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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY

of the UNITED STATES

1936

PART 7 

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

Prepared in cooperation with the States of

ARKANSAS, COLORADO, KANSAS, LOUISIANA. MISSOURI 

NEW MEXICO. OKLAHOMA. TENNESSEE, and TEXAS

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 807
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. MBNDENHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 807

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1936

PART? 

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

D. H. BARBER, H. C. BECKMAN, C. E. ELLSWORTH, ROBERT FOLLANSBEE

J. H. GARDINER, BERKELEY JOHNSON

C. E. McCASHIN, and J. B. SPIEGEL

District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of

ARKANSAS, COLORADO, KANSAS, LOUISIANA, MISSOURI 

NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, TENNESSEE, and TEXAS

Library copy

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1937

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - - - Price 25 cents (Paper cover)
CONTENTS

Page

Scope of wqrk........................................................................ 5

Definition of terms.................................................................. 5

Explanation of data.................................................................. 5

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 6

Publications......................................................................... 7

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

Cooperation.......................................................................... 12

Division of work..................................................................... 12

Gaglng-statlon records............................................................... 13

Mississippi River.................................................................. 13

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo............................................... 13

Mississippi River at Cape Glrardeau, Mo.......................................... 15

Mississippi River at Memphis, Term............................................... 17

Mississippi River near Vlcksburg, Miss........................................... 19

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La........................................... 22

Meramec River Basin................................................................ 23

Meramec River near Steelvllle, Mo................................................ 23

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo.................................................... 24

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo..................................................... 25

Big River at Byrnesvllle, Mo..................................................... 26

Headwater Diversion Channel Basin.................................................. 27

Castor River at zalma, Mo........................................................ 27

Oblon River Basin.................................................................. 28

South Fork of Oblon River near Greenfleld, Term.................................. 28

Qblon River at Oblon, Term....................................................... 29

Rutherford Fork of Oblon River near Bradford, Term............................... 30

North Fork of Oblon River near Union City, Term.................................. 31

South Fork of Forked Deer River at Jackson, Term................................. 32

South Fork of Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Term.......................... 33

Middle Fork of Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term................................ 34

Hatchle River Basin................................................................ 35

Hatchle River at Bolivar, Term................................................... 35

Hatchle River near Stanton, Term................................................. 36

Wolf River Basin................................................................... 37

Wolf River at Rossvllle, Term.................................................... 37

St. Francis River Basin............................................................ 39

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo............................................. 39

St. Francis River at Flsk, Mo.................................................... 40

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark............................................ 41

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark................................. 42

Little River Ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo........................................... 43

Little River Ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo............................................ 44

Little River Ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo........................................... 45

Little River Dl.tch 66-A near Kennett, Mo......................................... 46

Little River Ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.......................................... 47

Little River Ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.......................................... 48

White River Basin.................................................................. 49

White River at Beaver, Ark....................................................... 49

White River at Forsyth. Mo....................................................... 50

White River near Fllppin, Ark.................................................... 51

White River at De vails Bluff, Ark............................................... 52

James River at Galena, Mo........................................................ 53

Wilson Creek near Springfield, Mo................................................ 54

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark..................................................... 55

North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo........................................ 56

North Fork of White River near Henderson, Ark.................................... 57

Black River at Leeper, Mo........................................................ 58

Current River near Eminence, Mo.................................................. 59

Current River at Van Buren, Mo................................................... 60

Current River at Donlphan. Mo.................................................... 61

Round Spring at Round Spring, Mo................................................. 62

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo....................................................... 63

Alley Spring at Alley, Mo........................................................ 64

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.................................................... 65

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.............................................. 66

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo........................................................ 67

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark................................................. 68

Little Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark.......................................... 69

Arkansas River Basin............................................................... 70

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo..;............................................... 70

Arkansas River at Sallda, Colo................................................... 71

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo............................................... 72

Arkansas River naar Pueblo, Colo................................................. 73

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo................................................ 74

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo................................................. 75

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.................................... 76

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.................................................... 77

Arkansas River at Syracuse. Kans................................................. 78

Arkansas River at Garden pity, Kans.............................................. 79

Arkansas River at Larned, Kans................................................... 80

Arkansas River at Wlchlta, Kans.................................................. 81

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans................,........... ...... . 82

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla............................................... 83
CONTENTS

Gaglng-statlon records Continued.

Arkansas River Basin Continued. Page

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark................................................. 84

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark............................................... 85

South Arkansas River near Salida, Colo........................................... 86

drape Creek near Westclifte, Colo................................................ 87

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo........................ 88

Cucharas River at Boyd ranch, near La Veta, Colo................................. 89

Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo............................................... 90

Purgatoire River at Nlnemlle Dam, near Hlgbee, Colo.............................. 91

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near Las Animas, Colo.......................... 92

Holly Drain near Holly. Colo..................................................... 93

Amazon Canal near Hartland, Kans................................................. 94

South Side Ditch near Hartland, Kans............................................. 95

Great Eastern Canal at Lakin, Kans............................................... 96

Farmers Ditch near Garden City. Kans............................................. 97

Garden City Canal near Garden City, Kans......................................... 98

Pawnee River near Lamed, Kans................................................... 99 Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans..................................... 100

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans................................................... 101

Cimarron River at Ollton, Okla................................................... 102

Stillwater Creek at Stlllwater, Okla............................................. 10?

West Fork of Brush Creek near Stlllwater, Okla................................... 104

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.............................................. 105

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans............................................ 106

Neosho River near lola, Kans..................................................... 108

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans.................................................. 109

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kans....................................... Ill

Spring River near Waco, Mo....................................................... 112

Turkey Creek at Joplin, Mo....................................................... 113

Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mo...................................................... 114

Canadian River near Bell Ranch, N. Uex........................................... 115

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex.................................................. 116

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex................................................ 117

Cimarron River at Ute Park, N. Mex............................................... 118

Cimarron River at Springer, N. Mex............................................... 119

Cleneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex........................................ 120

Slxmlle creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex........................... T ................ 121

Morenp Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex............................................... 122

Rayadb River at Sauble ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex............................. 123

Colmor Intake Canal near Ocate, N. Ilex........................................... 124

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex................................................... 125

Mora River near GolondPinas, N. Mex.............................................. 126

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Uex................................................ 127

Coyote Creek near Qolondrinas, N. Mex............................................ 129

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.................................................... 130

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark................................................... 131

Red River Basin.................................................................... 132

Red River near Colbert, Okla..................................................... 132

Red River at Garland, Ark........................................................ 133

Pease River near Crowell, Tex.................................................... 133

Washita River near Durwood, Okla................................................. 134

Little River near Horatio, Ark................................................... 135

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex................................................... 136

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex................................................ 137

Ouachita River at Remmel Dam, near-Halvern, Ark.................................. 138

Mississippi River Delta............................................................ 139

Bayou Duplantler at City Lake, Baton Rouge, La................................... 139

Atchafalaya River at Krotz springs, La........................................... 142

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 144

Index................................................................................ 147

ILLUSTRATION

Page 

Plate 1. Typical river-measurement stations......................................... 6
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, 1936

SCOPE OF WORK

Thla volume is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of measurements of 

flow made on streams In the United States during the year ending September 30, 1936, The 

work was begun in 1888 In connection with special studies relating to Irrigation, 

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 7,200 points In the United States 

and also at many points In Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. In July 1936, 3,160 

gaging stations-were being maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating 

organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at other points.

In the execution of the work many State and private organizations have cooperated, 

either by furnishing data or by assisting In collecting data. Acknowledgments for 

cooperation of the first kind are made In connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind Is acknowledged on page 11,

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The units In which stream-flow data are presented In this report and other terms used 

herein are defined as follows:

"Second-feet" Is an abbreviation for "cubic feet per second.* A second-foot Is the 

rate of discharge of water flowing In a channel when the cross-sectional area Is 1 square 

foot and the average velocity Is 1 foot per second.

"Second-feet per square mile" Is the average number of cubic feet of water flowing per 

second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that the run-off is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area.

"Run-off In Inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered If all the water 

flowing from It In a given period were uniformly distributed on the surface. It Is used 

for'comparing run-off with rainfall, which Is usually expressed In Inches.

An "acre-foot", equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet, Is the quantity required to cover an 

acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term Is cosmonly used In connection with storage for 

Irrigation.

"Second-foot-day" Is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 second-foot for 

24 hours.

"Stage-discharge relation" Is an abbreviation for the term "relation of gage height to 

discharge."

"Control" Is a term used to designate the natural section or reach of the channel or 

artificial structure below the gage which determines the stage-discharge relation at the 

gage.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge, and general information used to supplement the gage heights and discharge 

measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either
6 ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

from direct readings on a nonrecording gage or from a mater-stage recorder that gives a 

continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current 

meter by the general methods outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river 

discharge. Typical gaging stations, equipped with water-stage recorder and measuring 

cable and car, are shown on plate 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge 

measurements. The application of the dally gage height to these rating tables gives the 

daily discharge from which the monthly and yearly mean discharge is computed.

The data presented for each gaging station in the area covered by this report usually 

comprise a description of the station, a table showing the daily discharge of the stream, 

and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and run-off. Skeleton rating tables are published except for those stations Whose daily discharge for the greater part of the year 

was determined by shifting-control method or by use of slope or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, its latitude and longitude 

determined from the best available maps, and Information In regard to diversions that 

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation from pondage or storage, and the 

accuracy of the records. Under "Average discharge" is given the average discharge for 

the number of years Indicated. It is given only for stations for which there are 10 or 

more complete years of record. Information under "Extremes" gives 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, and also the minimum discharge if useful; and the minimum gage height except When it is of no importance. Unless otherwise 

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

water-stage recorder or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the 

minimum represents the lowest discharge unless otherwise qualified.

The table of daily discharge gives, for stations equipped with nonrecording gages, 

the discharge in second-feet corresponding to once-daily or the mean of twice-daily readings of the gage. For stations equipped with water-stage recorders the table gives the 

discharge corresponding to the mean daily gage height except for stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid fluctuation. For stations subject to such fluctuation the mean 

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

by averaging the discharge for intervals of the day or by-using the discharge integrator, 

an instrument for obtaining the mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height graph 

and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the station.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Second-foot-days" gives the sum 

for each month of the discharge given In the table of daily discharge. The column headed 

"Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge and not the discharge when the water surface 

was at crest height. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given Is the 

minimum daily discharge. The column headed "Mean" Is the average flow in cubic feet per 

second during the month.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily (1) on the permanency of the stagedischarge relation and (2) on the accuracy of observation of stage, measurements of flow, 

and interpretation of records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general accuracy of the 

records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the daily records are accurate within
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 807 PLATE 1

A. ARTIFICIAL CONTROL, RECORDER HOUSE, AND MEASURING CABLE ON OLENTANGY RIVER, DELAWARE, OHIO.

B. RECORDER HOUSE AND MEASURING CABLE ON KAWEAH RIVER, THREE RIVERS,

CALIF.

TYPICAL RIVER-MEASUREMENT STATIONS.
PUBLICATIONS 7

5 percent; "good", within 10 percent; "fair", within 15 percent; and "poor", within 20 

percent or more.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high accuracy the quantity of 

water flowing past the gage, but the figures showing discharge per square mile and depth 

In Inches may' be subject to gross errors caused "by the Inclusion of large noncontributing 

districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of information concerning water diverted 

for irrigation or other use, or by inability to interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of the river.above the station. "Second-feet per square mile" and 

"run-off In inches" are therefore not computed if such errors appear probable. The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining areas in which the annual 

rainfall is less than 20 inches.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated above most of the diversions from those streams, and the discharge recorded does not 

show the water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations below 

the station must first be satisfied.

The table of monthly discharge gives a general idea of the flow at the station. The 

table of daily discharge allows more detailed studies of the variation in flow. It 

should be borne in mind, however, that the observations in each succeeding year may be 

expected to throw new light on data previously published, and that greater degrees of refinement in computations and records may be warranted \.lth increased data and use of improved equipment.

PUBLICATIONS

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 14 parts, each 

part covering an area whose boundaries coincide with natural drainage features as indicated below:

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins (St. John River to York River).

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins (James River to 

	Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

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 United States Geological survey containing data in regard to the water resources of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, 

Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists 

giving prices.

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 local offices of the water-resources 

branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse. 

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building. 

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building. 

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building. 

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.
8 PUBLICATIONS

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Charlottesville, Va., University of Virginia.

South Charleston, W. Va., Naval Ordnance Plant.

Asheville, N. C., 2£0 Post Office Building.

Columbia, S. C., 119 United States Courthouse.

Atlanta, Ga., Georgia School of Technology.

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., post Office Building.

Chattanooga, Term., 442 Post Office Building.

Columbus, Ohio, Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University.

Indianapolis, Ind., 319 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 14 Post Office Annex.

Madison, WIs., 337N State Capitol.

St. Paul, MInn., 808 New Post Office Building.

Iowa City, Iowa, 402 Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Iowa.

St. Louis, Mo., 906 Customhouse, 1114 Market Street.

Rolla, Mo., Missouri Geological Survey Building, Missouri School of Mines

and Metallurgy.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building. 

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building. 

Austin, Tex.', State Highway Building. 

Santa Fe, N. Mex., 3 United States Courthouse. 

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building. 

Denver, Colo, 403 Post Office Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 421 Federal Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse. 

Los Angeles, Calif., 512 Eighth and Figueroa Building. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

A list of the Geological Survey publications may be obtained by applying to the 

Director, United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Records of flow of streams in the United States have been published in the reports 

tabulated as follows:

Stream-flow data In reports of the United States Geological Survey 

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

Report Character of data Year

10th A, pt. 2 Descriptive Information only......................

llth A, pt. 2 Monthly discharge and descriptive Information 1884 to Sept. 1890. 

12th A, pt. 2 ....do............................................ 1884 to June 30, 1891.

13th A, pt. 3 ....do............................................ 1884 to Dec. 31, 1892.

14th A, pt. 2 Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1871-93).... 1888 to Dec. 31, 1893.

B 131........ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and 1893-94.

ratings. 

16th A, pt. 2 Descriptive information only......................

B 140........ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, 1895.

and monthly discharge (also many data covering

earlier years). 

W 11......... Gage heights (also gage heights for earlier years) 1896.

18th A, pt. 4 Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly 1895-96.

discharge (also similar data for some earlier

years). 

W 15......... Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, 1897.

eastern United States, eastern Mississippi

River, and Missouri River above Junction with

Kansas River. 

W 16......... Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, 1897.

western Mississippi River below Junction of

Missouri and Platte Rivers, and western United

States. 

19th A, pt. 4 Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly 1897.

discharge (also some long-time records). 

W 27......... Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, eastern 1898.

United States, eastern Mississippi River, and

Missouri River. 

W 28......... Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, Arkansas 1898.

River and Western United States.

20th A, pt. 4 Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years). 1898. 

W 35 to 39... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and 1899. .

ratings. 

21st A, Pt. 4 Monthly discharge................................. 1899.

W 47 to 52... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and 1900.

ratings. 

22d A, pt. 4. Monthly discharge................................. 1900.

W 65, 66..... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 1901. 

W 75......... Monthly discharge................................. 1901.

Note.- The reports which contain records after 1901 are given In the table on page 10.
PUBLICATIONS 9

The records at most of the stations discussed In these reports extend over a series of 

years. Miscellaneous measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations have 

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

end of each report In the same relative order as the regular gaging stations. £n Index of 

the reports containing records obtained prior to 1904 has been published In Water-Supply 

Paper 119.

The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of the papers on 

surface-water supply published from 1899 to 1936. The data for any particular station 

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

maintained. For example, data from 1910 to 1920 for any station In the area covered by 

part 3 are published In Water-Supply Papers 283, 303, 323, 353, 383, 403, 433, 453, 473, 

and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those years. Special papers 

containing compilation of records previously published and also records not contained In 

the annual series of water-supply papers have been published for some States and drainage 

basins. For example, stream-flow records for the New-Kanawha River Basin In part 3 from 

1895 to 1920 are contained In Water-Supply Paper 536.
Numbers of Water-supply papers containing results of stream 

(For basins included see p. 7 )

asure

Year

1899 a... 

1900 g... 

1901..... 

1902..... 

1903.....

1904 ..... 

1905..... 

1906..... 

1907-8. ,. 

1909.....

1910..... 

1911.... . 

1912..... 

1913..... 

1914.....

1915..... 

1916..... 

1917..... 

1918..... 

1919-20..

1921 ..... 

1922..... 

1923..... 

1924..... 

1925.....

1926..... 

1927..... 

1928..... 

1929...,. 

1930.....

1931...,. 

1932..... 

1933..... 

1934..'... 

1935..... 

1936.....

1

35 

47, h 48 

65, 75 

82 

97

o 124, p 125, q 126 

o 165, p 166, q 167 

o 201, p 202, q 203 

241 

261

281 

301 

321 

351 

381

401 

431 

451 

471 

501

521 

541 

561 

581 

601

621 

641 

661 

681 

696

711 

726 

741 

756 

781 

801

'2

b 35, 36 

48 

65, 75 

b 82, 83 

b 97, 98

q 126, 127 

q 167, 168 

q 203, 204 

242 

262

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

402 

432 

452 

472 

502

522

542 

562 

582 

602

622 

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782 

802

3

36 

48, 1 49 

65, 75 

83 

98

128 

169 

205 

243 

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

403 

433 

453 

473 

503

523 

543 

563 

583 

603

623 

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

728 

743 

758 

783 

803

4

36 

49 

65, 75 

m 82, 83 

97

129 

170 

206 

244 

264

284 

304 

324 

354 

384

404 

434 

454 

474 

504

524 

544 

564 

584 

604

624 

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784 

804

5

36 

49 

k 65, 66, 75 

k S3, 85 

k 98, 99, n 100

k 128, 130 

1V1 

207 

245 

265

285 

305 

325 

355 

385

405 

435 

455 

475 

505

525 

545 

565 

585 

605

625 

645 

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785 

805

6

c 36, 37 

49, j 50 

66, 75 

84 

99

130, r 151 

172 

208 

246 

266

286 

306 

326 

356 

386

406 

436 

456 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

626 

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786 

806

7

37 

50 

k 65, 66, 75 

k 83, 84 

k 98^ 99

k 128, 131 

k 169, 173 

k 205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

507

527 

547 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787 

807

8

37 

50 

66, 75 

84 

99

132 

174 

210 

248 

268

288 

308 

328 

358 

388

408 

438 

458 

478 

508

528 

548 

568 

588 

608

628 

648 

668 

688 

703

718 

733 

748 

763 

788 

808

a Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39 contained in Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in 21st Annual Report, part 4.

b James River only.

c Gallatin River.

d Green and Gunnison Rivers and Colorado River above Gunnison Rivor.

e Mojave River only.

f Kings ana Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

g Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, 

wells, arid irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. 

Monthly discharge for 1900 in 22d Annual Report, part 4.

h Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River.

i SciotO River.

j Loup, Platte, a

k Tributaries of 

m Lake Ontario an

n Hudson Bay only

o New England riv

p Hudson River to 

q Susquehanna Riv

r Platte and Kans

s The Great Basin 

t Below junction 

u Rogue, Umpqua, 
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The following table 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 1935 to 

September 1936 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records for these stations are not contained in publications of the Geological Survey.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Arkansas River....

Atchafalaya River. 

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

Bayou Cour tableau. 

Bayou Dorcheat. . . .

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

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

B.ig Black River... 

Black River.......

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

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

Blue River........

Canadian River. . . . 

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

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

Coldwater River. . . 

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

Eleven Point River 

Fourche La Fave 

River. 

Little Black River 

Little Red River..

Mississippi River. 

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

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

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Old River... ......

Ouachlta River.... 

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

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

Petit Jean Creek. .

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

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

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

St. Francis River.

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

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

St. Francis Bay 

River. 

St. Francis River 

floodway.

Strawberry River..

Sunflower River... 

Tallahatchie River

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

West Beaver Creek. 

(*) Records publie

Location

Port Barre, La....... .

Minden, La.... ........

Delhi, La.............

Port Barre, La., above 

Bayou Courtableau. 

Port Barre, La., below 

Bayou Courtableau.

Blue, Okla............

Conchas Dam, N. Mex...

Roy, N. Mex. , 11 miles 

west of. 

Harviell, Mo..........

Heber Springs, Ark....

Arkansas City, Ark....

Red River Landing, La. 

Tarberts Landing, La.. 

Colmor, N. Mex., i 

mile south of. 

Texas & Pacific Railway bridge, La.

Cold Springs Bar, Ark.

Wllliford, Ark., 12 

miles south of.

hed in reports of the Ml

Period

1885-1936

1927-36 

1880-1936 

1932-36 

1935-36 

1935-36 

1933-36 

1932-36

1932-36

1936 

1921-36 

1920-36 

1927-36 

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1936 

1936 

1935-36 

1936 

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1936 

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1936 

1936 

1936 

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1936 

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U. S. Army.

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ver Commission.

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12 DIVISION OF WORK

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

Stream

WJilt6 HiyiKp

Yalataia&lkSawsr...

Location

EVilH 1/1 QQ

Period

1 W'TQ l QStfl

1936

1928-36

1928-36

Operated by

U. S. Army.

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(*} Records published In reports of the Mississippi River Commission.

COOPERATION

The work In the several States was done under cooperative agreements as follows: In 

Arkansas (except the station on White River at Beaver), with the Arkansas Geological Survey, George C. Branner, State geologist; In Colorado, with the office of the State engineer, M. C. Hlnderllder, State engineer; In Kansas, with the water-resources division of 

the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, George S. Knapp, chief engineer; In Louisiana, 

with the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, L. J. 

Lassalle, dean, College of Engineering; in Missouri and for the station on White River at 

Beaver, Ark,, with the Missouri Geological Survey, H. A. Buehler, State geologist, the 

Missouri Game and Fish Department, W. C. Buford, commissioner, the Missouri Highway 

Department, T. H. Cutler, chief highway engineer, the city of Joplin, J. J. Saunders, 

commissioner, Department of Streets and Public Improvements, and the city of Springfield, 

F. F. Edmonds, commissioner, succeeded by Will C. Lohmeyer July 1, 1936, Department of 

Public Property and Public Utilities; in New Mexico, with the office of the State 

engineer, Thomas M. McClure, State engineer; in Oklahoma, with the Oklahoma Conservation 

Commission, F. L. Vaughan, commissioner; In Tennessee, with the Tennessee Division of 

Geology, Walter F. Pond, State geologist; In Texas, with the State through the Board of 

Water Engineers, C. S. Clark, chairman, A. H. Dunlap, and J. W. Prltchett.

Acknowledgments are also due to the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, United 

States Soil Conservation Service, and United States leather Bureau, for financial assistance in collecting records published herein.

Assistance in collecting records was also rendered by the following organizations and 

corporations: In Arkansas, by the Arkansas Power & Light Co., White River Power Co., 

Federal Land Bank of St. Louis, and Van Buren Waterworks Improvement District No. 1; in 

Colorado, by the Arkansas Valley Ditch Association; in Kansas, by the Kansas Gas & 

Electric Co.; in Mississippi, by the Vlcksburg Bridge & Terminal Co.; in Missouri, by 

the Little River Drainage District, Empire District Electric Co., and Current River 

Power Co.

Acknowledgment of records collected and furnished by individuals or corporations is 

made in connection with the description of each station affected.

DIVISION OF WORK

The data for stations in the several states were collected and prepared for publication under supervision of district engineers as follows: In Arkansas (except White River 

at Beaver), in Oklahoma, and for Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn., J. H. Qardlner; In 

Colorado, Robert Follansbee, the work being done In collaboration with M. C. Hlnderllder, 

State engineer, and L. T. Burgess, State chief hydrographer; In Kansas, J. B. Splegel; 

in Louisiana and Mississippi, D. H. Barber; in Missouri, and on White River at Beaver, 

Ark., H. C. Beckman; in New Mexico, Berkeley Johnson; in Tennessee (except as noted above), 

C. E. McCashln; in Texas, C. E. Ellsworth.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 13

MISSISSIPPI RIVER 

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°37'44", long. 98°10'54", at root of Washington 

Street, Just downstream from west pier of Eads Bridge, St. Louis, and 15 miles below 

mouth of Missouri River. Zero of gage is 379.94 feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1929) and 379.80 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 701,000 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- March 1933 to September 1936. Dally gage heights have been published 

In reports or Mississippi River Commission since January 1861, in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau since January 1890. Results of discharge measurements made Intermittently by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, and Mississippi River Conmlssion, since 1866 

are contained In reports of those organizations.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 336,000 second-feet Mar. 1 (gage height, 81.18 

feet); minimum, 39,700 second-feet Aug. 27, 88; minimum gage height, -4.11 feet Aug.

1933-36: Maximum discharge, 649,000 second-feet June 7, 1935; maximum gage height, 

33.52 feet June 9, 1935: minimum discharge observed, 35,200 second-feet Dec. 89, 1933 

(gage height, -4.4 feet).

Maximum stage Known, 41.39 feet June 28, 1844.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of Ice effect, Feb. 8-26, which were 

computed on basis of five discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, and 

comparison with other stations and are fair. Gage-height records collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. Discharge records computed on basis of shifting stagedischarge relation.

