

3.4

4.4

9.2

4.4

3.1

7.2

6.8

4.0

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.4

*1.2

1.0

1.2

1.6

.8

9.5

26

12.5

5.5

3.1

1.4

1.0

.8

1.0 

1.0

-.5.

128.2

4.14

-

-

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

-f_2

0.3

0.01

-

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 7,620 Mln 0 Mean 337 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.98

Water year 1953-54 : Max 6,110 Mln 0 Mean 202 Cfsm 0.882 In. 11.99

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfs).--Jan. 16 (9 p.m.) 7,300 cfs (23.6 ft). 

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 249

Cahaba River at Centerville, Ala.

Location. Lat 32-56', long 87°08', in E| sec. 26, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., on left bank below 

bridge on U. S. Highway 82, a quarter of a mile west of Centerville, half a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, and 2-^ miles upstream from Sandy 

Creek.

Drainage area.--1.030 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1901 to February 1908, May 1929 to March 1932, May 1935 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same site since January 1917 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 180.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Jan. 31, 1939, wire-weight, chain, or 

staff gages at same site and at same datum since May 1929. Prior to May 1929, at datum 

1.15 ft lower.

Average discharge. 27 years (1901-7, 1929-31, 1935-54), 1,617 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Jan. 17; maximum gage height, 21.1 ft 

Jan. 17; minimum discharge, 118 cfs Sept. 13, 28, 29.

1901-8, 1929-32, 1935-54: Maximum discharge, 83,600 cfs Mar. 29, 1951; maximum gage 

height, 36.63 ft Apr. 8, 1938; minimum discharge observed, 90 cfs Oct. 24-29, 1904 (gage 

height, -0.35 ft, present datum).

Remarks.--Records good. Some diversion above station (see Remarks for station near 

Acton).

Revisions (water years 1.--WSP 682: 1901-8, 1929, WSP 872: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Dec. 9, 10, 

Jan. 16-18, 22-24, Mar. 27, 29)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 9 Dec. 10 to Sept. 3O

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.C 

10.0

150

347

800

1,850

4,280

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

105

228

390

885

6.0

10.0

16.0

21.0

1,970

4,280

8,400

13,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year dctober 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

213

209

209

202

194

186

182

182

179

179

175

175

182

179

186

190

182

179

182

179

175

175

175

175

175

172

190

190

186

 182

5,721

185

-

-

Nov.

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

182

179

179

182

186

182

186

186

186

186

241

241

331

393

347

306

265

229

217

202

*198

6,478

216

-

-

Dec.

198

194

253

850

776

925

1,000

776

4,640

6.480

4,340

5,670

5,6OO

4,480

3,920

2,800

2,140

1,480

1,260

1,120

1,040

1,580

1,750

1,230

1,060

960

885

*885

1,580

2,740

2,520

65,132

2,101

-

-

Jan.

1,970

1,640

1,420

1,230

1,090

985

885

785

735

760

1,230

1,580

1,540

1,140

1,120

8,640

15,200

8,080

3,800

2,630

2,74O

6,270

6,380

4,270

3,140

2,520

2,300

2,460

2,140

1,920

1,750

90,150

2,908

-

-

Feb.

*1,530

1,390

1,310

1,140

1,090

1,010

935

860

810

785

760

735

710

685

6SO

660

885

935

810

1,550

3.200

2,190

1,700

2,740

3,080

*2,410

1,970

2,520

39,060

1,395

-

-

Mar.

3,920

2,900

2,300

1,970

1,640

1,480

1,340

1,200

1,120

1,060

1,060

1,010

960

1,230

1,300

960

885

860

885

1,170

960

860

785

735

735

*935

2,550

6.570

4,150

2,960

2,300

52,490

1,693

-

-

Apr.

1,860

1,580

1,420

1,260

1,120

1,010

935

885

835

760

710

710

S60

610

SOO

1,090

2,410

1,420

1,040

855

*755

660

610

760

1,170

1,140

860

760

1,400

5.560

55,405

1,114

_

-

May

2.560

1,580

1,250

1,480

1,540

1,060

910

855

760

660

615

565

550

570

585

555

490

455

455

412

599

577

564

*550

529

521

517

538

346

595

505

21,668

699

_

-

June

404

594

408

615

495

594

346

312

284

275

261

254

277

250

259

239

572

333

265

239

*221

221

214

210

207

207

196

200

195

180

8,705

290

_

-

July

180

190

261

221

214

221

190

210

246

224

254

221

196

187

185

265

515

505

284

265

232

214

228

300

228

*200

190

177

183

*177

167

7,328

256

_

-

/Vug.

161

155

161

161

158

171

171

164

164

167

158

146

158

164

187

174

155

167

185

185

269

214

235

196

183

171

167

155

164

*155

146

5,565

175

_

-

Sept.

141

155

152

152

152

152

129

152

152

129

127

121

118

121

121

121

124

127

129

152

152

152

127

124

152

127

124

118

118

*124

5,825

128

_

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 20,4OO Min 172 Mean 1.6O1 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.11

water year 1953-54 : Max 13,200 Min 118 Mean 930 Cfsm 0.903 In. 12.25

Peak discharge (base, 20.000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Discharge computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 8-27, 

July 25, 29.
250 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Cahaba River at Sprott, Ala.

Location.--Lat 32°40', long 87°14', NE^ sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 8 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 43, half a mile upstream from Goose 

Creek, 1 mile west of Sprott, and 5? miles northeast of Marion.

Drainage area. 1,380 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1944 (fragmentary), October'1944 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 129.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 10, 

1947, staff or wire-weight gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1944-54), 2,146 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 14.9 ft); minimum, 191-cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 4.34 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 85,200 cfs Aug. 16, 1939 (gage height, 27.5 ft); minimum observed since Oct. 1, 1944, that of Sept. 14, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 9, 1938, reached a stage of 28.55 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 95,000 

cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. For diversion above station see Remarks for station near Acton.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 16 to Sept. 3o)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 3O

4.6 216

5.2 660

7.0 2,540

11.0

15.0

6,900

11,800

4.4 

4.7 

5.5

170

358

1,070

7.0 

13.0

2,700

9,100

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.

343

343

323

317

303

297

290

284

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

*277

277

271

265

259

246

240

240

265

277

277

271

265

8,700

281

0.204

0.23

Nov.

271

277

277

277

284

284

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

284

*277

277

277

277

343

408

492

652

618

509

454

408

357

343

343

10,205

340

0.246

0.28

Dec.

343

330

393

925

1,410

1,780

1,890

1,460

3,190

8.000

7,450

6,020

7,890

6,240

5,470

4,040

*2,870

2,110

1,780

1,570

1,460

1,890

2,320

2,060

1,570

1,360

1,240

1,240

1,680

2,760

3,190

85,931

2,772

2.01

2.32

Jan.

2,650

2,160

1,890

1,680

1,460

1,360

1,230

1,120

1,020

965

1,150

1,680

1,680

1,460

1,360

2,980

8,440

10.900

9,100

4,080

3,280

5,000

7,000

6,500

*4,540

3,500

2,930

2,930

2,820

2,470

2, 360

101,695

3,280

2.38

2.74

Feb.

2,130

1,960

1,800

1,690

1,530

1,480

1,380

1,280

1,220

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,100

1,070

1,060

1.000

1,140

1,310

1,270

1,480

3,390

3,280

2,470

2,700

4.080

3,390

2,700

2,470

-

_______

51,900

1,854

1.34

1.40

Mar.

*3,960

3,850

2,930

2,530

2,130

1,910

1,740

1,580

1,480

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,300

1,370

1,580

1,380

1,190

1,170

1,480

1,690

1,580

1,280

1,170

1,090

1.070

1,270

2,080

5,990

6.700

4,770

3,390

67,800

2,187

1.58

1.83

Apr.

2,640

2,240

2,020

1,800

*1,580

1,430

1,330

1,270

1,200

1,130

1,040

1,050

990

92O

870

1,580

2.950

2,580

1,800

1,350

1,160

1,020

940

900

1,130

1,690

1,480

1,220

1,480

2,930

45,700

1,523

1.10

1.23

May

5.500

2,240

*1,690

1,640

1,800

1,480

1,240

1,100

1,040

9?0

860

813

775

775

784

775

703

676

626

600

574

532

515

507

475

451

459

467

499

558

29,759

960

0.696

0.80

June

*617

600

592

668

775

6O8

515

467

435

412

396

396

420

420

373

396

451

558

459

389

358

351

343

329

322

307

300

285

285

272

13,099

437

0.317

0.35

July

272

279

292

358

336

300

300

285

292

343

307

343

300

*279

266

336

608

685

583

389

373

336

314

314

412

343

307

307

285

292

10,702

345

0.250

0.29

Aug.

260

254

247

254

254

247

266

266

260

260

260

247

247

254

260

285

279

272

*272

254

260

322

285

285

272

247

241

235

228

228

228

8,029

259

0.188

0.22

Sept.

"217 222

222

222

212

212

217

212

212

212

206

206

201

196

196

206

212

212

206

206

*201

201

201

196

196

201

201

201

201

201

6,207

207

0.150

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 17,200 Mln 240 Mean 2,039 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20 07

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,900 Min 196 Mean 1,205 Cfsm 0.873 In. 11.86

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 251

Cahaba River near Marion Junction, Ala.

Location. --La t 32°27', long 87°11', on line between sees. 16 and 21, T. 17 N., R. 9 E., on

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, half a mile upstream from 

Southern Railway bridge, 3 miles downstream from Oakmulgee Creek, 3? miles east of 

Marion Junction, and 20 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,780 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--January 1939 to September 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 86.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Since Oct. 1, 1940, auxiliary wire-weight gage at 

Beloit, 12 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 15 years, 2,642 cf s .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Jan. 19 (gage height, 18.4 ft); minimum observed, 224 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 83,400 cfs Aug. 16, 1939 (gage height, 42.95 ft); minimum observed, that of Sept. 16, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. For diversion above station see Remarks for station near Acton.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

1.3 324

2.0 580

8.0 3,670

13.0 6,810

18.0 10,300

0.8 

1.3 

2.0

224

330

615

6.0 2,700

12.0 6,300

17.0 9,600

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.

540

500

464

453

435

424

417

399

396

389

385

385

382

382

382

375

372 

378

*365

365

361

365

361

358

358

355

392

392

403

396

392

12,321

397

0.223

0.26

Nov.

389

392

392

392

414

410

403

399

399

399

399

399

403

410

414

*421

417 

421

424

500

600

700

880

900

900

780

680

620

560

540

15,357

512

0.288

0.32

Dec.

520

500

600

1,510

1,860

2,460

2,850

2,300

4,150

6,950

8,620

9.460

8,620

9,180

8,130

6,350

4,390 

*3,510

2,630

2,300

2,140

2,520

3,190

3,190

2,740

2,240

1,920

1,860

2,240

3,070

4,030

115,830

3,736

2.10

2.42

Jan.

3,730

3,020

2,580

2,300

2,080

1,860

1,710

1,560

1,460

1.410

1,410

1,760

2,020

1,860

1,710

2,240

6,020 

8,410

10.100

9,180

4,560

4,620

6,480

7,500

*6,720

4,740

3,900

3,540

3,540

3,180

2,940

118,140

3,811

2.14

2.47

Feb.

2,700

2,460

2,220

2,060

1,910

1,810

1,760

1,660

1,560

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,460

1,410

1.560

1,360

1,410 

1,560

1,660

2,160

3,240

4,440

3,600

3,720

4,380

4.680

3,900

3,840

_

-------

66,850

2,388

1.34

1.40

Mar.

*4,200

5,220

4,440

3,600

3,060

2,700

2,400

2,160

2,010

1,910

1,810

1,810

1,760

1,710

1,860

1,860

1,610 

1.510

1,960

2,640

2,520

2,160

1,810

1,G60

1,560

1,660

3,000

5,760

7.640

7,320

5 , £80

90,600

2,923

1.64

1.89

Apr.

4,020

3,300

2,820

2,520

2,220

*2,010

1,910

1,810

1,710

1,610

1,510

1,460

1,460

1,360

1.260

4,210

4.980 

4,800

3,720

2,640

2,010

1,710

1,560

1,410

1,460

1,960

2,010

1,710

1,910

2,700

69,770

2,326

1.30

1.46

May

4.56O

3,600

2,460

*2,060

2,110

2,010

1,710

1,560

1,410

1,310

1,240

1,210

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,060 

985

910

885

885

810

760

760

710

710

660

710

710

735 

860

41,970

1,354

0.761

0.88

June

*885

810

860

885

1.010

960

810

710

660

592

548

520

525

530

525

494

735 

710

760

660

548

466

448

415

388

378

370

357

351

559

18,249

608

0.542

0.38

July

527

515

553

423

471

444

581

557

551

564

574

364

357

345

*353

550

710 

810

985

660

498

440

395

560

595

419

560

550

306

300 

300

13,137

424

0.238

0.27

Aug.

295

288

278

275

275

273

271

275

278

275

275

273

269

267

267

275

*280 

275

280

288

282

285

342

305

509

278

275

269

261

255 

 252

8,641

279

0.157

0.18

Sept.

245

240

228

227

252

234

227

227

234

254

257

254

251

225

225

224

225 

227

234

235

232

232

231

231

231

*227

225

225

231

227

6,915

230

0.129

0.14

Calendar year 1953 : Max 15,700 Mln 334 Mean 2,660 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.29

water year 1953-54 : Max 10,100 Mln 224 Mean 1,583 Cfsm 0.889 In. 12.07

Peak discharge (base. 14.000 efs).--Mn peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Discharge for periods June 21 to July 14, Aug. 30 to Sept. 30, computed from once-daily 

wire-weight-gage readings tiy U. S. Weather Bureau.
252 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Cedar Creek at Minter, Ala.

Location.--Lat 32°05', long 86°59', in SE£ sec. 20, T. 13 N., R. 11 E., on right bank on 

upstream side of bridge on county road, 0.2 mile downstream from Snake Creek, 0.5 mile 

east of Minter, and 4 miles upstream from Dry Cedar Creek.

Drainage area.--212 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 123.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,040 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 16.26 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 12, Sept. 15.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 7,940 cfs May 3, 1953 (gage height, 19.4 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Aug. 12, Sept. 15, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs, fair between 1.0 and 10 cfs, and poor below 1.0 cfs 

and for periods of no gage-height record.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

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

0.8 

1.2 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

15

42

123

259

654

8.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

1,390

2,280

3,520

4,800

0.26 

.3

.4 

.5 

.6

0.1 

.6 

2.2 

4.4 

7.1

1.1 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

15

36

133

468

1,390

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 8.0 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.

85

69

59

49

43

38

35

32

30

28

27

25

24

22

21

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

*17

17

17

16

19

24

26

19

18

886

28.6

0.135

0.16

Nov.

17

17

17

17

19

22

24

20

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

*16

16

17

42

140

272

250

100

Dec.

36

35

109

3,460

4.110

1,480

1,460

387

423

562

383

2,450

1,980

1,610

*562

352

290

27O

280

350

441

771

909

405

108 , 310

87

62

47

41

38

1,520

50.7

0.239

0.27

300

300

350

622

505

524

26,026

840

3.96

4.57

Jan.

350

?90

250

220

200

180

160

150

140

130

120

110

110

110

120

120

110

100

Too

130

190

210

170

140

130

*120

118

134

123

118

141

4,794

155

0.731

0.84

Feb.

121

107

101

94

87

83

82

75

75

76

75

72

65

64

65

70

93

90

122

1,520

1.840

396

259

705

524

293

234

1,310

-

8,698

311

1.47

1.53

Mar.

943

*352

250

210

180

16O

150

140

133

130

128

123

342

3.270

1,730

370

270

250

682

705

352

270

220

210

230

300

759

*2,540

684

432

336

16,851

544

2.57

2.96

Apr.

270

230

200

180

160

*144

136

128

125

113

106

102

94

88

83

1.190

259

140

103

85

78

83

96

94

147

129

85

70

64

78

4,860

162

0.764

0.85

May

75

89

68

*54

48

43

40

37

34

34

40

45

50

48

47

41

37

33

32

31

29

25

23

22

20

20

24

32

33

25

20

1,199

38.7

0.183

0.21

June

17

*15

14

13

13

12

11

11

9.9

9.9

9.2

8.8

19

32

19

12

16

24

22

20

15

12

10

8.8

7.4

6.5

6.5

5.7

5.1

4.4

389.2

13.0

0.061

0.07

July

5.4

5.7

6.0

37

16

11

7.1

6.3

49

20

15

9.9

8.5

6.8

*6.3

13

14

18

18

13

11

7.4

6.5

5.7

7.0

9.9

8.5

7.1

6.0

4.7

3.7

363.5

11.7

0.055

0.06

Aug.

2.6

272

2.0

1.6

2.0

2.4

1.3

1.2

1.6

1.0

.2

.1

.2

.2

.4

.9

*.4

.7

.9

.6

.4

.7

.7

1.4

1.0

.6

.4

.7

2.4

.7

.6

32.1

1.04

0.005

0.006

Sept.

0.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.6

.9

.3

.2

.6

.6

.7

.4

.3

_._!

.7

2.0

1.6

1.2

.9

2.3

.9

.4

.3

*.2

.3.3'

.4

1.4

1.6

20.6

0.69

0.003

0.004

Calendar year 1953 : Max 6,040 Min 3.5 Mean 334 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.38

Water year 1953-54 : Max 4,110 Min 0.1 Mean 180 Cfsm 0.849 In. 11.53

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). --Dee. 5 (10 a.m.) 5,040 cfs (16.26 ft); Mar. 15 1 a.m.) 4,240

cfs i » (15.16 \ J.O. J.U ft)'. A o / .

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. MO gage-height record Oct. 6-22, Dec. 17-2O, 25-28, Jan. 1-25, Mar. 3-8, 17, 18, 22-26, 

pr. 1-5; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Boguechitto Creek near Browns, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°26', long 87°20', in NW£ sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 7 E. , on downstream side 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 80. a third of a mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge, 

2 miles east of Browns, and 1\ miles downstream from Washington Creek.

Drainage area. 93 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1944 to June 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 129.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Feb. 1, 1945, chain gage, and Feb. 1, 1945, to Dec. 10, 1949, wire-weight gage, at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 141 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1953 to June 1954, 2,440 cfs Apr. 16 

(gage height, 14.06 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Nov. 12-16.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 19.0 ft); no 

flow for many days during 1951-53.

Flood of Dec. 28, 1942, reached a stage of 20.7 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good above 50 cfs, fair between 10 and 50 cfs, and poor below 10 cfs 

and for periods of no gage-height record.

Rating table,Oct.1,1953 to June 30, 1954 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Nov. 21)

0.37 

.4 

.5

1.1 

1.5

.3

.9

1.7

4.1

9.9

22

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

13.0

41

98

172

354

735

1,310

1,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1953 to June 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.2

1.9

1.5

1.0

.7

.7

^1

3.3

5.5

3.2

2.8

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.3 *4.5

1^9

5.8

2.7

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.1

76.5

2.47

0.027

0.03

Nov.

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.a.1.1.1

*.i

.2

.3

.3

1.9

5.4

12

52

39

25

27

20

14

12 

9.9

225.8

7.53

0.081

0.09

Dec.

8,8

9.9

29

334

148

337

437

123

535

1.310

568

828

746

542

296

152

116

*92

79

75

102

337

546

179

95

82

66

104

314

275

156

9,021.7

291

3.13

3.61

Jan.

108

75

66

61

56

55

49

44

42

42

47

46

40

37

39

134

116

64

50

46

48

150

164

82

*61

54

51

48

41

39

44

1,999

64.5

0.694

0.80

Feb.

40

36

35

33

31

30

29

29

27

28

29

31

29

26

27

28

32

35

29

236

294

95

57

380

213

95

69

291

-

2,314

82.6

0.888

0.93

Mar.

*188

98

79

75

61

57

54

52

50

50

50

48

47

52

52

40

36

36

192

420

145

71

52

46

42

45

471

1.500

335

144

102

4,490

145

1.56

1.80

Apr.

73

57

50

44

*39

36

34

33

31

29

26

25

25

23

24

1,330

1.580

199

69

47

39

31

27

25

28

120

85

44

163

266

4,402

147

1.58

1.76

May

US

82

*6E

56

44

33

27

23

35

25

24

29

31

36

31

25

21

17

16

14

12

12

11

10

9.6

1^3

9.3

9.5

11

12

12

863.7

27.9

0.300

0.35

June

*9.7

*7.1

7.1

6.8

9^

7.3

6.2

5.5

4.6

3.8

3.1

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

2.4

7.5

5.8

4.4

3.5

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

i£

118.7

3.96

0.043

0.05

July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,120 Min 0 Mean 135 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.70

Water year 1953-54: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfsl.--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record May 22-28, June 10-18, 21-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for nearby streams.
254

MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Alabama River near Millers Ferry, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°07', long 87°24', in NWtj sec. 8 , T. 13 N. , R. 7 E. , on downstream handrail near midspan of bridge on State Highway 28, just downstream from Prairie Creek, 

2-5- miles northwest of Millers Ferry.

Drainage area.--20.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1954 (discontinued). Gage-height records 

collected at same site since 1931 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 26.82 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior 

to Oct. 2, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary staff gage 9| miles 

downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 17 years, 30,330 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 85,300 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 33.8 ft); minimum daily, 3,700 cfs Sept. 29.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 237,000 cfs Apr. 14, 1938 (gage height, 56.6 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 29, 1954.

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 56.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 238,000 

cfs) . Flood in April 1886 reached a stage of from 1 to 5 ft higher than that of March 

1929.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir, Lake Martin and Coosa 

River Reservoirs (see p. 241).

Cooperation. Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

51.200

25,500

20,300

16,500

13,500

10,600

6,920

7,200

8,740

9,910

10,400

10,200

8,740

6.210

6,750

9,400

10,400

10,100

10,600

8,370

6,770

7,200

10,203

11,100

10,800

10,100

9,080

6,260

7,050

9 910 

111 100

341,090

11,000

-

-

Nov.

10,600

9,570

8,000

6.650

6,900

9,570

11,300

11,300

10,800

9,570

7,500

*7,200

9,910

11 , 100

10,900

10,400

8,370

6,770

a6,900

7,660

11,100

11,600

12,000

11,600

9,060

8,150

11,800

12,500

15.500

10,600

292,660

9,755

-

-

Dec.

9,400

7 .800

8,740

14,400

25,500

35,700

52,700

55,000

54,700

61,600

59,500

62,600

67,000

62,500

71.400

69,400

64,500

50 , 600

59,900

39,400

34,700

32,800

34,500

35,200

36,400

36,200

34,700

32,500

50,500

32 , 800

32,500

1,284,340

41,430

-

-

Jan.

35,900

35,400

34,700

52,500

29,500

25,500

22,900

21,500

19,800

18,800

16.10Q

16^700

*18,400

19,600

20,900

21 , 500

22,400

32,300

50,300

69,000

73,500

75,500

75,800

78,600

82,200

a84,000

65.000

82,800

79,700

76,200

73,100

*1£30.1

46,130

-

-

Feb.

69.000

6 4, ~300

55,000

46,000

37,100

28,900

27,900

27,000

23,700

21,800

25,500

21,500

20,700

19,600

17,700

16,300

*15.600

16,700

18,800

21,100

29,100

31,600

53,500

35,000

37,200

35,400

35,400

38,500

-

867,900

31,000

-

-

Mar.

37,500

38,800

44,400

42 , 800

40,500

37,200

34,700

31,400

28,600

26,200

27,100

26,800

26,600

26,400

29,100

26,400

28,000

29,300

30,700

34,000

35,000

33,500

30,900

27,700

24,000

22.400

24,700

34,400

42,200

44,300

5p_,2QO

4-1,015.8

32,770

-

-

Apr.

54,700

55.500

49,200

41,900

58,600

55,200

53,700

32,800

33,800

30,800

28,900

27,500

24,600

23,500

*22,600

30,800

47,000

43, 100

36,700

32,800

27,500

28,000

25,400

25,600

25,600

20,900

18,400

14.500

16,500

17,500

943,400

31,450

-

-

May

20,900

22,900

24.200

22,000

21,800

23,000

20,300

18,000

18,700

19,200

16,100

13,800

15,000

16,300

16,300

16,600

14,600

11,300

9.590

al3,700

18,300

16,300

a!5,000

14,500

all, 000

a9 , 600

a!2,000

a!4,000

a!3,000

a!3,000

a!2,000

502,990

16,250

-

-

June

all, 000

a9 , 400

*9,400

10,900

15,300

13,100

13,500

13 , 500

14,700

15.500

15,500

14,200

14,400

15,800

11,800

9,000

8.680

10,200

11,800

13,300

13,900

15,200

11,000

11,200

12,100

10,400

10,100

10 , 400

10,400

10,700

359,780

11,990

-

-

July

*8,100

8,740

9,060

9,060

9,060

9,230

a9,600

7,950

6,340

7,200

7,500

7,350

7,500

6,490

5.870

7,950

8,740

8,900

8,580

8,100

7,800

7,650

a8,200

a8, 400

8,580

a8, 800

a9,200

9.610

6,900

*8,420

8 , 900

255,780

8,186

-

-

Aug.

8,580

8,100

8,100

6,630

6.200

6,210

7,800

a8, 000

7,800

6,770

6,900

6,490

7,800

9,060

9.570

9,570

8,260

6,900

7,350

8,580

8,900

9,060

8,420

6,490

6,310

7,350

8,740

9,060

9,230

8, 420

7,500

244,150

7,876

-

-

Sept.

6,310

6,450

7,200

7,500

7,550

6,900

a6,000

a5,200

a5,400

a6,000

6,790

a8, 900

9.400

*7,800

5,120

5,930

8,260

8,830

7,200

6,750

5,670

a5, 200

5,430

7,500

7,500

a6,000

5,610

4,050

a5 . 700

*5,350

195,280

6,509

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 127,000 Mln 5,730 Mean 33,520 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.98

Water year 1953-54: Max 85,000 Mln 3,700 Mean 21,180 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.89

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Selma 

and Claiborne.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 255

Plat Creek at Fountain, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°37', long 87°25' , in SE£ sec. 36, T. 8 N., R. 6 E., on downstream side 

of midchannel pier of bridge on State Highway 11, three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 1 mile northwest of Fountain, 2 miles 

upstream from Bradley Mill Creek, 8 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles northwest 

of Monroeville.

Drainage area. 253 sq mi.

Records available. February 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 45.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 21, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 286 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 9.7 ft); minimum 

0.2 cfs Sept. 13, 14.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 23.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 13, 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below except those after June 11, and those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation. Seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 5 to Sept. 30)

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

10.0

67

163

350

1,100

1.0 20 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

?2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

17

12

11

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

9.5

8.9

8.3

7.7

6.1

*6.6

6.6

6.6

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

14

9.5

8.3

13 

9.5

278.9

9.00

0.036

0.04

Nov.

7.1

6.6

U

6.6

13

12

11

11

12

11

10

*10

10

10

10

10

11

1111

48

49

139

252

177

107

78

49

38

32

30

1,188.4

39.6

0.157

0.17

Dec.

27

23

147

1,670

1,970

*2.15Q

T/760

1,100

532

568

592

1,400

1,940

2,150

1,820

982

476

360

290

290

370

616

1,160

1,040

544

390

320

310

454

794 

873

27,118

875

3.46

3.99

Jan.

664

454

360

*300

261

229

203

180

165

161

153

141

*127

117

114

124

122

114

109

102

112

182

270

243

180

146

134

136

132

129

129

5,993

193

0.762

0.88

Feb.

132

127

115

106

98

93

88

*81

78

78

77

74

67

64

64

64

*67

77

104

594

1.460

1,370

616

690

982

690

500

450

-

9,006

322

1.27

1.32

Mar.

400

320

270

220

£00

190

170

160

150

140

130

120

130

400

*1,130

794

330

243

310

690

716

400

290

234

209

234

610

1,940

2.030

1,610

690

15,460

499

1.97

2.27

Apr.

454

350

290

243

211

189

173

163

154

129

115

*102

94

86

*78

147

170

110

86

74

59

220

120

130

110

150

85

70

70 **71

4,503

150

0.593

0.66

May

55

47

41

36

33

31

29

27

25

29

27

31

29

27

28

28

25

22

34

31

24

19

17

15

15

15

16

17

15

15

15

818

26.4

0.104

0.12

June

14

*14

13

11

11

10

11

12

14

14

17

17

16

14

14

14

16

16

16

19

20

11

11

8.9

8.3

7.1

6.6

6.1

5.6

*5J

372.7

12.4

0.049

0.05

July

5^1

5.1

5.6

5.6

5.1

6.1

*5.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

7.7

10

11

16

13

13

21

23

14

14

14

11

11

13

62

35

22

16

14

11

19

425.2

13.7

0.054

0.06

Aug.

14

8.9

8.9

8.3

7.7

6.6

5.6

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.3

*1.9

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.6

1,3

1.3

1.6

4.7

5.1

3.4

3.4

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.7

130.1

4.20

0.017

.0.02

Sept.

Su±

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.3

.7

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

*.3

.3

.3

.5

.3

.3

.3

.7

.5

.5

.5

.7

.5

.5

.5

.7

31.6

1.05

0.0042

0.005

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,680 Min 4.2 Mean 311 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,150 Min 0.2 Mean 179 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.58

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 cfsl. Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Feb. 26 to Mar. 14, Apr. 17-29, 

mated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for Lime

and May 1 to June 1; discharge estistone Creek near Monroeville.
256 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Limestone Creek near Monroeville, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°34', long 87°21', in NE£ sec. 22, T. 7 N., R. 7 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 11, 3 miles northwest of Monroeville 

and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 126 sq mi.

Records available. December 1951 to September 1954.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 104.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,300 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 9.5 ft); minimum, 

3TTfs Sept. 5, 7-10, 12-15.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 4, 1953; minimum, that of Sept 5, 7-10, 

12-15, 1954.

Flood of March 1929 reached a stage of about 22 ft, from information by local 

residents .

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water yea 

discharge, i

1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

117

271

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

460

680

970

1,440

2,220

3,410

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.

49

46

43

40

38

38

40

38

37

36

36

34

34

33

33

34

33

32

32

33

33

12

*32

33

33

32

£0

56

41

38

39

1,168

37.7

0.299

0.34

Nov.

39

39

11

39

58

64

46

44

44

42

42

42

42

42

42

43

43

43

43

150

204

241

384

140

125

103

88

81

78

80

2,508

83.6

0.663

0.74

Dec.

78

11

206

*2.840

1,000

970

1,000

480

432

838

450

1,220

940

910

655

422

365

318

298

308

540

460

500

346

298

271

254

271

422

374

374

17,913

578

4.59

5.29

Jan.

280

254

246

*229

221

213

197

191

188

189

186

171

166

166

171

183

166

154

153

153

202

146

254

189

176

168

168

165

152

174

205

6,076

196

1.56

1.79

Feb.

164

152

146

137

134

131

129

*125

126

127

127

121

117

117

118

117

120

113.

130

800

1.190

365

262

510

403

280

246

262

-

6,769

242

1.92

2.00

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,840 Mln 27

Mar.

254

205

200

184

177

174

166

160

159

154

152

146

150

205

*152

137

ill

133

227

572

229

177

162

152

144

236

365

1.040

470

336

280

7,429

240

1.90

2.19

Apr.

289

229

205

189

174

166

171

158

144

136

130

*127

118

110

105

133

144

109

98

91

80

164

116

124

113

133

98

87

84

*88

4,113

137

1.09

1.21

May

14

69

71

62

59

57

56

53

51

55

53

57

55

53

55

55

49

47

60

57

49

44

42

39

39

39

40

42

39

39

51

1,597

51.5

0.409

0.47

June

35

33

*34

33

32

32

30

30

30

31

28

26

46

33

28

26

31

52

46

34

32

32

35

28

26

26

24

23

25

22.

943

31.4

0.249

0.28

July

21

23

23

23

28

32

*27

56

114

43

36

39

33

28

26

26

48

36

30

27

24

22

21

46

35

26

28

27

24

22

21

1,015

32.7

0.260

0.30

Aug.

19

18

19

22

19

18

17

17

18

16

15

11 *14

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

22

21

18

3*

18

16

16

20

18

15

14

530

17.1

0.136

0.16

Sept.

14

13

13

13

12

13

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

*12

15

26

21

18

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

18

429

14.3

0.113

0.13

Mean 184 Cfem 1.46 In. 19.86

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,840 Mln 12 Mean 138 Cfem 1.10 In. 14.90

Peak discharge [base. 1,500 cfs). Dec. 4 (9 a.m.) 4,300 cfs (9.5 ft); Dec. 6 (10 p.m.) 1,860 cfs 

(7.6 ft); Dec. 12 (3 p.m.) 2,040 cfs (7.8 ft); Feb. 20 (12 p.m.) 2,420 ofs (8.2 ft); Mar. 28 (9 a.m.) 

1,440 cfs (7.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala.

257

Location. Lat 31°32', long 87°31', in sec. 25, T. 7N.,R. 5E., near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 84 at Claiborne, half a mile downstream 

from Limestone Creek and 12 miles west of Monroeville.

Drainage area. 22,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . April 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 24 years, 32,190 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 81,300 cfs Jan. 27; maximum gage height, 34.9 

ft Jan. 28; minimum discharge, 4,660 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 6.47 ft); minimum 

daily, 4,840 cfs Sept. 30.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 227,000 cfs Apr. 16, 17, 1938; maximum gage height, 

52.25 ft Apr. 17, 1938; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir, Lake Martin and Coosa 

River Reservoirs (see p. 241).

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 14 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

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52 . 100

28,900

24,200

19,900

16,600

14,100

11,600

9,030

7,760

8,490

9,800

10,600

10,400

9,130

7,680

*7.500

9,180

10,300

10,400

10,700

9,800

8,060

7,920

10,100

11,100

11,200

10,900

9,660

*8,310

7,840 

9,720

372,780

12,030

-

-

Nov.

11,100

10,800

10,100

9,240

7,990

7.150

9,080

10,800

11,200

10,900

9,390

7,910

*7,370

9,180

10,500

10,900

10,400

9,320

7,910

7,920

9,440

11,400

12,500

12 . 700-

11,700

10,100

*9 , 980

11,900

12;400

12 000

303,280

10,110

-

-

Dec.

11,200

9,800

9.260

15,900

24,200

35 , 800

47,700

53,400

54,800

59 , 500

59,300

64,900

69,000

70,500

71.400

70,500

67,700

60,700

52,300

45,400

40,500

38,300

38,800

39,700

39 , 300

38,700

37,200

36,000

34,700

34,400 

32,500

1^63,360

43,980

-

-

Jan.

36,100

37,400

37,300

35,800

33,300

30,000

26,700

24,800

22,800

21,200

20,800

19,100

18 . 600

*19,600

20,900

22,300

22,500

25,300

35,000

52,500

65,000

70,400

71,700

73,400

75,700

78,800

80,400

80 , 500

*79,300

76 , 600 

74,500

*1,388.3

44,880

-

-

Feb.

71.400

67,000

62,000

55,000

45,700

'38,300

32 , 900

29,200

27,100

24,300

22,900

22,300

21 , 700

20,800

19,700

18,200

*16,900

16.600

18,100

24,200

31,200

34,700

35,100

38,000

40,700

39,200

38,400

38,300

-

949,900

33,920

-

-

Mar.

38,700

40,700

41,500

43,100

42,200

40,000

37,500

35,200

32,500

29,800

27,600

26,500

26,300

30,600

32 , 500

30 , 300

27,800

29,800

33,300

37,200

37,900

37,100

35,100

31 , 400

28,100

25.5QO

26,600

36,700

43,700 AC onn *O , £\J\J

48 . 500

«,078.9

34,800

-

-

Apr.

52 , 900

54.800

52,600

47,400

41,800

39 , 000

36,800

35,800

34,500

32,400

30,000

28,300

26,700

25,200

24,100

*3 1,600

46,300

46,000

40,600

36,400

32,700

29,300

26,900

25,800

25,300

24,100

21,800

18,900

18^200

*1,003.7

33,460

-

-

May

19,800

21,800

25.900

23,900

21,800

21,600

21,400

20,400

20,500

20,300

18,800

16,500

15,100

15,600

16,400

16,200

15,300

14,700

13,100

12,200

14,900

16,300

15,700

14,900

13,500

11 , 500

10.500

12,300

15,700

15,100 

12,600

518,100

16,710

-

-

June

12,400

*10,800

9,760

9.520

11,800

12,800

13,100

13,300

13,400

13,800

14,200

14,300

14,300

14.500

13,600

11,700

10,400

9,960

10,600

12,000

12,800

13,000

12,100

11,000

11,000

11,200

10,900

10,600

10,500

10 000

359,340

11,980

-

-

July

8,720

*8,060

8,660

8,740

8,910

8.910

8,910

8,230

7,450

6,710

6,770

6,850

6,850

6,850

6,420

6.100

7,210

7,920

8,320

8,160

7,840

7,380

7,500

7,680

7,920

7,920

8,160

8,400

7,450

*7,150 

*7,920

259,870

7,738

-

-

Aug.

8,240

8,160

7,840

7,520

7,150

6,780

7,070

7,520

7,840

7,760

7,300

6,780

6,920

7,450

8,400

9,170

9.260

8,310

7,080

7,070

7,990

8,480

8,740

8,570

7,370

6.480

7,060

8,320

8,830

9 ;080 

8,900

243,440

7,853

-

-

Sept.

7,680

6,710

6,400

6,990

7,370

7,450

7,380

6,500

5,540

5,710

6,750

7,830

*9,180

9.450

8,390

7,080

6,850

7,830

8,080

7,600

7,230

6,500

5,680

*5,920

7,210

7,450

7,380

6,930

5,920

4.840

211,810

7,060

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 124,000 Min 6,000 Mean 34,620 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.36

Water year 1953-54: Max 80,500 Min 4,840 Mean 22,010 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.58

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
258 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss.

Location. Lat 34 032', long 88°20' ( in sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 9 E., Chickasaw meridian, on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 4 at Narrows dam site, 6 miles 

southwest of Dennis and about 10 miles upstream from confluence with Browns Creek.

Drainage area. 66 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1954. 

discharge only.

Prior to January 1944, monthly

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 333.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 15, 1948, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 110 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred Jan. 22; minimum, 8.2 

cfs Sept. 3, 4, 5 (gage height, 1.82 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge observed, 3,520 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 22.08 

ft); minimum not determined.

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

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps 

Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

diaeharge, in cubic feet per second)

poor, 

of

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

7.0

20

40

88

208

296

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

340

400

560

890

1,220

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.

19

18

19 

18

18

19

18

19

19

19

19

17

17

11

16

18

19

19

20

20

20

22

22

22

22

*24

27

28

27

26 

27

634

20.5

0.311

0.36

Nov.

27

26

27 

27

26

25

26

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

*29

30

31

31

39

46

32

31

31

31

30

31

31

888

29.6

0.448

0.50

Dec.

31

31

49 

94

43

168 ^70

44

97

68

46

59

47

83

59

46

41

37

38

41

53

50

41

38

39

39

39

78

104

62 

51

1,786

57.6

0.873

1.01

Jan.

46

44

44 

43

43

*43

41

IT

41

59

79

54

46

58

216

418

218

106

92

92

440

1.580

500

196

137

115

135

102

92

84

77

5,282

170

2.58

2.98

Feb.

75

72

68 

64

60

59

57

54

*57

56

74

67

57

56

56

69

128

75

72

680

459

149

119

142

102

90

81

180

_

------

3,278

117

1.77

1.85

Mar.

110

94

175 

100

90

84

79

79

75

74

74

72

74

67

59

56

57

59

96

88

*72

65

65

67

79

128

84

75

68

65 

162

2,592

83.6

1.27

1.46

Apr.

187

92

79 

72

67

65

62

90

80

75

150

200

180

150

200

280

320

260

150

85

*77

72

68

86

72

59

51

50

60

130

3,569

119

1.80

2.01

May

108

98

357 

230

117

94

86

83

70

60

56

54

94

98

79

62

51

53

47

*44

40

39

38

40

37

*34

40

80

70

50 

40

2,449

79.0

1.20

1.38

June

34

*32

86 

54

37

32

29

28

31

47

30

28

26

24

24

24

61

51

33

27

25

24

27

24

21

19

19

18

17

*17

949

31.6

0.479

0.53

July

15

16

16 

19

18

16

17

16

19

16

16

16

16

16

13

13

13

27

29

16

17

~29 107

19

16

16

15

14

14

13 

13

616

19.9

0.302

0.35

Aug.

13

13

24 

Tf

13

12

11

12

11

9.4

*10

9.4

9.4

11

11

10

10

9.4

9.4

11

18

14

12

11

14

22

12

10

13

12 

9.4

383.4

12.4

0.188

0.22

Sept.

9.4

B.B.

878 

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.4

9.4

*9.4

9.4

*9.4

9.4

9.4

11

11

10

16

19

T6

15

14

14

 14

12

11

11

328.4

10.9

0.165

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,12O Min 16 Mean 126 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.91

Water year 1953,54: Max 1,530 Min 8.8 Mean 62.3 Cfsm 0.944 In. 12.84

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Jan. 22 (time and discharge unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Oct. 19-25, Jan. 21-23, Feb. 20, Apr. 8-20, 29, 30, May 27-30, Sept. 

6-12; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other stations In basin.
MOBILE- RIVER BASIN 259

East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°15'55", long 88°26'42", in SE£ sec. 27, T. 9 S., R. 8 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 78, 1,000 ft 

downstream from Twentymile-Fulton Canal, 2 miles west of Fulton, 6-J- miles upstream 

from Mantachie Creek Canal, and 13i miles downstream from Twentymile Creek Canal.

Drainage area. 605 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at site 

800 ft upstream 1909-12 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 242.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 27, 1934, chain gage at bridge 200 ft upstream, and Oct. 27, 

1934, to Aug. 22, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site, both at present datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 907 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 17.38 ft); 

minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 14, 15 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 47,700 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 22.24 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.87 ft Aug. 12, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

2.0

3.0

4.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

14

32

74

141

424

729

969

14.0

15.0

15.5

16.0

17.0

18.0

1,360

1,810

2,360

3,900

9,000

15,000

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.

50 

48

48

47

47

47

46

47

47

47

48

48

48

48

47

48

48

49

49 

50

50

51

52

52

52

*52

56

58

64

66

64

1,574

50.8

0.084

0.10

Nov.

64

66

66

66

66

66

66

69

72

72

74

74

76

76

79

79

79

79 

82

82

91

*97

122

TTT

94

91

88

88

88

2,387

79.6

0.132

0.15

Dec.

88 

9T

125

214

264

344

534

294

264

354

304

246

224

246

255

246

201

170

149 

141

157

174

178

157

141

133

133

196

314

354

284

6,975

225

0.372

0.43

Jan.

246 

219

201

183

165

*157

153

145

141

188

274

312

264

255

650

1,150

1,230

1,230

1,130 

1,030

1,300

2,770

9.450

6,930

3,820

2,120

1,600

1,300

1,080

876

729

41,300

1,332

2.20

2.54

Feb.

604 

524

*484

434

404

374

354

334

324

314

324

334

324

304

294

314

524

444

394 

1,090

3,090

6,510

3,660

2,200

1,600

1,300

1,070

1,080

_

_-___-

29,006

1,036

1.71

1.78

Mar.

1.210 

1,130

1,130

1,130

999

852

718

614

544

504

*474

444

424

414

394

364

344

334

384 

534

474

424

404

394

384

474

514

474

454

434

504

17,875

577

0.954

1.10

Apr.

1,000 

1,110

1,010

914

729

564

474

444

444

414

544

1,050

*1,210

1,110

927

1,110

1,360

1,700

1.960 

1,600

1,190

876

644

544

464

414

374

324

47T

729

25,707

857

1.42

1.58

May

654 

784

1,170

1,430

1,790

1.810

1,390

1,060

751

534

404

344

394

604

474

414

364

324

284 

246

224

201

183

170

*157

149

141

T57

201

201

192

17,201

555

0.917

1.06

June

153 

129

160

384

214

153

133

114

104

97

111

97

85

79

74

74

173

149

104 

85

69

64

60

58

a60

a60

a55

a55

a50

a50

3,253

108

0.179

0.20

July

a45 

a45

a45

a50

51

*50

42

39

62

58

43

40

36

35

33

31

27

26

87 

157

79

149

237

128

74

58

52

47

44

41

39

1,950

62.9

0.104

0.12

Aug.

37 

35

*34

39

48

39

54

35

32

31

30

28

27

26

25

25

25

2±

26

24

25

36

29

26

31

34

36

29

24

24

962

31.0

0.051

0.06

Sept.

25 

21

20

19

18

a!8

a!8

*18

18

17

17

17

17

16

TT

17

17

18

18 

18

24

24

42

38

28

25

24

23

22

23

637

21.2

0.035

0.04

Calendar year 1953 : Max 14,100 Min 34 Mean 911 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.43

Water year 1953-54 : Max 9,450 Min 16 Mean 408 Cfsm 0.674 In. 9.16

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). Jan. 23 (2 ti.m.1 11.40O cfs (17.38 ft).

i^-Louucti-^c measurement, maue on tnis day, 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
260 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°14'20", long 88°16'15", in

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 78, 0.7 mile

Creek, li miles upstream from Cypr

sec. 5, T. 10 S., R. 10 E., Chickasaw 

"I, 0.7 mil

northwest of Tremont, 1 mile upstream from Johns _____., -^ ...___. .. r _........ __ ress

Creek, 3-j miles upstream from Chubby Creek, and 8 miles southeast of Fulton.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 22, 1949, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 212 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,040 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.46 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 9.65 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 13, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 600 cfs, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-heIght record and 11 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

16

34

68

153

253

353

6.5 

6.8 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5

440

600

840

1,960

3,400

5,200

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

5.0

10

74

168

6.0 408

6.5 530

6.8 700

7.0 930

7.4 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.

21

20

*20

20

20

20

19

19

19

20

20

20

19

18

15

18

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

19

23

24

24

24

605

19.5

0.162

0.19

Nov.

24

16

25

26

24

24

24

26

26

27

27

28

29

29

30

30

31 

*31

31

32

33

36

41

42

35

34

34

33

33

33

904

30.1

0.251

0.28

Dec.

34

34

49

158

93

77

90

64

98

148

83

79

86

91

112

84

68 

60

55

55

60

69

63

55

53

53

52

72

178

T2o

91

2,484

80.1

0.668

0.77

Jan.

78

72

67

64

60

*58

56

IB- 55

63

125

102

83

84

248

502

930 

459

248

198

512

5,490

3,200

1,190

511

347

295

248

210

190

175

13,971

451

5.76

4.33

Feb.

153

145

158

150

120

115

109

104

*101

101

101

125

102

96

95

97

125

100

735

1,550

574

345

458

557

279

257

533

7,012

250

2.08

2.17

Mar.

309

257

275

243

207

190

174

162

152

147

142

137

127

120

110

104

101 

101

125

190

*132

117

115

112

114

184

152

142

152

127

168

4,844

156

1.50

1.50

Apr.

535

243

196

174

157

142

132

201

595

261

509

408

353

267

251

659

1.700 

926

450

555

*261

219

196

179

207

162

142

127

T79

157

9,659

522

2.68

2.99

May

152

127

509

509

207

162

147

162

152

116

105

99

109

157

132

108

95 

88

82

*76

74

68

65

61

*57

56

55

95

82

65

57

5,567

115

0.958

1.11

June

*50

46

76

~142

56

49

44

41

37

34

32

30

30

29

25

55 

34

51

25

22

21

20

18

16

14

14

15

11

i2

1,074

55.8

0.298

0.55

July

10

9.7

11

18

16

13

11

10

10

12

11

9.7

10

9.7

8.2

7.5

I"6.8 

57

40

27

168

90

40

29

24

21

19

16

15

14

755.4

23.7

0.198

0.23

Aug.

13

13

11

10

10

10

12

49

26

18

*14

13

12

11

10

9.1

8.5 

8.2

8.2

10

20

14

9.7

8.8

7.9

7.9

25

10

8.8

7.6

7.0

400.7

12.9

0.108

0.12

Sept.

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

*5.0

6.6

6.4

5.6

5.2

5.0

5.0

*5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.2

5.6

6.0

7.0

16

20

11

10

9.1

8.5

8.2

7.6

7.6

215.4

7.18

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,610 Mln 13 Mean 176 Cfam 1.47 In. 19.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,490 Mln 5.0 Mean 125 Cfam 1.04 In. 14.09

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfa). Jan. 22 (10 p.m.) 5,040 cfs (8.46 ft). 

* Dlacharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Bull Mountain Creek near Smlthvllle, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°05', long 88"24", in SE£ sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 9 E., Chlckasaw meridian, 

on right bank at downstream side of old bridge on State Highway 25, 0.8 mile upstream 

from Mississlpplan Railway bridge, 1.1 miles north of Smithville, and 3j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 335 sq ml.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 234.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 5, 1944, staff gage, and July 5, 

1944, to Oct. 14, 1948, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 524 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 12.76 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 10, 13, 14, 15 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 26,700 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 15.48 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 1943 (occurred during period of doubtful gage-height 

record), Sept. 10, 13, 14, 15, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 20-26, Aug. 18-22)

Oct. 1 to July 23 July 24 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

22

43

84

136

280

487

7.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

1,060

1,750

2,500

4,000

6,200

10,000

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

18

26

55

137

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

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

45

44

44

44

45

43

42

41

41

42

42

*42

42

42

42

41

42

42

42

42

43

44

44

44

45

46

47

49

51

5_2

1,359

43.8

0.151

0.15

Nov.

54

55

56

56

56

55

55

55

55

56

57

60

60

60

61

62

63

*64

64

64

64

65

67

69

75_

73

69

67

67

67

1,851

61.7

0.184

0.21

Dec.

67

6T

82

115

224

183

133

166

138

179

263

170

147

166

169

194

150

123

108

105

106

110

121

114

106

100

97

129

208

315

247

4,602

148

0.442

0.51

Jan.

184

155

141

133

127

*121

115

113

111

120

160

272

231

201

520

918

970

1,060

1,310

1,120

1,120

2,260

6,010

6,500

3,3c3

2,060

1,350

850

632

525

450

32,799

1,058

3.16

5.64

Feb.

404

562

333

315

297

280

263

247

*239

239

239

239

255

231

216

231

265

*288

263

1,020

1,350

2,600

2.720

1,780

1,150

1,060

761

703

_

------

'18,348

655

1.96

2.04

Mar.

790

820

703

703

632

512

450

404

372

352

335

324

306

288

263

247

231

251

297

510

*415

306

272

255

263

524

487

458

562

333

324

12,547

405

1.21

1.59

Apr.

500

761

674

487

404

362

353

603

1,000

820

674

940

1,000

940

660

1,120

1,420

1,780

2.500

1,820

*1,080

703

564

500

450

462

362

315

5T5

487

24,036

801

2.39

2.67

May

450

388

1,030

1.060

1,030

761

487

438

415

333

288

263

263

297

324

306

255

224

*201

186

168

156

143

154

125

117

114

114

141

155

125

10,491

338

1.01

1.16

June

 113

103

*106

147

259

140

112

101

94

89

85

80

75

70

67

69

65

70

82

76

65

59

56

53

51

48

45

43

42

*42

2,485

82.8

0.247

0.28

July

41

38

39

39

36

44

59

46

40

46

37

35

32

30

28

26

23

54

176

116

101

84

542

99

77

68

60

58

54

51

2,180

70.5

0.210

0.24

Aug.

49

47

50

43

40

38

53

60

W

56

*45

38

36

54

53

35

52

*52

55

54

55

54

54

49

41

55

52

57

42

34

30

1,265

40,8

0.122

0.14-

Sept.

26

25

24

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

*19

20

20

20

20

20

28

30

29

35

54

50

28

27

26

26

714

23.8

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,430 Min 31 Mean 489 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.81-

Water year 1955-54: Max 6,300 Min 19 Mean 309 Cfsm 0.922 In- 12.51

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Jan. 23 (9 p.m.) 8,800 cfs (12.76 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
362 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

East Fork Tombigbee River at Bigbee, Miss.

Location.--Lat 34°00'40", long 88°30'50", in SWiNEtr sec. 25, T. 12 S., R. 7 E., Chickasaw meridian, on downstream side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 6, 0.2 

mile upstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Bigbee, 2 miles northwest of Amory, 3.7 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork, 

85- miles downstream from Boguefala Creek, and 15^ miles downstream from Buill Mountain

Creek.

Drainage area.--1.194 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1945 to September 1946, October 1947 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 190.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 9, 1949, wire-weight gage at

same site and datum. Water-stage recorder for station at Amory, 4.0 miles downstream,

is used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge.--8 years (1945-46, 1947-54), 2,217 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 cfs Jan. 25; maximum gage height, 15.49 

ft Jan. 26; minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1945-46, 1947-54: Maximum discharge, 52,800 cfs Feb. 15, 1948 (gage height, 24.92 

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

minimum, that of Sept. 15, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair. Same regulation at low flow by operation of gravel pit above 

station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 10 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating table, water years 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 16, May 12-28; fall used as 

a factor Jan. 16, 17, 21-23, 26, Feb. 20-22, Apr. 16, 17, May 3 5)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

37

51

109

190

322

732

6.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

2,130

4,750

6,750

8,750

10,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

129

122

121

114

110

107

104

103

103

107

108

107

*111

113

113

111

108

107

108

110

110

110

110

110

110

113

116

117

119

122

132

3,485

112

0.094

0.11

Nov.

134

132

134

141

147

143

145

141

143

143

143

149

151

153

151

153

156

*156

158

160

160

172

180

192

199

210

194

182

178

174

4,774

159

0.133

0.15

Dec .

176

180

212

305

375

514

519

668

581

533

621

591

482

456

491

500

478

400

383

312

305

312

319

327

308

284

275

338

533

652

705

13,135

424

0.355

0.41

Jan.

586

496

442

404

375

358

*338

327

323

334

496

657

759

652

950

2,400

2,990

2,950

3,040

3,220

3,380

5,420

5,970

8,450

10,700

14,000

8,750

6,350

4,570

3,670

3,130

96,487

3,112

2.61

3.01

Feb.

2,530

1,850

1,450

1,280

1,140

1,030

960

900

*840

812

812

784

812

812

758

784

870

1,060

*1,060

2,770

4,500

4,330

6,550

7,650

7,450

5,850

4,570

4,030

-

68,244

2,437

2.04

2.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 21,100 Min 89

Mar.

5,580

3,310

3,130

2,950

2,770

2,530

2,290

1,890

1,590

1,380

1,280

1,200

1,100

1,030

960

870

812

784

SW

1,200

1,340

1,220

*1,000

930

900

,100

,420

,590

,340

, 200

1,140

48,686

1,571

1.32

1.52

Apr.

1,930

2,370

2,530

2,290

2,050

1,730

1,380

1,700

2,450

2,010

1,730

2,370

2,770

2,860

2,690

3,740

4,320

4,120

4,570

4,750

4,030

3,400

*3,040

2,610

1,930

1,420

1,170

1,000

960

1,450"

75,370

2,512

2.10

2.35

May

1,700

1,700

3,790

4,150

3,450

3,310

2,860

2,770

2,690

2,450

1,770

1,200

1,000

1,030

1,280

1,170

1,000

900

*812

732

634

584

544

506

474

435

413

399

395

4ST

424

45,023

1,452

1.22

1.40

June

392

348

332

*368

570

470

351

306

273

257

236

241

290

236

212

199

190

217

300

239

208

182

170

157

150

144

138

132

128

*123

7,559

252

0.211

0.24

July

120

120

120

120

110

110

110

120

140

160

140

120

100

95

90

85

80

75 140"

200

250

200

300

500

300

200

150

130

120

110

110

4,725

152

0.127

0.15

Aug.

100

100

100

95

95

95

95

100

120

TOTT

*91

77

73

67

63

61

*60

59

6Z

66

65

65

60

85

81

78

68

*73

80

80

67

2,491

80.4

0.067

0.08

Sept.

57

54

54

52

48

45

46

46

45

45

42

41

39

IT

*40

41

40

42

45

41

62

72

74

66

8_9

87

71

65

63

57

1,610

53.7

0.045

0.05

Mean 1,905 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 14,000 Min 39 Mean 1,018 Cfsm 0.853 In. 11.60

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs).--Jan. 25 (10 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (15.46 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record July 1 to Aug. 10; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for other stations in basin.
MOBILE RIVER BASIK

Oldtown Creek at Tupelo, Miss.

Location.--Lat 34°17'40", long 88°42'35", in SW-J-SE^- sec. 18, T. 9 S. , R. 6 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 45', half a mile 

north of city limits of Tupelo, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and 

Ohio Railroad bridge, and 4 miles upstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area.--112 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1944 to September 1946, October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Feb. 9 to Aug. 2, 1944, chain gage, and Aug. 3, 1944, to 

Sept. 30, 1946, wire-weight gage, at site 2f miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 177 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,270 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 21.88 ft); no 

 flow Nov. 5, 6, Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 15-20.

1944-46, 1951-54: Maximum discharge observed, 12,600 cfs Mar. 28, 1944 (gage height, 

24.34 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow at times.

Flood cf Jan. 3, 1951, reached a stage of 26.01 ft, present site and datum, from 

records cf Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records fair except those above 50 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

12 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of EngiRating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Dec. 2, Mar. 16-19, 

22-25, 29, 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

161

383

810

1,640

2,840

4,320

1.0 

2.0

170

383

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

*.6

.4

.3

.1

.1

23.8

0.77

0.0069

0.008

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

p_

0

.1

.1

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*'.6

.4

.3

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

21.2

0.71

0.0063

0.007

Dec.

1.5

1.3

6.8

16

8.4

279

20

8.6

69

14

8.0

7.5

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.8

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

14

18

9.0

a5

557 .6

18.0

0.161

0.19

Jan.

a4

a3

a3

a3

*2.8

2.4

2.4

2.2

272

30

22

9.3

5.7

58

530

687

56

a25

a!5

150

1,650

5,880

438

125

73

56

84

49

37

33

30

8,068.0

260

2.32

2.68

Feb.

25

22

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

11

*IT

51

81

a20

*29

4,250

748

154

100

123

80

65

57

451

-

6,444

230

2.05

2.14

Mar.

104

70

277

80

61

54

48

45

41

38

36

34

32

29

26

22

20

19

56

66

34

*20

19

20

26

38

26

22

20

19

792

2,194

70.8

0.632

0.73

Apr.

304

82

a50

a40

a35

a30

a25

125

57

a30

836

362

120

80

68

621

182

a80

a50

a40

a30

*26

29

27

25

a24

a22

a20

338

4,108

137

1.22

1.36

May

a80

496

1,180

a220

alOO

a50

a40

a30

a25

a20

a25

a40

a60

a30

a20

alo

a!2

a 10

a9

a8

*11

10

9.3

*8.4

7 5

7.1

7 .9

18

13

7 .9

6 . 9

2,578.0

83.2

0.743

0.86

June

6.2

5.8

*18

12

6.9

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.2

alO

albO

a50

a20

ab

a3

a2

a5

a3

a2

al

al

al

al

al

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

*.6

^_5

336.8

11.2

0.100

0.11

July

0.5

.5

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

56

29

a5

a2

9.1

5.2

a3

a2

a2

a2

al

al

a. 8

a. 8

126.6

4.08

0.036

0.04

Aug.

aO.5

a. 5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.2

.2

.3

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

0

0

6.2

0.20

0.0018

0.002

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 *.l

3.0

aO

aO

aO

aO

a.0

2.4

0.08

0.00071

0.0008

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,220 Min 0 Mean 195 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.59

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,250 Min 0 Mean 67.0 Cfsm 0.598 In. 8.13

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

eather records, and records for other stations in basin.

389020 O - 56 - 18
264 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Euclautubba Creek at Saltlllo, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°22'20", long 88°42'00", in SWijNW-f sec. 20, T. 8 S. , R. 6 E. , Chickasaw 

meridian, on downstream side of right main pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 45 at Saltillo, a quarter of a mile downstream from Flat Creek and 2-J- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--19.7 sq mi.

Records available . October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 12.89 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 3,480 cfs Mar. 22, 1953 (gage height, 13.48 ft); no 

flow at times.

Flood of Jan. 3, 1951, reached a stage of 13.65 ft, from records of Corps of Engineers .

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs and above 500 cfs, which are fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 12 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers .

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21, 22, Jan. 25

to Feb. 21, Mar. 31)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11 Apr. 12 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

11.5

44

89

125

169

320

436

634

.2

.9

2.1

2.5 

3.0 

4.5

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 4.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsiti

In.

Oct.

(*)

(«)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

7T

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.2

0.01

0.00051

0 . 0004

Dec.

0

0

.8

4

2

40

.4

.2

19

.6

.3

.3

.3

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

3.9

1.7

.5

.3

78.0

2.52

0.128

0.15

Jan.

~Z0.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

7.9

4.4

.5

.4

24

102

62

4.0

1.8

1.2

1.2

319

444

20

11

8.0

9.2

12

6.3

5.2

4.7 

3 . 8

1,054.9

34.0

1.73

1.99

Feb.

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

7 .7

2.1

1.8

270

 2.1

7.9

4.5

2.5

*3.3

*574

22

11

12

14

7.4

5.0

10

146

-

863'. 5

30.8

1.56

1.63

Mar.

9.7

19

42

8.0

6.5

5.4

4.8

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.1

273

2.5

9.9

4.4

2.8

*2.5

2.5

2.6

4.6

4.7

3.2

2.8

2.6 

2.5

241

415.5

13.4

0.680

0.78

Apr.

21

9.0

6.7

5.7

5.0

4.4

3.9

6.5

4.2

3.7

233

29

8.3

5.9

5.1

285

50

10

7 .6

6.0

5.3

*4.6

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.1

^75

20 

4.9

769.5

25.6

1.30

1.45

May

4.2

79

96

14

8.4

6.4

5.8

5.4

4.2

3.7

3.5

4.4

9.2

5.1

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.7

*2.2

2.1

1.9

 1.6

1.4

1.3

1.8

2.1

1.7 

1.4

_.£

287.0

9.26

0.470

0.54

June

0.6

1.4

*16

1.1

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

21.2

0.71

0.036

0.04

July

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

3

1.1

0.04

0.0020

0.002

Aug.

(*)

(«)

(«)

(«)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(«)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 951 Mln 0 Mean 35.0 Cfsiti 1.78 In. 24.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 574 Mln 0 Mean 9.56 Cfsm 0.485 In. 6.58

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --No peak above base.

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

West Fork Tomblgbee River near Nettleton, Miss.

265

Location.--Lat 34°03'32", long 88°37'40", In NW£ sec. 12, T. 12 S., R. 6 E., Chlckasaw 

meridian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 1.9 miles 

downstream from Tallabinnela Creek, 2 miles downstream from Tubbalubba Creek, and 2.1 

miles south of Nettletcn.

Drainage area.--617 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 194.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, at datum 10.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--15 years, 882 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 25.30 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 14, 15 (gage height, 5.78 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 56,300 cfs Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 31.18 ft 

Mar. 28, 1944, present datum; minimum discharge, 0.8 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 1942.

Flood of Dec. 24, 1926, reached a stage of 32.5 ft, present datum, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 500 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 9-18, July 24 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

5.9 

6.1

5.0

16

140

382

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

25.0

970

2,650

4,950

9,700

14,600

5.6

5.7

5.8 

6.0

1.5

3.5

6.5

20

49

6.6 88

7.0 164

8.0 392

10.0 970

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 10.0 ft.

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.

9.5

10

10

10

9

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

*9.0

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

12

16

IT

9 5

10

296.0

9.55

0.015

0.02

Nov.

10

11

11

12

12

11

11

12

14

13

14

15

16

17

17

17

16

17

17

18

17

18

27

*18

14

14

13

12

12

14

440

14.7

0.024

0.03

Dec.

14

T4

40

184

45

558

268

57

367

207

64

51

42

44

43

33

27

22

19

22

25

28

23

16

18

16

16

110

*195

81

46

2,695

86.9

0.141

0.16

Jan.

33

29

27

22

22

22

20

18

18

94

275

92

50

76

2,090

5,710

802

330

226

184

5,200

15,700

5,160

846

538

396

436

*330

245

206

173

37,370

1,205

1.95

2.25

Feb.

144

134

122

104

96

86

78

69

70

69

59

80

55

55

55

70

252

88

76

11,400

6,450

850

532

671

441

321

268

1,350

24,055

859

1.39

1.45

Mar.

559

332

843

404

284

245

212

193

*182

171

162

149

138

136

111

96

93

99

241

332

157

118

111

111

115

293

232

166

134

124

896

7,439

240

0.389

0.45

Apr.

1,930

441

289

221

184

162

144

403

310

153

442

1,840

416

275

217

2,940

1,500

472

*321

237

195

171

153

288

166

104

94

78

1,390

630

16,166

539

0.874

0.97

May

351

2,850

9,620

2,100

650

428

300

250

217

182

151

138

256

264

182

132

104

96

88

80

77

69

66

*61

57

54

57

93

75

57

49

19,154

618

1.00

1.15

June

41

37

85

117

50

39

33

30

29

27

25

22

70

38

25

21

21

368

78

39

27

22

22

22

19

16

15

14

»13

JU

1,376

45.9

0.074

0.08

July

10

10

915

382

79

39

27

36

22

16

14

13

13

12

11

10

9.1

10

252

42

22

41

44

19

20

16

14

12

10

9 . 8

9.1

2,139.0

69.0

0.112

0.13

Aug.

7.8

6.5

*7.2

6.5

6.2

5.9

6.2

7.2

6.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.5

7.9

21

T2

7.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

13

12

5.9

4.7

4.1

220.6

7.12

0.012

0.01

Sept.

3.5

3.8

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.3

*3.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

3.5

3.5

3.1

3.3

3.5

4.1

4.7

5.0

4.7

13

27

12

6.5

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.5

3.3

3.8

161.7

5.39

0.0087

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 25,900 Mln 7.5 Mean 797 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.53

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,700 Mln 3.1 Mean 306 Cfsm 0.496 In. 6.71

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 efs).--Jan. 22 (9 a.m.) 15,200 cfs (25.30 ft); Feb. 20 (2 p.m.) 

15,000 cfs (25.23 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
266 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tombigbee River near Amory, Miss.

Location.--Lat 33°59'10", long 88°33'05", in NE^ sec. 3, T. 13 S., R. 7 E., Chickasaw meridlan, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 41. 0.3 mile downstream from confluence of West and East Forks of Tombigbee River and 3-J miles west of 

Amory.

Drainage area.--1,941 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1937 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 178.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 10, 1939, staff gage at site 1,500 

ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 10, 1939, to Apr. 25, 1944, staff gage, and Apr. 26, 

1944, to Oct. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum. Water-stage recorder for station at Aberdeen, 20 miles downstream, is used as an auxiliary gage for 

this station.

Average discharge. 17 years, 2,985 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 22.12 

ft Jan. 23; minimum discharge, 45 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge observed, 89,100 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 32.55 

ft); minimum, that of Sept. 20, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.77 ft Sept. 1, 1943.

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

Discharge above about 4,000 cfs computed using fall as a factor.

Cooperation.--Sage-height record and 11 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.

144

142

138

129

125

123

121

119

119

119

119

119

*119

119

121

117

117

117

115

115

117

117

115

115

119

119

123

131

138

138 

144

3,833

124

0.064

0.07

Nov.