Discharge measurements, water year 19S5-36

Bate

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

4

8

15

23

29

5

12

19

25

2

9

16

4

13

18

21

S

10

16

23

31

13

22

29

6

14

19

1

9

17

24

2

7

16

25

30

5

13

19

22

26

29

2

9

15

22

Width 

(feet)

1,535

1,537

1,532

1,529

1,539

1,544

1,589

1,566

1,556

1,571

1,556

1,556

1,526

1,541

1,340

1,340

1,696

1,631

1,696

1,636

1,646

1,627

1,586

1,601

1,626

1,588

1,601

1,586

1,576

1,561

1,561

1,541

1,541

1,501

1,511

1,511

1,511

1,511

1,496

1,501

1,496

1,496

1,511

1,531

1,526

1,561

Area of section 

(square feet)

29,900

29,400

27,400

27,300

30,200

31,000

46,000

39,400

36,000

3S,600

35,000

34,600

25,300

28,600

33,600

33,400

59,700

56,200

59,600

56,40,0

56,900

52,900

46,900

49,300

54,200

46,900

48,100

45,200

41,600

40,400

37,500

33,000

27,700

28,SOO

25,700

24,600

23,400

23,300

22,000

21,900

21,400

20,900

22,300

25,900

27,700

34,200

Mean velocity Sage height 

(feet per second) (feet)

2.23

2.24

2.12

2.02

2.24

2.37

3.41

2.89

2.72

3.01

2.69

2.71

2.03

2.39

1.42

1.51

5.26

4.63

4.90

4.47

4.38

4.22

3.56

3.81

4.24

3*62

3.63

3.45

3.27

3.17

2.85

2.57

2.78

2.34

2.18

2.05

1.9S

1.99

1.91

1.89

1.91

1.95

2.02

2.25

2.38

2.9S

1.24

1.22

.16

-.28

1.44

2.18

11.66

7.34

5.25

6.64

4.88

4.45

-1.32

.72

6.6

5.7

20.10

17.32

19.46

17.38

18.02

15.90

12. OS

13.50

16.74

12.00

12, S7

11.02

S.82

7.91

5.64

3.02

2.20

.72

-1.25

-2.10

-2.72

-3.06

-3.38

-3.64

-3.76

-4.04

-2.84

-1.04

.39

4.83

Discharge 

( second-feet )

66,600

66,000

58,200

55,100

67,700

73,400

157,000

114,000

97,800

116,000

94,200

93,600

51,400

68,300

47,600

50,500

314,000

260,000

292,000

252,000

249,000

223,000

168,000

188,000

230,000

170,000

164,000

156,000

136,000

128,000

107,000

84,800

77,100

67,500

56,100

50,400

46,300

46,400

42,100

41,400

40,800

40,700

46,000

58,400

65,800

102, 00&
14 MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Gage height, In feet, of Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo., water year October 1935 to 

September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.07

1.4Y

.12

.28

.59

.61

.47

.22

.91

.60

.66

.74

.62

.38

.15

-.09

-.20

-.01

.27

.46

.50

.07

-.30

-.47

-.22

.38

1.02

1.38

1.39

.80

.41

HOT.

0.50

.84

.96

1.20

2.45

6.23

9.72

11.00

11.42

11.72

12.14

11.68

11.04

10.72

9.90

8.97

8.33

7.82

7.33

6.61

6.26

6.22

5.90

5.51

5.23

4.90

4.53

4.39

4.99

5.53

Dec.

5.88

6.66

7.03

6.35

5.88

5.65

5.35

5.02

4.89

4.85

4.58

4.69

4.91

4.79

4.61

4.46

4.43

4.02

3.69

3.38

2.35

1.21

1.68

1.65

1.14

.04

-.95

-11.82

-2.65

-2.80

-2.81

Jan.

-2.53

-2.05

-1.70

-1.32

-1.30

-.84

-.56

-.70

-.66

-.40

 .08

.48

.75

1.08

1.24

1.15

1.22

1.23

.71

.83

1.17

.82

-.13

-.93

-1.07

-1.12

-1.29

-1.82

-1.92

-2.13

-2.15

Feb.

-1.67

-.43

1.23

2.34

4.29

6.80

8.03

9.17

8.52

7.38

7.22

7.35

7.72

7.85

7.33

6.92

7.06

#6.67

*6.15

*5.77

5.82

6.37

6.65

6.95

7.52

7.50

10.48

17.76

20.88

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-

Bar.

20.96

20.16

18.50

17.04

16.28

15.76

15.70

15.98

16.51

17.35

17.92

18.54

18.76

18.87

19.11

19.42

19.31

18.69

18.40

18.34

18.15

17.84

17.39

16.89

16.58

16.69

16.36

16.18

17.25

18.20

18.00

Apr.

17.40

17.23

17.27

17.04

16.67

16.40

16.36

16.34

16.28

16.28

16.21

16.07

15.90

15.67

15.48

15.39

14.86

14.39

13.82

13.26

12.63

12.00

11.48

11.13

10.81

11.31

13.44

13.90

13.48

12.92

-

May

12.83

13.01

13.53

14.48

*15.53

*16.67

16.53

15.43

14.43

13.70

12.94

12.46

12.14

12.09

13.09

13.60

13.23

13.07

12.86

12.34

12.00

12.05

12.08

11.98

11.96

11.87

11.57

11.29

11.04

11.02

11.16

June

11.05

10.95

10.97

11.02

10.66

9.96

9.61

9.21

8.83

8.77

9.31

9.60

8.68

7.82

7.46

«7.52

»7.87

7.46

6.68

6.72

7.52

7.47

6.73

5.85

5.31

4.84

4.39

4.08

4.12

4.04

-

July

3.44

3.02

3.04

2.91

2.66

2.46

2.21

2.01

2.04

2.14

2.00

1.68

1.35

1.09

.90

.72

.43

.22

.02

-.29

-.51

-.66

-.85

-1.10

-1.26

-1.48

-1.62

-1.79

-1.94

-2.10

-2-17

Aug.

-2.18

-2.17

-2.31

-2.52

-2.76

-2.95

-3.10

-3.16

-3.23

-3.11

-2.88

-2.96

-3.06

-3.15

-3.28

 3»££ -3)27 -3.26

-3.44

-3.62

-3.67

-3.62

-3.56

-3.55

-3.60

-3.81

-4.04

-4.08

-4.05

-4.04

-3.88

Sept.

-3.46

-2.84

-2.74

-2.57

-E.OO

 1*33

-1.01

-.96

-1.04

-1.16

-1.19

-1.09

-.74

-.14

**.42

#*.62

**.90

*»1.64

*»2.84

**3.98

»*4.62

*»4.78

4.70

4.88

4.80

4.25

4.04

5.96

10.91

14.22

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^Estimated from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings (Market Street gage).

«*Computed by comparison with record from U. S. Weather Bureau long-distance water-stage recorder.

Discharge, in second-feet, of Mississippi River at_St. Louis, Mo., water year October 1935

to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

71,200 

68,400 

65,600 

67,000 

69,100

69,100 

68,400 

65,600 

63,500 

61,400

62,100 

62,100 

61,400 

60,000 

58,200

56,400 

55,800 

57,000 

58,800 

60,000

60,000 

57,600 

55,200 

54,000 

55,800

60,000 

64,200 

67,000 

67,000 

63,500 

60,700

HOT.

61,400 

63,500 

64,900 

66,300 

75,400

104,000 

140,000 

154,000 

158,000 

160,000

164,000 

158,000 

149,000 

147,000 

139,000

129,000 

123,000 

119,000 

114,000 

108,000

105,000 

105,000 

102,000 

99,700 

97,000

95,400 

93,000 

93,000 

98,800 

104,000

Dec.

108,000 

116,000 

118,000 

112,000 

106,000

102,000 

98,800 

96,200 

94,600 

93,800

93,000 

93,800 

96,200 

95,400 

94,600

93,800 

93,000 

89,800 

87,400 

85,000

76,800 

69,100 

72,600 

72,600 

68,400

60,700 

55,200 

49,800 

44,700 

43,800 

43,800

Jan.

45,300 

48,300 

50,400 

52,800 

52,800

55,800 

57,000 

56,400 

57,000 

58,800

62,100 

64,900 

67,000 

69,100 

69,800

69,800 

69,800 

69,800 

66,300 

67,000

69,800 

67,000 

60,700 

55,800 

54,600

54,600 

53,400 

50,400 

49,800 

48,300 

48,300

Feb.

51,000 

52,000 

51,000 

51,000 

52,000

52,000 

53,000 

53,000 

53,000 

53,000

52,000 

50,000 

50,000 

51,000 

52,000

52,000 

51,000 

48,000 

47,000 

48,000

50,000 

52,000 

55,000 

59,000 

65,000

80,000 

168,000 

274,000 

330,000

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

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

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

332,000 

317,000 

284,000 

260,000 

247,000

240,000 

236,000 

241,000 

247,000 

260,000

270,000 

278,000 

283,000 

284,000 

286,000

291,000 

290,000 

278,000 

273,000 

270,000

266,000 

260,000 

254,000 

244,000 

238,000

238,000 

232,000 

228,000 

242,000 

258,000 

255,000

Apr.

245,000 

242,000 

244,000 

239,000 

234,000

230,000 

230,000 

228,000 

228,000 

228,000

227,000 

225,000 

222,000 

219,000 

216,000

214,000 

208,000 

201,000 

193,000 

187,000

178,000 

171,000 

165,000 

160,000 

157,000

162,000 

188,000 

194,000 

189,000 

182,000

Secondfoot-days

1,926,100 

3,390,400 

2,624,900

66,891,400

1,822,900 

2,155,000 

8,182,000 

6,206,000 

5,678,000 

3,793,200 

2,080,900 

1,348,700 

2,391,600

41,599,700

May

180,000 

183,000 

189,000 

202,000 

216,000

234,000 

231,000 

215,000 

201,000 

192,000

182,000 

177,000 

172,000 

172,000 

184,000

190,000 

185,000 

184,000 

182,000 

174,000

171,000 

171,000 

172,000 

171,000 

171,000

170,000 

166,000 

162,000 

159,000 

159,000 

161,000

MoTfmna

71,200 

164,000 

118,000

649,000

69,800 

330,000 

332,000 

245,000 

234,000 

159,000 

86,600 

49,700 

204,000

332,000

June

159,000 

159,000 

159,000 

159,000 

156,000

148,000 

144,000 

139,000 

135,000 

135,000

140,000 

144,000 

134,000 

125,000 

122,000

122,000 

126,000 

122,000 

115,000 

115,000

122,000 

122,000 

115,000 

106,000 

102,000

97,800 

94,600 

92,200 

92,200 

91,400

July

86,600 

83,400 

83,400 

82,600 

81,200

79,800 

77,700 

76,300 

76,300 

77,000

76,300 

74,200 

72,100 

70,000 

68,600

67,200 

65,100 

63,800 

62,600 

60,800

59,600 

58,400 

57,800 

56,000 

54,800

53,600 

53,000 

51,800 

51,200 

50,000 

49,700

Minimum

54,000 

61,400 

43,800

43,800

45,300 

47,000 

228,000 

157,000 

159,000 

91,400 

49,700 

39,700 

43,000

39,700

Aug.

49,400 

49,700 

48,800 

47,600 

46,100

45,000 

44,200 

44,000 

43,400 

44,200

45,200 

45,000 

44,400 

44,000 

43,200

43,700 

43,400 

43,400 

42 , 400 

41,700

41,400 

41,700 

42,000 

42,000 

41,700

40,700 

40,000 

39,700 

40,000 

40,000 

40,700

Mean

62,130 

113,000 

84,670

183,200

58,800 

74,310 

263,900 

206,900 

183,200 

126,400 

67,130 

43,510 

79,720

113,700

Sept.

43,000 

46,700 

47,300 

48,500 

51,800

56,000 

57,800 

57,800 

57,800 

56,600

56,600 

57,800 

60,200 

63,200 

67,200

68,600 

70,700 

75,600 

84,200 

93,800

98,600 

100,000 

100,000 

102,000 

101,000

96,200 

94,600 

112,000 

162,000 

204,000

Run-off In 

acre-feet

3,820,000 

6,725,000 

5,206,000

131,800,000

3,616,000 

4,274,000 

16,330,000 

12,310,000 

11,260,000 

7,524,000 

4,127,000 

2,675,000 

4,744,000

82,510,000
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 15

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°18'6", long. 89°31'5", at downstream end of

 concrete seawall 400 feet below St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad station at Cape 

Girardeau and 52 miles above mouth of Ohio River. Zero of gage Is 304.65 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929) and 304.43 feet above mean Gulf level,

Drainage area.- 716,000 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- March 1933 to September 1936. Daily gage heights have been pub-

 lished in reports of Mississippi River Commission since May 1896; in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau from February 1891 to February 1894 and since December 1904. 

Results of discharge measurements made intermittently since 1903 by Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army, and Mississippi River Commission at Thebes, 6 miles downstream, and referred to Cape Girardeau gage are contained In reports of those 

organizations.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 318,000 second-feet Mar. 2 (gage height, 25.19

 feet); minimum, 38,700 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 5.62 feet).

1933-36: Maximum discharge, 623,000 second-feet June 10, 1935; maximum gage 

height, 36.26 feet June 11, 1935; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 29, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, 42.53 feet July 4, 1844.

Remarks.- Records excellent October and March to September; others good except those

 for 'period of ice effect, Dec. 23 to Feb. 26, which were computed on basis of gage 

heights, weather records, and comparison with other stations and are fair. Stagedischarge relation occasionally affected by backwater from Ohio River. Discharge 

determined on basis of slope as obtained by use of auxiliary staff gages located at 

Moccasin Springs and Grays Point, Mo. Gage-height records for auxiliary staff gages 

furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge measurements, water year 1935-36

Date

Oct. 3

10

18

25

30

Mar. 31

July 31

Aug. 23

Sept. 3

Width 

(feet)

1,845

1,820

1,737

1,702

1.S46

3,046

1,393

1,344

1,359

Area of section 

(square feet)

26,300

25,400

23,700

23,600

25,900

65,300

19,700

18,800

19,400

Mean velocity 

(feet per second)

2.77

2.74

2.51

2.46

2.69

4.07

2.62

2.17

2.37

Gage height 

(feet)

10.20

9.62

8.98

8.78

10.24

23.61

7.24

5.9S

6.3S

Discharge 

(second-feet)

72,900

69,700

59,400

58,100

69,600

266,000

51,600

40,800

45,900

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10.27

10.34

10.18

9.92

9. SO

9.94

10.04

10.03

9.94

9.81

9.57

9.46

9.48

9.53

9.43

9.27

9.09

8.98

8.99

9.10

9.25

9.37

9.28

8.98

8.77

8.72

S.98

9.54

9.95

10.25

10.42

Nov.

10.31

10.21

3.0.09

10.24

10.62

11.19

12.57

15.20

16.70

17.50

18.20

18.58

18.58

18.22

17.74

17.10

16.38

15.70

15.15

14.70

14.25

13.79

13.59

13.42

13.15

12.90

12.71

12.49

12.19

12.24

-

Dec.

12.60

12.87

13.24

13. 6S

13.64

13.27

13.10

13.03

12.85

12.63

12.57

12.50

12.42

12.48

12.50

12.32

12.17

12.08

11.95

11.66

11.38

10.82

10.80

11.48

11.57

11.14

10.42

9.73

9.16

9.83

11.98

Jan.

12.78

12.77

12.05

13.69

15.72

15.42

15.17

14.73

13.27

11.29

9.70

9.27

9.47

9.59

9.79

9.90

9.94

9.86

9 79

9!?!

9.58

10.38

10.35

10.04

9.27

8.87

10.82

12.43

12.32

11.97

12.08

Feb.

12.28

12.30

12.21

12.50

13.00

13.48

13.59

13.58

13.69

13.87

13.92

13.62

13.46

13.87

14.54

*15.07

*15.43

*15.22

*15.22

*15.18

*14.82

14.47

14.33

14.33

15.18

15.90

14.52

16.23

21.73

_

-

Mar.

24.70

25.14

24.67

23.45

22.20

21.42

20.95

20.77

20.94

21.29

21.88

22.39

22.78

22.97

22.99

23.03

23.15

23.12

22.75

22.54

22.48

22.47

22.40

22.25

21.94

21.77

21.94

22.01

22.02

22.69

23.62

Apr.

24.06

23.97

23.87

24.03

24.35

24.81

24.80

24.73

24.74

24.76

24.73

24.65

24.58

24.47

24.32

24.07

23.81

23.52

23.05

22.43

21.61

20.63

19.51

18.30

17.26

16.56

16.35

17.37

18.29

18.29

-

May

18.00

17.88

17.97

18.24

18.77

19.48

20.28

20.58

20.00

19.27

18.66

18.07

17.62

17.24

17.04

17.42

18.03

18.09

17.90

17.74

17.43

17.12

16.97

16.99

16.95

16.92

16.88

16.73

16.48

16.28

16.18

June

16.20

16.19

16.17

16.18

16.20

16.13

15.77

15.37

15.10

14.80

14.62

14.75

15.10

14.89

14.22

13.78

13.67

13.82

13.33

13.43

13.12

13.37

13.70

13.46

12.91

12.43

12.07

11.77

11.50

11.38

-

July

11.45

11.25

10.S7

10.70

10.64

10.50

10.36

10.24

10.07

9.99

9.9S

9.97

9.87

9.67

9.47

9.31

9.17

9.05

8.91

8.81

8.72

8.49

8.31

8.17

8.04

7.68

7.71

7.60

7.48

7.35

7.23

Aug.

7.14

7.12

7. OS

7.07

6.97

6.84

6.6S

6.55

6.45

6.40

6.38

6.45

6.52

6.45

6.37

6.31

6.30

6.27

6.25

6.20

6.08

5.98

5.95

5.97

5.98

5.98

5.92

5.76

5.67

5.65

5.65

Sept.

5.68

5.97

6.42

6.62

6.67

6.80

7.15

7.52

7.71

7.72

7.65

7.56

7.56

7.66

7.95

8.44

8.69

8.80

9.09

9.63

10.43

11. 06

11.48

11.65

11.61

11.68

11.54

11.24

11.62

14.14

sComputed from graph based on daily staff-gage readings.
16 MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Discharge, In second-feet, of Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, Mo. 

to September 1936

water year October 1935

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

90

31

Oet.

73,300

73,900

72,200

69,400

68,500

69,800

70,500

70,500

69,400

68,100

65,700

65,000

65,400

65,300

64,300

63,300

61,600

60,200

60,500

61,600

63,100

64,000

62,900

60,200

58,500

58,000

60,400

66,400

70,400

73,300

75,000

HOT.

74,200

73,100

71,800

73,100

77,300

83,500

102,000

140,000

165,000

177,000

190,000

196,000

197,000

190,000

181,000

169,000

156,000

145,000

137,000

150,000

124,000

117,000

115,000

112,000

108,000

104,000

102,000

99,100

95,300

96,500

-

Dec.

101,000

105,000

110,000

116,000

115,000

109,000

107,000

105,000

103,000

101,000

100,000

99,400

98,400

99,100

99,400

97,000

95,200

93,900

91,700

88,200

85,200

78,000

75,000

77,000

76,000

74,000

69,000

63,000

57,000

51,000

47,000

Jan.

46,000

48,000

50,000

52,000

54,000

55,000

57,000

59,000

60,000

61,000

62,000

65,000

67,000

67,000

69,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

71,000

70,000

70,000

71,000

70,000

65,000

60,000

58,000

58,000

59,000

55,000

53,000

52,000

Feb.

52,000

54,000

54,000

53,000

54,000

55,000

55,000

55,000

56,000

56,000

55,000

54,000

56,000

60,000

64,000

66,000

65,000

62,000

59,000

55,000

55,000

57,000

60,000

64,000

70,000

80,000

126,000

159,000

266,000

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

December. .................................

March. ....................................

April . ....................................

*j.. .....................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935- 36 .....................

Mar.

314,000

317,000

304,000

278,000

251,000

238,000

229,000

227,000

230,000

237,000

247,000

257,000

263,000

269,000

270,000

274,000

278,000

277,000

267,000

264,000

261,000

258,000

257,000

251,000

245,000

239,000

245,000

240,000

235,000

247,000

265,000

Apr.

264,000

258,000

250,000

250,000

251,000

255,000

252,000

247,000

248,000

248,000

247,000

243,000

242,000

238,000

234,000

230,000

225,000

219,000

209,000

202,000

194,000

185,000

177,000

168,000

164,000

159,000

160,000

179,000

193,000

192,000

-

Seoondfoot-daya

2,050,700

3,800,900

2,786,500

72,819,000

1,894,000

2,077,000

8,034,000

6,583,000

5,762,000

4,008,900

2,271,900

1,395, 100

2,141,300

42,805,300

May

187,000

186,000

187,000

191,000

201,000

213,000

227,000

230,000

220,000

207,000

197,000

188,000

181,000

175,000

173,000

180,000

189,000

189,000

187,000

183,000

179,000

174,^00

172,900

172,000

172,000

172,000

172,000

169,000

165,000

163,000

161,000

Maximum

75,000

197,000

116,000

623,000

71,000

266,000

317,000

264,000

230,000

161,000

97,000

52,100

137,000

317,000

June

161,000

161,000

161,000

161,000

161,000

159,000

154,000

148,000

146,000

141,000

139,000

142,000

147,000

143,000

133,000

128,000

127,000

128,000

129,000

123,000

119,000

123,000

127,000

123,000

115,000

110,000

105,000

101,000

97,600

96,300

-

July

97,000

94,600

90,500

88,500

87,800

86,100

84,900

83,500

81,500

80,800

80,500

80,500

79,500

77,300

75,200

73,300

71,800

70,600

68,900

68,100

67,200

65,000

62,900

61,400

60,200

58,800

57,400

56,100

55,000

54,200

52,800

Minimum

58, 000

71,800

47,000

47,000

46,000

52,000

227,000

159,000

161,000

96,300

39*100

39,100

39,100

Aug.

52,100

51,900

51,600

51,600

50,400

49,500

48,100

47,000

45,900

45,300

45,600

45,900

46,700

45,900

45,300

44,600

44,600

44,300

44,300

43,600

42,600

41,900

41,800

41,800

42,100

41,900

41,100

40,400

39,100

39,100

39,100

Mean

66,150

126,700

89,890

199,500

61,100

71,620

259,200

219,400

185,900

133,600

73,290

45,000

71,380

117,000

Sept.

39,100

41,800

45,700

47,100

47,600

49,100

52,200

55,700

57,600

57,600

56,800

56,100

56,100

56,800

60,000

64,900

67,600

68,500

71,800

77,900

86,900

93,700

98,500

101,000

99,600

101,000

98,300

94,300

101,000

137,000

-

Run-off in 

a« re-feet

4,068,000

7,539,000

5,527,000

144,400,000

3,757,000

4,120,000

15,940,000

13,060,000

11,430,000

4*506*. 000

4*247*. 000

84,910,000
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 17

Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°7'37", long. 90°4'25", at Memphis, 50 feet below 

Harahan Bridge, 1.3 miles below Beale Street gage, li miles below mouth of Wolf River, 

70 miles above mouth of St. Francis River, 164 miles above mouth of White River, and 

171 miles above mouth of Arkansas River. Zero of gage Is 183.91 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1929), 184.21 feet above mean Gulf level (1912 Mississippi 

River Commission), and 190.86 feet above mean Gulf level (1881 Mississippi River 

Commission).

Drainage area.- 932,800 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- April 1934 to September 1936. Daily gage heights from Bealfe Street 

gage have been published in reports of Mississippi River Commission since November 

1871 and In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau December 1890 to August 1932; from staff 

gage 1,000 feet downstream (abandoned) in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau September 

1932 to December 1934. Results of discharge measurements made intermittently by Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army, and Mississippi River Commission since 1882 and referred to 

Beale Street gage, are contained in reports of Mississippi River Commission. For 

relation to Beale Street gage add 0.3 foot for each 10 feet of stage. All gages set 

to same datum.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year,1,340,000 second-feet Apr. 19-21; maximum gage 

tieignt, 39.33 feet Apr. 21; minimum discharge, 79,200 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage 

height, -0.01 foot).

1934-36: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 19-21, 1936; minimum, that of Aug. 25, 

1936.

Maximum stage known, 46.55 feet Apr. 9, 1913 (Beale Street gage); about 45.2 feet, 

present site.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Discharge measurements, water year Octopeg*1955 to September 1956

Date

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept

.30

7

15

21

30

6

13

20

26

4

10

18

30

6

13

21

29

14

23

26

28

2

4

11

17

24

26

28

31

2

4

6

9

11

15

20

23

27

28

29

30

1

2

4

7

18

25

1

6

12

22

26

1

10

17

20

28

7

14

19

22

25

28

. 3

5

10

19

25

30

Width 

(feet)

1,900

1,895

1,S90

1,890

1,905

1,910

1,945

1,975

1,960

1,940

1,935

1,955

1,960

1,910

1,997"

1,997

1,978

1,980

1,967

1,975

1,993

2,025

2,030

2,040

2,020

2,030

2,090

2,100

2,430

2,430

2,335

_

4,660

4,665

4,695

4,680

4,630

4,640

2,350

2,300

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,987

1,973

1,957

1,962

1,945

1,945

1,938

1,925

1,925

1,915

1,930

1,915

1,900

1,900

1,887

1,892

1,880

1,890

1,875

1,875

1,900

1,900

1,895

1,885

1,900

1,913

Area of section 

(square feet)

 73,600

72,800

71,400

70,100

71,800

73,600

82,000

92,800

92.0OO

31,100

81,600

85,100

86,000

72,500

102,000

112,000

96,200

95,400

92,800

93,300

103,000

111,000

115,000

117,000

115,000

116,000

119,000

121,000

126,000

127,000

131,000

138,000

150,000

155,000

159,000

163,000

162,000

151,000

137,000

131,000

124,000

117,000

110,000

104,000

100,000

93,600

92,SOO

88,800

87,400

85,600

82,200

88,000

79,200

84,200

78,600

75,500

75,000

70,200

71,900

70,700

69 , 300

68, 400

69,200

73,000

74, 100

72,900

71,400

75,100

77,200

Mean velocity 

(feet per second)

1.71

1.54

1.47

1.44

1.63

1.31

2.68

3.SS

3.70

2.76

2.72

3.36

3.35

2.08

5.19

5.73

4.20

3.94

3.65

3.91

5.03

5.50

5.76

6.14

5.82

6.12

6.49

6.87

7.24

7.35

7.71

7.76

7.88

8.07

7.93

7.86

7.72

7.12

6.96

6.41

5.55

4.91

4.56

4.15

3.88

3.28

3.19

2.65

2.58

2.46

2.19

2.14

1.89

2.39

1.94

1.70

1.74

1.46

1.45

1.34

1.22

1.16

1.20

1.48

1.62

1.51

1.41

1.70

1.88

Gaee height 

{feet )

4.05

3.14

2.50

2.09

3.34

4.14

3.83

14.97

13.98

8.66

8.70

12.13

11.89

4.76

20.08

24.56

16.12

14.79

13.44

14.60

19.44

22.67

24.70

26.42

25.10

26.17

27.77

29.26

31.06

32.25

33.37

35.09

37.14

38.14

38.96

39. 23

39.12

36.53

34.62

31.66

27.44

24.14

21.42

18.06

16.10

12.93

12.14

10.31

9.18

8.38

6.70

6.46

5.07

7.68

4.96

3.68

3.56

1.78

1.96

1.16

.78

.00

.35

2.38

2.92

2.20

1.50

3.38

4.32

Discharge 

(second-feet)

126,000

112,000

105,000

101,000

117,000

133,000

220,000

360,000

340,000

224,000

222,000

286,000

288,000

151,000

529,000

642,000

404,000

376,000

339,000

365,000

518,000

610,000

662,000

718,000

669,000

710,000

772,000

831,000

912,000

934,000

1,010,000

*1,083,000

*1, 220,000

*1,297,000

*1, 313,000

*1, 336,000

*1,303,000

*1, 107, 000

* 970, 000

824,000

668,000

574,000

501,000

432,000

388,000

307,000

296,000

253,000

226,000

211,000

180,000

176,000

150,000

201,000

153,000

128,000

131,000

103,000

104,000

94,500

84,600

79,300

83,200

108,000

120,000

110,000

101,000

128,000

145,000

*Includes overflow of viaducts.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Gage height, in feet, of Mississippi River at Memphis, Term., water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.80

3.69

3.50

3.42

3.43

3.38

3.16

2.83

2.81

3.18

3.11

2.85

2.66

2.55

2.50

2.39

2.38

2.42

2.51

2.33

2.09

2.71

3.50

3.29

3.34

3.17

3.22

3.45

3.40

3.36

3.67

NOT.

3.97

3.97

4.03

4.37

4.43

4.12

3.88

4.00

4.40

4.67

5.90

7.52

8.95

10.18

11.06

12.22

13.48

14.15

14.53

14.96

15.42

15.62

15.52

15.18

14.70

13.90

12.60

10.74

9.12

8.09

-

D«c.

7.77

7.73

8.17

8.68

9.02

9.17

9.47

9.53

9.10

8.70

8.61

8.72

9.02

9.42

10.21

10.88

11.48

12.14

12.66

13.08

13.46

13.98

14.53

14.88

14.92

14.60

14.12

13.58

12.88

11.88

10.65

Jan.

9.16

7.75

6.52

5/48

4.75

4.77

5.32

6.63

8.42

10.80

14.03

17.35

20.08

21.82

22.95

23.76

24.35

24.82

25.02

24.90

24.52

23.64

22.32

20.74

19.22

18.00

17.12

16.55

16.10

15.90

15.71

Feb.

15.30

14.50

13.32

11.92

10.54

9.42

8.66

8.75

9.61

10.93

12.05

13.04

13.92

14.87

15.50

16.35

16.92

16.63

16.11

15.27

14.40

13.76

13.46

13.54

13.98

14.70

16.56

19.53

21.45

_

-

Mar.

22.12

22.72

23.72

24.75

25.47

25.74

25.87

25.98

26.12

26.27

26.42

26.52

26.52

26.40

26.23

25.80

25.02

24.10

23.40

23.25

23.46

24.10

25.07

26.18

27.12

27.85

28.65

29.30

30.02

30.57

31.12

Apr.

31.65

32.28

32.90

33.42

34.23

35.11

35.78

36.48

37.16

37.74

38.14

38.43

38.72

38.92

38.95

39.07

39.14

39.21

39.24

39.27

39.30

39.27

39.10

38.76

38.24

37.50

36.31

34.37

31.28

27.51

-

May

23.96

21.32

19.34

18.02

17.14

16.52

16.08

16.02

16.24

16.62

16.84

16.80

16.50

15.98

15.33

14.60

13.78

12.94

12.58

12.70

12.87

12.73

12.57

12.41

12.14

12.03

11.94

11.73

11.49

11.05

10.60

June

10.33

9.82

9.43

9.29

9.10

9.20

9.24

9.06

9.04

8.95

8.80

8.34

7.81

7.62

7.78

8.12

7.85

7.62

7.51

7.34

7.05

6.70

6.46

6.35

6.49

6.47

6.24

5.94

5.60

5.29

-

July

5.08

5.18

5.63

5.63

5.72

5.28

4.89

5.28

6.35

7.70

8.60

8.54

7.75

6.60

5.83

5.44

4.95

4.37

3.73

3.69

3.99

4.01

4.05

4.33

4.37

4.01

3.71

3.55

3.69

3.21

2.68

Aug.

2.75

3.18

3.08

2.36

1.79

1.60

1.76

1.57

1.52

1.79

1.66

1.46

1.59

1.94

1.61

1.13

.86

.83

1.16

1.27

1.12

.76

.33

.05

.00

.09

.15

.34

.44

.85

1.13

Sept.

1.08

1.32

2.33

2.77

2.92

2.80

2.85

2.87

2.40

2.20

2.25

2.61

2.69

2.20

1.76

1.54

1.40

1.32

1.52

1.96

1.98

1.92

2.24

2.89

3.38

3.90

4.40

4.65

4.51

4.32

Discharge, in thousands of se :ond-feet, of Mississippi River at Memphis, Ten 

1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

122 

120 

118 

116 

116

115 

112 

109 

109 

112

112 

109 

107 

106 

105

103 

103 

105 

106 

103

101 

109 

119 

116 

116

115 

115 

119 

118 

118 

122

NOT.

126 

126 

127 

134 

136

133 

130 

132 

138 

142

162 

192 

223 

249 

268

293 

324 

340 

347 

360

373 

379 

379 

371 

358

337 

307 

265 

229 

208

Dec.

202 

204 

212 

225 

232

234 

240 

240 

232 

223

219 

219 

223 

232 

247

261 

272 

286 

300 

310

320 

334 

347 

358 

360

352 

340 

327 

312 

288 

261

Jan.

229 

202 

178 

162 

150

151 

162 

186 

223 

277

358 

447 

528 

582 

615

639 

653 

666 

666 

659

639 

615 

572 

524 

482

450 

428 

414 

403 

398 

395

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Water year 1935-3

Feb.

384 

363 

332 

298 

268

243 

225 

229 

247 

279

305 

330 

352 

379 

395

417 

433 

425 

411 

387

363 

347 

340 

340 

350

368 

425 

521 

579

Mar.

595 

612 

639 

663 

687

698 

701 

704 

708 

715

719 

722 

719 

715 

708

694 

666 

636 

612 

608

615 

639 

673 

712 

748

774 

808 

835 

862 

890 

915

Thousands 

of secondfoot-days

3,476 

7,288 

8,412

186,333

13,053 

10,335 

21,992 

35,183 

11,064 

6,052 

4,784 

2,972.6 

3,464.7

128,076.3

Apr.

923 

936 

975 

1,010 

1,040

1,090 

1,130 

1,180 

1,220 

1,270

1,300 

1,300 

1,320 

1,320 

1,310

1,320 

1,330 

1,330 

1,340 

1,340

1,340 

1,330 

1,300 

1,270 

1,230

1,180 

1,090 

958 

811 

690

May

569 

497 

453 

430 

411

395 

387 

387 

392 

403

408 

406 

398 

384 

368

347 

327 

307 

300 

303

307 

307 

303 

300 

295

293 

291 

286 

279 

270 

261

June

254 

£43 

234 

229 

225

227 

227 

225 

225 

223

219 

210 

200 

196 

200

206 

202 

198 

196 

192

186 

180 

176 

174 

176

176 

173 

165 

160 

155

July

150 

151 

160 

160 

162

155 

148 

155 

174 

202

221 

221 

204 

182 

167

162 

153 

142 

130 

127

133 

134 

134 

140 

142

136 

133 

130 

133 

125 

118

Aug.

118 

123 

122 

111 

103

101 

103 

101 

99.5 

102

101 

98.2 

99.5 

103 

99.5

93.0 

90.4 

90.4 

94.3 

94.3

90.4 

83.9 

81.3 

80.0 

80.0

80.0 

81.3 

82.6 

83.9 

89.1 

93.0

Discharge in thousands of second-feet

Maximum

122 

379 

360

1,190

666 

579 

915 

1,340 

569 

254 

221 

123 

148

1,340

Minimum

101 

126 

202

101

150 

225 

595 

690 

261 

155 

118 

80 

91.7

80

Mean

112.1 

242.9 

271.4

524.9

421.1 

356.4 

709.4 

1,173 

356.9 

201.7 

154.3 

95 9 

lis! 5

349.9

Sept.

91.7 

94.3 

107 

115 

120

118 

119 

119 

112 

110

111 

115 

116 

110 

105

102 

99.5 

98.2 

101 

107

107 

107 

111 

120 

127

136 

145 

148 

148 

145

Run-off in 

thousands of 

acre-feet

6,895 

14,460 

16,680

369,600

25,890 

20,500 

43,620 

69,780 

21,950 

12,000 

9,489 

5,896 

6,872

254,000
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 19

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°18'45", long. 90 054'25'1 , in T. 16 N., R. 3 E., 

at combined highway and railway bridge of Vicksburg Bridge & Terminal Co., 1% miles 

below mouth of Yazoo River and 3 miles southwest of Vicksburg. Zero of gage Is 

46.16 ,feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,144,500 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936 (only gage heights prior to June 1931). 

Daily gage heights from Yazoo Canal gage, 1| miles upstream, have been published in 

reports of Mississippi River Commission since November 1871 and reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau from May 1873 to September 1934; from present gage in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau since September 1934. Gages are at the same datum, but Yazoo Canal 

Gage reads 0.2 foot higher than present gage at zero gage height, the difference 

increasing to 2.0 feet at gage height 60.0 feet. Discharge, 1858 and intermittently 

since 1903 contained in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,280,000 second-feet Apr. 28, 29; maximum 

gage height, 42.54 feet Apr. 29, 30; minimum discharge, 101,000 second-feet Aug. 29, 

31, Sept. 1, 2; minimum gage height, -3.52 feet Aug. 31.

1930-35: Maximum discharge, 1,420,000 second-feet Apr. 15, 1935; maximum gage 

height, 50.27 feet Feb. 29, 1932; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1, 

2, 1936; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 31, 1936.

Maximum observed discharge (U. S. Engineer Department), 1,828,000 second-feet 

Apr. 30, 1922 (gage height, 52.9 feet, present gage, after Weecama crevasse); maximum recorded gage height (U. S. Engineer Department), 56.6 feet, present gage, May 4, 

1927. Minimum observed discharge (U. S. Engineer Department), 97,000 second-feet 

Oct. 26, 1895.

Remarks.- Records excellent.

Discharge rements, water year 1935-36

Date

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

3

5

7

10

12

15

19

23

26

29

1

4

7

11

14

16

18

20

22

25

29

2

4

6

9

11

13

16

18

21

23

26

30

2

4

7

10

13

15

16

17

18

20

22

24

25

26

2S

30

1

3

7

10

13

14

17

19

21

22

24

27

29

Width 

(feet)

2,353

2,353

2,343

2,343

2,343

2,343

2,338

2,253

2,343

2,34S

2,348

2,348

2,353

2,353

2,353

2,395

2,415

2,535

2,535

2,545

2,545

2,515

2,505

2,500

2,515

2,525

2,535

2,535

2,535

2,525

2,535

2,545

2,545

2, 545

2,515

2,485

2,395

2.4S5

2,535

2,555

2,550

2,555

2,565

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,553

2,545

2,545

2,538

2,517

2,515

2,507

2,510

2,522

2,525

2,545

2,545

2,535

2,520

2,527

Area of section Mean velocity 

(square feet) (feet per second)

72,700

71,300

70,700

69,900

68,900

68,500

67,300

67, 300

68,100

72,000

73,500

74,900

74,700

75,400

78,000

84,400

90,500

96,300

101,000

103,000

102,000

94,700

88,100

86,000

89,600

95,700

99,800

98,300

97,300

95,500

98,600

102,000

102,000

98,600

92,800

84,300

77,900

84,500

99,600

106,000

114,000

121,000

126,000

127,000

128,000

128,000

127,000

122,000

115,000

109,000

107,000

101,000

91,500

88,800

90,600

98,000

103,000

105,000

106,000

103,000

100,000

98,900

2.32

2.22

2.26

2.20

2.15

2.18

2.05

2.10

2.14

2.40

2.38

2.47

2.56

2.59

2.86

3.14

3.44

3.79

4.07

4.24

4.03

3. 62

3.29

3.17

3.52

3.70

4.03

3.87

3.84

3.90

3.97

4.16

4.12

4.03

3.63

3.16

2. 38

3.27

4.14

4.72

4.99

5.13

5.39

5.53

5.40

5.42

5.30

4.95

4.70

4.44

4.34

3.95

3.55

3.55

3.71

4.07

4.19

4.38

4.27

4.15

3.94

3.99

Gage height 

(feet)

3.99

3.43

3.07

2.67

2.21

2.04

1.65

1.59

1.86

3.66

4.02

4.65

4.66

4.94

6.12

8.60

10.92

13.04

14.86

15.86

15.31

12.07

9.59

S.55

10.38

12.47

14.28

13.67

12.91

13.15

13.86

14.92

15.23

13.60

11.36

7.77

5.40

7.72

13.50

16.84

19.67

21.63

24.06

25.06

25.39

25.21

24.69

22.67

20.40

18.24

17.06

14.68

10.98

10.05

10.78

13.74

15.34

16.63

16.68

15.90

14.26

14.26

Discharge 

(second-feet)

169,000

158,000

160,000

154,000

148,000

149,000

138,000

141,000

146,000

173,000

175,000

185,000

191,000

195,000

223,000

265,000

311,000

365,000

411,000

437,000

411,000

343,000

290,000

273,000

315,000

354,000

402,000

331,000

374,000

372,000

392,000

424,000

420,000

396,000

337,000

266,000

224,000

276,000

412,000

500,000

569,000

621,000

680,000

703,000

691,000

694,000

674,000

604,000

540,000

484,000

464,000

399,000

325,000

315,000

336,000

399,000

432,000

460,000

452,060

428,000

394,000

395,000
20 MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Discharge measurements of Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Hiss., water year 1935-36--Continued

Date

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

2

3

5

9

11

14

18

20

23

25

26

28

30

2

4

7

10

14

17

20

22

25

27

29

1

3

&

9

12

15

18

21

25

28

1

4

8

11

15

17

20

23

26

29

2

5

8

11

14

16

19

22

25

27

30

2

6

8

11

13

15

19

25

29

30

2

3

9

14

17

19

22

25

28

Width 

(feet)

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2.

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

537

542

550

562

567

570

570

569

562

560

560

565

572

731

739

757

753

786

814

834

840

844

859

864

854

858

804

754

691

655

636

619

599

530

525

507

495

495

505

500

50O

495

485

490

490

490

490

490

495

495

490

480

370

278

278

238

188

173

108

108

108

083

013

992

992

954

964

113

118

112

098

018

028

103

Area of section 

(square feet)

106,

113,

119,

128,

130,

131,

133,

133,

130,

128,

129,

132,

134,

142,

144,

149,

154,

159,

166,

169,

170,

173,

172,

172,

170,

169,

163,

147,

128,

116,

108,

101,

95,

92,

89.

86,

81,

80,

81,

81,

77,

75,

72,

71,

69.

68,

69,

68,

73,

75,

69,

65,

62,

61,

61,

59,

57,

57,

54,

54,

54,

54,

52,

51,

51,

51,

51,

56,

56,

56,

55,

54,

55,

56,

OOO

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

OOO

000

000

000

000

000

400

200

000

700

9OO

900

000

900

700

300

200

600

900

300

800

500

500

900

400

000

400

300

200

600

000

900

200

100

400

800

300

100

000

200

000

000

300

800

200

300

700

Mean velocity 

(feet per second)

4.

4.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

6.

5.

4.

4.

4.

4.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

3.

3.

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

49

83

16

61

66

75

61

56

30

30

37

61

86

98

10

27

49

86

99

04

24

22

39

39

35

16

22

40

88

67

40

06

83

78

63

48

36

39

58

49

31

17

04

91

86

92

97

89

18

31

05

82

71

75

74

64

59

47

33

25

26

24

18

99

02

98

05

41

36

38

33

25

30

40

Sage height 

(feet)

16.91

19.40

22.04

25.71

26.58

27.27

27.83

27.59

26.26

25.95

26.12

27.29

28.58

30.44

31.38

32.94

34.78

37.36

38.82

40.03

40.69

41.47

41.90

42.49

42.43

41.94

38.94

32.65

25.54

21.13

18.14

15.27

12.92

12.18

11.04

9.84

8.46

8.38

9.12

8.92

7.70

6.66

5.52

4.76

4.18

3.99

4.43

3.92

5.71

6.67

4.72

2.71

1.61

1.58

1.52

.78

.04

-.29

-1.37

-1.65

-1.66

-1.74

-2.36

-3.37

-3.47

-3.42

-3.25

-1.05

-1.10

-1.01

-1.29

-2.02

-1.80

-1.10

Discharge 

(second-feet)

476,

545,

614,

718,

736,

754,

746,

739,

689,

679,

693,

741,

785,

850,

879,

934,

1,000,

1,090,

1,160,

1,190,

1,230,

1,250,

1,270,

1,270,

1,250,

1,200,

1,020,

794,

625,

542,

479,

410,

364,

349,

324,

299,

275,

274,

293,

283,

258,

240,

220,

207,

199,

201,

206,

199,

234,

250,

213,

185,

168,

168,

168,

156,

149,

141,

128,

122,

122,

122,

115,

102,

103,

101,

105,

135,

132,

134,

130,

122,

127,

136,

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

OOO

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

OOO

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 

Gage height, in feet, of Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss., water year 1935-36

21

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

81

28

23

84

85

26

87

88

29

30

XI

Oet.

4.46

4.23

3.94

3.61

3.41

3.23

3.09

2.96

2.79

2.65

2.45

2.20

2.03

2.00

2.03

1.94

1.77

1.67

1.65

1.68

1.69

1.63

1.60

1.70

1.65

1.90

2.60

3.36

3.74

3.79

3.85

HOT.

4.05

4.31

4.50

4.66

4.81

4.74

4.64

4.58

4.58

4.72

4.94

5.13

5.38

6.26

7.40

8.70

9.88

10.98

11.99

13.11

14.14

14.79

15.19

15.57

15.85

15.96

15. 9S

15.75

15.24

14.45

-

Dec.

33.32

11.96

10.76

9.56

8.64

8.57

8.98

9.72

10.34

11.14

12.58

13.79

14.29

14.33

14.07

13.63

13.20

12.91

12.81

IE. 91

13.15

13.49

13.82

14.15

14.52

14.88

15.22

15,49

15.54

15.25

14.81

Jan.

14.22

13.50

12.54

11.47

10.14

8.92

7.69

6.69

5.85

5.41

5.65

6.49

7.93

10.37

13.72

17.11

19.75

21.80

23.27

24.02

24.58

25.06

25.37

25.40

25.18

24.63

23.79

22.57

21.49

20.35

19.21

Feb.

18.22

17.48

17.06

16.84

16.28

15.54

14.59

13.47

12.21

11.01

10.09

9.73

10.08

10.83

11.86

12.78

13. 72

14.58

15.59

16.16

16.62

16.66

16.38

15.84

15.22

14.64

14. 24

14.10

14.32

_

-

Mar.

15.19

17.05

19.14

20.46

22.11

23.18

24.10

24.92

25.60

26. 1G

26.59

26.89

27.12

27.27

27.47

27.70

27.82

27.83

27.72

27.55

27.17

26.67

26.25

26.03

25.97

26.16

26.69

27.29

27.94

28.62

29.27

Apr.

29.85

30.43

30.94

31.39

31.90

32.46

32.94

33.45

34.17

34.78

35.38

36.03

36.71

37.33

37.84

38.38

38.83

39.23

39.67

40.03

40.35

40.67

40.93

41.23

41.47

41.70

41.88

42.03

42.44

42.52

-

*>y

42.43

42.27

41.93

41.31

40.32

38.98

37.20

35.02

32.60

30.02

27.60

25.46

23.71

22.30

21.11

20.03

19.03

18.11

17.23

16. P.S

15.21

14.28

13.59

13.21

12.93

12.73

12.48

12.15

11.87

11.61

11.32

June

11.02

10.64

10.23

9.81

9.40

8.97

8.65

8.47

8.40

8.40

8.38

8.28

8.19

8.47

9.14

9.28

8.88

8.35

7.99

7.68

7.33

6.95

6.64

6.39

5.89

5.48

5.12

4.88

4.75

4.62

-

July

4.41

4.18

3.96

3.80

4.00

4.26

4.42

4.42

4.36

4.14

3.91

4.00

4.60

5.76

6.49

6.64

6.24

5.33

4.66

3.95

3.33

2.67

2.11

1.76

1.59

1.55

1.50

1.73

1.74

1.50

1.20

Aug.

0.92

.75

.50

.16

.00

.03

-.04

-.31

-.76

-1.14

-1.38

-1.54

-1.65

-1.-6S

-1.69

-1.80

-1.82

-1.72

-1.76

-2.01

-2.29

-2.43

-2.42

-2.33

-2.30

-2.59

-2.87

-3.17

-3.40

-3.48

-3.50

Sept.

-3.47

-3.40

-3.24

-2.99

-2.79

-2.58

-2.11

-1.54

-1.09 -.84

-.79

-.77

-.91

-1.13

-1.22

-1.14

-1.02

-1.08

-1.31

-1.60

-1.8$

-2.O&

-2.09

-1.35

-1.77

-1.60

-1.41

-1.06

-.49

.24

Discharge, in thousands of second-feet, of Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss., 

water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

IB 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

28 

29 

24 

25

86 

87 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oet.

180 

175 

168 

162 

159

159 

160 

159 

156 

154

152 

147 

146 

147 

149

146 

143 

140 

138 

139

140 

140 

140 

143 

143

146 

157 

169 

174 

174 

174

lOT.

175 

180 

183 

185 

189

191 

191 

189 

189 

191

194 

200 

205 

226 

244

267 

290 

312 

338 

366

394 

410 

419 

430 

437

437 

430 

424 

410 

394

DM.

368 

340 

315 

290 

274

274 

282 

300 

315 

329

357 

389 

403 

398 

391

38O 

378 

375 

371 

368

373 

582 

391 

400 

412

424 

430 

433 

428 

421 

414

Jan.

405 

394 

368 

340 

312

288 

265 

246 

231 

224

230 

248 

280 

336 

417

506 

572 

624 

662 

679

692 

702 

705 

692 

692

672 

644 

604 

572 

540 

508

Month

Dot 

Koi 

Dec

C

Jai 

Pel 

MM 

Api 

Ma3 

Jut 

Ju] 

AUJ 

Sei

V

Ly............. ...............

later year 1935-

Feb.

484 

472 

463 

458 

442

421 

398 

373 

348 

325

308 

304 

317 

333 

357

378 

398 

417 

433 

449

460 

451 

442 

426 

414

403 

394 

391 

396

Mar.

424 

480 

537 

572 

616

646 

672 

695 

715 

728

736 

744 

749 

754 

757

757 

754 

747 

744 

736

723 

705 

689 

682 

682

695 

715 

741 

762 

787 

807

Total 

thousands 

Of Second4, 779 

8,690 

11,405

246.966

14, 650 

11,660 

21,551 

32,776 

19,702 

7,921 

6,147 

3,886 

3,816

146,983

Apr.

828 

850 

866 

879 

896

916 

933 

951 

977 

1,000

1,020 

1,040 

1,070 

1,090 

1,110

1;140 

1,160 

1,170 

1,180 

1,190

1,210 

1,230 

1;240 

1.550 

1,250

1,260 

1,270 

1,270 

1.270 

1,260

toy

1^250 

1:240 

1,210 

1,170 

1,100

1,030 

951 

873 

793 

728

672 

624 

589 

564 

542

518 

499 

477 

456 

433

410 

391 

378 

371 

364

359 

355 

348 

342 

336 

329

June

323 

315 

306 

298 

292

284 

278 

274 

274 

274

274 

272 

272 

280 

294

290 

282 

271 

263 

257

252 

244 

240 

233 

226

219 

213 

210 

206 

205

July

203 

200 

196 

198 

201

206 

206 

206 

205 

201

200 

203 

213 

235 

248

250 

240 

224 

212 

201

193 

185 

175 

170 

168

168 

169 

170 

170 

168 

163

Aug.

159 

156 

152 

147 

145

149 

145 

140 

135 

131

128 

125 

122 

122 

122

121 

121 

122 

122 

119

115 

114 

114 

115 

115

112 

108 

105 

101 

103 

101

Discharge in thousands of second-feet

Maximum

180 

437 

433

1,410

705 

484 

807 

1,270 

1,250 

323 

250 

159 

159

1,270

Minimum

138 

175 

274

138

224 

304 

424 

828 

329 

205 

163 

101 

101

101

Mean

154.2 

289.7 

367.9

676.6

472.6 

402.1 

695.2 

1,093 

635.5 

264.0 

198.3 

125.4 

127.2

401.6

Sept.