150

148

T48

155

155

152

150

155

155

157

161

161

168

172

179

179

184

*184

186

188

188

193

204

221

218

238

221

211

207

204

5,392

180

0.093

0.10

Dec.

209

209

242

470

442

925

90?

672

840

796

639

623

530

485

515

515

500

427

371

358

344

344

358

371

344

3Z2

314

399

724

672 

706

15,568

502

0.259

0.30

Jan.

592

515

456

427

399

385

*358

344

339

358

689

623

639

592

2,660

9,240

4,860

3,140

2,940

3,010

7,960

18,800

20,800

11,700

12,700

14,400

11,200

7,040

5,420

4,100

3,440

150,126

4,843

2.50

2.88

Feb.

2,870

2,170

1,680

1,400

1,260

1,140

1,060

980

935

*914

914

892

892

872

855

852

1,170

1,170

 1,140

11,000

20,500

8,690

5,840

7,900

8,480

6,280

4,660

5,880

_

------

102,174

3,649

1.88

1.96

Mar.

4,450

3,710

4,010

3,470

3,050

2,810

2,510

2,210

1,850

1,670

1,550

1,430

1,340

1,220

1,130

1,010

910

885

1,150

1,670

1,550

1,340

 1,130

1,040

1,040

1,490

1,790

1,910

1,610

1,400

1,730

58,045

1,872

0.964

1.11

Apr.

4,800

2,810

2,690

2,450

2,210

1,910

1,550

2,450

2,930

2,210

2,090

4,780

3,250

2,990

2,930

6,930

7,580

4,350

4,380

*4,740

4,140

3,410

3,050

3,050

2,330

1,610

1,370

1,100

2,240

2,510

94,820

3,161

1.63

1.82

May

2,570

4,710

15,700

12,400

5,240

4,310

3,350

3,050

2,930

2,690

2,090

1,430

1,250

1,340

1,490

1,310

1,100

935

*820

740

*665

612

578

525

495

465

450

480

480

510

73,195

2,361

1.22

1.40

June

450

392

392

*525

650

578

420

350

322

a300

a280

a300

400

320

260

240

2dO

a550

450

a300

a270

240

220

200

190

a'180

a!70

a!60

*152

145

9,646

322

0.166

0.18

July

136

140

810

934

265

186

178

182

167

163

178

156

147

135

127

122

116

114

416

265

287

256

364

495

347

224

172

152

142

128 

127

7,631

246

0.127

0.15

Aug.

120

111

111

109

104

104

120

132

143

*125

112

104

100

95

92

89

*86

83

86

89

103

90

86

98

103

98

92

*104

89

95

3,159

102

0.053

0.06

Sept.

75

72

69

63

62

58

61

61

59

56

56

54

54

*52

52

52

52

52

52

51

72

109

93

82

90

93

83

77

73

72

2,007

66.9

0.034

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 36,100 Mln 107 Mean 3,050 cfsm 1.57 In. 21.33

Water year 1953-54: Max 20,800 Mln 51 Mean 1,440 Cfsm 0.742 In. 10.07

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 efs). Jan. 22 (12 p.m.) 23,600 cfs (22.06 ft); Feb. 21 (6 a.m.) 

22,000 cfs (21.41 ft); May 3 (9 p.m.) 17,400 cfs (19.87 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations In basin.
MOBILE RIVER BASIH 

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss.

267

Location. Lat 33 0 49'14", long 88°31'07", in Hi sec. 27, T. 14 S., R. 19 W., Huntsville 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge of U. S. Highway 45, 1.3 miles downstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 1.5 miles east of Aberdeen, 2 miles 

downstream from Mattubby Creek, 6 miles downstream from Halfway Creek, 13^ miles upstream from MsKinley Creek, and at mile 384.6 (by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area.--2,210 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at site 

1.3 miles upstream since 1909 are contained in reports of U S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 154.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 4, 1934, chain gage at site 1.3 

miles upstream at present datum. Nov. 4, 1934, to Aug. 30, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum. Water-stage recorder for station at Amory, 20 miles upstream, 

is used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge.--26 years, 3,086 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Jan. 23; maximum gage height, 29.59 

ft Jan. 24; minimum discharge, 73 cfs Sept. 12, 13 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 97,000 cfs Feb. 15, 1948 (gage height, 42.04 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Sept. 1,2, 1943; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 12, 13, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, 44.8 ft Apr. 20, 1892, former site, present datum.

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 am

In.

Oct.

158

154

150

146

143

137

135

135

134

134

134

134

*134

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

136

136

136

136

138

144

146

151

156

157

4,344

140

0.063

0.07

Nov.

164

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

176

176

176

183

190

196

196

203

203

203

210

210

217

217

*231

238

246

253

238

231

224

5,941

198

0.090

0.10

Dec.

224

21T4

253

384

512

551

1,180

758

730

1,070

758

730

646

557

569

557

545

490

430

384

375

375

375

384

384

358

340

375

*730

814

814

16,876

544

0.246

0.28

Jan.

730

594

523

480

450

421

402

384

375

354

612

758

730

702

1,500

6,280

6,900

7,830

3,270

3,020

4,990

10,400

14,000

13,500

13,200

13,300

12,800

*11,100

8,750

6,760

4,820

149,965

4,838

2.19

2.52

Feb.

3,160

2,390

1,950

1,630

1,450

1,330

1,240

1,150

1,090

1,040

1,010

982

982

982

954

954

1,210

1,390

1,300

5,770

11,800

11,300

9,500

9,120

8,800

7,900

6,630

5,600

_

102,614

3,665

1.66

1.73

Mar.

5,140

3,990

3,720

3,730

3,130

2,800

2,530

2,270

*2,010

1,760

1,600

1,480

1,390

1,330

1,210

1,120

1,070

1,010

1,090

1,720

1,720

1,540

1,300

1,180

1,150

1,330

1,920

2,560

2,010

1,630

1,450

61,890

1,996

0.903

1.04

Apr. .

3,570

3,280

2,700

2,500

2,240

2,010

1,690

1,930

3,100

2,450

2,090

3,690

*3,740

3,050

2,840

5,720

8.090

6,900

5,750

5,030

4,520

3,730

3,120

3,010

2,580

1,930

1,540

1,500

1,420

2,650

98,170

3,272

1.48

1.65

May

2,120

3,390

8,230

11,100

9,060

7,060

5,220

3,560

2,960

2,700

2,290

.1,660

1,330

1,360

1,450

1,420

1,240

*1,070

954

870

758

688

633

582

545

512

490

490

534

557

557

75,390

2,432

1.10

1.27

June

501

460

430

490

557

660

501

412

366

340

324

307

315

393

307

268

253

275

594

375

299

268

238

224

210

196

190

183

*176

170

10,282

343

0.155

0.17

July

164

158

170

1,220

491

253

196

183

190

170

170

183

158

147

137

131

126

132

196

430

299

307

291

430

450

324

238

196

170

158

148

8,016

259

0.117

0.13

Aug.

140

*135

130

125

122

115

119

133

144

144

133

122

111

105

102

98

94

*91

90

94

99

111

100

93

103

107 10"

96

100

98

96

3,451

111

0.050

0.06

Sept.

87

80

78

77

76

77

*75

76

75

74

74

73

73

74

74

74

74

74

75

74

*77

90

116

104

91

97

101

91

85

83

2,449

81.6

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 26,500 Kin 128 Mean 3,094 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 14,000 Min 73 Mean 1,478 Cfsm 0.669 In. 9.06

Discharge measurement made on this day.
268 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Buttahatchee River below Hamilton, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°06' , long 87°58' , on line between sees. 14 and 15, T. 11 S., R. 14 W., 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 78, half a mile 

downstream from Woods Creek and 2 miles south of Hamilton.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 360.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 20.3 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 2-5, 15 (gage height, 0.78 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 26.3 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 2-5, 15, 1954.

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

Occasional diurnal fluctuation-at low flow.

Rating tables, wate

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

1.0 35

1.3 65

1.8 143

2.6 340

4.0 940

year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.6 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

Jan. 16 to July 14

215

470

920

6.0

10.0

17.0

2,290

5,150

11,400

July 15 to Sept. 30

0.7 

.9 

1.3 

1.8 

2.5 

3.5

14

27

69

151

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

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*41

42

42

42

41

39

39

38

38

40

40

40

41

39

38

38

41

40

38

37

40

39

40

44

44

42

51

54

57

52 

52

1,306

42.1

0.153

0.18

Nov.

52

57

57

57

55

54

55

58

*58

*59

59

65

65

64

65

68

68

69

69

72

74

86

-89 100

84

84

81

79

77

78

2,058

68.6

0.249

0.28

Dec.

79

^T

113

325

160

242

153

107

268

255

153

308

218

*255

218

163

134

107

116

116

143

163

134

116

116

107

107

294

428

184

5,618

181

0.656

0.76

Jan.

163

153

153

134

134

124

TT6- 116

116

143

184

174

153

200

940

7,140

2,000

*870

593

1,100

6,100

10,800

3,940

1,540

1,090

1,400

773

593

510

470 

396

42,318

1,365

4.95

5.70

Feb.

346

314

299

284

255

241

228

203

191

180

228

241

203

191

191

330

396

284

284

821

636

470

*414

396

362

314

330

821

------

9,453

338

1.22

1.27

Mar.

551

4l4

432

379

330

314

284

269

255

241

228

215

203

191

180

169

TS9

169

414

396

299

255

241

*228

241

314

551

551

470

414 

470

9,837

317

1.15

1.33

Apr.

680

510

432

362

330

299

269

432

396

299

346

551

432

362

314

5,640

2,850

1,090

*870

680

551

451

490

1,270

726

510

414

362

432

362

22,712

757

2.74

3.06

May

314

299

2,340

1,400

773

593

490

414

346

299

241

228

241

284

255

215

180

169

158

148

138

128

121

115

*108

102

IZB

255

241

203 

158

11,084

358

1.30

1.49

June

99

102

255

241

158

115

97

99

96

78

73

67

64

65

64

104

191

148

104

70

60

57

*55

50

50

46

43

43

41

37.

2,772

92.4

0.335

0.37

July

37

87

67

59

55

50

47

40

36

36

a44

a69

a52

a47

46

43

47

73

155

63

62

1US" 514

62

57

44

40

*36

36

35 

32

2,177

70.2

0.254

0.29

Aug.

32

27

32

27

27

27

T22" 333

56

44

35

34

31

28

26

30

27

26

28

31

45

34

26

25

24

26

33

26

26

24

1,334

43.0

0.156

0.18

Sept.

20

19

19

19

19

20

*20

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

*19

20

22

23

22

21

561 16~8~

57

40

36

34

34

32

32

46

1,444

48.1

0.174

0.19

Calendar year 1953 : Max 9,740 Min 36 Mean 452 Cfsrn 1.64 In. 22.25

Water year 1953-54 : Max 10,800 Mln 19 Mean 307 Cfsrn 1.11 In. 15.10

Peak discharge (base. 7,000 efs).--Jan. 16 (7 a.m.) 11,100 cfs (16.7 ft); Jan. 22 (1 a.m.) 15,100 

cfs (20. 3 ft); Apr. 16 (2 p.m.) 8,920 cfs (14.5 ft). 

* Discharge measurement mdde on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Sulligent.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 269

Buttahatchee River near Sulligent, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°55', long 88°09', in NE£ sec. 19, T. 13 S., R. 15 W., on downstream 

handrail of "bridge on State Highway 19, 1 mile upstream from Bogue Creek, lj miles 

northwest of Sulligent, and 2 miles downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 460 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 287.58 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to June 1, 1942, staff 

gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Since Nov. 3, 1948, supplementary wire-weight gage read twice daily on side channel at datum 10.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 15 years, 745 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 14.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 2.30 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946; maximum gage height, 16.4 ft 

Jan. 7, 1950; minimum discharge observed, that of Sept. 15, 16, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge computed by summation of flow in main and side 

channels.

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*77

76

76

83

77

76

75

73

70

70

73

73

73

73

70

69

69

70

70

70

70

70

70

67

67

68

74

88

89

88

88

2,302

74.3

0.162

0.19

Nov.

88

M

88

88

88

88

88

94

94

*95

94

95

101

101

101

107

107

108

114

159

152

153

146

147

134

127

127

121

121

115

3,329

111

0.241

0.27

Dec.

114

108

T58

603

466

305

366

233

286

720

474

383

415

*442

376

307

301

250

188

180

222

271

375

236

196

179

187

252

740

660

424

10,417

336

0.730

0.84

Jan.

339

305

266

251

235

235

218

202 20"2

204

204

204

303

267

558

2,560

8,540

3,590

*1,720

1,260

1,610

6,180

10,900

5J410

2*680

1,820

1,450

1,260

1,070

941

55,846

1,801

3.92

4.52

Feb.

783

7O9

6G8

647

593

556

518

498

480

480

480

497

480

429

427

449

783

635

540

799

1,500

938

*778

729

702

628

572

655

-- ---- -

17,753

634

1.38

1.44

Mar.

1,060

846

720

662

671

630

593

554

534

516

497

479

462

426

390

371

354

354

412

508

680

576

498

*480

481

538

761

1,160

982

797

18,726

604

1.31

1.51

Apr.

970

941

781

704

647

590

552

532 575

602

682

998

864

684

644

1,220

6,210

5,480

*2,030

1,390

1,110

936

858

1,130

1,020

994

950

810

732

804

36,540

1,218

2.65

2.95

May

671

632

1,460

2,760

1,980

1,320

983

950

838

668

592

534

531

565

563

472

419

384

366

331

313

29G

278

260

*245

230" 230

312

314

331 

279

20,127

649

1.41

1.63

June

230

198

302

682 3~S2~

258

227

197

182

167

152

138

132

125

119

113

133

162

218

139

119

112

*123

99

93

87

82

82

76

T5

5,185

173

0.376

0.42

July

70

87

119

126

108

87

82

76

70

70

68

82

105

73

67

66

58

6TJ

100

142

76

343

373 im

99

82

73

*68

66

62 

60

3,183

103

0.224

0.26

Aug.

60

57

54

53

51

50

53

T5S" 338

82

61

55

57

55

51

48

47

48

51

52

51

55

56

51

47

46

46

42

44

46 

42

1,985

64.0

0.139

0.16

Sept.

40

38

35

35

34

*34

43

41

40

38

38

35

34

33

*3_2

33

35

35

35

35

141

'2"20~ 798

93

69

65

61

58

56

52

2,336

77.9

0.169

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,100 Min 63 Mean 692 Cfsm 1.50 In. 2O.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,900 Min 32 Mean 487 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.38

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). Jan. 11 (10 a.m.) 9,£ 

efs (14.5 ft); Apr. 18 (2 a.m.) 11,100 cfs (14.4 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

cfs (14.4 ft); Jan. 23 (6 a.m.) 12,700
270 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Chookatonchee Creek near Egypt, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°50'30", long 88°46'30", on line between sees. 27 and 22, T. 14 S., 

R. 5 E., Chickasaw meridian, near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on 

State Highway 8, 4j miles southwest of Egypt and ll| miles upstream from Houlka 

Creek.

Drainage area.--170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,930 cfs May 3 (gage height, 7.90 ft); no 

flow at times.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 15,700 cfs Feb. 21, 1953 (gage height, 9.09 ft), fron 

rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs; no flow at times.

Flood of Mar. 28, 1951, reached a stage of 10.47 ft, from records of Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 12 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 19 to Apr. 15, Apr. 18 to May 1)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

134

234

392

632

840

1,230

1,830

3,230

5,480

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

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

5

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.1

3.3

5.1

6.0

277

2.1

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.1

33.0

1.10

0.0065

0.007

Dec.

2.1

2.1

5.8 

~8.a 44

40

18

8.4

43

23

12

11

9.6

12

12

10

8.8

7.6

6.8

7.2

6.4

5.7

4.8

3.6

2.1

1.5

277

25

40

16

13

413.0

13.3

0.078

0.09

Jan.

12

11

11 

9.6

*8.8

8.0

8 0

7.6

7.6

18

43

18

14

23

353

2,240

777

91

57

49

577

3,100

1,650

168

106

84

81

66

54

51

44

9,747.6

314

1.85

2.13

Feb.

38

38

36

34

32

30

28

28

29

27

27

26

23

2T

*25

45

*64

33

55

*2,620

2,110

172

122

156

102

76

64

159

6,223

222

1.31

1.36

Mar.

110

73

152 

88

64

53

45

42

39

38

38

36

32

25

24

23

2T

25

80

*80

52

40

39

39

40

68

180

113

74

55

68

1,859

60.0

0.353

0.41

Apr.

145

73

56 

45

40

38

33

173

116

60

89

194

84

63

54

798

B74

130

86

*65

54

46

43

42

42

40

 > "

May

90

728

4,130 

1,770

169

100

73

60

46

40

25

20

43

40

33

25

*23

23

*20

18

18

16

15

14

14

13

14

26

47 16

63

3,474

116

0.682

0.76

14

U

7,647

247

1.45

1.67

June

10

9.2

11 

*16~S.B

8.0

6.8

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.9

6.2

5.6

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

1.8

1.2

1.2

.9

.6

.3

0

ff

*0

0

0

126.3

4.21

0.025

0.03

July

0

ff

198 

145

18

6.0

10

26

21

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

11

2.2

0

.2

2.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

444.1

14.3

0.084

0.10

Aug.

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

6.0

375

*1.8

3.3

2.4

5.0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

"6.1

0.84

-J.U049

O.G06

Sept.

0

EJ

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 2.0

?.o

J . D7

O.OOOii

-j.OOOi

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,300 Mln 0 Mean 189 Cfsm 1.11 In. 35.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,130 Mln 0 Mean 82.2 Cfsm 0.484 In. 6.56

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

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

Chookatonchee Creek near West Point, Miss.

271

Location. Lat 33°36', long 88°42', on line between sees. 7 and 18, T. 17 S., R. 6 E.,

Chickasaw meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10,

3 miles west of West Point and 3-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 514 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1946, October 1947 to September 1954. 

Prior to October 1950, published as Sakatonchee River near West Point.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 170.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 8, 1944, chain gage, and July 8, 

1944, to Aug. 2, 1949, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1943-46, 1947-54), 787 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,460 cfs May 5 (gage height, 16.46 ft); no 

flow at times.

1943-46, 1947-54: Maximum discharge, 45,800 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.55 

ft); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 11 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers. 

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 30 to Feb. 17, Apr. 19-21)

0.05

.1

.5 

1.0 

3.0 

7.0 

9.0

0

3.2

31

63

196

542

750

10.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

890

1,180

2,450

4,150

5,390

8,000

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.

0

T.3

2.6

775

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.9

1.9

1.3

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

19.4

0.626

0.0012

0.001

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

o

Dec.

0

0

0

0

26

18

41

26

16

39

30

17

17

17

15

15

13

10 

7.3

5.9

8.0

10 

10

8.0

5.9

5.9

7.3

9.3

38

33" 64

512.6

16.5

0.032

0.04

Jan.

20

15

13

11

11

11

9.3

9T?

11

25

53

34

25

170

1,520

1,890

2,310 

2,520

812

794

2,490 

3,390

4,560

4,150

1,640

474

268

192

156 

136

27,730.6

895

1.74

2.01

Feb.

Ill

99

90

81

71

65

59

53

50

*52

53

52

47

44

46

52

*119

142 

90

1,210

3,130

4,670 

4,180

1,890

783

492

284

311

-

18,326

654

1.27

1.33

Mar.

506

398

353

425

292

204

164

139

122

108

99

93

87

75

61

52

48

49

172

*313

244

146

108

93

87

96

299

845

553 

488

26O

7,229

233

0.453

0.52

Apr.

300

300

212

164

132

111

96

113

570

542

398

470

452

254

237

2,OOO

2,450

2,660 

1,270

*349

189

146 

114

102

105

90

71

58

55

14,092

470

0.914

1.02

May

102

399

1,840

3,130

5,510

5,390

2,760

652

262

160

122

99

96

114

99

81

*66

55

*49

44

34

29

26

25

24

23

22 23-

49 

104

99

21,478

693

1.35

1.55

June

53 ?9~

22

*23

26

19

17

15

14

13

11

11

48

15

14

10

7.3

5.2 

3.9

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.2

2.6

1.3

.6

*0

0

375.1

12.5

0.024

O.O3

July

00"

4.6

310

T9lf

70

24

65

147

56

27

11

4.7

3.2

1.9

1.3

1.3

44 

65

11

8.6

12 

66

10

5.9

3.2

3.2

1.3

.6 

0

0

1,156.8

37.3

0.073

0.08

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

o

0

o

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,50O Min O Mean 612 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,510 Min 0 Mean 249 Cfsm O.484 In. 6.58

Peak discharge (base, 12,OOP efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
272 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tibbee Creek near Tibbee, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°32'17", long 88°38'00", in SWi sec. 4, T. 19 N., R. 16 E., Choctaw 

meridian, on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on old State Highway 25, 560 

ft upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, 0.7 mile north of Tibbee, 

4| miles upstream from Magee Creek, 5 miles south of West Point, and 9tr miles upstream from Catalpa Creek.

Drainage area. 928 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to August 1930, November 1939 to September 1954. Prior 

to October 1950, published as Tibbee River near Tibbee.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 154.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Aug. 7, 1928,

to Aug. 31, 1930, chain gage at site 560 ft downstream at present datum-. Nov. 5 to

Dec. 6, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1928-29, 1940-54), 1,184 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,620 cfs May 6 (gage height, 23.18 ft); no 

flow at times.

1928-30, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 75,200 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 30.82 

ft); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 31.5 ft in December 1926, from information by local residents.

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 19, 20)

3.0

.6

2.2

4.6

12

31

58

146

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

21.0

23.0

24.0

280

630

1,530

2,950

6,300

8,300

10,300

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

ff

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.2 7i

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.2

0.04

0.000043

0.00005

Dec.

.2

72

.8

.3

.3

17 

15

40

41

85_

61

31

24

24

21

17

17

13

9.8

7.5

*5.9

6.5

9.0

9.0

7.8

5.6

4.6

11

27

79 

52

642.5

20.7

0.022

0.03

Jan.

32

22

17

13

11

9.4 

9.0

8.2

7.2

12

59

64

49

36

73

1,310

2,040

2,220

2,450

2,070

1,600

2,660

4,100

5,480

*6,500

5,180

2,380

537

325

295 

325

39,693.8

1,280

1.38

1.59

Feb.

238

185

158

134

115

99

87

76

68

67

67

65

59

52

5_1

57

97

211

172

708

2,880

6,160

7,190

5,810

3,220

1,340

590

477

_

-------

30,433

1,087

1.17

1.22

Mar.

830

*850

610

710

590

407 

310

252

218

192

172

159

146

131

107

88

77

74

273

770

670

390

252

192

168

159

371

1,260

1,700

1,360 

610

14,095

455

0.490

0.56

Apr.

441

495

382

295

*238

198 

166

160

980

1,630

1,100

1,050

1,030

590

365

1,660

3,550

4,200

3,350

1,360

365

245

192

176

159

192

172

115

T8~5 114

25,157

839

0.904

1.01

May

211

414

1,830

4,410

7,510

8,460 

7,020

4,010

850

*273

198

160

141

198

178

142

109

87

74

66

56

49

43

39

36

33

32

31

38

81 

132

36,911

1,191

1.28

1.48

June

~58 109

37

29

32

27 

22

20

16

13

12

10

24

37

13

11

7.8

5.6

4.4

3.6

*2.9

2.7

2.2

2.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.4

1.1

_^6

510.5

17.0

0.018

0.02

July

.6

.6

1.6

184

551

125 

39

19

154

80

40

20

11

5.9

3.6

2.0

1.1

.9

*127

51

16

9.0

73

32

13

6.2

3.2

1.9

.9

.3

0

1,352.8

43.6

0.047

0.05

Aug.

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

0

0

0

*0

0

0.1

0.003

0.0000032

0.000004

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 22,800 Mln 0 Mean 1,035 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.14

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,460 Mln 0 Mean 408 Cfsm 0.440 In. 5.96

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 273 

Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°29'21", long 88°25'57", In NWi sec. 20, T. 18 S., R. 18 W., Huntsville 

meridian, on left bank at Columbus, 1,800 ft upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, 1,200 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 2.3 miles upstream 

from Luxapalila Creek, 6.7 miles downstream from Tibbee Creek, and at mile 334.0 (by 

U. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area.--4,490 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1900 to December 1912, August 1928 to September 1954. Gage 

heights during low stages for period 1900 to 1904 are believed to be in error. Gageheight records collected in this vicinity since 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 128.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, staff or chain gage at 

various sites within a quarter of a mile of present site at datum 4.00 ft higher prior 

to Mar. 13, 1934, and at present datum thereafter. Since Mar. 3, 1941, auxiliary staff 

jr wire-weight gage read twice daily 3.7 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--37 years (1900-1904, 1905-12, 1928-54), 6,068 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,100 cfs Jan. 26; maximum gage height, 21.65 ft 

Jan. 26; mininum discharge, 138 cfs Sent. 20 (gage height, 0.01 ft).

1900-1912, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 148,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1949 (gage height, 39.32 

ft); minimum, thai; uf Sept. 20, 1954; minimum gage height observed, -0.1 ft,present 

datum, Oct. 9-12, 1911.

Flood uf Apr. 8, 1892, reached'an elevation of 173.0 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941, at site 1,100 ft upstream.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1234: 1892(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

334- 340 

326

312

304

299 

291

283

281

278

278

278

278 *281

278

278 

276

273

271

273

271

271

 ZGS 269

269

273

291

288

291

306

317

8,927

288

0.046

0.07

Nov.

323 359"

334

337

334

334

334

334

334

334

337

343

345

354

359

365 

374

380 

383

392

389

417

444

444

461

461

461

479

*ET

444

11,420

381

0.085

0.09

Dec.

444 

*427

WT

575

850

1,120 

1,270

1,450

1,340

1,570

1,760

1,600

1,490

1,340

1,300

1,240 

1,180

1,150 

1,060

875

801

777

801

850

850

801

753

777

*900

1,440

1,690

32,978

1,064

0.237

0.27

Jan.

1,700 

1,410

1,170

1,060

975

900 

850

826

801

BOT

900

1,210

1,280

1,260

1,360

8,800 

12,500

12,200 

10,900

10, 800

13,700

17,500

18,500

19,200

23,800

26,000

*24,700

20,300

16,900

14,100

11,000

277,403

8,948

1.99

2.30

Feb.

7,230 

4,860

3,800

3,170

2,830

2,580 

2,350

2,220

2,050

1,940

1,850

1,780

1,740

1,730

1,700

1,660 

1, 880

2,410 

2,580

4,270

11, 400

14, 600

17,200

17,700

15,500

12,200

10, 100

8,460

_

___-__.

161,790

5,778

1.29

1.34

Mar.

7,810 

7,440

6,180

6,140

5,490

4,760 

4,100

3,600

3,250

*2,870

2,600

2,460

2,290

2,130

2,040

1,890 

1,740

1,590 

2,020

3,470

3,920

3,510

2,940

2,440

2,230

2,170

3,110

6,110

6,390

5,550

4,340

116,580

3,761

0.838

0.97

Apr.

4,140 

5,960

4,980

4,430

3,810

3,360 

2,990

2,660

3,810

5,140

5,150

*5,940

7,440

6,460

5,460

9,100 

14,300

14,900 

14,300

13, 100

11, 600

9,490

6,840

5,380

4,770

4,170

3,860

3,260

2,790

3,450

193,140

6,438

1.43

1.60

May

3,780 

3,610

9,590

16,100

17,400

18,600 

18,100

14,000

8,500

5,120

4,160

3,380

2,610

2,310

2,410

2,430 

2,260

*1,950 

1,730

1,530

1,390

1,260

1,240

1,150

1,060

1,000

950

925 525"

1,000

1,150

151,620

4,891

1.09

1.26

June

1,120 

1,000

875

801

875

1,180 

1,120

900

753

684

639

596

617

730

684

555 

516

497 

555

801

684

575

516

479

444

427

414

395

*380

365

20,177

673

0.150

0.17

July

354 

348

345

484

1,570

850 

535

427

377

444

386

357

345

331

331

312 

291

286 

3BT

497

639

596

555

555

850

730

535

421

362

326

306

14,902

481

0.107

0.12

Aug.

288 

*276

261

255

246

239 

235

231

233

293

348 253"

259

237

225

221 

212

*206 

206

206

208

210

219

213

204

204

204

199

194

189

185

7,199

232

0.052

0.06

Sept.

184 

179

171

166

160

156 

*156

156

152

152

150

150

148

145

141

140 

TTO

140 

140

140

*156

163

162

287

*389

291

237

217

204

196

5,368

179

0.040

0.04

Calendar year 1953= Max 49,400 Mln 251 Mean 5,696 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.22

Water year 1953-54: Max 26,000 Mln 140 Mean 2,744 Cfsm 0.611 In. 8.29

Discharge measurement made on this day.
274 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Luxapallla Creek near Fayette, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°43 r , long 87°52', In SW^- sec. 26, T. 15 S., R. 13 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 18, 3 miles northwest of Fayette.

Drainage area.--127 sq mi.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Apr. 22, 1944, staff gage, and Apr. 22, 1944, to May 15, 1945, wire-weight gage, at 

same site ar.d datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 229 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,860 cfs Jan. 22, Apr. 16 (gage height, 10.2 

ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 20, 21 (gage height, -0.04 ft).

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 9,910 cfs .'an. 5, 1949 (gage height, 13.8 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 15, 16, 20, 21, 1954.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Ja

Oct. 1 to Jan

3.0 

6.0

598

1,760

2,610

feet, and disch 

18-20) 

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

-0.1 19

.4 65

1.0 144

2.0 349

5.0 1,460

8.0 2,770

Discharge, in

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

48

48

48

47

45

44

44

44

44

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

45

45

46

47

47

47

47

47

48

61

54

52

52 

53

1,459

47.1

0.371

0.43

Nov.

54

52

52

52

51

50

51

52

52

*52

53

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

55

54

66

62

58

63

57

56

56

56

58

1,644

54.8

0.431'

0.48

Dec.

61

58

157

166

79

92

78

68

340

142

lol

162

113

*144

113

95

86

78

75

79

121

106

91

82

82

78

78

190

189

133

110

3,547

114

0.898

1.04

Jan.

104

96

92

91

92

85

81

81

79

107

118

100

92

104

573

2,250

518

*305

232

232

1,720

2,590

754

449

324

262

251

208

190

174

155

12,509

404

3.18

3.66

Feb.

144

138

132

126

119

114

111

107

108

105

108

101

101

101

101

189

176

129

118

585

250

168

152

*150

134

121

118

296

-

-------

4,080

146

1.15

1.19

Mar.

188

154

177

146

135

128

119

114

109

108

105

104

108

100

92

89

88

88

324

208

144

125

118

*115

125

201

500

349

236

195

182

4,974

160

1.26

1.46

Apr.

240

174

149

136

125

118

115

108

101

98

185

260

149

129

118

2.150

754

375

262

*199

172

150

166

240

205

660

214

162

191

172

8,273

276

2.17

2.42

May

14O

171

1.540

657

312

220

181

162

136

123

112

104

112

118

105

93

84

78

73

70

68

66

65

64

63

*63

63

75

70

66

ii

5,095

164

1.29

1.49

June

58

58

100

65

58

56

55

55

55

53

52

52

52

49

49

74

80

177

65

56

54

*53

60

50

46

44

41

38

36

54

1,775

59.2

0.466

0.52

July

55

33

53

50

45

41

38

36

34

33

55

45

40

37

36

45

58

67

59

48

42

52

46

40

38

37

56

*36

36

36 

35

1,300

41.9

0.350

0.38

Aug.

33

53

32

50

50

28

33

32

28

27.

27

27

27

28

28

38

31

43

35

57

36

34

32

31

31

30

30

30

35

30

972

31.4

0.247

0.28

Sept.

27

27

27

27

*27

29

32

32

52

28

27

27

27

26 *ze

26

27

27

27

26

~52 133

37

36

35

34

35

35

36

40

1,027

34.2

0.269

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,290 Mln 38 Mean 189 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,590 Mln 26 Mean 128 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.65

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Jan. 16 (9 a.m.) 3,430 cfs (9.8 ft); Jan. 22 (6 a.m.) 3,860 cfs

(10.2 ft); Apr. 16 (1 p.m.) 3,860 cfs (10.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record May 17-25, June 26 to July 2, July 6-11, 13-16, 20, 21, 24-27; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 275

Luxapalila Creek at Steens, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°34', long 88°19', in NE£ see. 27, T. 17 S. , R. 17 W. , Huntsville meridian, on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile southeast 

of Steens, 1 mile upstream from Yellow Creek, and 6^ miles northeast of Columbus.

Drainage area. 309 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1947, October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 179.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 13, 1944, staff gage, and July 13, 

1944, to Sept. 30, 1947, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 482 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,590 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 15.69 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 2.52 ft).

1943-47, 1949-54: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 18.55 

ft), from rating curve extended above 8,100 cfs on basis of records for station near 

Fayette, Ala.; minimum, that of Aug. 14, 1954.

Flood of Jan. 6, 1949, reached a stage of 19.2 ft (discharge, about 16,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 1172: 1946(M) .

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 21-27, May 12 to June 14)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

21

63

115

181

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

16.0

1,370

2,030

3,120

4,800

5,970

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.

58

57

56

56

56

54

53

53

51

50

51

51

51

*50

50

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

48_

48

54

58

65

65

62

1,638

52.8

0.171

0.20

Nov.

63

63

64

64

63

61

61

61

62

61

62

64

66

68

68

70

71

71

*71

72

72

82

89

106

96

88

86

83

81

81

2,170

72.3

0.234

0.26

Dec.

82

82

112

207

420

213

168

175

185

528

504

295

348

290

259

241

186

155

139

136

142

168

192

159

142

134

131

170

348

504

324

7,139

230

0.744

0.86

Jan.

237

194

175

158

154

150

143

*138

133

152

221

305

217

185

237

1,960

5,010

2,770

1,100

816

1,600

4,600

5.550

2,980

1,480

984

768

720

624

540

480

34,581

1,116

3.61

4.16

Feb.

420

384

360

336

305

283

264

248

234

*232

232

226

217

205

205

226

366

480

324

348

*696

564

408

348

548

500

269

276

-

9,102

525

1.05

1.10

Mar.

468

396

348

372

324

278

259

241

230

221

215

209

203

201

207

181

168

165

250

720

624

480

*420

384

372

444

648

1,220

936

672

540

12,396

400

1.29

1.49

Apr.

504

564

444

360

324

278

250

246

241

221

271

588

720

456

348

1,110

5.760

2,460

1,270

816

576

444

468

480

492

468

744

432

560

596

20,091

670

2.17

2.42

May

584

524

648

1.940

1,220

720

528

408

548

500

266

241

250

254

248

226

200

*179

167

157

146

*158

151

126

122

118

117

118

154

144

152

10,394

335

1.08

1.25

June

120

110

130

160

*1T6

101

94

90

85

81

78

74

80

70

68

65

61

74

106

112

81

73

68

63

60

55

50

48

48

U>

2,466

82.2

0.266

0.30

July

*43

45

51

49

55

55

52

48

46

44

45

43

48

45

41

38

3.7

65

69

67

61

51

53

57

49

43

40

39

37

55

55

1,482

47.8

0.155

0.18

Aug.

54

53

32

51

51

29

29

27

28

28

27

*24

24

24

26

27

27

*51

55

40

45

49

39

55

55

53

31

31

31

31

30

977

51.5

0.102

0.12

Sept.

28

25

25

25

25

25

25

27

31

31

30

28

26

25

25

26

27

27

28

28

35

40

68

56

43

38

35

55

56

38

961

52.0

0.104

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,100 Mln 41 Mean 426 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,350 Mln 24 Mean 283 Cfsm 0.916 In. 12.46

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Jan. 17 (5 p.m.) 5,47O cfs (15.57 ft); Jan. 25 (1:50 p.m.) 5,59O 

cfs (15.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
276 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tombigbee River near Coohrane, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°05', long 88°14 I , in sec. 7, T. 24 N., R. 2 W., near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 17, 200 ft upstream from Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad bridge, 1^ miles northeast of Cochrane, 2^ miles downstream from Boguechitto Creek, and 7 miles southwest of Aliceville.

Drainage area. 5.990 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same 

site November 1909 to September 1924 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily at 

Vienna Ferry, 12 miles downstream at datum 7.5 ft lower.

Average discharge. 15 years, 8,101 cfs.

Extremes. Ma'ximum discharge during year, 30,200 cfs Jan. 28; maximum gage height, 25.2 

ft Jan. 28; minimum discharge, 165 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 2.34 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 163,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1949; maximum gage height, 46.9 ft 

Jan. 9, 1949; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 21, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 50.2 ft in April 1892, present datum, from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record at auxiliary gage, which are fair, and those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished "by Corps of 

neers.

pperatl 

Engine

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

520

520

510

495

470

455

425

420

410

400

400

396

396

396

586

386

386

386

386

*391

396

396

396

391

391

391

405

415

415 

420

435

12,985

419

0.070

0.08

Nov.

455

470

475

480

485

480

475

475

470

465

465

475

480

485

495

505

525

535

535

550

550

572

583

605

649

676

676

676

671 

666

16,104

537

0.090

0.10

Dec.

*649

644

671

800

920

1,320

1,640

1,940

2,160

2,160

2,500

2.900

2,690

2,500

2,300

2,210

, 2,100

1,980

1,720

1,520

1,360

1,260

1,260

1,290

1,320

1,320

1,260

1,220

1,320 

1,710

2,500

51,144

1,650

0.275

0.32

Jan.

2,820

2,620

2,300

1,940

1,720

1,560

1,440

1,360

1,520

1,360

1,440

1,680

2,160

2,260

2,210

7,860

15,800

17,300

*17,700

15,400

16,200

21,000

23,900

25,700

26,600

28,100

29,700

29,200

26,700 

22,300

20,500

372,150

12,000

2.00

2.31

Feb.

14,200

8,400

6,480

5,5OO

4,720

4,230

3,870

3,420

3,250

3,050

2,940

2,870

2,790

2,800

2.700

2,700

2,700

3,130

3,900

4,000

8,050

13,500

16,500

*18,500

18.700

17,300

13,900

11,200

-

205,300

7,532

1.22

1.27

Mar.

9,460

9,120

8,310

7,590

7,450

6,770

5,870

5,070

4,660

4,120

3,850

3,530

3,460

3,350

3,240

3,020

2,800

2.600

2,600

3,790

5,660

5,790

5,040

4,230

3,680

3,430

3,960

7,910

9.980 

9,020

7,560

166,920

5,385

0.899

1.04

Apr.

6,120

6,840

7,370

6,310

5,680

4,9OO

4,450

4,020

3.670

5,660

6,440

*7,260

8,950

9,550

8,310

13,000

20,100

22,100

22.700

21,100

18,200

15,100

11,100

8,460

7,090

6,300

5,380

5,080

4,290 

4,020

279,550

9,318

1.56

1.74

May

4,950

d5,100

d6,600

d!5,000

d!9,000

20,100

20 . 400

20,100

d!7,000

d9,500

d6,000

5,250

4,330

3,630

3,320

3,390

3,320

3,140

2,800

*2,600

2,300

2,080

1,940

1,760

1,680

1,560

1,480

1,400

1.360

1,360

1,480

193,930

6,256

1.04

1.20

June

1.640

1,560

1,400

1,260

1,150

1,260

1,520

1,480

1,220

1,080

980

950

890

890

980

980

830

770

742

770

980

950

850

742

682

649

632

610

*578 

556

29,561

985

0.164

0.18

July

535

530

545

545

671

1.290

1,150

830

676

588

649

578

520

495

475

490

520

450

440

a510

a720

a900

a840

a780

a820

a940

a860

a730

a 600 

*505

480

20,662

667

0.111

0.13

Aug.

450

40O

396

364

351

331

327

325

319

319

335

445

405

355

323

307

295

307

299

311

303

299

287

295

295

279

268

264

264 

258

258

10,032

324

0.054

0.06

Sept.

250

237

247

244

228

222

219

*207

201

198

201

192

189

189

186

186

186

186

186

186

172

204

207

216

261

500

435

327

303 

295

7,060

235

0.039

0.04

Calendar year 1953 : Max 51,600 Min 380 Mean 7,414 cfsm 1.24 In. 16.80

Water year 1953-54; Max 29,700 Min 172 Mean 3,741 cfsm 0.625 In. 8.47

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Gainesville. 

d Doubtful gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at GaineSville.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 277

Sipsey River at Fayette, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°40' , long 87°49' , in SW£ sec. 8, T. 16 S., R. 12 W., on downstream side 

of left bank pier of highway bridge, 1 mile southeast of Fayette and l| miles downstream from Southern Railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datmm of gage is 296.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 2, 

1945, chain gage, Feb. 2, 1945, to June 8, 1949, wire-weight gage, and June 9, 1949, to 

Oct. 17, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 300 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 408 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height. 18.38 ft)- minimum, 7.0 cfs Sept. 15.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs Jan. 7, 1950, Mar. 29, 1951, from rating 

curve extended above 14,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 21.75 ft Jan. 8, 1946; minimum 

discharge observed, that of Sept. 15, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

6.1 17

6.5 37

6.8 62

7.5 172

9.0 477

13.0 1,400

15.0 2,170

16.0 2,820

17.0 4,020

5.8 

6.0 

6.4 

6.8 

7.6

7.4

13

190

10.0 687

13.0 1,440

15.0 2,440

17.0 4,310

18.2 6,600

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.

24

24

26

25

24

24

26

24

22

24

22

20

19

19

21

21

23

22

20

22

28

22

22

22

22

22

26

30

30 

28

52

736

23.7

0.086

0.10

Nov.

30

28

28

29

28

27

29

30

29

28

*27

30

40

35

30

32

32

32

34

36

40

45

53

50

48

46

43

42

40

36

1,057

35.2

0.128

0.14

Dec.

36

38

73

232

177

137

114

77

206

595

226

172

158

152

*163

134

96

74

66

59

69

88

87

74

64

60

58

91

252 

288

196

4,110

133

0.484

0.56

Jan.

140

120

102

88

80

75

68

64

68

74

118

120

102

91

276

2,210

1,940

3,840

*2 , 140

793

1,520

2,960

6,600

4,870

2,800

1,130

750

624

508 

435

382

35,088

1,132

4.12

4.75

Feb.

330

288

268

248

228

210

194

182

173

167

168

160

156

142

159

178

351

309

222

320

687

582

435

*393

372

309

268

362

7,841

280

1.02

1.06

Mar.

750

561

488

466

372

330

298

268

248

228

216

203

195

210

187

157

144

140

330

815

540

362

298

268

*250

340

645

1,210

1,210

771

603

13,103

423

1.54

1.77

Apr.

624

645

519

435

372

330

288

264

240

218

232

414

372

268

230

858

1,660

2.120

1,900

*793

519

424

382

498

666

603

1,110

624

498 

540

18,646

622

2.26

2.52

May

424

351

666

1,370

1.580

903

561

435

362

288

240

204

192

199

203

183

156

138

126

120

106

102

94

82

78

*75

74

78

100 

98

86

9,674

312

1.13

1.31

June

72

63

61

94

107

74

60

51

48

45

40

42

35

31

30

29

29

50

91

60

43

*39

36

32

30

29

27

25

23

22.

1,418

47.3

0.172

0.19

July

20

20

26

57

63

38

29

26

27

28

26

25

24

23

24

19

19

18

~80 147

42

27

22

23

22

23

*21

18

16 

16

17

986

31.8

0.116

0.13

Aug.

14

12

11

11

11

10

TT

12

25

31

21

16

13

12

12

13

30

36

40

23

22

22

19

22

17

13

12

13

15 

15

12

544

17.5

0.064

0.07

Sept.

10

10

9.8

9.6

*9.8

14

11

8.8

11

11

11

9.3

8.1

7.6

*7.4

8.4

8.8

9.8

11

8.8

9.6

122

136

48

31

19

15

11

11 

.8

607.6

20.3

0.074

0.08

Calendar year 1953 : Max 8,350 Min 19 Mean 404 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.95

Water year 1953-54 : Max 6,600 Min 7.4 Mean 257 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.68

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cf3>.--Jan. 18 (9 a.m.) 4,400 cf.3 (17.20 ft); Jan. 23 (4:30 p.m.) 

7,200 era (18.38 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
278 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Sipsey River near Elrod, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°15', long 87°46', in NE£ sec. 3, T. 21 S., R. 12 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 82, a quarter of a mile upstream from Gulf, 

Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, 1 mile east of Elrod, and 2 miles downstream from Box 

Creek.

Drainage area.--515 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to March 1932, October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 197.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 31, 1932, chain gage at railroad

bridge a quarter of a mile downstream at datum 1.93 ft higher.

Average discharge.--18 years (1928-31, 1939-54), 762 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,400 cfs Jan. 26 (gage height, 14.95 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.53 ft).

1928-32, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1950, Mar. 31, 1951 (gage 

height, 18.1 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 20, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 8-22)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 26 Jan. 27 to Sept. 30

3.2 

4.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

303

525

12.0 1,190

13.0 1,770

14.0 3,090

15.0 6,600

2.5 11

3.0 31

4.0 82

6.0 234

9.0 560

11.0 940

12.0 1,260

13.0 1,830

14.0 3,090

15.0 6,600

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.

50

48

46

46

4,4

44

42

*42

39

38

40

38

38

38

36

34

34

33

33

32.

34

34

35

36

38

38

44

48

47

46

46

1,241

40.0

0.078

0.09

Nov.

52" 50

53

56

54

52

50

50

50

50

54

*57

56

55

56

65

68

66

65

70

75

81

92

100

106

106

103

100

96

92

2,080

69.3

0.135

0.15

Dec.

92

89

92

124

163

227

285

276

267

294

340

472

539

539

511

*413

340

294

251

212

204

204

212

212

212

197

182

193

294

402

436

8,568

276

0.536

0.62

Jan.

436

413

350

285

251

227

212

197

189

197

267

294

285

267

259

460

682

719

821

*941

2,180

4,200

3,450

2,990

3,300

6.000

5,000

3,880

2,890

2,430

2,040

46,112

1,487

2.89

3.33

Feb.

1,760

1,500

1,260

1,050

865

703

575

495

447

413

391

370

350

340

550

550

340

370

435

495

560

575

605

669

*740

800

800

780

-

18,348

655

1.27

1.32

Mar.

720

652

635

669

720

760

760

720

652

560

495

447

435

471

447

402

370

540

330

391

471

547

605

652

*686

669

669

760

800

820

890

18,545

598

1.16

1.34

Apr.

965

1,050

1,180

1,260

1,180

1,050

965

840

720

620

547

560

590

590

605

760

1,050

1,150

1,260

1,340

*1,500

1,620

1,760

1,830

1,690

1,440

1,220

1,020

915

915

32,192

1,073

2.08

2.32

May

915

940

940

965

915

865

865

915

1,020

1,120

1 , 160

1,080

840

635

521

447

391

350

300

261

234

216

194

182

170

158

*150

150

158

162

162

17,401

561

1.09

1.26

June

158

150

135

121

110

110

135

128

107

94

88

85

79

75

74

70

68

69

66

65

82

*97

85

74

66

59

56

52

50

IS.

2,657

88.5

0.172

0.19

July

46

44

43

41

42

44

66

75

65

53

45

45

43

43

39

40

45

41

39

35.

37

104

91

65

52

43

*41

48

*45

41

38

1,539

49.6

0.096

0.11

Aug.

33

29

29

29

27

25

25

24

24

22

21

2T

30

35

29

25

23

23

29

31

39

48

40

32

30

29

27

28

26

25

22

880

28.4

0.055

0.06

Sept.

*21

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

16

19

17

17

19

*17

15

15

14

13

13

19

25

23

23

60

107

75

52

41

35

797

26.6

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,600 Mln 32 Mean 723 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,000 Mln 13 Mean 412 Cfsm 0.800 In. 10.85

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfs).--Jan. 26 (10 a.m.) 6,400 cfs (14.95 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 279 

Sipsey River near Pleasant Ridge, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°02', long 88°07' , in S^ sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 1 W., on downstream handrail of bridge on State Highway 40, 450 ft downstream from Hughes Creek, 2-Jr miles northwest of Pleasant Ridge, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles south of Aliceville.

Drainage area. 766 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1954 (incomplete October 1939 to September 

1943).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 105.13 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Prior to Dec. 21, 1942, staff gage at 

site 300 ft upstream at present datum. Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily on 

Tombigbee River at Vienna Ferry, 2 miles upstream from Sipsey River.

Average discharge. 11 years (1943-54), 1,185 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,630 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 15.30 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 17 cfs Sept. 13.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 21,900 cfs Apr. 2, 1951, minimum daily determined, that 

of Sept. 13, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Dec. 4, June 15 to July 15; 

fall used as a factor Jan. 27, 28)

71

188

12.0

15.0

430

2,020

3,800

5,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

78 

7T

70

68

64

64

60

58

55

57

55

53

54

54

52

51

51

50

48

*46

46

46

46

46

46

48

50

52

54 

56

60

1,709

55.1

0.072

0.08

Nov.

60 

59

59

62

64

64

66

64

62

62

64

62

66

67

71

72

71

75

82

83

83

95

102

122" 130

122

122

115

110 

110

2,446

81.5

0.106

0.12

Dec.

*108 

102

108

137

207

260

332

345

400

490

720

1,040

1,080

1,040

920

840

760

600

490

400

358

345

345

320

320

308

283

308

430 

600

680

14,676

473

0.617

0.71

Jan.

680 

680

640

600

525

430

385

345

320

375

640

720

640

560

640

2,440

2,860

2,770

*1,890

1,440

1,360

1,680

1,850

2,180

3,350

4,000

3,690

4,170

5,570

5,330

4,610

57,365

1,850

2.42

2.79

Feb.

5,900 

3,170

2,690

2,350

2,020

1,760

1,520

1,280

1,080

880

720

640

600

560

525

525

525

560

525

640

760

840

840

*960

1,040

1,000

1,000

1,120

-

34,030

1,215

1.59

1.65

Mar.

1,240 

1,200

1,160

1,080

960

960

960

960

960

960

920

840

720

680

680

680

600

560 5~Bo~

560

600

560

640

680

760

840

1,820

1,480

1,560

1,360

1,240

28,280

912

1.19

1.37

Apr.

1,160 

1,160

1,160

1,080

1,240

1,320

1,360

1,440

1,360

1,280

1,120

960

*880

1,540"

1,200

1,640

2,020

2,180

1,850

1,760

1,480

1,440

1,520

1,560

1,680

1,760

1,890

1,890

1,760

1,560

43,750

1,458

1.90

2.12

May

1,400 

1,400

1,400

1,320

1,400

1,320

1,200

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,120

1,200

1,280

1,240

1,040

800

*640

525

430

385

332

308

283

260

238

227

207

207

170

24,810

800

1.04

1.20

June

207 

207

179

179

179

145

137

130

145

145

130

115

108

108

95

102

95

89

89

81

82

79

82

77

89

83

83

79

*70

64.

3,453

115

0.150

0.17

July

62 

61

63

79

67

62

57

54

62

81

77

69

61

55

55

54

-§9~ 130

62

56

55

55

55

73

115

89

63

56

48 

*46

49

2,060

66.5

0.087

0.10

Aug'.

47

46

44

41

35

37

37

36

34

32

32

30

28

27

27

33

39

36

32

30

54

38

39

43

46

45

39

33

33

32

30

1,135

36.6

0.048

0.06

Sept.

30 

32

28

24

28

25

*24

24

22

21

18

19

*17

T8

19

19

19

20

21

19

19

22

25

25

23

24

24

55

d9 "an

DO

821

27.4

0.036

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,820 Mln 46 Mean 1,057 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.73

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,570 Mln 17 Mean 588 Cfsm 0.768 In. 10.41

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 cfs). Jan. 29 (6 p.m.) 5,630 cfs (15.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

389020 O - 56 - 19
280 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Noxubee River near Brooksville, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°13'30", long 88°42 I 10", in center of sec. 19, T, 16 N., R. 16 E., 

Choctaw meridian, on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a 

mile downstream f 

stream from Octoc 

Brooksville.

'om Shotbag Creek, 3| miles upstream from Lynn Creek, 4-f miles downCreek, 5f miles upstream from Yellow Creek, and 7 miles west of

Drainage area. 440 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . July 1940 to June 1942, January 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 18, 1945, staff gage, and May 18, 1945, to 

July 22, 1949, wire-weight gage, at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 11 years (1940-41, 1944-54), 624 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred May 6, 7, or 8; no flow 

for many days.

1940-42, 1944-54: Maximum discharge, 55,000 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.88 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at 

times during 1952-54.

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

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 11 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.0

0

.1

3.5

11

26

77

4.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

249

760

1,380

2,250

2,550

3,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4

3.5

^1

I

)

<|

1

f

J

' 5 -.2

* .1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

48.3

1.56

0.0035

0.004

Nov.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.5 *TT

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

1.5

0.05

0.00011

0.0001

Dec.

00"

2.6

11

9.2

83

62

30

28

62

38

98

76

62

76

62

54

50

44

39

36

34

34

33

31

32

30

38

66

57

89

1,366.8

44.1

0.100

0.12

Jan.

89

66

56

*50

46

42

38

34

32

3T

68

52

70

75

94

1,190

1.250

875

845

542

477

1,220

1,180

1,220

1,220

950

581

555

412

581

662

14,606

471

1.07

1.23

Feb.

676

594

412

281

214

204

191

164

142

*125

109

88

71

68

66

*65

65

63

62 13"6

330

676

830

438

464

386

303

-------

7,885

282

0.641

0.67

Mar.

249

281

303

264

270

276

229

196

173

150

137

125

117

109

91

80

73

70

10T

*186

350

477

303

209

168

155

311

905

995

1,140 

 935

9,428

304

0.691

0.80

Apr.

529

362

292

249

214

182

160

2^4

409

995

1,500

2,250

2,410

1,950

946

975

1,780

1,700

*1,840

2,000

1,220

412

350

300

400

350

3OO

250

220

200

24,969

832

1.89

2.11

May

180

500

1,000

2,000

2,500

2,7OO

2,600

5,000

2,000

1,000

5OO

350

250

200

180

190

*209

*173

146

137

117

94

83

74

68

64

61

6060"

60

66

20,622

665

1.51

1.74

June

58

BT

46

39

*30

30

37

34

30

28

26

26

25

22

20

18

18

22

28

31

24

22

22

33

28

22

24

*20

18

li

848

28.3

0.064

0.07

July

12

10

14

16

17

16

31

64

73

78

72

T6" 85

65

57

51

62

46

53

75

56

46

46

50

42

34

30

26

23

20 

18

1,364

44.0

0.100

0.12

Aug.

17

16

14

12

11

10

8

7

*6.2

5.3

4.7

4.1

3.8

3.1

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.2

2.7

1.5

.8

.7

.9

1.7

1.1

.9

.9

*.2

-:

144.4

4.66

0.011

0.01

Sept.

00"

0

.4

1.1

.9

2.2

2.5

177

1.4

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

0

0

0

0

13.7

0.46

0.0010

0.001

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,560 Hln 0 Mean 431 Cfsm 0.980 In. 13.29

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,000 Mln 0 Mean 223 Cfsm 0.507 In. 6.88

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs). May 6, 7, or 8 (time and discharge unknown 

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

Mote. Mo gage-height record Oct. 1-5, 7-21, 23-25, Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, Feb. 15, Apr. 23 to May 16, 

Aug. 6-8j discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station at Macon.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Koxubee River at Macon, Miss.

281

Location. Lat 33°06''05", long 88°33'40", In NE£ sec. 4, T. 14 N., R. 17 E., Choctaw 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on D. S. Highway 45 at Macon, 

a quarter of a mile upstream from Cedar Creek, 1 mile downstream from Gulf, Mobile 

and Ohio Railroad bridge, lj miles downstream from Horse Hunters Creek, and 65- miles 

upstream from Running Water Creek.

Drainage area. 812 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to May 1932, September 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 142.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 31, 1932, chain gage at site 40 ft 

downstream at different datum. Sept. 21, 1938, to Aug. 10, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge . 19 years (1928-31, 1938-54), 891 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,750 cfs May 8 (gage height, 24.53 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 1-5; minimum gage height, 6.08 ft Sept. 1.

1928-32, 1938-54: Maximum discharge 52,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 32.97 

ft); minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 25, 26, 1943 (gage height, 4.89 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-23)

Oct. 1 to May 3 May 4 to Sept. 30

6.1 37

6.5 72

7.0 137'

8.0 304

10.0 752

12.0 1,230

15.0 1,950

18.0 2,720

23.0 4,500

6.0 

6.3 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

20

43

118

268

725

12.0 1,200

15.0 1,940

20.0 3,420

25.0 6,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

42

42

42

42

40

39

41

39

39

39

39

38

37

3T

38

38

38

37

38

39

*41

41

41

41

40

41

43

 77? 55

48 

44

1,261

40.7

0.050

0.06

Nov.

44

45

46

47

43

393S"

39

40

43

43

43

43

43

43

*43

46

47

47

47

46

54

58

73

55

57

56

55

57

58

1,449

48.3

0.059

0.07

Dec.

65

64

71

93

189

115

116

179

143

131

162

189

217

210

163

155

144

124

112

105

*100

98

95

91

84

83

83

113

226

198

171

4,092

132

0.163

0.19

Jan.

157

178

149

126

114

108

99

94

88

12T

226

226

162

136

387

3,290

3,080

2,220

1,280

1,020

1,760

3,320

5,580

2,750

*1,830

1,500

1,420

1,180

848

1,260

1,380

33,892

1,093

1.35

1.55

Feb.

1,140

968

800

584

442

370

341

322

286

268

251

234

212

178

176

174

176

179

'2~42~ 168

379

548

848

944

776

560

560

524

12,650

452

0.557

0.58

Mar.

454

*399

431

465

410

399

399

350

313

286

268

251

234

226

212

189

173

165

IS4

277

389

488

572

410

322

379

896

2.100

1,980

1,520

1,420

16,561

534

0.658

0.76

Apr.

1,110

728

536

454

*389

341

304

295

57?

800

1,280

1,900

2,120

2,290

2,220

3,220

4,120

3,640

2,730

2,240

2,100

1,450

704

632

896

632

488

399

360

322

39,272

1,309

1.61

1.80

May

304

370

1,500

2,780

3,190

3,580

4,730

5,690

5,390

*4,510

*2,340

*557

391

336

286

305

346

286

242

218

202

188

161

147

138

131

124

124

144

128

118

38,956

1,257

1.55

1.78

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,100 Min 37 Mean 832 Cfsn

June

119

117

106

96

96

83

74

76

81

76

73

68

66

68

65

61

59

61

60

63

*68

69

74

67

64

73

68

62

61

58

2,232

74.4

0.092

0.10

July

54

51

48

4646"

54

57

60

85

111

121

127

119

126

112

112

~99 174

*100

102

118

107

90

79

80

81

72

65

62

55

52

2,665

86.0

0.106

0.12

Aug.

48

45

43

43

41

38

37

36

36

35

34

33

32

32

32

31

33

44

a35

a30

a30

a35

a 30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

*26 

7^CO

1,065

34.4

0.042

0.05

1 1.02 In. 13.91

Sept.

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

27

41

44

34

30

28

27

26

27

27

27

28

28

28

27

27

30

29

*28

28

28

28

28

852

28.4

0.035

0.04

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,690 Mln 25 Mean 425 Cfsm 0.523 In. 7.10

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 of s). May 8 (3 p.m.) 5,750 (24.53 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 Brooksville, Miss, and Gieger, Ala.
282 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Noxubee River near Geiger, Ala.

and 4 miles north of Geiger,

Drainage area. 1,080 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1940, July 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 86.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Prior to Sept. 30, 1940, staff gage at site 

of old highway bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 84.64 ft above mean sea level. 

July 26, 1944, to June 5, 1949, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder on Tombigbee River at Gainesville, l| miles downstream from 

Noxubee River.

Average discharge .--11 years (1939-40, 1944-54), 1,596 ofs.

e height, 29.46 ft); mine height, 42.7

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,550 cfs Apr. 17 

imum, 13 cfs July 7 (gage height, 2.16 ft).

1939-40, 1944-54: Maximum discharge, 37,600 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 

ft); minimum, that of July 7, 1954.

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

Discharge includes flow of Noxubee cutoff channel at bridge on State Highway 17, 1 mile 

north of gage.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Dec. 11; fall 

used as a factor Jan. 25 to Feb. 1)

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.5

18

36

77

163

420

8.0

16.0

24.0

29.0

1,430

3,300

5,700

8,200

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.

58

57

55

53

53

55

55

54

53

52

52

49

48

46

46

45

45

45

44

M

*44

44

45

48

48

49

48

51

49

49

51

1,534

49.5

0.046

0.05

Nov.

57

52

48

49

50

52

50

48

48

48

48

50

52

54

55

57

59

57

57

60

54

60

56

55

58

65

69

63

58

56

1,645

54.8

0.051

 0.06

Dec.

*53

5258"

102

96

159

238

165

192

328

270

750

465

378

372

315

255

240

220

199

190

179

171

163

157

149

139

173

354

465

450

7,497

242

0.224

0.26

Jan.

369

302

288

290

248

220

197

192

179

249

705

54O

420

345

589

2,390

3,400

3,530

*2,800

1,820

1,760

3,880

5,020

4,676

3,750

2,630

2,060

2,100

1,800

1,560

2 250

50,553

1,631

1.51

1.74

Feb.

2,170

1,650

1,310

1,110

870

690

570

510

480

450

420

390

363

333

295

272 280"

275

275

330

435

585

735

*1,020

1,200

1,050

810

780

_

19,658

702

0.650

0.68

Mar.

750

675

630

615

660

630

585

585

540

480

435

405

381

372

351

325

300

268

278

328

435

570

675

780

645

540

1,380

3,180

5,500

2,550

1,940

25,568

825

0.764

0.88

Apr.

1,740

1,450

1,020

750

645

570

495 49~5

a580

aSOO

al,100

*al,600

al,900

a2,200

2,660

4,950

8,060

7,900

6,loO

4,280

2,950

2,440

1,900

1,540

1,140

1,200

960

720

600

540

65,535

2,111

1.95

2.18

May

495

465

680

2, 110

3,550

5,250

5,350

5,600

,000

,200

,100

,200

,510

705

615

525

495

555

*495

455

381

339

320

288

250

230

215

199

194

197

216

41,582

1,535

1.24

1.42

June

183

165

175

157

155

128

124

102

90

90

94

91

88

77

75

75

72

66

65

62

62

65

67

75

77

70

65

72

*66

56

2,785

92.8

0.086

0.10

July

55

52

47

47

45

40

33- 28

41

44

70

165

151

151

153

163

208

290

2ST

135

119

119

145

150

105

85

85

87

80

*69

65

5,204

105

0.095

0.11

Aug.

58

54

48

45

41

40

59

37

35

55

50

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

28

41

36

32

29

29

51

51

32

32

50

29

1,058

54.1

0.032

0.04

Sept.

27

27

25

25

25

24

24

*24

26

27

26

37

42

3F

33

52

32

30

30

50

*26

*26

26

22" 22

22

23

24

25

27

824

27.5

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1953 : Max 11,90O Min 43 Mean 1,229 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.46

Water year 1953-54 : Max 8,080 Mln 22 Mean 600 Cfsm 0.556 In. 7.55

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 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 nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 283

Tombigbee River at Gainesville, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°49 r , long 88°09' , in SE^- sec. 2 , T. 21 N. , R. 2 W. , on downstream side 

of right bank pier of bridge on State Highway 39 at Gainesville, 2 miles downstream 

from Noxubee River.

Drainage area. 8,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1938 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1937 are contained in reports of D. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 63.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Epes, 19 

miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 16 years, 11,440 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,800 cfs Apr. 18; maximum gage height, 30.5 

ft Jan. 29; minimum daily discharge, 250 cfs Sept. 21, 22.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 168,000 cfs Jan. 11, 1949; maximum gage height, 53.9 

ft Jan. 11, 1949; minimum daily discharge, that of Sept. 21, 22, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 20 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

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.

668

665

645

625

605

605

585

565

545

545

525

525

525

525

525

521

517

513

509

*505

505

501

497

493

489

489

493

501

513 

517

545

16,789

542

0.062

0.07

Nov.

585

555

605

605

625

625

625

625

625

605

605

605

625

625

645

668

668

690

712

735

735

780

802

825

870

895

920

1TO

920 

895

21,250

708

0.081

0.09

Dec.

870

*848

895

1,020

1,150

1,460

1,990

2,190

2,730

2,930

3,230

5,590

4,530

4,100

3,750

3,530

3,330

2,930

2,550

2,240

1,990

1,830

1,710

1,710

1,750

1,710

1,680

1,710

2,150 

2,730

3,430

74,063

2,389

0.275

0.32

Jan.

3,730

3,730

3,330

2,930

2,550

2,190

1,990

1,870

1,750

2,030

3,130

2,930

3,030

3,130

3,130

15,000

22,100

25,200

*24,400

21,300

18,600

24,100

29,900

32,100

32,200

32,800

33,200

33,800

34,900 

34,300

32,100

487,450

15,720

1.81

2.08

Feb.

27,600

19,500

13,000

9,980

8,330

7,150

6,220

5,470

4,930

4,590

4,280

4,080

3,780

3,680

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,580

4,180

4,710

6,350

12,800

16,700

19,300

*21,200

20,900

18,000

14,900

-

275,650

9,845

1.13

1.18

Mar.

12,700

11,600

11,000

9,620

9,340

8,860

7,740

6,800

6,220

5,800

5,140

4,810

4,510

4,310

4,050

3,900

3,610

3,380

3,290

3,780

5,800

6,820

6,350

5,680

5,040

4,770

8,940

16,800

18,700 

15,400

12,400

237,160

7,650

0.879

1.01

Apr.

10,200

9,180

10,100

8,830

7,860

7,040

6,580

6,350

6,120

6,240

7,900

9,460

*11,300

13 , 000

13,000

20,5OO

33,100

55.500

34, 700

33,200

29,200

24,300

18,800

14,000

11,400

10,300

9,040

8,380

7,390 

6,450

429,420

14,310

1.64

1.84

May

6,460

7,060

7,300

15,800

23,600

25,400

26,300

26,800

26 100

2l! 000

15,000

11,600

8,040

5,840

5,360

5,140

4,810

4,480

3,980

*3,480

3,110

2,840

2,660

2,400

2,320

2,160

2,000

1,920

1,850 

1,850

1,920

278,580

8,986

1.03

1.19

June

2,000

2,080

2,000

1,820

1,640

1,570

1,710

1,920

1,740

1,570

1,430

1,310

1,250

1,190

1,220

1,310

1,250

1,100

1,010

980

1,130

1,310

1,220

1,070

1,010

950

895

840

785 

758

40,068

1,336

0.154

0.17

July

*705

680

670

680

705

1,130

1,640

1,220

980

840

785

862

812

758

705

730

840

895

785

675

758

922

1,190

1,100

1,040

1,100

1,310

*1,160

950 

*758

*66 5

28,050

905

0.104

0.12

Aug.

*605

*553

*526

490

470

450

442

420

*395

*370

*350

*395

*500

510

460

430

420

430

430

440

430

430

410

420

420

400

380

380

380 

370 

370

13,476

435

0.050

0.06

Sept.

360

330

350

350

320

310

*310

290

280

280

280

270

270

*270

260

260

260

260

260

260

250~ 250

280

290

310

490

670

580

460 

420

9,830

328

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 

Water year 1953-54: Max

59,900 ~~,500 Min 

Min

489

250

Mean 10,750 

Mean 5,238

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.24

0.602

In. 