101 

101 

105 

109 

112

114 

121 

128 

135 

138

138 

138 

135 

132 

131

138

133 

133 

129 

126

124 

122 

124 

125 

128

129 

132 

136 

146 

159

Run-off 

in thousands 

of acre-feet

9,479 

17,240 

22,620

489,800

29,060 

23,130 

42,750 

65,010 

39,080 

15,710 

12,190 

7,708 

7,569

291,500
22 MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°57', long. 90°10', In T. 13 S., R. 10 E. St.

 Helena meridian, at Huey P. Long Bridge, 5 miles west of New Orleans and 121 miles 

above mouth. Zero of gage is at mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,243,600 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1936 (gage heights only). Dally gage

 heights from it. S. Engineer Department gage, 1| miles downstream, published in reports of Mississippi River Commission since 1871. Dally gage heights from U. S. 

Weather Bureau gage at foot of Canal Street, 11 miles downstream, May 1873 to 

December 1922, and from U. S. Engineer Department gage, 1| miles downstream, since 

January 1923, published In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Discharge, 1851, 1852, 

and Intermittently since 1879 contained In reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 14.8 feet May 3, 4; minimum, 0.59 foot July 

*1934-36: Maximum gage height, 17.43 feet July 5, 1935; minimum, that of July 29,

Maximum observed gage height, 21.3 feet Apr. 25, 1922; minimum, -1.6 feet Dec. 27, 

1872. Both maximum and minimum observations were made 1| miles downstream on U. S. 

Engineer Department gage with zero at -0.13 foot, mean Gulf level (U. S-. Engineer 

Department datum).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of missing record, Feb. 6 to Mar. 12,

 and those for April to July, which are good, and those for period of missing record, 

Oct. 1-25, Dec. 21 to Jan. 3, which are fair and were computed from graph based on 

once-daily readings. Tide tables were used as a guide to construct gage-height graph 

for period Feb. 6 to Mar. 12.

Gage height, In feet, of Mississippi River near Hew Orleans, La.

to September 1936

water year October 1935

Day

1

2

s

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.7

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.57

1.68

1.80

1.68

1.64

1.61

HOT.

1.62

1.48

1.65

1.74

1.67

1.64

2.19

1.95

1.79

2.07

1.94

1.91

1.62

1.57

1.56

1.43

1.55

1.62

1.72

1.99

2.19

2.46

2.59

2.77

2.86

2.93

3.42

3.57

3.43

3.14

-

Dso.

3.03

2.89

2.73

2.36

2.09

2.16

2.29

2.47

2.38

2.50

2.64

2.88

3.07

3.16

3.41

3.53

3.50

3.45

3.18

2.92

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.9

3.5

3.7

3.6

3.8

Jan.

3.9

3*8

3.55

3.23

3.03

2.97

2.59

2.36

2.16

2.05

2.04

1.86

1.77

1.85

2.04

2.29

2.89

3.93

4.45

5.10

5.74

6.24

6.67

6.76

6.95

7.02

6.90

6.96

6.68

6.40

6.00

Feb.

5.66

5.40

5.30

5.44

5.52

5.S

5.4

4.8

4.3

3.9

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.2

3.5

3.8

4.0

3.9

4.0

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.9

3.6

_

-

Mar.

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.9

4.7

5.3

5.7

6.2

6.7

6.9

7.1

7.2

7.44

7.79

8.06

8.22

8.12 e.io

8.13

8.17

8.17

8.31

8.47

8.41

8.14

8.06

8.06

8.14

8.16

8.36

8.56

Apr.

9.05

9.32

9.44

9.84

10.30

10.70

10.79

11.10

11.40

11.49

11.67

11.87

12.12

12.32

12.58

12.78

13.08

13.27

13.30

13.32

13.36

13.58

13.75

13.92

13.98

14.00

14.08

14.25

14.32

14.35

-

Jfay

14.46

14.62

14.74

14.73

14.64

14.56

14.43

14.18

13.90

13.37

12.87

12.24

11.51

10.71

9.81

9.18

8.68

6.17

7.59

7.08

6.51

6.11

5.85

5.60

5.30

4.90

4.40

4.17

4.03

3.63

3.38

June

5.2?.

3.07

2.98

2.91

2,80

2.77

2.71

2.60

2.51

2.39

2.52

2.58

2.69

2.92

2.77

2.71

2.43

2.48

2.58

2.51

2.61

2.77

2.57

2.28

2.14

2.16

1.01

1.65

1.53

1.57

-

July

1.61

1.70

1.58

1.48

1.55

1.52

1.57

1.59

1.68

1.67

1.65

1.65

1.68

1.78

1.71

1.86

1.90

1.87

1.81

1.60

1.54

1.40

1.48

1.47

1.37

1.31

1.86

1.36

1.27

1.30

1.69

Aug.

1.82

1.51

1.48

1.29

1.26

1.38

1.68

1.8S

1.60

1.41

1.49

1.30

1.32

1.42

1.42

1.61

1.52

1.51

1.47

1.48

1.54

1.52

1.45

1.63

1.70

1.55

1.66

1.60

1»59

1.47

1.43

Sept.

1.43

1.50

1.57

1.42

1.34

1.54

1.51

1.56

1.47

1.43

1.46

1.50

1.58

1.58

1.68

1.78

1.85

1.60

1.56

1.36

1.44

1.47

1.59

1.56

1.61

1.61

1.75

1.63

1.66

1.58
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 23 

Meramec River near Steelville, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°59'55", long. 91°21'35'', In NEi sec. 21, T. 

38 N., R. 4 W., at county highway bridge 400 feet below St. Louis and San Francisco 

Railroad' bridge and 2f miles north of Steelville. Zero of gage Is 680.45 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 830 square miles.

Records available.- December 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1923-36), 586 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,160 second-feet Nov. 11 (gage height, 9.96 

TeeTJ; minimum, 93 second-feet Aug. 31 (gage height,-0.53 foot).

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 47,800 second-feet June 26, 1935 (gage height, 23.39 

feet); minimum, 74 second-feet July 22, 1934 (gage height, 0.35 foot).

Maximum stage known, 26.5 feet Aug. 20, 1915 (discharge, about 60,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1-16, Nov. 29 to Dec. 11, Jan. 17 to Feb. IE 

jSpr. 4-6, May 14, 15, which are poor and were computed on basis of seven gage readings, one discharge measurement, and records for station at Eureka.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

190 

185 

180 

180 

175

175 

175

ieo

185 

198

185 

180 

175 

175 

175

175 

171 

184 

198 

212

225 

240 

225 

225 

225

225 

240 

570 

1,260 

793 

528

Nov.

402 

591 

985 

706 

1,480

1,190 

793 

600 

552 

3,400

5,370 

1,920 

1,260 

985 

793

67S 

600 

528 

506 

464

443 

402 

402 

363 

344

344 

382 

464 

500 

430

Dec.

380 

370 

360 

360 

360

365 

402 

600 

630 

540

480 

443 

422 

382 

363

344 

324 

324 

306 

288

272 

272 

272 

272 

255

255 

240 

240 

240 

240 

240

Jan.

240 

240 

255 

255 

255

255 

240 

240 

240 

240

240 

240 

225 

225 

225

225 

225 

220 

215 

210

200 

190 

180 

175 

170

165 

165 

161 

160 

160 

160

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

J-un 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember . ....................

alendar year 1935 .........

tember ....................

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

165 

171 

170 

160 

160

155 

155 

155 

155 

165

625 

1,100 

950 

575 

400

288 

250 

230 

220 

212

212 

212 

212 

225 

240

240 

443 

443 

402

Secondfoot-days

8,409 

27,877 

10,841

372,068

6,596 

9,090 

8,177 

9,656 

5,029 

5,011 

3,482 

3,239 

7,123

104,530

Mar.

363 

344 

324 

306 

288

272 

255 

£55 

240 

225

225 

225 

225 

212 

212

212 

198 

198 

196 

198

198 

196 

184 

198 

212

528 

422 

344 

324 

306 

288

Maximm

1,260 

5,370 

630

26,300

255 

1,100 

528 

800 

225 

1,040 

128 

134 

1,310

5,370

Apr.

272 

272 

238 

300 

400

800 

764 

575 

484 

443

422 

382 

344 

324 

306

272 

255 

240 

240 

225

225 

225 

212 

212 

198

198 

198 

198 

198 

184

May

184 

198 

212 

225 

212

198 

198 

184 

184 

171

171 

171 

166 

163 

160

156 

151 

156 

156 

154

148 

142 

141 

139 

1S9

134 

132 

125 

123 

119 

117

Minimum

171 

344 

240

166

160 

155 

184 

184 

117 

105 

97 

95 

115

95

June

117 

117 

119 

119 

128

125 

123 

1,040 

 306 

212

184 

184 

16S 

161 

154

151 

139 

130 

123 

117

115 

115 

113 

111 

109

107 

107 

105 

105 

107

Mean

271 

929 

350

1,019

213 

313 

264 

322 

162 

167 

112 

104 

237

286

July

115 

119 

125 

125 

121

117 

113 

109 

107 

111

109 

107 

105 

107 

107

113 

119 

111 

121 

128

123 

117 

115 

115 

111

111 

103 

101 

101 

99 

97

Per 

square

mile

0.327 

1.12 

.422

1.23

.257 

.377 

.318 

.368 

.195 

.201 

.135 

.125 

.286

.345

Aug.

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

99

101 

123 

134 

134

123 

119 

115 

111 

107

105 

105 

105 

103 

99

99 

97 

95 

99 

99

97 

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

Sept.

115 

1,310 

793 

402 

272

212 

171 

154 

146 

139

134 

130 

128 

123 

121

123 

125 

125 

123 

125

123 

123 

125 

212 

212

164 

168 

255 

464 

306

Run-off

Inches

0.38 

1.25 

.49

16.68

.30 

.41 

.37 

.43 

.22 

.28 

.16 

.14 

.32

4.69

Acre-feet

16,680 

55,290 

21,500

738,000

13,080 

18,030 

16,220 

19,150 

9,970 

9,940 

6,910 

6,420 

14,130

207,300
24 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°30'20" long. 90°35'30" In SEisec. 38, T. 44 N., 

R. 4 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 2 miles east of Eureka. Zero Of gage Is 

406.18 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Record3eaTO!lable;-0AulustI'i903 to*July 1906, October 1921 to September 1936.

Average aiscnarge.- 15 years (1921-36), 2,942 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 17,400 second-feet Nov. 12 (gage

height, 13.22 feet); minimum, 196 second-feet Aug. 27, 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 0.34

f°°1921-36: Maximum discharge observed, 64,000 second-feet Apr. 3, 1927, from floodmarkimSlmum^age height, 30.89 feet Ifer. 14, 1935; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 

2773l7sept: l, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.33 foot Oct. 2, 3, 1932, former site

stage known, 40.2 feet, present site and datum, Aug. 22, 1915 (discharge, 

about 175,000 second-feet). To _

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 27 to Jan. 4, Jan.

 24To Feb. 21, which were computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage 

heights, and weather records, and those for days of rapidly changing stage, which 

are poor. Gage read twice dally.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7 to May S) 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 12

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

620

760

910

1,230

1,650

2,080

2.9SO

5.0

6.5

8.0

9.5

11.0

13.0

4,150

6.350

S,600

10,900

13,400

17,000

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

Hov. 13 to Sept.

179 3.0

267 4.0

423 5.0

673 6.5

965 8.0

1,290 10.0

1,730

30

2,220

3,290

4,540

6,750

9,100

12,400

Discharge, in seoond-foet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7

a

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

1,030 

910 

635 

798 

720

690 

720 

720 

720 

720

690 

690 

690 

690 

690

690 

690 

690 

690 

690

720 

796 

950 

910 

892

892 

950 

1,990 

2,700 

2,880 

2,980

Nov.

2,430 

2,080 

2,610 

4,570 

5,750

8,300 

8,000 

4,850 

5,000 

6,200

12,200 

17,000 

12,400 

6,150 

5,100

3,890 

3,290 

2,960 

2,640 

2,420

2,220 

2,020 

1,820 

1,640 

1,640

1,550 

1,640 

1,550 

1,550 

1,730

Dec.

1,920 

1,640 

1,550 

1,460 

1,380

1,200 

1,550 

2,020 

2,220 

2,320

2,320 

2,220 

2,020 

1,320 

1,730

1,640 

1,550 

1,460 

1,380 

1,290

1,290 

1,200 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

1,120 

1,040 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

Jan.

1,OOO 

1,000 

1,000 

1,040 

1,120

1,120 

1,800 

1,290 

1,200 

1,200

1,290 

1,200 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

1,040 

l.OOO 

1,000 

1,000 

965

927 

889 

779 

743 

743

708 

708 

708 

673 

673 

673

Honth

Oot 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pot 

Bar 

Apr 

Way 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

U

ember... ..................

tfh. .......................

tamber. ...................

later year 1935-,

Fob.

673 

673 

673 

673 

673

673 

673 

673 

673 

708

708 

815 

1,730 

3,530 

4,260

3,390 

3,290 

2,530 

1,640 

1,550

1,820 

2,420 

2,530 

2,85C 

2,96C

2,96C 

3,180 

3.29C 

3,77C

Seoondfoot-days

31,425 

135,200 

46,700

1,620,173

30,249 

56,508 

47,OOO 

88,580 

25,492 

15,090 

9,349 

7,920 

14,546

508,559

Mar.

2,850 

2,420 

2,120 

2,020 

1,820

1,640 

1,550 

1,460 

1,380 

1,290

1,290 

1,290 

1,200 

1,120 

1,120

1,120 

1,120 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

1,040 

1,040 

1,000 

2,120 

2,020

1,820 

1,820 

1,730 

1,640 

1,460 

1,330

Maximum

2,980 

17,OOC 

2,320

60,600

1,29C 

4,28C 

2,65C 

10.90C 

1,290 

352 

368 

331! 

1,OOC

17,OOC

Apr.

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

3,070

10,700 

10,900 

8,940 

4,960 

4,410

4,280 

3,770 

3,410 

2,960 

2,740

2,420 

2,220 

2,020 

1,320 

1,730

1,640 

1,460 

1,460 

1,380 

1,290

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,120 

1,120

May

1,040 

1,040 

1,200 

1,200 

1,290

1,290 

1,200 

1,120 

965 

927

889 

889 

652 

315 

779

743 

743 

708 

708 

673

640 

673 

640 

606 

606

574 

574 

542 

542 

512 

512

fUnirniyn

690 

1,550 

1,000

590

673 

673 

1,000 

1,120 

512 

342 

239 

196 

196

196

June

512 

431 

481 

481 

606

640 

606 

 574 

542 

779

852 

640 

606 

640 

542

512 

481 

452 

423 

423

423 

423 

396 

396 

396

368 

368 

358 

347 

342

Mean

1,014 

4,507 

1,506

4,987

976 

1,949 

1,516 

2,953 

822 

503 

318 

255 

485

1,390

July

363 

352 

347 

337 

358

358 

368 

347 

342 

347

337 

337 

326 

316 

306

296 

287 

306 

306 

342

326 

306 

321 

306 

301

296 

287 

287 

258 

244 

239

Per 

square 

mile

0.267 

1.19 

.396

1.31

.257 

.513 

.39.9 

.777 

.216 

.132 

.084 

.067 

.128

.366

Aug.

235 

230 

249 

239 

239

249 

244 

249 

237 

277

301 

316 

311 

311 

296

326 

337 

282 

272 

258

249 

230 

230 

221 

213

208 

196 

244 

221 

204 

196

Sept.

196 

277 

262 

423 

1,000

652 

640 

574 

542 

542

512 

481 

452 

462 

423

396 

396 

358 

332

352

358

368 

423 

396 

396

396 

512 

640 

852 

743

Run-off

Inches

0.31 

1.33 

.46

17.83

.SO 

.55 

.46 

.87 

.25 

.16 

.10 

.08 

.14

5.00

Aore-fe«t

68,330 

268,200 

92,630

3,610,000

60.00O 

112,100 

93,280 

175,700 

50,560 

29,930 

19,540 

15,710 

28,850

1,009,000
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 25

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38 026'45", long. 90°59'30", . , . . , 

 . , at bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 800 feet above Flat creek and half a mile east

In SWi sec. 26, T. 43 N. , 

creek and half a mile 

of Union. Zero of gage Is 491.95 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of

1929).

Bralnage area.- 767 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 643 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,290 second- feet Apr. 7 (gage height,

 8.90 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 0.22 foot},

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 22,500 second-feet Apr. 3, 1927 (gage height, 19.10 

feet); minimum discharge and gage height, those of Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 25.5 feet Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmark (discharge,. about 

50,000 second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage and those for

 period of Ice effect, Jan. 24 to Feb. 25, which are poor and were computed on basis 

of two discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Gage read once a 

day below 8 feet and twice above. Gage-height records collected In cooperation with 

the U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height. In

feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

{Shifting-control method used May 19 to July 18, Aug. I to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 4 HOT. 5 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

40

64

95

153

222

332

0.2 

.4

.6 

.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

14

27

47

89

146

221

400

625

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

8SS 

1,520

3, ago

3,250

4,250

5,300

6,400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

28 

30 

31

Oct.

113 

109 

95 

89 

79

72 

64 

59 

56 

54

51 

50 

47 

49 

47

47 

44 

51 

49 

48

64 

49 

54 

59 

54

82 

86 

275 

153 

121 

289

Nov.

332 

235

222 

235 

4,150

2,200 

2,580 

945 

625 

1,190

3,450 

3,750 

1,520 

1,000 

675

535 

445 

360 

320

283

266

250 

221 

208 

194

182 

194 

182 

221

675

Dee.

490 

360 

283 

250 

221

208 

283 

250 

250 

360

468 

380 

320 

266 

250

221 

208 

194 

182 

169

169 

146 

146 

138 

129

103 

103 

106 

103 

103 

96

Jan.

96 

103 

106 

106 

114

117 

117 

121 

125 

129

125 

125 

125 

121 

121

119 

114 

110 

106 

103

99 

96 

89 

82 

74

67 

67 

67 

60 

60 

60

Month

Oot 

NOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Hue 

Apr 

H«T 

J*13Z 

Jul 

Au« 

S«p

U

Umber. ...................

ater year 1935-2

Feb.

60 

60 

54 

54 

54

54 

47 

47 

47 

47

47 

47 

182 

169 

250

775 

490 

266 

208 

182

158 

146 

146 

158 

236

535

775 

1,800 

1V320

Secondfoot-days

2,558 

27,645 

6,955

388,358

3,124 

8,414 

7,034 

17,916 

3,398 

1,010 

741 

652 

1,257

80,704

Mar.

725 

535 

445 

380 

320

283 

266 

236 

208 

194

182 

169 

158 

158 

158

158 

158 

158 

169 

169

146 

146 

146

169 

169

169 

169 

169

194 

182 

146

Maximum

289 

4,150 

490

14,200

129 

1,800 

725 

6,180 

283 

45 

28 

37 

103

6,180

Apr.

138 

138 

125 

125 

32O

1,940 

6,180 

2,110 

1,060 

725

580 

580 

512 

422 

360

320

266 

236 

208 

194

169 

158 

146 

142 

133

129 

129 

129 

125 

117

May

117 

133 

135

169 

283

250 

208 

266 

146 

133

125 

112 

103 

96 

89

86 

82

85 

78 

73

67 

64 

61 

59 

59

59 

60 

54 

51 

50 

47

Minimum

44 

182 

96

41

60 

47 

146 

117 

47 

27 

18 

14 

14

14

June

45 

43 

42 

38 

36

36

34 

34 

34 

37

35 

31 

SO 

30 

30

30 

37 

33 

30 

31

37 

32 

34 

34 

32

31

OQ

29

29 

27

Mean

82.5 

922

224

1,064

101 

290 

227 

597 

110 

33.7

gjr Q

2l!o 

41.9

221

July

28 

28 

28 

26 

26

25 

24 

23 

24 

26

25 

24 

23 

23 

24

26 

28 

26 

25 

26

24 

24 

24 

23 

21

21 

19 

20 

20 

19 

18

Per 

square 

mile

0.108 

1.20 

.292

1.39

.132 

.378 

.296 

.778 

.143 

.044 

.031 

.027 

.055

.288

Aug.

17 

16 

16 

IS 

19

20 

19 

24 

25 

30

26 

21 

22 

21 

19

30 

37 

28 

32 

26

22 

19 

18 

17 

16

16 

16 

17 

16 

15 

14

Sept.

14

26 

26 

25 

23

20 

19 

103 

82 

S3

85 

77 

68 

52 

40

34 

29 

28 

26 

27

27 

26 

24 

25 

23

21 

27 

52 

67 

80

Run-off

Inches

0.12 

1.34 

.34

18.83

.15 

.41 

.34 

.87 

.16 

.05 

.04 

.03 

.06

3.91

Acre-feet

5,070 

54,830 

13,800

770,300

6,200 

16,690 

13,950 

35,640 

6,740 

2,000 

1,470 

1,290 

2,490

160,100
26 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°21'45", long. 90°39'5", in SEi sec. 12, T. 42 N.,

 R. 3 E., at county highway bridge 200 feet below dam and mill at Byrnesville. Zero 

of gage is 433.77 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 892 square miles.

Records available.- May 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 777 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,600 second-feet Nov. 11 (gage

 height, 15.97 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height 1.54 feet).

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 28,800 second-feet Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 24.65 

feet); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 30, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.50 feet

UgMaximum stage known, 30.2 feet in August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

80,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 25 to Feb. 23, which

 are poor and were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, and 

weather records. Gage read twice daily. Low flow slightly regulated by gristmills 

above.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

V 

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.

250 

217 

202 

188 

175

175 

188 

188 

188 

188

188 

175 

175 

175 

188

188 

188 

188 

188 

202

217 

285 

285 

250 

250

267 

267 

616 

790 

790 

584

Nov.

466 

391 

1,840 

720 

950

5,950 

1,960 

1,120 

870 

3,210

9,160 

5,550 

2,200 

1,480 

1,080

905 

794 

695 

632

571

541 

484 

457 

406 

406

406 

406 

406 

406 

382

Dec,

359 

337 

337 

316 

296

296 

571 

632 

794 

695

571 

484 

457 

431 

406

406 

382 

337 

337 

316

296 

276 

296 

296 

276

257 

229 

238 

257 

238 

257

Jan.

257 

276 

296 

337 

337

359 

382 

512 

431 

484

457 

431 

406 

382 

359

337 

316 

296 

316 

296

276 

257 

220 

202 

194

194 

185 

185 

185 

185 

185

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

t ember . ...................

ater year 1935-36

Peb.

185 

185 

185 

185 

185

185 

185 

185 

176 

176

176 

176 

185 

220 

316

632 

601 

512 

406 

382

359 

382 

484 

727 

990

829 

794 

829 

727

Seoondfoot-days

8,415 

44,844 

11,676

498,082

9,535 

11,559 

11,345 

21,175 

5,931 

3,163 

1,747 

1,282 

2,682

133,354

Mar.

632 

571 

541 

484 

431

406 

406 

337 

337 

316

316 

296 

296 

296 

296

276 

276 

257 

238 

257

257 

276 

296 

695 

541

431 

359 

337 

316 

296 

276

Maximum

790 

9,160 

794

23,000

512 

990 

695 

3,460 

382 

316 

80 

63 

257

9,160

Apr.

276 

316 

316 

29fr 

2,650

3,460 

1,530 

945 

829 

1,080

1,280 

990 

829 

727 

632

541 

457 

406 

431 

359

337 

316 

296 

296 

276

276 

257 

276 

257 

238

May

257 

296 

382 

359 

316

276 

238 

229 

211 

202

194 

202 

194 

185 

185

194 

176 

185 

160 

160

144 

137 

123 

123 

123

123 

123 

116 

110 

104 

104

Minimum

175 

382 

229

138

185 

176 

238 

238 

104 

66 

38 

25 

27

25

June

91 

97 

116 

316 

185

144 

130 

123 

116 

116

110 

116 

110 

104 

97

97 

91 

91 

91 

91

80 

80 

73 

74 

70

72 

74 

74 

68 

66

Mean

271 

1,495 

377

1,365

308 

399 

366 

706 

191 

105 

56.4 

41.4 

89.4

364

July

74 

74 

74 

80 

80

72 

66 

64 

64 

63

58 

56 

51 

50 

45

45 

53 

63 

58 

58

52 

50 

50 

50 

50

48 

43 

41 

39 

38 

38

Per 

square 

mile

0.304 

1.68 

.423

1.53

.345 

.447 

.410 

.791 

.214 

.118 

.063 

.046 

.100

.408

Aug.

36 

36 

34 

34 

33

34 

34 

37 

43 

46

50 

53 

51 

53 

52

54 

50 

45 

40 

34

35 

34 

35 

35 

35

53 

63 

48 

43 

25 

27

Sept.

27 

31 

38 

54 

91

85 

80 

80 

80

74

70 

63 

70 

63 

58

61 

67 

62 

65 

61

71 

85 

91 

91 

91

144 

130 

257 

257 

185

Run-off

Inches

0.35 

1.87 

.49

20.77

.40 

.48 

.47 

.88 

.25 

.13 

.07 

.05 

.11

5.55

Acre-feet

16,690 

88,950 

23,160

987,900

18,910 

22,930 

22,500 

42,000 

11,760 

6,070 

3,470 

2,540 

5,320

264,500
HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN 27

Castor River at Zalma, Ho.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°8'45", long. 90°4'30", In SB* sec. 29, T. 29 N.,

 R. 5 E. , at bridge on State Highway 51 In Zalma. Zero of gage Is 350.55 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 395 square miles.

Records available.- September 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 504 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,610 second-feet Nov. 16 (gage

 height. 9.64 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 31 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet Mar, 11, 1935 (gage height, 28.20 

feet); minimum discharge and gage height, those of Aug. 31, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Corrected for Ice effect Jan. 27, 29, 30, Feb. 4, 5, 9. Gage

 read once dally.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 27 to Sept. 30)

0.9 16 4.0 341 

1.1 24 5.0 513 

1.4 38 6.0 704 

l.S 64 7.0 940 

2.2 94 8.0 1,140 

2.6 136 9.0 1,450 

3.0 189 10.0 1,720 

3.5 262

Discharge, In sacond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

82 

74 

71 

68

74

74 

71 

71 

74 

74

78 

74 

74 

74 

74

74 

71 

71 

76 

124

142 

136 

154 

142 

124

124 

130 

161 

189 

189 

189

Nov.

168 168 : 

164 

217 

175

373 

357 

325 

293 

424

965 

1,610 

1,430 

587 

495

441 

390 

357 

341 

325

293 

262 

217 

232 

217

217 

217 

232 

217 

203

Dec.

189 

189 

169 

175

161

175 

309 

793 

747 

625

531 

477 

424 

 390 

357

325 

293 

277 

247 

217

203 

203 

203 

189 

175

161 

154 

136 

148 

175 

142

Jen.

130 

130 

142 

146 

142

154 

142 

148 

136 

136

136 

136 

136 

136 

130

130 

130 

136 

136 

124

118 

118 

118 lie

106

108 

103 

98 

96 

98 

96

Feb.

96 

98 

98 

98 

98

98 

96 

98 

94 

90

86 

90 

136 

247 

232

189 

175 

175 

161 

148

142 

136 

136 

136 

161

175 

664 

747 

606

. SecondMontl1 foot-days

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Juri 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

3,205 

11,952 

6,973

alendar year 1935- ........ 265, 540

uary

ater year 1935-Z6......... «

3,921 

5,510 

9,401 

3,291 

3,356 

1,316 

1,035 

698 

2,486

5,144

Mar.

513 

459 

407 

373 

341

309 

277 

247 

309

513

459 

407 

373 

341 

325

309 

293 

262 

262 

23S

217 

232 

217 

232 

232

217 

217 

217 

203 

203 

203

Maximum

189 

1,610 

793

20,800

154 

747 

513 

1,290

60 

47 

27 

277

1,610

Apr.

203 

247 

247 

262 

277

1,290 

1,060 

684 

606 

1,160

1,020 

704 

644 

568 

495

441 

373 

341 

325 

293

262 

247 

247 

203 

203

169 

189 

168 

175 

168

May

168 

154 

293 

293 

136

124 

124 

108 

98 

103

103 

94 

93 

106 

103

103 

103 

98 

94 

86

62 

82 

74 

71 

71

68 

71 

68 

64 

57 

57

Minimum

68 

154 

136

57

98 

86 

203 

168 

57 

30 

22 

16 

21

16

June

60 

57 

57 

54

54

54 

54 

54 

50 

50

50 

50 

47 

41 

41

38 

36 

33 

30 

31

41 

36 

38 

38 

36

38 

38 

36 

36 

36

July

41 

47 

44 

47 

44

44 

41 

41 

36 

38

36

32 

32 

28

30 

30 

30 

31 

32

32 

29 

26 

30 

28

27 

25 

26 

25 

24 

22

Per 

Mean square 

mile

103 0.261 

396 1.01 

289 .732

728 1.84

126 .319 

190 .481 

303 .767 

443 1.12 

106 . 273 

43.9 .111 

33.4 .085 

22.5 .057 

82.9 .210

178 .451

Aug.

22 

24 

22 

23 

25

24 

23 

25 

25 

27

27 

25 

25 

24 

22

24 

24 

23 

23 

23

22 

22 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

19 

18 

16

Sept.

21 

50 

161 

277 

136

103 

82 

74 

68 

64

66 

64 

57 

54 

50

47 

47 

64 

74 

68

71 

68 

57 

62 

113

106 

108 

90 

82 

78

Hurt- off

Inches

0.30

1.13 

.64

25.00

.37 

.52 

.88 

1.25 

.31 

.12 

.10 

.07 

.23

6.12

Acre-feet

6,360 

23,710 

17,800

526,700

7,780 

10,930 

16,650 

26,360 

6,660 

2,610 

2,050 

1,380 

4,930

129,200
28 OBION RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Oblon River near Greenfleld, Tenn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°?', long. 88°49', at bridge on State Highway 43 2$ miles 

south of Greenfleld, Weakley County, and 10 miles above confluence with Middle Fork.

Drainage area.- 431 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,200 second-feet Mar. 28, 29 (gage 

height, 14.2 feet); minimum, 94 second-feet Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.24 

feet).

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 21,100 second-feet Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 17.1 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 1936; minimum 

gage height, 1.5 feet several days In August and September 1930.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, Mar. 17-19, computed 

onTasis of records for North Fork of Oblon River near Union City. Gage read twice 

dally.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. S, Mar. 6 to Sept. 30 Dec. 9 to Bar, 5

2.4 105

2.6 124

2.S 145

3.0 170

3 5 239

*!o 314

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

464

623

783

943

1,113

1,290

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

14.5

1,590

2,170

3,400

6,400

8,4.60

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

85 

101 

119 

140 

163 

1S7

3.5 252

4.0 32O

5.0 465

6.0 623

7.0 783

8.0 943

Discharge, In second-feat, water y*ar October 1935 te September 1936

D«y

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oet.

105 

105 

105 

105 

105

105 

105 

105 

105 

105

105 

105 

105

114 

124

105 

105 

105 

105 

105

114 

124 

S54 

124 

114

114 

114 

170 

225 

254 

170

HOY.

114 

114 

114 

239 

359

254 

124 

124 

114 

329

254 

254 

359 

254 

239

269 

124 

124 

124 

134

129 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

Dee.

124 

124

124 

124 

1S4

129 

134 

464 

306 

200

1S7 

175 

151 

151 

151

151 

151 

151 

151 

151

151 

151 

151 

151 

151

151 

151 

151 

151 

151 

151

Jan.

151 

163 

239 

167 

187

S47 

943 

895 

591 

292

239 

213 

200 

200 

187

187 

175 

175 

175 

163

163 

175 

163 

151 

151

151 

151 

140 

151 

151 

151

Month

Oet 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Fat! 

Mar

Apr

»«J 

jun

Jul 

Aug

Sep

D

alendar year 192

ater yearl935-36

Feb.

151 

151 

175 

591 

239

1S7 

175 

187 

265 

187

163 

213 

559 

435 

348

239 

187 

187 

175 

175

187 

239 

265 

320 

334

292 

320 

226 

200

M«r.

200 

200 

200 

200 

480

284 

325 

197 

183 

170

164 

157 

151 

151 

254

2,440 

1,500 

740 

S,000 

2,800

2,250 

1,040 

404 

943 

1,180

1,790 

2,670 

5,600 

6,800 

4,860 

1,510

Seeondfoot-days

3,905 

5,265 

5,084

238,157

8,107 

7,372 

41.743 

6,613 

3,746 

2,990 

7,526 

3,O27 

3,874

99,452

Apr.

495 

344 

269 

225 

299

434 

314 

225 

269 

434

2S4 

284 

254 

225 

197

183 

157 

157 

151 

145

145 

145 

157 

151 

145

145 

145 

145 

145 

145

Maxima

254 

359 

464

20,500

943 

591 

6,800 

495 

254 

164 

2,030 

105 

404

6,800

May

145 

145 

134 

124 

114

114 

114 

114 

114 

110

114 

S54 

197 

129

114

114 

114 

124 

124

114

114 

105 

105 

105 

105

101 

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

Minima

105 

114 

124

96

140 

151 

151 

145 

97 

97 

97 

94 

94

94

JUiM

97 

97 

97 

164 

110

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

Mean

126 

176 

164

652

262 

254 

1,347 

227 

121 99.' 

243 

97. ( 

129

272

July

97 

225 

2,030 

1,250 

V51

269 

145 

134 

145 

110

105 

105 

105 

105 

105

105 

105 

105 

105 

105

105 

145 

105 

105 

101

97 

97 

97 

170 

197 

101

Aug.

97 

105 

105 

105 

97

101 

97 

97 

101 

97

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

97 

97 

94 

94 

94 

94

Per iquare 

 lie

0.292 

.408 

.381-

1.51

.608 

.589 

3.13 

.527 

.281

r .231

.564 

.226 

.299

.631

a«pt.

94 

170 

404 

119 

105

97 

97 

97 

197 

225

114 

97 

97 

97 

97

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

97 

97 

97 

140 

110

97 

97 

97 

225 

225

Run-off la 

inchea

0.34 

.46 

.44

20.57

.70 

.64 

3.61 

.59 

.32 

.25 .65' 

.26 

,33

8.59
OBION RIVER BASIN 29 

Obion River at Obion, Term.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 36°15», long. 89°12', at toll bridge on State Highway 3 a 

quarter of a mile south of Obion, Obion County, and 7 miles below mouth of North 

Fork of Oblon River. Zero of gage is S61.23 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,880 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,250 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 

 14.10 feet); minimum, 232 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, -0.04 f.oot).

1929-36: Maximum discharge observed, 47,000 second-feet Jan. 11, 1930; maximum

gage height observed, 21.96 feet Jan. S3, 1935; minimum gage height and discharge,

those of Sept. 1, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for Apr. 4 to May 2 when stage-discharge relation 

was affected by backwater from Mississippi River and for Aug. 15-17 computed on basis 

of hydrographs of Obion River and its tributaries and stages of the Mississippi River. 

Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

.4

.8

1.8

1.6

2.0

2.4

2.5 

3.2

232

300

378

467

555

632

696

754

805

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

S60

927

1,031

1,163

1,327

1,531

1,711

1,846~~

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

2,056

2,146

2,224

2,283

2,356

2,565

2,930

3,540

5,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Bay

1 

8 

5

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

28

23 

24

as

26 

27 

SB 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

422 

378 

378 

378 

357

357 

357 

357 

357 

378

37S 

378 

378 

378 

490

683 

555 

444 

422 

422

467 

490 

555 

613 

650

594 

535 

535 

713 

754 

683

HOT.

613 

535 

490 

467 

513

632 

632

555 

535 

535

741 

805 

860 

909 

891

805 

713 

632 

575 

555

555 

555 

535 

513 

490

490 

513 

53S 

555 

555

Dee.

555 

535 

513 

513 

490

513 

513 

683 

1,060 

1,220

1,160 

947 

780 

698 

632

613 

594 

575 

555 

555

535 

513 

513 

535 

555

555 

535 

535 

535 

594 

613

Jan.

555 

575 

667 

727 

754

831 

1,360 

1,850 

2,070 

2,130

2,130 

2,020 

1,770 

1,140 

831

727 

683 

667 

650 

632

632 

594 

555 

513 

467

535 

613 

632 

594 

535 

535

Month

Oct noi

Dec

c

Jar 

Pet 

Mat 

Api 

»aj 

Jur 

Ju3 

Au{ 

Sei

1

alendar year 193

Fater year 1935-2

Feb.

555 

555 

594 

650 

860

860 

767 

713 

696 

727

754 

754 

1,190 

1,770 

2,060

2,040 

1,850 

1,490 

1,060 

845

727 

727 

8O5 

909 

1,030

1,160 

1,330 

1,400 

1,220

Mar.

1,010 

891 

792 

767 

754

780 

831 

818 

767 

727

683 

650 

632 

594 

632

713 

1,680 

2,150 

2,260 

2,430

2,560 

3,080 

3,640 

3,910 

3,760

3,540 

3,310 

3,250 

3,380 

4,330 

5,550

Seeondfoot-days

14,836 

18,289 

19,722

1,092,149

28,974 

30,100 

60,671 

50,745 

15,086 

9,701 

22,1O6 

8,589 

13,708

292,727

Apr.

6,250 

5,900 

4,600 

3,300 

2,500

2,200 

2,200 

2,300 

2,400 

2,500

2,400 

1,700 

1,200 

1,100 

970

820 

685 

630 

600 

590

590 

590 

6OO 

610 

610

590 

58O 

570 

570 

590

Maxlmm

754 

909 

1,220

45,900

2,130 

2,060 

5,550 

6,250 

8O5 

378 

2,180 

444 

1,610

6,25O

May

610 

600 

575 

555 

513

467 

467 

444 

444 

513

490 

535 

667 

8O5 

754

632 

513 

467 

444 

467

444 

422 

400 

378 

378

357 

357 

357 

357 

337 

337

Minima

357 

467 

490

357

467 

555 

594 

570 

337 

283 

300 

232 

232

232

Jane

337 

337 

337 

378 

378

378 

376 

357 

337 

337

337 

318 

318 

318 

318

3OO 

300 

300 

300 

300

300 

300 

283 

3OO 

337

318 

3OO 

300 

300 

300

July

444 

683 

1,010 

1,360 

1,960

2,130 

2,180 

2,060 

1,450 

81S

613 

490 

378 

357 

337

337 

318 

337 

378 

422

337 

318 

337 

422 

422

378 

318 

300 

300 

357 

555

Mean

479 

610 

636

2,992

935 

1,038 

1,964 

1,692 

487 

323 

713 

277 

457

8OO

Aug.

444 

337 

318 

300 

3OO

300 

300 

318 

300 

283

283 

300 

300 

283 

275

270 

260 

249 

249 

249

249 

249 

249 

249 

249

232 

249 

249 

232 

232 

232

Per square

Mile

0.255 

.324 

.338

1.59

.497 

.552 

1.04 

.900 

.259 

.172 

.379 

.147 

.243

.426

Sept.

232

535 

1,360 

1,610 

1,060

7SO 

594 

422 

357 

337

444 

513 

422 

357 

318

300 

283 

266 

266 

266

266 

283 

283 

300 

318

318 

318 

300 

300 

3OO

Run-off In 

inches

0.29 

.36 

.39

21.61

.57

.60 

1.20 

1.00 

.30 

.19 

.44 

.17 

.27

5.78
30 OBION RIVER BASIN 

Rutherford Fork of Oblon River near Bradford, Tenn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 36°4', long. 88°54', at bridge on old State Highway 54, 5* 

miles southwest of Bradford, Glbson County, and 17 miles above confluence with South

Drainage area.- 190 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,800 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 

15.68 feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Aug. 20 to Sept. 1: minimum gage height. 1.21 

feet Oct. 8, 18, and 19. '

1929-36: Maximum discharge observed, 8,460 second-feet Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 

19.12 feet); minimum, 13 second-feet several days during October 1931 and August 1934: 

minimum gage height, 0.83 foot June 22, 26, '1932.

Remarks.- Records good for period Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 and fair thereafter. Gage read twice

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

51

Oct.

27 

26 

24 

24 

24

34 

33 

23 

23

34

23 

23 

24 

25 

24

34 

23 

23 

25 

26

27 

87 

90 

50 

32

39 

28 

112 

45 

33 

31

HOT.

29 

28 

29 

28 

47

33 

35 

33 

30

47

47 

130 

79 

56 

46

38 

33 

32 

33 

33

33 

32 

32 

31 

29

31 

31 

32 

31 

32

Dec.

32 

31 

31 

31 

32

32 

37 

81 

98 

58

45 

41 

39 

43 

36

35 

35 

33 

32 

33

32 

33 

33 

33 

34

32 

31 

31 

32 

32 

32

Jan.

32 

46 

69 

58 

50

1,160 

512 

512 

194 

127

68 

61 

59 

56 

53

49 

46 

45 

44 

45

41

39 

62

74 

48

34 

54 

36 

52 

56 

54

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

in

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

46 

40 

56 

185 

98

64 

51 

54 

61 

64

54 

S4 

330 

213 

127

105 

67 

81 

93 

48

47 

52 

59 

76 

81

95 

74 

56 

48

Mar.

45 

46 

43 

58 

98

79 

60 

50 

46 

43

43 

41 

41 

39 

112

3, 330 

617 

370 

176 

680

370 

159 

105 

450 

310

3,440 

5,720 

3,210 

470 

242 

151

Secondfoot-days

1,046 

1,169 

1,189

105,770

3,835 

2,508 

20, 534 

1,790 

819 

614 

8,537 

646 

978

43,665

Apr.

120 

98 

79 

69 

64

90 

75 

61 

79 

105

87 

87 

73 

62 

53

47 

44 

42 

40 

39

38 

41 

41 

40 

39

36 

35 

34 

35 

38

HftTlTftV""

112 

120

98

8,460

1,160 

330 

5,720 

120 

40 

23 

3,680 

26 

176

5,720

May

40 

36 

33 

31 

29

28 

28 

28 

26 

26

26 

35 

31 

38 

27

26 

24 

23 

35 

24

24 

23 

33 

22 

22

32 

22 

22 

32 

22 

22

Minimum

23 

28 

31

20

32 

40 

39 

34 

22 

30 

20 

19 

19

19

June

22 

22 

22 

21

21

21 

22 

21 

21

21

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

July

20 

151 

3,680 

3,100 

1,480

176 

84 

56 

45 

3S

32 

33 

31 

31 

31

29 

3S 

28 

37 

27

27 

27 

26 

26 

36

25 

25 

24 

151 

28 

26

Mean

33.7 

39.0 

38.4

290

124 

86.5 

662 

59.7 

26.4 

20.5 

375 

30.8 

32.6

119

Aug.

25 

26 

24 

24 

24

23 

23 

22 

22 

22

31 

21 

31 

30 

20

20 

20 

20 

30 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

Per square

mile

0.177 

.205 

.202

1.53

.653 

.455 

3.48 

.314 

.139 

.108 

1.45 

.109 

.172

.626

Sept.

19 

25 

176 

26 

22

21 

20 

20 

20 

28

26 

22 

22 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

21 

22

20 

20 

20 

95 

35

22 

21 

30 

1202-5

Run-off In 

Inches

0.20 

.23 

.23

20.71

.75 

.49 

4.01 

.35 

.16 

.13 

1.67 

.13 

.19

8.53
OBION RIVER BASIN 31

North Fork of Obion River near Union City, Term.

Location.- staff gage, lat. 36°24', long. 89°0', at bridge on state Highway 22, 4* miles 

southeast of Union City, Obion County, and 9 miles above confluence with Obion River.

Drainage area.- 490 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,160 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 

1^.20 feet); minimum, 96 second-feet numerous days in May, June, August and September: minimum gage height, 4.30 feet Oct. 2-8, 12, 13. ' OB^BIUUBI ,

1929-36: Maximum discharge, about 23,600 second-feet Jan. 10, 1930 (gage height, 

estimated from hydrograph, 19.7 feet); minimum, 85 second-feet Aug. 10, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage heigh^ in feet^ and discharge, in second-feet)

4.0

4.3

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

106

120

135

154

180

250

323

7.0

S.O

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

473

685

960

1,275

1,645

2,070

2,550

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

Z

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

2S

21

25

26

27

28

29

30

81

Oct.

120

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

120

120

120

113

113

570

323

127

120

120

127

135

127

135

180

135

127

120

120

135

368

154

135

MOT.

127

127

127

127

338

180

154

144

127

308

236

458

293

278

222

154

144

144

144

144

144

135

135

144

144

154

154

154

144

144

-

Dee.

144

135

135

135

135

144

154

990

549

458

353

308

293

278

180

166

166

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

144

144

154

Jan.

154

180

250

208

180

1,600

762

383

570

308

208

208

194

194

194

180

180

166

180

180

166

166

166

166

166

166

154

154

180

154

154

Month

March. ..........................

April. ..........................

May.............................

July. ...........................

Water yearl935-3 3 ............

Feb.

154

180

180

338

208

194

194

180

180

180

180

222

1,340

710

353

222

208

180

180

180

236

208

236

458

353

398

685

323

264

_

-

Mar.

208

180

208

180

180

180

166

154

154

154

154

166

154

154

180

293

591

443

353

1,110

1,450

710

323

293

736

473

383

323

293

236

208

Seeondfoot-days

4,755

5 426

6^859

307 * 946

8,271

S 924

10*790

9 621

3)801

3 203

4^710

3,127

5,592

75,081

Apr.

208

208

180

180

180

2,160

990

491

710

509

383

3S3

353

194

180

180

154

154

154

154

154

180

180

154

135

135

135

135

154

154

Maximum

570

458

990

20 ' 300

1,600

1,340

1,450

2,160

135

413

127

2,02O

2,160

««T

154

135

135

135

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

180

154

135

127

120

120

120

120

120

127

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

96

96

96

Minimum

113

127

135

102

154

1 CA J.Q*

154

135

96

96

120

96

96

96

June

96

96

135

120

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

July

135

264

413

264

144

120

120

194

154

135

127

120

120

120

120

144

154

180

154

127

127

127

127

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

180

Mean

153

181

221

844

267

308

348

321

123

107

152

101

186

205

Aug.

106

106

106

106

96

96

96

96

106

106

127

106

106

106

106

106

106

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

Per square

alle

0.312

.369

.451

1.72

.545

.629

.710

.655

.251

.218

.310

.206

.380

.418

Sept.

96

591

2,020

208

120

120

120

120

113

113

113

120

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

101

101

96

96

96

96

96

Run-off in 

inchee

0.36

.41

.52

23.37

.63

.68

.82

.73

.29

.24

.36

.24

.42

5.70
32 OBION RIVER BASIN 

South Fork of Forked Deer River at Jackson, Tenn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 35°36', long. 88°49', at bridge on State Highway 5 1 mile 

south of Jackson, Madison County. Zero of gage Is 331.14 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 574 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,110 second-feet July 5 (gage height, 

15.90 feet); minimum discharge, 73 second-feet July 1; minimum gage height, 2.88 feet 

Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1929-58: Maximum discharge observed, about 35,800 second-feet Jan. 21, 1935: minimum discharge, that of July 1, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.58 feet July 9, 1929.

Remarks.- Records fair, 

twice dally.

Discharge Interpolated Jan. 24, 27, 28, and June 4. Gage read

Discharge, In secoad-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

D«T

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

13

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

96

90

90

90

84

84

84

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

103

90

84

84

90

548

132

270

1,240

940

625

365

293

910

525

293

261

HOT.

245

229

229

229

229

229

261

293

245

261

347

790

600

347

293

261

245

229

229

229

215

215

201

201

201

215

215

293

245

215

-

Dee.

215

201

201

201

201

201

201

293

261

229

215

215

201

201

201

201

201

201

201

187

187

187

215

229

201

187

175

187

201

SOI

201

Jan.

215

1,340

525

365

311

3,570

1,740

1,160

S50

505

425

365

405

365

347

311

311

293

311

293

277

311

261

250

245

245

245

245

245

245

261

Month

October. ........................

November. .......................

April. ..........................

May. ............................

July. ...........................

August. .........................

Water year 1935-36............

Feb.

229

261

365

1,880

85O

445

405

405

525

329

293

329

311

625

465

385

365

311

293

293

329

365

385

405

465

329

425

329

311

-

Mmr.

293

293

293

277

405

347

311

293

277

277

277

261

245

245

575

1,520

1,550

1,130

7OO

1,130

650

465

405

2,700

2,320

2,02O

4,730

2,880

2,020

1,340

575

Seeondfoot-days

8,101

8,236

6 O, 399 *JW

314,609

16^837

12,707 

30i804

10,554

6,1 £9

2 9 650

26,400

2,944 

6«917

138,678

Apr.

465

485

347

311

311

675

550

329

820

910

465

425

347

293

261

229

215

201

201

2O1

201

201

215

1S7

187

187

187

163

175

810

Maximum

1,240

790

293

35,2OO

3,570

l.SSO

4,730

910

606

102

6,620 

UL9

2 * 930

6,620

**T

425

299

263

245

227

209

209

184

184

176

176

606

245

184

146

146

138

154

450

168

138

131

125

119

119

119

119

119

102

102

108

Minimum

64

201

175

84

£15

229

245

163

102

77

73

87

73

June

102

102

102

1O2

102

102

102

102

97

92

92

87

87

87

87

82

82

82

82

77

77

77

87

87

82

S2

77

77

77

77

July

73

209

6,150

6,620

6,620

2,O60

720

381

319

227

209

209

191

176

161

154

146

138

138

119

154

184

138

125

119

113

113

107

113

107

107

Mean

261

P75

£06

862

543

438

994

352

198

83 * 3

852

95.0

0*1 -oOi

379

Aug.

107

119

107

107

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

97

97

92

92

92

92

92

87

87

92

87

87

87

87

67

S7

87

87

87

87

Per Bquare 

 lie

0.455

479

1 359

I

Cf)

»OU

.946

.763

1 73

*6l3

.345

.154

I 48

Il66

* 402

.660

Sept.

87

176

2,950

319

168

138

131

131

131

138

131

125

131

125

119

119

119

119

119

119

125

119

119

184

176

125

125

119

125

125

Run-off In 

tncfae*

0.52

.53

.41

20.39

1.09

.82

1*99

. 68

.40

.17

1.71

.19

.45

8.96
OBION RIVER BASIN 33

-South Fork of Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Term.

Location.- g-Caff gage, lat. 35°52', long. 89°21', at highway bridge 1 mile west or

Chestnut Bluff, Crockett County, and 12 miles above confluence with North Fork of

Forked Deer River. Zero of gage Is 256.71 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,080 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,020 second-feet Mar. 30, 31 (gage 

Heignt, 16.21 feet); minimum, 154 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 9.85 feet).

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 33,300 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 22.3 

feet from floodmarka); minimum discharge, 108 second-feet Sept. 11, 1934; minimum 

gage height, 3.2 feet Aug. 5-13, 1930.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 14 to Aug. 23)

Oct. 1 to July 9 July 10 to Sept. 30

10.0

10.2

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

147

178

212

266

390

760

1,220

1,580

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

1,370

2,120

2,360

2,730

3,240

3,880

4,660

5,640

10.0

10.2

10.5

11.0

11.5

78

110

149

219

385

760

12.0 1,220

12.5 1,580

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

1,370

2,120

2,360

2,730

3,240

3,880

4,660

Discharge, in second-fe«t, »ater year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9

10

11

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29

SO

SI

Oct.