In.

16.78

8.17

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Aug. 8 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis 

7 discharge measurements and records for station near Cochrane.
284 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Mulberry Fork near Garden City, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°00', long 86°45", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 2 W., near downstream 

side of left abutment of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 1,000 ft downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Garden City, and 5| miles downstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area. 365 sq mi.

Records available. June 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 3, 1934, chain gage, and Dec. 4, 1934, to Jan. 4, 1939, wireweight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1929-54), 642 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 15.4 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.96 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 46,600 cfs Feb. 4, 1936 (gage height, 24.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 3 cfs Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1, 3-6, 1931 (gage height, 1.88 

ft).

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

Z.5 

Z.8 

3.3

3.0

5.5

9.0

20

36

75

180

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

425

940

1,720

2,800

5,880

10,000

17,000

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

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15 

*12

11

9.9

9.4

9.4

8.6

7.8

7.0

6.6

7.0

7.0 

7.0

7.0

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5,5

5.5

5.5

5.7

7.8

*7.4

6.0 

5.5

5.5

228.3

7.36

0.020

0.02

Nov.

e5.7

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.4

8.2

10

10

11

i£

12

9.0

8.2

7.8 

6.6

218.2

7.27

0.020

0.02

Dec.

6.6 

*S^

15

120

75

73

111

63

958

738

258

1.990 

850

1,410

850

605

443

349

303

268

278

300

250

210

189

183

172

231

484

405

*361

12,554.9

405

1.11

1.28

Jan.

320

306

292

261

250

240

210

195

186

236

474

373 

314

310

2,130

15.100

3,910

2,330

1,680

1,330

5,170

10,500

3,910

2,380

1,770

1,410

1,370

1,070

910

792

690

60,419

1,949

5.34

6.16

Feb.

615 

570

520 *461

409

369

331

303

289

278

314

349 

258

237

228

306

665

369 320'

986

850

585

497

850

660

575

497

2.260

-

14,951

534

1.46

1.52

Mar.

1,250 

940

850

690

600

540

479

434

393

369

*342

311 

1,760

1,390

740

555

474

430

825

792

555

470

430

401

389

635

1.860

1,720

1,180

1,000

975

23,785

767

2.10

2.42

Apr.

1.820 

1,070

880

740

3660

a600

a580

*1,170

920

590

506

497 

421

377

342

575

710

448

381

328

286

264

. 240

250

261

275

210

180

250

275

16,106

537

1.47

1.64

May

204 

165

266

484

296

240

*204

*219

180

155

134

122 

119

683

497

373

306

264

237

210

180

155

144

128

115

107

96

766

665

*357

228

8,299

268

0.734

0.85

June

168 

148

2.990

995

492

353

278

222

178

153

130

117 

107

102

84

98

378

532

158

103

78

66

116

60

48

42

35

31

26

yx

£3-

8,311

277

0.759

0.85

July

21 

48

425

162

100

57

37

28

*24

21

18

17

15

14

18

16

15

IS.

68

26

15

71

248

92

45

30

22

19

16

14

12

1,726

55.7

0.153

0.18

Aug.

11 

9.4

9.0

8.2

7.4

7.0

10

9.0

8.2

7.0

6.0

5.7 

*5^

5.7

8.2

7.0

7.4

160

47

38

24

19

14

12

10

9.0

7.8

8.6

13

14

12

520.1

16.8

0.046

0.05

Sept.

9.9 

7.8

6.3

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.3

5.5

19

26

13

8.6 

6.3

*6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

13

10

6.3

4.9

4,6

5.7

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.6

230.2

7.67

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,500 Mln 5.5 Mean 596 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.18

Water year 1953-54: Max 15,100 Min 4.6 Mean 404 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.01

Peak discharge (base. 13.000 cfsl. Jan. 16 (8:30 a.m.) 20,400 cfs (15.4 ft); Jan. 22 (9:30 a.m.) 

16,000 ofs (13.6 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.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 285

Sipsey Fork near Palls City, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°03', long 87°16', in NEi sec. 33, T. 11 S., R. 7 W., near midstream on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, l£ miles downstream from Clifty Fork, if 

miles north of Falls City, and 2£ miles upstream from Clear Creek.

Drainage area. 375 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to December 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 360 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 11 years, 640 cfs.

Extremes. 1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 17,500 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 

16.6 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

1954: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 13,000 cfs Dec. 29 

(gage height, 14.5 ft); minimum daily, 9.5 cfs Oct. 11-13.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 48,400 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 29.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 15, 16, 1954.

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

20

18

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

M

14

14

*16

18

16

16

16

533

17.2

O.046

0.05

Nov.

16

16

16

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

21

24

27

30

30

31

32

3!

31

30

30

670

22.3

0.059

0.07

Dec.

*29

29

47

140

105

91

84

63

262

288

151

175

152

179

183

145

103

81

69

62

74

86

86

77

69

62

59

71

172

*248

167

3,609

116

0.309

O.36

Jan.

127

106

96

84

81

75

69

65

12

67

85

88

81

83

595

9,730

3,400

1,330

800

555

3,720

14.700

6,020

2,420

1,560

1,120

850

660

555

460

394

50,038

1,614

4.30

4.96

Feb.

339

302

*290

268

242

218

198

179

ITS

175

209

230

207

185

181

198

252

242

223

295

.495

456

397

46O

439

390

345

495

-

-------

8,085

289

0.771

0.80

Mar.

750

638

575

478

411

381

348

330

305

*290

282

265

248

235

200

175

169

165

263

446

366

310

292

282

272

354

718

950

750

638

575

12,461

402

1.07

1.24

Apr.

1,120

1,150

875

682

555

460

*400

363

354

308

298

478

439

381

345

2,320

4.250

1,800

1,180

825

615

495

418

1,550

1,030

775

595

460

425

408

25,354

845

2.25

2.51

May

330

290

563

1.600

*1,O6O

728

555

460

366

298

248

216

245

411

615

460

360

298

255

218

185

161

145

131

116

107

99

105

*113

109

98.

10,945

353

0.941

1.09

June

84

91

356

308

183

127

100

88

78

71

63

58

58

54

55

57

59

58

79

72

60

55

52

48

44

40

36

34

30

26

2,524

84.1

0.224

0.25

July

23

21

18

18

18

16

17

*17

17

16

17

17

16

16

14

14

12

23

40

23

20

20

18

17

18

76

36

23

20

18

16

655

21.1

0.056

O.06

Aug.

14

12

10

9.0

8.2

&&

9.4

18

20

*18

16

14

12

12

12

11

10

12

13

12

14

15

14

12

11

9.4

8 . 2

7.8

8.2

9.8

9.4

368

11.9

0.032

0.04

Sept.

7.8

6.6

5.8

5.2

4.7

4.6

4.4

5.8

5.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

*li5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.8

130

55

35

26

20

18

16

14

14

a!3

432

14.4

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,900 Mln 11 Mean 513 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.58

Water year 1953-54: Max 14,700 Mln 3.5 Mean 317 Cfsm 0.845 In. 11.47

Peak discharge (base. 11.000 cfs).--Jan. 16 (12 m.) 13,200 cfa (14.6 ft); Jan. 22 (l p.m.) 17,500 

cfs (16.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Clear Creek at Falls City.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

Oct.

a!2

al2

al2

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

al3

Nov.

16

16

17

22

36

35

33

29

Dec.

84

63

54

46

50

59

58

60

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

ai4

a!2

a9.5

a9.5

a9.5

 10

10

10

Nov.

28

28

28

25

23

23

23

79

Dec.

62

63

74

75

77

75

*72

65

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

9.8

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.8

Nov.

*116

92

60

50

42

36

33

31

Dec.

72

129

126

110

88

75

68

62

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In Inches ..............................................................

Oct.

9.8

9.8

10

12

14

16

16

342 3

0.03

Nov.

28

28

30

36

123

129

-

0.13

Dec.

57

53

51

181

9.670

4,230

1,150

1.48

1.70

Calendar year 1954: Max 14,700 Mln 3.5 Mean 355 Cfsm 0.947

Peak discharge (base. 11.000 efs).--Dee. 29 (4 p.m.) 13,000 cfs (14.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Clear Creek at Falls City.
286 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Sipsey Pork near Jasper, Ala.

Location. -Lat 33°54'40", long 87°05'00" , in SE£ sec. 17, T 13 S., R. 5 W. near left 

 bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 69, 200 ft downstream from Mill

Creek, a third of a mile upstream from Boyd Creek, 3f miles downstream from Ryan Creek, 

11 miles upstream from mouth, and 13.7 miles northeast of Jasper.

Drainage area. 976 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1954.

~ Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 253.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Sept. 23, 1953, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 45.0 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 0.54 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 20, 1954.

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

Hating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from return of over-bank flow Jan. 17, IB, 23, 24)

Oct. 1 to De. 

0.7

1.2 

2.0 

5.0

31

36

47

107

349

1,260

0.5 

.6

1.2 

3.0

Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

7

12

7.0

14.0

21 21.0

48 30.0

106 40.0

566

1,760

4,560

8,560

16,300

27,300

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*46

45

44

42

38

36

35

35

34

34

34

34

35

36

35

34

34

33

33

34

a34

34

34

33

33

34

36

*36

36

36

37

1,114

35.9

0.037

0.04

Nov.

39

40

43

44

43

42

40

39

42

42

42

44

44

47

47

49

47

46

50

62

66

74

84

84

82

74

74

68

64

62

1,624

54.1

0.055

0.06

Dec.

61

*5£

84

318

440

287

268

223

1,120

1,840

618

2.520

1,350

1,050

910

644

462

332

268

244

309

410

358

298

258

244

231

281

*774

882

670

17,613

568

0.582

0.67

Jan.

514

436

384

332

314

298

261

244

221

251

436

423

358

329

1,910

23,800

18,000

7,500

4,470

2,240

7,460

27 . 100

21,000

9,400

4,850

3,140

2,580

2,130

1,690

1,480

1 , 260

144,821

4,672

4.79

5.52

Feb.

1,080

*994

910

826

748

670

618

540

514

527

605

882

670

566

540

670

1,290

994

826

1,350

2,060

1,580

1,320

1,730

1,650

1,410

1,230

2,520

-

------

29,120

1,040

1.07

1.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 25,900 Mln 30

Mar.

2,540

1,910

1,690

1,410

1,200

1,110

1,020

938

*854

826

774

722

994

1,260

774

618

553

540

994

1,690

1,260

994

882

826

800

994

2,130

5 . 750

2,660

2,130

1,760

40,603

1,310

1.34

1.55

Apr.

2,920

2,690

2,170

1,730

1,410

*1,230

1,080

1,080

1,230

938

826

994

994

854

800

1,910

6,990

3,500

2,320

1,690

1,290

1,080

938

1,840

1,730

1,440

1,170

1,020

1,050

1,050

49,964

1,665

1.71

1.90

May

800

696

938

*2,690

2,020

*1,410

1,110

994

826

670

579

514

605

938

1,110

910

722

618

540

475

410

358

332

329

316

309

306

311

*514

384

314

23,048

743

0.761

0.88

June

306

306

875

1,440

592

384

314

a270

a230

a200

a!80

a!70

a!60

a!50

a!50

a!60

a!70

a!90

a280

a21o

a!60

a!30

allO

99

88

80

74

65

62

IS

7,661

255

0.261

0.29

July

50

48

134

128

76

71

*67

60

56

55

55

50

50

45

46

50

44

58

579

208

91

71

55

55

74

722

198

106

73

56

48

3,479

112

0.115

0.13

Aug.

34

33

31

25

21

20

32

58

80

50

*42

36

33

33

34

34

32

124

124

161

114

74

58

46

39

33

31

31

40

33

31

1,717

55.4

0.057

0.07

Sept.

26

26

22

19

18

17

16

15

16

20

18

16

14

12

11

*11

12

13

13

10

514

397

138

84

63

48

40

40

33

33

1,715

57.2

0.059

0.07

Mean 1,349 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.78

Water year 1953-54: Max 27,100 Mln 10 Mean 884 Cfsm 0.906 In. 12.29

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 .fs_l.--Jan. 16 (7:30 p.m.) 32,OOO cfs (43.6 ft); Jan. 22 (9 p.m.

34,000 cfs (45.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Sipsey Pork near Palls City.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 287

Clear Creek at Falls City, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°02', long 87°16' , in NE£ sec. 9, T. 12 S., R. 7 W., on left bank 15 ft

downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Clear Creek Falls,

half a mile south of Falls City, and 2 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 151 sq mi. 

Records available. June 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), October 1939 to

November 1954 (discontinued). Published as 'near Elk 1904-5. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 4, 1939, staff gages at same site and datum.

Altitude of gage is 460 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge, 15 years, 250 cfs. 

Extremes. 1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,980 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height,

5.75 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Sept. 17, 18 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1954: Maximum discharge during period October to November, 273 cfs Nov. 29 (gage

height, 1.46 ft); minimum, 6.2 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 10.97 ft), from

rating curve extended above 6,800 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 17, 18, 1954. 

Remarks. Records good except those below 15 cfs, which are fair, and those for period 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 sm

In.

Oct.

24

24

24

23

23

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

17

17

IS

16

16

16

16

17

*21

23

23

23 

23

621

20.0

0.132

0.15

Nov.

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

28

28

28

21

28

28

34

37

37

44

44

32

34

32

34

32

26

858

28.6

0.189

0.21

Dec.

*26

26

42

149

98

60

69

54

141

250

94

101

104

108

115

81

60

47

40

42

50

66

60

50

42

40

34

50

134

*138 

101

2,472

79.7

0.528

0.61

Jan.

81

69

66

60

57

54

52

50

50

52

63

63

54

54

444

3,480

1,630

648

419

319

1,480

4.600

2,300

1,030

656

485

395

324

276

242 

209

19,762

637

4.22

4.87

Feb.

182

174

*174

174

149

134

122

115

112

107

130

170

130

115

112

122

174

165

149

207

376

287

242

242

232

213

187

292

-

4,988

178

1.18

1.23

Mar.

341

271

256

223

204

195

182

170

161

*145

145

138

134

130

112

M

98

98

186

261

191

161

153

145

138

178

354

528

388

319

276

6,379

206

1.36

1.57

Apr.

364

336

292

246

213

191

*178

170

165

145

142

223

195

165

157

977

1.520

672

445

324

261

223

195

656

370

382

287

223

218

242

10,177

339

2.25

2.51

May

191

170

413

782

*452

*324

261

237

187

153

138

122

142

191

182

142

122

115

108

101

90

81

78

78

72

72

72

78

*37

*81 

72

5,394

174

1.15

1.33

June

69

72

150

209

78

57

47

42

42

42

42

40

47

40

37

52

189

176

94

60

50

42

40

40

40

40

40

34

32

26

1,971

65.7

0.435

0.49

July

24

23

24

24

26

32

30

*23

21

20

19

20

19

20

17

17

17

25

37

24

20

19

24

26

24

28

23

19

16

15 

11

687

22.2

0.147

0.17

Aug.

13

13

13

12

11

11

34

66

32

*22

18

16

15

16

16

14

15

39

37

52

28

21

18

16

14

12

14

15

15

16 

11

645

20.8

0.138

0.16

Sept.

8.8

7.8

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.8

7.8

10

14

12

10

7.8

7.8

7.8

*7.8

11

8.0

4 . 8

TTe

10

296

167

50

30

24

22

26

19

18

18

841.7

28.1

0.186

0.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,100 Min 15 Mean 237 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.28

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,600 Min 4.8 Mean 150 Cfsm 0.993 In. 13.51

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 efsl.--Jan. 16 (3 p.m.) 3,980 cfs (5.00 ft); Jan. 22 (l p.m.) 4,980 

cfs (5.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

19

Nov.

24

21

a22

a27

a33

a30

a28

26

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

19

18

li

15

15

*16

18

18

Nov.

26

24

24

22

22

22

24

118

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

Nov.

*153

63

43

41

36

32

30

28

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in inches ...............................................

Oct.

18

18

19

21

26

26

26

O.14

Nov.

26

26

28

72

a!60

a!20

-

0.33

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Fork near Falls City.
288 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Blackwater Creek near Manchester, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°54'30", long 87"15'25", in SE^ sec. 15, T. 13 S., R. 7 W., on right

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from small

tributary, 2 miles east of Manchester, and 5? miles north of Jasper.

Drainage area. 177 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 401.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T:929, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 16 years, 297 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,850 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 6.96 ft); minimum daily, 1.9 cfs Sept. 20.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 8,050 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 11.49 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Oct. 25, 1938.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of no gage-height record, which are poor. Occasional regulation at very low flow by 

mill 2 miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

3.5

7.6

15

31

2.4 

2.9 

3.5

4.0

56

137

280

442

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

1.6

3.5

7.0

16

31

59

2.8 119

3.4 269

4.0 490

5.0 1,030

7.0 2,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*9.3

S.3

7.6

6.9

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

6.0

6.5

5.0

4.4

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.4

4.1

3.7

3.7

il

3.9

*8.1

4.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

161.2

5.20

0.029

0.03"

Nov.

1^9

7.2

7.8

7.4

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.6

9.6

8.8

9.8

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

11

12

13

13

12

12

13

14

13

12

12

289.8

9.66

0.055

0.06

Dec.

*12

12

18

24

74

61

41

60

186

161

131

110

120

200

500_

120

70

45

37

38

49

56

54

42

39

37

38

50

120

*155

128

2,588

83.5

0.472

0.54

Jan.

98

80

69

64

55

52

49

45

41

49

76

76

68

60

410

2,250

1,840

1,740

1,660

845

1,720

2.650

2,650

2,550

2,200

1,260

704

542

413

353

301

24,972

806

4.55

5.25

Feb.

260

231

*214

188

168

154

139

 125

119

117

125

143

135

115

na

192

332

233

193

295

409

390

304

371

288

217

168

233

-

5,968

213

1.20

1.25

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,750 Mln 3.5

Mar.

379

346

318

288

248

239

219

198

180

*171

163

157

152

143

127

108

as. 100

250

445

318

239

203

185

173

210

400

S20

600

450

400

8,427

272

1.54

1.77

Apr.

500

470

410

340

290

*251

231

211

206

175

180

301

242

193

168

578

1.260

1,060

730

486

349

272

242

263

282

285

295

304

245

233

11,052

368

2.08

2.32

May

211

173

319

*626

542

433

321

257

211

166

139

120

123

161

161

139

112

96

85

76

68

62

56

52

48

45

43 *4i

44

52

46

5,028

162

0.915

1.06

June

39

47

74

66

78

54

39

34

30

27

25

22

22

20

20

20

93

iSl

101

71

44

33

28

25

22

20

18

16

15

14

1,278

42.6

0.241

0.27

July

13

12

14

13

11

11

no

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.5

9.2

12

10

17

55

12

8.2

7.0

7.0

6.8

6-4

7.0

12

9.0

7.0

6.4

6.4

351.7

11.3

0.064

0.07

Aug.

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.0

4.7

6.0

12

23

*37

24

14

9.0

7.0

5.2

4.6

3.8

4.1

27

14

141

62

24

15

11

9.5

7.2

5.0

3.6

8.2

4.1

1-1

511.7

16.5

0.093

0.11

Sept.

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.1

2.0

2.3

2.2

2.0

1-9

148

180

90

45

27

20

15

*12

12

9.8

608,2

20.3

0.115

0.13

Mean 276 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.10

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,650 Mln 1.9 Mean 168 Cfsm 0.949 In. 12.86

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 efsi. Jan. 16 (l a.m.) 2,500 cfs (6.63 ft); Jan. 22 (8 a.m.) 2,850 

cfs (6.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 7-9, 11, 12, Nov. 21, 24-30, Dec. 8, 12-20, 22-29, Mar. 18, 19, 

Mar. 26 to Apr. 5, May 12, 20-27, July 4-6, 15., and Sept. 22-24; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage and records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 289

Lost Creek near Oakman, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°45'50", long 87°21'30", In SE£ sec. 3, T. 15 S., R. 8 W., on right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 69, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Wolf Branch, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Pumpkin Creek, 4 miles norttieast of Oakman, and 6? miles southwest of Jasper.

Drainage area.--134 sq mi.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 280 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,910 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 17.68 ft); no 

flow Oct. 25 to Nov. 7.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 16, 1954; no flow Oct. 25 to Nov. 7, 1953.

Remarks. Records good above 300 cfs, fair bewween 20 and 300 cfs, and poor below 20 cfs.

Rating table, water year 1953-64 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Jan. 15, Jan. 28 

to Feb. 16, Mar. 2-19, Apr. 4-16, June 13-17. July 29 to 

Aug. 20, and Sept. 15-22)

0.17 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

.1

1.6 

5,4

1.0

1.4

2.0

5.0

10.0

17.0

31

73

157

649

1,760

3,700

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

51

Total

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 0.6

.7

1.0

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3 

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0 

0

0

20.8

0.671 

0.0050

0.006

Nov.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

.1

!l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

1.4

2.6

27?

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.2

.9

.7

16.4

0.547 

0.0041

0.005

Dec.

0.5

*.4

475

3.6

14

8.2

9.6

158

190

40

-55- 218

*81

74

38 

20

11

5.9

5.0

8.2

15

13

9.1

5.9

4.1

3.6

27

199

*142

74

1,491.4

48.1 

0.359

0.41

Jan.

43

29

22

15

13

11

8.2

5.9

5.3

T7T

25

28

19

15

570

5.760 

S.670 *543

370

290

1,910

3,550

3,020

761

492

370

314

250

196

169

150

19,631.8

635 

4.72

5.45

Feb.

126

*114

103

90

78

71

59

SI

48

43

47

44

57

53

96 

282

164

128

2S8

354

212

»198

290

2SO

202

172

330

3,949

141 

1.05

1.10

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,250 Mln 0

Mar.

354

242

226

192

156

140

120

106

»92

87

80

74

77

76

60

49 

45

42

2T2

442

226

166

138

*125

114

166

510

840

354

282

6,247

202 

1.51

1.75

Apr.

442

514

242

193

163

138

»123

124

107

81.

81

174

128

98

86

856

492

*322

234

187

157

146

196

144

113

94

81

81 

100

6,947

232 

1.73

1.93

May

76

65

184

378

*TST

130

99

86

71

61

50

43

48

65

66

52 

41

35

29

25

24

19

17

14

15

14

13 *T4~

14 

31

17

1,978

65.8 

0.476

0.55

June

15

15

50

27

17

13

11

10

13

8.2

4.7

7.6

8.6

9.1

7.4

69 

226

103

53

51

17

14

12*8.2

7.4

4.6

6.4

6.6

2.5 

.9

776

25.9 

0.195

0.22

July

2.8

7.0

205

10Z

40

21

*11

9.6

6.6

5.0

5.5

9.6

4.1

4.4

1.5

5.3 

9.1

94

136

19

15

15

6.6

3.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

*2.1 

2.0

3.9

750.5

24.2 

0.181

0.21

Aug.

3.2

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9 *7S~

.9

.9

.9

1.6

2.3

1.5

1.0

4.4

5.0

4.0

61

204

T2T

73

49

34

17

10

9.6

12 

12

9.6

650.5

21.0 

0.157

0.18

Sept.

4.7

2.4

2.5

2.1

1.6

.9 *.4

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1 *TT

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

152

242

TOT

67

43

24

23

18

5.9 

5.9

684.3

22.8 

0.170

t>.19

Mean 186 Cfsm 1.59 In. 18.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,760 Mln 0 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.881 In. 11.98

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --Jan. 16 (11 p.m.) 5,910 cfs (17.68 ft); Jan. 23 (2 a.m.) 3,790

cfs 117.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. mjue. No gane-heiuht record Oct. 12-26. Oct. 28 to Nov. 6. Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Aug. 5-8, 10-15,

ords, and records for nearby streams.
290 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Locust Fork below Snead, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°08', long 86°23', in SE£ sec. 25, T. 10 S., R. 2 E., on right bank on 

upstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 32, half a mile downstream from Mud 

Creek, ! § miles upstream from Slab Creek, and 2^ miles northwest of Snead.

Drainage area. 131 sq mi.

Records available . August 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of the gage is 702.94 ft above mean sea level, datura 

~of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,750 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 25.1 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 7.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 16, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 7, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below except those for periods of no gageHeight record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Dec. 8)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 9 Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3 

1.8 

2.5

1.8

4.0

23

59

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1.7 

3.7

31

61

102

3.5

4.5

6.0

10.0

18.0

24.0

156

327

688

1,940

4,800

7,300

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

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

7.5

775

7.5

7.5

*7.5

7.1

6.8

6.4

6.1

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0 

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.0

TTtJ

4.0

4.0

4.

5.

5.

5 5.''t 

170.8

5.51

0.042

0.05

Nov.

4.7

4.0

*4.3

3.8

3.5

3.4

377

3.7

4.3

5.4

6.4

7.1

8.2

7.9

8.2

8.2 

8.2

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.7

13

15

TF

12

13

11

12

11

9.7

243.4

8.11

0.062

0.07

Dec.

9.7

9.3

T3

15

23

21

19

17

50

162

*104

257

296

359 3"3B~

214

144

108

86

72

72

96

85

70

63

58

54

90

170

176

150

3,397.3

110

0.840

0.96

Jan.

130

117

108

101

93

87

74

69

64

ITS

258

*249

196

175

732

7.100 

3,960

1,210

770

583

1,090

2,420

1,800

1,030

715

546

484

460

370

327

286

25,714

829

6.33

7.30

Feb.

249

222

200

182

162

143

131

121

117

114

110

112

107

92 *<n

100 

190

154

122

260

359

240

203

520

508

359

276

770

6,204

222

1.69

1.76

Mar.

798

472

392

316

267

231

203

182

161

146

134

124 22~B~

715

533

306 

240

208

222

258

188

154

*141

138

137

414

674

-*747 1,030

496

426

10,674

344

2.63

3.03

Apr.

612

137

348

286

249

296

240

358

437

249

211

175

146

131

117

141 

214

151

119

100

86

77

71

66

62

59

53

*50

BT

60

5,658

189

1.44

1.61

May

56

47

54

74

66

53

47

49

51

45

38

33

35

67

86

69 

56

49

45

41

37

32

29

25

*23

23

22

25

23

22

2!

1,343

43.3

0.331

0.38

June

18

18

568 2^6"

84

58

45

36

32

44

38

26

28

92

50

30 

28

241

78

42

30

*24

23

23

22

19

16

14

13

li

1,988

66.3

0.506

0.56

July

11

10

9.5

18

12

10

11

10

30

39

16

13

11

10

9.0

8.4 

8.4

9.0

15

13

9.0

10

20

28

21

15

10

*8.2

7.5

6.5

6.2

414.7

13.4

1.102

0.12

Aug.

5.9

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.0

5.0

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

370" 4.7

5.9

5.9 

5.6

6.2

6.5

6.5

12

?Q- 51

13

9.3

7.5

6.5

7.2

6.5

*5.9

5 . 6

257.4

8.30

0.063

0.07

Sept.

5.0

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.5

377

3.5

3.7

3.7

4.2

*4.2

3.7

3.5

3.9 

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.9

T7T

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9 3 9

123.7

4.12

0.031

0.04

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,120 Mln 3.4 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.74

Water year 1953-54 : Max 7,100 Mln 3.4 Mean 154 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.95

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 efs). Jan. 16 (7:30 a.m.) 7,750 cfs (25.1 ft); Jan. 22 (11 a.m.) 

3,120 cfs (13.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 4, 5, Feb. 14, May 24, June 26 to July 9, July 11-22, 26, 27; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 291

Locust Fork near Cleveland, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°02', long 86°34', in NE^ sec. 6, T. 12 S., R. 1 E. , on downstream side 

of pier near center of bridge on U. S. Highway 231 and State Highway 38, 2 miles north 

of Cleveland and 2| miles downstream from Sraves Creek.

Drainage area.--300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 536.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 20, 1940, staff gage at site 200 

ft upstream at same datum. Apr. 20, 1940, to Mar. 23, 1944, staff gage, and Mar. 24, 

1944, to Apr. 11, 1945, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1937-54), 524 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 11.8 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 16 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

1936-54: Maximum discharge observed, 47,000 cfs Dec. 28, 1942 (gage height, 19.2 

ft, from gage then in use); minimum since Oct. 1, 1943, that of Sept. 14, 15, 16, 1954; 

minimum prior to Oct. 1, 1943, not determined.

Remarks.--Records good above 10 cfs and fair below except those for periods of doubtful 

or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1112: 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1. 

1. 

1.6

1.9

4.3

8.4

15

33

62

128

259

485

778

1,500

4,470

7,400

14,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10 ~9~.0

8.4 

7.9

7.4

*6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.2 372"

5.2

5.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.9

6.9

208.1

6.71

0.022

0.03

Nov.

6.9

*6.9

6.4

e'.s

6.9

7.9

8.4

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

8.4

9.0

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

11

13

12

13

15

12

12

11

9.6

9.6

280.7

9.36

0.031

0.03

Dec.

9.6

3.4

20

24

26

25

25

87

275

*207

568

544

759

ttG

420

299

232

190

168

162

175

181

153

131

123

116

136

287

350

307

6,660

215

0.717

0.83

Jan.

271

244

225 

207

201

184

165

153

142

TST

*439

475

382

346

1,650

15,100

7 ,090

2,700

1,720

1,300

2,800

4,940

3,810

3,300

1,590

1,180

1,110

1,010

843

720

640

53,121

1,714

5.71

6.59

Feb.

549

501

449 

396

359

328

299

267

255

232

240

255

221

194

*187

218

400

354

275

399

683

490

400

759

908

658

522

1,580

12,178

435

1.45

1.51

Mar.

1,420

973

778

664

544

485

429

382

350

324

291

267

755

1,110

973

588

454

391

415

501

391

324

*299

291

279

485

1,140

1,820

1,340

940

772

19,858

641

2.14

2.46

Apr.

1,540

973

759 

628

533

517

517

499

876

538

405

368

324

283

255

279

405

337

255

214

187

172

156

165

211

184

142

*126

T5?

162

11,969

399

1.33

1.48

May

142

126

148 

244

194

156

131

134

131

118

101

90

90

320" 372

248

197

172

156

139

126

110

99

88

*81

77

72 17B"

156

116

88

4,597

148

0.493

0.57

June

75

68

1,670 

1,080"

386

251

187

153

128

110

150

103

81

110

162

116

92

196

232

113

75

*59

56

48

40

35

30

26

24

22

5,878

196

0.653

0.73

July

21

20

24 

31

23

19

22

17

17

30

56

36

24

20

18

17

21

28

28

22

15

17

24

30

66.

46

25

*20

15

14

i£

778

25.1

0.084

0.10

Aug.

10

9.6

8. 

8.

7.

7,

9!

8.

8.

7.

7.

6.

5.

ITTo"

6.0

8.4

6.9

7.9

14

12

9.0

9.0

22

25

TZ

19

12

13

9.6

8.4

7.9

323.0

10.4

0.035

0.04

Sept.

*6.9

7.4

7.4

6.0

5.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.7

2.9

2.7

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

4.9

3.7

3.4

4.0

6.4

7.9

6.4

B74~ 8.4

7.9

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.9

151.1

5.04

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,400 Min 5.2 Mean 479 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,100 Min 2.3 Mean 318 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.39

Peak discharge (base. 11,000 cfs). Jan. 16 (12 m.) 15,000 cfs (11.8 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record June 25 to July 10, July 13-24, 27 ; discharge estimated 

n basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
292 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Locust Pork at Trafford, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°50', long 86"45', in SW£ sec. 9, T. 14 S., R. 2 W., on left bank 50 ft 

downstream from new highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Trafford, 1? 

miles east of Coaldale, and 2f miles upstream from Gurley Creek.

Drainage area.--622 sq mi.

Records available. September 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 309.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Jan. 27, 1934, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1930-31, 1932-54), 1,017 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 40.4 ft); minimum, 9,8 cfs Sept. 16, 17.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 60,700 cfs Jan. 6, 1949 (gage height, 59.1 ft); minimum 

daily, 8 cfs Oct. 20, 1931.

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

Diversion above station subsequent to 1938 by City of Birmingham from Inland Reservoir 

(usable capacity, 60,000 acre-ft) on Blackburn Pork for industrial water supply.

Revisions (water years). WSP 782: 1934.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Jan. 15-18, 21-23)

Oct. 1 to May 24 May 25 to Sept. 30 

Z.I 17 14.0 5,060 Z.8 8.7

3.0 80 22.0 10,600 2.9 

4.0 405 30.0 17,900 3.0 

8.0 1,900 39.0 28,100 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

3.4 155

7.0 1,450

38 10.0 2,840

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

35

26

37

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

(tt)

Oct.

30 *2S

26

26

23

17

TT

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

19

19

19

21

21

21

21

19

19

21

21

*19

19

19

617

19.9

-81

84

Nov.

19

17

TT

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

21

23

33

33

23

25

26

30

36

36

36

36

46

4?

36

28

752

25.1

-108

80

Dec.

26

33 *3o64

80

85

80

73

192

558

402

1,150

1,180

1.420

1,300

856

592

436

351

296

269

259

276

259

321

201

181

198

490

626

*575

13,749

411

+63

76

Jan.

490

429

388

364

334

303

276

245

228

39T

1,040

1,000

802

662

1,920

27,700

20,966

7,020

3,270

2,390

5,150

8,510

7,410

4,320

2,840

3,200

1,940

1,900

1,580

1,380

1,180

108,566

3,502

+337

74

Feb.

1,070

964

892

*820

749

696

626

524

456

439

456

541

490

415

588

456

1,000

856

679

820

1,430

1,150

892

1,360

1,740

1,380

1,110

2,150

34,439

873

+79

73

Mar.

2,740

1,980

1,620

1,380

1,150

1,000

874

784

714

644

*575

524 i,c5o"

2,840

2,060

1,420

1,070

910

928

1,040

892

714

644

609

575

714

1,840

5,980

2,946

2,060

1,630

41,891

1,351

+2

71

Apr.

2,110

1,980

1,500

1,260

1,070

928

910

*820

1,040

928

696

609

541

473

422

490

626

609

473

395

347

317

300

3Z3- 389

541

364

323

330

351

21,365

712

-13

70

May

351

323

364

524

490

*354

*306

293

283

349

225

198

191

408

626

456

371

313

283

255

228

301

181

*177

165

153

142 '5Scr

30?

327

229

9,827

317

-41

71

June

191

191

885

2,440

866

453

316

250

213

191

168

191

155

129

165

305

215

175

236

236

162

126

123

98

86

370

a62

a57

a53

a50

8,691

290

-59

79

July

a47

a46

a48

a72

a60

a47

a49

*52

47

37

33

42

68

49

38

37

38

60

49

33

30

47

54

175 ~TT

57

77

52

44

47

37

1,644

53.0

-75

80

Aug.

32

25

25

22

16

13

2?

28

32

28

24

20

*17

19

24

32

28

24

19

95

110

ToTT

57

35

37

44

37

35

35

26

25

1,084

35.0

-78

82

Sept.

24

20

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

13

12

11

11

11

11

*9.8

*37B"

12

15

30

-JI 109

54

35

25

19

16

17

16

16

666.6

22.2

-81

81

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,400 Mln 17 Mean 888 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.37

Water year 1953-54 : Max 27,700 Mln 9.8 Mean 636 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.89

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs). Jan. 16 (10 p.m.) 50.000 cfs (40.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this d3y.

t Change In contents In Inland Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second; for calendar year 

1953, -2 cfs; for water year 1953-54, -5 cfs. Records furnished by city of Birmingham.

tt Diversion from Inland Reservoir, In cubic feet per second; for calendar year 1953, 82 cfs; for 

water year 1953-54, 77 cfs. Records furnished by the city of Birmingham.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on same stream.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 293

Turkey Creek at Morris, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°44'25", long 86°48'45", in SW£ sec. 12, T. 15 S., R. 3 W., en right bank 

60 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 31 at Morris, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Cunningham Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 81 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1944 to September 1954.

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

345.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 135 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,120 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 15.13 ft); minimum observed, 8.8 cfs Oct. 18, 19.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 23.1 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, that of Oct. 18, 19, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair. Occasional slight diversions by sawmills above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 

.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

7.0 

 20

45

90 

149

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

11.0

365

1,330

2,430

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

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

TS

11

11

10

*11

11

11

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.4

lo- 8.8

ii

10

10

10

10

10

12

11

*10

10 

10

322.2

10.4

0.128

0.15

Nov.

10

IT

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

12

14

13

12

12

14

13

20 Tail

11

11

11

11

1111

354

11.8

0.146

0.16

Dec.

11

TT

*20

36

19

21

19

16

106

52

63

"TO 361

196

96

64

47

40

34

32

35

34

30

27

27

26

25

52

149

117 

*78

1,927

62.2

0.768

0.88

Jan.

66

56

58

49

49

44

41

40

37 10"6~

206

124

96

90

298

5,270

610

316

226

186

620

680

416

269

196

158

158

132

117

103

90

8,907

287

3.54

4.09

Feb.

84

84

77

71

*64

59

51

48

48

47

53

46

42

42

40

107

84

66

59

140

132

96

104

340 '2TJB'

140

124

316

-

2,770

98.9

1.22

1.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,280 Mln 8.8

Mar.

206

158

149

110

96

90

84

73

68

66

*62

59 5'53"

'S50"

140

110

96

84

96

78

68

64

62

60

63

117

531

443

258

196

158

4,708

152

1.88

2.16

Apr.

167

124

110

96

90

84

76

124

84

73

68

63

57

53

52

96

84

65

56

51

45

44

IT

78

123

247

TT5

117

140 

110

2,770

92.3

1.14

1.27

Mean 114

May

9o

78

1S6

TW

110

*90

78

72

60

54

47

44

59

96

64

53

46

44

41

38

35

33

32

30

29

 55 28

125

149

96

*66

2,131

68.7

0.848

0.98

June

53

45

78

tt

48

42

38

34

30

29

27

27

23

23

22

24

23

22

22

24

36

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12_

854

28.5

0.352

0.39

July

12

12

19

16

14

14

14

36

22

*15

14

14

13

12

JU

12

13

14

12

12

12

42

25

59

T?

16

15

14

14 

13

12

542

17.5

0.216

0.25

Aug.

12

12

12

12

1^

12

19

12

12

12

11

11

16

12

12

12

12

*14

14

3£

26

13

13

12

12

11

11

12

14 

12

12

427

13.8

0.170

0.20

Sept.

12

12

12

12

11

12

13

14

13

14

12

11

11

11

11

*12

14

14

12

12

26

T?

15

14

14

15

15

18

19 

19

419

14.0

0.173

0.19

Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,27O Mln 8.8 Mean 71.6 Cfsm 0.884 In. 11.99

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOP efs).--Jan. 16 (about 5 a.m.) 6,120 cfs (15.13 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

ft).
294 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Locust Fork at Sayre, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°42'35", long 86°59'00", in NW^ sec. 29, T. 15 S., R. 4 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge at Sayre, Ij miles downstream from Camp Creek.

Drainage area.--885 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1928 to March 1932 (published as "near Warrior"), May 1942 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 258.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1~929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 1928 to March 1932 chain gage at site 9 

miles upstream at different datum. May 14, 1942, to Jan. 16, 1943, staff gage, and 

Jan. 17, 1943, to June 30, 1949, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1928-31, 1945-54), 1,517 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,600 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 33.0 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 14, 15 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

1928-32, 1942-54: Maximum discharge, 55,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1949 (gage height, 47.9 

ft); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 28, Oct. 2, 1931.

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

Diversion from 70 sq mi above station for industrial water supply for city of Birmingham.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1142: 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.3

5.0

19

36

83

274

1,020

8.0

16.0

26.0

33.0

2,880

9,140

18,700

27,600

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.

66

60

49

45

43

34

29

29

29

29

28

29

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

29

33

31

31

29

29

33

45

*36

31

31 

33

1,061

34.2

0.039

0.04

Nov.

31

33

34

34

36

36

43

43

36

36

38

33

38

40

38

38

40

40

40

56

54

58

58

68

65

63

60

58

63

60

1,373

45.8

0.052

0.06

Dec.

60

*54

63

91

122

127

136

116

177

618

640

1,580

1,700

1,820

1.880

1,250

895

662

538

466

418

390

367

363

335

293

260

301

*662

970 

895

18,249

589

0.666

0.77

Jan.

752

662

586

542

498

462

422

378

347

592

1,760

1,580

1,250

1,040

1,680

19,400

27,000

18,800

5,380

3,370

5,540

10,200

10,300

6,500

4,170

3,090

2,600

2,530

2,060

1,760

1,580

136,831

4,414

4.99

5.75

Feb.

1,340

*1,220

1,120

1,040

945

870

798

730

685

640

640

730

685

595

546

640

1,280

1,250

1,020

1,070

1,820

1,760

1,370

1,640

2,590

2,060

1,640

2,060

32,584

1,164

1.32

1.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,400 Min 28

Mar.

3,730

2,880

2,320

1,880

1,580

1,370

1,200

1,070

*945

870

820

730

83T

3,730

3,020

2,120

1,520

1,220

1,170

1,340

1,200

995

870

820

775

895

1,840

5.080

4,320

3,160

2,320

56,621

1,826

2.06

2.38

Apr.

2,320

2.670

2,000

1,640

1,400

*1,220

1,120

1,120

1,100

1,310

1,020

845

752

685

618

685

895

870

730

618

534

478

438

475

730

1,020

775

640

730

798

30,239

1,008

1.14

1.27

May

685

559

662

n.gso

1,020

775

640

550

494

446

390

347

339

518

775

730

582

478

426

386

339

301

274

242

228

206

439" 196

1,200

*775

518

16,770

541

0.611

0.70

June

374

289

506

2.250

1,520

775

550

434

359

308

256

238

249

206

177

210

263

260

210

285

289

200

148

145

122

102

91

83

78

11

11,050

368

0.416

0.46

July

70

66

68

102

80

63

*63

68

76

*88

66

54

49

63

73

78

66

60

224

116

66

70

151

a340

a260

a!50

a!80

a!40

alOO

allO 

a95

3,255

105

0.119

0.14

Aug.

a78

a64

a62

a54

a42

a38

a75

105

73

54

47

45

45

43

43

43

*40

54

83

56

142

170

Tf2

91

68

56

56

56

58

56 

51

2,090

67.4

0.076

0.09

Sept.

34

34

34

31

31

31

28

28

28

26

28

26

24

*22

j-i

22

28

31

29

29

96

224

T33

83

66

56

45

36

36

40

1,380

46.0

0.052

0.06

Mean 1,238 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 27,000 Mln 21 Mean 853 Cfsm 0.964 In. 13.09

Peak discharge (base, 17.000 cfs). Jan. 17 (2 a.m.) 27,600 cfs (33.0 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

stations upstream.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 295

Plvemlle Creek at Ketona, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°3G'05", long 86°45'20", In NW£ sec. 33, T. 16 S. , R. 2 W. , on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge at Ketona, 150 ft northwest of State Highway 38, 

0.6 mile downstream from Barton Branch, 0.9 mile downstream from Tarrant Spring 

Branch, and 2 miles northeast of Tarrant .City.

Drainage area.--22.6 sq mi.

Records available. August 1953 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 540.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~^T929.

Extremes.--1953: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 147 cfs Sept. 4 

(gage height, 2.46 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Sept. 17-19 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 9G4 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 5.83 

ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

A stage of about 12 ft has been reached on several occasions, from information by 

local residents.

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

nating tables, Auij. 1, 1955, to Sept. JO, 1954 (ga^e height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Doc. 3, 6)

Aug. 1, 1953, to Jan. 15, 1954

0.8 7.0 2.0 89

1.0 14 2.5 153

1.5 42

16 to Sept. 30, 1954 

6.0 106

260

466

725

Discharge. In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

Aug.

a!3

a!3

a!2

a 11

a 11

11

11

11

Sept.

*7.6

7.9

7.3

25

13

8.8

8.5

8.2

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

10

10

9.4

9.1

9.4

9.7

10

10

Sept.

8.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.6

7.3

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

11

12

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.1

8.5

Sept.

7.0

7.0

11

9.4

8.5

8.2

7.9

8.8

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in Inches ..................................................

Aug.

8.2

'7.3 7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

9.75

0.431

0.50

Sept.

9.4

9.4

9.7

8.5

*8.2

7.9

-

269.8

8.99

0.398

0.44

Peak discharge (base. 950 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge-measurement made on Ihls day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Turkey Creek 

at Morris.

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.

.9

.9

.9

.9

.6

.6

,3

7.0

779

7.9

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.2

7.9

9.1

771

*8.5

8 . 2

8 . 2

241.9

7.80

0.345

0.40

Nov.

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.4

11

11

14

IT

10

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

275.4

9.18

0.406

0.45

Dec.

10

TO

*16

*18

11

16

13

11

83

2T

24

79

27

340

a25

a22

20

18

17

16

16

18

16

14

14

13

13

21

34

27

22

706

22.8

1.01

1.16

Jan.

*18

18

17

17

17

15

14

14

14

36

35

25

22

21

92

527

1^4

84

66

55

101

150

87

70

59

52

63

50

43

40

37

1,983

64.0

2.83

3.26

Feb.

34

32

30

28

*26

25

24

23

22

22

24

24

20

19

TS

26

31

22

21

40

32

27

28

59

39

36

33

103

-

869

31.0

1.37

1.43

Mar.

57

49

44

39

36

34

31

29

28

27

26

*24

30

33

26

24

22

22

24

24

21

20

19

TS

20

40

86

*33

49

44

43

1,050

33.9

1.50

1.73

Apr.

46

37

33

31

30

28

27

26

*24

22

22

21

20

20

20

26

22

20

19

18

18

17

IS

21

28

37

24

21

23

21

740

24.7

1.09

1.22

May

20

19

22

22

19

18

*18

17

17

17

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

T3

13

13

13

13

44

IS

16

*15

523

16.9

0.748

0.86

June

15

17

21

TS

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9_.3

360.5

12.0

0.531

0.59

July

9.3

10

12

15

10

9.6

8.9

12

12

*9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

10

9.6

9.6

12

9.3

9.3

-grs 8.6

8.6

8 . 6

8 . 6

300.1

9.68

0.428

0.49

Aug.

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.3

9.3

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.7

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

*8.3

8.3

3J7

11

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.2

283.2

9.14

0.404

0.47

Sept.

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

*6.6

6.6

a6.6

a6.6

a9.0

aTTO"

a6.7

a6.5

a6.4

a6.4

a6.3

*673

6.3

a6.5

203.6

6.79

0.300

0.34

Calendar year 1953 : Max 

Water year 1953-54: Max 527

Mln - 

Mln 6.3

Mean - 

Mean 2O.6

Cfsm - In.

Cfsm 0.912 In. 12.40

Peak discharge (base 950 efs). Jan. 16 (5 a.m.) 964 cfs (5.83 ft), 

Discharge measurement made this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Turkey Creek at Morris,

389020 O - 56 - 20
296 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Village Creek near Adamsville, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°36'20", long 87°00'25", in E| sec. 36, T. 16 S., R. 5 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Canoe Creek. 

3.5 miles west of Adamsville, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--84.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 340 ft (by barometer).

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

and those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Considerable regulation hy Tennessee Coal, 

Iron, and Railroad Co. reservoir (usable capacity, 1.7 billion gallons) about 8 miles 

upstream. Diversion for industrial use in the Birmingham area affects low flow.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In oublc feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 24)

Discharge,

0.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.4 

: feet pei

0

.4

1.3

3.2

6.1

15

38

1.8 87

2.2 160

2.6 250

3.0 350

5.0 960

7.0 1,800

9.0 2,880

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11.0

8,0

7.2

7.2

4.9

2.5

.8

.5

.3

.2

U.

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2 

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.6

.5

.5

.4 

.5

48.1

1.55

0.018

0.02

Nov.

0.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5 

.5

.6

.6

1.0

.7

1.2

5.2

9.6

8.4

6.9

5.5

4.0

3.2

*2.3

58.0

1.93

0.023

0.03

Dec.

1.6

iff *278

54

168

100

38

539

288

110

721

236

444

215

128 

92

73

64

63

65

a 70

a60

a 54

a50

a47

a45

a 100

*224

171 

126

4,627.5

149

1.77

2.05

Jan.

105

87

69

56

50

48

50

45

54

243

279

142

112

101

124

2.690 

600

350

248

193

340

500

350

269

215

184

226

186

142

140 

128

8,326

269

3.20

3.68

Feb.

*113

101

89

81

74

72

68

63

56

58

66

73

59

56

50

62 

122

65

65

168

118

77

68

282

173

124

106

329

------

2,838

101

1.20

1.25

Mar.

182

134

113

93

81

74

65

*56

53

49

45

45

130

191

95

70 

58

54

77

84

56

53

50

48

48

189

*3"63~ 365

219

171 

136

3,447

111

1.32

1.52

Apr.

162

110

100

81

*70

66

61

61

63

64

56

61

55

395"5"

160 

198

97

80

74

54

50

44

554

363

211

140

105

196

193

3,623

121

1.44

1.60

May

120

100

*182

223

135

97

87

89

65

58

54

49

65

84

60

53 

43

47

52

44

41

38

35

35

33

34

34

206

117

95 

43

2,415

77.9

0.926

1.07

June

*35

105

557

93

61

45

38

37

36

34

43

35

34

27

42

68 

53

43

40

34

28

23

19

18

12.6

11.6

11.6

10

6.5

5.8

1,406.1

46.9

0.558

0.62

July

6.5

6.1

46

32

19

*16

16

22

84

29

18

11.0

4.9

3

1.3

.6 

.5

.4

.4

.8

.8

.6

.5

2.8

11.0

8.4

4.9

3.0

1.4

.7 

.4

352.0

11.4

0.136

0.16

Aug.

0.2

j^

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.5

.7 

*.5

.5

.4

78

~39 218

22

18

10.0

5.5

4.0

2.5

1.6

.8 

.5

404.6

13.1

0.156

0.18

Sept.

0.472~

.1.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

*0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

2.5

0.083

0.00099

0.001

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,690 Mln 0 Mean 75.5 Cfsm 0.898 In. 12.18

Peak discharge (base; 5.000 efs).--Jan. 16 (10 a.m.) 4,410 cfs (11.3 ft).

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Turkey Creek at Morris.
MOBILE RIVE'R BASIN 297

Valley Creek near Oak Grove, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°26'50", long 87°07'20", in NW^ sec. 25, T. 18 S., R. 6 W., near center

of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Raccoon Branch,

1.5 miles east of Oak Grove, and 10.5 miles west of Bessemer. 

Drainage area. 145 sq mi.

Records available.--May to July 1936, August 1953 to September 1954. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 320 ft (by barometer). May 16 to

July 12, 1936, chain gage at site 500 ft downstream at same datum. 

Extremes. 1953: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 470 cfs Aug. 18

(gage height, 4.10 ft); minimum daily, 105 cfs Sept. 13, 14.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 8,570 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height,

20.7 ft); minimum daily recorded, 94 cfs July 5, 6.

1936, 1953-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 16, 1954; minimum daily, 59 cfs

June 22, 25, 28-30, July 6, 1936. 

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

Low flows largely consist of municipal sewage and industrial waste. 

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, Aug. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.4 

3.6 

3.9 

4.2

71

155

336

585

4.6 

5.0

950

1,180

6,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

141

192

132

150

155

166

.150

146

Sept.

141

146

146

*141

150

127

123

127

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

141

127

137

141

141

146

141

141

Sept.

127

132

118

118

105

105

118

127

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

244

226

146

155

141

137

132

137

Sept.

123

123

160

203

109

123

118

127

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

155

160

160

155

146

132 *132

1.21

Sept.

155

141

166

123

*137

132

-

0.917

1.02

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Result of discharge measurement July 22, 1953, 224 cfs; July 24, 1953, 

18F~cTs.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

141

137

132

127

118

132

132

132

132

127

114

109

123

127

127

127 

127

114

109

127

123

123

118

109

101

*105

*141

132

123

118

114

3,821

123

0.848

0.98

Nov.

101

101

123

123

123

123

123

105

101

118

123

123

123

118

105

101 

123

127

127

166

146

229

155

123

160

a!40

a!20

allO

alOO

*lt52~

3,762

125

0.862

0.96

Dec.

118

1ST

217

565

166

470

238

166

1,470

756

336

1,910

624

1,070

576

437 

359

309

268

244

250

295

256

226

208

187

187

*238

504

478

397

13,662

441

3.04

3.50

Jan.

316

288

268

238

250

226

208

203

182

41?

598

382

316

295

622

6,520 

1,420

950

644

487

1,100

1,210

871

614

478

420

560

404

344

316

295

21,437

692

4.77

5.50

Feb.

*268

268

256

244

232

220

197

192 2"53

197

214

232

208

197

197

220 

309

208

192

404

295

238

244

676

429

359

309

716

7,924

283

1.95

2.03

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min -

Mar.

454

382

374

316

295

288

250

*262

268

268

268

244

302

429

268

256 

262

250

288

275

220

132" 214

232

232

420

876

*558~

513

445

382

10,633

343

2.37

2.73

Apr.

366

309

275

250

*232

232

226

214

208

203

176

187

187

192

182

375 

262

182

155

160

155

146

T7F

570

628

238

214

214

476

344

7,734

258

1.78

1.98

Mean -

May

238

203

*395

454 3"52~

256

232

*244

208

203

214

208

214

275

197

176 

176

182

176

160

155

141

141

123

TBT

137

132

198

160

203

127

6,367

205

1.41

1.63

June

*127

223

444

ITT

146

127

132

155

155

155

214

150

150

127

137

150 

127

166

127

118

118

137

137

123

132

118

118

114

T53

118

4,539

151

1.04

1.16

July

123

123

166

114

94

*94

101

114

249

166

141

132

160

166

192

160 

166

146

146

155

150

166

171

166

150

141

160

166

166

160

155

4,659

150

1.03

1.19

Aug.

146

137

166

166

146

141

171

146

150

146

141

146

155

176 146-

*123 

132 "

. al40

^

116

110

4,440

143

0.986

1.14

Sept.

a!30

118 ^

1

1

1 allO

1

J

*118

a!30

132

 a!20

**

3,618

121

0.834

0.93

Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,520 Min 94 Mean 254 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.73

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). July 16 (11 a.m.) 8,570 cfs (20.7 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 on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Yellcw Creek near Tusoaloosa, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°18'20", long 87°28'40", In NE£ sec. 16, T. 20 S., R. 9 W , near left 

bank on upstream side of pier of highway bridge, 8 miles upstream from mouth and 

8 miles northeast of Tuscaloosa.

Drainage area.--24 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--January 1951 to May 1954 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 246.42 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Tuscaloosa City Engineering Department).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1953 to May 1954, 1,320 cfs Jan. 15 

(gage height, 7.17 ft), from rating curve extended above 350 cfs; minimum, 5 8 cfs 

Oct. 15 (gage height, 0.69 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 2,500 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 9.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 350 cfs; minimum daily, 4.5 cfs July 28, 29, 1952.

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

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1953, to May 31, 1954 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8 Mar. 9 to May 27

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

4.4

8.7

15

30

53

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

90

210

375

590

0.7 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0

Mote. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1953 to May 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

6.9

7.3

7.3

6.6

6.4

*7.1

6.4

6.9

7.6

6.9

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.4

5.8

6.4

6.6

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.9

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.6

7.1

23

To

9.5

9.7

9.7

237.2

7.65

0.319

0.37

Nov.

9.7

9.7

9.5

9.0

8.7

8.7

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.7

no

9.7

9.7

10

10

9.5

10

10

26

13

T6~ 35

11

12

10

10

9.7

10

11

345.6

11.5

0.479

0.54

Dec.

11

11

63

58

20

66

25

16

108

47

56

156

55

54

39

30

*25

23

22

21

28

27

22

20

20

18

18

53

72

53

41

1,278

41.2

1.72

1.98

Jan.

42

42

37

33

34

30

26

24

23

91

60

66

64

195

545 TJJ

94

71

*58

106

146

97

76

56

50

86

67

57

51

43

2,626

84.7

3.53

4.07

Feb.

37

36

34

31

30

29

26

25

25

24

25

23

22

22

22

26

26

19

19

48

30

23

23

51

*35

30

28

63

-

832

29.7

1.24

1.29

Mar.

44

37

44

34

30

28

26

26

24

23

22

22

26

28

22

21

21

21

31

26

22

20

20

20

*21

36

79

6T

43

36

32

946

30.5

1.27

1.47

Apr.

31

26

24

22

21

20

20

25

22

20

23

28

21

19

19

a!90

100

48

32

28

*24

22

36

32

26

26

21

22

44

31

1,023

34.1

1.42

1.59

May

24

21

il

43

31

24

22

20

18

17

17

17

33

32

22

17

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

592

19.1

0.796

0.92

June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1953 : Max 643 

Water year 1953-54 : Max -

Min 5.0 Mean 35.1 Cfsm 1.50 !" 2C 

Min - Mean _ Cfsm In. -

Peak discharge (base. 450 cfs). Jan. 15 (12 p.m.) 1,320 cfs (7.17 ft). 

* Diacharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 299

Hurricane Creek near Holt, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°12'45", long 87°26'55", in S? see. 14, T. 21 S., R. 9 W., on left bank

 on 5o'.mstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 116, half a mile downstream from 

Cottondale Creek, 2f miles southeast of Holt, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 173.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 10.5 ft).from

 rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; minimum, 1.7 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.26 ft). 

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 16, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 5, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good above 50 cfs, fair between 20 and 50 cfs, and poor, below 20 cfs.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15, Oct. 27 to Dec. 3, 

Aug. 9 to Sept. 30)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2,2 

2.6

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16

5.6 3.0

8.1 4.0

16 5.0

29 7.0

59 8.0

127

Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

237

700

1,350

2,910

3,810

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

2.9 

4,4

6.6

13

25

63

127

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.6 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

13

13

14

12

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

8.8

8.1

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.8

23

17

10

8. 1

7.4

314.9

10.2

0.094

0.11

Nov.

8.1

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.8 err

9.1

9.5

9.5

9.5

*9.5

10

10

9.8

10

10

10

10

51

23

26

21

15

17

14

12

11

10

10

370.8

12.4

0.114

0.13

Dec.

11

U

56

245

76

256

125

73

499

352

218

1.280

450

570

326

*218

158

127

109

94

103

111

109

91

79

76

72

115

293

330

234

6,867

222

2.04

2.34

Jan.

182

155

127.

103

98

87

78

73

70

286

412

224

171

158

386

5.570

840

500

356

285

*542

590

436

330

259

211

269

251

205

205

168

11,627

375

3.44

3.97

Feb.

141

136

134

121

115

102

88

86

87

87

90

73

69

69

70

82

121

92

76

148

158

117

107

*273

221

173

141

519

3,696

132

1.21

1.26

Mar.

384

259

218

163

145

134

121

111

109

100

95

90

214

251

155

123

115

111

132

136

107

95

93

92

90

136

613

*675

3S4

277

215

5,943

192

1.76

2.03

Apr.

173

143

127

115

104

97

92

97

95

80

78

82

71

65

6£

487 ire

190

143

109

*88

81

78

90

130

166

98

93

207

205

3,986

133

1.22

1.36

May

125

98

180

224

T43

109

92

86

71

65

60

61

76

82

69

56

48

46

45

38

35

31

30

27

25

23

21

*26

25

27

26

2,073

66.9

0.614

0.71

June

19

*30

2l

21

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.3

9.8

13

12

13

11

*9.0

8.4

9.6

8.7

9.6

9.3

8.4

7.8

6.6

5.9

371.4

12.4

0.114

0.13

July

11 6.4

34

24

14

12

10

31

111

27

16

12

11

9.6

8.7

17

47

22

13

11

9.3

17

86

32

18

*14

11

9.6

8.1

6.9

6.4

666.0

21.5

0.197

0.23

Aug.

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.1

5.5

4.8

4.1

3.5

3.2

2.9

6.6

5.7

5.5

4.4

3.8

19

8.7

5.7

4.2

3.6

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.5

276

2.6

2.7

*2 . 7

152.1

4.91

0.045

0.05

Sept.

2.7

2.0

1.9

1.8 iTe

1.8

2.2

3.5

6.8

376

2.5

2.2

*2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.1

Z.6

2.4

2.4

2.9

5.1

4.2

4.4

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.9

85.6

2.85

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,820 Mln 3.0 Mean 155 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.37

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,570 Min 1.8 Mean 99.0 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.35

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs). Jan. 16 (6 a.m.) 6,200 cfs (10.5 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
300 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

North River near Samantha, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°28'45", long 87°35'50", in SW£ sec. 16, T. 18 S., R. 10 W., on left 

bank about 100 ft downstream from highway bridge, half a mile east of Crump's store, 

1^- miles upstream from Cripple Creek, and 4 miles north of Samantha.

Drainage area.--220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1954 (discontinued).

"^ 929. Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 232.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 340 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,160 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 17.06 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 5-8, 13-15.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 30.7 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 5-8, 13-15, 1954.

Floods in July 1916 and February 1936 reached a stage of about 31 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below except those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

2.4 

5.0 

8.5

13

20

43

2.0 

2.3 

2.9

4.0 

8.0 

16.0

106

214

578

1,330

3,280

7,460

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.9

2,1

3.9

6.4

10

16

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

25

52

97

203

440

1,330

Note.-- Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 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

6.0

*7.1

9.5

7.1

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.7

37T

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.5

378" 9.9

5.7

4.7

4.5

158.9

5.13

0.023

0.03

Nov.

 57? 4.5

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.7

5.7

6.0

*6.0

6.0

6.4

6.8

6.8

7.1

9.7

7.8

7.4

9.5

10

18

2120"

14

13

11

10 

9.5

9.0

261.7

8.72

0.040

0.04

Dec.

 570- 9.0

19

70

50

62

48

32

204

258

150

469

243

189

*180

143

101

75

60

57

70

88

91

73

60

57

52

165 

578 355"

238

4,266.0

138

0.627

0.72

Jan.

180

150

130

104

88

81

77

70

60

W

168

154

124

115

498

7.340

5.680

1,180

*741

559

1,830

4,580

2,980

1,210

797

601

559

461 

357

312

273

31,549

1,018

4.63

5.33

Feb.

227

208

195

170

158

141

127

118

112

106

106

106

92

90

32

146

351

237

199

370

559

440

344

*608

53T

426

332

412

7,003

250

1.14

1.18

Mar.

489

384

391

332

295

268

241

213

191

178

166

155

166

162

127

112

106

iSS

217

531

357

268

237

208

*191

251

810

1.670 

93(5

720

566

11,038

356

1.62

1.87

Apr.

622

482

391

344

306

256

222

256

251

203

208

419

295

241

203

2,580

2,830

1,270

797 *524

398

344

1,070

1,980

1,040

692

475

357 

384

524

19,964

665

3.02

3.37

May

312

295

816

1.500

86?

594

426

325

251

208

170

152

155

191

152

121

100

90

82

72

66

58

52

49

44

*42

4040" 

51

52

43

7,416

239

1.09

1.25

June

3630"

29

25

21

19

17

16

15

14

12

10

9.8

8.7

7.5

7.2

19

27

26

15

11

*9.1

13

*9.1

6.4

5.6

4.6

4.4 

3.9

,3.7

435.0

14.5

0.066

0.07

July

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.4

1.8

1.3

TTD" 1.0

1.0

1.5

3.5

5.6

3.9

17

6.4

4.0

2.5

1.8

1.5

28

T.5

6.4

4.9

3.9

*2.6

2.2

*1.8

1.4

1.0

131.0

4.23

0.019

0.02

Aug.

0.6

.4

.3

73

.3

5.4

6.8

5.4

3.7

2.0

1.0

.5

.3

.3

1.0

3.5

58

5?

16

19

14

6.4

5.6

5.6

4.2

3.1

2.2

1.6 

1.2

.9

*.6

209.2

6.75

0.031

0.04

Sept.

0.4

.3

.2

.2

_._!

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.5

1.5

T75

.9

.6

.4

.3

.3 

.3

.3

10.3

0.34

0.0015

0.002

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,780 Mln 2.9 Mean 372 Cfem 1.69 In. 22.95

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,340 Mln 0.1 Mean 226 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.92

Peak discharge (base. 4,800 efs). Jan. 16 (2 p.m.) 8,160 cfs (17.06 ft); Jan. 22 (l p.m.) 5,280 

ofs (12.02 ft)7

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 1-13, 18-21, July 27 to Aug. 5, Aug. 10-16, Aug. 26 to Sept. 30; 

discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station 

near Tuscaloosa.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 301

North River near Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°21'10", long 87 033'25", in NW£ sec. 35, T. 19 S., R. 10 W., on downstream side of pier near center of bridge on State Highway 69, 1,000 ft upstream from 

Tierce Creek and 10 miles north of Tuscaloosa.

Drainage area. 373 sq mi.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 160 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,750 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 15.30 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 13, 14 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 9,850 cfs Dec. 21, 1951 (gage height, 15.5 ft); minimum, 8.4 cfs July 29, 1952 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

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)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16 Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.4

2.0

181

400

3.0 940

5.0 2,600

8.0 5,440

14.0 9,100

0.4 

.6

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

193

373

9.

22

42

1.1 92

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.

34

37

39

37 

36

38

36

33

*31

31

32

30

30

30

30

30

28

30

30

31

31

30

30

28

31

56

72

52

45

41

1,099

35.5

0.095

0.11

Nov.

42

42

42

42 

42

39

41

41

42

42

*42

44

45

45

46

48

49

51

54

65

75

98

113

79

70

63

58

57

57

1,656

55.2

0.148

0.17

Dec.

57

55

ST

219 

178

212

200

124

332

a570

319

a840

a540

a400

351

*287

225

173

146

140

170

193

184

159

138

128

124

241

975

TSTJ

481

8,978

290

0.777

0.90

Jan.

364

298

259

225 

203

181

170

156

148

34T

540

391

308

270

366

7,700

8.800 

1,920

1,080 *820

1,510

4,780

4,200

1,660

1,080

820

1,040

910

630

520

468

42,159

1,360

3.65

4.20

Feb.

422

396

368

339 

308

284

266

245

235

228

225

225

203

193

209

454 

382

308

442

748

580

468

760

*T42

595

490

560

10,871

388

1.04

1.08

Mar.

652

550

540

510 

436

409

373

347

323

308

290

276

372

472

319

266

245 

238 308"

646

530

422

364

339

323

*468

890

2,280

1,380

975

760

16,611

536

1.44

1.66

Apr.

760

664

555

486 

445

400

355

347

422

327

310" 304

468

368

319

1,930

4,100 

1,880

1,120

*704

535

440

722

2,420

1,420

877

595

470

500

595

25,038

835

2.24

2.50

May

455

347

630

1,790 

1,060

698

510

401

319

274

240

218

212

296

257

205

170 

150

137

123

111

105

96

92

84

82

*79

*82

88

148 

109

9,588

309

0.828

0.96

June

84

75

66

63 

56

49

46

43

41

38

36

35

31

30

27

29

39 

120

58

49

*39

35

30

33

34

26

22

22

19

i§.

1,293

43.1

0.116

0.13

July

18

17

21

22 

21

20

18

17

16

16

16

18

17

16

14.

14

40 

41

26

21

18

18

56 lo~

27

*23

21

21

18

16 

16

683

22.0

0.059

0.07

Aug.

13

12

11

TT 

11

13

14

15

16

14

13

13

11

11

16

14

16 

41

56

34

36

35

27

19

18

16

16

16

14

14

14

580

18.7

0.050

0.06

Sept.

*12

11

10

10 

10

10

9.0

9.0

9.6

10

11

10

*9.0

9.0

9.6

17

10 

11

13

13

16

21

?T

17

15

14

13

13

12

13

368.2

12.3

0.033

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,880 Mln 21 Mean 567 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,800 Mln 9.0 Mean 326 Cfsm 0.874 In. 11.88

Peak discharge (base, 6,200 cfs). Jan. 16 (11 p.m.) 9.750 efs (15.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Samantha.
302 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°12'50", long 87°34'25", in SW£ sec. 15, T. 21 S., R. 10 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 82, in Tuscaloosa, a quarter 

of a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge and three-quarters of 

a mile upstream from Tuscaloosa lock and dam.

Drainage area. 4,830 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1889 to December 1894 (j 

December 1902, January 1903 to December 1905 (gaj 

tember 1954.

ge heights only), January 1895 to 

heights only), August 1928 to SepGage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 83.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Aug. 29, 1939, staff gage at site 

half a mile upstream at same datum. Aug. 29, 1939, to Mar. 19, 1951, water-stage 

recorder at site a quarter of a mile downstream at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder 500 ft below Tuscaloosa lock and dam at datum 1.08 ft lower.

Average discharge . 34 years (1894-1902, 1928-54), 7,768 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 127,000 cfs Jan. 16; maximum gage height, 

57.1 ft Jan. 17; minimum daily discharge, 37 cfs Oct. 23.

1889-1905, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 223,000 cfs Mar. 29, 1951; maximum gage 

height, 67.7 ft Apr. 18, 1900; minimum daily discharge, that of Oct. 23, 1953. 

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 18, 1900.

Remarks.--Records good above 2,000 cfs and poor below. Some regulation at low flow by

lock below gage and occasional regulation by reservoir at lock 17 (usable capacity,

112,000 acre-ft). Diversion through lock valves included in figures of discharge.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 662: Drainage area. WSP 1002: 1940-43.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

g

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

286

278

202

201

212

258

170

*187

187

161

87

87

87

90

91

71

78

139

71

105

54

71

37

54

71

54

542

882

524

178

5,859

189

0.039

0.05

Nov.

101

101

56

90

70

88

71

74

84

94

77

91

101

50

1ST

60

71

88

90

1,210

1,010

617

562

484

324

256

265

227

248 

248

7,015

234

0.048

0.05

Dec.

295

261

57F

3,180

1,630

1,330

1,520

1,380

4,360

10,900

4,590

19,600

12,500

9,980

9,090

6,110

3,880

3,590

2,580

1,570

2,830

1,900

2,760

2,170

1,870

1,380

1,300

2,490

7,670

7,400 

6,370

137,062

4,421

0.915

1.06

Jan.

4,170

3,970

3,140

2,610

2,560

2,470

2,230

1,890

1,400

3,800

9,090

7,120

5,210

4,050

7,460

114,000

107,000

71,600

32,500

15, 700

*24,000

56,000

71,400

53,000

27,400

16,800

14,200

12,800

9,980

8 , 800

7,400

703,750

22,700

4.70

5.42

Feb.

6,060

5,930

4,970

4,920

3,920

3,670

3,640

3,460

2,580

2,510

3,250

3,460

3,210

3,140

2,250

2,430

6,490

6,580

3,790

5,910

10, 900

8,800

6,850

8,800

10,900

9,090

7,070

12,000

-

156,560

5,591

1.16

1.21

Mar.

17,600

12,200

10,300

8,230

7,120

6,110

4,990

5,910

4,660

3,590

3,680

3,630

4,680

12,300

9,720

6,010

5,550

3,720

4,920

7,670

7,950

5,260

4,050

3,780

3,880

5,910

11,600

28,200

14^200

10,900

258,620

8,343

1.73

1.99

Apr.

11,500

12,800

10,300

7,950

6,960

5,700

4,540

5,350

5,820

5,550

4,920

4,660

4,590

3,630

3,390

7,880

21,500

15,400

8,800

6,740

4,680

3,970

5,280

8,520

8,520

7,670

5,380

4,760

4,360

5,600

214,720

7,157

1.48

1.65

May

4,730

3,040

4,300

10,500

9*630

5,650

4,520

2,580

1,670

2,520

2,280

1,670

5,250

7,920

2,320

3,910

2,940

2,470

2,370

2,300

1,870

1,250

1,270

1,000

957

'540 923

923

2,280

3,120

1,880

96,613

5,117

0.645

0.74

June

1,520

1,270

1,370

6.950

5,140

2,220

1,460

1,170

1,170

1,100

829

817

701

600

600

708

1,120

1,960

1,550

859

679

679

638

520

480

409

409

364

253

218

37,613

1,254

0.260

0.29

July

221

111

170

101

109

229

212

248

427

265

265

324

293

293

*279

252

580

606

380

*2,000

585

452

452

595

324

*700

824

435

595 

490

528

12,943

418

0.087

0.10

Aug.

560

660

780

896

923

971

1,150

1,000

564

488

282

295

248

119

71,

119

194

100

186

263

186

169

235

212

178

204

186

201

207 

177

196

12,020

588

0.080

0.09

Sept.

153

87

128

54

54

71

71

213

220

161

169

126

213

111

124

94

168

74

144

244

142

177

214

131

179

75

169

118

127 

152

4,161

159

0.029

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 86,600 Min 37 Mean 7,010 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 114,000 Min 37 Mean 4,512 Cfsra 0.934 In. 12.68

Peak discharge (base, 85,000 cfs). Jan. 16 (8 p.m.) 127,000 cfs (56.7 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Black Warrior River near Eutaw, Ala.

303

Location. --Lat 32°49'05", long 87°49'00", in SE^- see. 6, T. 21 N., R. 3 E. , on downstream side of right main channel pier of bridge on State Highway 41 between Eutaw 

and Wedgeworth, if miles downstream from Big Creek and 4 miles southeast of Eutaw.

Drainage area.--5,820 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 53.11 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Auxiliary staff gages read twice daily at lock 7, 3 miles downstream from

Average discharge.--22 years, 8,961 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 55,400 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 47.2 ft); 

minimum daily, 254 cfs Oct. 14.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 183,000 cfs Apr. 1, 1951; maximum gage height, 59.1 ft 

Apr. 1, 1951; minimum discharge, 177 cfs Oct. 9, 1935 (gage height, 18.44 ft); minimum 

daily, 203 cfs Oct. 9, 1935.

Remarks. Records good above 20,000 cfs, fair between 1,000 and 20,000 cfs, and poor 

below 1,000 cfs. Occasional regulation by reservoir at lock 17 (usable capacity, 

112,000 acre-ft).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 11 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

443

419

408

378

358

348

346

328

312

303

294

274

260

254 25B"

274

288

304

320

*328

332

322

320

316

314

316

334

398

310" 560

458

10,680

345

0.059

0.07

Nov.

410

375

352

344

340

338

336

330

330

328

328

340

344

340

344

344

344

344

348

375

675

789 6~75"

610

560

506

470

443

431

428

12,521

417

0.072

0.08

Dec.

428

33T

461

1,150

2,520

2,300

2,200

1,830

2,070

7,490

9,260

7,810

16,900

15,300

13,200

11,400

7,630

5,470

4,520

3,600

3,140

*3 , 600

3,480

3,830

3,370

2,880

2,460

2,550

4,750

8,130

8, 630

162,790

5,251

0.902

1.04

Jan.

6,910

5,350

4,750

3,830

3,370

3,260

3,260

3,030

2,610

2,480

6,070

8,630

7,390

5,710

4,870

19,000

40,800

47 , OOO

*53,100

*55,100

52,000

46 , 100

47,300

50,000

52,700

50,100

42,000

33,300

25 , 300

17,900

11, 900

715,120

23,070

3.96

4.57

Feb.

9,630

8,380

7,630

6,670

6,430

5,470

5,110

4,990

4,640

4,180

4,180

4,520

g4,640

g4,640

g4,640

g4,290

 g4,870

g6,910

g6,910

g6,430

g8,380

glO,400

9,880

*9,130

11,400

12,200

10,900

9,880

-

197,330

7,048

1.21

1.26

Mar.

13 , 800

15,300

13,300

11,500

9,880

8,880

7,390

6,670

6,910

5,950

5,350

4,99O

4,99O

7,390

11,900

10,100

7,390

6,070

5,230

6,430

8,630

8,130

6,190

4,990

4,640

5,230

8,380

18,200

28,300

25,500

18,200

305,810

9,865

1.70

1.95

Apr.

12 , 800

12,400

12,200

10,800

9,130

7,880

6,430

5,830

6,430

6,430

6,190

5,830

*5,470

5,110

4,520

5,950

12 , 800

18,000

15 , 400

10,900

8,380

6,430

5,350

5,590

8,880

9,380

8,130

6,670

5,830

6,190

251,330

8,378

1.44

1.61

May

6,670

5,710

4,640

6,910

10,600

9,880

7,150

5,350

3,830

3,140

3., 480

3,140

3,260

5,470

6,19O

4,400

4,520

3,940

3,480

3,370

3,140

2,680

2,160

1,970

1,680

1,610

1,550

1,550

1,570

3,260

3,370

129,670

4,183

0.719

0.83

June

2,630

2,030

*l,85o

2,460

6,670

4,990

3,140

2,090

1,680

1,550

1,370

1,180

1,110

1,020

899

842

926

1,340

2,130

1,610

1,020

818

734

701

615

555

49 O

437

425

*592

47,704

1,590

0.273

0.30

July

464

458

46T

490

530

506

490

520

560

633

675

633

555

627

663

520

669

826

858

1,080

1,550

1,070

1,000

935

850

810

*944

1,040

926

850

842

23,038

743

0.128

0.15

Aug.

850

935

1,060

1,150

1,150

1,240

1,220

1,310

1,160

917

775

645

510

422

360

356

348

334

365

340

306

3"3tT

328

324

334

334

332

332

330

326

320

19,043

614

0.105

0.12

Sept.

316

310

310

304

300

296

294

286

285

278

284

285

286

297

*292

290

286

310

308

304

340

360

375

372

380

370

385

385

410

4755-

9,703

323

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 54,400 Min 254 Mean 8,082 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.87

Water year 1953-54: Max 55,100 Min 254 Mean 5,164 Cfsm 0.887 In. 12.04

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily auxiliary-gage readings.
304 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Tombigbee River near Coatopa, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°26', long 88°02', in sec. 19, T. 17 N., R. IE., on left bank at 

downstream side of Moscow Memorial Bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 2 miles upstrean 

from Sucarnoochee River, 5 miles southeast of Coatopa, 10 miles upstream from lock 3, 

and 13 miles southwest of Demopolis.

Drainage area.--15,500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 18, 1934, chain gage, and Dec. 18, 

1934, to Oct. 31, 1939, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum. Auxiliary staff 

gage read twice daily, 10 miles downstream from base gage at lock 3.

Average discharge.--26 years, 22,000 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 76,200 cfs Jan. 27; maximum gage height, 36.7 ft 

Jan. 28; minimum daily discharge, 50 cfs Aug. 1-6 (results of closure of and storage 

above new lock and dam 4, at Demopolis, during construction).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 217,000 cfs Apr. 6, 1951 (gage height, 52.4 ft); minimum daily, that of Aug. 1-6, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.64 ft Sept. 10, 1943, 

result of unusual lock manipulation (discharge not determined).

Remarks.--Records good above 10,000 cfs, fair between 2,000 and 10,000 cfs, and poor 

FeTow 2,000 cfs.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 14 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 782: 1934. WSP 952: 1941.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,860

1,840

1,770

1,710

1,650

1,630 

1,630

1,610

1,550

1,510

1,450 

1,470

1,490

1,450

1,430

1,370

1,330

1,290

1,250

*1,230

1,150

1,130

1,150

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,350

1,330

1,490

1,900 

2,030

45,800

1,477

0.095

0.11

Nov.

1,880

1,710

1,690

1,630

1,570

1,550 

1,550

1,570

1,530

1,490

1,470 

*1,530

1,550

1,590

1,610

1,630

1,670

1,710

1,750

1,880

1,920

2,760 

2,760

2,580

2,430

2,410

2,260

2,220

2,150

2,130

56,180

1,873

0.121

0.13

Dec.

2,070

2,070

2,280

4,270

6,130

12,200 

11,700

8,980

10,000

16,000

18 , 600 

23,900

29,500

30,200

*Z5,100

19,600

15,300

' 11,700

9,240

8,200

6,900

7,940 

9,240

8,460

7,160

8,980

8,200

5,630

8,720

13 , 800 

15,200

367,270

11,850

0.765

0.88

Jan.

13,900

11,900

10,600

9,500

8,200

7,420 

6,900

6,510

6,000

5,500

6,900 

11,700

12,500

11,400

10,000

15,900

42,200

57,600

63,300

*68,600

67,500

68,200 

71,300

72,700

74,300

75,300

75,900

74,500

71,200

65,100 

56,800

1,159,330

37,400

2.41

2.78

Feb.

48,700

41,100

30,200

20,900

17,900

15 , 400 

13,500

12,700

11,700

10,600

9,770 

9,500

9,500

9,240

9,240

8,720

8,200

9,500

11,700

12,400

14,600

18,600 

24,700

28,400

31,400

32,700

31,500

28,200

-

-----

530,570

18,950

1.22

1.27

Mar.

26,800

27,900

27,600

24,700

21,600

19,000 

17,100

14,500

13,400

12,900

*11,700 

10,600

10,000

11,700

14,000

15,600

13,100

11,400

10,600

11,700

13,200

15,400 

14,200

12,200

11,400

11,100

17,500

39 , 000

44,600

46,800 

44,400

595,700

19,220

1.24

1.43

Apr.

38,500

30,800

26,400

24,400

20,700

17,500 

14,900

12 , 900

12,900

13,100

13,400 

15,000

15 , 600

*16,600

17,600

21,100

38,600

50,600

54,900

52,200

46 , 900

41,200 

32,700

25,400

21,200

21,200

19,900

16,600

14,600

13,500

760,900

25,360

1.64

1.83

May

12,700

12,800

12,100

13,400

25,300

32,800 

33,300

31,800

30,900

28,700

23,500 

17,400

13,500

11,700

12,400

11,100

9,770

9,240

8,200

7,420

*6,900

6,260 

5,500

4,880

4,630

4,270

4,030

3,910

3,790 

4,030

5,380

411,610

13,280

0.857

0.99

June

5,000

4,630

4,270

4,030

5,380

7,680 

5,880

4,390

3,910

3,440

3,210 

*2,980

2,740

2,580

2,430

2,360

2,450

2,540

2,740

3,210

2,870

2,500 

2,500

2,430

2,260

2,070

1,940

1,690

1,170 

1,390

96,670

3,222

0.208

0.23

July

1,370

*1,330

1,330

1,370

al,500

al,500 

al,600

a2,100

a2,200

al,900

al,600 

al,800

al,900

al,800

al,700

al,600

al,600

al,700

al,800

*a2,000

2,130

2,260

1,410

elOO

e400

1,720

1,530

298

142

87

57

43,834

1,414

0.091

0.11

Aug.

5050-

*50

50

50

50 

65

87

57

65

153 

245

1,380

1,720

1,36O

1,500

1,020

974

,550

,170

,020

,410 

,050

1,260

1,450

1,120

1,290

1,120

590 

446

1,240

23,642

763

0.049

0.06

Sept.

710

*806

614

446

374

950 

1,310

*950

830

374

1,210 

1,190

332

*614

m

614

542

830

614

758

374

*1,330 

1,UO

806

854

1,120

758

1,240

974

23,988

800

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 101,000 Mln 1,130 Mean 20,990 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.39

Water year 1953-54: Max 75,900 Min 50 Mean 11,280 Cfsm 0.728 In. 9.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at lock 3, and lower gage at lock 4.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records of conditions at 

locks 3 and 4.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 305

Sucarnoochee River at Livingston, Ala.

Location. La t 32°34', long 88°12', in SE^- sec. 33, T. 19 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of pier of main span of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 500 ft upstream from Southern Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Livingston, 

and 9 miles upstream fron Alamuchee Creek.

Drainage area.--535 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 90.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge.--15 years, 793 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,600 cfs Mar. 30; minimum, 52 cfs 

Sept. 4, 5-7, 9, 10 (gage height, 2.60 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 21,500 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 27.6 ft); 

minimum, that of Sept. 4, 5-7, 9, 10, 1954.

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

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Dec. 10)

2.6 

3.5

5.0 

8.0

116

265

733

11.0

15.0

18.0

1,410

2,510

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

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

96S2~

90

92

92

92

90

91

89

90

88

88

87

87

86

85

85

85

84

54

*84

85

86

87

86

89

90

89

90

89

91

2,739

88.4

0.139

0.16

Nov.

93

5S

96

96

100

100

96

100

96

100

100

104

104

104

108

108

108

112

112

120

120

142

156

188

198

174

156

138

133

*128

3,586

120

0.189

0.21

Dec.

128

135

204

347

478

697

448

375

626

558

947

2,360

2,060

1,680

850

494

361

298

265

247

241

265

291

312

272

241

224

333

870

1,130 

930

18,670

602

0.948

1.09

Jan.

626

463.

375

326

298

278

265

253

241

25T

575

697

626

448

417

1,780

2,060

*2,090

2,000

1,080

910

1,110

1,510

1,560

1,210

752

592

526

463

463 

643

24,928

804

1.27

1.46

Feb.

890 BTo"

592

494

433

389

361

340

319

312

312

305

312

298

278

278

284

291

298

463

609

715

*558

661

575

478

403

575

_

12,633

451

0.710

0.74

Mar.

575

494

433

403

389

354

319

298

284

278

273

265

4TT

679

463

389

305

272

433

661

715

558

418

347

319

526

1,980

3,090

3,480

a3,600

a3,500

26,590

858

1.35

1.56

Apr.

a3,10Q

a2,500

al,700

al,200

a 800

a550

a440

a390

a370

a400

a450

a500

a520

*494

403

1,780

2,450

2,630

2,690

2,810

2,510

a2,000

al,500

al,300

al,200

1,060

661

494

403

361

37,666

1,256

1.98

2.21

May

340

354

433

1,060

1,410

1,480

1,060

542

403

333

312

305

361

418

542

494

375

*305

265

241

224

214

198

183

178

169

164

TBT

333

375 

247

13,482

435

0.685

0.79

June

198 TE9-

160

151

151

151

142

133

128

124

124

116

116

116

108

108

100

104

112

133

138

134

116

134

112

104

100

9353-

*93

3,741

125

0.197

0.22

July

92

93

87

85

100

116

112

112

108

133

193

213

T2ST

108

93

92

116

100

151

188

133

104

93

88

84

79

78

*77

76

76

15.

3,383

109

0.172

0.20

Aug.

72

71

71

68

65

64

67

68

64

62

59

58

57

FT

57

57

70

79

79

76

71

72

93

BT

80

72

66

65

64

61 

58

2,110

68.1

0.107

0.12

Sept.

57

56

53

53

52_

52

*52

53

52

52

53

56

56

56

53

53

53

55

57

59

60 *5Q59

55

56

57

55

56

55

57

1,653

55.1

0.087

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,510 Min 84 Mean 711 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.20

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,600 Min 52 Mean 414 Cfsm 0.652 In. 8.86

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak au^vc ua.a^ . 

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for near] 

streams.

above base.
306 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Tombigbee River near Leroy, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°34 I , long 88°02', in sec. 13, T. 7 N., R. 1 W., above spillway of 

navigation dam at lock I, 4 miles upstream from Jackson Creek and 5 miles northwest 

of Leroy.

Drainage area. 19,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1928 to September 1954.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 7.28 ft below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--26 years, 26,770 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 78,700 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 34.7 ft); 

minimum daily, 534 cfs Aug. 4.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs Apr. 11, 1951; maximum gage height, 

45.0 ft Apr. 2, 1929; minimum daily discharge not determined.

Remarks,.--Records good above 10,000 cfs, fair between 3,000 and 10,000 cfs, and poor 

below 3,000 cfs. Some regulation at low flow by locks and dams.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 27 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.

2,310

2,230

2,020

1,840

1,840

1,910

1,840

1,730

1,640

1,550

1,530

1,530

1,530

*1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,480

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,360

1,360

1,360

*1,360

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,480

49,510

1,597

0.084

0.10

Nov.

1,880

2,110

2,060

2,000

2,000

1,930

1,680

1,480

1,430

1,530

1,530

*1,570

1,570

1,570

1,780

1,890

1,840

1,840

1,780

2,150

2,570

3,390

3,890

3,890

3,620

3,290

2,790

2,580

Z,660

2,660

67,010

2,234

0.117

0.13

Dec.

2,660

2,580

6,530

12,300

13,300

20,900

30,600

24,300

22,900

37,900

38,700

45,400

49,100

*50,000

47,100

37,300

29,400

24,700

18,800

13,800

12,800

12,800

19,400

19,400

15,400

11,100

9,700

8,970

12,000

17,100

21,100

688,040

22,190

1.16

1.34

Jan.

21,600

19 , 400

17,100

13,800

12,200

10,800

9,490

8,910

8,300

7,820

7,630

10,300

13 , 500

14,400

13,300

12,800

23,800

39,900

45,800

51,900

58,300

61,900

64,800

67,500

69,700

71,900

74,100

*75,100

76,900

78,100

78,100

1,139,150

36,750

1.92

2.22

Feb. ,

76,900

*74,300

68,000

58,300

41,300

29,600

24,400

19,400

15,400

13,800

12,300

11,300

10,400

10,400

10,400

*9,900

9,900

9,500

10,800

13,800

19,400

21,100

23,300

30,300

34,800

35,700

35,800

34,700

765,200

27,330

1.43

1.49

Mar.

34,000

32,200

32,000

31,200

28,000

25,100

22,300

20,500

18,200

16,000

15,400

13,800

12,800

13,500

15 , 400

17,700

*18,800

16,500

15 , 400

19,900

21,600

20,500

20,500

18,800

16,500

14,900

16,000

40,900

49,800

52,900

53 , 100

744,000

24,000

1.26

1.45

Apr.

52,100

45,900

38,500

33,100

28,900

25,700

22,300

19,400

17,100

15,400

16,000

16,000

17,700

18,200

19,400

34,900

49,800

55,800

58,100

*59,100

58,500

56,400

51,300

42,400

33,700

28,700

26,000

23,900

20,900

18,800

_ .____. _

1,004,000

33,470

1.75

1.95

May

17,100

16,000

15,400

14,900

17,100

26,500

32,400

35,400

33, 100

31,700

*30,000

26,200

21,800

17,700

14,400

14,400

12,800

11,100

9,930

8,930

8,350

7,380

7,050

6,390

5,730

5,440

5,130

7,360

7,120

5,790

6,770

477,370

15,400

0.806

0.93

June

7,520

6,620

5,790

*5,350

5,350

7,360

8,760

7,120

5,620

4,880

4,590

4,080

3,710

3,580

3,430

3,200

3,100

3,360

3,550

3,920

4,160

3,880

3,340

3,160

2,970

2,840

2,840

2,450

*1,880

1,600

"

130,010

4,334

0.227

0.25

July

1,640

1,740

2,050

2,260

2,200

2,200

2,200

3,100

4,430

4,000

2,780

2,210

2,280

2,350

2,350

3,770

3,390

2,820

3,450

3,170

2,980

3,080

3,060

2,240

1,530

1,530

*1,200

953

*895

805

*753

73,416

2,368

0.124

0.14

Aug.

719

*685

616

*534

5BT

634

701

748

*760

693

647

599

554

568

927

1,240

1,190

*1,100

,060

,060

,060

,060

,060

,060

,060

,060

,060

,060

,060

914

797

26,870

867

0.045

0.05

Sept.

795 755"

766

766

740

711

711

766

766

766

766

766

766

734

682

682

682

657

657

657

657

633

*E5T

682

682

682

740

740

766

766

21,, 636

721

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 108,000 Min 1,360 Mean 25,660 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.23

Water year 1953-54: Max 78,100 Min 534 Mean 14,210 Cfsm 0.744 In- 10.09

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 307

Mobile River near Mount Vernon, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°06'05", long 87°58'05" in SE£ sec. 41, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., at boat 

pier on west bank of David Lake, half a mile upstream from lake outlet to Mobile 

River, 2% miles northeast of Mount Vernon, and a mile 41.3 from Mobile.

Drainage area. 43,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is about 2 ft below mean sea level, from 

comparative readings with Corps of Engineers gage on Mobile River a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Lake David Outlet. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Alabama State 

docks at Mobile.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 143,000 cfs Feb. 1, 2; maximum gage 

height, 11.40 ft Feb. 2; minimum daily discharge, 4,310 cfs Sept. 24.

Remarks. Records good above 40,000 cfs and fair below. Flow regulated by reservoirs on 

Etowah, Coosa, and Tallapoosa Rivers (see p. 241), and to some extent at low flow by 

locks and dams on the Tombigbee River. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

28,200

33,700 

33,300

30,700

25,600

19,500

13,600

9,170

9,480

12 , 800

13 , 300

14,200

15,300

13,600 

12,500

10,400

9,480

6,450

8,560

*11,900

13,300

13,600

15,300

13,900

13,000

14,700

20,500

16 , 100

11,600

9, 480 

7,350

480,570

15,500

0.360

0.42

Nov.

7,960

9,780 

10,700

11,600

10,700

13,000

*13,900

14,500

13,300

11,900

13,600

11,900

10,700

9,780 

11,300

9,170

13,900

13,600

14,700

18,500

19,500

24,500

21,500

20 , 000

17,400

13 , 000

11 , 600

9,170

11,900

11,000

404,060

13,470

0.313

0.35

Dec.

10,400

9,780 

19,560

33 , 000

38,400

48,800

56,400

65,300

70,600

*73,700

*80,200

88,200

95,700

*L02,000 

105,000

108,000

10B,OOO

106,000

101,000

95,900

89,900

83,500

75,200

68,900

65 , 400

61,100

55,900

53,400

53,800

55, 800 

57,900

2,136,680

68,930

1.60

1.85

Jan.

58,500

60,000 

60,600

58 , 500

56,200

51,900

45,900

40,600

35,900

36,900

32,600

32,300

32,300

34,000 

35,000

37,000

39,900

47,100

58,500

68,900

79,600

88,400

94,700

103,000

111,000

118,000

124,000

129,000

134,000

138,000 

141,000

tc,183.3

70,430

1.64

1.89

Feb.

143,000

143,000 

142,000

139,000

134,000

125,000

114,000

99,000

83,300

68,300

56 , 000

45,600

38,700

37,500 

38,700

37,500

33,500

28,600

25,600

36,900

42,900

49 , 100

55,100

60,300

64,800

71,500

75,800

79,000

-

.____._

£2,067.7

73,850

1.72

1.79

Mar.

77,500

77,500 

77,400

74,800

73,000

72,700

70,800

67,400

63,600

59 , 400

55,900

52,500

50,300

47,500 

42,900

42 , 400

45,200

46,800

50,100

54,900

57,100

59,400

61,200

61,100

60,200

54,600

49,800

54,400

67,200

78, 200 

85,600

* 1,891 . 4

61,010

1.42

1.64

Apr.

90,000

93 , 400 

96,500

97,400

95,700

91,100

85,300

78,200

70,200

62,900

57,000

51,900

48,000

*46 , 300 

48,900

55,000

62,200

71,500

81,400

88,000

91,200

92,500

92,200

89,600

85,700

80,200

72,800

64,300

56,800

49,100

*2, 245.3

74,840

1.74

1.94

May

44,900

44,200 

47,500

43 , 900

40,500

42,800

48,900

*52,500

53,600

54,200

53,300

50,600

49,600

40 , 600 

34,300

31,600

31,900

30 , 300

29,000

24,500

20,800

21,800

22,500

23,200

19,200

10,400

15,600

22,500

23,400

23,800 

23,400

*1,075.3

34,690

0.807

0.93

June

23,400

24,700 

25,000

19,500

16,900

18,200

19,800

16,400

*14,700

13,300

12,200

15,300

18,500

20,800 

19,000

19,000

19,200

17,900

14, 500

13,900

13,600

15,800

11,300

10,100

11,900

11,900

11,900

15,000

14,500

13,300

491,500

16,380

0.381

0.43

July

16,100

14,200 

11,900

10,400

7,660

12,500

7,960

9,170

10,100

10,100

9,170

8,870

10,100

10,700 

11,300

15,300

12,800

9,480

10,700

9,170

10,100

10,400

16,600

13 , 300

9,170

9,780

8,560

12,200

13,000

11,300 

*9,480

341,570

11,020

0.256

0.30

Aug.

8,870

5,840 

8,870

7,050

8,560

7,350

6,150

6,150

10,100

10,400

9,780

12,500

11,600

16,900 

13,000

7,960

12,500

13,000

12 , 800

11,900

11,600

9,780

11,900

12,200

16,100

16,400

9,780

10,100

8,560

7,050 

11,000

325,750

10,510

0.244

0.28

Sept.

6,750

8,260 

9,780

11,000

10,400

11,000

9,170

8,560

10,400

7,660

7,350

7,960

9,480

8,260 

9,780

10,100

12,500

12 , 800

12,200

12,200

10,700

8,260

5,840

4,310

8,560

10,400

8,870

8,870

10,400

11,000

282,820

9,427

0.219

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 143,000 Mln 4,310 Mean 38,150 Cfsm 0.887 In. 12.06

Discharge measurement made 

Expressed In thousands.
308 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Chickasaw Creek near Whistler, Ala.

Location.--Lat 30°49 I 15", long 88°09'10", in NW£ sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 2 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Seabury Creek, 5 miles 

northwest of Whistler, and 8 miles northwest of Mobile.

Drainage a re a.--: 124 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 20 ft (from topographic map). Auxiliary 

staff gage 4 miles downstream from base gage.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, l,030.cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 7.38 ft); mini- 

 mum, 18 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 0.41 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 1,920 cfs Apr. 26, 1953 (gage height, 11.96 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 3, 4, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 15 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

0.8 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

35

175

466

806

0.4 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

162

445

960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

93

~5T 109

71

61

57

56

54

53

52

50

43

47

*45

45

45

45

45

43

45

45

44

43

30" 40

43

50

62

56 

50

50

1,674

54.0

0.435

0.50

Nov.

53

BT

53

53

102

146

106

82

76

72

67

62

59

58

57

59

*61

58

61

239

434

418

450

318

214

169

129

111

100 

97

4,018

134

1.08

1.20

Dec.

110

TIT

125

*282

378

806

*888

509

318

340

318

816

1,010

798

573

370

281

239

212

288

509

461

340

267

225

206

192

192

274 

362

385

12,135

393

3.17

3.65

Jan.

295

232

206

192

180

168

156

150

146

150

174

168

150

144

146

156

156

140

156

134

150

274

302

225

186

162

156

149

137

128

T3T

5,385

174

1.40

1.62

Feb.

138

*126

121

115

110

108

106

104

104

105

104

102

99

*96

10T

108

107

108

106

199

325 579"

162

174

199

*162

134

122

-

3,790

135

1.09

1.14

Mar.

116

110

112

120

110

138

192

162

132

118

108

103

101

101

98

90

87

86

93

136

124

99

89

87

84

92

215

624

S4T 

295

4,769

154

1.24

1.43

Apr.

162

T3T

121

110

101

93

91

88

81

77

75

*74

70

67

62_

75

162

130

86

71

67

75

114

112

125

140

94

78

71 

66

2,875

95.8

0.773

0.86

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,680 Mln 36 Mean 220

May

60

54

55

*61

61

54

*50

48

46

45

44

*44

45

47

48

47

45

43

75

162

*121

69

55

48

45

45

47

51

67 

113

99

1,897

61.2

0.494

0.57

June

63

51

45

41

38

36

*35

34

33

3T

*33

35

44

44

38

34

54

74

64

52

44

39

37

36

120

200

140

86

56 

44

1,683

56.1

0.452

0.50

 July

38

41

110

T<30"

56

48

47

49

52

69

56

47

40

*36

33_

37

70

110

90

70

50

38

44

66

80

66

52

54

54 

52

45

1,800

58.1

0.469

0.54

Aug.

40

37

35

35

33

32

30

29

30

30

27

*25

24

24

30

49

3?

28

*26

25

24

25

27

30

29

26

25

24

24 

23

22_

900

29.0

0.234

0.27

cram 1.77 In. 24.10

Sept.

*20

19- 19

19

19

20

20

20

20

22

26

23

22

20

20

37

89

ST

54

42

36

33

30

28

27

27

*27

25

25 

31

901

30.0

0.242

0.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,010 Mln 19 Mean 115 Cfsm 0.927 In. 12.55

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no. gage-height record Feb. 13, June 17-20, 25-29, July 3-11, 16-31, Aug. 1 

11; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
FASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 

Leaf River near Collins, Miss.

309

Location.--Lat 31°41, 

ridian, on right bank 

stream from Oakahay 

of Collins.

Drainage area. 752 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 197.48 ft above mean sea level (Mississippi 

State Highway benchmark). Prior to Dec. 8, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,072 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,580 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 17.13 ft); 

minimum, 63 cfs Sept. 14-16 (gage height, 3.99 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge., 38,100 cfs'jan. 8, 1950 (gage height, 31.14 ft); minimom, that of Sept. 14-16, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.9 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

126 

Z17 

492

8.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

1,300

2,380

4,380

7,490

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

104

TOT

103

102

*99

99

98

97

97

97

97

97

97

95

94

93

92 32"

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

93

95

98 

97

QCyo

2,971

95.8

0.127

0.15

Nov.

97m

98

99

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

102

102

103

103

*103

103

107

152

175

181

2T8~ 300

191

164

146

135

146 

191

3,944

131

0.174

0.20

Dec.

199 

170

2SZ

900

780

996

1,020

*664

1,200

1,850

1,700

2,920

2,080

1,700

1,350

940

664

524

431

416

461

1,050

920

609

461

402

363

374

760

1,450 

1 450

29,086

938

1.25

1.44

Jan.

1,200 

940

683

*540

476

431

388

360

341

558

402

557

627

557

476

1,960

2,080

2,020

1,800

1,450

860

880

1,600

1,960

1,650

1,150

760

609

540

557

1,040

29,232

943

1.25

1.45

Feb.

1,800 

1,800

1,200

760

574

476

431

388

363

349

338

*322

306

'255 295

300

330

324

306

505

1,020

1,000

960

702

591

540

492

461

-

17,228

615

0.818

0.85

Mar.

540 

540

461

446

431

402

371

346

319

303

292

279

269

256

244

231

222

217

*446

1,100

1,300

1,150

800

524

416

446

1,470

5,290

5,580

7.220

5,360

37,271

1,202

1.60

1.84

Apr.

2,740 

1,800

1,250

780

627

524

461

431

402

374

349

346

371

349

322

1,640

3,050

3,540

4,050

2,320

1,300

840

*591

476

446

461

402

357

327

29Z

31,198

1,040

1.38

1.54

May

261

241

516

1,100

1,450

1,400

940

492

352

327

979

1,900

5,680

5,260

2,980

2,260

1,350

760

524

416

360

311

279

*256

234

219

210

5l?

261

279

248

28,164

909

1.21

1.59

June

T§9~ 222 

185

170

159

152

151

144

145

136

132

126

126

120

134

132

140

157

179

151

130

132

134

140

135

136

122

122

135

112

4,354

145

0.193

0.22

July

106 

104

100 TDo"

118

*144

152

129

508

702

627

920

£52

258

187

152

229

177

256

191

175

164

138

122

113

144

175

136

123

129

128

7,359

237

0.315

0.36

Aug.

116 

108

103

99

99

95

93

92

92

92

86

83

80

77

76

*76

75

75

74

73

73

72

73

75

75

74

73

71

70

67

66

2,553

82.4

0.110

0.13

Sept.

65 

65

64

64

64

64

65

68

75

*70

67

65

64

65

^3

63

77

87

88 ~SI

75

72

71

70

70

68

67

67

67

68

2,077

69.2

0.092

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,700 Min 92 Mean 1,269 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.92

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,220 Min 63 Mean 535 Cfsm 0.711 In. 9.67

Peak discharge (base, 8.000 cfa).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
310 PASCAOOULA RIVER BASIN

Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°26', long 89°26', in sec. 5, T. 5 N. , R. 14 W., St. Stephens meridian, 

on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 49, 2 miles southwest of 

Lux, 2 miles upstream from Okatoma Creek, and 10 miles northwest of Hattiesburg.

Drainage area.--304 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 160.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 8, 1938, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 479 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 11.66 ft); minimum, 96 cfs Sept. 5-7 (gage height, 2.77 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 20,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height, 25.70 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 5-7, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Dec.

3.0 115 5.0

3.5 173 7.0

4.0 259 9.0

Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

493

1,140

1,900

2.7 

3.3 

4.0

5.0

156

270

496

7.0 1,140

9.0 1,900

11.0 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

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

121

121

121

121

121

121

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

121

121

121

*121

122

122

123

123

124

125

127

128

129 T29~

3,804

123

0.405

0.47

Nov.

Tso- 129

iso

132

136

136

136

136

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

140

226

238

259 240"

222

201

170

159

154

151

152

4,727

158

0.520

0.58

Dec.

*165

185

216

520

680

1,210

843

506

1,650

2,220

1,520

*2,620

1,700

1,100

696

459

355

300

270

338

576

1,100

1,460

928

496

366

311

355

634

744

664

25,187

812

2.67

3.08

Jan.

496

377

322

290

*270

260

242

233

224

242

344

300

260

251

233

504

' 696

6TO

412

333

290

280

280

270

251

242

233

224

224

224

388

9,875

319

1.05

1.21

Feb.

423

333

280

251

224

216

208

200

196

196

*194

191

186

186

190

198

200

196

191

483

576

377

280

260

280

270

242

224

-

7,251

259

0.852

0.89

Mar.

216

208

198

197

ZOO

208

208

198

194

188

185

184

184

179

176

172

169

167

*23T

535

355

260

216

200

194

188

313

996

543

604

496

8,868

286

0.941

1.08

Apr.

355

251

216

208

192

186

179

174

167

163

160

162

162

163

159

643

"634 1,140

366

260

208

*190

184

176

178

251

280

188

169

159

7,923

264

0.868

0.97

May

157

152

191

300

333

251

191

173

162

160

178

216

670

459

377

270

200

179

178

208

208

178

160

153

151

148

*14B"

162

407

300

185

7,205

232

0.763

0.88

June

160

151

146

208 T8~5

156

143

140

138

134

131

130

130

129

129

131

135

138

133

131

136

134

134

136

135

128

128

125

124

122

4,180

139

0.457

0.51

July

128

122

120

122

122

157

142

131

*133

142

142

138

128

120

118

119

408 350"

176

146

133

151

140

125

280

260

192

147

133

130

129

4,984

161

0.530

0.61

Aug.

130

124

122

120

124

126

120

117

115

*114

114

112

111

110

110

110

108

107

106

105

106

109

109

107

107

106

105

103

102

101

*100

3,460

112

0.368

0.42

Sept.

99

98

97

97

li

96

97

97

99

102

102

100

98

97

97

97

101

106

108

108

103

100

98

98

98

97

97

97

97

97

2,974

99.1

0.326

0.36

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,050 Mln 119 Mean 493 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.03

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,620 Min 96 Mean 248 Cfsm 0.816 In. 11.06

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
311

Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Miss.

Location.--Lat 31 "21', long 89°17', in !!W£ ae~. 2, T. 4 N. , R. 13 W. , St. Stephens meridian, on left bank at downstream z'-- of bridge on U. S. Highway 11, at eastern city 

limits of Hattiesburg, 300 ft dour.^rt^m from 3o,vie Creek, 3,000 ft upstream from New 

Orleans and Northeastern Railroad bridge, and at mile 78.0 (by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area. 1,760 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1938 tc September 1954. Gage-height records collected in 

same vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. 3. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 118.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Dec. 10, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 2,698 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 16.20 ft); 

minimum, 348 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 4.22 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, n.SOO cfs Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 28.91 ft); 

minimum, that cf Sept. 4, 5, 1954.

Flood in April 1900 reached a stage of about 33.6 ft, present datum, from reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

4.6 395

5.0 635

6.0 1,420

4.2 340

4.6 525

5.0 765

6.0 1,460

8.0 3,150

12.0 7,450

14.0 10,100

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 sra

In.

Oct.

444

444

439

434

434

444

444

439

434

434

434

434

434

423

428

428

428

422

417

422

*428

422

422

428

420

434

439

450

I5T3-

450

450

13,466

434

0.247

0.23

Nov.

4^2" 456

462

468

510

510

504

504

504

498

492

486

480

480

480

480

486

486

510

1,120

1,120

1,210

1,250

1,080

1,000

808

700

642

609

654

19,451

648

0.368

0.41

Dec .

*800

877

1,360

3,340

3,640

6,850

4,960

3,150

5,590

9,790

7,090

12,700

9 650

7^090

4,960

3,640

2,610

2,060

1,780

1,930

2,790

4,040

6,500

4,340

2,790

2,020

1,700

1,730

2,610

3,440

4,040

129, 9C7

4,192

2.33

2.75

Jan.

3,440

2,790

2 4 270

1,900

*1,660

1,540

1,420

1,350

1,270

1,310

1,540

1,540

1,580

1,580

1,500

2,270

4,540

4,440

3,740

3,150

2,520

1,980

2,100

2,790

2,970

2,610

2,020

1,660

1,500

1,420

1, 980

68,380

2,206

1.25

1.44

Feb.

2,700

5,150

2,700

2,100

1,620

1,420

1,270

1,200

1,160

1,100

*1,100

*1,060

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

2,060

2,610

2,440

2,180

2,270

1,860

1,620

1,460

1,310

45,690

1,632

0.927

0.97

Mar.

1,270

1,350

1,310

1,240

1.200

1,200

1,160

1,100

1,060

1,020

1,020

992

960

960

928

395

*895

3G2

973

2,270

2,700

2,440

2,020

1,540

1,240

1,160

1,660

6,060

8,180

8,440

9,230

67,335

2,172

1.23

1.42

Apr.

3,180

4,340

2,790

2,140

1,660

1,460

1,310

1,200

1,130

1,100

1,020

1,020

1,240

1,200

1,160

4,620

6,350

6,170

5,620

5,290

3,240

*2,180

1,780

1,460

1,420

1,310

1,310

1,100

992

928

75,220

2,507

1.42

1.59

May

895

830

1,150

1 , 900

2,360

2,440

2,020

1,500

1,100

992

1,020

2,020

4,580

6,750

5,840

4,740

3,240

2,060

1,500

1,350

1,200

1,020

928

S62

*824

784

772

734

1,020

1,060 

895

58,416

1,884

1.07

1.23

June

798

74T

717

747

741

681

645

621

605

591

579

561

549

549

537

561

603

591

591

609

585

605

585

597

645

567

525

514

514

537

18,287

610

0.347

0.39

July

525

514

525

486

49TT

555

597

*579

983

1,940

1,820

1,460

1,420

1,060

717

633

1,100

1,380

895

791

681

639

615

573

621

705

669

693

615 

573

555

25,417

820

0.466

0.54

Aug.

549 "52~5

514

508

470

470

456

446

436

*436

436

432

427

41S

404

396

332

378

378

378

378

332

387

337

404

409

404

391

332

*370

13,111

423

0.240

0.28

Sept.

359

351

351

348

348

359

370

355

351

374

378

367

355

355

351

355

400

413

441

451

432

400

332

378

378

374

370

374

387 

387

11,299

377

0.214

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 29,500 Mln 417 Mean 3,072 Cfsra 1.75 In. 23.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,700 Mln 348 Mean 1,496 Cfsm 0.850 In. 11.54

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). Dec. 12 (12:30 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

).ra.) 13,300 cfs (16.20 ft).

389020 O - 56 - 21
318 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 

Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°41', long 89"07', in NE£ sec. 8, T. 8 N., R. 11 W., St. Stephens meridlan, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, half a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, half a mile southeast of city 

limits of Laurel, and 6 miles upstream from Tallahoma Creek.

Drainage area.--233 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. 

State Highway benchmark), 

datum.

Datum of gage is 201.37 ft above mean sea level (Mississippi 

Prior to Dec. 14, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and

Average discharge .--16 years, 348 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 14.52 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 23, 26, Sept. 13; minimum gage height, 1.79 ft Sept. 13.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Jan. 21, 1947 (gage height, 20.29 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Nov. 3, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 13, 1954.

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) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 7 to Sept. 30)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

2.5 

6.3

84

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

245

450

720

1,130

1,910

2,660

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 

7.0

7.3

676

6.1

*7.3

5.7

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0

5.2

4.8

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.9

4.0

3.9

3.7

BT?

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.6

159.0

5.13

0.022

0.03

Nov.

4.4 

4.2

5T5

6.3

8.8

7.0

a6.5

a6.5

a7.0

a9.0

alO

8.8

8.0

8.0 

7.6

8.0

*8.6

8.8

9.8

89_

53

73

42

56

44

32

31

25

32

31

650.3

21.7

0.093

0.10

Dec.

34 35"

88

104

200

290

369

*324

486

738

850

1,360

1,450

1,160 

1,080

970

704

304

a!90

a220

a240

a360

a650

a600

a400

a260

a200

209

264

384

522

15,025

485

2.08

2.40

Jan.

584 

612

486

*284

218

193

169

153

137

T37

141

149

153

145 

141

236

450

558

598

656

598

314

245

344

450

384

236

193

173

201

274

9,612

310

1.33

1.53

Feb.

354 

474

329" 510

209

173

149

*133

117

109

105

102

98

91

88_

88

90

102

98

185

264

364

384

284

245

209

185

161

5,700

204

0.876

0.91

Mar.

161 

264

284

201

169

161

133

125

113

102

98

91

90

85 

83

76

70

*65

1^5

414

486

426

304

193

149

137

336

792

992

1,040

1,_570

9,375

302

1.30

1.50

Apr.

2.090 

1, 670

886

287

209

173

153

133

121

109

98

94

102

109 

94

376

715

810

810

792

626

245

*274

344

205

177

141

109

91

76

12,119

404

1.73

1.93

Hay

65 

57

84

121

145

133

113

81

63

52

64

265

830

1,080 

1,040

1,040

806

294

185

153

125

98

79

*67

59

52

50

2T3

314

254

205

8,187

264

1.13

1.31

June

161 

TT3

73

54

44

36

32

30

26

24

22

21

19

18 

17

16

15

16

17

23

21

16

14

13

14

12

11

To- 10

14

912

30.4

0.130

0.15

July

14 

11

8.8

8.8

14

*13

28

49

140

504

169

105

62

46 

34

34

86

72

58

36

28

36

50

41

30

57

40

28

39

66

90

1,797.6

58.0

0.249

0.29

Aug.

44 216"

22

19

16

14

12

11

10

10

9.6

11

10

9.3 

8.3

8.3

*8.3

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.3

6.6

7.0

7.0

6.3

6.1

*5.9

67T

6.8

7.0

8 . 6

346.9

11.2

0.048

0.06

Sept.

8.3 776"

6.8

6.1

5.7

5.2

5.7

8.3

7.0

4.8

4.2

3.7

57T

4.2

4.6

5.5

7.3

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.9

5.7

5.0

5.2

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.0 

4 . 8

170.6

5.69

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,600 Mln 3.7 Mean 382 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.25

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,090 Mln 3.7 Mean 175 Cfsm 0.751 In. 10.24

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, rainfall records, 

and records for station near Runnelstown.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 

Tallahala Creek near Runnelstown, Miss.

313

Location.--Lat 3l°20', long 89°07', in NE£ sec. 8, T. 4 N., R. 11 W., St. Stephens meridian, on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge between Sunrise and Runnelstown, 

3 miles south of Runnelstown and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 612 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 109.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Average discharge. 15 years, 960 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,040 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 11.21 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 29 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs Jan. 23, 1947 (gage height, 21.70 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 15, 16, 29, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16 Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

0.9 47 4.0

1.2 77 5.0

1.5 110 7.0

2 . 0 200 9 . 0 

3.0 479 11.0

828

1,270

2,370

3,600 

4,900

0.6 30 1.5 117

1.0 62 2.0 200

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.0 ft.

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.

51

55

BT

51

50

50

50

49

49

49

48

47 

4T

47

48

49 

48

47

47

47

*47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

1,497

48.3

0.079

0.09

Nov.

48

47

50

51

58

65

59

58

57

56

55

54 

54

54

55

55 

55

55

59

597

660

5TT

581

265

174

168

140

117

110

110

4,084

136

0.222

0.25

Dec.

140

155

5B7

2,570

1,520

5,210

2,570

1,420

*2,260

5,400

5,150

4,770 

4,640

4,520

5,660

2,910 

, 2,510

1,680

1,020

930

1,520

1,620

2,550

2,510

1,900

1,520

994

888

1,100

1,170

1,520

65,059

2,054

5.52

3.85

Jan.

1,420

1,420

1,570

*1,170

828

678

592

527

479

464

527

511 

495

479

464

678 

951

1,150

1,520

1,420

1,420

1,270

950

714

789

972

950

678

576

527

751

26,480

854

1.40

1.61

Feb.

951

972

1,060

1,100

868

609

495

*432

587

360

540

525 

503

300

297

295 

300

292

29T

879

1,250

868

868

1,570

1,080

770

645

545

18,254

652

1.07

1.11

Mar.

479

452

511

609

511

448

452

402

565

528

308

297 

300

372

292

255 

247

*237

3W

678

1,270

1,250

994

789

560

464

558

1,900

2,570

2,370

2,570

22,696

752

1.20

1.58

Apr.

2,570

2,750

2,970

2,550

1,090

660

545

464

417

566

554

528 

554

508

505

5.590 

2,730

2,130

1,960

1,790

1,520

*1,320

789

714

751

609

465

417

551

278

55,179

1,175

1.92

2.14

May

247

218

517

452

402

465

402

565

286

257

205

207 

459

1,570

2,130

2,190 

2,150

1,790

930

592

448

357

300

255

*221

196

185

175

54T

495

402

18,826

607

0.992

1.14

June

3"0~0~ 581

255

198

168

144

150

120

115

107

100

97 

92

89

88

86 

89

107

94

95

88

89

92

84

82

81

77

75

72

7?

3,661

122

0.199

0.22

July

699~6~

146

99

88

78

77

*86

184

387

511

iTT 

554

297

205

152 

221

250

402

528

177

134

144

150

150

141

129

168

149

149

144

6,042

195

0.319

0.57

Aug.

164

138" 175

150

104

84

76

72

67

*65

60

58 

55

55

51

50 

48

47

45

44

45

47

52

47

47

44

51

46

41

59

*39

2,080

67.1

0.110

0.13

Sept.

36

35

55

55

55

55

56

35

56

58

40

45 

57

54

52_

54 

45

48IB45

40

57

56

54

54

54

34

55

52

34

1,104

36.8

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1955: Max 10,800 

Water year 1955-54: Max 4,770

Mean 

Mean

1,061

556

Cfsm 1.75 In. 

Cfsm 0.908 In.

23.55

12.34

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 

Leaf River near McLain, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°06'10", long '30", in SE^ sec. 29, T. 2 N., R. 8 W., St. Stephens 

meridian , on downstream side of right main pier of bridge on State Highway 15, ij mile

east of McLain, 2 miles downstream from Atkinson Creek, 6 miles upstream from Big Oktibee Creek, and l?i miles upstream from confluence with Chickasawhay River.

Drainage area. -^3, 510 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to June 4, 1940, staff gage, and June 4 

to Sept. 7, 1940, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum,

Average discharge. 15 years, 5,674 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 26,800 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 20.16 ft); min- 

 imum, 530 cfs Sept. 14, 15 (gage height, 1.89 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 88,300 cfs Mar. 24, 1943 (gage height, 27.76 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 14, 15, 1954.

Flood in April 1900 reached a stage about 4 ft higher than that of Mar. 24, 1943, 

from information by local residents .

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)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

2.4

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

638

905

1,490

2,250

3,080

8.0

12.0

16.0

19.0

21.0

5,300

10,800

17,000

23,000

30,000

Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

1.9 530 4.0 1,560

2.5 762 5.0 2,250

3.0 1,000

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 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.

765 

74T

742

742

720

720

720

720

720

699

699

699

699

699

678

678

678

678 

678

*678

678

678

678

678

658

658

678

658 

658

658

658

21,492

693

0.197

0.23

Nov.

678 

678

678

678

720

765

720

699

699

678

678

678

658

BBTT

658

658

678

678 

678

979

1,880

2.550

2,250

2,010

1,630

1,460

1,290

1,140 

1,060

1,000

30,244

1,008

0.287

0.32

Dec.

1,000 

1,120

1,880

19,600

22,700

19,400

19,800

17,700

*14,400

17,900

20,400

23,900

25,100

26,400

25,400

21,800

17,200

12,400 

8,980

6,880

8,'560

9,400

11,200

13,200

11,800

8,980

7,300

6,600 

7,720

8,280

8,420

425,420

13,720

3.91

4.51

Jan.

8,420 

7,860

7,020

6,210

5,300

*4,450

3,870

3,450

3,260

5,080

3,170

3,350

3,260

3,260

3,260

3,260

4,570

6,880 

7,300

6,880

6,340

5,950

4,930

4,330

4,690

4,930

4,690

3,980 

3,350

3,080

3,170

47,550

4,760

1.36

1.56

Feb.

4,330 

5,300

5,690

5,300

4,570

3,650

3,080

2,730

*2,490

2,410

2,250

2,170

2,090

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,020 

2,020

5,100

11,100

8,980

a7,000

a6,800

a8,000

a6,500

a5,000

a4,300

------

120,960

4,320

1.23

1.28

Mar.

a3 , 800 

a3,400

a3 , 100

a2,800

a2,600

a2,600

a2,500

a2,400

a2,300

a2,200

a2,100

a2,000

a2,oOO

a2, 100

a2,300

2,250

2,090

*1,950 

2,330

3,450

4,690

5,430

5,050

4,450

3,870

3,260

3,440

9,120 

11,400

12,900

13 , 400

127,280

4,106

1.17

1.35

Apr.

13,500 

13,800

11,800

8,980

6,470

3,870

3,080

2,730

2,410

2,250

2,170

2,090

2,090

2,170

2,090

11,100

20, 200

20,400 

*17,200

14,000

12,000

9,540

7,300

5,430

5,170

4,210

3,350

2,900 

2,490

2,250

217,040

7,235

2.06

2.30

May

2,020 

1,880

1,880

2,410

2,990

3,350

3,450

3,080

2,650

2,090

1,880

1,810

2,330

4,930

8,180

8,700

8,000

6,080 

4,930

3,450

2,730

2,330

2,020

1,810

*1,680

1,560

1,500

1,440 

1,4?0

1,680

1,950

96,260

3,105

0.885

1.02

June

1,810 

1,740

1,620

1,470

1,380

1,350

1,290

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,020

1,000

975

950

975

1,000 

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,020

1,020

1,050

1,350

1,200

1,050

975 

950

925

34,700

1,157

0.330

0.37

July

900 

900

876

975

950

*950

950

975

1,360

2,650

3,350

2,990

2,570

2,330

1,950

1,500

1,260

1,560 

2,170

2,020

1,950

1,560

1,320

1,200

1,120

1,080

1,180

1,150 

1,150

1,230

al, 150

47,276

1,525

0.434

0.50

Aug.

al,050 

1,020

1,050

1,000

1,000

900

852

829

784

762

*720

720

720

a710

a700

699

678

678 

638

a620

a620

699

699

699

678

678

658

720 

741

720

720

23,762

767

0.219

0.25

Sept.

699 '6~9"!F

678

658

638

619

582

582

564

547

547

547

547

530" 530

547

582

619 

619

619

619

619

*582

564

564

564

564

547 

547

564

17,687

590

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 44,100 Mln 658 Mean 6,457 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.96

Water year 1953-54: Max 26,400 Mln 530 Mean 3,588 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and once-daily readings of U. S. Weather Bureau gage at Beaumont, about 14 miles upstream.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 315

Chunky Creek near Chunky, Miss.

Location.--Lat 32°20', long 88°54', in SW£ see. 30, T. 6 N., R. 14 E., Choctaw meridian, 

on right tank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 2-,500 ft upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge, l£ miles east of Chunky, 3£ miles upstream from Tallahatta Creek, and 5-| miles downstream from Concobona Creek.

Drainage area . 368 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 24, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and 

aatum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 483 cfs.

Extrernes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,130 cfs Mar. 30 ;e height, 9.61 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 2.09 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 30,700 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 25.08 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 28-30, 1954.

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) 

(Shifting-control method used May 7 to July 6)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

0.6

1.7

3.2

6.4

16

29

49

3.2 

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

97

167

300

674

1,630

3,370

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.

9.2

9.6

9.6

10

10

8.7

7.8

7.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.1

5.8

575

6.4

6.4

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

*6.9

8.7

11

TO

240.2

7.75

0.021

0.02

Nov.

1?~9.6

13

13

14

14

12

12

12

14

14

15

17

19

20

21

21

26

24

27

31

39

93

7?

62

48

38

34

32

31

816.6

27.2

0.074

0.08

Dec.

*33

*34

51

286

275

193

154

114

158

470

410

550 330~

289

196

150

116

95

83

81

84

97

97

86

79

71

69

84

*235

356

300

5,826

188

0.511

0.59

Jan.

211

157

125

112

101

95

88

83

79

86

201

180

140

120

120

460

600 480"

300

260

240

440

520

460

320

280

260

240

220

320 

580

7,878

254

0.690

0.80

Feb.

540

440

280

240

220

200

200

180

180

180

160

160

150

150

150

150

150

*147

140

35S

653 4~2~8~

261

232

235

206

177

172

_

6,737

241

0.655

0.68

Mar.

190

196

188

196

190

164

147

142

137

130

132

128

123

147

144

123

*110

105 ?75-

844

716

321

237

203

188

282

1,020

2,200

2,890

2,950 

1,430

16,248

524

1.42

1.64

Apr.

550

400

330

285

253

229

211

209

267

303

224

232

327

269

209

1,350

2,370

2,720

1,910

510

*330

272

297

327

327

245

190

167

164

T£¥

15,642

521

1.42

1.58

May

207

632

748

1,520

1,690

1,060

369

240

177

157

196

315

365

498

346

222

167

135

116

101

92

79

74

68

63

*60

S?

103

147

125 

83

10,217

330

0.897

1.03

June

66

57

*65

150

TO5

60

50

45

41

38

34

32

31

29

28

28

28

28

24

26

26

24

31

23

21

18

18

16

14

TS

1,172

39.1

0.106

0.12

July

15

11

9.6

8.2

14

195

125

*80

97

312

343

116

69

44

34

27

68

153

99

97

57

38

29

23

19

19

16

16

15

14 

12

2,174.8

70.2

0.191

0.22

Aug.

12

14

11

9.2

8.2

7.3

6.9

7.3

6.1

5.8

5.1

*4.5

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

rrsr

13

52

4T

20

22

14

11

8.2

6.9

6.9 

7.3

326.4

10.5

0.029

0.03

Sept.

5.8

4.8

4.2

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

8.2

*6TT

4.2

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.8

*2.6

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

*1.8

1.7

1.6

T76

92.3

3.08

0.0084

0.009

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,890 Mln 5.8 Mean 460 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,950 Mln 1.6 Mean 185 Cfsm 0.503 In. 6.80

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 12 to Feb. 17; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

nd records for other stations In basin.
316 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 

Sowashee Creek at Meridian, Miss.

Location. Lat 32 "22'25", long 88 0 40'40", in SEv sec. 8, T. 6 N., R. 16 E., Choctaw meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highways 80 and 11 at eastern city limits of Meridian, 0.2 mile downstream from Southern Railway Systern bridge and 

9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 51.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 308.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Dec. 19, 1950, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 11.23 ft); mini- 

 mum, 0.3 ofs Sept. 28, 29.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 8,030 cfs Mar. 28, 1951 (gage height, 20.09 ft); minimum regulated, 0.2 cfs Oct. 28, 1952; minimum unregulated, that of Sept. 28, 29, 1954.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, 26.5 ft in February 1936, at site 500 ft 

upstream at present datum, from information by Southern Railway System.

Flood of Mar. 31, 1949, reached a stage of 23.6 ft, at site 500 ft upstream at present datum, from information by Southern Railway System.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs, 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. l-ll)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

0.6 0.2

.8 2.7

1.0 6.4

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

0.5 

.6 

.7 1.7 

3.0

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

6.6

20

40

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

232

406

680

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.

Oct.

1.9

1.8

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.2

1.0

TTZ

2.3

5.0

BTTT

3.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.6

2.2

1.9

3.4

*3.2

2.3

1.9

1.8

70.2

2.26

0.044

0.05

Nov.

1.9

1.9

1.8 T78-

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

4.6

3.6

9.0 575-

3.9

3.9

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.6

3.0

82.7

2.76

0.053

0.06

Dec.

*2.7

2.4 6T^

69

18

95

29

14

120

74

225

~5F 550

86

52

38

29

23

21

22

24

44

37

24

22

19

18

43

141

107 

62

2,170.1

70.0

1.35

1.56

Jan.

46

40

35

30

28

25

22

21

21

26

35

*25

21

20

BT

414

Tlff

69

56

51

123

197

116

77

62

54

50

42

37

114 

107

2,128

68.6

1.32

1.52

Feb.

64

55

48

40

35

32

29

27

26

25

25

22

20

20

21

21

21

19 *T9~

100

62

35

31

45

33

27

25

120

1,047

37.4

0.721

0.75

Mar.

60

42

50

39

34

31

28

27

25

24

23

22

32

43

25

2020"

*20

130

98

53

40

35

32

32

64

469

648 TB"6"

116 

89

2,537

81.8

1.58

1.82

Apr.

67

58

50

44

38

34

31

34

34

26

40

59

35

27

38

*750

29T

110

73

56

45

45

38

56

41

29

24

22

21

19_

2,235

74.5

1.44

1.60

May

18

19

44

54

27

20

16

14

13

14

22

24

~BT 116

35

25

20

17

16

14

12

Ell

glO

g9.5

g8.8

*g8.1

8.8

10

8.6

7.0

690.0

22.3

0.430

0.49

June

5.8

5.3

7.6

8.4

4.9

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.0

4.9

4.0

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.2

6.2

20~B".0

3.5

5.0

6.4

3.7

2.9

2.5

2.2

STS

6.9

3.5

2.4

143.3

4.78

0.092

0.10

July

1.8

1.7

1.7

3.2

2.9

3.3

2.2

*2.1

12

5.7

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.4

4.7

18~G-.6

2.7

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.2

.9

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

*.8

 go'

91.5

2.95

0.057

0.07

Aug.

0.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

».6

.5

.6

.9

.8

.6

.5

1.9

1.9

.7

.6

*.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.4

23.0

0.74

0.014

0.02

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

.8

.5

*.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.6

.9

.7

.5

.5

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

75" .3

.4

14.3

0.48

0.009

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,110 Hin 1.0 Mean 54.6 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 750 Min 0.3 Mean 30.8 Cfsm 0.593 In. 8.05

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 317

Chicasawhay River at Enterprise, Miss.

Location.--Lat 32°10', long 88°49>, in NWi; sec. 24, T. 4 N., R. 14 E., Chootaw meridian, 

on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 513 in Enterprise, half 

a mile downstream from confluence of Chunky and Okatibbee Creeks and at mile 206.0 

(by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area.--913 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1938 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 212.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Jan. 6, 1939, U. S. Weather Bureau 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 1,233 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 5,840 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 15.36 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 25-30; minimum gage height, -0.98 ft Sept. 26-30.

1938-54: Maximum discharge 33,500 cfs Jan. 8, 1950 (gage height, 33.10 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 25-30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 37.2 ft in April 1900, from floodmark (from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau).

Revisions.--The minimum discharge for the water year 1953 has been revised to 23 

cfs Oct. 20-24, and the minimum gage height observed has been revised to -0.97 ft 

Oct. 22, superseding figures published in WSP 1274.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record and 

those for periods based on wire-weight-gage readings, which are fair.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the low-water 

period in the water year 1953, superseding those published in WSP 1274, are given 

herewith:

Date

1952

Oct. 7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

24

24

24

25

25

25

Date

1952-Con.

Oct. 13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

26

26

26

25

25

25

Date

1952-Con.

Oct. 19

20

21

23

24

25

Discharge

24

23

23

23

23

24

Month

Calendar year 1952 . . 

Water year 1952-53. .

Cfs-days Maximum

3,530 

12,600

Minimum

23 

23

Mean

413 

1,076

>er square 

mile

.452 

1.18

Runoff in 

inches

6.15 

15.99

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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.

32

42

37

34

34

38

a38

a37

37

a34

31

29

29

37

33

30

30 

29

31

29

26

26

29

31

33

33

34

*39

40

42

44

1,048

33.8

0.037

0.04

Nov.

46

45

45

46

51

55

55

52

51

49

53

54

54

56

60

60

63 

67

75

146

140

154

216

190

168

142

113

98

91

89

2,584

86.1

0.094

0.11

Dec.

82 *81

249

9E6

692

1,020

650

394

862

1,270

1,450

5.020

2,050

1,210

807

609

490 

418

372

361

372

478

466

383

350

319

309

466

1,080

1,270 

987

23,403

758

0.830

0.96

Jan.

734

596

503

441

418

372

350

340

330 340"

453

*609

*568

453

441

2,190

2.940 

2,500

1,680

1,020

1,020

2,080

2,660

2,270

1,510

1,080

926

836

720

1,440

2 , 860

34,680

1,119

1.23

1.41

Feb.

2,780

l!,i!'/0

1,540

987

836

720

636

582

542

516

503

478

466

441

429

429

418 

*418

406 826"

1,340

1,140

778

720

664

608

528

720

_

22,721

811

0.888

0.93

Mar.

678

581

581

568

541

491

456

434

413

392

392

382

382

413

424

413

360 

*330

604

1,480

1,410

926

650

554

503

594

2,290

5,400

5,720

5,500

4,740

38,602

1,245

1.36

1.57

Apr.

3,280

1,900

1,080

896

778

692

622

594

636

720

650

720

896

807

608

*2,920

5,100 

5,100

4,560

3,150

1,940

987

807

866

966

778

608

503

456

434

44,044

1,468

1.61

1.79

May

413

734

1,080

1,940

2.540

2,230

1,370

734

541

468

516

650

1,270

1,410

1,270

866

594 

479

413

360

320

290

270

240

220

208

*225

290

300

392

290

22,923

739

0.809

0.93

June

229

200

186

260

290

202

156

140

128

119

110

121

109

99

93

92

88 

119

123

90

85

160

108

108

88

80

75

81

77

72.

3,888

130

0.142

0.16

July

70

70

70

72

110

250

290

227

*340

413

554

355

188

130

98

84

238 

276

231

270

233

175

114

90

98

70

67

60

*58

62

56

5,419

175

0.192

0.22

Aug.

51

51

48

45

39

38

37

36

35

33

33

*36

33

32

30

30

33 

32

28

Z]_

33

78

-JI 103

59

56

47

38

33

39

36

1,323

42.7

0.047

0.05

Sept.

30

27

25

24

26

28

30

52

*32

29

26

26

24

22

23

24

25 

24

31

26

22

21

20

19

18

18

*18

18

18

18

744

24.8

0.027

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,600 Min 26 Mean 1,121 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.68

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,720 Min 18 Mean 552 Cfsm 0.605 In. 8.20

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note. Discharge Oct. 1-6, 11-27, Jan. 22-24, Jan. 30 to Feb. 18, July 28 to Aug. 21, Aug. 25 to 

Sept. 30 computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
318 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Chickasawhay River at Leakesville, Miss.