178 

178 

178 

170 

170

170 

170 

170 

- 170 

170

170 

170 

170 

170 

195

186 

186 

178 

178 

186

286 

257 

306 

1,220 

1,060

640 

390 

390 

640 

480 

342

HOT.

306 

276 

266 

248 

266

266 

266 

886 

286 

286

886 

480 

920 

700 

430

356 

328 

306 

296 

276

276 

266 

257 

257 

248

257 

257 

266 

286 

286

Dec.

276 

266 

257 

257 

257

257 

266 

286 

328 

317

306 

266 

286 

276 

276

266 

266 

257 

257 

257

248 

248 

248 

257 

266

257 

248 

239 

239 

248 

248

Jan.

24S 

266 

815 

640 

4.55

1,060 

1,870 

2,210 

2,260 

1,980

1,300 

870 

595 

515 

455

410 

390 

356 

356 

342

328 

328 

328 

317 

286

286 

286 

276 

266 

266 

266

Vonth

Oct

HOT

Dec 

0

Jar 

Pel 

Vai 

Api 

««3 

Jur 

Jul 

Aus 

Sej

1

alendar year 19

Fater year 1935-3

Feb.

257 

276 

306 

515 

1,510

1,300 

760 

515 

515 

595

430 

373 

700 

1,060 

870

640 

480 

430 

373 

356

328 

356 

390 

390 

410

410 

430 

455 

390

Ittr.

356 

328 

328 

328 

342

390 

373 

342 

328 

317

306 

296 

286 

276 

342

1,700 

2,020 

2,210 

2,020 

2,360

2,260 

1,920 

1,220 

1,510 

1,980

3,240 

4,020 

4,020 

4,660 

5,020 

5,020

Second - 

foot-days

9,524 

9,786 

8,246

590,551

20,626 

15,820 

50,118 

27,639 

10,519 

5,480 

35,148 

3,952 

11,167

208,025

Apr.

4,340 

3,130 

1,700 

1,060 

815

1,140 

1,300 

1,060 

1,060 

1,370

1,510 

1,060 

870 

700 

550

480 

410 

390 

373 

356

342 

356 

356 

356 

342

328 

328 

328 

373 

356

Vaximuffl

1,220 

920 

328

32,700

2,260 

1,510 

5,020 

4,840 

1,220 

204 

4,330 

139 

1,960

5,020

May

1,220 

870 

550 

410 

342

317 

296 

286 

S66 

266

257 

342 

430 

356 

306

286 

276 

266 

266 

317

276 

266 

248 

239 

230

230 

230 

230 

221 

212 

212

Minimum

170 

248

138

S4S 

S57 

276 

328 

812 

154 

120 

102 

102

102

June

204 

204 

204 

204 

195

204 

204 

195 

195 

195

204 

195 

195 

186 

186

178 

178 

170 

170 

170

170 

162 

170 

170 

170

170 

162 

162 

154 

154

July

162 

204 

2,210 

2,360 

2,620

3,360 

3,610 

3,880 

4,330 

3,880

2>120 

1,220 

700 

430 

345

276 

246 

206 

219 

206

327 

480 

309 

232

171

149 

129 

120 

129 

129 

139

Mean

307 

326 

266

1,618

665 

546 

1,617 

921 

339 

183 

1,134 

127 

372

568

Aug.

139 

139 

139 

139 

129

139 

139 

129 

129 

129

139 

139 

139 

139 

129

129 

129 

129 

129 

129

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

110 

110 

110 

102

Per square 

mile

0.284 

.302 

.246

1.50

.616 

.502 

1.50 

.853 

,314 

.169 

1.05 

.118 

.344

.526

Sept.

102 

129 

1,060 

1,860 

1,960

1,020 

455 

327 

276 

408

345 

276 

219 

194 

182

171 

160 

149 

139 

139

139 

139 

139 

160 

171

219 

171 

149 

160 

149

Run-off In 

inches

0.33 

.34 

.28

20.33

.71 

.55 

1.73 

.95 

.36 

.19 

1.21 

.14 

.38

7.17
34 OBION RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork of Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 35°52', long. 89°4', at highway bridge on State .Highway 54 

5 miles north of Alamo, Crockett County, and 15 miles above confluence with North 

Fork of Forked Deer River.

Drainage area.- 410 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,710 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage 

nelgnt, 13.10 feet); minimum discharge 68 second-feet June 30 and July 1: minimum 

gage height, 1.46 feet Aug. 17.

1929-36: Maximum discharge observed, 19,500 second-feet Jan. 21, 1935 (gage 

height, 15.46 feet); minimum discharge, that of June 30 and July 1, 1936; minimum 

gage height, 1.28 feet July 1, 11, 17, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Dlacharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

D«y

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

SI

Oct.

96 

96 

93 

91 

91

93 

93 

91 

96 

99

96 

96 

96 

99 

99

96 

93 

95 

95 

99

106 

273 

273 

146 

106

99 

99 

106 

146 

106 

99

HOT.

99 '99 

99 

99 

114

114 

114 

114 

106 

114

350 

230 

350 

162 

134

126 

117 

117 

134 

126

117 

117 

117 

126 

126

134 

134 

134 

134 

126

Dee.

126 

126 

117 

117 

126

126 

134 

210 

200 

171

143 

134 

134 

134 

134

126 

126 

126 

186 

126

126 

126 

126 

126 

134

134 

126 

126 

134 

134 

134

Jan.

134 

162 

230 

171 

152

1,900 

862 

1,140 

477 

220

171 

152 

152 

143 

143

134 

134 

134 

143 

134

134 

134 

134 

126 

126

117 

117 

117 

 117 

117 

117

Month

Oet 

HOT 

Dee

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

3ep

n

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ater year 1935-S

Feb.

117 

134 

143 

350 

310

171 

143 

134 

190 

171

143 

134 

701 

370 

310

290 

162 

152 

143 

134

134 

134 

171 

171 

190

171 

190 

171 

152

Kmr.

143 

134 

134 

134 

171

210 

171 

143 

134 

143

134 

134 

134 

134 

1,020

2,290 

839 

499 

230 

1,070

477 

270 

190 

250 

793

4,880 

6,710 

5,160 

1,930 

773 

330

Second - 

foot-days

3,462

4,183 

4,188

248,448

8,244 

5,886 

29,764 

5,413 

3,637 

2,397 

15,028 

2,777 

4,609

89,588

Apr.

259 

249 

191 

172 

154

210 

191 

154 

172 

309

210 

191 

191 

154 

154

145 

136 

136 

128 

128

128 

119 

136 

128 

119

119 

119 

119 

111 

681

Maximm

273 

350 

210

19,500

1,900 

701 

6,710 

681 

457 

87 

3,100 

110 

1,280

6,710

*«y

229 

154 

128 

119 

103

98 

97 

90 

87 

103

97 

457 

1S3 

111 

97

90 

98 

97 

154 

103

93 

90 

89 

87 

87

89 

87 

86 

84 

84 

86

Mlniatm

91 

99 

117

91

117 

117 

134 

111 

84 

68 

68 

82 

77

68

June

87 

84 

S4 

86 

87

84 

83 

81 

84 

84

86 

84 

84 

84 

83

83 

80 

80 

79 

79

76 

74 

73 

76 

77

74 

73 

70 

70 

68

July

68 

93 

2,340 

2>940 

2,670

3,100 

724 

250 

220 

143

134 

126 

117 

117 

117

110 

110 

110 

117 

110

220 

134 

134 

110 

103

103 

103 

103 

103 

103 

96

Mean

112 

139 

135

681

266 

203 

960 

180 

117 

79.9 

485 

89. S 

154

245

Aug.

96 

96 

103 

103 

90

90 

90 

87 

90 

87

90 

87 

85 

86 

85

85 

82 

84 

85 

86

85 

87 

87 

87 

90

90 

90 

90 

87 

87 

110

Per square

mile

0.273 

.339 

.329

1.66

.649 

.495 

2.34 

.439 

.885 

.195 

1.18 

.219 

.376

.598

Sept.

90 

103 

1,280 

350 

310

90 

82 

78 

77 

134

126 

90 

85 

82

87

87 

82 

81 

78 

82

80 

80 

87 

270 

152

90 

87 

83 

117 

90

Run-off In 

inches

0.31 

.38 

.38

22.52

.75 

.53 

2.70 

.49 

.33 

.22 

1*36 

.25 

.42

8.12
HATCHIE RIVER BASIN 

Hatchle River at Bolivar, Term.

35

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 35°16', long. 88°59', at new highway bridge on State Highway 

18, 250 feet upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2,000 feet below mouth 

of Spring Creek, and 1 mile north of Bolivar, Hardeman County. Zero of gage Is 

323.86 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage/area.- 1,430 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,900 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage 

~"height, 14.92 feet); minimum, 114 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.08 feet). 

1929-36: Maximum discharge observed, 43,400 second-feet Jan. 20, 1935 (gage 

height, 20.00 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 1, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3

Sept. 8 to Sept. 30 Jan. 4 to Sept. 7

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

104

164

231

303

380

540

700

870

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

1,310

1,390

1,590

1,900

2,570

2,750

3,300

4,120

1.0 

2.0 

5.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

98

254

410

722

880

1,060

1,260

1,490

1,780

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

15.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

2,430 

2,820 

3^330 

3,950 

4,700 

5,700 

7,SOO 

9,400

Discharge, In second-feet, vater year October 1955 to September 1936

D«y

1 

2 

5 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

85

26 

87 

28 

29

50 

31

Oct.

S59 

245 

231 

231 

217

S17 

203 

SOS 

SOS 

SOS

217 

217 

217 

217 

231

348 

572 

444 

318 

303

572 

1,480 

3,050 

3, 580 

3,300

2,940 

2,840 

3,050 

3,170 

3,170 

3,170

Nov.

3,170 

3,050 

2,940 

2,500 

1,760

1,280 

1,040 

1,010 

1,120 

1,370

1,500 

1,940 

2,500 

2,840 

3,050

3,170 

3,300 

3,440 

3,440 

3,300

2,500 

1,700 

1,280 

1,010 

853

768 

734 

751 

887 

1,190

Dec.

1,250 

1,1SO 

97S 

836

751

717 

684 

700 

768 

1,040

1,090 

989 

870 

768 

734

700 

684 

652 

636 

620

604 

572 

556 

572 

604

620 

572 

556 

524 

508 

636

Jan.

700 

1,120 

1,370 

2,010 

2,250

3, 330 

3,570 

3,570 

3,570 

3,570

3,690 

3,690 

3,690 

3,570 

3,110

2,430 

1,850 

1,460 

1,220 

1,160

1,2SO 

1,240 

1,2SO 

1,200 

1,160

1,010 

880 

784 

722 

691 

675

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel: 

Mar 

Apr 

Haj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

V

alendar year!93E

ater yearl935-3£

Feb.

691 

^ 738 

8SO 

1,850 

2,730

3,450 

3,690 

3,950 

4,220 

4,220

4,220 

4,220 

4,220 

3,690 

3,110

2,650 

2,310 

2,010 

1,630 

1,540

1,200 

1,180 

1,360 

1.S80 

1,260

1,180 

1,140 

1,140 

1,220

Mar.

1,160 

1,040

952 

898 

988

1,300 

1,780 

2,090 

S.090 

1,810

1,440 

1,160 

1,010 

898 

916

1,390 

2,650 

3,330 

3,570 

3,950

4,080 

4,220 

4,370 

5,070 

5,700

5,940 

7,800 

7,580 

8,900 

8,430 

7,580

Secondfoot-days

35,618 

59,393 

22,955

948,461

61,742 

66,679 

103,492 

126,125 

19,917 

8,496 

17,611 

8,614 

22,720

553,372

Apr.

7.200 

6,210 

5,700 

5,070

4,700

4,220 

3,950 

3,950 

4,530 

5,700

7,200 

8,430 

8,900 

8,900 

7,580

6,210 

5,480 

4,S80 

4,220 

2,910

1,810 

1,320 

1,060 

970 

934

864 

800 

753 

722 

952

Maximum

3.580 

3,440 

1,250

41,700

3,690 

4,820 

8,900 

8,900 

1,780 

722 

2,090 

504 

1,930

8,900

May

1,360 

1,780 

1,630 

1,220 

1,020

848 

722 

597 

550 

504

472 

457 

488 

582 

644

550 

457 

379 

410 

519

800 

722 

582 

426 

363

332 

316 

316 

301 

285 

285

Minimum

203 

734 

508

190

675 

691 

898 

722 

285 

168 

160 

114 

114

114

June

270 

254 

254 

285 

457

722 

582 

410 

394 

379

332 

348 

348 

301 

254

238 

223 

207 

199 

199

192 

184 

176 

184 

192

192 

192 

184 

176 

168

July

160 

332 

1,020 

1,690 

2,090

2,090 

1,690 

1,O20 

722 

441

363 

316 

301 

379 

394

332 

316 

316 

410 

285

285 

379 

426 

348 

301

254 

223 

192 

176 

184 

176

Mean

1,149 

1,980 

741

2,599

1,992 

2,299 

3,333

4,204 

642 

283 

568

£78

757

1,512

Aug.

504 

488 

316 

S54 

238

223 

199 

199 

441 

379

301

285 

394 

316 

238

199 

153 

145 

160 

332

394 

426 

457 

426

285

192

145 

137 

121 

114

Per square 

mile

0.803 

1.38 

.518

1.82

1.39 

1.61 

2..-S3 

2.94 

.449 

.193 

.397 

.194 

.529

1.06

Sept.

114 

129 

816 

769 

1,340

1,720 

1,930 

1,500 

1,010 

620

476 

412 

364 

288 

259

24g 

231 

231 

217 

217

217 

203 

203 

700 

989

1,^40 

1, 670 

1,670 

1,450 

1,280

Run-off In 

Inches

0.93 

1.54

.60

24.63

1,60 

3.74 

2.69

3.^8

.52 

.22 

.46 

.22 

.59

14.39
36 HATCHIE RIVER BASIN

Hatchle River near Stanton, Term.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 35°31 f , long. 89°21', at bridge on State Highway 1, 1 mile 

below Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge and 4 miles north of Stanton 

Haywood County. Zero of gage is 267.34 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,940 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,700 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage 

height, 16.02 feet); minimum, 278 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.66 feet). 

1929-36: Maximum discharge observed, 59,000 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage 

height, 20.35 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 1, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Eating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6 

l.S 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

264

292

321

396

476

641

818

1,013

1,221

1,442

1,675

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

1,945

2,275

2,700

3,300

3,740

4,300

5,000

6,200

3,400

11,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

381 

396 

396 

396 

381

366 

366 

351 

351 

351

351 

351 

351 

351 

351

413 

381 

381 

428 

508

540 

607 

1,100 

1,940 

2,000

2,040 

2,140 

2,240 

2,360 

2,440 

2,520

Hov.

2,610 

2,700 

2,750 

2,800 

2,910

2,910 

2,970 

2,970 

2,850 

2,560

1,880 

1,800 

1,860 

1,920 

1,980

2,060 

2,200 

2,320 

2,440 

2,610

2,750 

2,850 

2,970 

3,090 

3,090

3,030 

2,400 

1,680 

1,260 

1,120

Dec.

1,100 

1,200 

1,350 

1,400 

1,350

1,200 

1,070 

1,010 

1,050 

1,030

1,010 

1,070 

1,180 

1,200 

1,140

1,050 

993 

953 

913 

894

856 

837 

8J8 

800 

800

782 

782 

800 

800 

782 

746

Jan.

746 

800 

913 

1,140 

1,350

1,800 

2,660 

2,970 

3,030 

3,090

3,230 

3,300 

3,300 

3,300 

3,230

3,230 

3,230 

3,230 

3,160 

3,090

2,800 

2,240 

1,780 

1,800 

1,460

1,440 

1,380 

1,290 

1,180 

1,070 

993

Month

Oct 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj

JUE

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

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alendar year 1935. ...........

ater year 1935-2

Feb.

933 

913 

933 

1,030 

1,240

1,490 

1,720 

1,920 

2,100 

2,280

2,360 

2,660 

2,910 

3,160 

3,380

3,550 

3,740 

3,740 

3,550 

3,380

3,090 

2,700 

2,280 

1,860 

1,720

1,650 

1,630 

1,600 

1,510

Mar.

1,440 

1,420 

1,400 

1,350 

1,260

1,220 

1,220 

1,310 

1,510 

1,680

1,780 

1,880 

1,880 

1,680 

1,530

1,720 

2,060 

2,140 

2,140 

2,440

2,700 

2,750 

2,850 

3,090 

3,550

4,300 

3,840 

11,700 

10,200 

8,400 

6,960

Secondfoot-days

27,527 

73,340 

30,966

1,207,400

68,232 

65,029 

93,400 

152,550 

30,994 

12,886 

26,918 

11,575 

21,696

615,113

Apr.

7,880 

7,880 

7,400 

6,960 

6,560

5,880 

5,600 

5,160 

4,850 

4,560

4,300 

4,060 

4,060 

4,700 

6,560

8,400 

7,880 

7,400 

6,560 

b,880

5,360 

4,850 

4,560 

4,060 

3,380

2,400 

1,680 

1,350 

1,220 

1,160

Maximum

2,520 

3,090 

1,400

56,400

3,300 

3,740 

11,700 

7,880 

2,240 

692 

2,060 

476 

1,530

11,700

Kay

1,240 

1,630 

2,100 

2,240 

2,200

1,940 

1,680 

1,310 

1,100 

933

856 

818 

782 

746 

710

728 

746 

764 

710 

658

624 

624 

746 

875 

S37

710 

607 

556 

540 

508 

476

Minimum

351 

1,120 

746

321

746 

913 

1,220 

1,160 

476 

321 

306 

292 

278

278

Juno

460 

460 

444 

428 

428

412 

444 

556 

641 

607

692 

540 

492 

476 

460

444 

428 

412 

381 

366

366 

351 

336 

336 

321

321 

321 

321 

321 

321

July

306 

396 

1,200 

1,630 

1,880

2,000 

2,060 

2,000 

1,880 

1,600

1,220 

856 

675 

590 

540

508 

508 

508 

492 

556

556 

524 

782 

540 

534

508 

476 

444 

412 

381 

366

Mean

888 

2,445 

999

3,308

2,201 

2,242 

3,013 

5i085 

1,000 

430 

868 

373 

723

1,681

Aug.

351 

321 

381 

444 

476

444 

412 

381 

366 

351

366 

412 

428 

412 

412

412 

396 

366 

336 

306

306 

306 

351 

366 

366

396 

396 

3fi6 

336 

321 

292

Per square 

mile

 0.458 

1.96 

.515

1.71

1.13 

1.16 

1.55 

2.62 

.515 

.222 

.447 

.192 

.373

.866

Sept.

278 

292 

412 

641 

818

973 

993 

1,160 

1,290 

1,530

1,460 

1,140 

732 

658 

556

508 

460 

428 

396 

381

366 

351 

351 

351 

366

492 

710 

973 

1,200 

1,380

Run-off in 

inches

0.53 

1.41 

.59

23.17

1.30 

1.25 

1.79 

2.92 

.59 

.25 

.52 

.22 

.42

11.79
WOLF RIVER BASIN 3 

Wolf River at Rossville, Tenn.

^°C^ffi-:f C^ln ?afe, iat %55°^'' lonS- 89 ° 33 '> at county highway bridge half a mile 

North Fork? Fayette County, and 8 miles downstream from Moscow and mouth of

Drainage area.- 531 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1936.

:tremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1934-35, 31,000 second-feet Jan 20

TfSn^lage'^If^rs.i^feet'^crfs! 5 !!!11!^"30 SeC °nd-feet ^' ^ to Se^ 

i~ !SXiIIVmv,dlsS11^g ~ obferved during water year 1935-36, 2,850 second-feet Mar. 28 

^age neignt, 8.90 feet;; minimum, 137 seconds-feet Aus 1R IR PR-RI qpn-i- iminimum gage height, 3.16 feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 1. ' P '

Q^e2^dS good below and poor above 800 second-feet for period October 1934 to 

93. 5,^ good thereafter. Discharge Jan. 20-22, 1935, computed from stage graph 

Oagr«5 twic d e"er s prlor and subsequent readings and elevation of flood crest.

Discharge, In seeend-feet, water year October 1954 to SoptemberlQSB

D«y

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

32

33

34

85

26

37

28

29

50

51

Oct.

330

315

270

205

193

181

181

181

181

181

218

231

193

1S1

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

181

181

181

181

169

181

218

NOT.

345

360

360

420

375

360

405

390

330

244

218

21S

218

218

218

218

218

218

218

231

436

2,020

8,510

5,340

2,510

1,390

1,030

740

486

469

-

Dee.

452

418

577

766

666

577

577

557

384

302

258

244

231

231

231

231

258

333

350

384

350

333

302

258

258

503

469

503

557

520

666

Jan.

1,390

1,390

1,210

1,210

1,090

795

486

401

503

486

452

418

350

302

272

258

258

258

1,090

23,500

27,200

14,900

,880

,930

,390

,140

,030

940

827

740

666

Honth

October. ........................

November. .......................

Calendar year 1934 ............

April. ..........................

Hay. ............................

July. ...........................

August. .........................

Water year 1934-35............

Feb.

53S

452

401

367

350

317

302

418

984

1,390

1,530

1,930

1,710

1,530

1,290

1,090

940

795

740

418

350

317

302

287

690

862

984

1,090

_

_

-

Mar.

1,140

900

536

401

1,290

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,140

9S4

862

1,140

1,710

3,610

1,530

1,090

795

557

452

418

520

984

827

690

520

367

317

302

333

367

900

Secondfoot-days

6,023

28,713

12,746

178,865

91,762

22,374

28,854

19,003

18,823

14,402

6,594

6,146

7,455

862,895

Apr.

9S4

940

862

740

520

1,140

1,290

1,530

1,390

1,140

964

766

538

469

452

350

302

287

287

S87

384

418

418

435

367

272

333

384

384

350

-

Haxlmnn

330

8,510

766

8,510

27,200

1,930

3,610

1,530

1,390

1,050

591

1,050

765

27,200

Hay

267

244

740

690

984

1,140

1,140

1,090

940

643

469

317

272

244

350

384

350

287

272

690

940

795

984

1,390

1,290

670

295

248

226

226

226

Hininun

169

218

231

157

258

287

302

272

226

193

149

130

130

130

June

215

226

8S5

1,050

935

730

670

615

295

295

271

237

237

259

259

259

SS5

1,050

1,050

1,050

840

358

237

237

215

204

193

215

215

215

-

July

283

233

487

591

3S5

307

237

204

188

182

171

166

166

160

160

154

154

154

149

149

149

160

248

193

176

166

160

160

154

149

149

Xean

194

957

411

490

2,960

799

931

633

607

480

213

198

246

720

Aug.

149

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

139

139

134

134

139

154

455

1,050

455

215

171

188

188

166

154

149

144

139

144

134

134

130

134

Per square

0.365

1.80

.774

.923

5.57

1.50

1.75

1.19

1.14

.904

.401

.373

.467

1.36

Sept.

13O

130

505

765

670

487

455

332

215

226

226

215

204

1SS

176

166

166

160

160

160

160

154

154

154

149

149

176

204

204

215

-

Run-off in 

inches

0.42

2.01

.89

12.53

6.43

1.57

2.02

1.33

1.32

1.01

.46

.43

.52

18.41

Note.- The above records supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 787.
WOLF RIVER BASIN

Wolf River at Rossville, Term. 

(Continued)

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Mar. £8 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

£48 

307 

371 

441 

525

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

640

300

1,050

1,650

3,5320

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

120

165

216

272

332

6.5 

T'.O 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

543

650

800

1,050

1,650

3,220

Discharge, In seeond-fset, water year Ooto'ber 1935 to September 1936

n«y

1 

z

5 

4 

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

193 

171 

160 

160 

160

149 

149 

149 

160 

160

149 

160 

160 

332 

283

215 

193 

182 

182 

193

193 

441 

1,380 

1,550 

1,450

1,380 

1,450 

1,120 

640 

345 

319

Kov.

319 

271 

£48 

237 

226

226 

307 

332 

307 

332

47O 

525 

525 

505 

615

765 

765 

470 

319 

283

271 

259 

248 

248 

237

237 

237 

248 

237 

248

See.

248 

248 

237 

226 

226

226 

237 

248 

248 

248

248 

248 

237 

237 

237

226 

226 

226 

226 

226

215 

215 

226 

226 

226

226 

215 

215 

215 

215 

226

Jan.

237 

295 

332 

353 

385

1,050 

1,450 

1,380 

1,050 

885

670 

591 

591 

441 

332

319 

307 

295 

295 

271

271 

283 

271 

259 

248

248 

237 

237 

215 

226 

226

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Sec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Haj 

Jun 

Jill 

Aug 

Sej

VI

alendar year 19;

ater year!935-3£

Feb.

226 

248 

319 

505

568

615 

700 

885 

840 

505

385 

358 

358 

358 

345

332 

332 

307 

271 

259

248 

259 

283 

283 

295

283 

283 

271 

259

lUr.

248 

248 

237 

237 

259

271 

295 

307 

295 

259

248 

237 

237 

226 

226

283 

455 

427 

427 

525

505 

427 

413 

546 

730

800 

1,200 

2,350 

1,780 

1,550 

1,200

Seeondfoot-days

13,928 

10,517 

7,149

247,007

14,255 

11,180 

17,448 

11,269 

5,904 

4,790 

7,518 

4,556 

10,732

119,226

Apr.