Location. Lat 31 0 08', long 88°33', In SW£ sec. 12, T. 2 N., R. 6 W. , St. Stephens meridian, on left "bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 63, half a mile southeast of Leakesville, 2 miles upstream from Foulk ditch, and 25 miles upstream from 

confluence with Leaf River.

Drainage area. 2,680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 51.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 19, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 3,906 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 23.52 ft); minimum, 210 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 6.91 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 39,600 cfs Apr. 29, 1944 (gage height, 30.13 ft); minimum, 210 cfs Oct. 24-26, 1952, Sept. 29, 30, 1954; minimum gage height, that of 

Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 34.12 ft Apr. 12, 1938; a discharge of 65,600 cfs was measured 

by Corps of Engineers on preceding day (gage height, 33.36 ft).

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 

In cubic fe

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13

(,^-age height, in feet, and discharge, 

st per second)

Dec. 14 to Sept. 30

6.9 210

7.5 311

8.0 430

9.0 727

11.0 1,610

14.0 3,460

Mote.--Same as preceding 

table above 14.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Wo>- June July Aug. Sept.

31

294

312

2,250

1,710

1,460

1,160

990

483

483

552

612

*567

510

693

2,410

274

274

274

303

303

312

312

312

312

389

463

720

780

720

643

575

544

660

644

612

628

628 

628 

582 

567 

567 524

496

483

456

430

418

405

405

380

356

344

*333 

322 

322

311

311

300

290

290

280

*280

300

311

290

290

280

290

311

311

290

280

270

*261 

252 

252 

252

244

229

229

229

229

222

236

244

244

236

236

236 

236 

*229 

222 

222

222

216

216

210

216

Total 

Mean 

Cf sm

31,453

1,015

0.379

0.44

10,435

337

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 

Water year 1953-54: Max

Hin

Min

274

210

Mean 

Mean

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.47

0.888

In. 

In.

19.93

12.05

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

nd records for other stations in basin.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 319

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss.

Location. Lat 30°59', long 88°44', in SW^ sec. 18, T. 1 S., R. 7 W., St. Stephens meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on old State Highway 15, half a mile 

downstream from confluence of Leaf and Chickasawhay Rivers, half a mile west of Merrill, 

and at mile 88.0 (by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area. 6,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1930 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected in 

same vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 26.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Dec. 6, 1934, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 9,825 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44,000 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 22.18 ft); minimum, 782 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 2.37 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 154,000 cfs Apr. 13, 1938 (gage height, 29.71 ft); minimum, 696 cfs Nov. 3, 1936; minimum gage height, 2.37 ft Nov. 3, 1936, Sept. 29, 30, 

1954.

Maximum stage known, 32.5 ft in April 1900 (from information by U. S. Weather 

Bureau). Flood of July 9, 1916, reached a stage of 31 ft, present datum (from reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

805

1,120

1,750

2,720

5,240

10.0

14.0

18.0

20.0

23.0

9,280 

16,000 

25,000 

33,000 

5O,8OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Oct.

1,500

1,270

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,090

1,090

1? 1,090

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

*1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,060 

1,060

35,260

1,137

0.172

0.20

Nov.

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,120

1,240

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,480

2,500

4,020

5,240

3,940

3,310

2,830

2,440

2,140

1,910

1,830

53,970

1,799

0.273

0.30

Dec.

1,790

1,830

*2,OOO

14,200

28,400

31,600

32,500

32,000

29,600

28,400

30,800

37,000

41 , 500

43,300

44.000

42 , 000

38,500

31,600

23,700

16,800

14,200

14,900

15,300

18,200

19,700

17,800

14,200

11,800

11,900

13,200 

13,500

716,620

23,120

3.50

4.04

Jan.

15,900

13,900

13,000

11,600

10,100

*8,860

7,880

7,060

6,670

6,280

6,280

6,410

6,280

6,280

6,280

6,280

6,800

9,280

11,400

12,100

12 , 100

11,800

10,600

9,000

8,860

9,700

10,000

9,140

7,740

6,800 

6,540

278,920

8,997

1.36

1.57

Feb.

7,460

9,420

10,900

11,400

10,600

9,280

7,600

6,410

5,760

*5,370

5,110

4,850

4,590

4,460

4,460

4,330

4,200

4,200

4,200

6,800

15,400

15.600

13,500

12,500

14,000

14,200

12 , 300

9,850

-

238,750

8,527

1.29

1.35

Mar.

8,300

7,190

6,300

6,540

6,150

5,890

5,760

5,500

5,240

4,850

4,720

4,460

4,550

4,460

4,980

*5,110

4,720

4,330

4,330

6,670

8,860

10,800

10 , 800

9,7OO

8,350

7,060

6,410

11,600

16,800

19,900 

21.800

242,410

7,820

1.18

1.37

Apr.

22,7OO

23,500

23,300

20,600

17,800

13,200

8,440

6,800

6,020

5,500

5,110

4,850

4,850

4,720

4.590

9,240

23,500

29,600

51,200

*29,200

25,900

22,300

18,200

14,700

11,600

9,140

7,740

6,670

6,020

5,240

421,930

14,060

2.13

2.38

May

4,720

4,200

3,940

4,200

4,980

5,760

6,410

6,800

6,540

5,500

4,460

3,810

3,810

6,280

9,560

11 , 800

11.900

10,400

8,720

6,930

5,370

4,590

3,940

3,430

3,070

*2,830

2,780

2,720

2,610

3,010 

4,590

169,660

5,473

0.829

0.96

June

4,850

4,330

3,680

3,070

2,660

2,390

2,190

2,090

2,000

1,910

1,790

1,750

1,720

1,680

1,610

1,610

1,640

1,680

1,640

1,610

1,680

1,750

1,680

1,750

2,000

2,090

1,750

1,610

1,540

1,510

63,260

2,109

0.320

0.36

July

1,510

1,510

1,540

1,540

1,510

1,540

*1,610

1,610

2,040

3,810

7,060

7,060

5,630

4,590

3,810

2,950

2,290

2,090

3,550

4,590

3,940

3,190

2,560

2,190

2,000

1,870

1,830

1,830

1,750

1,830 

1,750

86,580

2,793

0.423

0.49

Aug.

1,680

,580

,540

,540

,510

,480

,450

,380

1,300

1,220

1,160

*1,090

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,010

1,010

982

955

355

982

1,120

1,150

1,060

1,010

982

982

1,040

1,060

1,060 

1,040

36,488

1,177

0.178

0.21

Sept.

*1,040

1,010

1,010

982

955

930

880

855

855

855

855

855

855

830

830

855

930

955

955

930

905

905

*880

855

830

830

805

805

805 

805

26,647

888

1.134

0.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 54,100 Mln 1,060 Mean 10,760 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 44,000 Mln 805 Mean 6,494 Cfsm 0.984 In. 13.38

Discharge measurement made on this day.
320 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Escatawpa River near Wilmer, Ala.

Location.--Lat 30°52', long 88°25', In NW£ sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 4 W., on downstream side 

of center main channel pier of bridge on State Highway 42 at Alabama -Mississippi 

State line, a quarter of a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, 

half a mile upstream from Rocky Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Wilmer.

Drainage area. 506 sq ml.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 60 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--9 years, 987 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,920 Cfs Dec. 8, 14 (gage height, 15.2 ft); 

minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 4 (gage height, 2.21 ft).

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 24.0 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 2, 3, 4, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 14 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

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. 4, Jan. 7 to 

Feb. 2O, Mar. 3-21, Apr. 27 to June 15)

2.2 

2.7 

3.3 

4.0

33

83

185

345

6.0

10.0

16.0

1,010

2,800

6,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 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

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

125

Ha

110

108

104

98

98

98

97

96

93

89

86

82

*79

81

82 

82

82

82

81

77

75

72

71

70

93

104

94

84

81

2,792

90.1

0.178

0.21

Nov.

81

81

81

79

163

218

177

150

139

126

117

112

109

106

104

1O6

*106 

108

109

682

684

1,040

1,440

838

600

428

333

275

238

220

9,O5O

302

0.597

0.67

Dec.

236

229 238"

451

1,850

3,670

*5,10O

*5,760

5,380

4,OOO

3,300

4,960

5,760

5.840

5,240

4,180

2,900 

2,08O

1,620

1,490

1,720

1,580

1,62O

1,490

1,360

1,2OO

1,080

1,040

1,36O

1,58O

1,670

79,984

2,580

5.10

5.88

Jan.

1.4OO

1,160

1,040

949

856

752

616

536

488

458

488

473

458

*428

428

428

413 

384

370

377

370

473

616

718

701

65O

584

488

398

370

370

18,233

588

1.16

1.34

Feb.

398

428

473

458

413

370

321

285

266

256

242

229

220

216

*212

212

216 

207

207

382

892

1,040

968

968

1,080

*1,080

1,01O

911

-

13,960

499

O.986

1.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,920 Min 70

Mar.

786

667

568

443

345

333

370

345

309

280

256

238

229

225

209

207

25T 

321

398

504

568

769

838

892

786

701

803

1,8OO

2,O8O

1 , 98O

1,8OO

20 , 3O1

655

1.29

1.49

Apr.

1,440

1,160

911

684

488

358

314

278

251

229

22O

*2O5

189

179

165

236

428 

1,020

2,550

3,250

2,350

1,200

930

911

1,120

769

584

488

358

28O

23,545

785

1.55

1.73

May

225

191

177

189

181

169

*148

137

132

*125

12O

114

112

112

109

109

104 

1O2

178

584

*256

214

139

112

103

97

97

108

123

132

128

4,627

149

0.294

0.34

June

110

94

83

77

71

69

67

*66

64

61

59

58

731

*82

71

75

78 

104

161

126

104

87

77

81

27O

413

333

207

146 

120

3,487

116

O.229

O.26

July

10O

133

240

216

156

109

109

104

110

139

137

135

161

*135

108

102

135 

222

384

2T9

193

139

104

103

141

132

110

118

114

110

94

4,522

146

0.289

0.33

Aug.

79

W

64

63

6O

57

55

54

53

50

47

*46

45

44

43

45

43 

42

*41

41

46

56

58

61

59

53

48

47

46

44

40

1,6OO

51.6

0.102

0.12

Sept.

*38

35

38

38

38

38

40

4O

46

6O

62

51

46

44

40

62 m102

79

68

60

55

51

49

48

*47

47

47 

46

1,673

55.8

0.110

0.12

Mean 971 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,840 Min 38 Mean 503 Cfsm 0.994 In. 13.52

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Dee. 8 (4p.m.) 5,92Ocfs (15.2 ft); Dec. 14 (6 a.m.) 5,92O cfs 

(15.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TCHOUTACABOUFFA RIVER BASIN 321

Tuxachanie Creek near Biloxi, Miss.

Location. Lat 30°31', long 88°55', in NW^ sec. 20, T. 6 S., R. 9 W., St. Stephens meridian, on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 57, 2-| miles upstream 

from mouth, 3-J miles downstream from Hog Branch, and 7 miles north ui city limits of 

Biloxi.

Drainage area . 89.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage . Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 9.21 ft); 

mum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 3,400 cfs June 28, 1953 (gage height, 12.26 ft); 

mum, that of Sept. 4,5, 1954.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

miniminiOct. 1 to

0.9

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.7

2.5

8.0

16

26

39

Nov. -23

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

72

156

262

379

Nov. 24 t

0.7

.9

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.8

1.5

4.7

10

17

26

48

o Sept.

2.0

3.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

30

75

276

788

1,360

2,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.5

7.1

7.7

7.7

7.1

6.2

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2 

4.2

4.2

4.5

157.1

5.07

0.057

0.07

Nov.

4.8

BTo

5.0

6.8

14

17

13

12

16

15

12

9.6 

8.8

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.5

62

148

201

351

T80

92

58

42

33 

27

24

1,403.4

46.8

0.522

0.58

Dec.

24

*22

22

27

144

1,120

815

326

201

237

485

*1,960 

1,060

815

464

252

180

135

112

267

578

401

338

226

148

118

101

110 

237

301

298

11,524

372

4.15

4.78

Jan.

186

127

103

89

123

142

*99

72

60

62

106

112

77

60

55

54

53

48

45

42

41

47

85

75

56

48

45

40 

37

33

34

2,256

72.8

0.812

0.94

Feb.

37

33

31

27

24

23

22

21

20

*20

20

19 

18

18

19

21

21

21

20

25

69

74

4T

45

69

58

39

33

891

31.8

0.355

0.37

Mar.

28

25

22

21

20

44

148

110

60

42

35

31 

27

26

*25

22

20

18

20

69

77

44

33

27

24

33

84

256

142

89

2,013

64.9

0.724

0.84

Apr.

58

40

32

27

22

21

19

17

16

15

14

13 

14

13

12.

20

100

96

39

27

*20

17

38

~52 106

36

24

19 

16

13

956

31.9

0.356

O.4O

May

12

10

11

18

36

22

17

13

10

9.4

8.5

8.2 

.9

.6

.3

.0

.5

j

[s

\2

.1

.7

.5

.5

.5

* .5

* .7

.4 

. 5

5. 8

5 2

283.3

9.14

0.102

0.12

June

4.9

4.5

4.0

3.3

3.1

2.9

279

2.9

3.4

6.1

4.5

3.6 

4.2

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.4

3.6

6.1

12.

10

7.0

6.1

7.9

7.0

5.8

5.8

6.3

12

11

167.3

5.58

0.062

0.07

July

7.0

5.2

572

5.4

7.3

9.7

8.8

*7.3

10

14

15

13 

15

12

9.4

7.6

16

34

29

19

12

7.9

6.3

15

33

72

79

98 

106

70

38

787.1

25.4

0.283

0.33

Aug.

22

15

11

8.5

7.0

6.5

5.4

4.5

4.2

3.4

3.1

3.1 

*2.6

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.3 

2.2

2.1

ii2.

140.1

4.52

0.050

0.06

Sept.

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2 

2.1

1.9

1.8

8.4

20

24

17

11

8.5

*7.0

5.6

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.0 

3.8

3.6

160.2

5.34

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,150 Mln 4.0 Mean 153 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,960 Mln 1.8 Mean 56.8 Cfsm 0.634 In. 8.63

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--Dee. 12 (5:30 a.m.) 2,110 cfs (9.21 ft). 

* Discharge measuiement made on this day.
322 BILOXI RIVER BASIN 

Biloxi River at Wortham, Miss.

Location.--Lat 30°33', long 89°07' , in SEv sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 11 W., St. Stephens meridian, on downstream side of right main pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 49, three-quarters 

of a mile east of Wortham, 1 mile downstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 

1 mile upstream from Saucier Creek, and 4 miles north of Lyman.

Drainage area.--98.3 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 10.28 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Sept. 2-6, 14, 15; minimum gage height, 1.70 ft Sept. 14, 15, 28-30.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 5,880 cfs Apr. 25, 1953 (gage height, 16.84 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 2-6, 14, 15, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

1.5

5.9

12

21

64

118

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

200

311

432

682

1,220

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

5.9

6.5

6.5

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.3

*3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.1

4.1

135.0

4.35

0.044

0.05

Nov.

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.9

12

13

13

13

14

14

12

11

10

8.9

8.3

7.7

7.1

7.1

9.8

443

311

849

716

283

132

124

90

62

48

42

3,280.6

 109

1.11

1.24

Dec.

44

*40

36

299

943

1,640

1,190

544

350

557

898

*1,790

1,110

760

470

300

221

179

154

408

632

407

370

234

181

160

140

192

470

420 

300

15,439

498

5.07

5.84

Jan.

196

156

138

126

217

185

*128

103

94

107

234

179

118

97

94

99

108

92

78

71

72

186

318

168

120

103

94

85

76

64 

64

3,970

128

1.30

1.50

Feb.

67

62

53

45

42

38

33

31

31

*29

28

28

26

23

26

45

46

38

29

142

346

154

85

127

158

95

67

56

-

------

1,950

69.6

0.708

0.74

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,060 Min 3.3

Mar.

48

39

34

33

33

128

202

118

78

62

51

45

42

42

*40

34

29

25

114

241

136

79

56

46

39

42

87

432

346

179 

118

2,998

96.7

0.984

1.13

Apr.

83

62

48

39

33

32

28

25

21

58

94

62

38

32

22

214

734

316

112

71

*53

40

33

38

33

27

27

21

18

15

2,429

81.0

0.824

0.92

May

12

11

13

35

62_

40

23

16

13

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

8.3

7.7

6.5

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

575

*5.5

5.9

5.9

7.1

8.3 

5 9'

392.2

12.7

0.129

0.15

June

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.1

5.5

10

5.9

4.6

6.5

6.5

9.0

11

12

13

16

11

11

40

32

16

16

12

293.9

9.80

0.100

0.11

July

9.0

7.1

5.5

5.0

9.2

120

69

*54

127

1,15_Q

420

126

59

34

22

19

54

46

39

25

16

11

9.6

9.6

21

67

39

134

187

142 

88

3,104.0

100

1.02

1.17

Aug.

50

23

16

11

9.0

6.5

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.1

*3.7

3.7

3.7

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.1

3.7

3.3

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.3

2.8 

2 4 : 

218.7

7.05

0.072

0.08

Sept.

2.4

1.9

T79

1.9

1.9

4.6

4.1

5.9

5.9

5.0

3.7

2.8

2.4

2.4

1.9

8.3

16

22

17

11

7.7

*5.5

4.6

3.7

3.3

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

160.6

5.35

0.054

0.06

Mean 200 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.65

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,790 Min 1.9 Mean 94.2 Cfsm 0.958 In. 12.99

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 ofs).--Dec. 12 (1 a.m.) 2,470 cfs (10.28 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 323 

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°47', long 89°20', In SW£ sec. 13, T. 11 N., h. 9 E. , Chojtan meridian, 

on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway IB at Edinburg, 1,100 ft 

downstream from Hooper Mill Creek, 3 miles upstream from Rice Creek, and lljj miles 

northeast of Carthage.

Drainage area. 898 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected in same 

vicinity since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 341.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to July 2, 1930, staff gage at site 

500 ft upstream at datum 0.12 ft higher. July 2, 1930, to July 23, 1935, staff gage 

and July 24, 1935, to Sept. 20, 1938, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 1,045 ^fs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,830 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 15.90 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 31,400 cfs Mar. 8, 1935; maximum gage height, 26.30 ft 

Feb. 16, 1950; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft Mar. 1, 1902, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from beaver dams, which are 

poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of backwater from beaver

dams (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 6 to Mar. 12, Mar. 20-27, July 17-25)

Oct. 1 to May 10

4.5

8.0

14

105

291

592

1,420

2,870

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 105 

> 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

9.7

T^

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.2

7.0

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.2

*4.7

4.7

4.8

*5.0

5.0

4.8

6.1

9.0

9.4

8.9

8.3

8.4

228.9

7.38

0.0082

0.009

Nov.

8.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.5

8.3

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.8

*8.0

8.0

8.2

8.4

8.6

8.9

9.9

19

17

12

10

10

10

13

15

288.8

9.63

0.011

0.01

Dec.

15

T6

130

253

214

196

200

191

182

182

191

248

269

274

243

218

200

186

173

160

*146

137

121

113

103

98

93

124

182

196

191

5,245

169

0.188

0.22

Jan.

186

178

168

164

160

150

137

129

117

194

280

303

274

258

446

1,520

1,060

952

932

912

1,520

2,080

2,260

2,590

2,740

*2,800

2,830

2,710

2,440

2 , 500

2,590

35,580

1,148

1.28

1.47

Feb.

2, 50u

2 '990 350

,670

,440

,300

,130

,080

972

852

719

558

443

355

297

264

269

253

248

699

682

610

610

682

719

719

738

757

24,936

892

0.993

1.03

Mar.

738

*682

664

592

524

491

459

428

383

348

309

274

248

233

209

186

173

164

204

291

291

291

297

309

322

348

859

1,320

1,520

1,700

1,520

16,377

528

0.588

0.68

Apr.

320

210

160

160

* 140

1,080

993

972

852

719

592

541

524

5U7

558

1,890

2,170

2,350

2,470

2,290

2,170

2,290

2,230

2,020

1,720

1,440

1,230

1,010

795

610

40,013

1,334

1.49

1.66

May

575

541

1,560

2,080

2,230

2,290

2,080

2,320

2,710

2,740

*2,500

2,110

2,110

1,930

1,620

1,210

872

646

524

459

369

274

214

168

133

113

104

113

105

97

88

34,885

1,125

1.25

1.44

June

83

78

80

82

67

59

53

50

46

43

38

35

33

30

30

30

57

43

45

43

*40

36

33

31

29

26

24

23

22

21

1,310

43.7

0.049

0.05

July

20

19

21

72

125

113

103

92

337

173

168

150

117

95

83

70

322

223

*178

142

125

109

121

113

104

64

49

35

28

23

 

3,412

110

0.122

0.14

Aug.

16

15

14

12

12

11

11

11

9.5

9.0

*8.2

7.8

7.2

7.0 12 

15

16

16

16

19

61

34

*34

29

22

18

14

11

9.0

10

494.9

16.0

0.018

0.02

Sept.

11

9.0

7.0

5.6

5.0

3.6

3.8

*18

16

13

10

8.8

8.0

7 .0

6.0

5.2

4.8

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.7

2.4

2T5

3.0

180.4

6.01

0.0067

0.007

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,750 Min 4.7 Mean 996 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.06

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,830 Min 2.4 Mean 447 Cfsm 0.498 In. 6.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Backwater from beaver dams Oct. 1 to Dec. 3.
324 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss.

Location.--Lat 32°46', long 89°28', in NE£ sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 8 E., Choctaw meridian, 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 3 miles upstream 

from mouth and 5 miles northeast of Carthage.

Drainage area. 313 sq mi.

Records available . July 1937 to September 1954.

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

TTs 334.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1943, staff gage at Scotts Crossing bridge 4? miles upstream at datum 

12.37 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1943, to June 30, 1947, staff gage at site 5 miles upstream 

from present site at datum 13.02 ft higher.

Average discharge . 15 years (1939-54), 389 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,660 cfs May 6 (gage height, 14.83 ft); minimum, 7.1 cfs Sept. 17-21, 27, 28 (gage height, 0.08 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 18.00 ft); minimum observed, 5.3 cfs Aug. 24, 1943 (gage height, 1.47 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 9-14)

2.0 

3.0

5.0

89

162

355

8.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

746

1,320

2,070

2,760

3,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

16

1311

11

11

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

14

15

14

18

18

18

16

419

13.5

0.043

0:05

Nov.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

18

19

20

21

21

22

*22

22

26

28

25

28

26

28

30

28

30

26

32

±1

684

22.8

0.073

0.08

Dec.

43

39

108

402

465

262

196

138

102

130

178

214

302

282

196

154

116

95

77

72

72

*72

72

72

67

67

62

77

205

272

232

4,839

156

0.498

0.57

Jan.

205

146

109

95

83

77

77

72

TZ

109

282

302

232

196

196

732

950

931

761

634

761

1,230

1,580

1,210

950

*776

718

732

662

761

1,290

16,751

540

1.73

1.99

Feb.

1,250

1,010

792

690

502

302

232

196

170

154

146

138

123

TIB- 116

US

123

123

116

429

876

950

776

704

746

718

676

620

_

12,910

461

1.47

1.53

Mar.

515

414

*402

463

438

355

292

242

196

178

162

154

146

138

130

116

109

102

109

355

438

390

333

252

187

170

354

876

1,110

1,070

876

11,072

357

1.14

1.32

Apr.

776

718

567

333

232

*196

162

178

214

232

223

272

333

205

154

252

450

450

390

302

205

138

116

146

178

138

116

102

83

77.

7,938

265

0.847

0.94

May

178

426

792

1,190

1,970

3,580

2,310

1,630

1,210

912

*554

252

214

242

302

344

355

262

162

123

102

89

77

67

62

57

GZ

89

89

77

67

17,646

569

1.82

2.10

June

62

52

47

72

50

39

35

34

34

32

30

28

26

25

30

26

104

223

T38

67

54

*41

39

30

28

25

24

23

21

19

1,458

48.6

0.155

0.17

July

20

18

28

52

45

41

62

45

129

232

205

205

138

72

45

34

72

89

95

*205

109

72

45

28

30

32

28

24

21

21

21

2,263

73.0

0.233

0.27

Aug.

19

17

16

14

13

14

13

14

14

12

11

10

9.

9.

9.

9.

*9.

9.

11

12

28

15

*13

11

11

11

11

10

9.7

9!7

387 iO

12.5

0.040

0.05

Sept.

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

* ."

* .

*' . '.

.4

231.2

7.71

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,680 Min 11 Mean 414 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,380 Min 7.1 Mean 210 Cfsm 0.671 In. 9.10

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 325

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°35', long 89°28', in NW£ sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 8 E., Choctaw meridian, on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 35, over north drainage canal, 

0.4 mile southwest of Walnut Grove, .0.6 mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, 1\ miles upstream from junction of north and south drainage canals, and 

15-5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 411 sq mi (combined drainage area for all channels). 

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage on north canal read twice daily. Prior 

Hfo June 18, 1939, staff or wire-weight gage and June 18, 1939, to July 13, 1953, waterstage recorder and wire-weight gage, at site 0.2 mile upstream at same datum. Waterstage recorder on south canal at bridge on State Highway 35 (old) 1 mile southwest of 

north canal gage. Prior to Nov. 24, 1943, staff gage on south canal at same site and 

datum. Datum of gages is 332.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 15 years, 477 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,040 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 14.86 ft, north 

canal); maximum recorded gage height, south canal, 15.70 ft Mar. 29; minimum discharge 

(combined flow), 3.3 cfs Sept. 29.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 34,600 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 23.00 ft, north 

canal); maximum gage height, south canal, 21.53 ft Jan. 7, 1950; minimum discharge 

(combined flow), that of Sept. 29, 1954.

Prior to canalization, creek reached a stage of 24.5 ft, from floodmark, sometime 

between 1920 and 1925.

Remarks. Records good except those between 1,500 cfs and 2,500 cfs and those for periods 

of no gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge computed by combining the flow of 

individually rated low-water channels except when discharge in north canal exceeds 

about 1,000 cfs or that in south canal exceeds about 740 cfs, during which periods discharge is determined from combined stage-discharge relation for all channels referred 

to gage on north canal.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1939(M). WSP 1002: 1943,

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

*6.1

6.2

6.1

6.2

6.4 

6.3

6.4

6.8

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.6

6.2

6.1

6.6

6.8

6.2

*6.6

7.2

6.3

6.7

6.4

7.2

7.8 8 2

775

203.1

6.55

0.016

0.02

Nov.

7.4

7.4

.5

.6

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

7.5

7.9

8.4

*8.7

8.3

8.5

8.6

9.6

8.6

8.1

9.2

8.0

9.6

11

17

15

12

11

10

11

11

276.1

9.20

0.022

0.02

Dec.

12

12

*28

149

128

95

107

78

75 

206

163

223

226

T74

135

88

61

45

39

34

35

40

37

34

27

26

24

39

139

169

165

2,813

90.7

0.221

0.25

Jan.

131

98

73

54

47

41

37

33

31 

50

165

168

*123

83

75

444

704

404

284

183

604

1,380

1,410

1,270

870

410

222

170

137

1,340

2,550

15,571

451

1.05

1.21

Feb.

1.850

1,150

614

294

196

155

127

107

97 

91

92

96

88

80

85

83

*95

107

90

481

605

510

299

210

188

150

126

122

-

8,186

292

0.710

0.74

Mar.

126

115

118

137

118

102

91

84

74 

70

72

64

68

76

69

*55

50

48 12~9~

562

506

211

138

104

93

163

996

2,650

3,250

*3.580

*1,440

14,957

482

1.17

1.35

Apr.

421

257

181

149

120

101

89

91

154 

140

109

95

94

82

137

2,490

3,400

5,800

1,970

559

199

*155

270

459

334

214

121

80

77

76

16,542

545

1.55

1.48

May

244

739

1,760

2,800

1,970

1,280

462

198

115 

97

145

324

958

1,290

1,070

636

*259

129

96

77

62

49

42

38

54

34

38

79

94

66

56

15,241

492

1.20

1.58

June

40

35

32

30

29

25

21

20

18 

18

22

29

27

22

19

22

20

19

20

17

20

55

56

65

34

22

25

19

17 

14

784

26.1

0.064

0.07

July

14

12

12

11

22

30

51

61

2.170 

2,130

711

182

*63

40

30

25

58

100

65

43

53

31

*24

22

49

44

27

22

18 

16

14

6,128

198

0.482

0.55

Aug.

14

13

12

10

10

9.0

9.5

8.5

7.5

*12

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.1

*7.3

7.5

19

158 106"

*28

14

12

8.0

8.2

6.9

7.2 

6.0

6.0

551.4

17.8

0.045

0.05

Sept.

5.5

575

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

*4.5 

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

*5.7

3.6

3.6

5.5

3.5

5.6

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.6

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.4 

5.5

124.0

4.15

0.010

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,180 Mln 6.1 Mean 477 Cfsra 1.16 In. 15.75

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,800 Mln 3.4 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.526 In. 7.13

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs).--Apr. 18 (9 a.m.) 4,040 cfs (14.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Mo gage height record at north canal Aug. 50 to Sept. 7, Sept. 10-15; at south canal 

Oct. 1-4, Apr. 16-19, July 28 to Aug. 1, Aug. 5-8; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and record for other canal. Discharge at north canal Apr. 19 to May 21, 

June 29 to July 4, Aug. 28, 29, Sept. 8, 9, 16-30 computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings. 

Discharge at south canal Aug. 2, 9 computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
326 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Yockanookany River near Kosclusko, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°02', long 89°35', In NE^-NE^ sec. 33, T. 14 N. , R. 7 E. , Choctaw meridian, 

on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 35, 2 miles south of Kosclusko.

Drainage area.--314 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1938 to September 1954. Prior to October 1947, published as 

Yokahockany River.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 374.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Mar. 28, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 405 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,850 cfs May 5 (gage height, 14.73 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 2.53 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 18.72 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Aug. 20-24, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.10 ft Sept. 3-6, 1939.

Flood In December 1932 reached a stage of about 17 ft (from Information by Corps of 

Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good except those between 100 and 400 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Dec. 3, June 23, 24)

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.C

3.2 

5.4

1,750

2,700

3,400

4,600

7,600

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.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.0

970

*9.0

9.2

9.0

9.2

9.6

9.4

9.4

12

13

14

13

12

321.8

10.4

0.033

0.04

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

15

15

*15

16

17

17

17

19

19

19

19

18

19

20

23.

459

15.3

0.049

0.05

Dec.

22

23

135

254

110

82

110

60

246

598

157

195

142

123

110

82

62

50

44

42

49

58

*54

45

39

37

36

107

356

201

120

3,549

114

0.363

0.42

Jan.

84

70

60

54

52

52

48

45

43

146

482

254

126

92

228

,220

,820

,560

,350

685

775

,560

.970

,930

,820

1,070

*585

828

542

814

1,350

21,715

700

2 .23

2.57

Feb.

959

463

291

214

170

146

129

114

110

107

107

100

87

84

87

92

94

87

82

713

,300

,400

,560

,500

,180

67E

348

522

_

12,721

454

1.45

1.51

Mar.

585

364

463

*472

315

226

184

157

142

132

126

117

110

100

92

80

72

J2

316

828

645

254

161

138

129

161

555

1,220

*1 220

7 58 

348

10,542

340

1.08

1.25

Apr.

268

220

165

138

120

*107

97

308

738 532"

339

240

161

123

104

222

522

339

179

112

84

84

555

632

247

126

90

67

238

542

7,699

257

0.818

0.91

May

738

1,450

3,260

5,500

6,550

4,750

2,740

1,160

331

195

165

*157

179

247

226

153

114

92

82

74

62

54

48

43

39

36

56

82

72

54

46

28,755

928

2.96

3.41

June

36

32

29

28

26

23

22

21

20

19

19

18

17

21

19

17

34

29

27

21

19

17

*117

77

32

19

15

17

19

15

825

27.5

0.088

0.10

July

12

10

27

86

46

23

17

14

112

149

66

28

19

15

13

11

13

14

13

13

*11

10

9.2

8.6

13

11

9.4

8.4

7.9

7.5

7.1

804.1

25.9

0.082

0.10

Aug.

6.6

5.9

5.9

5.7

7.3

7.7

6.8

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.1

5.0

4.4

4.0

5.8

3.9

7.7

13

6.9

5.0

4.8

4.9

4.8

5.0

*4.9

5.9

6.4

5.4

4.9

4.6

4 .0

179.5

5.79

0.018

0.02

Sept.

*4.1

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

4.0

4.2

5.6

7.7

6.6

5.3

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.6

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.1

4.5

*4.6

4.4

136.8

4.56

0.015

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,500 Mln 9.0 Mean 404 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,550 Mln 3.8 Mean 240 Cfsm 0.764 In. 10.40

Peak discharge (has

Discharge measurement

, 3,UOO efs).--May 5 

on this day.

n.) 6,850 cfs (14.73 ft).
PEARL RIVER BASIN 327

Yockanookany River near Ofahoma, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°42', long 89°40' , in NE^NW^ sec. 22, T. 10 N., R. 6 E., Chcctaw meridian, 

near center of main span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, ! > miles 

southeast of Ofahoma, 3 miles upstream from mouth, and 8-5 miles southwest of Carthage.

Drainage area. 484 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954. Prior to October 1947, published as 

Yokahockany River.

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

all.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 1, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 692 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 cfs May 7 (gage height, 16.85 ft); minimum, 

4.9 cfs Aug. 20, Sept. 11; minimum gage height, 3.31 ft Sept. 11.

1943-54: Maximum discharge observed, 20,700 efs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 20.28 

ft); minimum, that of Aug. 20, Sept. 11, 1954; minimum gage height, 3.00 ft Oat. 11, 12, 

1943.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1204: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic i'eet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15-50, Sept. 5-14)

Oct. 1 to May 7

9.5

19

52

8.0 675

5.8 19 11.0 1,590 

4.0 52 15.0 2,000 

4.5 80 14.0 i,550 

5.0 142 16.0 4,560 

6.0 285 17.0

4.5

5.O

5.4 

3.6

4.0

Note.--Same as preceding 

6,320 table above 5.0 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.

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

13

13

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

*12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

14

14

15_

403

13.0

0.027

0.03

Nov.

17

18

18

18

18

17

16

17

16

15

14

13

13

14

14

15

*16

17

18

18

18

19

21

2T

20

20

20

21

21

21

524

17.5

0.036

0.04

Dec.

23

31

98

285

224

210

210

155

142

155

182

285

445

505

407

239

196

162

136

104

86

*80

74

80

80

80

69

98

129

162 

224

5,356

173

0.357

0.41

Jan.

254

196

196

168

116

80

92

86

80

129

239

254

269

318

370

719

675

631

631

900

1,420

1,920

2,420

1,720

1,340

*1,500

1,630

1,630

1,610

1,720

2,300

25,613

826

1.71

1.97

Feb.

1,780

1,470

1,290

1,040

900

741

485

335

269

224

196

182

168

168

155

148

148

148

210

407

352

335

407

589

785

1,240

1,420

1,360

16,952

605

1.25

1.30

Mar.

1,160

877

*719

653

610

547

505

445

335

285

239

210

196

182

168

155

142

136

196

210

224

352

495

568

589

610

719

785

923

900 

994

15,119

488

1.01

1.16

Apr.

1,110

1,110

946

631

388

*269

210

224

269

301

407

505

653

610

526

388

370

335

352

370

388

254

196

175

285

335

352

318

269

224

12,770

426

0.880

0.98

May

445

741

1,240

1,880

2,690

4,560

5,900

5,520

4,300

2,930

*1,880

1,160

741

426

318

301

285

254

210

168

136

117

100

90

79

74

74

69

74

95 

95

36,952

1,192

2.46

2.84

June

84

74

61

49

45

45

45

41

38

38

37

34

32

29

21

29

34

74

112

106

69

*45

37

30

38

74

62

44

36

28

1,497

49.9

0.103

0.12

July

25

24

23

22

26

52

64

55

38

47

106

117

117

74

49

37

30

28

34

*47

45

27

21

17

17

15

15

13

15

14 

13

1,227

39.6

0.082

0.09

Aug.

12

13

12

12

12

11

8.5

7.7

8.1

9.5

12

9.0

8.1

6.9

6.1

8.1

7.7

6.5

5.7

5.5

8.1

11

*12

11

10

8.1

8.1

8.1

9.5

9.0

*9.0

285.1

9.20

0.019

0.02

Sept.

9.0

8.1

7.7

7 .7

7.7

7.7

*7 .3

*6.9

6.5

5.7

5.3

5.7

6.9

9.5

8.5

8.5

8.1

6.5

6.1

6.9

7 .7

8.1

8.1

7 .7

7 .7

7 .7

7 .3

7 .7

8.0

7.5

223.8

7.46

0.015

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,620 Hln 12 Mean 626 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.54

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,900 Hln 5.3 Mean 320 Cfsm 0.661 In. 8.98

Discharge measurement made on this day.

3890ZO O - 56 - ZZ
328 PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Pearl River at Weeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°30' 

ian, near left bar 

northeast of floslCanton, and 10 miles downstream from Fannegusha Creek.

Drainage area.--2,780 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . July 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 270.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Sept. 15, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 3,316 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,920 cfs May 9 (gage height, 16.57 ft); minimum, 73 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 0.29 ft Oct. 25, 26.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 57,800 cfs Apr. 2, 1951 (gage height, 26.30 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1954; minimum gage height observed, 0.11 ft Oct. 26, Nov. 2,

Flood in December 1932 reached a stage of 26.4 ft, from floodmarks. 

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29 to Dec. 4)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

0.2 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

90

175

360

645

1,450

2,430

71

121

206

336

645

5.0

9.0

13.0

17.0

1,450

3,520

6,400

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.

Oct.

118

1T6

114

112

111

109

108

108

107

106

105

105

105

104

104

104

104

103

102

101

101

100

99

99

98_

*99

99

99

99

100

99

3,258

104

0.037

0.04

Nov.

99

100

100

101

101

101

101

102

100

100

100

100

101

100

100

101

103

104

104

106

107

108

111

114

117

120

128

134

159 

139

5,241

108

0.039

0.04

Dec.

159

T59

*162

221

504

845

905

787

714

596

580

752

865

1,100

1,140

1,060

925

768

628

549

476

455

596

572

560

348

326

326

315 

348

580

17,641

569

0.205

0.24

Jan.

787

865

825

696

580

490

448

409

384

384

384

580

945

1,020

*1,100

2,020

3,220

3,580

3,520

3,220

3,100

4,110

5,500

6,250

6,480

6,480

6,180

5,880

5,580

5,650

6,330

86,997

2,806

1.01

1.16

Feb.

7,390

8,060

8,160

V ', 760

*6,720

5,580

4,320

,340

, 750

,380

,130

,380

,730

,540

,360

,270

,140

,100

,060

1,100

2,180

3,220

3,400

3,160

2,880

2,930

3,040

3,160

-

94,720

3,383

1.22

1.27

Mar.

3,100

2,930

2,680

2,380

2,230

2,180

2,030

1,850

1,680

1,540

1,360

1,220

1,140

1,060

*980

920

862

806

768

763

1,040

1,450

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,450

1,490

2,830

4,530

5, 350

5,800

61,064

1,970

0.709

0.82

Apr.

6,180

6,100

5,200

3,970

3,100

2,580

2,280

2,080

1,930

1,980

1,980

1,880

1,850

1,930

1,930

1,830

2,660

4,040

*4,980

5,500

5,650

4,830

3,640

3,030

3,040

3,100

2,980

2,750

2,580

2,030

97,380

3,246

1.17

1.30

May

2,380

2,830

4,040

5,500

6,800

7,760

8,660

9,280

9,780

9,520

8,660

7,480

6,400

5,500

5,050

4,830

4,320

3,520

2,630

2,080

1,680

1,450

1,270

*1,100

940

824

768

714

696 

696

679

127,857

4,124

1.48

1.71

June

645

596

564

518

487

472

456

426

411

587

366

554

542

555

319

311

300

325

359

426

472

384

350

308

308

g294

g285

283

S264 

245

11,548

385

0.138

0.15

July

g227

g213

S208

208

211

204

*206

270

314

866

2,03d

2,250'

1,490

940

679

554

426

411

549

*596

518

518

456

584

336

308

311

511

277 

242

222

16,695

559

0.194

0.22

Aug.

208

196

187

179

g!68

g!61

g!54

152

151

*145

138

136

135

128

124

121

119

116

114

114

155

120

164

239

TTf

146

129

120

113 

108

105

4,496

145

0.052

0.06

Sept.

98

97

96

95

94

94

*93

g92

g90

88

g88

g89

g89

g87

g85

g84

g85

g82

g82

g81

g80

g79

S79

g78

gW

g77

*74

73 

73

2,554

65.1

0.031

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 27,500 Min 98 Mean 3,285 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,780 Min 73 Mean 1,445 Cfsm 0.520 In. 7.04

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage
PEARL RIVER BASIN 329

Pelahatchie Creek near Fannin, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°23'18", long 89°58'05", in SW£SW£ sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 3 E. , Choctaw meridian, on right bank 200 ft downstream from new bridge on State Highway 471, 2 miles 

downstream from Clark Creek, 2 miles south of Fannin, and 8| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 279.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 6, 1951, wire-weight gage and 

crest-stage indicator at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 17.22 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 20.68 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1880, about 23.7 ft in February 1950, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those below 2 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 2-9)

0.5 

.7

Oct. 1 to May 4

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

3.6 

7.6

16

May 5 to Sept. 30

5.0 160 0.7 0 1.3 4.9 

7.0 340 .8 .4 1.6 9.7 

10.0 695 .9 1.0 2.0 IB 

15.0 1,550 1.1 2.6 3.0 46 

17.0 2,130 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

4.3

*6.8

21

83

115

59

33

22

17

19

21

20

18

21

25

26

21

13

8.3

6.4

5.2

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.7

1.6

278

3.3

4.1

10

599.9

19.4

0.095

0.11

Jan.

22

22

18

13

10

8.7

6.8

5.4

4.8

8.0

8.7

13

54

38

41

106

320

*209

83

42

374

1,150

1.570

1,220

641

162

84

58

43

122

709

6,966.4

225

1.10

1.26

Feb.

807

436

160

89

59

43

34

27

22

19

17

15

14

12

12

11

*9.2

9.0

8.9

11

404

669

643

213

118

118

86

60

-

4,126.1

147

0.717

0.75

Mar.

64

79

60

51

62

g50

g38

g34

g29

g22

g!9

g!8

&17

g!5

g!4

*13

13

10

12

79

236

128

69

42

32

26

324

1,430

1,910

2,100

1,050

8,046

260

1.27

1.46

Apr.

186

103

72

51

41

35

31

27

23

20

18

22

64

84

46

424

996

891

*389

109

58

38

29

23

25

42

28

20

14

10

3,919

131

0.639

0.71

May

294

639

1,320

1.790

1,740

1,220

314

82

47

36

37

83

222

403

425

160

74

46

34

26

21

15

12

*11

9.4

7.8

7.8

8.5

7.5

6.7

7.5

9,106.2

294

1.43

1.65

June

7.5

6.7

6.2

6.2

5.4

4.9

5.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.9

2.8

6.2

5.6

3.6

7.4

6.7

4.6

6.4

7.7

5.5

4.4

16

43 

*8.3

196.0

6.53

0.032

0.04

July

4.1

2.3

1.6

1.5

1.2

3.0

6.0

T3

*2.7

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

*.5

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

00"

0

.1

.3

.3

38.4

1.24

0.0060

0.007

Aug.

0.6

.6

1.1

.7

.4

.2

.2

.1

.2

1.0

.6

.4

*.2

.1

0_

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

7.7

0.25

0.0012

0.001

Sept.

^

.1

# e

o'

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0.8

0.03

0.00015

0.0001

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,400 Mln 0 Mean 294 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,100 Mln 0 Mean 90.4 Cfsm 0.441 In. 5.99

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 efs). No peak above base.

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

g Computed from once-daily Inside tape-gage readings.
330 PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Pearl River at Jackson, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°17'20", long 90°10'45", in SE£ sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. IE., Choctaw meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80 (old) at eastern 

city limits of Jackson, 0.2 mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Town Creek, and 4-| miles upstream from Richland Creek.

Drainage area.--3 ,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1901 to December 1913 (prior to 1903 and for 1913, gage heights 

only) , August 1928 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same site since 

1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 234.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. a, 

1913, chain gage, and Aug. 15, 1928, to Sept. 14, 1934, staff gage, at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--35 years (1903-12, 1928-54), 3,745 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1U.600 cfs May 12, 13; maximum gage height, 

 23.25 ft May 13; minimum daily discharge, 84 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 2.29 

ft Oct. 24, 25.

19C1-13, 1928-54: Maximum discharge observed, 60,000 cfs Dec. 19, 1932 (gage 

height, 35.2 ft); maximum gage height, 37.20 ft Apr. 1, 1902 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 80 cfs Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 1904; minimum gage height, 0.20 

ft Nov. 4, 5, 1911.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 662: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Feb.

2.3 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

Oct. 1 to May 13

90 12.0

272 18.0

950 24.0

2,110

3,800

6,900

11,600

1, 8, May 3, 16, 17) 

May 14 to Sept. 30

2.3 77

3.0 256

5.0 950

Note. Same as

preceding table

above 5.0 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.

127

127

123

115

115

113

111

111

108

104

102

104

*102

102

99

97

97

95

*97

97

95

92

92

90

90

115

118

113

108

104

106

3,269

105

0.034

0.04

Nov.

108

111

111

111

113

113

111

113

113

111

106

106

*102

99

99

*106

102

106

115

118

120

130

123

120

118

125

130

137

167

157

3,501

117

0.038

0.04

Dec.

154

150

487

322

331

575

*824

896

860

770

734

716

806

896

1,020

1.100

1,060

950

842

734

662

592

541

507

490

474

457

507

457

440

457

19,811

639

0.206

0.24

Jan.

627

824

896

878

788

698

627

575

541

610

524

524

662

950

1,400

2,190

2,270

*3,190

3,600

3,600

3,900

4,800

5,400

6,000

6,600

6,960

7,080

6,960

6,780

6,540

6,540

93,534

3,017

0.973

1.12

Feb.

6,900

7,440

7,920

8,380

*8,590

8,520

7,390

5,930

4,850

3,150

2,470

2,150

1,870

1,710

1,520

1,400

1,250

1,170

1,100

1,140

1,140

2,430

3,550

3,900

3,400

3,030

2,950

3,110

108,360

3,870

1.25

1.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 28,500 Min 90

Mar.

3,150

3,150

3,030

2,670

2,390

2,230

2,110

1,950

1,790

1,630

1,480

1,320

1,210

1,100

1,020

950

914

878

878

806

878

*1,250

1,520

1,550

1,550

1,520

2,470

3,900

5,000

6,200

6j_90p_

67,394

2,174

0.701

0.81

Apr.

7.140

7,020

6,900

6,540

5,550

4,000

2,870

2,390

2,110

1,990

1,990

2,030

1,950

1,670

2,030

2,310

2,750

3,800

4,700

5,150

5,450

5,750

*5,600

4,600

3,450

3,190

3,150

3,030

2,750

2,390

114,450

3,815

1.23

1.37

May

6,050

6,660

7,900

8,100

8,380

8,660

8,940

9,220

9,500

9,830

10,300

10.600

10,600

10,000

9,150

7,600

6,640

6,050

4,800

3,190

*2,270

1,830

1,550

1,360

1,210

1,060

1,100

1,100

896

842

824

176,212

5,684

1.83

2.11

June

806

770

770

680

627

575

557

540

504

470

442

414

390

428

420

373

349

336

346

376

442

522

487

407

363

352

339

359

349

363

14,156

472

0.152

0.17

Mean 4,216 Cfsm 1.36

July

300

270

245

245

248

*250

228

228

329

363

745

*1,750

1,990

1,400

950

752

662

522

*540

592

644

592

557

522

452

424

383

383

376

383

310

17,635

569

0.184

0.21

Aug.

270

256

231

214

206

193

183

175

172

162

155

148

145

140

135

142

*135

128

120

190

268

220

183

160

870

248

198

172

160

145

12 8

5,652

182

0.059

0.07

Sept.

125

123

113

103

101

103

*99

120

140

96

94

91

*89

96

87

*e85

123

96

87

87

365

148

103

96

e88

e88

e87

e86

e85

e84

3,288

110

0.035

0.04

In. 18.46

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,600 Min 84 Mean 1,719 Cfsm 0.555 In. 7.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 2 discharge measurements.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Strong River at Dlo, Miss.

331

Location. Lat 31°58'45", long 89°54 I 05", in SVf£ sec. 28, T. 2 N., R. 4 E., Choctaw meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 49, 460 ft upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Dlo, 1,500 ft downstream 

from Sellers Creek, 1.6 miles upstream from Dobbs Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Mendenhall.

Drainage area. 429 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 257.99 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 19, 1938, staff gage at site 700 ft upstream at 

datum 5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 25 years (1928-29, 1930-54), 562 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,650 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 19.64 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.20 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 33.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 1, 1954.

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

Slight regulation at low flow by water mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 697: 1929. WSP 872; Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 3, Nov. 6, 7, 

9, 10, Feb. 23 to Mar. 5)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28

2.3 23

2.5 39

3.0 90

Note. Same as

following table

above 3.0 ft.

3.0 

4.0

Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

90

253

6.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

690

1,800

3,530

5,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

36

35

34

35

35

33

33

32

32

31

33

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

*28

27

27

28

28

31

33

32

31

31

35

961

31.0

0.072

0.08

Nov.

35

32

34

38

37

34

36

38

36

35

38

39

40

40

40

40

43

44

48

54

51

106

10T

62

51

44

43

40

47

57

1,383

46.1

0.107

0.12

Dec.

46

48

169

455

224

205

173

106

635

818

359

523

359

*300

231

161

126

104

91

97

104

106

93

81

76

74

75

106

253

339

262

6,799

219

0.510

0.59

Jan.

193

148

126

110

98

89

84

77

75

186

433

290

212

160

153

837

923

7 15

433

271

253

650

1.170

1,140

818

380

271

228

*192

244

477

11,436

369

0.860

0.99

Feb.

844

896

460

271

212

174

152

132

122

116

116

104

103

101

98

101

104

104

108

2,090

2,360

1,680

977

546

*488

390

300

262

-

13,411

479

1.12

i.ie

Mar.

300

290

253

231

215

195

174

158

147

140

134

134

122

118

103

101

90

90

305

740

534

369

253

*200

169

171

1,810

4,850

5.. 450

4,040

2,960

24,846

801

1.87

2.15

Apr.

1,170

488

369

309

262

231

203

185

168

158

152

166

166

150

171

1,730

2,600

1,890

1,500

786

309

231

212

200

166

142

130

*110

101

*90

14,545

485

1.13

1.26

May

100

200

950

2,400

2,600

2,000

1,200

700

300

250

800

1,050

1,100

900

600

300

240

180

140

120

110

100

95

90

85

80

80

130

280

200

120

17,500

565

1.32

1.52

June

~90 100

80

70

70

60

60

*58

55

48

45

44

43

41

41

45

44

47

49

43

49

67

50

42

43

43

40

36

54

45

1,602

53.4

0.124

0.14

July

*35

35

32

34

50

49

40

39

39

50

37

33

32

30

29

29

32

37

48

68

37

32

29

26

57

84

39

33

33

35

34

1,217

39.3

0.092

0.11

Aug.

33

*29

30

29

28

25

25

28

25

25

23

25

20

2T

33

32

32

30

31

30

30

39

43

37

34

*32

29

29

28

27

25

907

29.3

0.068

0.08

Sept.

19

16

17

18

18

18

16

19

23

21

20

20

18

*19

16

17

35

40

28

21

21

21

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

609

20.3

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,740 Mln 27 Mean 738 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.34

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,450 Mln 16 Mean 261 Cfsm 0.608 In. 8.25

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --Mar. 29 (8 a.m.) 5,650 cfs (19.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

Note. --Ho ga^e-helght record May 1 to June 7; discharge estimated on basis of recorded ran^e In

sta^e, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
332 PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Pearl River near Monticello, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°33', long 90°05', in SW^- sec. 23, T. 7 N., R. 21 W., St. Stephens meridian, near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 1.0 mile 

east of Monticello, 2^ miles upstream from Halls Creek, and 3 miles upstream from Silver 

Creek.

Drainage area. 5.040 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected since 

1924 at site l£ miles upstream from station are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 158.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 12, 1938, staff gage, Dec. 12, 1938, 

to Jan. 10, 1949, water-stage recorder, and Jan. 11, 1949, to Oct. 16, 1952, wire-weight 

gage, all at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 6,278 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 19.06 ft); minimum, 318 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 3.56 ft).

1838-54: Maximum discharge observed, 59,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 29.44 

ft); minimum, 292 cfs Oct. 22, 1952; minimum gage height, 3.56 ft Oct. 22, 1952, 

Sept. 16, 1954.

Flood of April 1902 reached a stage of about 33 ft, from reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau. A discharge of 69,900 cfs was measured Apr. 8, 1938, by Corps of Engineers 

(gage height, 30.15 ft, from floodmark).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year'1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

13.0

354

424

840

3,500

9,240

3.5

4.0

5.0

8.0

13.0

19.0

3OO

495

1,070

3,700

9,240

17,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

420

417

417

414

410

414

403

392

392

389

392

392

389

389

389

389

386

386

386

*386

382

382

382

378

575

378

389

396

396

396

389

12,195

393

0.078

0.09

Nov.

389

389

389

389

392

389

386

389

392

389

388

382

388

386

386

389

392

389

40S

442

449

532

588

550

496

460

431

420

424

496

12,680

423

0.084

0.09

Dec.

550

514

577

2,430

2,800

2,120

1,310

1,040

2,370

4.900

3,200

2,610

2,340

*2,020

1,840

1,620

1,530

1,530

1,440

1,310

1,230

1,230

1,040

932

840

812

785

812

1,270

2,200

2,020

51,222

1,652

0.328

0.38

Jan.

1,440

1,110

1,040

1,110

1,230

1,230

1,110

1,000

932

900

1,500

1,980

1,530

1,150

1,110

3,980

5,330

4,800

4,300

4,500

4,600

5,990

7,550

7,940

7,550

7,420

7,180

*7,300

7,300

7,420

6,960

120,512

3,887

0.771

0.89

Feb.

8.960

8,460

8,330

8,200

8,070

8,200

8,330

8,330

8,070

7,220

5,700

4,200

3,400

3,030

2,760

2,580

2,400

2,180

2.040

2,940

5,500

5,100

4,300

5,000

*5,300

5,300

4,700

4,300

-

-------

152,920

5,461

1.08

1.13

Mar.

4,200

4,300

4,3OO

4,300

4,100

3,700

3,400

3,120

3,030

2,760

2,580

2,400

2,220

2,040

1,860

1,730

1,610

1.550

1,770

3,210

3,120

2,580

2,180

*2,220

2,400

2,400

3,490

15,900

17.500

16,900

14,600

159,450

4,498

0.892

1.05

Apr.

12,200

10,000

8,460

7,940

7,700

7,220

6,440

5,100

4,000

5,400

4,800

5,700

4,500

5,600

5.120

5,180

9,760

9,570

7,220

6,660

6,550

6,110

6,440

6,550

6,530

5,400

4,500

*4,200

4,000

3,800

185,830

6,194

1.23

1.37

May

3,700

7,670

10,800

13,600

14,200

12,800

11,200

10,200

9,370

9,890

11,100

15,200

16.200

15,200

14,000

12,900

11,700

10,000

8,720

7,580

5,910

4,400

5,400

2,850

2,490

2,560

2,040

1,860

2,040

2,000

1 . 650

257,050

8,291

1.65

1.90

June

1.450

1,370

1,370

1,330

1,250

1,140

1,070

*1,000

965

930

900

870

834

792

810

810

852

846

852

822

756

734

768

870

858

930

840

744

728

756

28,247

942

0.187

0.21

July

*739

706

678

640

625

690

651

620

595

590

605

656

805

1,770

2.040

1,650

1,330

1,100

1,040

1,100

1,100

965

9OO

858

834

780

756

739

706

*712

734

27,714

894

0.177

0.20

Aug.

673

651

595

575

560

518

490

468

472

472

468

441

414

405

397

389

597

401

597

397

397

410

565

585

522

*468

436

477

482

450

414

14,786

477

0.095

0.11

Sept.

389

569

362

344

337

348

358

377

373

*351

344

354

344

330

527

324

401

545

522

432

393

385

640

662

477

385

351

334

348

340

11,846

395

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 49,900 Mln 375 Mean 7,167 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.3

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,500 Mln 324 Mean 2,779 Cfsm 0.551 In. 7.49

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Pearl River near Columbia, Miss.

333

, - mes souwes o ouma, mes ownsream rom ernwoo, ouma u 

Railroad bridge, 2-J miles upstream from Silver Creek, and 2fj- miles downstream from Jones

Drainage area. 5 .690 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1928 to September 1954 (discontinued). Gage-height records collected in vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 115.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 26, 

1934, chain gage at site 1 mile downstream at datum 0.37 ft higher.

Average discharge .--25 years (1928-29, 1930-54), 7,375 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 14.53 ft); minimum, 740 cfs Sept. 14-16; minimum gage height, 0.88 ft Sept. 16.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 72,600 cfs Apr. 9, 1938 (gage height, 26.40 ft); minimum, 705 cfs Oct. 21, 1952 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

Flood of 1874 reached a stage of about 31 ft, from information by U. S. Weather 

Bureau .

Remarks . Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 11-31)

Oct. 1 to May 14 May 15 to Sept. 30

1.3 

2.0 

4.0

890

1,240

2,630

7.0 5,630

10.0 9,700

15.0 19,400

0.9

2.0 

4.0

740

1,340

2,890

7.0 5,630

10.0 9,700

14.0 17,200

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.

1.040 

1,020

1,020

1,020

990

990

990

990

965

965

965 

965

965

965

940

940

940

940

940

»915

915

915 

915

915

915

915

940

940

940

940

940

29,655

957

0.168

0.19

Nov.

940

940

940

940

965

965

940

965

965

940

940 

940

940

940

940

940

965

965

*1,040

1,290

1,220

1,380 

1,350

1,350

1,260

1,160

1,120

1,060

1,O4O

1,040

31,380

1,046

0.184

0.21

Dec.

1.090 

1,190

1,320

1,930

3,440

4,750

3,830

*2,810

3,970

5,870

6.720 

6,590

5,190

4,130

5,550

5,170

2,720

2,550

2,470

2,470

2,630

5,170 

4,030

3,080

2,590

2,070

1,930

1,930

2,310

3,080

3,730

1OO,09O

5,229

0.567

0.65

Jan.

3,350 

2,720

2,310

2,150

2,150

2,230

2,150

2,070

2,000

1.950

2,000 

2,510

2,720

2,470

*2,150

2,900

5,750

6,470

5,630

5,190

5,300

5,410 

6,720

8,060

8,550

8,060

7,920

7,780

7,920

7,920

8.500

142,590

4,600

0.808

0.95

Feb.

9.700 

9,700

9,250

8,950

8,800

8,800

8,950

9,100

9,100

8,800

*7,780 

6,250

4,860

4,050

3,630

3,550

5,170

2,990

2.810

2,990

4,030

6,110 

5,630

5,190

5,750

5,990

5,870

5,300

_

------

176,860

6,516

1.11

1.16

Mar.

4,860 

4,750

4,860

4,860

4,860

4,640

4,330

3,930

3,730

3,530

*3,350 

3,170

2,99O

2,810

2,630

2,470

2,510

2.230

2,310

2,810

5,830

3,730 

3,170

2,810

2,810

2,9OO

3,170

6,090

14,000

17,500

18.500

149,740

4,830

0.849

0.98

Apr.

16.600 

14,000

11,4OO

9,600

8,950

8,650

8,060

7,110

*5,750

4,640

4.150 

5,520

6,110

4,750

4,130

4,530

7,640

10,700

10,OOO

8,060

7,570

6,980 

6,720

7,110

7,240

6,850

5,990

5,080

4,640

4,530

222,840

7,428

1.31

1.46

May

4,330 

4,530

8,800

11,900

14,200

14,800

14,000

12 , 200

11,000

10,300

10,800 

12,200

15,600

16.800

16,600

15,600

14,400

12,800

11,400

10,000

8,5OO

6,590 

5,080

4,130

3,610

5,290

5,050

*3,050

3,370

2,970

2.810

288,710

9,315

1.64

1.89

June

2.490 

2,250

2,170

*2,090

2,170

2,010

1,890

1,770

1,690

1,620

1,550 

1,510

1,480

1,440

1,410

1,370

1,480

1,620

1,480

1,440

1,410

1,540 

1.510

1,540

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,340

1,310

48,740

1,625

0.286

0.32

July

1,310 

1,310

1,280

1,250

1,280

1,550

1,540

1,250

1,250

1,480

1,250 

1.190

1,190

1,190

1,930

*2,490

2.890

2,570

1,890

1,970

2,090

1,810 

1,620

1,480

1,440

1,410

1,370

1,310

1,340

*1,370

l,j

48,410

1,562

0.275

0.32

Aug.

1.510 

1,250

1,220

1,190

gl,160

gl,130

gl,100

gl,040

gl,020

g990

gl,020 

gl,020

g990

g990

g940

g940

g915

g915

g915

S890

g940

g965 

g940

gl,020

*1,130

1,070

1,020

965

965

965 

940

31,865

1,028

0.181

0.21

Sept.

890 

865

840

815

790

790

790

815

865

*865

815 

765

765

765

740

740

840

890

965

1,020

915

840 

815

890

1.100

965

865

790

790

790

25,390

846

0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 50,100 Min 915 Mean 8,484 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.24

Water year 1955-54: Max 18,500 Min 740 Mean 3,551 Cfsm 0.624 In. 8.49

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
334 PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Pearl River near Bogalusa, La.

Location.--Lat 30°47'35", long 89°49'15", on line between sees. 17 and 18, T. 3 S., R. 14 

E., near right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 35, 2 miles east of 

Bogalusa and 2 miles upstream from Bogue Lusa.

Drainage area.--6,630 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 29, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum. Datum of gage is 55.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 9,083 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,500 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 18.51 ft); minimum, 1,100 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 17; minimum gage height, 5.36 ft Sept. 16.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Jan. 25, 26, 1947; maximum gage height, 20.32 

ft Jan. 13, 1950; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 15, 16, 17, 1954; minimum gage 

height, that of Sept. 16, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 11, 1938, reached a stage of 21.0 ft.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24)

Oct. 25 to May 7 May 8 to Sept. 3O

1,360

1,420

6.1 1,370

7.0 1,880

8.0 2,500

9.0 3,180

11.0 4,820

13.0 6,910

14.0 6,290

15.0 10,000

16.0 12,200

17.0 14,800

18.0 18,500

18.4 21,500

5.4 1,120

5.5 1,180

6.0 1,460

7.0 2,060

9.0 3,560

11.0 4,990

15.0 7,300

14.0 8,690

15.0 10,300

16.0 12,200

17.0 14,800

17.6 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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,560

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

43,060

1,389

0.210

0.24

Nov.

1,420

1,420

*1.370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,420

1,540

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,880

2,240

2,760

2,640

2,500

2,310

2,060

1,880

1,820

1,760

1,700

50,700

1,690

0.255

0.28

Dec.

*1,590

1.540

2,180

12,700

11,100

13,200

16,400

14,500

11,200

13,200

16,800

15,100

19,100

21.500

17,700

7,620

5,490

4,820

4,410

3,960

5,130

6,790

7,160

6,670

6,110

5,490

4,530

3,800

*4,340

4,210

4,260

272,580

8,793

1.33

1.53

Jan.

5,390

5,000

4,380

3,960

3,800

3,800

3,640

3,560

3,400

5,350

3,720

4,040

3,880

3,880

3,880

3,800

4,550

5,960

7,160

6,790

6,220

6,220

6,220

7,160

8,290

*8,950

8,950

8,780

8,610

8,610 

8 , 780

174,710

5,636

0.850

0.98

Feb.

9,300

10,400

10,600

10 200

9^850

9,660

9,480

9,660

9,660

9,850

9,480

8,610

7,160

6,000

5,390

4,910

4,640

4,210

5.960

4,700

6,440

6,220

6,910

*6,910

6,670

6,790

6,790

6,670

211,120

7,540

1.14

1.18

Mar.

6,110

5,690

5,490

5,390

5,490

5,590

5,590

5,200

4,910

4,640

4,380

4,210

4,040

3,960

3,720

3,480

3,260

5,160

3,180

5,560

5,880

4,460

Apr.

17,600

17,600

15,400

13 , 500

11,300

10,000

9,300

8,780

7,990

6,670

5,590

5.200

5,590

6,220

5,690

9,050

14,200

12,900

I2,sno

11,400

'J,480

".450

*4,4FC i %840

4,04t 7,700

3,640

3,560

3,800

6,040

9,340

13,200 

16,000

163,490

5,274

0.795

0.92

> ,T'C>

7,700

7,560

*6,790

5,890

5,590

281,180

9,373

1.41

1.58

May

5,200

5,000

5,3OO

8,850

11,700

13,700

14,800

14,500

13,400

12,200

 11,400

11,600

12,700

14,800

16,400

16,800

16,800

15,400

14,200

12,900

11,400

9,950

8,110

6,420

*5,290

4,510

4,170

3,940

3,780

4,010

5,640

312,870

10,090

1.52

1.75

June

5.500

3,230

3,020

2,890

2,760

2,830

2,760

2,630

2,500

2,370

2,310

2,250

2,250

2,180

2,180

*2,120

2.060

2,180

2,310

2,250

2,180

*2,120

2,060

2,060

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,180

2,310

2,180

72,030

2,401

0.362

0.40

July

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,120

2,120

2,310

2,570

2,370

2,180

2,310

2,700

2,440

2,060

1.880

1,880

2,120

2,700

5.500

3,500

*3,160

3,160

2,960

2,570

2,370

2,370

2,310

2,250

2,180

2.1FO

2,310

2 , 440

75,140

2,424

0.366

0.42

Aug.

2.250

2,060

1,940

1,820

1,820

1,760

1,700

1,640

1,580

1,520

1,460

1,460

1,430

1,430

1,380

1,350

*1,320

1.290

1,290

1,290

1,350

1,320

1,380

1,400

1,380

1,430

1,460

1,430

1,350

1,32C

1,320

46,930

1,514

0.228

0.26

Sept.

1,290

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,150

1,150

*1,150

1,150

1,240

1,260

1,210

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,120

1,260

1,380

1,400

1,400

1.450

1,580

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,580

1,430

1,290

1,210

1,160

37,370

1,246

0.188

0.21

Calendar year 1953 : Max 50,400 Mln 1,360 Mean 10,400 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.30

Water year 1953-54 : Max 21,500 Mln 1,100 Mean 4,770 Cfsm 0.719 In. 9.75

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Lusa near Frankllnton, La.

335

Location. --Lat 30°52'05", long 90°00'10", in NEirNWtr sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 12 E., St. Helena 

meridian, near right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 35 at Sheridan 

store, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Witches Creek and 9 miles east of 

Franklinton.

Drainage area. --12.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 2, 1948, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 20.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 1,900 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 9.24 ft); minimum, 

1.6 cfs June 10 (gage height, 1.25 ft), caused by temporary dam upstream; minimum daily, 

1.9 cfs Sept. 1-4.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 4,020 cfs Nov. 26, 1948 (gage height, 11.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.2 cfs June 4, 1952, caused by temporary dam 

upstream; minimum daily, 1.3 cfs July 1, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 22, 23, Feb. 25 to 

Mar. 5, Mar. 7-18, Aug. 30 to Sept. 15)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20

1.4 1.6

1.5 2.7

1.7 5.3

2.0 10

Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

3.0

1.3 4.0 67

5.0 124

6.0 257

7.0 488

7.6 700

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.

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.5

84.2

2.72

0.225

0.26

Nov.

3.5

*5.5

3.4

4.0

8.2

6.5

4.6

8.9

9.9

5.9

4.5

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.0

6.8

58.

22

19

17

9.5

7.5

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.8

*6 . 3

260.8

8.69

0.718

0.80

Dec.

6.3

6.1

353

298

130

675

89

56

460

141

138

251

71

65

56

26

21

19

17

71

71

131

79

35

26

22

20

38

*44

32

26

3,431.4

111

9.17

10.55

Jan.

20

19

18

20

35

22

16

16

16

30

44

21

17

17

21

40

23

18

17

17

17

16

15

15

*14

14

14

13

13

13

16

607

19.6

1.62

1.87

Feb.

14

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

10

10

11

13

14

11

11

39

24

14

*15

26

17

14

14

13

395

14.1

1.17

1.21

Mar.

13

15

13

13

13

24

18

14

13

13

13

13

13

16

12

11

11

11

24

24

12

no

10

10

10

11

24

44

16

13

11

466

15.0

1.24

1.43

Apr.

9.5

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.4

7.9

7.4

7.1

6.6

6.3

6.1

6.3

6.1

5.6

19

414

63

22

13

10

8.6

12

14

8.8

7.4

6.4

*6.0

5.4

5.1

4.7

723.3

24.1

1.99

2.22

May

5.3

8.2

34

24

9.3

7.1

6.3

6.0

5.6

5.7

5.7

12

17

9.3

6.4

5.6

5.3

5.1

4.9

5.1

4.6

4.4

4.2

*4.1

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.5

237.1

7.65

0.632

0.73

June

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.6

5.5

3.5

3.6

3.8

3.5

5.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

11

7.0

5.2

14

12

6.7

5.4

*4.8

4.8

4.7

7.7

II

8.4

5.3

5.2

4.9

3.9

174.5

5.82

0.481

0.54

July

3.5

7.5

18

6.0

14

75

12

9.0

13

48

13

6.1

5.4

7.1

5.4

4.8

24

13

*6.9

7.1

6.0

4.9

4.4

11

32

9.5

7.4

6.7

27

76

16

499.7

16.1

1.33

1.54

Aug.

7.7

5.2

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.6

3.8

*3.1

2.7

2.7

3.3

3.0

3.2

4.2

6.1

4.2

3.3

2.8

2,6

2.5

2.2

2.1

103.1

3.33

0.275

0.32

Sept.

n.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.6

26

15

5.3

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.9

3.4

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.2

113.2

3.77

0.312

0.35

Calendar year 1953: Max 711 Min 2.0 Mean 26.3 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.50

Water year 1953-54: Max 675 Min 1.9 Mean 19.4 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.82

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). --De

(9.24 ft); Dec. 9 (12:30 p.m.) 1,260

c. 3 (9 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (9.10 ft); Dec. 6 (5:30 a.m.) 1,900 cfs 

cfs (8.57 ft); Dec. 12 (1 a.m.) 474 cfs (6.95 ft); Apr. 16

(11:30 a.m.) 872 cfs (7.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEARL RIVER BASIN

Bogue Chitto near Tylertown, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°11', long 90°1V, in SEir sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. 9 E.. Washington meridian, 

near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 98 (formerly State Highway 24), a quarter of a mile upstream from Pernwood, Columbia & Gulf Railroad bridge, a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Bars Branch, 2^ miles downstream from Topisaw Creek, and 

9 miles northwest of Tylertown.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 227.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Average discharge. 10 years, 892 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs Jan. IV (gage height, 11.10 ft); minimum, 181 cfs Sept. 13, 14 (gage height, V.21 ft).

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 45,700 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 33.50 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 13, 14, 1954.

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. 1-6)

Oct. 1 to Jar 17 Jan. 18 to Sept. 30

7.6

8.0

9.0

11.0

236

344

776

2,050

7.2 

7.6 

8.0

180

261

395

9.0

10.0

11.0

828

1,360

2,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

248

248

248

248

246

246

246

246

243

243 

243

243

*241

241

"238 238

238

238

243

250

250

250

248

248

7,621

246

0.490

0.56

Nov.

255

250

250

255

263

260

258

265

270

263

263

260

260

258

260

260

260 

260

286

378

344

378

414

414

344

317

306

300

300

303

8,754

292

0.582

0.65

Dec.

306

303

371

626

971

914

626

*466

690

1,300

1,520

1,650

1,180

886

776

674

540 

462

426

450

490

912

1,000

699

549

486

446

502

776

1,240

1,390

23,607

762

1.52

1.75

Jan.

1,120

776

626

545

502

462

434

414

"418 403

486

507

478

*438

426

1,700

ffl

875

737

670

714

737

692

604

556

522

484

464

460

626

21,246

685

1.36

1.57

Feb.

970

922

670

582

514

472

435

423

403

395

*391

*368

361

357

357

357

357 

357

357

464

531

737

539

510

497

493

456

423

_

13,698

489

0.974

1.01

Mar.

395

384

384

384

384

387

384

372

357

357

*357

357

350

336

329

322

319 

319

365

387

411

403

365

350

336

336

484

714

935

"RK* ooo

582

13,008

420

0.837

0.96

Apr.

480

427

391

368

357

350

340

*326

319

312

309

3O6

300

312

322

939

1.020 

898

582

443

384

357

368

326

319

322

346

312

300

287

12,422

414

0.825

0.92

May

284

287

582

898

922

560

423

361

329

319

312

319

*326

332

322

312

300 

290

300

648

805

648

419

336

303

290

293

296

329

316

290

12,751

411

0.819

0.94

June

273

267

261

256

256

253

251

245

245

243

240

235

233

415

293

*253

253 

256

306

497

395

306

287

372

278

278

300

284

267

261

8,559

285

0.568

0.63

July

267

253

248

24O

240

253

253

251

256

281

582

403

284

253

240

*240

526 

300

278

287

287

287

251

235

233

230

230

233

245

273

284

8,723

281

0.560

0.65

Aug.

270

256

238

235

233

228

224

219

221

219

224

*230

219

a215

a215

a210

a210 

a205

a205

a200

a220

a230

a220

a210

208

217

214

210

208

204

202

6,819

220

0.438

0.51

Sept.

193

192

190

190

189

195

208

243

*208

206

204

193

192

189

189

197

273 

329

387

312

245

217

221

235

221

212

214

214

224

226

6,708

224

0.446

0.50

Calendar year 1953 : Max 21,300 Mln 238 Mean 1,121 Cfam 2.23 In. 30.30

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,980 Min 189 Mean 394 Cfam 0.785 In. 10.65

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 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 station 

at Franklinton, La.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Bogue Chitto at Franklinton, La.

337

Location. Lat 30°50'35", long 90°09'45", in SE&SEi sec. 26, T. 2 S., R. 10 E., on right 

banTTjust downstream from bridge on State Highway 35, three-quarters of a mile west of 

tramuinton and 3? miles upstream from Lawrence Creek.

Drainage area. 985 sq mi.

Records available . August 1928 to September 1931, October 1938 to September 1954. GageW th r|co collected in this vicinity since 1922 are contained in reports of U. S.

recorder. Datum of ga£e is 124.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. August 1928 to September ,931 staff gage at 

site about a quarter of a mile downstream at datum 1.00 -ft higher. October 1938 to 

June 22, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,653 cfs.

Ext£emes.-^Iaximum discharge during year, 8,020 cfs Dec. 10 (gage height, 8.38 ft); mini 

mum, 406 cfs Sept. 5, 15, 16 (gage height -0.02 ft).

1928-31, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height, 18.46 

it); minimum, 350 cfs Nov. 6-8, 1938; minimum gage height, -0.09 ft Oct 7 1952

» ^Xi?J^ stage to10""1 - 27 - 6 ft - former site and datum, from floodmark, 'sometime 'in April 1900.

Remark^. --Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5-19, 21, Nov. 24 to 

Dec. 3, Jan. 19 to Mar. 27, Apr. 20 to May 3, 

July 18-21, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30)

-0.2 

0.0 

.5 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

390

470

695

945

1,520

2,240

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5

3,140

4,120

5,200

6,300

6,880

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.

600

600

600

596

587

582

582

578

578

569

569

564

560

560

560

560

560

556

556

556

551

551

546

551

546

556

569

564

560

560

560

17,587

567

0.576

0.66

Nov.

564

*582

578

587

628

628

596

628

650

605

596

596

592

592

592

592

592

592

631

1,010

920

1.810

1,350

972

870

770

720

695

672

*672

21,882

729

0.740

0.83

Dec.

672

672

1,880

3,480

2,280

4,940

3,270

1,880

4,560

6,880

5,090

6,640

4,760

3,420

2,490

2,000

1,660

1,400

1,250

1,540

1,930

3,110

3,820

2,760

2,160

1,660

1,400

*1,560

1,930

2,160

'

85,834

2,769

2.81

3.24

Jan.

2,400

2,000

1,660

1,460

1,460

1,340

1,250

1,160

1,140

1,280

1,620

1,400

1,310

1,250

1,220

1,700

5,040

2,950

2,160

1,720

1,520

1,430

1,430

1,430

*1,340

1,280

1,220

1,160

1,110

1,110 

1,160

47,710

1,539

1.56

1.80

Feb.

1,340

,660

,490

,280

,160

,110

,060

,030

1,000

972

972

945

920

920

945

945

920

920

920

1,620

1,490

1,340

*1,370

1,310

1,250

1,160

1,140

1,080

_

32,269

1,152

1.17

1.22

Mar.

1,000

972

945

945

945

1,060

1,030

972

945

945

920

920

895

870

845

845

845

845

956

1,110

1,000

*972

945

895

870

870

930

2.010

1,760

1,690 

1,430

32,182

1,038

1.05

1.22

Apr.

1,140

1,000

945

895

870

820

820

795

770

745

745

720

720

720

720

1,220

1.720

1,490

1,310

972

845

770

770

745

695

672

*672

672

650

 

26,256

875

0.888

0.99

May

628

605

876

1,190

1.540

1,280

945

820

745

720

695

720

745

720

695

672

672

672

650

672

1,020

1,160

972

*770

695

650

650

628

628

650

628

24,513

791

0.803

0.93

June

596

582

574

560

551

542

538

533

528

520

515

510

510

692

1.070

662

596

573

605

650

*745

672

605

650

672

605

587

596

596

574

18,209

607

0.616

0.69

July

569

650

650

587

600

695

650

605

605

845

745

895

745

650

605

592

682

870

*770

720

672

650

650

628

650

650

582

582

741

920

TTO

21,225

685

0.695

0.80

Aug.

172

605

569

560

542

520

510

502

488

479

466

454

454

442

438

438

*434

430

426

438

446

438

450

446

430

430

434

430

442

430

418

14,661

473

0.480

0.55

Sept.

*414

410

410

410

406

418

438

438

462

454

434

430

418

410

406

426

650

650

596

610

551

488

462

458

470

454

446

462

628

510

14,219

474

0.481

0.54

Calendar year 1953 : Max 27,300 Min 546 Mean 2,057 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.35

Water year 1953-54 : Max 6,880 win 406 Mean 977 cfsm 0.992 In. 13.47

Peak discharge (base. 7,000 efs).--Deo. 10 (5 a.m.) 8.020 cfs (8.58 ft); Dee. 12 (8 a.m.) 7,120 

ofs (7.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEARL RIVER BASIN

Bogue Chltto near Bush, La.

Location Lat 30°37'45", long 89°53'50", in T. 5 S., R. 13 E., near center of span on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 7, 0.2 mile downstream from Gulf, Mobile and 

Ohio Railroad bridge and 1.4 miles north of Bush.

Drainage area. 1. 210 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. --October 1937 to September 1954.

Gag?-- "Water-stage recorder - Datum of gage is 44.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

?oh I' I 9?8 - staff gage. Oct. 22, 1938, to Nov. 30, 1945, chain gage, and Dec. 1, 

1945, to July a, 1954, wire-weight gage. All gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --17 years, 1,959 cfs.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 51,200 cfs Mar. 23, 1943 (gage height, 15.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of records for station at Pranklinton1940mUOct 2-2 S °0t ' 1 ' 193?; mlnlmum gage helght - °-7 ft Oct. 1, 1937, Oct. 29-31, '

Remarks . --Records fair.

Cooperation. --Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 195-3-54 age height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet 

per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5

2.7 580 

3.0 660 

4.0 975 

5.0 1,340 ,

Note.--Same as following 

table above 8.9 ft.

Dec. 6 to July 30 July 31 to Sept. 30

2.6 680

3.0 790

4.0 1,130

5.0 1,540

6.0 2,020

7.0 2,620

8.0

8.9

9.5

10.0

10.6

3,380

4,370

5,390

6,520

8,600

2.2 

3.0

4.0

500

755

1,120

1,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

630

630

630

630

630

630

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

605

605

605

605

605

605

18,730

604

0.499

0.58

Nov.

605

605

*605

605

660

660

660

690

720

690

660

660

660

630

630

630

630

630

660

1,010

1,180

1,180

1,220

1,500

1,300

1,220

1,120

1,010

870

780

24,480

816

0.674

0.75

Dec.

*750

750

1,370

4,060

7,300

7,100

8,110

6,680

6,520

7,450

7,800

8 . 600

7,450

6,520

4,980

3,560

2,830

2,370

2,020

1,770

1,770

2,190

3,130

4,370

3,980

2,900

2,310

2,020

2,250

*2,550

2,620

128,080

4,132

3.41

3.94

Jan.

2,950

2,650

2,310

1,970

1,920

2,020

1,870

1,640

1,410

1,500

1,820

2,070

1,820

1,640

1,540

1,540

2., 020

2,760

2,690

2,250

1,920

1,680

1,590

1,540

1,540

*1,500

1,410

1,330

1,290

1,290

1,330

56,810

1,833

1.51

1.75

Feb.

1,370

1,460

1,540

1,460

1,330

1,210

1,130

1,130

1,090

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,020

1,060

1,020

1,020

985

985

1,330

1,720

1,770

1,680

*1,540

1,370

1,290

1,250

1,250

_

_______

35,280

1,260

1.04

1.08

Mar.

1,170

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,130

1,250

1,210

1,130

1,090

1,060

985

950

950

950

950

915

915

950

1,130

1,170

*1,060

1,020

985

985

950

1,020

1,720

2,070

2,020

1,770

35,775

1,154

0.954

1.10

Apr.

1,640

1,500

1,330

1,170

1,060

1,020

950

915

915

880

850

850

880

850

850

1,580

5,450

2,760

2,110

1,720

1,460

1,250

1,090

985

985

950

915

*880

880

880

37,555

1,252

1,03

1.15

May

850

850

880

1,170

1,410

1,330

1,210

1,020

950

880

*850

850

915

850

820

820

820

820

850

1,020

1,020

985

985

950

*880

820

790

790

760

760

790

28,695

926

0.765

0.88

June

760

730

705

705

680

680

680

680

680

680

680

680

680

705

985

*985

*820

730

710

710

810

*850

790

760

730

730

705

705

705

730

22,180

739

0.611

0.68

July

705

705

705

705

730

730

790

760

820

915

950

880

880

790

760

730

705

680

790

*790

790

730

705

705

760

760

760

730

820

1,410

1.460

25,150

811

0.670

0.77

Aug.

1,120

860

738

685

650

635

605

605

590

575

575

560

560

560

560

*560

545

545

545

550

545

560

560

590

575

545

545

560

545

560

530

18,718

604

O.499

0.58

Sept.

530

500

500

500

500

500

530

*545

545

575

560

530

515

500

500

545

1 , 1 90

1,080

860

755

738

668

605

590

590

590

560

560

575

685

18,421

614

0.507

0.57

Calendar year 1953 : Max 29,200 Min 580 Mean 2,385 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.76

Water year 1953-54 : Max 8,600 Min 500 Mean 1,233 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.83

Peak discharge (base. 8,000 cfs).--Dec. 7 (5 p.m.) 9,050 cfs (10.74 ft); Dec. 12 (12:3O p 

8,600 cfs (10.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 339

Measurements of streamflow in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico 

basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River made at points other than regular gaging stations 

are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were made during periods of 

base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage. These measurements when 

correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where continuous records are 

available will give a picture of the low-flow potentiality of stream. Per 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 373.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Qulf of Mexico 

basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954

Ogeechee River basin, Qa.

Date

Jan. 20

July 12

10

9

July 28 

28

Aug. 23 

23

9

Stream

Little Ogeechee 

River.

chee River. 

Magnolia Springs . .

Creek;. 

Richardson Creek. .

Ogeechee River.... 

Ogeechee Creek:. . . .

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

Canoochee River..,

Little Canoochee 

River.

Canoochee River... 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Ogeechee River....

Buckhead Creek;. . . .

Ogeechee River. . . .

Atlantic Ocean.... 

Ogeechee River. . . .

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

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

Canoochee River...

Ogeechee River..,.

Locality

Lat 33°12', long 82°47 1 j> at 

State Highway 1O2, at 

Hamburg .

State Highway 17, 4j miles 

east of Midville.

State Highway 17, 2j miles 

northeast of Hendon.

State Highway 17, 4-J miles 

west of Millen. 

Lat 32°52', long 82°O2', about 

O.2 miles downstream from 

State Highway 25 and 5 miles 

north of Millen.

State Highway 21, l£ miles 

north of Millen. 

Lat 32°43', long 81°58', at 

State Highway 67, 6 miles 

south of Millen.

State Highway 167, li miles 

northwest of Rocky Ford.

Lat 32°34', long 81°43', at 

State Highway 73, 9 miles 

northeast of State sboro. 

Lat 32°47', long 81°43', at 

county road 5 miles northwest of Sylvania.

State Highway 167, 0.6 mile 

west of Oliver.

State Highway 73, 2j miles 

northeast of Statesboro.

State Highway 30, 4-J miles 

southwest of Eldorado.

Lat 32°36', long 82°15' at 

State Highway 26, 4i miles 

east of Swainsboro. 

Lat 32°36', long 82° 14', at 

State Highway 26, 6 miles 

east of Swainsboro.

State Highway 73, 7 miles 

southwest of Statesboro. 

Lat 32°09', long 81°47', at 

State Highway 30, 2 miles 

west of Grove land.

State Highway 67, about 

6 miles south of Pembroke.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

55.9

32.0

-

.

-

-

_

47.5

952

Discharge 

(cfs)

47.5 

0

.28

11.3

.02

O

235 

0

.69

0 

0

6.10 

6,990

Altamaha River basin, Ga.

Sept. 29

29

28

28

28

29

21

Sugar Creek. ......

Shoal Creek;. ......

Snapfinger Creek;..

Indian Creek;. .....

Snapfinger Creek..

Pole Bridge Creek.

Jackson Creek. ....

South River. ......

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

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

Snapfinger Creek;..

South River. ......

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

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

Lat 33"42', long 84°18', at

Clifton Church Road, 2i miles

east of Constitution.

Lat 33°42', long 84°16', at

Rainbow Drive, 5 miles

southeast of Decatur.

Lat 33°47', long 84°13', at

Rockbridge Road, east of

Decatur.

Lat 33°46', long 84° 13', at

Indian Creek; Road, east of

Decatur.

Lat 33°44', long 84°11', at

State Highway 12, east of

Decatur.

Lat 33°43', long 84°08 ' , at

State Highway 12, west of

Lithonia.

Lat 33°36', long 84°06', at

county road, 65 miles southeast of Conyers and 0.6 mile

upstream from mouth.

8.8

7.45

6.9

4.60

28

3.4

3.3

0.06

1.43

.61

.45

2.83

.42

.52
340 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Oulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeeohee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Altamaha River basin, Oa.--Continued

Date

Sept. 21 

27 

27 

21

28

28

28 

28 

28 

29 

Oct. 6 

13

27

6

13

26

13

5

13

27

29

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

29

Stream

Upton Creek. ...... 

Panther Creek. .... 

Cotton Creek. .....

Cotton Indian 

Creek.

Walnut Creek. ..... 

Camp Creek. ....... 

Walnut Creek. ..... 

Yellow River. ..... 

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

Little Suwannee 

Creek.

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

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

Creek.

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

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

Yellow River. .....

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

Wolf Creek.. ...... 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Cotton Creek. ..... 

Upton Creek. ...... 

Big Cotton River. .

Creek.

Big Cotton Creek. . 

South River. ...... 

Walnut Creek. ..... 

South River. ...... 

Ocmulgee River. . . .

Yellow River. .....

Creek.

Ocmulgee River ....

Yellow River. .....

Locality

Lat 33°36', long 84° 17', at 

county road, 4j miles 

southeast of Forest Park. 

Lat 33 0 34', long 84°16', at 

State Highway 42, 2^ miles 

northwest of Stockbridge. 

Lat 33°33', long 84°11', at 

State Highway 138, Similes 

east of Stockbridge .

State Highway 138, east of 

Jonesboro.

county road, l| miles south 

of Stockbridge .

county road, l£ miles 

southeast of Stockbridge.

county road, 3 miles southeast of Stockbridge. 

Lat 33°32', long 84*12', at 

State Highway 42, 2j miles 

southeast of Stockbridge. 

Lat 33°28', long 84°10', at 

State Highway 42, if miles 

northwest of McDonough. 

Lat 33°28', long 84° 10', at 

State Highway 42, l£ miles 

northwest of McDonough. 

Lat 33°29', long 84°06', at 

State Highway 20, 4 miles 

northeast of McDonough. 

Lat 34°00', long 83 "59', at 

State Highway 20, 3 miles 

north of Lawrencevllle .

county road, 2j miles 

northwest of Lawrence vi lie.

Lat 34°01', long 84°01', at 

county road, 4 miles southwest of Suwannee.

county road, 4 miles southeast of Suwannee.

county road, 3j miles 

northwest of Lawrenceville.

Lat 33°.59', long 84°01', at 

county road, 2£ miles 

northwest of Lawrenceville.

State Highway 120, 2j miles 

west of Lawrenceville.

Lat 34°00', long 84°03', at 

county road, 4£ miles 

northwest of Lawrenceville.

State Highway 120, 3 miles 

west of Lawrenceville.

Dra inage 

area 

(sq ml)

5.0 

7.9 

46

11

17

50 

30 

7.2 

51 

2.09

4.99

9.62

17.7

1.83

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.25 

.38 

1.60

.14

1.52

.64

1.03

3.26 

2.15 

1.24 

4.89 

.65

1.68

2.99

3.11

6.29

1.10

.29

.55
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 341

Miscellaneous discharge raea 

Ogeechee River to Pearl

surements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Oulf of Mexico basins, 

River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Altamaha River basin, Qa.--Continued

Date

Oct. 14

12

Oct. 7

27

26

6

26

July 15

29

Oct. 6 

13

6

26

6

14

6 

14

6

6

27

6 

14

26

14

27

6 

14

27

6

27

Stream

Wolf Creek. .......

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

Yellow River. .....

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

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

Redland Creek. ....

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

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

Tributary to 

Yellow River.

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

Yellow River. .....

Bankstand Creek...

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

Knox Creek. ....... 

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

Sweetwater Creek..

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

Beaver Ruin Creek. 

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

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

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

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

Tributary to 

Beaver Ruin Creek.

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Yellow River......

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

Ocmulgee River ....

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

Pew Creek. ........

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

Yellow River. ..... 

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

Ocmulgee River....

Yellow River. .....

Sweetwater Creek..

Yellow River. .....

Sweetwater Creek..

Beaver Ruin Creek. 

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

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

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

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

Locality

Lat 33°58', long 84°02', at 

State Highway 120, 3 miles 

west of Lawrenceville.

Lat 33°57', long 84°02', at 

county road, 3 miles west 

of Lawrenceville.

county road, 3-j miles west 

of Lawrenceville.

county road, 3i miles west 

of Lawrencevilje .

State Highway 8, 3j miles 

southwest of Lawrenceville.

Lat 33°57', long 84°02', at 

State Highway 8, 2j miles 

southwest of Lawrenceville.

Lat 33°55', long 84°02', at 

county road, 4y miles 

southwest of Lawrenceville.

Lat 33°55', long 84 0 03', at 

county road, 1 mile east of 

Qloster.

county road, 0.5 mile south 

of Oloster.

Lat 33°54', long 84"04', at 

county road, 1 mile south 

of Gloster.

county road, 0.8 mile west 

of Qloster.

Lat 33°59', long 84°08', at 

State Highway 120, li miles 

southeast of Duluth.

State Highway 120, 3£ miles 

southeast of Duluth.

Lat 33°57', long 84°06', at 

county road, 4} miles 

southeast of Duluth.

Lat 33°56', long 84°12', at 

county road, l| miles 

southeast of Norcross.

county road, 2-J miles 

southeast of Norcross.

Lat 33°56', long 84°09 ' , at 

county road, 4 miles east 

of Norcross.

Lat tt°5S', long 84°08', at 

county road, 5 miles east 

of Norcross.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

3.84

25.3

26.5

3.11

5.99

43.5

4.32

1.48

19.5

2.34

9.45

11.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.71

.48

.45

.60

.21

.33

.26

.24

8.27 

7.19

10.4

1.58

.50

3.91 

3.12

16.9

2.33

.34

6.36

1.23

4.21

4.20

4.36
342 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September

Altamaha River basin, Qa. Contdnued

lulf of Mexico basins, 

1954--Continued

Date

Oct. 6

May 19

Oct. 7

7

27

6

27

6

6

7

27

Sept. 29 

29

29

20

21

22 

22

22

22

30 

8 

30

30 

30

30

Stream

Sweetwater Creek..

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

Jackson Creek. ....

do

Pumpkin Vine Creek

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

Jackson Creek. ....

Camp Creek. ....... 

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

Jackson Creek. ....

Yellow River. .....

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

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

Crooked Creek. ....

Creek.

Little Haynes

Creek. 

Mountain Creek....

Little Flat Creek. 

Malholms Creek. . . . 

Herds Creek. ......

Plymate Creek. ....

Aboothlacoosta 

Creek.

Big Sandy Creek. . .

Tributary to or

diverting from 

Yellow River... . ..

Sweetwater Creek.. 

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

Jackson Creek. ....

Sweetwater Creek..

Jackson Creek. ....

Sweetwater Creek. .

Ocmulgee River....

Stone Mountain 

Creek.

Alcovy River. .....

Big Flat Creek. . . . 

Tussahaw Creek. . . . 

Ocmulgee River....

Little Sandy Creek 

Big Sandy Creek. . .

Ocmulgee River....

Locality

Lat 33°55', long 84°06', at 

State Highway 8, 7 miles 

southwest of Lawrenceville .

Lat 33°53', long 84°11', at 

county road, 4j miles 

southeast of Norcross.

county road, 4i miles 

southeast of Norcross.

Lat 33°59', long 84°10', at 

county road, 3-J miles 

southeast of Norcross.

Lat 33°54', long 84°09', at 

county road, 5 miles southeast of Norcross.

Lat 33°53', long 84°08', at 

county road, 6-J- miles 

southeast of Norcross.

Lat 33°53', long 84°07', at 

county road, 6j miles 

southeast of Norcross.

Lat 33°53', long 84"05', at 

county road, ij miles 

southwest of Qloster.

county road, 3-J miles west 

of Snellville.

Lat 33 "46', long 84°07', at 

Stephenson Road, 4 miles 

north of Lithonia.

State Highway 124, 4^ miles 

north of Lithonia.

State Highway 124, 2j miles 

north of Lithonia.

State Highway 138, 6 miles 

northeast of Conyers.

State Highway 138, 7 miles 

northeast of Conyers. 

Lat 33°49', long 83°44', at 

county road, 2 miles northwest of Monroe .

county road, 2j miles 

northwest of Social Circle.

State Highway 10, 2j miles 

east of Loganville. 

Lat 33°46', long 83°47', at 

Highway 138, 4^ miles west 

of Monroe . 

Lat 33°20', long 84°01', at 

county road, lj miles 

northeast of Jenkinsburg. 

Lat 33°21', long 83°49', at 

county road, 8 miles northwest of Monticello.

State Highway 36, l£ miles 

north of Jackson. 

Lat 33°15', long 85°53', at 

county road, 1 mile east of 

Flovilla. 

Lat 33°15', long 83°55', near 

State Highway 42 at Indian 

Springs, Just upstream from 

confluence with Hopoethyeloholo Creek. 

Lat 33°15', long 83°55', at 

State Highway 42 at Indian 

Springs.

State Highway 42, 2j miles 

south of Indian Springs.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

48.1

3.83

1.73

9.66

5.55

18.8

124

7.0 

29

25

1.9

7.0 

15

3.4 

31

Discharge 

(cfs)

15.7

25.7

1.98

2.73

1.01

4.63

3.18

9.70

48.5

.85

.27

.80

0 

.40

.54 

.89

3.20
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 343

Miscellaneous discharge mea 

Ogeechee River to Pearl

surements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins 

River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Date

Sept. 30

27

27 

29

28

28

29

29

8

8 

July 19

Sept. 28 

Dec. 4

Sept. 20 

22

Aug. 24

17 

July 19

Sept. 17

16

16

July 13 

19

23

2 

23

24 

2 

23

2 

2

Stream

Big Sandy Creek. . .

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

Troublesome Creek.

River.

Creek.

Gladsville Creek.. 

Ocmulgee River. . . .

Tobesofkee Creek..

Little Tobesofkee 

Creek.

Camp Creek. .......

Big Creek. ........

Mock Spring. ...... 

Cedar Creek. ...... 

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

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

Poor Robin Spring.

Gum Swamp Creek . . .

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

Little Ocmulgee 

River.

Alligator Creek. . . 

Little Creek. .....

Alligator Creek. . .

Altamaha River ba

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Ocmulgee River ....

Towallga River. . . .

Little Palling 

Creek.

Altamaha River. . . .

Ocmulgee River. . . . 

Tobesofkee Creek..

Big Creek. ........

Ocmulgee River. . . .

Cedar Creek. ...... 

Big Creek. ........

Ocmulgee River. . . .

Little Ocmulgee 

River.

Ocmulgee River ....

Little Ocmulgee 

River.

Alligator Creek. . .

Little Ocmulgee 

River.

sin, Ga. ---Continued

Locality

Lat 33°11', long 83°50', at 

State Highway 87, 5j miles 

southeast of Plovilla.

county road, 2 miles east 

of Hampton.

State Highway 155, 7 miles 

northeast of Griffin. 

Lat 33°18', long 84°12', at 

State Highway 155, 6 miles 

northeast of Griffin.

county road, li miles west 

of Locust Grove.

county road, f mile north 

of Griffin.

county road, 5 miles southeast of Griffin.

State Highway 7, li miles 

northwest of Barnesville.

county road, 3i miles 

northwest of Milner.

State Highway 36, 4i miles 

north of Barnesville.

county road, 1^ miles south 

of Montlcello. 

Lat 33° 12', long 83°47', at 

State Highway 83, 9j miles 

southwest of Montlcello. 

Lat 32°45', long 83°36', at 

industrial water intake 

south of Macon.

Lat 33°02', long 84°07', at 

county road, 2j miles east 

of Barnesville. 

Lat 33°57', long 84°03', at 

State Highway 83, 8j miles 

southwest of Porsyth.

Lat 32°16', long 83°44', at 

State Highway 7, at Unadllla.

county road, 9 miles southwest of Hawkinsvllle. 

Lat 32°14', long 83°30', at 

State Highway 27, 3j miles 

southwest of Hawklnsville.

Lat 32°13', long 83°35', at 

county road, 85 miles 

southwest of Hawkinsville. 

Lat 32° 13', long 83°30', at 

State Highway 27, 5 miles 

southwest of Hawkinsvllle.

county road, 5j miles 

southeast of Pinevlew. 

Lat 32°01 ! , long 83°18', at 

spring outlet at site north 

of Abbeville.

county road, 10 miles 

southeast of Abbeville. 

Lat 32°27', long 83°17', at 

State Highway 26, 6^ miles 

northeast of Cochran.

State Highway 117, 4j miles 

northeast of Eastman. 

Lat 32°00', long 82°45', at 

State Highway 134, at Towns.

Lat 32°11', long 82°54', at 

State Highway 31, 8j miles 

north of McRae . 

Lat 32°09', long 82°46', at 

State Highway 3, ij miles 

east of Alamo.

Lat 32°05', long 82°43', at 

county road, 6 miles southeast of Alamo.

State Highway 134, 9| miles 

southeast of Alamo.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

57

17

-

5.5 

17

-

40.3

-

-

363

-

222

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.43

2.98 

1.11

.63

0 

747

1.49 

217 

233

0

6.77

5.57 

10.3

2.75

0

2.23

0 

0

.67

389020 O - 56 - 23
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge meai 

Ogeechee River to Pearl

iurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Altamaha River basin, Ga.--Continued

Date

Aug. 23 

23

Sept. 22 

10 

23

22 

10 

22

24 

23

23 

9

24 

23

23

9 

8 

8

7

7 

8 

8

9

Aug. 24

24

2

23

July 14

22

Aug. 16

Stream

Alligator Creek... 

Sugar Creek. ......

Apalachee River. . . 

Jacks Creek. ...... 

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

Tributary to Jacks 

Creek.

Jacks Creek. ...... 

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

Speeds Branch.....

Sugar Creek. ......

Big Indian Creek. . 

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

Little Indian 

Creek.

Little River. ..... 

Robinson Creek. . . .

Plttman Branch. . . . 

Murder Creek. ..... 

Pearson Creek. ....

Pughes Creek. .....

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

Mercer Creek. .....

Cobb Creek. ....... 

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Llttle Ocmulgee 

River.

Turnpike Creek....

Oconee River ...... 

Apalachee River...

Jacks Creek. ...... 

Apalachee River...

Hard Labor Creek..

Oconee River. .....

Little River... . . .

Big Indian Creek. .

Oconee River ...... 

Murder Creek. .....

Plttman Creek. .... 

Little River. ..... 

Shoal Creek. ......

Oconee River. .....

Altamaha River. . . .

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

Locality

Lat 32°02', long 82°42', at 

State Highway 134, 9i miles 

southeast of Alamo. 

Lat 32 "OS 1 , long 83°05', at 

State Highway 165, 1 mile 

southwest of Chauncey.

State Highway 30, 1 mile 

south of McRae.

Lat 33 "54', long 83°43', at 

State Highway 11, 2^ miles 

south of Bethlehem. 

Lat 33°48', long 83°41', at 

U. S. Highway 78, 1$ miles 

east of Monroe . 

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

Lat 33°48', long 83°37', at 

State Highway 83, at Good 

Hope. 

Lat 33°48', long 83 <> 37 1 , at 

county road, 1 mile northwest of Good Hope.

county road, 2^ miles 

southeast of Monroe. 

Lat 33°37', long 83°29', at 

county road, 2 miles north 

of Madison.

 State Highway 24, li miles 

southwest of Apalachee. 

Lat 33°33', long 83°22', at 

county road, Ij miles south 

of Buckhead.

State Highway 16, at Batonton. 

Lat 33°36', long 83°35', at 

county road, 2£ miles 

southeast of Rutledge.

State Highway 83, 5-J miles 

southwest of Madison. 

Lat 33°31', long 83°30', at 

county road, 5=r miles south 

of Madison.

county road, 3^ miles 

northwest of Eatonton. 

Lat 33°19', long 83°26', at 

State Highway 16, 3 miles 

west of Eatonton. 

Lat 33°24', long 83°42', at 

county road, 6 miles northwest of Machen.

county road, 6^ miles 

northwest of Machen.

county road, 6j miles 

northwest of Shady Dale. 

Lat 33°28', long 83°40', at 

county road, 65 miles 

northwest of Shady Dale. 

Lat 33°22', long 83°38', at 

State Highway 83, 1\ miles 

southwest of Machen. 

Lat 33°19', long 83°42', at 

State Highway 11, lj miles 

northwest of Monticello.

State Highway 16, 7 miles 

east of Monticello.

State Highway 44, 10 miles 

south of Eatonton. 

Lat 32°30', long 82°46', at 

State Highway 29, 8| miles 

southeast of Dublin.

State Highway 19, 0£ miles 

west of Dublin.

State Highway 29, ?£ miles 

southwest of Soperton.

State Highway 30, li miles 

east of Glenwood.

Lat 32°02', long 82"23', at 

State Highway 56, 1$ miles 

northeast of Cedar Crossing.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

245

53 

6.7 

6.7

3.0 

23

2.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

76

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.09 

0

8.13 

.18 

1.60

.56 

1.81 

3.52

.10 

2.80

2.14

.18

.62

6.12 

.26

.96 

.55 

0

0

0

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 345

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Altaraaha River basin, Qa. Continued

Date

Sept. 14

July 13

19

June 8

July 21

Aug. 23

23

25

23

Stream

Cobb Creek. .......

Ohoopee River. ....

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

Little Ohoopee

River.

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

Ohoopee River. ....

Swift Creek. ......

Tributary to Swift

Creek.

Rocky Creek. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Altaraaha River. . . .

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

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

Ohoopee River.....

Aitaraaha River. . . .

Pendleton Creek. . .

Swift Creek. ......

Ohoopee River. ....

Locality

Lat 32"02', long 82"23', at

State Highway 56, ij miles

northeast of Cedar Crossing.

Lat 32°44', long 82°46', at

State Highway 57, 2j miles

west of Wrightsville. 

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

Lat 32°48', long 82°33', at

State Highway 78, 11 miles

northeast of Wrightsville.

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

Lat 32°23', long 82°19', at

State Highway 4, 2£ miles

north of Oak Park.

Lat 32°14', long 82°22', at

State Highway 130, 34 miles

northeast of Vidalia.

Lat 32°13', long 82°20', at

State Highway 4, at Lyons.

Lat 32°12', long 82°25', at

county road, southwest of

Vidalia.

Drainage 

area 

( sq mi )

76

_

64.3

622

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

8.16

0

0

0

Satilla River basin, Qa.

July 12

July 12 

12

Oct. 3 

8

July 12

June 8

Satilla River. ....

Seventeen Mile 

Creek.

Little Hurricane 

Creek.

Alabaha River. ....

Big Satilla Creek.

Creek.

Atlantic Ocean....

Satilla River. .... 

Alabaha River. ....

Satilla River.....

Little Satilla 

River.

Lat 31°25', long 82°51', at 

State Highway 31, 65 miles 

south of Douglas.

State Highway 64, 5? miles 

northeast of Pearson.

Lat 31°34', long 82°51', at 

State Highway 31, 4 miles 

north of Douglas. 

Lat 31°33', long 82°33', at 

State Highway 32, 5 miles 

west of Alma.

State Highway 64, 5 miles 

southwest of Alma.

State Highway 4, 85 miles 

south of Alma.

Lat 31°19', long 82°14 I , at 

State Highway 38, 1 mile 

northeast of Blackshear.

Lat 31°39', long 82°26', at 

State Highway 4, s£ miles 

north of Alma.

State Highway 27 at Odum, 

10 miles northwest of Jesup.

228

_

_

_

53

_

111

0 

0

2,110

1,800

1,050

588

0 

0 

680

0

0

3,480

2.44

0

St. Johns River basin, Pla.

July 8

Aug. 25

25

Dec. 2

Jan. 12

Dec. 2

June 18

St. Johns River...

Sanlando Springs..

Palm Springs. .....

Big Creek. ........

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

Green Cove Springs

Atlantic Ocean....

Wekiva River. .....

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

Lake Louisa .......

St. Johns River...

At crossing of State Highway

520 near Cocoa.

3.1 miles west of Longwood...

0.3 mile north of Longwood...

1 mile upstream from Lake

Louisa and 7| miles southeast of Clermont.

do

Louisa and 6j miles south

of Clermont.

At Qreen Cove Springs. .......

2,090

18.4

10.4

95.5

2.68
346 MISCELLAKEOOS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Date

Oct. 10 

10 

1

Nov. 12

Feb. 3

Dec. 31

Nov. 12

July 30

Oct. 7 

Jan. 11

July 30

Sept. 10

July 30 

Jan. 11 

July 30

Oct. 10

7 

July 30

Sept. 10

Oct. 7

Jan.' 12

Mar. 24

June 22

July 29

Sept. 10

July 29

Oct. 8

Nov. 18

Jan. 12

Mar. 25

May 5

June 23

July 29

Sept. 13

Oct. 14 

Nov. 18

Jan. 12

June 23

July 29

Oct. 14 

Nov . 17

Jan. 12

Feb. 15

Mar. 24

May 4

June 22

July 29

Oct. 14 

July 29

Sept. 13

Oct. 14 

June 22

July 29

Oct. 14 

Nov. 18

July 29

Oct. 14 

Dec. 21

Oct. 6 

Apr. 2

2

7

2

2

7

Stream

Boggy Creek. ...... 

Shingle Creek. ....

Lake Istokpoga 

overflow.

Crooked-Clinch 

Canal.

do

do

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

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

Lake Lotela Outlet

Lake Letta Outlet. 

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

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

Lake Sebring 

northeast outlet. 

Little Red Water 

Lake Outlet. 

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

Arbuckle Creek. . . .

Jackson Creek. .... 

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

... .do, ...........

Josephine Creek...

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

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

do

Placid-Mirror

Canal.

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

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

do

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

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

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

Placid-June Canal.

do

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

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

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

Stearns Creek. .... 

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

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

do

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

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

Placid -Huntley 

Canal.

do

Huntley-Clay Canal 

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

Lake Clay Outlet. . 

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

Kiss immee. River . . . 

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

Snake Creek Canal.

Levee 30, Borrow 

Canal to northeast.

do

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

. . . .do. .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

East Tohopekaliga 

Lake. 

Tohopekaliga Lake.

Indian Prairie ....

Lake Clinch. ......

do

Little Bonnett 

Lake. 

Bonnett Lake. .....

Little Red Water 

Lake. 

Bonnet Lake. ......

Lake Istokpoga .... 

Lake Josephine....

Lake Istokpoga....

do

Lake June - In - 

Winter.

do

do

Lake Francis. .....

Lake Hunt ley ......

Lake Clay .........

Lake Apthorpe .....

Lake Okeechobee. . .

Oleta River. ...... 

Miami Canal. ......

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

Locality

At crossing of State Highway 530, 

6 2 miles northeast of Kissimmee. 

At crossing of U. S. Highways 17 and 92, 

2j miles southwest of Kissimmee. 

At State Highway 621, along south shore 

of lake, near Lake Placid.

2-j miles northwest of Frostproof.

Frostproof.

0.3 mile southwest of State Highway 25 

near Avon Park. 

3.9 miles north of Sebring. ............

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

3.4 miles northwest of Sebring. ........ 

3.6 miles north of Sebring. ............

At Carter Creek road crossing, 3*r miles 

northeast of Sebring. 

2 miles south of Sebring. ..............

At outlet from Lake Josephine, near 

DeSoto City.

do

do

2j miles southwest of Lake Placid......

3.4 miles northwest of Lake Placid.....

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

2\ miles southeast of Lake Placid, at 

U. S. Highway 27.

1.5 miles east of Lake Placid. .........

2.1 miles northeast of Lake Placid.....

At bridge on U. S. Highway 98, 3 miles 

southeast of Cornwell.

At crossing of Douglas Rd., near Hialeah. 

1,000 ft northeast of junction of DadeBroward levee and levee 30, west of 

Miami.

of Miami.

Discharge 

(cfs)

374 

1,080 

231

24.5

41.3

14.8

10.0 

58.7

9.62 

13.3

2,970 

63.3

211

55 2

132

3 4

122

236

19.5

40.4

44.8

13,400

326 

+ 61.2

*257

vert through Dade-Broward levee and Centre 

vert through Dade-Broward levee and Centra

1 and Southern Florida project S-32 closed. 

1 and Southern Florida project S-32 open.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades, Fla.--Continued

Date

Oct. 9 

9

Stream

Tamlaml Canal. .... 

Coral Gables Canal

Canal .

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Miami Canal. ...... 

Biscayne Bay. .....

Locality

near Miami .

At Red Road near Miami ....... 

At Red Road near Coral Gables.

Miami .

Miami .

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Discharge 

(cfs)

t358

*628

$691

977 

189 

85.4

154

t Culvert through Dade-Broward levee and Central and Southern Florida project S-32 closed.

* Culvert through Dade-Broward levee and Central and Southern Florida project S-32 open.

Peace River basin, Fla.

Jan. 12

26 

Nov. 12.

July 27

June 23

Hartridge-Conine 

Canal.

Har tr idge -Roche lie 

Canal.

Lake Hamilton Outlet.

let.

Hammock inlet .....

Lake Conine .......

Lake Rochelle .....

Peace Creek Marsh 

Outlet.

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

do

Little Charlie 

Bowle'gs Creek.

At crossing of D. S. Highway 

17, near Lake Alfred.

At crossing of county road, 

0.1 mile west of D. S. Highway 17, near Lake Alfred. 

0.6 mile southwest of Lake 

Hamilton Outlet, near Lake 

Hamilton.

2 miles northwest of Dundee..

southeast of Eagle Lake .

60, 3i miles northwest of

Alturas.

At Triangle and State Highway 

634 at Highland Hammock 

State Park, near Sebring.

Highland Hammock State Park, 

near Sebring.

road on north fence line of 

Highlands Hammock State 

Park, near Sebring.

11.1

1 

13.9

19.5

5.64

10.7 

1.9

36.3

16.0

10.0

10.3

2.71

Alafia River ba

June 18 Lithia Springs.... Alafia River... 3 miles west of Lithia.......

River basin

July 20

20

12

12

1

12

12

12

1

12

20

20

Aug. 23

Alligator Creek...

Suwannee Creek....

Cane Creek. .......

Saviors Creek. ....

Tatum Creek. ......

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

Tributary to Tatum

Creek.

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

Suwannoochee Creek

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

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

Tom's Creek. ......

Alapaha River. ....

Suwannee River. . . .

Suwannee Lake .....

Suwannee River. . . .

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

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

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

Tatum Creek. ......

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

Suwannee River. . . .

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

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

do

Lat 31°08', long 82°30', at

State Highway 38, 10^ miles

southwest of Waycross, Ga .

Lat 31°05', long 82°37', at

State Highway 38, 3 miles

west of Manor, Ga .

Lat 31°03', long 82°42', at

State Highway 38, 3i miles

west of Argyle, Ga .

Lat 31°03', long 82°44', at

State Highway 38, l'i miles

east of Homerville, Ga .

Lat 30°S4', long 82°40', at

State Highway 89, 11 miles

southeast of Homerville, Ga.

Lat 30°51', long 82°40', at

State Highway 89, 12J miles

northwest of Fargo, Ga.

Lat 30°50', long 82°39', at

State Highway 89, llj miles

northwest of Fargo, Ga .

Lat 30°59', long 82°53', at

State Highway 38, at

Du Pont, Ga.

do

Lat 30°40',.long 82°35', at

State Highviay 94, 1^ miles

west of Fargo, Ga .

Lat 30°41', long 82°52', at

State Highway 94, 4-J- miles

east of Tarver, Ga.

Lat 31°57', long 83°34', at

State Highway 30, Ig ralles

west of Pitts, Ga .

48

24

29

35

39

-

_

140

450

26

36

0

0

0

0

0

u

0

0

0

0

0

0

0
348 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Suwannee River basin--Continued

Date

Sept. 15 

Aug. 23

23

Sept. 16 

Dec. 7

June 21 

July 13 

Aug. 23 

23

June 21

July 13 

Aug. 23 

July 13

Aug. 23 

July 13

Aug. 23 

23

23 

Jan. 4

June 30 

Aug. 24 

23

23 

July 13 

13

Aug. 24 

July 21

Aug. 24 

24 

July 21 

20 

19 

19 

Aug. 24 

July 13 

Aug. 24 

24 

July 16 

Aug. 23

Stream

Alapaha River. ....

Tributary to Alapaha River.

Alapaha River. ....

Double Run Creek..

Alapaha River. .... 

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

Tributary to 

Turkey Branch.

Willacoochee Creek

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

Willacoochee Creek 

Alapaha River. ....

Ten Mile Creek. . . .

Alapaha River. .... 

Grand Bay Creek . . . 

Little River. .....

Withlacoochee 

River.

Withlacoochee 

River.

Little River......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Suwannee River.... 

Alapaha River. ....

Suwannee River ....

Alapaha River. .... 

....do.,... .......

Suwannee River ....

Alapaha River. ....

Turkey Branch. .... 

Alapaha River. ....

Willacoochee Creek

Little Brushy 

Creek.

Alapaha River. .... 

Suwannee River....

Alapaha River. .... 

Suwannee River. . . . 

Little River. ..... 

Alapaha River. .... 

Suwannee River. . . .

Withlacoochee 

River.

Suwannee River. . . .

Withlacoochee 

River.

Locality

Lat 31°57', long 83°34', at 

State Highway 30, It miles 

west of Pitts, Ga. 

Lat 31°57', long 83°37', at 

State Highway 30, 9j miles 

east of Cordele, Ga. 

Lat 31°57', long 83°29', near 

Rochelle, Ga.

Lat 31°49', long 82°28', at 

State Highway 90, 1 mile 

east of Rebecca, Ga.

Lat 31°47', long 83°30', at 

State Highway 112, l£ miles 

south of Rebecca, Oa. 

Lat 31°44', long 83°35', at 

State Highway 112, 4j miles 

east of Ashburn, Oa.

Lat 31°38', long 83°25', at 

State Highway 32, loj miles 

west of Ocilla, Oa.

Lat 31°38', long 83°28', at 

State Highway 32, 13j miles 

west of Ocilla, Ga.

Lat 31°42', long 83°38', at 

county road, southeast of 

Ashburn, Oa. 

Lat 31°41', long 83°16', at 

county road, 2-J miles south 

of Fitzgerald, Oa. 

Lat 31°30', long 83°10', at 

county road, 8 miles southeast of Ocilla, Ga.

Lat 31°34', long 83° 19', at 

State Highway 35, 4| miles 

southwest of Ocilla, Ga. 

Lat 31°35', long 83°15', at 

State Highway 11, 1 mile 

south of Ocilla, Ga. 

Lat 31°22', long 83°06', at 

State Highway 50, 3i miles 

east of Willacoochee, Oa. 

Lat 31°20', long 83°04', at 

State Highway 135, lj miles 

southwest of Willacoochee, 

Ga.

Lat 31°03', long 83°03', at 

State Highway 37, 2 miles 

east of Lakeland, Oa. 

Lat 31°13', long 83°11', at 

State Highway 76, 3j miles 

east of Nashville, Oa. 

Lat 31°14', long 83°08', at 

State Highway 76, 7j miles 

east of Nashville, Ga. 

Lat 31°02', long 83°04', at 

State Highway 11, at Lakeland , Oa . 

Lat 30°55', long 83°02', at 

State Highway 38, 2j miles 

southwest of Stockton, Ga. 

Lat 30°47', long 83°08', at 

State Highway 94, 5j miles 

southwest of Howell, Ga. 

Lat 30°42', long 83°07', at 

county road, 5^ miles west 

of Statenville, Ga. 

Lat 31°13', long 83°16', at 

State Highway 125, l£ miles 

west of Nashville, Oa. 

Lat 31°12', long 83°16', at 

State Highway 76, If miles 

southwest of Nashville, Oa. 

Lat 31°11', long 83°19', at 

State Highway 76, 4f miles 

southwest of Nashville, Oa. 

Lat 31°04', long 83°12', at 

State Highway 37, at Ray 

City, Oa. 

Lat 30°53', long 83°19', at 

State Highway 7, 5 miles 

northwest of Valdosta, Oa. 

Lat 31°40', long 83°42', at 

State Highway 112, 3£ miles 

southwest of Ashburn, Oa.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

38 

7.0

112

41 

140

430 

14

1.1 

2.9 

90

29

11 

920

1,060 

23 

15 

140 

1,250 

'95 

200 

120 

130 

150 

9.7 

540 

20

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0

0

0 

342

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0

0 

245

0 

0 

0

0 

.003 

3.32

1.49 

14.0

.60 

0 

.30 

18.5 

1.31 

6.98 

0 

.31 

0 

0 

0 

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 349

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of' Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Suwannee River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 23 

23

June 24

July 16 

16 

16

16 

May 4

Stream

Tributary to 

Ashburn Branch. .

Daniels Creek. ....

Ty Ty Creek. ......

Warrior Creek. .... 

Little River. .....

Plscola Creek. .... 

Suwannee River. . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Ashburn Branch. . . . 

Little River. .....

River.

Warrior Creek. ....

Little River. .....

Withlacoochee 

River.

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

Okapilco Creek.... 

Gulf of Mexico. . . .

Locality

Lat 31°43', long 83°40', at 

county road at west city 

limits of Ashburn, Ga. 

Lat 31°38', long 83 S 43', at 

State Highway 112, 6 miles 

southwest of Ashburn, Ga. 

Lat 31°26', long 83°34', at

State Highway 50, 3 miles 

west of Tifton, Ga.

Lat 31°28', long 83"40', at 

State Highway 50, 1 mile 

west of Ty Ty, Ga. 

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

Lat 31°31', long 83°49', at 

State Highway 50, 1-J miles 

east of Sylvester, Ga. 

Lat 30°51', long 83°21', at 

county road, 13 miles 

northeast of Quit man, Ga. 

Lat 31°12', long 83°47', at

State Highway 35, Ij miles 

north of Moultrie, Ga. 

Lat 30°47', long 83°32', at

State Highway 38, 1-J miles 

east of Qultman, Ga. 

Lat 30°45', long 83 "32 ', at 

State Highway 33, 3j miles 

southeast of Qultman, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

250, at Cowling Park, Fla.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

5.7 

130

48

20 

880 

27

280

150

Discharge 

(ofs)

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0 

.86 

0

.86

0 

2,650

Ochlockonee River basin, Ga.

Aug. 16

Sept. 27

8

7

8

8

8

7

7

Ochlockonee River.

Barnetts Creek....

Tired Creek. ......

Wolf Creek. .......

Little Tired Creek

Turkey Creek. .....

Maxwell Creek. ....

Attapulgus Creek..

Tributary to

Attapulgus Creek.

Gulf of Mexico. . . .

Ochlocknee River..

Ochlockonee River.

Tired Creek .......

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

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

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

Little River. .....

Attapulgus Creek..

Lat 31°11', long 83°48', at

State Highway 37, west of

Moultrie.

Lat 30°54', long 84°05', at

county road, 75 miles

northwest of Thomasville.

Lat 30°54', long 84°16', at

State Highway 38, 3-J miles

northwest of Cairo.

Lat 33°54', long 84°18', at

State Highway 38, 2£ miles

northwest of Whigham. 

Lat 30°53', long 84"11', at

State Highway 38, east of

Cairo.

Lat 30°49', long S4°15', at

State Highway 111, 4f miles

southwest of Cairo.

Lat 30°49', long 84°15', at

State Highway 111, 5 miles

southwest of Cairo.

Lat 30°53', long 84°23', at

State Highway 38, 3-J miles

east of Climax.

Lat 30°53', long 84°23', at

State Highway 38, Z\ miles

east of Climax.

95

100

31

19

20

_

_

3.4

-

0

1.66

.35

1.06

0

0

.54

.34

.13

Apalachicola River basin

Sept. 9

8

27

28

Chattahoochee 

River.

Pour Killer Creek.

North Pork Peachtree Creek.

Apalachicola River

River. 

Big Creek. ........

River.

Peachtree Creek...

Lat 34°00', long 84°12', at 

crossing of State Highway 

141, 4j miles north of 

Norcross, Ga.

county road, 2£ miles east 

of Alpheretta, Ga. 

Lat 34°04 1 , long 84°20', at 

U. S. Highway 19, 2-J- miles 

southwest of Alpharetta, Ga.

Hokombs Bridge road, east of 

Roswell, Ga.

South Roswell Road, east of 

Marietta, Ga.

Northside Drive in Atlanta, 

Ga.

Terrell Mill Road near Marietta, Ga. 

Lat 33°53', long 84°16', at 

Tucker Road near Chamblee, 

Ga.

Clairmont Road near Atlanta, 

Oa.

1,170

4.8

10.8

502

.79

.22
350 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge mea 

Ogeechee River to Pearl

surements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Oulf of Mexico basins 

River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954- Continued

Apalachlcola River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 30 

28

28

28 

28 

28

30

8

30

30

30

28

29 

29

27

27

27 

27 

27

21

27

27

27

27

29

29 

28 

24

Stream

North Fork Peachtree Creek.

tree Creek.

Montreal Branch. . . 

Burnt Fork Creek..

South Fork Peachtree Creek.

Peachtree Creek...

Chattahoochee 

River.

Proctor Creek. ....

Creek. 

Mill Creek. .......

Creek.

Wards Creek. ...... 

Noses Creek. ......

Mobley Creek. ..... 

Snake Creek ....... 

Alexander Creek...

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Peachtree Creek...

Burnt Fork Creek . .

South Prong Peachtree Creek.

Peachtree Creek...

Chattahoochee 

River.

Apalachlcola River

Chattahoochee 

River.

Sweetwater Creek. .

Noses Creek. ...... 

Sweetwater Creek..

River.

Dog River. ........

Chattahoochee 

River.

Cedar Creek. ......

Locality

Lat 33°49', long 84°22', at 

Llndbergh Drive , Atlanta, 

Oa.

Montreal Road at Clarkston, 

Oa.

U. S. Highway 29 near . 

Decatur, Ga. 

Lat 33°50', long 84°16', at 

Hudson Road near Montreal, 

Oa. 

Lat 33°49', long 84°18', at 

North Druid Hills Road, 

north of Decatur, Oa. 

Lat 33°48', long 84°20', at 

Johnson Mill Road near 

Atlanta, oa. 

Lat 33°49', long 84°25', at 

Northslde Drive, at 

Atlanta, Ga.

Rldgewood Road at Atlanta, 

Oa. 

Lat 33°50', long 84°28', 

50 ft upstream from outfall 

of-Clayton sewage treatment 

plant at Atlanta, Oa. 

Lat 33°48', long 84"29', at 

Bolton Road, Atlanta, Oa.

Falrburn Road, north of Ben 

Hill, Oa.

State Highway 61, north of 

Villa Rlva, Oa. 

Lat 33°52', long 84°46', at 

State Highway 92, south of 

Hiram, Oa.

State Highway 92, south of 

Hiram, Oa.

State Highway 6, west of 

Powder Springs, Oa.

State Highway 120, west of 

Marietta, Oa. 

Lat 33°55', long 84°36', at 

Wards Road, southwest of 

Marietta, Oa. 

Lat 33°50', long 84°39', at 

Powder Springs Mableton 

Road near Clarksdale, Oa.

Powder Sprlngs-Mableton 

Road, north of Austell, Oa.

county road, lj miles 

southwest of Llthla Springs, 

Oa., and upstream from 

Groovers Lake.

Jones Road, north of Fairburn , Oa .

State Highway 154, 7j miles 

northeast of Fairburn, Oa.

State Highway 154, 6j miles 

northeast of Palmetto, Oa.

State Highway 166, 8j miles 

south of Douglasvllle, Oa. 

Lat 33°34', long 84°40', at

county road, 3^ miles north 

of Palmetto, Oa.

Woodruff Road, 7 miles 

northeast of Palmetto, Oa.

county road, 5 miles southwest of Wlnston, Oa.

county road, "i\ miles north 

of Fair Play, Ga. 

Lat 33°41', long 84°50', at 

county road, 2j miles south 

of Wlnston, Oa. 

Lat 33°37', long 84°58', at 

State Highway 166, east of 

Carrollton, Oa. 

Lat 33°29', long 84°45', at 

county road, 8-s miles 

northeast of Newnan, oa.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

38.8 

6.25

1.84 

4.66 

28.2 

86.9

15.5 

9.65

2.6

13

17

6.3

5.7 

46 

14

4.5

11

9.1

8.4

24

18

10 

5.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.13 

.02

.004

.03 

.20 

0 

2.31

297

.95 

.31

.70

0

.11 

.01

.51

.04

.07 

0 

1.28

.14

.32

1.62

.60

3.18

0

.04

0

.38 

.32 

.13
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 351

Miscellaneous discharge meas 

Ogeechee River to Pearl

lurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Qi 

River, during water year October 1953 to September

Apalachicola River basin--Continued

.If of Mexico basins, 

1954--Continued

Date

20

24 

24

Oct. 14 

14

14

13 

13 

Jan. 1

Sept. 28 

27

Dec. 7

Sept. 22

20

22

22 

22

Stream

Messiers Creek. . . . 

Yellowjacket Creek 

Wehadkee Creek.... 

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

Osanippa Creek....

Uchee Creek. ...... 

Little Uchee Creek 

Bronson Creek. .... 

Pataula Creek. ....

Abbie Creek. ......

Flint River. ......

Flint River. ...... 

Shoal Creek. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

River.

New River. ........

Chattahoochee 

River.

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

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

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

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

Uchee Creek. ......

South Fork Cowikee 

Creek.

Chattahoochee 

River.

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

Apalachicola River

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

Apalachicola River 

Flint River. ......

Locality

county road, 2 miles southwest of Sargent, Qa.

State Highway 5, southwest 

of Whitesburg, Qa.

county road, 4j miles 

southwest of Carrollton, Qa.

State Highway 5, southwest 

of Whitesburg, Qa.

State Highway 5, 3^ miles 

east of Roopville, Oa. 

Lat 33°16', long 84°49', at 

county road, 2 miles northeast of Qrantville, Qa. 

Lat 33°14', long 84°48', at 

county road, 3 miles east 

of Orantville, Qa. 

 Sec. 4, T. 21 S. , R. 13 E. , 

at county road, 6 miles 

northeast of Roanoke, Ala. 

Sec. 34, T. 21 S., R. 13 E., 

at county road, 1 mile 

southeast of Rock Mills, 

Ala. 

Sec. 25, T. 21 N., R. 28 E., 

at U. S. Highway 29, 1 mile 

southwest of Fairfax, Ala.

at U. S. Highway 29, 7 miles 

northeast of Opelika, Ala. 

Sec. 26, T. 16 N., R. 29 E., 

at U. S. Highway 241, 

6 miles northeast of Seale, 

Ala. 

Sec. 13, T. 16 N., R. 29 E., 

at U. S. Highway 241, 

8 miles northeast of Seale, 

Ala. 

Sec. 4-5, T. 11 N., R. 26 E., 

at Barbour County Pond, 

6 miles north of Clay ton, 

Ala. 

Lat 31°56', long 84°48 I , at 

State Highway 1, 8 miles 

south of Lumpkin, Qa.

State Highway 50, 2^ miles 

northwest of Morris, Ga. 

Sec. 23, T. 7 N., R. 28 E., 

at Highway 10, 2^ miles 

east of Abbieville, Ala. 

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

Lat 33°37', long 84°24', at 

county road, 2 miles west 

of Forest Park, Oa.

county road, If miles east 

of Jonesboro, Qa.

county road, 2|- miles

Qa.

county road, l£ miles 

southwest of Riverdale, Qa.

State Highway 85, north of 

Fayetteville, Qa.

county road, 2 miles southwest of Jonesboro, Qa.

State Highway 85, north of 

Fayetteville, Qa.

State Highway 54, northeast of Fayetteville, Qa. 

Lat 33°25', long 84°23', at 

county road, 4^ miles 

southwest of Love joy, Qa. 

Lat 33°25', long 84 6 22', at 

county road, 3j miles 

southwest of Love joy, Oa. and 

1 mile upstream from mouth.

county road, 3^ miles 

southeast of FayetteviUe, Oa. 

and 2 miles upstream from 

mouth .

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

16

6.8

4.5

26

3.6 

8.3

70.1 

296

3.1

6.0

37

130 

8.2

9.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.44

.64

.62

.05

1.53

.71

1.01 

.40 

6.75 

17.3

46.5 

20.0

43.4 

30.7 

.61

12.0 

90.7

944

156

.69 

3.88

.10

1.83

0

1.02

.38

11.9 

.34

0
352 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge mea 

Ogeechee River to Pearl

surements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Qulf of Mexico basins, 

River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Apalachicola River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 2 9

29

23 

27

23

23

23

23

22 

24

24 

29

29

29

29

28 

SB 

28

July 1

22

20

20 

20- 

22

Stream

Creek.

Woolsey Creek. .... 

Heads Creek. ......

Shoal Creek. ......

Ginger Cake Creek.

Whiteoak Creek. . . .

Qrape Creek. ......

Tributary to Grape 

Creek.

Little Potato

Creek. 

Sweetwater Creek..

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

Pennahatchee Creek 

Sandy Mount Creek.

chee Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting frora--

Horton Creek. ..... 

Wildcat Creek... . .

Line Creek. .......

Whitewater Creek..

Flint River. ......

Big Potato Creek. . 

Grape Creek .......

Flint River. ......

Turkey Creek. ..... 

Pennahatchee Creek

Locality

State Highway 3, 1 mile 

west of Hampton, Ga.

county road, lj miles west 

of Hampton, Ga. 

Lat 33"21', long 84°25', at 

county road, \ mile from 

Woolsey, Qa. 

Lat 33°18', long 84°21', at 

State Highway 92, 6 miles 

northwest of Griffin, Qa.

county road, 7| miles west 

of Qriffin, Ga., and 0.9 

mile upstream from mouth.

county road, 3s miles south 

of Fair burn, Ga.

State Highway 54, 1 mile 

southwest of Aberdeen, Ga. 

Lat 33°23', long 84°37', at 

State Highway 54, 3j miles 

north of Sharp sburg, Ga.

State Highway 54, li miles 

east of Aberdeen, Ga.

county road, 2£ miles north 

of Senoia, Ga. 

Lat 33°27', long 84"29', at 

State Highway 54, li miles 

west of Fayetteville, Ga.

county road, 3 miles south 

of Senoia, Ga. 

Lat 33°17', long 84°43', at 

county road, 8 miles southwest of Newnan, Ga.

county road, Z\ miles north 

of Concord, Ga.

county road, lj miles north 

of Zebulon, Ga.

State Highway 18, 1 mile 

west of Zebulon, Ga.

county road, 4 miles west 

of Meansville, Ga.

county road, 2j miles 

southeast of Concord, Ga.

county road, 3 miles south 

of Molena and 1 mile upstream from mouth. 

Lat 33°08', long 84°14', at 

county road, 2j miles west 

of Milner, Ga. 

Lat 33°07', long 84°13', at 

county road, lj miles west 

of Milner, Ga.

county road, 1 mile south 

of State Highway 18 and 2£ 

miles west of Earnesville, 

Ga. 

Lat 32°11', long 84°08', at 

State Highway 49, southeast 

of Andersonville, Ga.

State Highway 90, 65 miles 

southeast of Montezuma, Ga.

county road, 3 miles northeast of Byronville, Ga.

State Highway 90 at Byronville, Ga.

Lat 32°05', long 83°48', at 

State Highway 7, at Vienna, 

Ga. 

Lat 32°07', long 83°50', at 

State Highway 90, Ef miles 

northwest of Vienna, Ga.