766 

450 

344 

308 

296

320 

320 

357 

603 

990

840 

561 

543 

493 

370

308 

284 

260 

260 

249

238 

238 

238 

238 

238

238 

238 

227 

227 

227

Maximum

1,550 

765 

248

27,200

1,450 

885 

2,350 

990 

227 

175 

736 

165 

990

2,350

May

227 

227 

227 

216 

216

216 

205 

195 

195 

185

185 

205 

205 

195 

195

185 

185 

185 

185 

185

195 

185 

175 

175 

165

165 

165 

165 

165 

165 

165

Minimum

149 

226 

215

130

215 

226 

226 

227 

165 

155 

146 

137 

137

137

June

165 

155 

155 

165 

155

155

155 

165 

175 

175

175' 

175 

165 

165 

165

155 

155 

155 

155 

155

155 

155 

155 

155 

155

155 

155 

155 

155 

155

July

155 

260 

706 

736 

625

525 

4S6 

238 

205 

185

175 

175 

185 

175 

175

165 

165 

165 

165 

155

155 

155 

175 

185 

165

155 

155 

155 

155 

146 

146

Mean

449 

351 

231

677

460 

386 

563 

376 

190 

160 

243 

146 

358

326

Aug.

146 

155 

155 

155 

155

155 

155 

146 

155 

155

146 

146 

146 

146 

137

137 

137 

137 

146 

155

165 

155 

146 

146 

137

137 

137 

137 

137 

137 

137

Pep square 

mile

0.346 

.661 

.435

1.27

.866 

.727 

1.06 

.708 

.358 

.301 

.458 

.275 

.674

.614

Sept.

137 

409 

383 

370 

370

' " 383 

422 

464 

284 

249

216 

216 

216 

185 

175

175 

165 

165 

165 

165

165 

165 

205 

935 

990

766 

561 

561 

509 

561

Run-off In 

inches

0.98 

.74 

.50

17.31

1.00 

.78 

1.22 

.79 

.41 

.34 

.53 

.32 

.75

8.36
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°11'40", long. 90°30'10", in Ni sec. 16, T. 29 N.,

 R. b E., at bridge on State Highway 34, 3 miles east of Patterson. Zero of gage is 

372.70 fe'et above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 956 square miles.

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 1,100 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,600 second-feet Nov. 10 (gage

 height, 10.75 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. l; minimum gage height, 

0.16 foot Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 79,200 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 28.70 

feet); minimum, that of Aug. 30 to Sept. 1,-1936.

Maximum stage known, 31.8 feet in August 1915, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage and those

 Interpolated for period of ice effect, Jan. 26, 27, which are poor. Gage read once 

a day below 10 feet and twice daily above.

Discharge, In second-fast, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

Z 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

68 

67 

69 

65 

96

86 

80 

70 

68 

69

72 

68 

70 

67 

63

62

99 

151 

316 

234

162 

151 

222 

185 

140

140 

134 

260 

247 

287 

366

Nov.

366 

316 

209 

185 

4,560

3,760 

2,650 

1,160 

800 

4,440

5,080 

2,060 

1,560 

1,220 

960

825 

700 

590 

554 

486

424 

396 

368 

340 

314

314 

314 

327 

327 

314

Dec.

314 

288 

275 

262 

250

225 

590 

2,750 

2,060 

1,410

1,060 

870 

740 

662 

590

520 

454 

424 

396 

354

327 

314 

301 

288 

262

250 

237 

225 

213 

213 

202

Jan.

202 

191 

202 

202 

4S4

262 

250 

250

288 

314

340 

327 

314 

301 

288

275 

262 

250 

237 

237

225 

202 

202 

191 

180

175 

170 

169 

158 

148 

158

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

alendar year 1935 .........

tember . ...................

ater year 1935-C

Peb.

143 

148 

158 

153 

148

138 

128 

128 

124 

118

113 

109 

250 

337 

915

590 

368 

314 

262 

250

213 

213 

213 

225 

250

237 

2,450 

2,060 

1,280

Seoondfoot-daya

4,234 

35,919 

17,326

658,610

7,394 

12,035 

15,938 

27,096 

5,630 

1,009 

659 

348 

4,054

131,642

Mar.

1,160 

960 

780 

662 

590

554 

554 

520 

554 

554

590

554 

554 

520 

486

424 

396 

368 

327 

354

340 

327 

454 

454 

424

454 

454 

434 

396 

396 

354

Maximum

356 

5,080 

2,750

75, 500

424 

2,450 

1,160 

3,650 

424 

64 

39 

16 

590

5,080

Apr.

368 

454 

520 

554 

590

870 

3,450 

3,060 

1,280 

3,650

3,750 

1,880 

1,410 

1,060 

960

780 

663 

590 

520 

454

424 

396 

368 

327 

314

288 

262 

237 

250 

368

May

396 

424 

340 

314 

288

262 

237 

225 

213 

191

191 

213 

202 

191 

180

191 

169 

180 

148 

138

124 

117 

106 

95 

89

84 

78 

73 

66 

55 

50

Minimum

62 

185 

202

40

148 

109 

327 

237 

50 

16 

16 

8 

8

8

June

47 

43 

46 

41 

45

39 

35 

45 

42 

39

36 

64 

53 

45 

37

33 

31 

27 

30 

26

25 

24 

23 

22 

21

20

17 

18 

19 

16

July

19 

21 

23 

23 

20

18 

16 

22 

20 

19

17 

16 

20 

19 

17

23 

26 

24 

22 

39

31 

27 

25 

24 

23

20 

18 

16 

16 

16 

19

Per 

Mean square 

mile

137 0.143 

1,197 1.25 

559 .585

1,804 1.89

239 .250 

415 .434 

514 .538 

903 .945 

182 .190 

33.6 .035 

21.3 .022 

11.2 .012 

135 .141

360 .377

Aug.

16 

14 

12 

11 

11

12 

11 

11 

15 

12

12 

12 

14 

12 

11

11 

14 

12 

12

11

10 

10 

1011

10

10 

9 

8 

S 

8 

8

Sept.

8 

213 

138 

39 

79

74 

72 

64 

58 

50

46 

42 

37 

36 

34

30

76 

90 

78 

92

90 

79 

180 

354 

590

424 

388 

350 

313 

180

Run-off

Inches

0.16 

1.40 

.67

25.59

.29 

.47 

.62 

1.05 

.22 

.04 

.03 

.01 

.16

5.12

Acre-feet

8,400 

71,240 

34,370

1,306,000

14,670 

23,870 

31,610 

53,740 

11,170 

2,000 

1,310 

690 

8,040

261,100
40 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River at Fisk, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°46'50'' J long. 90°12'10", in SWi sec. 28 T. 25 N., 

R. 8 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 60 at Fisk. Zero of gage is 307.94 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,370 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,840 second-feet Nov. 12 (gage 

neight, 18.35 feet); minimum discharge, 94 second-feet Aug. 22-28, 30, 31, Sept. 1; 

minimum gage height, 1.24 feet Aug. 27, 28.

1927-36: Maximum discharge, 41,900 second-feet May 15, 1933 (gage height, 26.89 

feet, from flood mark); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 22-28, 30, 31, Sept. 1, 1936; 

minimum gage height, that of Aug. 27, 28, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 28.0 feet Apr. 18, 1927, from floodmark (discharge, about 

50,000 second-feet).

During flood of March 1935, the levee on left bank broke in many places between 

Wappapello and Fisk; maximum discharge in river channel at Fisk plus overflow between Fisk and Dudley (including additional local drainage of about 186 square 

miles), approximately 50,000 second-feet as measured by Corp of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage, which are poor. 

Sage read once a day below 15 feet and twice above.

Discharge, In second-foot, water year October 1935 to September 1956

D«y

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

28 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

243 

235 

217 

225 

209

217 

217 

209 

209 

209

217 

217 

209 

209 

209

201 

201 

209 

234 

520

450 

384 

364 

417 

395

373 

373 

362 

439 

483 

494

Hov.

494 

505 

472 

450 

428

588 

696 

876 

1,080 

1,200

1,600 

2,300 

2,570 

2,020 

1,600

1,400 

1,220 

1,070 

926 

640

700 

720 

660 

636 

588

540 

516 

516 

516 

516

Doc.

494 

4S3 

472 

450 

439

439 

461 

7SO 

1,380 

1,470

1,530 

1,360 

1,220 

1,100 

965

876 

S04 

744 

684 

636

583 

552 

516 

505 

483

450 

417 

406 

395 

364 

362

Jan.

395 

351 

362 

362 

373

384 

3S4 

395 

395 

406

417 

439 

439 

439 

439

428 

406 

395 

384 

373

362 

351 

340 

330 

320

310 

320 

310 

290 

290 

280

Month

Oet

Mov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

8ep

VI

ember. ....................

tember ....................

ater year 1935-3

Fob.

270 

230 

280 

270 

270

260 

260 

260 

260 

250

240 

240 

290 

351 

505

672 

720 

624 

540 

461

428 

395 

384 

373 

395

439 

816 

1,220 

1,520

Seeondfoot-days

8,960 

28,323 

21,845

757,743

11,469 

13,273 

23,503 

36,590 

11,157 

4,436 

3,634 

3,136 

12,521

178,847

Mar.

1,470 

1,340 

1,200 

1,080 

965

876 

792 

732 

720 

708

756 

768 

768 

744 

720

696 

660 

624 

588 

564

564 

552 

552 

624 

648

648 

660 

660 

636 

612 

576

Maximum

494 

2, 570 

1,530

34,600

439 

1,520 

1,470 

2,410 

600 

181 

133 

112 

1,290

2,570

Apr.

58S 

600 

660 

664 

973

2,100 

2,100 

1,980 

1,840 

1,860

2,100 

2,410 

2,260 

1,760 

1,620

1,460 

1,340 

1,220 

1,100 

991

1,020 

952 

756 

696 

64S

600 

600 

648 

505 

494

May

483 

540 

600 

576 

516

494 

461 

439 

417 

384

362 

362 

373 

364 

384

351 

351 

340 

340 

330

310 

290 

280 

260 

250

240 

220 

220 

200 

200 

200

Minimum

201 

428 

362

185

280 

240 

552 

494 

200 

119 

106 

94 

94

94

June

1S1 

181 

181 

172 

164

164 

164 

172 

172 

164

156 

156 

146 

156 

156

156 

148 

140 

140 

133

133 

126 

133 

126 

119

119 

119 

119 

119 

119

Mean

289 

944 

705

2,076

370 

458 

758 

1,220 

360 

148 

117 

101 

417

489

July

133 

133 

133 

133 

126

119 

119 

112 

112 

112

112 

119 

112 

112 

112

112 

112 

112 

119 

119

119 

119 

119 

112 

119

119 

112 

112 

112 

112 

106

Per 

square 

mile

0.211 

.689 

.515

1,52

.270 

.334 

.553 

.891 

.263 

.108 

.085 

.074 

.304

.357

Aug.

106 

106 

106 

106 

106

106 

106 

106 

112 

106

106 

106 

106 

106 

100

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

94 

94 

94 

94

94 

94 

94 

100 

94 

94

Sept.

94 

2SO 

1,260 

1,290 

1,100

S52 

564 

373 

250 

230

210 

190 

156 

164 

156

148 

140 

156 

164 

200

200 

200 

210 

240 

588

S16 

756 

612 

505 

417

Run-off

Inches

0.24 

.77 

.59

20.57

.'31 

.36 

.54 

.99 

.30 

.12 

.10 

.09 

.34

4.65

Acre-feet

17,770 

56,180 

43,330

1,503,000

22,750 

26,330 

46,680 

72,580 

22,130 

6,800 

7,210 

6,820 

24,840

354,800
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 41

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°32', long. 90°25', in sec. 35, T. 11 TJ., R. 6 

Jfi.",' at Marked Tree, 4 miles below mouth of Little River. Zero of gage is 196.44 

feet above mean sea level (u. S. Weather Bureau benchmark).

Records available.- July 1934 to September 1936. Miscellaneous measurements were made 

at this point in February 1918 and September 192? to Hay 1931.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,580 second-feet Apr. 20, 24, 25; 

maximum gage height, 4.70 feet Apr. 25; minimum daily discharge, 186 second-feet 

Sept. 2; minimum gage height, 0.58 foot Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1934-36: Maximum discharge, 4,150 secend-feet Mar. 26, 1935 (gage height, 10.56 

feet); maximum gage height, 13.19 feet Apr. 7, 1935; minimum discharge, that of 

Sept. 2, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weathsr 

Bureau. Daily discharge determined by slope method; slope obtained from auxiliary gage 

3 miles upstream at same datum. Flood flows diverted through St. Francis River floodway 4 miles north of station at dam of Poinsett County Drainage District No. 7 and 

bypassed to the vicinity of Parkin, Ark.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

IS 

14

15

'16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Dot.

790 

782 

723 

679 

686

650 

650 

621 

614 

608

614 

621 

586 

592 

586

5S6 

557 

557 

586 

627

666 

686 

760 

828 

850

915 

942 

960 

960 

960 

995

HOT.

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,030 

1,040

1,040 

1,050 

1,050 

1,040 

1,060

1,050 

1,090 

1,090 

1,120 

1,110

1,120 

1,160 

1,160 

1,150 

1,150

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,180 

1,180

1,240 

1,240 

1,250 

1,220 

1,210

Dec.

1,220 

1,180 

1,180 

1,170 

1,180

1,170 

1,210 

1,210 

1,220 

1,210

1,180 

1,220 

1,220 

1,240 

1,250

1,250 

1,250 

1,260 

1,250 

1,240

1,260 

1,280 

1,260 

1,280 

1,250

1,S50 

1,840 

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,200

Jan.

1,200 

1,210 

1,200 

1,190 

1,160

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,160

1,190 

1,240 

1,180 

1,190 

1,190

1,190 

1,210 

1,190 

1,1SO 

1,190

1,190 

1,190 

1,160 

1,140 

1,170

1,150 

1,150 

1,180 

1,170 

1,180 

1,150

Feb.

1,150 

1,150 

1,140 

1,140 

1,150

1,150 

1,140 

1,120 

1,140 

1,150

1,150 

1,140 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

1,170 

1,160 

1,170 

1,160 

1,160

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,160 

1,180

1,170 

1,160 

1,170 

1,1SO

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Xai

Ju] jtd 

f*

Sej 

1

alendar year 193

'11 .

Ly. .....................................

later year 1935-3

Mar.

1,130 

1,180 

1,220 

1,210 

1,240

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,220 

1,210

1,210 

1,220 

1,280 

1,260 

1,280

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,310 

1,330

1,310 

1,280 

1,310 

1,280 

1,290

1,280 

1,280 

1,320 

1,360 

1,370 

1,320

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Seoondfoot-days

22,237 

33,540 

37,960

705,002

36,580 

33,430 

39,340 

43,920 

38,380 

27,833 

30,085 

12,139 

22,798

378,242

360 

350 

350 

350 

330

350 

330 

370 

360 

390

410 

440 

480 

510 

500

550 

540 

540 

520 

580

570 

550 

540 

560 

5SO

540 

500 

510 

490 

450

Hay

1,450 

1,410 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390

1,350 

1,320 

1,330 

1,280 

1,280

1,250 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240

1,240 

1,200 

1,160 

1,170 

1,160

1,160 

1,170 

1,150 

1,160 

1,160

1,150 

1,140 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,110

Maximum

995 

1,250 

1,280

4,150

1,240 

1,180 

1,370 

1,580 

1,450 

1,120 

1,100 

768 

1,130

1,580

June

1,110 

1,120 

1,120 

1,100 

1,100

1,060 

1,020 

1,020 

1,030 

1,010

995 

995 

995 

985 

950

950 

924 

898 

S98 

889

S5S 

628 

620 

817 

794

787 

745 

710 

676 

629

July

570 

539 

830 

941 

1,010

1,060 

1,090 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,040 

1,020 

1,070 

1,080 

1,070

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,010

1,OOO 

1,OOO 

1,010 

1,OOO 

959

949 

927 

918 

874 

847 

811

Aug.

768 

718 

6S3 

601 

572

571 

514 

485 

485 

480

451 

446 

414 

385 

381 

358 

335 

331 

305 

305

282 

276 

251 

254 

248

231 

218 

204 

202 

195 

190

Minimum Mean

557 717 

1,000 1,118 

1,170 1,225

373 1,986

1,140 1,180 

1,120 1,153 

1,180 1,269 

1,330 1,464 

1,110 1,238 

629 928 

539 970 

190 392 

186 760

186 1,033

Sept.

190 

1S6 

239 

239 

6O8

626 

655 

697 

790 

1,060

1,100 

1,100 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

931 

722

703 

662 

662 

676 

710

725 

703 

696 

669 

669

Run-off In 

acre-feet

44,110 

66, 530 

75,290

1,398,000

72,560 

66,310 

78,030 

87,110 

76,130 

55,810 

59,670 

24,080 

45,220

750,200
42 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 35°36', long. 90°27' , In SEi sec. 10, T. 11 N. , R. 6 E. , at

 dam of Polnsett County Drainage District No. 7, 3 miles north of Marked Tree.

Records available.- September 1927 to September 1931, July 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,400 second-feet Apr. 20-23 (gage

 height, 23.0 feet); no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, June 13 to July 6, July 23 to Sept. 30. 

1927-31, 1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, 36,200 second-feet Mar. 25-27, 1935 

(gage height, 29.2 feet); no flow at times each year, 1934-36.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage-height record furnished by Poinsett County Drainage District 

No. 7. Record of water diverted out of St. Francis River and bypassing Marked Tree; 

water returns to St. Francis River in the vicinity of Parkin, Ark.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to Septemberl936

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

en

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

v

HOT.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

40

so

120

200

250

250

300

400

450

500

600

650

700

700

-

Dec.

700

650

600

550

500

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

500

600

600

600

600

650

650

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

600

600

Jan.

550

500

500

450

400

400

400

450

400

400

400

400

400

400

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

300

300

300

200

160

160

160

160

Feb.

120

120

160

200

200

200

160

160

160

160

120

120

120

120

160

160

200

160

160

200

200

200

200

200

250

300

300

350

350

-

Month

Calendar year 1935 ......................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3

Kar.

450

450

450

500

550

550

600

650

650

700

750

750

800

800

800

850

850

850

SOO

800

800

700

700

700

750

800

850

900

950

1,070

1,130

Apr.

1,250

1,250

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,310

1,490

1,550

1,790

2,030

2,730

2,930

3,150

3,150

3,150

3,150

5,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,150

2,930

2,730

2,730

2,730

2,550

2,550

Seoondfoot-daya

0

5 240

18*050

2,403,550

10,940

5,510

22 950

68*860

32,280

1,700

4,320

0

0

169,850

May

2,250

2,030

1,860

1,730

1,610

1,550

1,490

1,370

1,250

1,130

1,130

1,010

1,010

1,010

900

900

850

850

800

800

800

800

750

700

650

600

600

550

500

400

400

Maxltfun

0

7DO

700

36,200

550

350

1,130

3,400

2,250

350

0

0

3,400

June

350

300

250

200

160

120

80

80

40

40

40

40

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

160

400

500

500

500

450

400

350

300

200

200

120

ISO

40

40

40

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Minimum

0

0

450

0

160

120

450

1,130

400

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

175

582

6,771

353

190

740

2,300

1,041

56 7

139

0

0

464

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

10,390

35,800

4,768,000

21,700

10,930

45,520

136,600

64,030

3,370

8,570

0

0

336,900
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 43

Little River Ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'55", In NEi sec. 4, T. 18 N., 

R. 1O E., at bridge on State Highway 84 about 4 miles east of Kennett. Zero of gage 

Is about 240 feet above mean sea level (Little River Drainage District benchmarks).

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 253 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 386 second-feet Apr» 7 (gage height, 

5.27 feet); minimum, 41 second-feet Aug. 28, 29 (gage height, 2.38 feet).

1926-36: Maximum discharge, 2,760 second-feet Apr. 21, 1927 (gage height, 15.11 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge, 40 second-feet Aug. 11, 

1934; minimum gage height, 2.31 feet Sept. 5-8, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 30, Jan. 24 to Feb. 

9, Febtl9,20;Hhich are poor and were computed on basis of gage heights and weather 

records. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Octoberl935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

XO

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

81

28

23

24

25

26

87

28

89

so

31

Oct.

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

69

64

64

64

64

64

64

60

64

69

69

69

69

74

74

69

69

69

79

79

79

74

HOT.

74

74

69

69

74

69

69

74

69

74

89

84

79

79

79

79

74

74

74

74

74

74

69

69

69

69

74

74

74

74

Dee.

74

69

69

69

69

69

79

94

122

128

111

100

100

94

89

S9

S4

S4

84

64

79

79

79

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

Jan.

69

74

74

74

69

69

69

69

74

74

74

74

69

69

69

64

64

69

69

64

64

64

64

60

60

60

60

60

56

56

56

Feb.

56

56

56

56

56

52

52

52

52

74

5S

56

58

69

74

69

69

57

64

64

64

60

57

69

64

64

79

94

84

..

-

Month

March............... ......................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3*5 ......................

Mar.

79

79

79

74

64

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

69

74

74

74

74

74

74

S4

S4

79

S4

111

122

116

111

116

111

106

69

Apr.

94

100

106

100

94

182

366

273

254

234

221

208

182

170

158

152

146

140

140

134

12S

134

128

122

122

lie"

111

111

116

111

Sacondfoot-days

2,095

2,220

2,590

111,885

2,060

1,835

2,599

4,653

g 992

1 977

3 421

1^559

2,62S

30,629

May

106

106

106

100

100

94

94

94

94

94

100

100

100

122

111

106

100

100

106

100

94

94

S9

89

S9

84

84

84

84

84

S4

HttXijBUBl

79

S9

128

2,610

74

12S

386

122

79

301

64

260

366

June

79

79

79

74

74

74

74

74

69

64

69

69

69

69

64

64

64

64

60

58

57

56

60

64

60

60

60

59

56

55

July

84

247

301

234

195

158

140

12S

116

111

106

100

94

94

69

S9

89

S4

34

79

79

79

79

79

74

74

74

69

64

64

64

IHntimm

60

69

69

56

56

52

64

94

84

55

64

41

42

41

Aug.

64

64

64

64

60

59

58

59

58

56

53

52

51

49

48

47

46

46

46

45

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

41

41

43

42

Mean

67.6

74.0

83.5

307

66.5

63.3

63.6

155

96.5

65.9

110

50.3

87.6

83.7

Sept.

42

64

170

260

170

116

94

89

79

89

S4

79

74

74

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

64

69

S4

79

74

74

74

74

69

Run-off In 

acre-feet

4,160

4,400

5,140

221,900

4,090

3,640

5,160

9 230

5 930

3,920

6 790

3)090

5,210

60,760
44 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

Little River Ditch 1 near Kennett, Uo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89058 1 50B , In NEJ sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 

TO~E7, at bridge on State Highway 84 about 4 miles east of Kennett. Zero of gage Is 

about 240 feet above mean sea level (Little River Drainage District benchmarks).

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1936. 

Average ills charge.- 10 years, 481 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,180 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 

8.5B feet); minimum discharge, 22 second-feet Aug. 29, 30, Sept. 1; minimum gage 

height, 2.80 feet Oct. 14-17.

1926-36: Maximum discharge observed, 7,520 second-feet Apr. 25, 1927 (gage height, 

16.56 feet); minimum discharge, 8 second-feet Sept. 13-18, 1932; minimum gage height, 

2.57 feet Sept. 18, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good. Corrected for Ice effect Dec. 26, 27, 29, 30, Jan. 23 to Feb. 2,

Feb.6,9, 10, 18, 19, on basis of gage heights and weather records. Gage read once a

day below 8 feet and twice above.

Discharge, In sscond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

**

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

IS

19

20

21

as

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

SI

Oct.

30

2S

28

27

26

2S

27

2S

28

29

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

28

36

33

35

33

41

39

40

41

41

46

45

43

42

HOT.

41

40

40

39

45

40

45

47

46

49

59

54

54

55

55

56

54

54

53

52

53

54

54

55

53

55

54

66

55

56

-

Dec.

55

54

56

55

55

57

65

67

77

85

85

85

78

75

73

72

71

71

71

67

65

67

68

64

65

67

67

66

67

67

65

Jan.

63

65

66

64

63

65

65

64

64

64

64

59

63

63

63

62

60

60

62

59

62

60

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

63

62

Fab.

62

62

63

66

66

62

68

57

56

56

68

57

64

64

71

66

69

67

67

66

62

62

59

60

66

 62

69

79

85

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

Ally ......................................

Septniber . ................................

Water rear 1935-36......................

Mar.

79

79

73

73

72

68

67

68

66

66

67

66

65

62

66

68

66

64

67

72

73

73

77

104

131

124

117

124

124

131

110

Apr.

104

104

117

110

110

204

1,180

S46

476

372

356

324

294

249

234

^04

189

174

166

159

166

166

152

145

138

131

131

124

131

124

-

Secondfoot-days

1.000

1,525

2,102

220,780

1,938

1,861

2,562

7,380

3,241

1,62V

3,826

1,154

3,395

31,611

«"T

117

117

117

110

110

110

104

104

104

104

104

104

110

124

145

124

110

104

110

110

104

98

91

9S

91

94

90

90

SI

82

SO

Maxlmon

46

59

85

4,SOO

66

85

131

1.1SO

145

75

403

55

53S

1,180

June

74

72

75

70

70

64

64

64

64

63

64

58

56

56

55

51

50

51

50

46

44

44

44

46

41

40

39

40

35

37

-

July

61

403

385

317

235

195

163

147

131

116

108

105

99

94

91

88

90

87

64

81

78

78

72

72

68

70

65

65

63

59

56

Minimum

25

39

54

22

59

56

62

104

80

35

56

22

22

22

Aug.