State Highway 90, 2£ miles 

southeast of Lilly, Ga.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

6.0

2.9 

10 

21

4.0

24

9.4

6.6 

9.4

57 

18

11

52

23 

2.26 

4.53

29

21 

28

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.26

.27

.44 

.52

1.40

.09

1.44

.94

.16 

1.15

1.08

.28

2.79 

.03 

.60

12.4

0 

1.27
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 353

Miscellaneous discharge tnea 

Ogeechee River to Pearl

.surements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

. River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Apalachlcola River basin Continued

Date

15

15

15

15

20

21

21

20

20

10 

21 

20

Dec. 15

20 

22

21

Oct. 23

Nov. 16

23

Feb. 3

Sept. 27 

27

July 7 

1

8

Aug. 16

Stream

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

Fowltown Creek. . . . 

MucVcalee Creek. . . .

Muckalooohee Creek

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

Little Nachaway 

Creek.

Ichawaynoohaway 

Creek.

Brantley Creek....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

Klnchafoonee Creek 

Flint River. ......

Muckalee Creek....

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

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

Ichawaynochaway 

Creek.

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

Flint River. ......

Chickasawhatchee 

Creek.

Locality

county road, 5 miles north 

of Cobb, Qa.

county road, northwest of 

Cordele, Qa.

State Highway 7, 2^ miles 

south of Cordele, Qa.

State Highway 133, 5| miles 

southwest of Cordele, Qa.

State Highway 23, 4 miles 

southwest of Arabl, 3a.

State Highway 30, at Desoto, 3a.

State Highway 118, 3£ miles 

southwest of Smithville, Qa.

State Highway 32, 5£ miles 

northwest of Leesburg, Qa.

State Highway 32, 6i miles 

northwest of Leesburg, Qa.

county road, 6 miles west 

of Leesburg, Qa.

county road, 1 mile southwest of Leesburg, Qa. 

Lat 31°42', long 84°16', at 

county road, 6-J miles 

southwest of Leesburg, 3a. 

Lat 32°04', long 84°15', at 

State Highway 3, at Americus , 3a .

State Highway 3, 7 miles 

south of Americus, Qa.

State Highway 118, 3 miles 

east of Smithville, Qa.

Lat 32 "03', long 84°20', at 

State Highway 27, 3i miles 

east of Plains, Qa.

State Highway 118, at 

Smithville, Qa.

State Highway 32, 2£ miles 

east of Leesburg, Qa.

mouth of outflow channel 

from springs near Albany, 

Qa.

Lat 31°46', long 84°34', at 

State Highway 50, 6£ miles 

west of Dawson, Qa.

State Highway 41, li miles 

north of Shellman, Qa. 

Lat 31°28', long 84°34', at 

State Highway 62, 3i miles 

west of Leary, Qa. 

Lat 31°45'-, long 84°26', at 

southwest corner of American Legion golf course, 

south of Dawson, Qa.

State Highway 62, 3i miles 

southwest of Arlington, Qa.

State Highway 1, at Colquit t, Qa.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

65

37

30

10

16

530

5.9

590

161

265

6.4 

47

_

_

_

123 

52

600 

54

Discharge 

(cfs)

12.9

.64

0

1.89

0

0

105

117

2.95

1.96

.15

135

2.37 

34.3 

2.88

1,790

2.82 

25.2

98.7

43.0

38.5

33.3

76.9

25.1 

24.7

200 

2.02

0

0

0

13.2

Choctawhatchee River Basin, Ala.

Mar. 19 Judy Creek ........ West Pork Choctawhatchee River.

Sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 25 E., 

at county road, 5 miles 

east of Ozark.

475
354 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Mobile River basin

Date

Mar. 30

Sept. 27

27

27

28

Oct. 14

13

13

13

13

14

13

14

13

Sept. 29

Oct. 14

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

Sept. 28

Oct. 13

13

14

14

Stream

Conasauga River . . .

Noonday Creek .....

Proctor Creek. ....

Tanyard Creek. ....

Pumpkinvine Creek.

Nances Creek ......

Big Wills Creek. . .

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

Little Wills Creek

Black Creek. ......

Big Canoe Creek . . ,

Ohatchee Creek. . . .

Little Tallahatchee Creek,

Tallahatchee Creek

do

Cane Creek. .......

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

Trout Creek. ......

Broken Arrow Creek

Choccolocco Creek.

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

Cheaha Creek. .....

Wolf Creek. .......

Talladega Creek...

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

do

do

Emauhee Creek. ....

Tallasseehatchee

Creek.

Beeswax Creek. ....

Wolf Creek. .......

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Oostanaula River..

Little River.. ....

Etowah River. .....

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

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

Terrapin Creek. . . .

Coosa River. ......

do

Big Wills Creek.. .

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

Coosa River. ......

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

Tallahatchee Creek

Ohatchee Creek. . ..

do

Coosa River. ......

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

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

do

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

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

Choccolocco Creek.

Kelly Creek.. .....

Coosa River. ......

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

do

do

Tallasseehatchee

Creek.

Coosa River. ......

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

Waxahatchee Creek.

Locality

Lat 34°49', long 84°51', at

State Highway 286, 5 miles

west of Eton, Ga.

Lat 33°59', long 84°36', at

State Highway 29, 3j miles

northwest of Marietta, Ga.

Lat 34°02', long 84°40', at

State Highway 3, 3 miles

west of Kennesaw, Ga.

Lat 34°04', long 84°41 ' , at

State Highway 92, at Acworth, Ga.

Lat 33°55', long 84°53', at

State Highway 6, 2^ miles

west of Dallas, Ga.

Sec. 4, T. 13 S., R. 10 E.,

at Highway 74, lj miles

northeast of Piedmont, Ala.

Sec. 29, T. 6 S., R. 9 E., at

U. S. Highway 11, 3 miles

north of Port Payne, Ala.

Sec. 34, T. 8 S., R. 7 E., at

Highway 68, 2 miles northwest of Collinsville, Ala.

Sec. 17, T. 11 S., R. 6 E.,

at county road, 2j miles

southwest of Crudup, Ala.

Sec. 29, T. 11 S., R. 6 E.,

above Noccolula Falls near

Gadsden, Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 14 S., R. 4 E., at

county road at Ashville,

Ala.

Sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 7 E.,

at U. S. Highway 431, 1 mile

west of Duke, Ala.

Sec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 8 E.,

at county road, 3j miles

southwest of Jacksonville,

Ala.

Sec. 16, T. 14 S., R. 7 E.,

at U. S. Highway 431, 1 mile

west of Wellington, Ala.

Sec. 17, T. 15 S., R. 8 E.,

at county road, 5 miles

north of Anniston, Ala.

Sec. 10, T. 15 S., R. 7 E.,

at U. S. Highway 431,

6| miles northwest of

Anniston, Ala.

Sec. 7, T. 15 S., R. 5 E., at

Ragland, Ala.

Sec. 1, T. 16 S., R. 3 E., at

U. S. Highway 231, 1 mile

south of Wattsville, Ala.

Sec. 27, T. 15 S., R. 9 E.,

at county road, 2 miles

north of Choccolocco, Ala.

Sec. 31, T. 16 S., R. 8 E.,

at U. S. Highway 231,

2 miles south of Oxford,

Ala.

Sec. 34, T. 17 S., R. 6 E.,

at U. S. Highway 231,

3 miles southeast of Munsford, Ala.

Sec. 3, T. 17 S., R. 3 E., at

U. S. Highwaj 78, at Eden,

Ala.

Sec. 17, T. 19 S., R. 6 E.,

at Highway 48, at Waldo,

Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 19 S., R. 5 E., at

U. S. Highway 231, 3 miles

southwest of Talladega, Ala. 

Sec. 21, T. 19 S., R. 4 E.,

at county road, 1 mile

north of Alpine, Ala,

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

Sec. 2, T. 21 S.. R. 4 E., at

county road, If miles south

of Sycamore, Ala.

Sec. 9, T. 21 S., R. 4 E., at

U. S. Highway 231, 4 miles

northeast of Sylacauga, Ala.

Sec. 8, T. 21 S., R. 1 E.,

below outlet of Jacksons

Springs, 3 miles northeast

of Columbiana, Ala.

Sec. 33, T. 21 S., R. 1 W.,

at Highway 25, 3 miles

southwest of Columbiana,

Ala.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

225

4.1

7.9

2.2

40

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

695

.09

0

0

.29

5.32

7.33

31.8

2.59

.06

13.9

15.5

31.9

40.8

31.8

2.01

4.00

.24

0

22.7

61.9

4.54

.26

14.0

19 3

65.2

42.3

1.08

7.57

.29

.02
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 355

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gi 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September

Mobile River basin Continued

;lf of Mexico basins, 

1954--Continued

Date

Oct. 14

Sept. 30

Oct. 13

Sept. 27

Oct. 14

14

Sept. 18

18

28

28

28

28

28

29

Aug. 18

Sept. 23

23

23

22

22

22

22

Oct. 14

Sept. 30

Oct. IS

14

14

14

13

14

IS

Jan. 22

Oct. 10

Stream

Yellowleaf Creek. .

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

Hatchet Creelc. ....

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

Chestnut Creek....

Mortar Creelc. .....

Little River.. ....

Tallapoosa River..

Little Tallapoosa

River.

Hill Creek.. ......

Webster Creelc. ....

Little Tallapoosa

River.

Sharpe Creek ......

Little Tallapoosa

River.

Curtis Creek.. ....

Buck Creek ........

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

Buffalo Creek. ....

Indian Creek ......

Little Tallapoosa

River.

Little Turkey

Creek.

Turkey Creek. .....

Wedowee Creek. ....

Little Tallapoosa

River.

Crooked Creek. ....

High Pine Creek. . .

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

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

Findley Creek. ....

Chatahaspee Creek.

Enitachope Creek..

Harbuck Creek .....

Hillabee Creek.. ..

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Coosa River. ......

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

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

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

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

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

Tallapoosa River..

Alabama River .....

Tallapoosa River..

Little Tallapoosa

River.

Bethel Creek. .....

Tallapoosa River..

Little Tallapoosa

River.

Tallapoosa River..

Little Tallapoosa

River .

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

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

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

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

Tallapoosa River..

Turkey Creek. .....

Indian Creek.... ..

Little Tallapoosa

River.

Tallapoosa River..

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

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

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

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

Mill Creek.. ......

Tallapoosa River..

Hillabee Creek. . ..

Little Hillabee

Creek.

Tallapoosa River..

Locality

Sec. 16, T. 22 N., R. 14 E.,

at county road, 2j miles

southeast of Thorsby, Ala. 

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

Sec. 8, T. 24 N., R. 20 E.,

at county road, 2 miles

northwest of Qoodwater, Ala.

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

Sec. 36, T. 21 N., R. 15 E.,

at Verbena, Ala.

Sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 17 E.,

below mouth of branch at

Highway 14 at Elmore, Ala.

Lat 33°48 ! , long 85°09', at

State Highway 120, Z\ miles

east of Buchanan, Ga.

Lat 33°52', long 8S°13', at

State Highway 1, 4j miles

north of Buchanan, Ga.

Lat 33°44', long 84°58', at

State Highway 8, 3£ miles

west of Villa Rica, Ga.

Lat 33°44', long 85°00', at

State Highway 8, l| miles

east of Temple, Ga.

Lat 33°44', long 85°03 ' , at

State Highway 8, at Temple,

Ga.

Lat 33°41', long 8S°01', at

county road, 3^ miles south

of Temple, Ga.

Lat 33°38', long 85°03', at

State Highway 113, 4£ miles

north of Carrollton, Ga.

Lat 33°38', long 8S°03', at

county road, 3^ miles north

of Carrollton, Ga.

Lat 33°36', long 85°03 ' , at

State Highway 8 alternate,

l£ miles east of Carrollton,

Ga.

Lat 33°38', long 85°06', at

State Highway 1, 3f miles

northwest of Carrollton, Cfa.

Lat 33°37', long 8S°07 ' , at

county road, 3j miles

northwest of Carrollton, Ga.

Lat 33°34', long 85°04', at

county road, 1^ miles

southeast of Carrollton, Ga. 

Lat 33°29', long 85°10', at

county road, 2^ miles

northwest of Roopvllle, Ga.

Lat 33°31', long 85°14 ! , at

State Highway 5, 2£ miles

southeast of Bowdon, Ga.

Lat 33°38', long 8S°11', at

county road, 0.8 mile

northwest of Mt. Zlon, Ga.

Lat 33°34', long 8S°15', at

State Highway 100, 2 miles

north of Bowdon, Ga.

Sec. 34, T. 19 S., R. 11 E.,

at U. S. Highway 431,

li miles north of Wedowee,

Ala.

Sec. 25, T. 19 S., R. 10 E.,

at county road, 4<r miles

northwest of Wedowee, Ala.

Sec. 19, T. 20 S., R. 9 E.,

at county road, 2 miles

south of Lineville, Ala.

Sec. 2, T. 24 N., R. 25 E.,

at Highway 77, at Abanda,

Ala.

Sec. 27, T. 21 S., R. 12 E.,

at county road, \ mile

north of Roanoke, Ala.

Sec. 28, T. 21 S., R. 12 E.,

at Highway 63, lj miles

west of Roanoke, Ala.

Sec. 17, T. 22 N., R. 26 E.,

at pumping station, 3j mile s

west of Lafayette, Ala.

Sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 25 E.,

at county road, 9 miles

northwest of Lafayette, Ala.

Sec. 31, T. 20 S., R. BE.,

at Highway 9, 3 miles

southwest of Ashland, Ala.

Sec. 7, T. 22 S., R. 7 E., at

county road, 12 miles

southwest of Ashland, Ala.

Sec. 16, T. 23 N., R. 22 E. ,

at Highway 63, 6 miles

northeast of Alexander City,

Ala.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

_

_

-

-

-

152

14

6.8

.90

44

8.2

80

6.7

21

30

4.6

13

157

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.63

1.92

22.6

3.22

2.66

28.6

1.36

0

0

.15

.06

0

.11

0

.53

.64

.28

.11

.26

3.66

.01

0

20.1

22.5

17.7

21.5

5.38

4.89

4.83

30.4

11.6

44.4

97.9
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge meai 

Ogeechee River to Pearl

iurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Oulf of Mexico basins, 

River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Contlnued

Mobile River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 13

13

13

15

14

14

14

13

13

July 12

Sept. 29

July 21

12

12

Oct. 15

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

14

13

13

13

Dec. 7

4

Mar. 27

Nov. 23

Stream

South Fork Sandy

Creek.

Little Sandy Creek

North Fork Sandy

Creek.

Channahatchee

Creek.

Sougahatchee Creek

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

Chewacla Creek. . . .

Sawacklahatchee

Creek.

Uphapee Creek .....

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

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

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

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

Little Creek. .....

Tumkeehatchee

Creek.

Calebee Creek.....

Cubahatchee Creek.

Oalcf uskee Creek . . .

Swift Creek. ......

Valley Creek ......

Cahaba River. .....

Little Cahaba

River.

Buck Creek ........

Coffee Creek. .....

Shoal Creek. ......

Little Cahaba

River.

Six Mile Creek. .. .

Oakmulgee Creek . . .

Branch. ...........

Pursley Creek .....

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

Big Brown Creek...

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Sandy Creek .......

South Fork Sandy

Creek.

Sandy Creek .......

Tallapoosa River..

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

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

Sawacklahatchee

Creek.

Uphapee Creek.....

Tallapoosa River..

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

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

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

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

Uphapee Creek.....

Tallapoosa River..

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

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

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

Alabama River. ....

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

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

Cahaba River ......

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

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

Little Cahaba

River.

Cahaba River. .....

Little Cahaba

River.

Cahaba River. .....

Cedar Creek .......

Alabama River. ....

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

East Fork Tombigbee River.

Locality

Sec. 18, T. 21 N., R. £4 E.,

at U. S. Highway 280,

2 miles west of Camp Hill,

Ala.

Sec. 28, T. 21 N., R. 24 E.,

at U. S. Highway 280,

li miles south of Camp Hill,

Ala.

Sec. 3, T. 21 N., R. 23 E.,

at county road, 2 miles

east of Dadevllle, Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 19 N., R. 21 'E.,

at county road, 3 miles

northeast of Eclectic, Ala.

Sec. 12-13, T. 19N..R. 25 E.,

at county road, 3 miles

north of Auburn, Ala.

Sec. 26, T. 19 N., R. 23 E.,

at county road, 3 miles

northwest of Notasulga, Ala.

Sec. 18, T. 18 N., R. 26 E.,

above Moore's Mill Creek,

at Chewacla Park, Ala.

Sec. 23, T. 17 N., R. 25 E.,

at U. S. Highway 80, Smiles

northwest of Society Hill,

Ala.

Sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 24 E.,

at U. S. Highway 80, Smiles

east of Tuskegee, Ala.

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

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

Sec. 16, T. 17 N., R. 24 E.,

below dam of pumping plant

at Tuskegee, Ala.

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

Sec. 16, T. 17 N., R. 24 E.,

at county road, 3 miles

northeast of Tuskegee, Ala.

Sec. 9, T. 17 N., R. 21 E.,

at county road, 7 miles

southeast of Tallassee, Ala.

Sec. 11, T. 16 N,, R. 22 E.,

at U. S. Highway 80, Smiles

west of Tuskegee, Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 16 N., R. 21 E.,

at U. S. Highway 80,

li miles west of Shorter,

Ala.

Sec. 13, T. 16 N., R. 20 E.,

at U. S. Highway 80, 6miles

east of Mount Melgs, Ala.

Sec 22 T 17 N. R 14 E

at Highway 14, at Autaugavllle, Ala.

Sec. 23, T. 17 N., R. 10 E.,

at U. S. Highway 80, 1 mile

northwest of Selma, Ala.

Sec. 14, T. 17 S., R. 1 W.,

at county road at Lovlck,

Ala.

Sec. 30, T. 17 S., R. 1 E.,

at county road, 2^ miles

southwest of Leeds, Ala.

Sec. 15, T. 20 S., R. 3 W.,

below dam at Helena, Ala.

Sec. 24, T. 22 S., R. 6 W.,

at county road at Blocton,

Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 24 N., R. 12 E.,

at Southern Ry. bridge,

1 mile northwest of Wilton,

Ala.

Sec. 19, T. 24 N., R. 11 E.,

at county road, 3 miles

north of Six Mile, Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 23 N., R. 11 E..,

at county road, 1 mile

southeast of Six Mile, Ala.

Sec. 1, T. 17 N., R. 9 E., at

Highway 43, 8 miles northwest of Selma, Ala.

Sec. 29, T. 11 N., R. 14 E.,

at But let County pond,

5 miles northwest of Qreenvllle, Ala.

Sec. Z, T. 11 N., R. 7 E., at

Highway 11, 4 miles southwest of Camden, Ala.

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

Lat 34°37', long 88°27', Nj

sec. 27, T. 5 S., R. 8 E.,

Chlckasaw meridian, Prentlss County, at bridge on

State Highway 30, 65 miles

southeast of Boonevllle,

Miss.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

7.51

30.5

22.4

3.87

22.2

78.4

11.0

31.9

66.7

4.33

.62

3.46

3.01

2.80

5.30

7.04

13.7

23.3

70 8

10.5

7.58

7.12

15.8

1.19

19.0

60.5

11.4

32.2

1.10

371

1,010

2.36
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 357

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Mobile River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 26

26

Sept. 8

23

Oct. 22

6

20

Sept. 15

Aug. 18

Sept. 14

Aug. 18

Sept. 14

15

Oct. 14

15

June 30

Sept. 7

Oct. 15'

15

Sept. 7

Oct. 15

Stream

East Pork Tombigbee River.

Mantachle Creek...

Unnamed creek.....

Tallabinnela Creek

Mattubby Creek. . . .

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

Williams Creek....

Beaver Creek. .....

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

Purgatory Creek...

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

Bogue Creek. ......

Buttahatchle River

Chookatonchee

Creek.

Line Creek. .......

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

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

Trim Cane Creek . . .

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

Catalpa Creek. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Tomblgbee River...

East Fork Tombigbee River.

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

Chiwapa Creek. ....

West Fork Tombigbee River.

Tomblgbee River . . .

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

Buttahatchee River

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

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

Beaver Creek. .....

do

Buttahatchee River

Tomblgbee River . . .

Tlbbee River ......

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

do

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

Line Creek. .......

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

Tlbbee Creek. .....

Locality

Lat 34°26', long 88°25', SE£

sec. 35, T. 7 S., R. 8 E.,

Chickasaw meridian, at

Walkers Bridge, 6 miles

southeast of Marietta and

10 miles north of Pulton,

Miss.

Lat 34°15', long 88°29', SE£

sec. 32, T. 9 S., R. 8 E.,

Chickasaw meridian, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 78,

^ mile east of Dorsey, Miss.

Lat 34°07', long 88°43 ' , on

line between sees. 12 and 7,

T. 11 S., on line between

R. 5 E. and R. 6 E., Chickasaw meridian, Lee County,

at bridge J mile upstream

from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio

RR. and 1 mile north of

Shannon, Miss.

Lat 34°11', long 88°58', NW£

sec. 26, T. 10 S. , R. 3 E.,

Chickasaw meridian, Pontotoc County, at bridge on

Highway 41, ij miles upstream from mouth and

4^ miles southeast of Pontotoc, Miss.

Lat 34°03', long 88°45', sec.

11, T. 12 S., R. 5 E.,

Chickasaw meridian, at

highway bridge 2 miles

north of Okolona, Miss.

Lat 33°52' ) long 88°36', on

line between sees. 7 and 8,

T. 14 S., R. 7 E., Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 45, 53 miles

upstream from mouth and

4j miles northwest of Aberdeen, Miss.

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

Sec. 35, T. 10 S., R. 14 W.,

at U. S. Highway 43, at

Hamilton, Ala.

Sec. 20, T. 12 S., R. 13 W.,

at U. S. Highway 78, 2 miles

north of Guln, Ala. 

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

Sec. 33, T. 12 S., R. 13 W.,

at Highway 167, at Guin,

Ala.

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

Sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 15 W.,

at U. S. Highway 278, at

Sulligent, Ala.

Lat 33°40', long 88°27', NE-fr

sec. 19, T. 16 S., R. 18 W.,

Huntsville meridian, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 45,

3j miles northwest of Kolola

Springs, Miss.

Lat 33°57', long 88°45', SE£

sec. 5, T. 14 S., R. 5 E.,

Chickasaw meridian, at

bridge on county road,

4 miles west of Egypt, Miss. 

Lat 33°39', long 89*04', S|

sec. 26, T. 16 S., R. 2 E.,

Chickasaw meridian, at

bridge £ mile downstream

from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio

RR., and 6£ miles north of

Maben, Miss. 

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

Lat 88°49', long 33°36', NEjsec. 22, T. 20 N., R. 4 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 10, 1 mile

northeast of Cedar Bluff,

Miss.

Lat 33°28', long 88°55', wi

sec. 35, T. 19 N., R. 13 E.,

Choctaw meridian, Oktlbbeha

County, 3 miles upstream

from Elba Wlla Creek and

6 miles west of Starkvllle,

Miss.

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

Lat 33"29', long 88°38', SEi

sec. 28, T. 19 N., R. 16 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge

on U. S. Highway 82,

0.5 mile east of Mayhew,

Miss.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

305

62

_

-

35

-

-

-

-

-

874

170

167

-

108

Discharge 

(cfs)

39.6

1.49

0

.40

0

0

0

3.12

2.56

2 06

s!o4

5.04

4.39

140

0

0

0

0

0

0

.17
358 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge mea: 

Ogeechee River to Pearl

surements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Qulf of Mexico basins, 

River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Mobile River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 18

Sept. 14

15

14

Nov. 3

Oct. 14

Sept . 14

14

14

14

Nov. 3

3

Oct. 22

22

Sept. 17

Dec. 11

Sept. 13

14

14

14

15

15

Stream

Luxapalila Creek..

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

Yellow Creek. .....

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

Luxapalila Creek..

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

Bear Creek. .......

Lubbub Creek. .....

New River. ........

Little New River. .

Noxubee River. ....

Octoc Creek. ......

Hashuqua Creek ....

Running Water

Creek.

Scooba Creek. .....

Calvert Prong. ....

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

Brindle Creek. ....

Cope land Creek....

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

West Fork. ........

Pumphouse Creek...

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Tombigbee River...

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

Luxapalila Creek..

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

Tombigbee River...

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

Lubbub Creek. .....

Tombigbee River...

Sipsey River. .....

New River. ........

Tombigbee River. . .

Noxubee River. ....

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

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

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

Locust Fork. ......

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

Mulberry Fork .....

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

do

Sipsey Pork. ......

Clear Creek. ......

Locality

Sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 13 W.,

at U. S. Highway 78,Zmiles

northwest of Winfield, Ala.

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

Sec. 28, T. 16 S., R. 15 W.,

below Mill Dam, lj miles

south of Vernon, Ala.

Lat 33°34', long 88°19', SE£

sec. 21, T. 17 S., R. 17 W.,

Huntsville meridian, at

bridge on county road,

f mile northwest of Steens,

Miss.

Lat 33°31', long 88°24', SWj

sec. 11, T. 18 S., R. 18 W.,

Huntsville meridian, at

pumping plant, 3j miles

northeast of Columbus, Miss.

Lat 33°30 T , long 88°24', SWt

sec. 14, T. 18 S. , R. 18 W.,

Huntsville meridian, at

highway bridge, 2.2 miles

east of Columbus, Miss.

Sec. 5, T. 20 S., R. 13 W.,

at old U. S. Highway 82,

2 miles northwest of Gordo,

Ala.

Sec. 9, T. 22 S., R. 1 W., at

county road, 3 miles northeast of Aliceville, Ala.

Sec. 10, T. 13 S., R. 11 W.,

at U. S. Highway 78,' Smiles

east of Winfield, Ala.

Sec. 8, T. 13 S., R. 11 W.,

at U. S. Highway 78, Smiles

east of Winfield, Ala.

Lat 33°17', long 88°51', SE£

sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 14 E.,

Choctaw meridian, 100 ft

below diversion through Octoc Creek and 12 miles

south of Starkville, Miss.

Lat 33°18', long 88°51', NE-J

sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 14E.,

Choctaw meridian, 100 ft

below entrance of diversion

from Noxubee River and

12 miles south of Starkville, Miss.

Lat 33°06', long 88°41', on

line between sees. 32 and 5,

on line between T. 14 N.

and T. 15 N., R. 16 E.,

Choctaw meridian, Noxubee

County, at bridge on State

Highway 14, 1 mile upstream

from mouth of Wolf Creek

and 7 miles west of Macon,

Miss.

Lat 33°02', long 88°34', in

sec. 28, T. 14 N., R. 17 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge

on U. S. Highway 45,

4^ miles south of Macon,

Miss.

Lat 32°48', long 88°28', in

SWi sec. 16, T. 11 N., R.

18 E., Choctaw meridian, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 45,

2.1 miles south of Scooba,

Miss.

Sec. 6, T. 12 S., R. 2 E.,

200 yds below mouth of

Jones Creek, Ala. 

Sec. 14, T. 12 S., R. 1 E.,

at U. S. Highway 231,

3i miles northwest of Oneonta, Ala.

Sec. 15, T. 11 S., R. 2 W.,

at county road, 2 miles

northeast of Hanceville,

Ala.

Sec. 12, T. 11 S., R. 1 W.,

at county road at Blountsville, Ala.

Sec 20 T 11 S R 1 W

at county road near Chambliss Mill, Ala.

Sec. 30, T. 10 S., R. 7 W.,

at Highway 74, 5 miles east

of Double Springs, Ala.

Sec. 32, T. 9 S., R. 10 W.,

at dam site, at Haleyville,

Ala.

Dra inage

area 

(sq mi)

-

-

_

726

783

-

-

-

-

-

-

46

35

-

-

-

_

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.52

2.33

2.64

31.6

115

72.8

.72

1.44

1.76

0

2.98

0

43.2

0

0

17.8

6.58

1.07

0

5 52

3.06

.18
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 359

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Mobile River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 15 

14

July 15

Sept. 13

13 

13

17 

17

16 

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 3

Nov. 9

Stream

Clear Creek. ...... 

Mill Creek........

Branch. ...........

Big Sandy Creek. . .

Pivemile Creek. . . . 

Big Brush Creek...

Sucarnoochee River 

Blackwater Creek..

Toomshuba Creek. . . 

Bassetts Creek....

Lewis Creek. ......

Bates Creek. ......

Bilbo Creek. ......

Cedar Creek. ......

Bayou Sara ........

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Sipsey Pork. ...... 

Lost Creek. .......

Big Creek. ........

Black Warrior 

River .

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

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

Tombigbee River . . . 

Sucarnoochee Creek

Tombigbee River . . . 

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

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

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

Mobile River. .....

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

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

Locality

Sec. 1, T. 11 S., R. 9 W., at 

county road, 2 miles southwest of Double Springs, Ala. 

Sec. 17, T. 13 S., R. 9 W., 

at county road, 1 mile 

northeast of Carbon Hill, 

Ala. 

Sec. 28, T, 20 S., R. 11 W., 

at site of Tuscaloosa 

County Lake, Ala.

Sec. 13, T. 24 N., R. 6 E., 

at U. S. Highway 82, at 

Duncanville, Ala.

Highway 13, at Moundville, 

Ala. 

Sec. 18, T. 22 N., R. 4 E., 

at Highway 60, 1 mile east 

of Akron, Ala. 

Sec. 2, T. 21 N., R. 3 E., at

Highway 60, 1 mile northeast of Wedgeworth, Ala. 

Lat 32°42', long 88°29', on 

line between sees. 19 and 

20, T. 10 N., R. 18 E., 

Choc taw meridian, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 45, 1 mile 

northwest of Porterville, 

Miss. 

Lat 32°38', long 88°30', in 

NWt sec. 7, T. 9 N. , R. 18 

E., Choctaw meridian, on 

U. S. Highway 45, near 

Porterville, Miss.

sec. 24, T. 8 N., R. 17 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Lauderdale County, at bridge 

1/8 mile upstream from 

railroad, £ mile upstream 

from mouth, and \ mile north 

of Lauderdale, Miss. 

Lat 32°25', long 88°30', SW^ 

sec. 25, T. 7 N., R. 17 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Lauderdale County, at bridge 

^ mile west of Toomshuba, 

Miss. 

Sec. 25, T. 6 N., R. 1 W., at 

U. S. Highways 43 and 84, 

15 miles north of Wagarville, Ala.

Sec. 37, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., at 

U. S. Highway 43, 5 miles 

north of Mclntosh, Ala.

Sec. 24, T. 3 N., R. 1 W., 

0.6 mile above U. S. Highway 43, 4 miles northwest 

of Calvert, Ala.

Sec. 3, T. 3 N., R. IE., at 

U. S. Highway 43, 2 miles 

south of Mclntosh, Ala.

Sec. 10, T. 1 N., R. 1 W., 

below Cedar Creek Palls, 

4 miles southwest of Mount 

Vernon, Ala.

Sec. 33, T. 2 S., R. 1 W., at 

county road, 2 miles west 

of Saraland, Ala.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

-

145

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.22

.05

2.16

20.6 

6.91

.53 

1.38

14.8

9.51 

19.3

11.7

0

7.83 

5.97

9.42

1.02 

1.30

2.35

1.24

1.26

1.92

18.4

5.10

.76

1.71 

1.23

1.70

14.6

5.70

1.72

20. 7 

12.2

14.0

8.02 

4.30

7.53

389020 O - 56 - Z4
360 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Qulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Mobile River basin Continued

Date

Feb. 14 

May 7

Oct. 3 

22

Nov. 9

Oct. 3 

22

Nov. 9

June 7

Stream

Bayou Sara ........

Eight Mile Creek..

Three Mile Creek. .

,.. .do. ...........

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Mobile River... ...

Chickasaw Creek. . .

Mobile Bay. .......

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

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

Locality

Sec. 33, T. 2 S., R. 1 W., at 

county road, 2 miles west 

of Sara land, Ala.

Sec. 36, T. 3 S., R. 2 W., at 

Bear Fork Road, lj miles 

south of Eight Mile, Ala.

Sec. 12, T. 4 S., R. 2 W., at 

Highway 42, 1 mile west of 

Crichton, Ala.

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

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

"

Discharge 

(cfs)

10.3 

4.45

3.32

41.5

41.9

15.9 

12.6

15.4

15.4

10.4

Pascagoula River basin, Miss.

7

8

8 

8

9

Oct. 9

9

9

Leaf River. .......

Station Creek. .... 

Okatoma Creek. ....

Qorden Creek. .....

Pascagoula River..

Oakey Woods Creek. 

Bowie Creek. ......

Leaf River. .......

see. 4, T. 8 N., R. 13 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 

lOj miles west of Laurel. 

Lat 31"37', long 89°20', sec. 

32, T. 8 N., R. 13 W., St. 

Stephens meridian, Jones 

County, 1^ miles downstream 

from Big Creek and 8 miles 

west of Ellisville on Highway 588.

sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 15 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 

6 miles northeast of Collins. 

Lat 89°30', long 31°40', on 

line between sees. 9 and 16, 

T. 8 N., R. 15 W., St. 

Stephens meridian, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 84, 3.1 

miles northeast of Collins. 

Lat 31°46', long 89°39', sec. 

7, T. 9 N., R. 16 W., St. 

Stephens meridian, Covington County, at bridge 

i mile east of Mount Olive 

on Highway 35.

sec. 19, T. 8 N., R. 15 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 

at Collins.

NE£ sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 14 

W., St. Stephens meridian, 

at bridge on U.S. Highway 

49, 1 mile upstream from 

mouth and 5i miles northwest of intersection of 

U. S. Highway 49 and State 

Highway 24 in Hattiesburg.

Lat 31"19', long 89°18', in 

Wi sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 13 

W., St. Stephens meridian, 

Forrest County, at bridge 

on Ronnie Street in Hattiesburg, 1/8 mile upstream 

from New Orleans & Northeastern RR. bridge.

sec. 28, T. 4 N., R. 13 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, Forrest County, on U. S. Highway 49, lj miles south of 

Hattiesburg.

sec. 34, T. 4 N., R. 13 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, Forrest County, on U. S. Highway 49, 2J miles south of 

Hattiesburg.

sec. 11, T. 3 N., R. 13 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, Forrest County, on U. S. Highway 49, 65 miles south of 

Hattiesburg.

15

59

142 

1.37

1.60 

45.3

.095
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 361

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Pascagoula River basin, Miss. Continued

Date

Oct. 7

26

24 

Dec. 9

Apr. 16

Oct. 26

26

24

26

e

24

25

9

9 

9

Stream

Tallahoma Creek...

Buck Creek ........

Piney Woods Creek.

Potterchitto Creek 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Tallahala Creek...

Bogue Homo ........

Gaines Creek. .....

Chunky Creek. ..... 

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

Locality

Lat 32°00', long 89°14', NE£ 

sec. 23, T. 2 N., R. 10 E., 

Choc taw meridian, Jasper 

County, at bridge 2j miles 

northeast of Bay Springs on 

Highway 18.

sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 12 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 

2 miles west of Laurel.

sec. 22, T. 3 N., R. 11 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

Perry County, at bridge 

J mile upstream from mouth 

and i mile south of Manned 

on Highway 24. 

Lat 31°21'50", long 89 0 02 '55", 

In SEi sec. 25, T. 5 N., 

R. 11 W., St. .Stephens meridian, at bridge on Highway 42, 2j miles upstream 

from Bogue Homo and 3.7 

miles east of Runnelstown, 

Perry County.

sec. 31, T. 3 N., R. 9 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

Perry County, at bridge 

^ mile upstream from mouth 

and lj miles northwest of 

Beaumont on Highway 24.

sec. 5, T. 2 N., R. 9 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

Perry County, at bridge 

£ mile upstream from mouth 

and ^ mile southeast of 

Beaumont on Highway 24.

sec. 32, T. 5 N., R. 9 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

Perry County, at bridge 

^ mile east of Richton on 

Highway 42.

sec. 13, T. 2 N., R. 9 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

Perry County, 5 miles 

southeast of Beaumont. 

Lat 31°26', long 88°48', NEi 

sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 8 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

Wayne County, at bridge 

3£ miles northeast of Piave 

on County road.

sec. 1, T. 4 N., R. 9 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

at bridge on county highway, 6 miles east of Richton.

sec. 35, T. Z N., R. 8 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

Oreene County, on State 

Highway 15, 2.3 miles east 

of junction of State Highway 24, near McLain.

sec. 7, T. 8 N., R. 12 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Newton 

County, at bridge ^ mile 

downstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio RR. and lj 

miles south of Union on 

Highway 15. 

Lat 32°20', long 89° 11', SW£ 

sec. 28, T. 6 N., R. 11 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge 

on county road 1 mile 

northwest of Newton.

sec. 23, T. 6 N., R. 11 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Newton 

County, at bridge J mile 

downstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio RR., and 

Z miles northeast of Newton 

on Highway 15.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

19.1

_

6.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.07

4.05

1.74

1.03

0

.54
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Pascagoula River basin, Miss. Continued

Date

Oct. 9

9

Sept. 16

16

Oct. 7

7

7

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Stream

Turkey Creek. .....

Bethel Creek. .....

Tallahatta Creek. .

Okatlbbee Creek...

Soulnlovey Creek

Pachuta Creek. ....

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

Archusa Creek. ....

Chlckasawhay River

Carson Sand Creek.

Hortons Mill Creek

Bucatunna Creek...

Long Creek. .......

Rocky Creek. ......

Buckatunna Creek..

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Potterchitto Creek

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

Chunky Creek ......

Chlckasawhay River

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

Soulnlovey Creek..

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

Chlckasawhay Creek

Pascagoula River..

Chlckasawhay River

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

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

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

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

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

Locality

Lat 32°Z3', long 89°07', NE£

sec. 1Z, T. 6 N., R. 11 E.,

Choctaw meridian, Newton

County, at bridge -j mile

downstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio RH., and

4 miles south of Decatur

on Highway 15.

Lat 32°20', long 89°03 ' , on

line between sees. 26 and

27, T. 6 N., R. 12 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at -bridge

on U. S. Highway 80, 1.7

miles west of Hickory.

Lat 32°20', long 88 °52 ' , SW-Jsec. Z8, T. 6 N., R. 14 E.,

Choctaw meridian, Lauderdale County, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 80, Z miles

upstream from mcuth and 0.5

mile west of Meehan Junction.

Lat 3Z°Zl r , long 88°45', Ei

sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 15 E.,

Choctaw meridian, Lauderdale County, at bridge

i mile west of city limits

of Meridian on Old Highway 80.

Lat 32°04', long 88°53', NE£

sec. 32, T. 3 N., R. 14 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge

on U. S. Highway 11,

lj miles north of Pachuta.

Lat 32°02', long 88°53', NEj

sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. 14 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge

on U. S. Highway 11, 5 mile

south of Pachuta.

Lat 32°00', long 88°50', SW£

sec. 14, T. 2 N., R. 14 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge

on county road, § mile upstream from mouth and

Z miles northwest of Harmony.

Lat 32°02', long 88°43', SEt

sec. 1, T. Z N., R. 15 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 18, 1 mile

east of Qultman.

Lat 31°51', long 88°41', on

line between sees. 9 and 10,

T. 10 N., R. 7 W., St.

Stephens meridian, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 45,

1 mile southeast of Shubuta.

Lat 31°47', long 88°41', Wj

sec. 34, T. 10 N. , R. 7 W. ,

St. Stephens meridian,

Wayne County, at bridge

1 mile upstream from mouth

and 1 mile south of Hlwannee on Highway 45.

Lat 31°45', long 88°39', SWj

see. 13, T. 9 N. , R. 7 W.,

St. Stephens meridian,

Wayne County, 4.5 miles

north of Waynesboro on

U. S. Highway 45.

Lat 32°05', long 88°35', NWj

sec. 20, T. 3 N., R. 17 E. ,

Choctaw meridian, Clarke

County, at bridge 2 miles

upstream from Long Creek

and \ mile east of Wykes on

Highway 18.

Lat 32°06', long 88°37', NE£-

sec. 24, T. 3 N., R. 16 E.,

Choetaw meridian, Clarke

County, at bridge 2-| miles

upstream from mouth and

8 miles northeast of Quitman on Highway 18.

Lat 32 "05', long 88°32',, SEi

sec. 22, T. 3 N., R. 17 E.,

Choetaw meridian, Clarke

County, at bridge at Intersection of Greasy Creek and

2-J miles east of Sykes on

Highway 18.

Lat 31°39', long 88°31' J 85

see. 18, T. 8 N., R. 5 W. ,

St. Stephens meridian,

Wayne County, at bridge 0.3

mile east of Denham on

county road.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

-

22

71

-

174

23

_

55

-

-

_

_

468

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

.095

1.64

3.21

2.86

2.24

20.5

104

.79

2.06

1-25

2.88

. 18

23.3
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 363

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Contlnued

Pascagoula River basin, Miss.--Continued

Date

24

25 

25

23

Oct. 9

Oct. 9

16

Oct. 26

9 

23 

Apr. 16

Stream

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

Whiskey Creek. ....

Boggy Hollow Creek

Big Creek. ........ 

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

Black Creek. ......

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

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

Black Creek. ......

Beaver Dam Creek.. 

Red Creek. ........ 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Pascagoula River.. 

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

Little Black Creek

Black Creek. ......

Pascagoula River..

Pascagoula River..

Black Creek. ...... 

Pascagoula River.. 

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

Locality

sec. 16, T. 7 N., R. 7 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge on State Highway 63 

at Clara.

sec. 13, T. 3 N., R. 7 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

Greene County, at Truss 

Bridge on Highway 6 3,1 mile 

upstream from Mason Creek 

and 8.2 miles north of 

Leakesville.

sec. 24, T. 2 N. , R. 7 W.,

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge on State Highway 24, 

65 miles west of Leakesville.

line between sees. 14 and 

23, T. 2 N., R. 7 W., St. 

Stephens meridian, Greene 

County, at bridge j mile 

upstream from mouth and 

7 miles west of Leakesville 

on Highway 24. 

Lat 30°55', long 88°47', SEi 

sec. 28, T. 1 S., R. 8 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

George County, at bridge on 

county road, 5jr miles southwest of Merrill and 2 miles 

above mouth.

sec. 19, T. 1 S., R. 6 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

George County, at bridge on 

State Highway 15, f mile 

downstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio RR., and 

Z miles northwest of Lucedale. 

Lat 31°05', long 89°25', SW£ 

sec. 33, T. 2 N. , R. 14 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, Lamar County, at bridge on 

U. S. Highway 11, ll miles 

upstream from mouth and 5.9 

miles north of Lumberton.

Lat 31°04', long 89°16', in 

NEi sec. 11, T. IN., R. 13 

W., St. Stephens meridian, 

at highway bridge, 1 mile 

upstream from mouth and 

5 miles west of Brooklyn.

Lat 31°03', long 89°12', NWi 

sec. 16, T. IN., R. 12 W. , 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 49, 

at Brooklyn.

NEi sec. 32, T. 2 N., R. 12 

W., St. Stephens meridian, 

at bridge 2.0 miles upstream from mouth and 

3-J- miles northwest of Brooklyn on Highway 49.

Lat 31°00 ', long 89°03', Nw£ 

sec. 1, T. IS., R. 11 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge on Highway 29, 

10^ miles northeast of 

Wiggins . 

Lat 30°59', long 89°1Z', SWi 

sec. 4, T. 1 S., R. 12 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

f mile north of Maxie on 

Highway 49. 

Lat 31°01', long 89°27', NWij 

sec. 31, T. IN., R. 14 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 11, 

0.5 mile north of Lumberton. 

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

22.4

360

471 

15.6

Discharge 

(efs)

4.19

6.74 

12.9

6.38

2.59

77.9

376

2.18 

.40 

1,4-70
364 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Pascagoula River basin, Miss.--Continued

Date

Oct. 23

25

25

Stream

Red Creek. ........

Fourmile Creek ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Black Creek.. .....

Esoatawpa River...

Locality

Lat 30°51', long 89°12', in 

NW£ sec. 28, T. 2 S., R. 12 

W., St. Stephens meridian, 

at bridge on State Highway 

26, 2i miles upstream from 

Kerby Creek and 4 miles 

west of Wiggins.

sec. 18, T. 3 S., R. 11 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 49,

sec. 17, T. 2 S., R. 11 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

Stone County, at bridge, 

Is miles northeast of Wiggins on State Highway 29.

sec. 27, T. 2 S., R. 11 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

Stone -County, at bridge on 

Highway 26, 4.4 miles east 

of Wiggins.

sec. 23, T. 2 S., R. 10 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

Stone County, at bridge on 

Highway 26, 12.1 miles east 

of Wiggins. 

Lat 30°29', long 88°30', NWi 

sec. 32, T. 6 S., R. 5 W., 

St. Stephens meridian. 

Jackson County, at bridge 

on county road, 3.5 miles 

from Highway 63 at Escatawpa.

sec. 36, T. 1 S., R. 6 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

Seorge County, 3 miles east 

of Lucedale on State Highway 15 .

sec. 28, T. 6 S., R. 5 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

Jackson County, at Mississippi Export RR. bridge, 

£ mile upstream from county 

road that leads from Escatawpa to Helena, Miss, also 

4.2 miles northeast from 

intersection of county road 

and Highway 63 at Escatawpa.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

22.4

46.7

6.23

18.0

6.26

0 

4.95

.81

Tchoutacabouffa River basin, Miss.

Oct. 21 Hester Creek. ..... Tuxachanie Creek.. Lat 30°33', long 88°57', SEj 

sec. 2, T. 6 S., R. 10 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, Harrison County, at bridge, 

3 miles northeast of High-, 

way 55 on county road and 

10 miles north of Biloxi.

sec. 11, T. 6 S., R. 10 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, Harrison County, at bridge, 

2 miles northeast of Highway 55 on county road and 

9 miles north of Biloxi.

1.60 

.59

Biloxi River basin, Miss.

Oct. 22 Little Biloxi 

Creek.

Biloxi River. ..... Lat 30°31', long 89°07', NE£ 

sec. 17, T. 6 S., R. 11 W.,

St. Stephens meridian, at 

U. S. Highway 49, 2 miles 

north of Lyman.

71 3.41

Bayou Bernard basin, Miss.

Oct. 22 

22

Bayou Bernard. .... 

Turkey Creek. .....

Sulf of Mexico. . . . 

Bayou Bernard. ....

Lat 30°27', long 89 "06', SWfc 

sec. 9, T. 7 S., R. 11 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, 

1,000 ft upstream from Sulf 

and Ship Island RR. bridge, 

4 miles north of CJulfport. 

Lat 30°25', long 89"06', on 

line between sees. 21 and 

28, T. 7 S., R. 11 W., St. 

Stephens meridian, at U. S. 

Highway 49, Zy miles north 

of Sulfport.

16 

24.3

0.96 

.10
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 365

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Wolf River basin, Miss.

Date

Oct. 23

23

Dec. 4

Oct. 23

Dec. 4

Oct. 22

Stream

Wolf Creek........

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

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

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

Wolf River........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Standing Hickory

Creek.

Wolf River........

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

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

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

Gulf of Mexico.. . .

Locality

Lat 30°56', long 89°31', SEi

sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 15 W.,

St. Stephens meridian, on

U. S. Highway 11, 7 miles

north of Poplarville.

Lat 30°51', long 89°28', in

Wj sec. 26, T. 2 S., R. 15

W., St. Stephens meridian,

at county highway bridge,

t\ miles upstream from Alligator Creek and 4 miles

east of Poplarville.

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

Lat 30°47', long 89°22', in

SWiNWi sec. 14, T. 3 S., R.

14 W., St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State

Highway 26, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 11

miles southeast of Poplarville.

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

Lat 30°36', long 89"20', SEi

sec. 19, T. 53., R. 13 W.,

St. Stephens meridian, at

Sellers Bridge, 16 miles

northwest of Lvman.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

-

_

235

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.41

4.77

3,930

6.80

847

31.6

Jordan River basin, Miss.

Oct. 22 

22

22

Hickory Creek. ....

Orphan Creek. .....

Catahouta Creek . . .

Bayou Bacon. ......

Lat 30°30', long 89°30' , in 

SEi sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 15 

W., Hancock County, St. 

Stephens meridian, 8f miles 

northwest of Kiln.

sec. 3, T. 7 S., R. 15 W., 

Hancock County, St. Stephens 

meridian, 65 miles northwest of Kiln. 

Lat 30°26', long 89°29', in 

NEi sec. 15, T. 7 S., R. 15 

W., St. Stephens meridian, 

Hancock County, 3f miles 

northwest of Kiln.

-

3.24 

.85

.72

Pearl River basin, Miss.

Sept. 14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Nanawaya Creek. . . .

Bogue Chitto Creek

Tallahaga Creek...

Noxapater Creek . . .

Pearl River. ......

Unnamed creek .....

Kentawka Creek. . . .

Pearl River. ......

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

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

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

Qulf of Mexico. . . .

Pearl River. ......

. . . .d ............

Lat 32°58', long 88°53', ES

sec. 20, T. 13 N., R. 14 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge

J mile west of Handle on

unnamed highway.

Lat 32°53', long 88°57', SWi

sec. 14, T. 2 N., R. 13 E.,

Choctaw meridian, Neshoba

County, at bridge 3 miles

northeast of Bond on Highway 21.

Lat 33°01', long 89°04', NEi

sec. 4, T. 13 N., R. 12 E.,

Choctaw meridian, Winston

County, at bridge on Highway 15, i mile upstream

from Gulf. Mobile and Ohio

RR. and if- miles north of

Noxapater .

Lat 32°58', long 89°05', in

SEi sec. 20, T. 13 N., R.

12 E., Choctaw meridian,

Winston County, at bridge

on Highway .15, f mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile

and Ohio RR. and 2 miles

south 'of Noxapater.

NEi sec. 6, T. 11 N., R. 12

E., Choctaw meridian, at

bridge on State Highway 15,

4 miles north of Philadelphia.

Lat 32°43', long 89 0 09', SEi

sec. 15, T. 10 N., R. 11 E.,

Choctaw meridian, Neshoba

County, at bridge -J mile

upstream from Qulf, Mobile

and Ohio RR., 1 mile upstream from mouth, and

t% miles southwest of Philadelphia, on Highway 15.

NWi sec. 35, T. 11 N., R. 11

E., Choctaw meridian, at

bridge on State Highway 16,

li miles west of Philadelphia.

-

-

-

524

_.

135

0

0

0

0

.88

.069

1.00
366 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Pearl River basin, Miss.--Continued

Date

Sept. 15 

15

15

July 7

26

July 7 

27

July 7 

27

26

30

27

Aug. 16

26

30

July 7 

23

Aug. 16

24

Sept. 15

30

July 7

23

Aug . 16

24

Sept. 15

30

July 8 

23

Aug. 16

.24

Sept. 15

30

Stream

Lobutcha Creek....

Yoekanookany River 

(tributary No. 2)

(tributary No. 1) 

Red Cane Creek. . . .

Fannegusha Creek..

Rollinson Creek. . .

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

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

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

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

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

Big Branch. .......

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

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

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

....do...-. ........

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

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

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

Pelahatchie Creek. 

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Pearl River. ...... 

Yockanookany River

Fannegusha Creek..

Pearl River. ......

Fannegusha Creek..

Pelahatchie Creek;.

Pearl River. ......

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

Locality

Lat 32°59', long 89°23', SW£ 

sec. 16, T. 13 N., R. 9 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Attala 

County, at bridge £ mile 

north of Zama on county 

road. 

Lat 33°09', long 89°27', SE£ 

sec. 14, T. 15 N., R. 8 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Attala 

County, at bridge J mile 

upstream from mouth and 

2 miles northeast of Ethel 

on Highway 12.

sec. 12, T. 14 N., R. 7 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Attala 

County, at bridge £ mile 

upstream from Illinois Central RR., and 4 miles 

northeast of Kosciusko on 

Highway 12. 

Lat 32°29', long 89°47', in 

NEi sec. 4, T. 7 N., R. 5 

E., Choctaw meridian, 

Ij- miles upstream from 

mouth and 5 miles east of 

Pisgah.

Lat 32°30', long 89°49', in 

SWi sec. 29, T. 8 N., R. 5 

E., Choctaw meridian, on 

county road 4^ miles east 

of Sand Hill.

do

Lat 32°30', long 89°49 ' , 

NE^NEi sec. 31, T. 8 N., R. 

5 E., Choctaw meridian, 

s mile upstream from mouth 

and 4.2 miles east of Sand 

Hill.

Sj sec. 10, T. 7 N., R. 3 

E., Choctaw meridian, 

2 miles upstream from mouth 

and 4 miles northwest of 

Fannin.

Lat 32°20', long 89°45', in' 

SWj sec. 24, T. 6 N., R. 5 

E., Choctaw meridian, f mile 

upstream from mouth and 

Z\ miles east of Pelahatchie .

NW£ sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 5 

E., Choctaw meridian, 

-5- mile upstream from mouth 

and 3 .miles east of Pelahatchie .

Lat 32°19', long 89°45', in 

SEi sec. 35, T. 6 N., R. 5 

E., Choctaw meridian, on 

county road 2 miles east of 

Pelahatchie.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

-

Discharge 

fcfs)

0.025 

0

.006

0

.036

0

0

1.03

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 367

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Pearl River basin, Miss.--Continued

Date

July 8

24

July 7

23

Oct. 5

24

July 8

3C

24

30

27

26

Sept. 15

30

July 7

27

Aug. 16

26

30

July 7

27

Aug. 16

26

30

Stream

Pashlo Creek. .....

Pelahatchie Creek.

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

Eutacutachee Creek

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

. ...do...'. ........

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Pelahatchie Creek.

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

Pearl River. ......

Pelahatchie Creek.

do

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

Locality

Lat 32°17', long 89°45', in 

NEi sec. 11, T. 5 N., R. 5 

E., Choc taw meridian, 1 mile 

upstream from mouth and 

2\ miles southeast of Pelahatchie.

line between sees. 33 and 

34, T. 6 N., R. 5 E., Choctaw meridian, lj miles upstream from mouth and at 

eastern city limits on 

U. S. Highway 80 of Pelahatchie .

SW£ sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 5 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 80, 0.6 

mile west of Pelahatchie.

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

Lat 32°17', long 89°52', in 

Wi sec. 11, T. 5 N., R. 4 

E., Choctaw meridian, 

4j miles upstream from 

mouth and 4j miles southeast of Pelahatchie.

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

sec. 1, T. 5 N., R. 4 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Rankin 

County, at bridge Ij miles 

upstream from mouth and

on Highway 80.

SWi sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 5 

E., Choctaw meridian, 

3 miles upstream from mouth 

and 3 miles southwest of 

Leesburg.

NWi sec. 8, T. 6 N., R. 5 

E., Choctaw meridian, 

3i miles upstream from 

mouth and 4 miles north of 

Pelahatchie.

Si sec. 12, T. 6 N., R. 4 

E., Choctaw meridian, 

2\ miles upstream from 

mouth and 4j miles northwest from Pelahatchie.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

72.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0
368 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Pearl River basin, Miss. Continued

Date

July 7

26

Oct. 5

28

26

July 7 

27

Aug. 16

July 7 

27

30

26-

30

27

30

Oct. 5

Oct. 6

Oct. 6

Sept. 13

Stream

Hollybush Creek... 

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

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

Clear Creek. ......

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

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

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

Bakers Creek. ..... 

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

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

Riley Creek. ...... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Purple Creek. .....

Unnamed creek. ....

Hanging Moss Creek

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Clear Creek. ......

Pelahatchie Creek.

Riley Creek. ......

Pelahatchie Creek.

Pearl River. ......

Hanging Moss Creek

Pearl River. ......

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

Locality

Lat 32°24', long 89°50', on 

line between sees. 31 and 

36, T. 7 N., and on line 

between R. 4 E. and R. 5 E., 

Choctaw meridian, lj miles 

upstream from mouth and 

6 miles north-northwest of 

Pelahatchie.

Lat 32°22', long 89°53', Si 

sec. 10, T. 6 N., R. 4 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Rankin 

County, at bridge £ mile 

upstream from mouth and 

6 miles northwest of Pelahatchie on county road.

Lat 32°26', long 89°53', on 

line between sees. 15 and 

22, .T. 7 N., R. 4 E., Choctaw meridian, 2i miles upstream from mouth and 2.3 

miles southwest of Pisgah.

Lat 32°24', long 89°53', on 

corner line of sees. 3, 4, 

33, and 34, on line between 

T. 6 N., and T. 7 N., R. 4 

E., Choctaw meridian, 

li miles upstream from 

mouth and 4j miles east of 

Farm in .

SEi sec. 31, T. 6 N., R. 4 

E., Choctaw meridian, 

2 miles upstream from mouth 

and 3 miles east of Langford.

SEi sec. 31, T. 7 N., R. 4 

E., Choctaw meridian, 

2 miles upstream from mouth 

and 2j miles southeast of 

Fannin .

NWi sec. 8, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at Colonial Country Club, Jackson, 

Miss., lj miles upstream 

from mouth.

Lat 32 "22 '52", long 90"09'39", 

NEi sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 1 

E., Choctaw meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 

1 mile upstream from mouth 

and 1.3 miles southwest of 

Tougaloo.

Lat 32°22'10", long 90°09'00", 

NE£ sec. 13, T. 6 N., R. 1 

E., Choctaw meridian, at 

bridge on new U. S. Highway 

51, at Jackson, Miss., 

1 mile upstream from Whiteoak Creek and 2 miles above 

mouth .

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

.

16

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

0

0 

.02:

0

0

0

0

0

0

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 369

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Pearl River basin. Miss. Continued

Date

30

30

27

25

25

Oct. 6

27

25

July 15 

27

25

Sep t . 14

Oct. 6 

6

Oct. 6

July 9

28

Aug. 16

25

29

Stream

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

Tumbaloo Creek. . . .

Richland Creek. . . .

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

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

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

Big Creek. ........

Steens Creek. .....

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

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

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

.. ..Jo............

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

do

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

Richland Creek....

Pearl River. ......

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

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

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

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

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

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

Locality

SW£ sec. 27, T. 6 N., R. 2 

E., Choctaw meridian, 

2 miles upstream from mouth 

and 1 mile southwest of 

Luckney .

Choctaw meridian, at bridge 

on Roach Street extension 

in Jackson.

line between sees. 15 and 

16, T. 5 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw meridian, Hinds County, 

at bridge on Gallatin 

Street, ^ mile south of 

Highway 80 in Jackson.

NE£ sec. 13, T. 5 N., R. 3 

E., Choctaw meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 

3 miles east of Brandon.

sec. 26, T. 5 N., R. 3 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Rankin 

County, at bridge Z\ miles 

south of Brandon on Highway 18.

SEi sec. 5, T. 4 N., R. 3 

E., Choctaw meridian, on 

county road 4j miles east 

of Whitfield.

Lat 32°11', long 90°00', Wj 

sec. 16, T. 4 N., R. 3 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Rankin 

County, at bridge 2 miles 

upstream from mouth and 

5^ miles south of city limits of Brandon on county 

road.

Lat 32° 12', long 90°03', in 

NWj sec. 12, T. 4 N., R. 2 

E., Choctaw meridian, at 

bridge on county highway 

469, and 5j miles northeast 

of Florence.

Sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 1 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at U. S. 

Highway 49, 3 miles south 

of Jackson. 

NWi sec. 23, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 51, 1 mile 

southwest of Byram and 

3 miles upstream from mouth.

sec. 32, T. 4 N., R. 2 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Rankin 

County, at bridge £ mile 

upstream from Illinois Central RR. and 1 mile south 

of Florence on Highway 49.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

8.4

128

_

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.058

0

.086

0

.014

3.90

0

0

.059

1.16 

0

.10
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Pearl River basin, Miss.--Continued

Date

July 9

29

July 15

28

29

July 9

July 15

25

Sept. 14

Oct. 6

July 8 

26

Aug. 17

29

July 8 

26

25

'29

26

25

Stream

Indian Creek.... ..

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

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

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

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

Hominy Creek ......

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

do

Steens Creek. ..... 

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

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

Rhodes Creek. .....

Purvis Creek. .....

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

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

Billy Walker Creek 

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Steens Creek. .....

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

Mountain Creek. . . .

do

Pearl River. ......

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

Strong River. .....

Purvis Creek. .....

do

do

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

Locality

Lat 32°09', long 90°07', in 

SWi sec. 29, T. 4 N., R. 2 

E., Choctaw meridian, 0.7 

mile upstream from mouth at 

eastern edge of Florence on 

Highway 469.

sec. 29, T. 4 N., R. 2 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Rankin 

County, at bridge i mile 

east of Florence.

SW£ sec. 2, T. 3 N., R. 1 

E., Choctaw meridian, 1 1/3 

miles upstream from mouth 

and 3i miles on county road 

southeast of Florence.

SEi sec. 7, T. 3 N., R. 2 

E., Choctaw meridian, on 

State Highway 469, 3 miles 

south of Florence.

Lat 32°05', long 90°08', in 

Ss sec. 19, T. 3 N., R. 2 

E., Choetaw meridian, 

2 miles upstream from mouth 

and on State Highway 469, 

5 'miles' south of Florence.

do

Lat 32°07' J long 90°11', in 

SWi sec. 10, T. 3 N., R. 1 

E., Choctaw meridian, 3j 

miles upstream from mouth 

and on county road 5 miles 

southwest of Florence.

NEj sec. 9, T. 3 N., R. 1 W. , 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 51, 1 mile 

upstream from Harris Creek 

and ij miles north of Terry.

Lat 32°12'', long 89 0 46', in 

corner of sees. 10, 11, 14, 

and 15, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., 

Choctaw meridian, on county 

road 2 miles northeast of 

Ruf us near Johns .

Lat 32°10', long 89°47', in 

NEi sec. 21, T. 4 N., R. 5 

E., Choctaw meridian, 2-| 

miles upstream from mouth 

and 4-j miles northeast of 

Johns.

SEijSEi sec. 26, T. 3 N., R. 

5 E., Choctaw meridian, at 

bridge on Highway 18, 

2 miles southeast of Puckett.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

20.8

Discharge 

fcfs)

0

.089

.18 

32 1

1.75

.19

0

0

5.89
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 371

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Pearl River basin, Miss.--Continued

Date

July 8

July 8 

26

Oct. 6

29

July 15

29

July 8

26

29

28

16

29

Oct. 8

Oct. 8

Oct. 8 

Sept. 16

Stream

Clear Creek. ......

Brushy. Creek. .....

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

Mill Creek. .......

Big Creek. ........ 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Brushy Creek ......

Strong River. .....

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

Pearl River. ......

Strong River. ..... 

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

Locality

SEiSEi sec. 26, T. 3 N., R. 

5 E., Choctaw meridian, at 

bridge on Highway 18, 

2 miles southeast of Puckett.

Lat 32°08', long 89°48', in 

NEi sec. 5, T. 3 N. , R. 5 

E., Choctaw meridian, 

3 miles upstream from mouth 

and 2^ miles east of Johns.

Lat 32°05', long 89°47', in 

SWi sec. 22, T. 3 N., R. 5 

E., Choctaw meridian, 

2 miles upstream from mouth 

and j mile southwest of 

Puckett.

sec. 1, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Rankin 

County, at bridge on Highway 18 at Johns.

NEi sec. 22, T. 3 N., R. 4 

E., Choctaw meridian, on 

county road 4j miles southwest of Johns.

SWj- sec. 32, T. 4 N., R. 4 

E., Choctaw meridian, on 

county road between Cato 

and Rock Hill, 4^ miles 

west of Johns.

sec. 18, T. 2 N., R. 4 E. , 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 49, 

3 2- miles upstream from 

mouth and Z\ miles northwest of Dlo. '

do

Choctaw meridian, at bridge 

on State Highway 20 at 

Merit, 1 mile upstream from 

mouth and 3 miles southwest 

of Mendenhall.

SEt sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge 

in Braxton.

Lat 31°53' A long 90°03', SW£ 

sec. 36, T. 1 N., R. 2 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge 

on State Highway 20, 5.5 

miles west of Pinola. 

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

25 3

11.3

44.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

.048

.016

.94

43

32

23 9

.06

.28 

.014
372 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Qulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Pearl River basin, Miss. Continued

Date

Oct. 6

Sept. 14

Oct. 2

Sept. 15

Oct. 2

Oct. 2 

2

2

1 

1

1

Sept. 15

15

Stream

Copiah Creek. .....

East Fork Greens 

Creek.

Holliday Creek... .

Upper Little Creek

Lower Little Creek

Big Creek. ........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Pearl River. ......

Greens Creek. ..... 

Pearl River. ......

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

Bogue Chitto. .....

Locality

Lat 31°54', long 90°17', SE£ 

sec. 27, T. 1 N., R. 1 W., 

Choc taw meridian, at bridge 

on State Highway 20, £ mile 

downstream from Little 

Copiah Creek and s£ miles 

east of Hazlehurst.

sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 10 E., 

Washington meridian, at 

bridge on county road, 1.0 

mile west of Georgetown.

sec. 5, T. 8 N., R. 11 E., 

Washington meridian, at 

bridge J mile upstream from 

mouth and 3-j miles north of 

Wan 11 la on unnamed highway.

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 

at Silver Creek.

line between sees. 14 and 

15, T. 7 N., R. 19 W., St. 

Stephens meridian, at 

bridge 2 miles south froni 

city limits of Prentiss on 

Highway 13.

Lat 31°26', long 89°54', Ei 

sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 19 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge 2 miles upstream 

from mouth and 5^ miles 

north of Goss on Highway 13. 

Lat 31°21', long 89°53', on 

line between sees. 35 and 2, 

on line between T. 4 N., 

and T. 5 N., R. 19 W., St. 

Stephens meridian, at 

bridge 1/8 mile upstream 

from Illinois Central RR., 

Ij miles upstream from 

mouth, and J mile south of 

Goss on Highway 13.

sec. 32, T. 4 N., R. 18 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge 1/8 mile upstream 

from Illinois Central RR. 

and 1 mile upstream from 

mouth at northern edge of 

Columbia on Highway 13.

sec. 33, T. 4 N., R. 17 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge 1^ miles upstream 

from mouth and 5? miles 

east of city limits of Columbia on Highway 24 . 

SEiSEi sec. 27, T. 3 N., R. 

18 W., St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State 

Highway 13, 0.5 mile south 

of Lampton.

sec. 12, T. 2 N., R. 13 E., 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge on Highway 35, 1.5 

miles upstream from mouth 

and 9 miles south of Columbia.

sec. 12, T. 2 N., R. 18 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at 

bridge 2^ miles above mouth 

and J mile from Hub on 

Highway 13.

SW£ sec. 26, T. 7 N., R. 7 

E., Washington meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 

2i miles southwest of 

Brookhaven. 

Lat 31°27', long 90°27', N| 

sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 7 E., 

Washington meridian, at 

bridge J mile upstream from 

mouth and % mile north of 

Bogue Chitto on Highway 51.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

47.5

,

_

-

115

Discharge 

(cfs)

8.37

2.23 

49.8

42.7

10.4
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1953 to September 1954--Contlnued

Pearl River basin. Miss.--Continued

Date

Sept. 15

Oct. 1

1

22

22

22

22

Stream

Albritton Creek. . .

Union Creek.. .....

McOee Creek. ......

East Fork Hoboloohitto Creek.

West Pork Hobolochitto Creek.

Mill Creek. .......

Turtleskin Creek..

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Bogue Chltto. .....

McOee Creek. ......

Bogue Chltto. .....

Pearl River. ......

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

Hobolochitto Creek

Pearl River. ......

Locality

Lat 31"23', long 90°28', Si

sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 7 E.,

Washington meridian, at

bridge { mile upstream from

mouth and 4 miles south of

Bogue Chltto on Highway 51.

Lat 31 0 10', long 90°08', SEi

sec. 6, T. 2 N., R. 11 E.,

Washington meridian, at

bridge 1 mile upstream from

mouth and 3^ miles north of

Tylertown on Highway 27 .

Lat 31°07', long 90°08', Nj

sec. bO, T. 2 N., R. 11 E.,

Washington meridian, at

bridge £ mile upstream from

Pernwood, Columbia & Gulf

RR. on city limits east of

Tylertown on Highway 24.

SW£ sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 17

W., St. Stephens meridian,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

11, } mile north of Picayune.

SWt sec. 27, T. 5 S., R. 17

W., St. Stephens meridian,

t mile upstream from

George's Branch and 2j miles

north of Picayune.

Lat 30°34', long 89°40', SW£

sec. 36, T. 5 S., R. 17 W.,

St. Stephens meridian, at

bridge \ mile upstream from

New Orleans & Northeastern

RR. and l£ miles north of

city limits of Picayune on

Highway 11.

Lat 30°24', long 89°38', NEt

sec. 31, T. 7 S., R. 16 W.,

St. Stephens meridian, on

State Highway 43, 2 miles

southeast of Santa Rose.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

-

12.6

130

108

_

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.69

5.13

54.7

8.36

32.5

1.58

.21

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 1953 to September 1954

Date

Jan . 16

16

16

16

Dec. 4

May 1

Stream

Little Suwannee

Creek.

Yellow River. .....

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

Fork Creek. .......

Wall Creek. .......

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Yellow River. .....

Ocmulgee River. . . .

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

Yellow River. .....

Black Creek. ......

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

Locality

Lat 34°00', long 84°01', at

county road, 3^ miles

northwest of Lawrencevllle,

Gwinnett County, Ga.

Lat 33°57', long 84°03', at

county road, 3£ miles west

of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett

County, Ga. 

Lat 33°55', long 84°03', at

county road, 1 mile east of

Gloster, Gwinnett County,

Lat 33°55', long 84°05', at

county road, 0.8 mile west

of Gloster, Gwinnett County,

Ga. 

Lat 31°36', long 89°13', in

NWi sec. 32, T. 2 N., R. 12

W., St. Stephens meridian,

at bridge 2.0 miles upstream from mouth and

3^ miles northwest of

Brooklyn, Miss.

Lat 32°20'10", long 90°09'40",

in SEjNWt sec. 26, T. 6 N.,

R. IE., Choctaw meridian,

at bridge on new U. S. Highway 51 in Jackson, Miss.,

1,700 ft downstream from

Crane Creek and 1 mile upstream from Pearl River.

Dra inage 

area 

(sq ml)

9.62

26.5

43.5

2.34

22.3

5.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,860

2,300

2,700

470

6,460

3,050

INDEX

Page

Abbie Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of......................... 351

Aberdeen, Miss., Tombigbee River at... 267 

Aboothlacosta Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of.................. 342

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 7-8

Acorn Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 351

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 2

Acton, Ala., Cahaba River near........ 248

Adamsville, Ala., Village Creek near.. 296 

Adel, Ga., Little River near.......... 132

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 11

Ager Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 340

Ajay-East Tohopekaliga Canal near

Narcoossee, Fla................. 72

Alabaha River, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 345

Alabama River, at Claiborne, Ala...... 257

at Selma, Ala....................... 247

near Millers Ferry, Ala............. 254

near Montgomery, Ala................ 242

Alafia River, at Lithia, Fla.......... 113

North Prong, at Keysville, Fla...... 112

Alafia River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in.............112-113

Alapaha River, at Statenville, Ga..... 131

discharge measurements of........... 348

near Alapaha, Ga'.................... 130

tributary of .discharge measurement of 348 

Alaqua Creek near De Funiak Springs,Fla. 186 

Albany, Ga., Flint River at........... 172

Albritton Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 372

Alexander Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of....................... 350

Allatoona Reservoir, Ala., contents of 241 

Alien Creek at Talmo, Ga.............. 26

Alligator Creek (Alligator Creek

basin) at Safety Harbor, Fla.... 120

Alligator Creek (Altamaha River basin),-

Ga., discharge measurements of.. 343 

Alligator Creek (Suwannee River basin),

Ga., discharge measurement of... 347 

Alma, Ga., Hurricane Creek near....... 37-38

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga...... 35

Altamaha River basin, Ga., discharge

measurements in................ 339-345

gaging-station records in........... 17-35

Altha, Fla., Chipola River near....... 177

Alturas, Fla., Peace Creek Marsh outlet near........................ 100

Amory, Miss., Tombigbee River near.... 266

Anclote River near Elfers, Fla........ 124

Apalachee River, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 344

near Buckhead, Ga................... 29

ApalachicolaRiver at Chattahoochee, Fla. 176 

Apalachicola River basin, Ala.-Fla.-

Ga., discharge measurements in 349-353 

gaging-station records in..........151-177

Arbuckle Creek, Fla., discharge measurement of...................... 346

near De Soto City, Fla.............. 83

Arcadia, Fla., Horse Creek near....... 108

Peace River at...................... 106

Archusa Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 362

Ariton, Ala., Pea River near.......... 181

Ashburn Branch tributary, Ga., discharge measurement of........... 349

Ashton. Fla., Brick-Alligator Canal near 70 

Lizzie-Lost Canal near.............. 71

Athens, Ga., Middle Oconee River near. 27 

Atkinson, Ga., Satilia River at....... 40

Atlanta, Ga., Chattahoochee River at.. 156 

Attapulgus Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 349

tributary of, discharge measurement of 349 

Aucilla River at Lamont, Pla.......... 145

389020 O - 56 - 25

Page

Austell, Ga., Sweetwater Creek near.... 157 

Autauga Creek at Prattville, Ala....... 244

Bainbridge, Ga., Flint River at........ 174

Baker, Fla., Blackwater River near..... 190

Bakers Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 368

Bankstand Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of...................... 341

Barbour Creek near Eufaula, Ala........ 163

Barkcamp Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 339

Barnetts Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 349

Barrineau Park, Fla., Perdido River at. 200

Barron River Canal near Everglades, Pla.. 96

Earth, Pla., Pine Barren Creek near.... 199

Bartow, Fla., Kissengen Spring near.... 103 

Peace River at....................... 102

Bassetts Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of....................... 359

Bates Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of.......................... 359

Bayou Bacon, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 365

Bayou Bernard, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 364

Bayou Sara, Ala., discharge measurements of........................ 359-360

Bear Branch, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 353

Bear Creek (tributary to Chattahoochee 

River), Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 350

Bear Creek (tributary to Flint River,

Ga., discharge measurement of.... 352

Bear Creek (tributary to Lubbub Creek),

Ala., discharge measurement of... 358

Beaver Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of......................... 357

Beaver Dam Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 363

Beaver Ruin Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of...................... 341

tributary to, discharge measurements

of............................... 341

Beaver Run Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of...................... 350

Beeswax Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of....................... 354

Bell, Fla., Suwannee River near........ 140

Bennett, Fla., Econfina Creek near..... 178

Bethel Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 362

Big Bahala Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 372

Big Bear Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of.......................".. 350

Big Branch, Miss., discharge measurements of......................... 366

Big Brown Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 356

Big Brush Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of........'.........,..... 359

Big Canoe Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of...................... 354

near Gadsden, Ala.................... 224

Big Creek (tributary to Alapaha River),

Ga., discharge measurement of.... 348

Big Creek (tributary to Black Creek),

Miss., discharge measurement of.. 363

Big Creek (tributary to Bogue Chitto),

Miss., discharge measurement of.. 372

Big Creek (tributary to Bowie Creek),

Miss., discharge measurements of. 360

Big Creek (tributary to Chattahoochee 

River), Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 349

Big Creek (tributary to Chickasawhay

River), Miss., discharge measurements of......................... 363

Big Creek (tributary to Lake Louisa),

Fla., discharge .measurements of.. 345

375
376 INDEX

Page

Big Creek (tributary to Leaf River),

Miss., discharge measurement of. 360

Big Creek (tributary to Ocmulgee

River), Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 343

Big Creek (tributary to Pasoagoula 

River), Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 363

Big Creek (tributary to Pearl River),

Miss., discharge measurement of. 369

Big Creek (tributary to Strong River),

Miss., discharge measurement of. 371

Big Flat Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 342

Big Indian Creek (tributary to Little 

River), Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 344

Big Indian Creek (tributary to

Ocmulgee River), at Perry, Ga... 23

Big Oktibee Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 361

Big Sandy Creek (tributary to Black 

Warrior River), Ala., discharge 

measurement of.................. 359

Big Sandy Creek (tributary to Hard 

Labor Creek), Ga., discharge 

measurement of.................. 344

Big Sandy Creek (tributary to

Ocmulgee River), Ga., discharge 

measurement of................. 342,343

Big Satilla Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of................. 345

Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro, Ala. 245

Big Wills Creek, Ala., discharge

measurements of................. 354

near Crudup, Ala.................... 223

Bigbee, Miss., East Pork, Tombigbee

River at........................ 262

Bilbo Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of......................... 359

Billy Walker Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 370

Biloxi, Miss., Tuxachanie Creek near.. 321

Biloxi River at Wortham, Miss......... 322

Birch Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 352

Black Creek (tributary to Big Wills

Creek), Ala., discharge measurements of........................ 354

Black Creek (tributary to Escatawpa 

River), Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 364

Black Creek (tributary to Ogeechee

River), Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 339

Black Creek .(tributary to Pascagoula 

River), Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 363

Black Creek (tributary to St. Johns 

River), North Fork, near 

Middleburg, Fla................. 61

South Fork, near Penney Farms, Fla.. 60

Black Warrior River, at Tuscaloosa,

Ala............................. 302

near Eutaw, Ala..................... 303

Blackwater Creek (tributary to Hillsborough River) near Knights, 

Fla............................. 114

Blackwater Creek (tributary to

Mulberry Fork) near Manchester,

Ala............................. 288

Blackwater Creek (tributary to Sucarnoochee Creek), Miss., discharge 

measurement of.................. 359

Blackwater River near Baker, Pla...... 190

Blackwater River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in............. 190-191

Blue Spring near Orange City, Pla..... 50

Bluff Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of......................... 364

Bogalusa, La., Pearl River near....... 334

Boggy Creek, Fla., discharge measurement of......................... 346

Boggy Hollow Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement s of................. 363

Bogue Chitto, at Franklinton, La...... 337

discharge measurement of............ 372

near Bush, La.......................' 338

near Tylertown, Miss................ 336

Bogue Chitto Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 365

Bogue Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of.........................

Bogue Lusa near Franklinton, La.......

Boguechitto Creek near Browns, Ala....

Bonita Springs, Fla., Imperial River 

near............................

Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss....

Boynton Canal at Boynton Beach, Fla...

Bradenton, Fla., Manatee River near...

Branford, Fla., Suwannee River at.....

Brantley, Ala., Conecuh River at......

Brantley Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................

Brick-Alligator Canal near Ashton,

Fla.............................

Brindle Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of......................

Bristol, Fla., Telogia Creek near.....

Broken Arrow Creek, Ala., discharge

measurements of.................

Bronson Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of......................

Brooker Creek, near Odessa, Fla.......

near Tarpon Springs, Fla............

Brooklyn, Ala., Conecuh River near....

Brooksville, Fla., Weekiwachee Spring 

near............................

Brooksville, Miss., Noxubee River near

Browns, Ala., Boguechitto Creek near..

Bruce, Fla., Choctawhatchee River near

Brushy Creek (tributary to Cedar

Creek), Ga., discharge measurement of.........................

Brushy Creek (tributary to Chickasawhay River), Miss., discharge 

measurement of..................

Brushy Creek (tributary to Strong

River), Miss., discharge measurements of.....................

Bucatunna Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of..................

Buck Creek (tributary to Bogue Homo), 

Miss., discharge measurements of

Buck Creek (tributary to Cahaba River), 

Ala., discharge measurement of..

Buck Creek (tributary to Little Tallapoosa River), Ga., discharge 

measurements of.................

Buck Creek (tributary to Towaliga

River), Ga., discharge measurement of.........................

Buckhead, Ga., Apalachee River near...

Buffalo Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................

Buford, Ga., Chattahoochee River near.

Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss., 

near Smithville, Miss...............

Burketts Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of......................

Burnt Pork Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................

Bush, La., Bogue Chitto near..........

Bush Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of........................

Butler, Ga., Whitewater Creek near....

Buttahatchee River, below Hamilton,

Ala.............................

discharge measurement of............

near Sulligent, Ala.................

Cabin Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.........................

Cahaba River, at Centerville, Ala.....

at Sprott, Ala......................

discharge measurement of............

near Acton, Ala.....................

near Marion Junction, Ala...........

Cairo, Ga., Tired Creek near..........

Calebee Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of.....................

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven,

Fla.............................

Calvert Prong, Ala., discharge measurements of.....................

Camp Creek (tributary to Big Creek), 

Ga., discharge measurement of...

Camp Creek (tributary to Flint River), 

Ga., discharge measurements of..

Camp Creek (tributary to Jackson

Creek), Ga., discharge measurements of........................

Page

357

335

253

97

310

90

110

135

192

353

70

358

150

354

351

122

123

196

125

280

253

185

343

363

371

362

361

356

355

343

29

355

154

260

261

360

350

338

368

168

268

357

269

343

249

250

356

248

251

147

356

98

358

343

351

342
INDEX 377

Camp Creek (tributary to Walnut Creek), 

Ga., discharge measurement of....

Campbells Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................

Canal Point, Fla., West Palm Beach

Canal at.........................

Cane Creek (Mobile River basin), Ala., 

discharge measurements of........

Cane Creek (Suwannee River basin), Ga., 

discharge measurement of.........

Canoe Creek near St. Cloud, Fla........

Canoochee River, Ga., discharge measurements of......................

near Claxton, Ga.....................

Canton, Ga., Etowah River at...........

Canton, Miss., Pearl River near........

Carrollton, Ga., Little Tallapoosa

River at.........................

Carson Sand Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of...................

Carteoay River near Ellijay, Ga........

Carters Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................

Cartersville, Ga., Etowah River above..

Carthage, Miss., Lobutcha Creek near...

Caryville, Fla., Choctawhatchee River 

at...............................

Cat Creek, Ga.. discharge measurement 

of...............................

Catalpa Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................

Catfish Creek near Lake Wales, Fla.....

Catoma Creek near Montgomery, Ala......

Cedar Creek (tributary to Alabama

River). at Minter, Ala...........

Cedar Creek (tributary to Big Creek),

Ga., discharge measurement of....

Cedar Creek (tributary to Coosa River), 

near Cedartown, Ga...............

Cedar Creek (tributary to Flint River), 

Ga., discharge measurements of...

Cedar Creek (tributary to Little River), 

Ga., discharge measurement of....

Cedar Greek (tributary to Mobile River), 

Ala., discharge measurements of..

Centerville, Ala., Cahaba River at.....

Century, Fla., Escambia River near.....

Cfs-day, definition of.................

Channahatchee Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement s Of..................

Charlie Apopka Creek near Gardner, Fla.

Chatahaspee Creek, Ala., discharge

measurements of..................

Chattahoochee, Fla., Apalachioola River 

at...............................

Chattahoochee River, at Atlanta, Ga....

at Columbia, Ala.....................

at Columbus, Ga......................

at West Point, Ga....................

discharge measurements of...........349,

near Buford, Ga......................

near Gainesville, Ga.................

near Leaf, Ga........................

near Roswell, Ga.....................

near Whitesburg, Ga..................

Chattooga River, at Galesville, Ala.... 

at Summerville, Ga...................

Cheaha Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of.........................

Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga.....

Chestnut Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of......................

Chew Mill Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.

354

Page 

hoctawhatchee River basin, Ala.-Fla.,

gaging-station records in......179-185

Chokee Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 353

hookatonchee Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 357

near Egypt, Miss.................... 270

near West Point, Miss............... 271

Christmas, Fla., St. Johns River near. 46 

347 Chuluota, Fla., Econlockhatchee River 

76 near............................ 47

Chunky Creek, Miss., discharge meas339 urement of...................... 361

16 near Chunky, Miss................... 315

211 Citra, Fla., Orange Lake Outlet near.. 56 

328 Claiborne, Ala., Alabama River at..... 257

Clark Creek, Miss., discharge measure236 ments of........................ 368

Claxton, Ga., Canoochee River near.... 16

Chewacla Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of.......................

Chickasaw Creek near Whistler, Ala.....

Chiokasawhay River, at Enterprise,

Miss..............................

at Leakesville, Miss.................

discharge measurement of.............

Childersburg, Ala., Coosa River at....13,

Chipola River near Altha, Fla..........

Choocolocco Creek, Ala., discharge

measurements of..................

near Jenifer, Ala....................

Choctawhatchee River, at Caryville.

Fla..............................

East Fork, near Midland City, Ala....

near Bruce, Fla......................

near Newton, Ala.....................

356

105

355

176

156

164

162

160

350

154

152

151

155

158

219

218

354

153

355

339

356

308

317

318

362

229

177

354

225

183

179

185

180

Clear Creek (tributary to Brushy

Creek), Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 371

Clear Creek (tributary to Pelahatchie 

River), Miss., discharge measurements of....................367,368

Clear Creek (tributary to Sipsey Fork)

at Falls City, Ala.............. 287

discharge measurement of............ 359

Cleveland, Ala., Locust Fork near..... 291

Clinch-Reedy Canal, Fla., discharge

measurements of. 347

Coatopa, Ala., Tombigbee River near... 304 

Cobb Creek, Ga., discharge measurements

of.............>...............344-345

Cochrane, Ala., Tombigbee River near.. 276 

Coffee Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of........................ 356

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Fla...... 191

Collins, Miss., Leaf River near....... 309

Columbia, Ala., Chattahoochee River at 164

Columbia, Miss., Pearl River near.....4, 333

Columbus, Ga., Chattahoochee River at. 162

Columbus, Miss., Tombigbee River at... 273

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 7-8

Conasauga IIJCLDCIU&CL 11J.VC/.L River ClU at Tilton, J.J.J.UV11, Ga......... VJCt......... 207 uvl

discharge measurement of............ 354

Conecuh River, at Brantley, Ala....... 192

near Brooklyn, Ala.... 

Contents, definition of.

Control, definition of

Coonewar Creek, Miss., discharge meas196

2

2

urement of. 357

1

Coosa River ', at Childersburg, Ala.... 13, 229

Cooperation, record of

at Gadsdeh, Ala..................... 222

at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala... 234

at Leesburg, Ala.................... 220

near Cropwell, Ala.................. 226

near Rome, Ga....................... 216

Coosa River reservoirs, Ala., contents of 

Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga.. 

Copeland Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of.

Copiah Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of.

Coral Gables Canal, Fla., discharge

measurement of

Cornwell, Fla., Istokpoga Canal near.. 

Cotton Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.

Cotton Indian Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of..................

Covington, Ga., Yellow River near.....

Crane Creek at Melbourne, Fla.........

Crawfordville, Fla., Wakulla Spring near

Crestview, Fla., Shoal River near.....

Crooked-Clinch Canal, Fla., discharge 

measurements of.

Crooked Creek (Altamaha River basin), 

Ga., discharge measurement of...

Crooked Creek (Mobile River basin),

Ala., discharge measurement of..

Groom, Fla., Withlacoochee River at...

Cropwell, Ala., Coosa River near......

Cross City, Fla., Steinha tehee River near

Crudup, Ala., Big Wills Creek near....

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhills, Fla.

Cubahatchee Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement of.

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

241

205

358

372

347

85

340

340

19

64

145

189

346

342

355

126

226

142

223

114

356

definition of
378 INDEX

Page

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 2 

Culloden, Ga., Flint River near....... 167

Curtis Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 355

Cypress Canal. See TohopekaligaCypress CanaT. 

Cypress Creek at Vineland, Fla........ 74

Cypress-Kissimmee Canal near Lake

Wales, Fla...................... 80

Dahlonega, Ga., Chestatee River near.. 153 

Dalton, Ga., Mill Creek at............ 206

Daniels Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 349

Data, accuracy of..................... 7-8

explanation of...................... 3-7

Dawsonville, Ga., Etowah River near... 210 

De Funiak Springs, Fla., Alaqua Creek

near............................ 186

De Land, Fla., St. Johns River near... 50 

De Soto City, Fla., Arbuckle Creek

near............................ 83

Josephine Creek near................ 84

Deadoak Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 352

Deep Creek (Appalachicola River

basin), Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 350

Deep Creek (Suwannee River basin),

Ga., discharge measurements of.. 348 

Deer Park, Fla., Jane Green Creek

near............................ 44

Deerfield Beach, Fla., Hillsboro Canal

near............................ 90

Denham Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 361

Dennis, Miss., Mackys Creek near...... 258

Dickeys Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 361

Dirt Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

of.............................. 351

Dlo, Miss., Strong River at........... 331

Dobbs Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 371

Doctortown, Ga., Altamaha River at.... 35

Dog River, Ga., discharge measurements

of.............................. 350

Double Run Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 348

Drainage area, definition of.......... 2-3

Dry Creek. Miss., discharge measurement of......................... 367

Dublin, Ga'., Oconee River at..........13, 31

Dudley, Ga., Rocky Creek near......... 32

Dundee, Fla., 'drainage canal west of.. 99 

Dunnellon, Fla., Rainbow Springs near 127

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal

near St. Cloud, Fla............. 73

Econfina Creek near Bennett, Fla...... 178

Econfina River near Perry, Fla........ 144

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota,

Fla............................. 47

Eden, Ga., Ogeechee River near........ 15

Edie Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

of.............................. 343

tributary of, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... '344

Edinburg, Miss., Pearl River at....... 323

Egypt, Miss., Chookatonchee Creek

near............................ 270

Eight Mile Creek. Ala., discharge

measurements of................. 360

Elfers, Fla., Anclote River near...... 124

Elkins Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 352

Ellaville, Fla., Suwannee River at.... 134

Ellijay, Ga., Cartecay River near..... 203

Elliots Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of...................... 359

Eloise, Fla., Lulu Lake Outlet at..... 101

Elrod, Ala., Sipsey River near........ 278

Emauhee Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of..................... 354

Enitachope Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement of.................. 355

Enterprise, Miss., Chickasawhay River

at.............................. 317

Escambia River near Century, Fla...... 198

Escambia River basin, Ala.-Fla.,

gaging-station records in......192-199

Page 

Escatawpa River near Wilmer, Ala....... 320

Etowah River, at Allatoona Dam, above

Cartersville, Ga................. 213

at Canton, Ga........................ 211

at Rome, Ga.......................... 215

near Dawsonville, Ga................. 210

near Kingston, Ga.................... 214

Eubanks Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 373

Euclautubba Creek at Saltillo, Miss.... 264

Eufaula, Ala., Barbour Creek near...... 163

JSutaw, Ala., Black Warrior River

near............................. 303

Eutocutachee Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 367

Everglades, Fla., Barron River Canal

near............................. 96

Evergreen, Ala., Murder Creek near..... 197

Fairmount, Ga., Rocky Creek near....... 204

Falling Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 343

Falls City, Ala., Clear Creek at....... 287

Sipsey Fork near..................... 285

Fannegusha Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................. 366

Fannin, Miss., Pelahatchie Creek near.. 329

Fargo. Ga., Suwannee River at.......... 128

Fayette, Ala., Luxapalila Creek near... 274 

Sipsey River at...................... 277

Fenholloway River, at Foley, Fla....... 143

near Perry, Fla...................... 143

Fenholloway River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in..............143-144

Findley Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of...................... 355

Fish River near Silver Hill, Ala....... 202

Fisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla...... 70

Five Mile Creek (tributary to Big

Creek), Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 348

Fivemile Creek (tributary to Black

Warrior River), Ala., discharge 

measurement of................... 359

Fivemile Creek (tributary to Locust

Fork), at Ketona, Ala............ 295

Flat Creek (Appalachicola River basin),

Ga., discharge measurements of... 352

Flat Creek (Mobile River basin) at

Fountain, Ala.................... 255

Flint Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of......................... 364

Flint River, at Albany, Ga............. 172

at Bainbridge, Ga.................... 174

at Montezuma, Ga..................... 169

at Oakfield, Ga...................... 170

discharge measurements of............ 351

near Culloden, Ga.................... 167

near Griffin, Ga..................... 165

Floods, special reports on............. 11

Foley, Fla., Fenholloway River at...... 143

Fork Creek (tributary to Sweetwater 

Creek), Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 341

Fork Creek (tributary to Yellow River),

Ga., discharge measurements of..341,373

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Middle River

Canal near....................... 91

North New River Canal near........... 93

Plantation Road Canal near........... 91

Fort White, Fla., Santa Fe River near.. 139

Fountain, Ala., Flat Creek at.......... 255

Four Killer Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of................... 349

Fourmile Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 364

Fowltown Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 353

Franklinton, La., Bogue Chitto at...... 337

Bogue Lusa near. ................ 335

French Branch, Miss., discharge measurements of.....................

Frostproof, Fla., Reedy Lake Outlet

near............................

Fulton, Miss., East Fork Tombigbee

River near......................

370

82

259

Gadsden, Ala., Big Canoe Creek near.... 224

Coosa River at....................... 222

Gaines Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 361

Gainesville, Ala., Tombigbee River at.. 283
INDEX 379

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Gainesville, Ga., Chattahoochee River

near............................ 152

Garden City, Ala., Mulberry Pork near. 284 

Gardner, Fla., Charlie Apopka Creek

near............................ 105

Gaylesville, Ala., Chattooga River at. 219 

Geiger, Ala., Noxubee River near...... 282

Geneva, Fla., St. Johns River near.... 48

Ginger Cake Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 352

Gladsville Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of.................. 343

Glady Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 344

Glen St. Mary, Pla., South Prong St.

Marys River at.................. 42

Gorden Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 360

Gothards Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 350

Grand Bay Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 348

Grape Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 352

tributary of, discharge measurement

of.............................. 352

Graves Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 372

Green Cove Springs, Pla., discharge

measurement of.................. 345

Greens Creek, East Pork, discharge

measurement of.................. 372

Greensboro, Ga., Oconee River near.... 28

Griffin, Ga., Flint River near........ 165

Gum Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

of.............................. 353

Gum Swamp Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of..................... 343

Hackneyville, Ala., Hillabee Creek

near............................ 238

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Pla........... 52

Halawakee Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of...................... 351

Hamilton, Ala., Buttahatchie River

below........................... 268

Hamilton, Ga., Mountain Creek near.... 161

Hammock inlet, Pla., discharge measurement of...................... 347

Hanging Moss Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 368

Harbuck Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of...................... 355

Hard Labor Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of..................... 344

Hartridge Conine Canal, Pla., discharge measurements of.......... 347

Hartridge Rochelle Canal, Pla., discharge measurements of.......... 347

Hashuqua Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 358

Hat Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

of.............................. 348

Hatchet Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of..................... 355

near Rockford, Ala.................. 231

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake

Wales, Pla...................... 79

Hattiesburg, Miss., Bowie Creek near.. 310 

Leaf River at....................... 311

Havana, Pla., Oehlockonee River near.. 148

Hawkinsville, Ga., Ocmulgee River at.. 24

Haynes Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 342

Heads Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 352

Heflin, Ala., Tallapoosa River near... 235

Herds Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 342

Hester Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 364

Hialeah, Pla., Miami Canal at......... 94

Hickory Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 365

High Pine Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of..................... 355

High Springs, Pla., Santa Pe River

near............................ 138

Hildreth, Pla., Ichatucknee Springs

near............................ 139

Page 

Hill Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

of..!............................ 355

Hillabee Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of...................... 355

near Hackneyville, Ala............... 238

Hillsboro Canal near Deerfield Beach,

Fla.............................. 90

Hillsboro River, near Tampa, Pla....... 116

near Zephyr-hills, Fla................ 115

Hillsboro River basin, Pla., gagingstation records in..............114-117

Hobolochitto Creek, East Pork, Miss.,

discharge measurement of......... 373

West Pork, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 373

Hog Branch, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 364

Hog Creek, Miss., discharge measurement

of............................... 369

Hogcrawl Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 352

Holder, Fla., Withlacoochee River near. 127

Holliday Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 372

Hollybush Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 368

Holmes Creek at Vernon, Pla............ 184

Holt, Ala., Hurricane Creek near....... 299

Hominy Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 370

Horse Creek (Ogeechee River basin),

Ga., discharge measurements of... 339

Horse Creek (Peace River basin) near

Arcadia, Fla..................... 108

Hortons Mill Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 362

House Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

Of............................... 343

Huntley Clay Canal, Pla., discharge

measurements of.................. 346

Hurricane Creek (tributary to Black

Warrior River) near Holt, Ala.... 299

Hurricane Creek (tributary to Satilla

River) near Alma, Ga............. 37-38 Hydrologic conditions.................. 12

diagram of........................... 13

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Pla. 139

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, Ga... 173 

discharge measurement of............. 353

Imperial River near Bonita Springs,

Pla.............................. 97

Indian Creek (tributary to Little

Tallapoosa River), Ga., discharge 

measurement of................... 355

Indian Creek (tributary to Snapfinger 

Creek), Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 339

Indian Creek (tributary to Steens

Creek), Miss., discharge measurement of........................ 370

Indian Creek (tributary to Towaliga 

River), Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 343

Indian River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in............... 64-67

Iron City, Ga., Spring Creek near...... 175

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Pla..... 85

Jacks Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 344

tributary of, discharge measurement

of............................... 344

Jackson, Ga., Ocmulgee River near...... 20

Jackson, Miss.. Pearl River at......... 330

Jackson Creek {tributary to Lake

Josephine), Fla., discharge measurements of...................... 346

Jackson Creek (tributary to South

River), Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 339

Jackson Creek (tributary to Sweetwater 

Creek), Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 342

Jane Green Creek near Deer Park, Fla... 44 

Jasper, Ala., Sipsey Fork near......... 286

Jenifer, Ala., Choccolocco Creek near.. 225 

Jesters Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 351

Jones, Ala., Mulberry River at......... 246
380 INDEX

Jones Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of..........................

Page 

372

Jordan River basin, Miss.,

Josephine Creek, Fla., discharge measurements of....................

near De Soto City, Fla.............

Joshua Creek at Nocatee, Fla.........

Judy Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of........................

L nj-vei' uaoj.il, luxoo., u.i.5t;iieiige UJJIICBUUJJC vieen. IIVAL TIUIIL LICVXJ.J.C; . AJ.A.

measurement in................... 375 Line Creek (Altamaha River basin), Ga.,

discharge measurement of........

346 Line Creek (Apalachicola River basin),

84

107

353

Keg Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

of............................... 352

Kelly Creek near Vincent, Ala.......... 227

Kentawka Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 365

Ketona, Ala., Flvemlle Creek at........ 295

Keysville, Fla., North Prong Alafla

River at.........................

Kinchafoonee Creek, at Preston, Ga.....

discharge measurements of.

measurement of.

Little Canoochee River, Qa., discharge

measurement of.

Little Charley Bowlegs Creek near

Sebrlng, Fla.

Little Chief Bear Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of........... 352

Little Creek (Altamaha River basin),

Ga., discharge measurements of.. 343 

Little Creek (Mobile River basin),

Ala., discharge measurement of.. 356 

Little Creek (Pascagoula River basin),

Miss., discharge measurement of. 361 

Little Creek (St. Johns River basin),

Fla., discharge measurements of. 345 

Little Flat Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of.................. 342

Little Haw Creek near Seville, Fla.... 59

Little Haynes Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of.................. 342

112 

171 

353 

Kingston, Ga., Etowah River near....... 214

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Fla...... 103

Kissimmee Canal. See HatchinehaKissimmee Canal. 

Kissimmee River, below Lake Kissimmee,

Fla.............................. 81

discharge measurements of............ 346

near Okeechobee, Fla................. 13,

Knights, Fla., Blackwater Creek near... 114 

Knox Creek, Ga., discharge measurements

of............................... 341

Kosciusko, Miss., Yockanookany River

near............................. 326

La Grange, Ga., Yellowjacket Creek

near............................. 159

Lake Annie Outlet, Fla., discharge

measurement of................... 346

Lake Butler, Fla., New River near...... 136

Lake Clay Outlet, Fla., discharge measurement of....................... 346

Lake Garfield Outlet, Fla., discharge

measurements of.................. 347

Lake Hamilton Outlet, Fla., discharge

measurements of.................. 347

Lake Ida Outlet, Fla., discharge measurement of....................... 346

Lake Istokpoga overflow, Fla., discharge measurements of........... 346

Lake Jordan, Ala., change in contents

of............................... 241

Lake Kissimmee, Fla., Kissimmee River

below............................ 81

Lake Letta Outlet, Fla., discharge

measurements of.................. 346

Lake Lotela Outlet, Fla., discharge

measurement of................... 346

Lake Martin, Ala., contents of......... 241 Little Red Water Lake Outlet, Fla., disLake Okeechobee, Fla., gage heights of. 69 

Lake Okeechobee basin and The Everglades, Fla., discharge measurements in........................346-347

gaging-station records in......'...... 69-98 Little River (tributary to Etowah

Lake Sebring northeast outlet, Fla.,

discharge measurement of......... 346 Little River (tributary to Ochlockonee

Lake Tarpon yujl basin, JJ&O.U1, TJ-cl., Fla., gaging-station &»&-Lli& -O l/fcl 1/J.Uil iij-v^i; ii^ai <o£Lu.ll^ y , A' ±.0. . . . .

re cords in......................122-123 Little River (tributary to Oconee

Lake Wales, Fla., Catfish Creek near...

Cypress-Kissimmee Canal near...

Hatchlneha-Kissimmee Canal near 

Lamont, Fla., Aucllla River at.'.. 

Largo, Fla., 'Semlnole Lake Outlet near.

78

JJCU. &W f I1 -Ld . ) LJCm-UlHJ J.C J-JCUIC UU,UJ-^L- i.L^GlA . J.OJ- Jll^iiu VJ. .. ..* .*. **,*....

Laurel, Miss., Tallahala Creek at...... 312 Little River (tributary to WlthlaLay Lake, Ala., change in contents of.. 241

Leaf, Ga., Chattahoochee River near.... 151

Leaf River, at Hattlesburg, Miss....... 311

discharge measurement of............. 360 Little Sandy Creek, Ala., discharge

near Collins, Miss 309

near McLain, Miss.................... 314 Little Satilla Creek, Ga., discharge

Leakesville, Miss., Chlckasawhay River

at................................ 318 Little Satilla River near Off erman,

Leesburg, Ala., -Coosa River at. 220

Leroy, Ala., Tombigbee River near...... 306 Little Suwannee Creek, Ga., discharge

Levee 30, Borrow Canal to northeast, 

Fla., discharge measurements 

of............................... 346

Lewis Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of.......................... 359

Lime Creek, Sa., discharge measurement

of.

Limestone Creek near Monroeville, Ala.

Page

353

256

340

Ga., discharge measurements of.. 352 

Line Creek (Mobile River basin), Miss.,

discharge measurements of....... 357

Lisbon, Fla., Haines Creek at......... 52

Llthia, Fla., Alafla River at......... 113

Lithia Springs, Fla., discharge measurement of.

Little Biloxi Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.

Little Buckhead Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of.

Little Cahaba River, Ala., discharge

Little Hurricane Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of.

Little Indian Creek, Ga., discharge 

measurement of.

Little Manatee River near Wimauma,

Fla.

Little Nachaway Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of.

Little New River, Ala., discharge

measurement of.

Little Ocmulgee River, Ga., discharge

measurement of.

Little Ogeechee River, Ga., discharge

measurement of.

Little Ohoopee River, Ga., discharge

measurement of.

Little Pennahatchee Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.

Little Potato Creek, Ga., discharge 

measurement of.

charge measurement of. 

Little River (tributary to Alapaha

River), Ga., discharge measurement of.

River), Ga., discharge measurement of.........................

79 Little River (tributary to Tallapoosa 

River), Ga., discharge measurement of.

347

364

339

356

339

104

345

344

.4, 111

353

358

343

339

345

352

352

346

348

River) near Roswell, Ga......... 212

River) near Quincy, Fla......... 149

355

coochle River), Ga., discharge 

measurements of................348,349

near Adel, Ga....................... 132

measurement of.

measurement of.

Ga.

356

345

39

measurements of................340,373

Little Tallahatchee Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of.

Little Tallapoosa River, at Carrollton, 

Ga..............................

354

236
INDEX 381

Little Tallapoosa River, Qa., discharge 

measurement of...................

Little Tired Creek, Qa., discharge

measurement of...................

Little Tobesofkee Creek, Qa., discharge 

measurement of...................

Little Towaliga River, Ga., discharge 

measurement of...................

Little Turkey Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of...................

Little Uchee Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement s of..................

Little Wills Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement of...................

Livingston, Ala., Sucarnoochee River

at...............................

Lizzie-Lost Canal near Ashton, Fla.....

Lobutcha Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of......................

near Carthage, Miss..................

Lochloosa Lake Outlet near Lochloosa, 

Pla..............................

Locust Pork, at Sayre, Ala..............

at Trafford, Ala.....................

below Snead, Ala.....................

near Cleveland, Ala..................

Long Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of..........................

Long Island Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................

Lost Creek near Oakman, Ala............

Lotts Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of..........................

Loughman, Pla., Reedy Creek near.......

Lower Little Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of...................

Lowndesboro, Ala., Big Swamp Creek

near.............................

Loxley, Ala., Styx River near..........

Lubbub Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of.........................

Lulu Lake Outlet, at Eloise, Pla.......

discharge measurements of............

Lumber City, Ga., Ocmulgee River at....

Luverne, Ala., Patsaliga Creek at......

Luxapalila Creek, at Steens, Miss......

discharge measurements of............

near Fayette, Ala....................

Lynch Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of..........................

McDonough, Ga., South River near.......

McGee Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of..........................

McKenzie, Ala., Sepulga River near.....

MeLain, Miss., Leaf River near.........

Macclenny, Pla., St. Marys River near..

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss.........

Macon, Ga., Ocmulgee River at..........

Tobesofkee Creek near................

Macon, Miss., Noxubee River at.........

Magnolia Springs, Ga., discharge measurements of......................

Main Canal at Vero Beach, Pla..........

Malholms Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................

Manatee River near Bradenton, Pla......

Manchester, Ala., Blackwater Creek near

Mantachie Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of........................

Map of the United States...............

Marion Junction, Ala., Cahaba River

near.............................

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near Narcoossee, 

Pla..............................

Mascotte, Fla., Palatlakaha Creek near.

Mattubby Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of......................

Maxwell Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of..........................

Melbourne, Pla., Crane Creek at........

St. Johns River near.................

Mercer Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of..........................

Meridian, Miss., Sowashee Creek at.....

Merrill, Miss., Pascagoula River at....

Messiers Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of..........................

Miakka River near Sarasota, Pla........

Miami Canal at water plant, Hialeah,

Pla..............................

355

349

343

343

355

351

354

305

71

366

324

57

294

292

290

291

362

349

289

339

77

372

245

201

358

101

347

25

193

275

358

274

369

17

373

194

314

43

258

21

22

281

339

66

342

110

288

251

72

51

Miami Canal, Fla., discharge measurements of.

Middle Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of.

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga.., 

Middle River Canal near Port Lauderdale, Pla.

Middleburg, Pla., North Pork Black

Creek near.

Page 

346

353

27

91

61

Midland City, Ala., East Pork Choctawhatchee River near.

Milford, Ga., Ichawaynochaway Creek

at.

Mill Creek (tributary to Alapaha RiverJt

179

173

Ga., discharge measurements of.. 348

Mill Creek (tributary to Coahulla

Creek) at Dalton, Ga............

Mill Creek (tributary to Hobolochitto 

Creek), Miss., discharge measurement of......................

Mill Creek (tributary to Lost Creek),

Ala., discharge measurement of..

Mill Creek (tributary to Ogeechee 

River), Ga., discharge measurement of.

Mill Creek (tributary to Pearl River 

near Braxton), Miss., discharge 

measurement of..................

Mill 'Creek (tributary to Pearl River 

near Pannin), Miss., discharge 

measurement of..................

Mill Creek (tributary to Sweetwater

Creek), Ga., discharge measurement of.........................

Milledgeville, Ga., Oconee River at...

Millers Perry, Ala., Alabama River

206

373

359

339

371

366

350

30

near. 254 

Milligan, Pla., Yellow River at....... 187

Milton, Fla., Coldwater Creek near.... 191

Minter, Ala., Cedar Creek at.......... 252

Mitchell Lake, Ala., change in contents

of. 241

Mobile River-near Mount Vernon, Ala... 307

Mobile River basin, Ala.-Ga.-Miss.,

discharge measurements in.,.... .354-360

gaging-station records in..........203-308

reservoirs in....................... 241

.. discharge measure350

Mobley Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.

Mock Spring, Ga., discharge measurement of. 343

Moniac, Ga., North Prong St. Marys

River at......................... 41

Monroeville, Ala., Limestone Creek

near............................ 256

169

242

243

332

350

98

351 

Morris, Ala., Turkey Creek at......... 293

Mortar Creek, Ala., discharge measureMontezuma, Ga., Flint River at........

Montgomery, Ala., Alabama River near.. 

Catoma Creek near...................

Monticello, Miss., Pearl River near... 

Montreal Branch, Ga., discharge measurement of.

Moore Haven, Pla., Caloosahatchee

Canal at.

Morning Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of.

ments of.

Moss Bluff, Pla., Oklawaha River at... 

357 Mossy Head, Fla., Shoal River near.... 

9 Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine, 

Fla.

Mount Vernon, Ala., Mobile River

Mount Vernon, Ga., Oconee River near.. 

Mountain Creek (Altamaha River basin),

355

53

188

62

307

33

Ga., discharge measurement of... 342

357 Mountain Creek (Apalachicola River

basin) near Hamilton, Ga........ 161

349 Mountain Creek (Pearl River basin), 

64 Miss., discharge measurements of 370 

45 Muckalee Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of..................... 353

344 Muckaloochee Creek, Ga., discharge

316 measurement of.................. 353

319 Mud Creek tributary, Ga., discharge

measurement of.................. 350

351 Mulberry Fork near Garden City, Ala... 284

109 Mulberry Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 366

94 Mulberry River at Jones, Ala.......... 246
382 INDEX

Murder Creek (Altamaha River basin),

Ga., discharge measurements of.. 344

Murder Creek (Escambla River basin)

near Evergreen, Ala............. 197

Murder Creek (Wolf River basin), Miss.,

discharge measurements of....... 365

Murphy Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 351

Myers Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of......................... 360

Myrtle-Mary Jane Canal near

Narcoossee, Fla................. 71

Nanawaya Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 365

Nances Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of......................... 354

Narcoossee, Fla., Ajay-East TohopekalIga Canal near.................. 72

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near........... 72

Myrtle-Mary Jane Canal near......... 71

Nettleton, Miss., West Pork Tombigbee

River near...................... 265

New River (tributary to Santa Pe

River) near Lake Butler, Fla.... 136

New River (tributary to Sipsey River),

Ala., discharge measurement of.. 358

New River [tributary to Wlthlacoochee 

River), Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 348

Newton, Ala., Choctawhatehee River near 180

Nocatee, Fla., Joshua Creek at........ 107

Nochaway Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 353

Noonday Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 354

North Canal near Vero Beach, Fla...... 65

North New River Canal atSouthBay, Fla. 92 

near Fort Lauderdale, Fla........... 93

North River, near Samantha, Ala....... 300

near Tuscaloosa, Ala................ 301

North Utoy Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................

Noses Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................

Noxapater Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................

Noxubee River, at Macon, Miss.........

discharge measurement of............

near Brooksvllle, Miss..............

near Gelger, Ala....................

Oak Grove, Ala., Valley Creek near....

Oakey Woods Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of..................

Oakfleld, Ga., Flint River at.........

Oakfuskee Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of......................

Oakman, Ala., Lost Creek near.........

Oakmulgee Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of.....................

Ocala, Fla., Oklawaha River near......

Silver Springs near.................

Ochlockonee River, Ga., discharge

measurements of................. 349

near Havana, Fla.................... 148

near Thomasvllle, Ga................ 146

Ochlockonee River basin, Fla.-Ga.,

gaglng-statlon records in......146-150

Ochwalkee Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of..................... 344

Ocmulgee River, at Hawkinsville, Ga... 24 

at Lumber City, Ga.................. 25

at Macon, Ga........................ 21

discharge measurements of........... 343

near Jackson, Ga.................... 20

Oconee River, at Dublin, Ga...........13, 31

at Mllledgevllle, Ga................ 30

near Greensboro, Ga................. 28

near Mount Vernon, Ga............... 33

Octoc Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of......................... 358

Odessa, Fla., Brooker Creek near...... 122

Ofahoma, Miss., Yockanookany River

near............................ 327

Offerman, Ga., Little Satllla River

near............................ 39

Ogee'chee Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of..................... 339

350

350

365

281

358

282

297

360

170

Ogeechee River, at Scarboro, Ga........ 14

discharge measurement of............. 339

near Eden, Ga........................ 15

South Fork, discharge measurements of 354 

tributary of, discharge measurement

of............................... 339

Ogeechee River basin, Ga., discharge i 

measurements in.................. 339

gaging-station records in............ 14-16

Ohatchee Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of...................... 354

Ohoopee River, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 345

near Reldsvllle, Ga.................. 34

Okahumpka, Fla., Palatakaha Creek near. 52 

Okapllco Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 349

Okatlbbee Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 362

Okatoma Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 360

Okeechobee, Fla., Klssimmee River

near.............................13, 86

Oklawaha River, at Moss Bluff, Fla..... 53

at Riverside Landing, near Orange

Springs, Fla..................... 58

near Ocala, Fla...................... 54

Oldtown Creek at Tulepo, Miss.......... 263

Olley Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 350

Oostanaula River, at Resaca, Ga........ 208

near Rome, Ga........................ 209

Orange City, Fla., Blue Spring near.... 50

Orange Lake Outlet near Cltra, Fla..... 56

Orange Springs, Fla., Oklawaha River

near............................. 58

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations......................... 3

Orphan Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 365

Osanlppa Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of...................... 351

Pachuta Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 362

Palatlakaha Creek, near Mascotte, Fla.. 51 

near Okahumpka, Fla.................. 52

Palm Springs, Fla., discharge measurement of.......................... 345

280 Palmdale, Fla., Flsheating Creek at,... 70 

Panther Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 340

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss...... 319

Pascagoula River basin, Ala.-Miss.,

discharge measurements in.......360-364

gaging-station records in...........309-320

Pashlo Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of......................... 367

Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 351

Creek, Ga., discharge measurement 

of

356

289 Pataula

356 Pates

54

55

340

Patsallga Creek at Luverne, Ala........ 193

Pawtlcfaw Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................. 359

Pea Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

of............................... 350

Pea River, near Arlton, Ala............ 181

near Samson, Ala..................... 182

Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas,

Fla. 100

106

102

103

Peace River, at Arcadia, Fla.........

at Bartow, Fla.....................

at Zolfo Springs, Fla..............

Peace River basin, Fla., discharge

measurements in.................. 347

gaging-station records in............ 99-108

eachtree Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 350

North Fork, discharge measurements

of..............................349-350

South Fork, discharge measurement of. 350 

Pearl River, at Edinburg, Miss......... 323

at Jackson, Miss..................... 330

at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss... 328 

discharge measurement of............. 365

near Bogalusa, La.................... 334

near Columbia, Miss..................4, 333

near Monticello, Miss................ 332
INDEX 383

Page

Pearl River basin, La.-Miss., discharge measurements In.........365-373

gaging-station records In..........323-338

Pearson Creek, Qa., discharge measurement of......................... 344

Pelahatchle Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................366,367

Pennahatchee Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of..................

Penney Farms, Fla., South Fork Black 

Creek near......................

Perdldo River at Barrlneau Park, Fla..

Perdldo River basin, Ala.-Fla., gagingstatlon records In............. 200-201

Perry, Fla., Econflna River near...... 144

Fenholloway River near.............. 143

352.

urements of

60 Red Creek, Miss., discharge measure200

Rocky Creek near.................... 144

Perry, Ga., Big Indian Creek at....... 23

Piedmont, Ala., Terrapin Creek near... 221

Pierce Creek. Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 367

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala........... 195

Pine Barren Creek near Barth, Fla..... 199

Pine Chapel, Ga., Coosavrattee River at 205

Pinetta, Fla., Wlthlacoochee River

near............................ 133

Plney Woods Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 361

Plscola Creek, Flaj, discharge measurement of...................... 349

Plttman Branch, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 344

Plttman Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 344

Placid Huntley Canal, Fla., discharge

measurement of.................. 346

Placid June Canal, Fla., discharge

measurements of................. 346

Placid Mirror Canal, Fla., discharge

measurements of................. 346

Plantation Road Canal near Fort

Lauderdale, Fla................. 91

Pleasant Ridge, Ala., Sipsey River

near............................ 279

Plymate Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 342

Pole Bridge Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of.................. 339

Ponta Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of......................... 359

Poor Robin Spring, Ga., discharge

measurement of.................. 343

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga....... 166

Potterchltto Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 361

Powder Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 352

Powder Springs Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of.................. 350

Prattville, Ala., Autauga Creek at.... 244

Preston, Ga., Kinchafoonee Creek

at.............................. 171

Priests Creek,. Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 360

Proctor Creek (Apalaehicola River

basin), Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 350

Proctor Creek (Mobile River basin),

Ga., discharge measurement of... 354

Prong Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 343

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey...................'... 8-11

by State agencies................... 11

Pughes Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 344

Pumphouse Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of.'..................... 358

Pumpkin Vine Creek, (Altamaha River 

basin), Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 342

Pumpklnvine Creek (Mobile River basin),

Ga., discharge measurement of... 354

Purgatory Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of..................... 357

Purple Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 368

Pursley Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of..................... 356

Purvis Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of.........................

Page 

370

Quincy, Fla., Little River near........ 149

Radium Springs, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 353

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon, Fla.... 127 

Red Cane Creek, Miss., discharge meas366

ments of.!!.....................363-364

Redland Creek, Ga., discharge measure341

Reedy Creek (Apalachicola River basin),

Ga., discharge measurement of.... 353

Reedy Creek (Lake Okeechobee and the

Everglades basin) near Loughman, F la..

Reedy Creek (Suwannee River basin),

Ga., discharge measurement of....

Reedy Lake Outlet near Frostproof, Fla.

Reeves Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.

Reldsville, Ga., Ohoopee River near....

Resaca, Ga., Oostanaula River at.......

Rhodes Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of.

Richardson Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of

Richland Creek (Altamaha River basin),

77

348

82

340

34

208

370

339

Ga., discharge measurement of.... 342

Richland Creek (Pearl River basin),

Miss., discharge measurement of..

Riles Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of.........................

Riley Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of.

Robinson Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.

369

371

368

344

Rock Creek near Falrmount, Ga.......... 204

Rockford, Ala., Hatchet Creek near..... 231

Rocky Creek (tributary to Atlantic

Ocean) near Sulphur Springs, Fla. 119 

Rocky Creek (tributary to Big Sandy 

Creek), Ga., discharge measurements of..,

Rocky Creek (tributary to Chickasawhay 

River), Miss., discharge measurement of.

342

362

Rocky Creek (tributary to Escatawpa

River), Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 364

Rocky Creek (tributary to Fenholloway

River) near Perry, Fla........... 144

Rocky Creek (tributary to Oconee

River) near Dudley, Ga.

Rocky Creek (tributary to Ohoopee

River), Ga., discharge measurement of.

32

Rollinson Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of.

345

366 

Rome, Ga., Coosa River near............ 216

Etowah River at......................

Oostanaula River near................

Rooty Creek, Ga., discharge measurement 

of...............................

Roswell, Ga., Chattahoochee River near. 

Little River near....................

Rottenwood Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.

Rum Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

of.

Runnelstown, Miss., Tallahala Creek

near............................

Running Ll{b Water HCtWOA Creek, V400A, Miss., discharge

measurement of

Runoff in inches, definition of......

Safety Harbor, Fla., Alligator Creek 

at.............................

St. Augustine, Fla., Moultrle Creek 

near...........................

St. Cloud, Fla., Canoe Creek near....

East Tohopekallga-Tohopekallga

Canal near.....................

Tohopekallga-Cypress Canal near....

St. Johns River, above Lake Harney, 

near Geneva, Fla...............

discharge measurement of...........

215

209

344

155

212

349

340

313

358

2

120

62

76

73

75

48

345
384 INDEX

Page

St. Johns-River near Christmas, Fla... 46 

near De Land, Fla................... 50

near Melbourne, Fla................. 45

near Sanford, Fla ................... 48

St. Johns River basin, Fla., discharge

measurements in................. 345

gaging-station records in........... 44-61

St. Lucie Canal at lock, near Stuart,

Fla............................. 87

St. Lucie River, North Fork, at White

City, Fla....................... 68

St. Lucie River basin, gaging-station

records in...................... 68|

St. Marys River, near Macclenny, Fla.. 43j 

North Prong, at Moniac, Ga.......... 41|

South Prong, at Glen St. Mary, Fla.. 421 

St. Marys River basin, Fla.-Ga.,

gaging-station records in....... 41-43

Saltillo, Miss., Euclautubba Creek at. 264 

Samantha, Ala., North River near...... 300

Samson, Ala., Pea River near.......... 182

Samsula, Fla., Spruce Creek near...... 63

Sand Creek, Ga., discharge measurements Of........................ 348;

Sandy Creek, Ala., North Fork, discharge measurements of.......... 356

South Fork, discharge measurement

of.............................. 356

Sandy Mount Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of.................. 352

Sanford, Fla., St. Johns River near... 48: 

Wekiva River near................... 49j

Sanlando Springs. Fla., discharge

measurement of.................. 345

Santa Fe River, at Worthington, Fla... 137 

near Fort White, Fla................ 139

near High Springs, Fla.............. 138

Sarasota, Fla., Miakka River near..... 109

Satilla River, at Atkinson, Ga........ 40

discharge measurements of........... 345

near Waycross, Ga................... 36

Satilia River basin, Ga., discharge

measurements in................. 345

gaging-station records in........... 36-40

Saviors Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 347

Sawacklahatchee Creek, Ala., discharge

measurements of................. 356

Sayre, Ala., Locust Fork at........... 294

Scarboro, Ga., Ogeechee River at...... 14

Scooba Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 358

Sebring, Fla., Little Charly Bowlegs

Creek near...................... 104

Selma, Ala., Alabama River at......... 247

Seminole Lake Outlet near Largo, Fla.. 121

Sepulga River near McKenzie, Ala ....... 194

Seventeen Mile Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of.................. 345

Seville, Fla., Little Haw Creek near.. 59

Sharpe Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 355

Sheppard Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 344

Shingle Creek, Fla., discharge measurement of...................... 346

Shoal Creek (tributary to Flint River),

Ga., discharge measurements of.. 351

Shoal Creek (tributary to Little

Cahaba River), Ala., discharge 

measurement of.................. 356

Shoal Creek (tributary to South River),

Ga., discharge measurement of... 339

Shoal Creek (tributary to Wildcat

Creek), Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 352

Shoal River near Crestview, Fla....... 189

near Mossy Head, Fla................ 188

Silver Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 372

Silver Hill, Ala., Fish River near.... 202

Silver Springs near Ocala, Fla........ 55

Sipsey Fork near Falls City, Ala...... 285

near Jasper, Ala.................... 286

Sipsey River, at Fayette, Ala......... 277

near Elrod, Ala..................... 278

near Pleasant Ridge, Ala............ 279

West Fork, discharge measurement of. 358

Six Mile Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of...................... 356

Smithville, Miss., Bull Mountain Creek 

near.............................

Snake Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of..........................

Snake Creek Canal, Fla., discharge

measurement of...................

Snapfinger Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of......................

Snapper Creek Canal, Fla., discharge 

measurements of.

Page 

261

350

346

339

_ 347 

Snead, Ala.,_Locust_Fork_below......... 290

349

233

356

362

92

67

17

350

Snellville, Ga., Yellow River near....

Soap Creek, Ga., discharge measurement 

of..............................

Sofkahatchee Creek near Wetumpka,

Ala.............................

Sougahatchee Creek, Ala., discharge

measurements of.................

Souinlovey Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.....'.............

South Bay, Fla., North New River Canal 

at..............................

South Canal near Vero Beach, Fla......

South River near McDonough, Ga........

South Utoy Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................

Sowashee Creek at Meridian, Miss....... 316

Speeds Branch, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 344

Spring Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 353

near Iron City, Ga................... 175

Sprott, Ala., Cahaba River at.......... 250

Spruce Creek near Samsula, Fla......... 63

Stage-discharge relation, definition

Of............................... 2

Statenville, Ga., Alapaha River at..... 131

Station Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 360

Stearns Creek, Fla., discharge measurements of......................... 346

Steens, Miss., Luxapalila Creek at..... 275

Steens Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.........................369,370

Steinhatchee River near Cross City,

Fla.............................. 142

Stone Mountain Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of................... 342

Strong River at Dlo, Miss.............. 331

discharge measurements of...........370,371

Stuart, Fla., St. Lucie Canal near..... 87

Stump Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

of............................... 348

Styx River near Loxley, Ala............ 201

Sucarnooohee River at Livingston,

Ala.............................. 305

discharge measurement of............. 359

Sugar Creek (tributary to Oconee

River), Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 344

Sugar Creek (tributary to South River),

Ga., discharge measurement of.... 339

Sugar Creek (tributary to Turnpike

Creek), Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 344

Sulligent, Ala., Buttahatchie River

near............................. 269

Sulphur Springs, Fla.. drainage ditch

at Bearss Avenue near............ 117

Rocky Creek near..................... 119

Sweetwater Creek near................ 118

Summerville, Ga., Chattooga River at... 218

Suwannee Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 347

Suwannee River, at Branford, Fla....... 135

at Ellaville, Fla.................... 134

at Pargo, Ga..........'............... 128

at White Springs, Fla................ 129

discharge measurement of............. 349

near Bell, Fla....................... 140

near Wilcox, Fla..................... 141

Suwannee River basin, Fla.-Ga., discharge measurements in..........347-349

gaging-station records in...........128-141

SuwaYioochee Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of.................. 347

Swamp Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 351

Sweetwater Creek (tributary to Chattahoochee River near Austell, Ga... 157
INDEX 386

Page

Sweetwater Creek (tributary to Flint 

River), Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 352

Sweetwater Creek (tributary to Hillsborough River) near Sulphur 

Springs, Fla..................... 118

Sweetwater Creek (tributary to

Yellow River), Ga., discharge 

measurements of.................341,342

Swift Creek (tributary to Alabama

River), Ala., discharge measurement or........................... 356

Swift Creek (tributary to Flint

River), Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 363

Swift Creek (tributary to Pendleton 

Creek), Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 345

tributary of, discharge measurement

of............................... 345

Swift Creek (tributary to Yellow

River), Ga., discharge measurement or.......................... 342

Tallabinella Creek, Miss., discharge 

measurement of.

Talladega Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of......................

near Talladega, Ala.................

Tallahaga Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of...................

Tallahala Creek, at Laurel, Miss......

near Runnelstown, Miss..............

Tallahatchee Creek, Ala., discharge 

measurements of..................

Tallahatta Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of...................

Tallahoma Creek. Miss., discharge

measurements of..................

Tallapoosa River, at Wadley, Ala......

below Tallassee, Ala................

discharge measurements of...........

near Heflin, Ala....................

Tallaseehatchee Creek, Ala., discharge 

measurements of..................

Tallassee, Ala., Tallapoosa River

below............................

Talmo, Ga., Alien Creek at............

Tamiaml Canal, Fla., discharge measurement of.......................

outlets of, Miami to Monroe, Fla....

Tampa, Fla., Hillsboro River near.....

Tanyard Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................

Tarpon Springs, Fla., Brooker Creek 

near.............................

Tatum Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of.........................

tributary of, discharge measurements 

of...............................

Tchoutacabouffa River basin, Miss., 

discharge measurement In.........

Telogia Creek near Bristol, Fla.......

Ten Mile Creek (tributary to Big

Creek), Ga., discharge measurement or.............»............

Ten Mile Creek (tributary to Pearl

River), Miss., discharge.measurement of..........................

Terms and abbreviations, definition

of...............................

Terrapin Creek near Piedmont, -Ala.....

Thad, Ala., Pigeon Creek near.........

Thomaston, Ga., Potato Creek near.....

Thomasville, Ga., Ochlockonee River 

near.............................

Thompson Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................

Three Mile Creek, Ala., discharge

measurements of..................

Tibbee Creek near Tibbee, Miss.........

Tiger Branch, Fla., discharge measurements of.........................

Tilton, Ga., Conasauga River at.......

Tired Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of..........................

near Cairo, Ga......................

Tobesofkee Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................

near Macon, Ga......................

357

364

228

365

312

313

354

362

361

237

239

366

235

364

239

26

346

96

116

354

123

347

347

364

160

348

372

2-3 

221 

196 

166

146

361

360

272

347

207

349

147

343

22

Tohopekaliga<-Cypress Canal near St.

Cloud, Fla.......................

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss......

at Columbus, Miss....................

at Gainesvllle, Ala..................

East Fork, at Blgbee, Miss...........

discharge measurements of..........

near Fulton, Miss..................

near Amory, Miss.....................

near Coatopa, Ala....................

near Cochrane, Ala...................

near Leroy, Ala......................

West Fork, near Nettleton, Miss......

Toms Creek, Ga., discharge measurement 

of...............................

Toomshuba Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of...................

Towaliga River, Ga., discharge measurements of.........................

Town Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of..........................

Trafford, Ala., Locust Fork at.........

Tremont, Miss., Bull Mountain Creek

at...............................

Trilby, Fla., Withlacoochee River at... 

Trim Cane Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................

Troublesome Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of...................

Trout Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of.........................

Tulepo, Miss., Oldtown Creek at........

Tumbalo Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................

Tumkeechatchee Creek, Ala., discharge 

measurement of...................

Turkey Branch tributary, Ga., discharge measurement of.

Page

75

267

273

283

262

367

259

266

304

276

306

265

347

359

343

369

292

260

125

357

343

354

263

369

356

348

Turkey Creek (tributary to Bayou

Bernard), Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 364

Turkey Creek (tributary to Flint

River), Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 352

Turkey Creek (tributary to Indian

Creek), Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 355

Turkey Creek (tributary to Locust Fork)

at Morris, Ala................... 293

Turkey Creek (tributary to Oconee

River), Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 344

Turkey Creek (tributary to Potterchitto 

Creek), Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 362

Turkey Creek (tributary to Tired Creek),

Ga., discharge measurement of.... 349

Turtleskin Creek. Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 373

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Black Warrior River

at............................... 302

North River near..................... 301

Yellow Creek near.................... 298

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove,

Miss............................. 325,

Tuskegee, Ala., Uphapee Creek near..... 240

Tuxachanie Creek near Biloxi, Miss..... 321

Ty Ty Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 349

Tylertown, Miss., Bogue Chitto near.... 336

Uchee Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of.......................... 351

Union Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 373

Uphapee Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of.............'......... 356

near Tuskegee, Ala................... 240

Upper Little Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 372

Upton Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

of............................... 340

Valley Creek (tributary to Alabama

River), Ala., discharge measurement of.......................... 356

Valley Creek (tributary to Black

Warrior River) near Oak Grove, 

Ala.............................. 297
386 INDEX

3

237

351

373

340

349

36

Vernon, Fla., Holmes Creek at......... 184

Vero Beach, Fla., Main Canal at....... 66

North Canal at...................... 65

South Canal near.................... 67

Village Creek near Adamsvllle, Ala.... 296

Vincent, Ala., Kelly Creek near....... 227

Vlneland, Fla., Cypress Creek at...... 74

WSP, definition of....................

Wadley, Ala., Tallapoosa River at.....

Wahoo Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.........................

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordvllle,

Fla.............................

Wall Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of........................363

Walnut Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................

Walnut Grove, Miss., Tuscolameta Creek 

at..............................

Wards Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.........................

Warrior Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.........................

Waycross, Ga., Satllla River near.....

Webster Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.........................

Wedowee Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of......................

Weeklwachee Spring near Brooksvllle,

Fla.............................

Wehadkee Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of.....................

Wekiva River near Sanford, Fla........

Weogufka Creek near Weogufka, Ala.....

West Palm Beach Canal, at Canal

Point, Fla......................

at West Palm Beach, Fla............. 89

West Point, Ga., Chattahoochee River

at.............................. 160

West Point, Miss., Chookatonchee Creek 

near............................

Wetumpka, Ala., Coosa River near...... 234

Sofkahatehee Creek near............. 233

Whiskey Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 363

Whistler, Ala., Chlckasaw Creek

near............................ 308

White City, Fla., diversion canal near 68 

North Fork St. Lucie River at....... 68

White Sand Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 372

White Springs, Fla., Suwannee River at 129

Whiteoak Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of..................... 352

Whitesburg, Ga., Chattahoochee River

near............................ 158

Whltewater Creek below Rambulette

Creek, near Butler, Ga.......... 168

Whooping Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of..................... 351

Wilcox, Fla., Suwannee River'near..... 141

Willacoochie Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of................. 348

Williams Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of...................... 357

Wilmer, Ala., Escatawpa River near..., 320

Wilsonville, Ala., Yellowleaf Creek

near............................ 230

Wlmauma, Fla., Little Manatee River

near............................4, 111

Withlacoochee River (tributary to

Suwannee River), Ga., discharge 

measurements of.......'.......... 348

near Pinetta, Fla................... 133

Withlacoochee River (tributary to

Withlacoochee Bay of Gulf of

Mexico), at Groom, Fla........... 126

at Trilby, Fla....................... 125

near Holder, Fla..................... 127

Withlacoochee River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in.............. 125-127

Wolf Creek (tributary to Kelly Creek), 

Ala., discharge measurement 

of............................... 354

Wolf Creek (tributary to Standing

Hickory Creek), Ga., discharge 

measurement of................... 365

145 Wolf Creek (tributary to Tired Creek

in Ochlockonee River basin), Ga., 

discharge measurements of........ 349

Page

Wolf Creek (tributary to Waxanatchee 

Creek), Ala., discharge measurement of.

Wolf Creek (tributary to Wolf River), 

Miss., discharge measurements 

of..............................

Wolf Creek (tributary to Yellow River),

354

365

LS-L Ovtt. V M± JUUIXMCU. y V\J -i.OJ.J-UH J.IJ.VOJ. / j

Ga., discharge measurements of..340-341

Wolf River, Miss., discharge measurement of. 365

Wolf River basin, -Miss., discharge

measurements in.................. 375

Wolsey Creek, Ga., discharge measure355

355

ment of. 

125 Work, division of.

scope of......................

351 Wortham, Miss., Biloxi River at........

49 Worthington, Fla., Santa Fe River at... 

232

Yellow Creek (tributary to Black

Warrior River) near Tuscaloosa, 

Ala.............................

Yellow Creek (tributary to Luxapalila 

Creek), Ala., discharge measurements of........................

271 Yellow River (tributary to Ocmulgee

352

2

1

322

137

298

358

River), Ga., discharge measurements of................340,341,342,373

near Covlngton, Ga................... 19

near Snellville, Ga.................. 18

tributary to, discharge measurements

of............................... 341

Yellow River (tributary to Pensacola 

Bay, East Bay of), at Milligan, 

Fla.............................. 187

Yellow River basin, Ala.-Fla., gaglngstatlon records in..............187-189

Yellow Water Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of................... 342

Yellowjacket Creek, Oa., discharge

measurements of.................. 351

near La Grange, Ga................... 159

Yellowleaf Creek, Ala., discharge

measurements of.................. 355

near Wilsonville, Ala................ 230

Yockanookany River, near Kosciusko,

Miss............................. 326

near Ofahoma, Miss................... 327

tributary No. 1, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................. 366

tributary No. 2, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................. 366

Zephyrhllls, Fla., Crystal Springs 

near.........................

Hillsboro River near.............

Zolfo Springs, Fla., Peace River

at.

114

115

103

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