54

55

55

5O

51

47

45

49

51

44

44

43

40

40

39

36

35

34

33

31

29

2S

28

28

26

24

24

24

22

22

23

Mean

32.3

50.8

67.S

605

62.5

64.3

82.6

246

105

54.2

123

37.2

113

86.4

Sept.

22

31

351

538

421

267

171

123

98

102

36

74

67

63

59

59

56

54

52

52

54

54

56

87

72

68

60

68

67

63

~

Run-off In 

aor«-f»et

1,980

3,020

4,170

437,900

3,840

3,690

5,080

14,640

6,430

3,230

7,590

2,290

6,73O

62,690
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 45

Little River Ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10n , long. 89°58 1 45n ) in NEi sec. 4, T. 18 N., R.

10 E., at bridge on State Highway 84 about 4 miles east of Kennett. Zero of gage is

about 240 feet above mean sea level (Little River Drainage District benchmarks).

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 410 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,460 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 

11.14 feet); minimum, 7 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 2.33 feet).

1926-36: Maximum discharge, 3,650 second-feet Apr. 25, 1927 (gage height, 17.70 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Aug. 29, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 28 to Jan. 1, Jan. 24 

TxTTeb. 13, Feb. 18-21, which are poor and were computed on basis of one discharge 

measurement, gage heights, and weather records. Gage read once a day below 8 feet 

and twice above. Little River Ditch 66-A is an auxiliary to Ditch 66, the two ditches 

being separated by a low, narrow bank and inter-connected by cut-offs. Above stage of 

6.4 feet part of the flow is carried by Ditch 66-A, and above stage of 13 feet the two 

ditches in the vicinity of the gage unite to form one continuous body of water. For 

the purpose of determining the discharge of each ditch, the division between them is 

taken as the top of the bank which separates them during low stages.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

&

4

6

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

24

24

24

23

23

24

24

25

24

25

25

24

23

23

23

24

25

27

32

33

37

48

62

75

126

126

97

92

92

108

102

HOT.

86

80

70

64

64

63

62

63

59

64

64

75

92

97

92

97

92

86

80

80

75

75

70

70

64

70

64

64

70

70

Dec.

64

64

63

63

62

63

70

75

132

256

242

200

172

152

13S

132

126

120

114

108

102

97

102

102

97

92

80

80

80

80

80

Jan.

92

97

97

92

97

97

97

132

108

114

114

114

108

102

102

97

97

97

97

86

86

86

75

70

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

Feb.

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

92

145

158

152

138

126

120

114

102

97

92

97

97

114

316

422

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

Pel 

Hal nti ............... .............. . .

April. ....................................

May...,. ..................................

JulT. ...... ..... . ...... .......

Water year 1935-3 5 ......................

Mar.

331

256

214

186

165

145

138

132

126

120

120

120

126

120

120

120

120

114

114

120

138

152

145

200

271

256

242

256

271

256

228

Apr.

200

200

316

316

256

316

1,330

1,440

1,370

1,240

1,180

920

730

568

470

406

331

301

271

242

242

22S

214

214

200

200

186

179

179

172

-

Secondfoot-days

1,464

2,222

3,408

197,341

2,802

3,292 

5,422

14,417

3,942

1,393

2,177

492

2,102

43,133

May

179

179

172

158

158

152

152

138

132

132

132

126

132

132

179

145

132

120

120

120

126

114

108

102

97

97

92

86

80

75

75

Ea*i»»

126

97

256

3,040

132

422 

331

1,440

179

75

228

27

376

1,440

June

75

75

70

64

62

61

58

59

5S

57

53

52

48

46

44

42

41

39

37

35

34

32

32

36

34

33

32

29

29

26

July

41

158

228

228

172

132

120

97

80

75

70

61

57

52

50

46

46

45

41

40

36

34

35

34

33

31

29

28

26

26

26

Minimum

23

59

62

18

64

70 

114

172

75

26

26

7

8

7

Aug.

25

24

26

27

22

21

21

20

23

20

19

18

18

IS

18

16

15

14

14

12

12

11

10

9

9

9

9

8

7

9

8

Mean

47.2

74.1

110

541

90.4

114 

175

481

127

46.4

70.2

15.9

70.1

118

Sept.

S

16

70

2S6

376

242

138

92

70

64

5S

47

41

35

32

31

30

30

32

29

29

27

26

38

35

43

45

49

43

40

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,900

4,410

6,760

391,400

5,560

6,530 

10,750

28,600

7,820

2,760

4,320

976

4,170

85,560
46 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River Ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 36°14'10't , long. 89°58'45", in NEi sec. 4, T. 18 N. , R. 10 E. , 

at bridge on State Highway 84 about 4 miles east of Kennett. Zero of gage is about 

240 feet above mean sea level (Little River Drainage District benchmarks) .

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 230 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 

ii. uu feet); no flow on many days. 1927-36: Maximum discharge, 2,340 second-feet Apr. 25, 1927 (gage height, 17.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once a day below 8 feet and twice above. See "Remarks" 

 uMer Little River Ditch 66.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

6.4

6.5

6.6 

6.8 

7.0 

7.2 

7.4 

7.6

9.2

9.6

10.0

10.5

11.0

42

53

78

100

124

148 ise

250

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

29

24

25

26

27

26

20

SO

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ..................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

180

220

204

156

156

65

IS

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Seeondfoot-daya

0

0

0

26,780

0

0

0

981

0

0

0

0 

0

9S1

May

Maximum

0

0

0

S85

0

0

0

220

0

0

0

0 

0

220

June July

MlnlmuH

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

73.2

0

0

0

32 0* 7

0

0

0 

0

2.7

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

0

0

53,000

0

0

0

1,950

0

0

0

0 

0

1,950
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

Little River Ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.

47

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 890 58'40 n , In NWi sec. 3, T. 18 N.,

 R. 10 E., at bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett. Zero of gage is 

about 240 feet above mean sea level (Little River Drainage District benchmarks).

Records available.- November 1926 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,500 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage

 height, 11.28 feet); minimum, 72 second-feet Aug. 29, Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.43 

feet).

1926-36: Maximum discharge, 6,510 second-feet Apr. 24, 25, 1927 (gage height, 

17.67 feet); minimum, 52 second-feet Sept. 5-8, 1930 (gage height, 2.10 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 30, 31, Jan. 1, 2,

 25^31, Feb. 1-13, 18-21, which are fair and were computed on basis of one discharge 

measurement, gage heights, and weather records. Gage read once daily below and 

twice dally above 8.0 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

116 

123 

116 

116 

116

123 

116 

123 

123 

123

123 

116 

108 

116 

115

116 

123 

123 

139 

139

147 

172 

189 

218 

315

315 

258 

248 

238 

280 

269

HOT.

yss

218 

198 

189 

198

139 

189 

189 

180 

189

198 

208 

248 

258 

248

248 

248 

227 

218 

218

208 

208 

198 

198 

189

189 

189 

189 

198 

198

Dec.

198 

]89 

180 

189 

180

180 

198 

218 

361 

530

505 

433 

385 

361 

315

292 

292 

280 

269 

258

238 

248 

248 

248 

238

227 

218 

227 

198 

198 

198

Jan.

208 

827 

ESS 

227 

238

238 

238 

258 

269 

280

280 

280 

280 

269 

258

258 

248 

248 

248 

238

238 

218 

208 

218 

198

189 

180 

172 

172 

172 

172

Feb.

172 

172 

172 

172 

172

172 

172 

172 

172 

172

172 

172 

172 

248 

361

361 

338 

315 

269 

258

248 

248 

238 

238 

248

258 

280 

655 

838

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Nai

Apr 

Maj 

Jut 

Ju] 

Auf 

Sei

1

alendar year 1935 ......................

uarr

later year 1935-3

Mar.

706 

580 

505 

457 

409

361 

338 

338 

315 

315

315 

315 

315 

315 

315

315 

315 

292 

280 

315

333 

385 

361 

505 

706

655 

605 

605 

605 

605 

555

Apr.

2 

2 

2 

2

2

1 

1 

1 

1

Secondfoot-days

5,053

8,299

364,506

7,165 

7,637 

13,341 

29,294 

10,614 

5,016 

7,910 

3,185 

6,647

110,431

481 

481 

655 

680 

580

680 

880 

460 

360 

180

080 

740 

450 

180 

030

922 

784 

732 

655 

630

605 

580 

555 

555 

530

505 

505 

481 

481 

457

May

457 

457 

457 

433 

409

409 

409 

385 

361 

351

361 

338 

361 

361 

433

361 

336 

338 

315 

330

338 

315 

292 

280 

269

258 

258 

248 

236 

218 

218

MaxiiauBi

315 

258 

530

5,010

280 

838 

706 

2,460 

457 

218 

706 

139 

784

2,460

June

208 

208 

S18 

208 

198

198 

189 

189 

198 

189

189 

172 

172 

164 

164

164 

164 

155 

155 

155

147 

139 

139 

147 

139

139 

131 

131 

131 

116

July

172 

335 

706 

706 

555

457 

361 

315 

280 

S58

238 

S27 

318 

198 

198

180 

180 

180 

180 

172

164 

164 

164 

164 

164

164 

164 

155 

147 

147 

147

Aug.

139 

139 

139 

139 

131

123 

123 

123 

123 

116

116 

108 

108 

108 

101

101 

94 

94 

94 

88

88 

32 

82 

82 

82

82 

77 

77 

72 

77 

77

Minimum Mean

108 163 

180 209 

180 268

101 999

173 231 

172 263 

280 430 

457 976 

218 342 

116 167 

147 255 

72 103 

72 222

72 302

Sept.

72 

131 

238 

630 

784

580 

385 

280 

227 

218

198 

180 

172 

155 

147

139 

139 

139 

139 

139

139 

131 

131 

155 

155

172 

172 

172 

164 

164

Run-off In 

acre-feet

10,040 

12,420 

16,460

722,900

14,310 

15,150 

26,460 

58,100 

21,050 

9,950 

15,690 

6,320 13,180 ;

219,0001

'
48 ST. FRANCIS RlVffi BASIN

Little River Ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'35", In NW£ sec. 3, T. 18 N., 

R. 10 E., at bridge on State Highway 84 about 4 miles east of Kennett. Zero of 

gage Is about 240 feet above mean sea level (Little River Drainage District benchmarks).

Records available.- November 1926 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 454 second-feet July 3 (gage height, 

7.72 feet); no flow Aug. 3 to Sept. 2; minimum gage height, 1.83 feet Sept. 21, 22. 

1926-36: Maximum discharge, 4,140 second-feet Apr. 29, 1927 (gage height, 15.57 

feet); no flow Aug. 3 to Sept. 2, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.33 feet Aug. 29, 30, 

Sept. 4-8, 19, 20, 22, 23, 1930.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once dally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

r

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oet.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.6

.6

.8

.6

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.6

.9

.8

.6

.8

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.6

1.9

1.6

1.6

HOT.

3.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.8

26

11

9

8

6

5

4.8

4.5

4.4

3.7

3.5

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

-

Deo.

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

3.6

10

13

13

12

12

11

9

8

7

6

6

5

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.5

4.0

3.0

3.6

Jan.

3.7

3.8

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.0

3.6

4.2

4.8

5

5

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.2

2.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.0

4.0

3.7

Feb.

4.2

4.4

4.2

3.2

3.5

3.0

3.5

3.8

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.6

6

5

5

4.8

5

3.8

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.2

3.3

3.7

3.5

4.1

12

13

16

.

-

Month

October. ..................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-2 6......................

Har.

14

16

13

12

11

9

8

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

8

9

12

12

16

40

40

35

31

28

30

24

Apr.

23

22

21

20

16

50

123

113

108

108

108

108

98

84

76

72

64

60

56

53

53

53

46

46

46

43

43

43

40

40

-

Secondfoot-days

28.6

117.2

169.7

49,776.8

121.4

143.9

443

1,836

614

38.0

1,876.7

.2

186.3

5,575.0

May

38

40

38

35

34

38

31

28

25

26

25

22

20

20

18

17

16

14

15

16

16

13

12

10

10

9

9

8

7

5

5

Ma****,

2.6

26

13

1,150

5

16

40

123

40

4.0

454 .1 28

454

June

3.8

4.0

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

-

July

3.6

178

454

376

250

166

113

80

56

40

30

24

19

16

12

10

8

7

6

5

4.6

4.1

3.5

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.2

Minimum

0.4

.9

1.2

.3

2.9

3.0

5

16

5

.2

o'"

0

0

Avig.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

0.92

3.91

5.47

136

3.92

4.96

14.3

61.2

19.8

1.27

60.5

.01

6.21

15.2

Sept.

0

0

.9

11

24

25

28

23

10

12

7

4.2

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

3.1

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

57

232

337

98,740

241

285

879

3,640

1,220

75

3,720

.4

370

11,060
TOITE RIVER BASIN 49

TBilte River at Beaver, Ark.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36 0 28'20 H , long. 93°45 I 55", In sec. 20, T. 21 N., 

RT~25 W., at Missouri & North Arkansas Railway bridge a quarter of a mile east of 

Beaver. Zero of gage Is 883.44 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of

1929J.

Drainage area.- 1,270 square miles.

Records available.- July 1909 to December 1910, May 1923 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1923-36), 1,654 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 12,000 second-feet Dec. 8, Sept. 29 

tgage height, 12.3 feet); minimum 3.0 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1 (gage height,

1909-10, 1923-36: Maximum discharge observed, 65,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 1927 

(gage height, 37.0 feet); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936; minimum 

gage height, 1.55 feet, present datum, Oct. 1-8, 1909.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for days of rapidly changing stage, which are poor. 

Gage read twice dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

B

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

16

16

17ie

19 

20

81 

88 

83 

24 

85

26 

87 

88 

88 

SO 

31

Oct.

73 

73 

69 

67 

69

61 

65 

67 

73 

82

84 

83 

128 

123 

106

94 

91 

96 

112 

125

137 

146 

146 

255 

202

190 

209 

229 

234 

209 

291

HOT.

712 

605 

538 

605 

675

445 

363 

416 

980 

2,60O

1,830 

1,300 

940 

750 

605

538 

445 

390 

363

314

296 

277 

251 

242 

234

259 

363 

1,300 

1,740 

1,380

Dec.

1,020 

825 

675 

572 

506

2,240 

7,300 

10,500 

5,280 

3,460

2,480 

1,920 

1,650 

1,360 

1,220

1,060 

940 

862 

750 

675

605 

572 

506 

474 

445

416 

390 

363 

338 

338 

314

Jan.

309 

305 

300 

296 

291

296 

296 

291 

291 

291

291 

291 

291 

291 

286

282 

277 

264 

255 

242

238 

234 

221 

209 

209

206 

221 

183 

202 

159 

149

Month

Got 

Hou 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V

ember .....................

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

179 

186 

186 

186 

246

221 

206 

217 

206 

213

183

198 

183 

176 

166

155 

166 

137 

159 

159

146 

140 

143 

140 

143

194 

273 

314 

390

Secondfoot-days

3,987 

21,756 

50,076

942,790

7,967 

5,611 

12,631 

18, 412 

26,430 

5,872 

968 

158.9 

26,136.0

180,004.9

Mar.

390 

416 

445 

445 

474

474 

445 

416 

390 

363

363 

338 

314 

300 

286

268 

259 

246 

242 

238

225 

221 

225 

229 

605

1,060 

788 

675 

572 

474 

445

Maximum

291 

2,600 

10,500

38,100

309 

390 

1.060 

1,470 

3,710 

788 

80 

7 

11,000

11,000

Apr.

390 

363 

640 

825 

675

712 

1,470 

1,300 

1,020 

862

788 

825 

825 

750 

675

605 

538 

506 

445 

416

416 

474 

445 

416 

416

363 

338 

314 

314 

286

May

277 

314 

338 

572 

640

474 

390 

314 

363 

390

1,140 

2,130 

2,960 

3,710 

2,480

1,740 

1,300 

1,060 

862 

712

640 

538 

474 

390 

363

390 

363 

314 

282 

259 

251

Minimum

61 

234 

314

59

149 

137 

221 

2S6 

251 

50 

7 

3.0 

3.0

3.0

June

234 

206 

186 

166 

788

474 

363 

338

314 

314

268 

286 

229

194 

179

159 

140 

128 

117 

106

96 

89

80 

75 

67

61 

59 

55 

51 

50

Mean

129 

725 

1,615

2,583

257 

193 

407 

614 

853 

196 

31.2 

5.13 

871

492

July

55 

48 

46 

44 

80

61 

51 

43 

39 

35

33 

30 

28 

28 

25

33 

43 

35 

30 

28

23 

21 

20 

16 

14

14 

11 

10 

9 

8 

7

Per 

square 

mile

0.102 

.571 

1.27

2.03

.202 

.152 

.320 

.433 

.672 

.154 

.025 

.004 

.686

.337

Aug.

6 

6 

7 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

5 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.5 

3.8

4.5 

4.2 

4.2 

3.8 

3.5 

3.0

Sept.

3.0 

14 

33 

53 

33

73 

71 

65 

50 

39

33 

29 

23 

22 

17

17 

17 

16 

17 

21

25 

41 

314 

390 

1,380

1,220 

1,220 

4,480 

31,000 

5,420

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.12 7,910 

.64 43,150 

1.46 99,320

27.62 1,870,000

.23 15,800 

 16 11,130 

.37 25,050 

.54 36,520 

.77 52,420 

.17 11,650 

.03 1,920 

. 005 315 

 77 51,840

5.27 357,000
50 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Forsyth, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°40'55", long. 93°6'5", in SEi sec. 33,

T. 24 N., R. 20 W., in Forsyth, at bridge on State Highway 78 a-quarter of a mile 

below Swan Creek. Zero of gage is 640.32 feet above mean sea level (general ad 

justment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 4,610 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1926, February 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 

12.53 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.55 feet); minimum 

daily discharge, 34 second-feet Sept. 3.

1926, 1930-36: Maximum discharge, 127,000 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage 

height, 35,23 feet); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 2, 3, 1936; minimum gage 

height, 1.20 feet July 14, 1934; minimum daily discharge, 34 second-feet Sept. 3, 

1936.

Maximum statre known, 45.36 feet, from floodmark, Apr. 16, 1927 (discharge, 

about 160,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plant of Empire District 

Electric Co. Discharge estimated for Feb. 18-20.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

630 

620 

706 

751 

433

295 

561 

477 

1,OSO 

709

515 

691 

153 

383 

795

554 

495 

S39 

1,360 

358

1,090 

1,340 

1,460 

1,320 

1,560

1,420 

1,400 

1,020 

1,190 

1,270 

959

HOT.

2,410 

2,610 

2,690 

3,780 

6,040

5,390 

2,920 

3,090 

5,550 

10,900

8.830 

6,690 

5,630 

4,620 

3,610

3,510 

687 

2,550 

2,600 

1,650

1,720 

1,620 

1,460 

592 

2,010

1,830 

3,340 

2,630 

2,250 

3,010

Dec.

3,310 

2,660 

2,700 

2,700 

2,590

5,490 

9,750 

11,500 

16,200 

10,100

7,220 

5,880 

5,430 

4,790 

2,960

3,440 

2,670 

2,540 

2,630 

2,060

2,240 

576 

1,840 

1,120 

571

2,160 

2,440 

2,210 

353 

1,520 

1,520

Jan.

503 

1,190 

1,060 

1,160 

275

1,350 

1,500 

1,060 

948 

1,300

895

574 

1,260 

1,500 

1,550

1,470 

1,590 

1,310 

217 

534

809 

762 

553 

356 

459

158 

679 

974 

703 

710 

655

Month

Oet 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mai 

Api 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V»

ember .....................

alendar year!935 .........

 ust.......................

ater year!935-3e

Feb.

588 

248 

695 

1,060 

7S4

905 

97S 

98S 

783 

9S9

838 

861 

803 

S36 

847

644 

735 

700 

650 

800

963 

826 

686 

1,200 

838

848 

1,340 

1,350 

1,270

Seeondfoot-days

26,434 

106,219 

123,170

2,922,158

28,064 

25,053 

41,775 

44,772 

54,172 

17,945 

8.747 

2,588 

132,586

611,525

Mar.

1,610 

1,500 

1,880 

1,460 

1,880

1,630 

1,810 

6SO 

1,830 

1,560

1,570 

1,450 

1,330 

1,320 

559

1,530 

876 

1,120 

1,040 

1,040

875 

504 

723 

968 

1,180

1,370 

1,670 

1,940 

1,750 

1,920 

1,200

Maximum

1,560 

10,900 

16,200

123,000

1,590 

1,350 

1,940 

2,810 

5,210 

1,150 

2,480 

194 

27,000

27,000

Apr.

1,020 

1,710 

1,850 

1,700 

384

1,010 

1,510 

1,S50 

2,S10 

2,540

1,390 

954 

2,100 

1,910 

1,690

1,540 

1,710 

1,410 

631 

1,660

1,480 

1,740 

1,510 

1,370 

1,170

304 

1,500 

S29 

1,420 

1,570

May

1,010 

854 

188 

942 

916

1,210 

1,610 

1,390 

1,320 

1,320

1,620 

2,120 

4,990 

4,960 

5,210

4,420 

2.7SO 

1,170 

2,340 

1,780

1,950 

1,350 

1,500 

781 

1,940

1,340 

763 

984 

924 

190 

300

«.!»

153 

592 

353

100

158 

248 

504 

304 

188 

83 

100 

47 

34

34

June

791 

943 

1,020 

958 

940

721 

184 

SOI 

1,150 

721

653 

611 

485 

209 

747

901 

916 

728 

658 

512

92 

485 

582 

725 

644

183 

261 

144 

97 

63

Mean

853 

3,541 

3,973

8,006

905 

864 

1,348 

1,492 

1,747 

598 

282 

83.5 

4,420

1,671

July

2,480 

938 

219 

166 

208

317 

407 

444 

411 

349

164 

130 

140 

214 

196

120 

120 

130 

130 

130

140 

164 

130 

110 

110

110 

100 

135 

125 

105 

105

Per 

square 

mile

0.185 

.768 

.862

1.74

.196 

.167 

.292 

.324 

.379 

.130 

.061 

.018 

.959

.362

Aug.

95 

90 

86 

66 

69

72 

72 

80 

80 

76

69 

72 

69 

72 

95

182 

110 

95 

194 

95

86 

90 

83 

83 

80

80 

53 

51 

49 

47 

47

Sept.

66 

43 

34 

35 

39

43 

49 

58 

51 

55

53 

51 

49 

69 

62

55 

62 

69 

95 

672

976 

1,130 

5,630 

18,900 

17,100

8,410 

8,130 

20,100 

27,000 

23,500

Run-off

Inches

0.21 

.83 

.99

23.57

.23 

.20 

.34 

.36 

.44 

.14 

.07 

.02 

1.07

4.93

Acre-feet

52,430 

210,700 

244,300

5,796,000

55,660 

49,690 

82,860 

88,800 

107,400 

35,590 

17,350 

5,130 

263,000

1,213,000
WHITE RIVER BASIN 51

White River near Flippin, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°19' , long. 92°34' , in NWJ sec. 9, T. 19 N., R. 15 W. 

2* miles north of Flippin. zero of gage is 420.92 feet above mean sea level 

(White River Power Co. benchmark).

Drainage area.- 6,170 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 27,500 second-feet Sept. 29, 30 

(gage height, 14.73 feet); minimum, 105 second-feet Sept. 14, 15 (gage height, 

4.15 feet).

1928-36: Maximum discharge observed, 164,000 second-feet Mar. 12, 1935; 

minimum discharge, that of Sept. 14, 15, 1936; minimum gage height, 4.08 feet 

Dec. 18, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 46.6 feet Apr. 16, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

OOt.

6SO 

680 

680 

520 

600

6SO 

640 

660 

640 

600

640 

640 

640 

600 

600

560 

640 

660 

680 

1,340

1,800 

1,060 

1,060 

1,340 

1,800

1,340 

1,010 

1,060 

1,280 

1,220 

1,280

Nov.

3,900 

2,420 

3,900 

4,500 

4,100

9,100 

7,900 

7,100 

4,700 

9,400

19,400 

12,400 

9,400 

7,600 

7,100

5.S50 

5,600 

4,300 

2,940 

2,420

2,420 

2,560 

2,420 

2,100 

1,940

1,010 

3,120 

4,900 

5,600 

4,300

Dec.

4,100 

4,500 

4,100 

4,900 

3,120

4,300 

21,700 

16,900 

18,700 

19,800

13,100 

10,000 

7,900 

7,100 

6,350

6,100 

5,100 

4,700 

2,580 

2,940

2,760 

2,260 

2,100 

1,2SO 

2,420

1,940 

1,520 

2,580 

2,760 

2,420 

810

Jan.

1,460 

1,940 

1,400 

1,600 

1,400

1,110 

1,010 

1,660 

1,800 

1,220

1,460 

1,520 

1,460 

610 

1,280

1,460 

1,520 

1,800 

1,460 

1,520

600 

600 

760 

600 

600

520 

600 

560 

520 

640 

1,110

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jlin 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

water yeari935_36

Feb.

720 

560 

630 

600 

960

640 

1,160 

960 

960 

1,660

910 

910 

1,060 

860 

720

760 

760 

960 

810 

640

720 

600 

810 

660 

910

1,660 

1,520 

1,400 

1,940

Secondfoot-days

27,670 

164,420 

190,840

3,887,432

36,200 

27,710 

54,810 

59,060 

68,430 

26,718 

11,602 

4,703 

135,192

807,355

Mar.

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

1,940 

8,100

1,940 

2,100 

2,100 

1,460 

1,110

1,800 

1,800 

2,100 

1,800 

1,660

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,400 

1,460

1,660 

1,460 

1,340 

860 

1,520

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

2,580 

2,260 

2,100

Maximum

1,800 

19,400 

21,700

155,000

1,940 

1,940 

2,580 

2,940 

6,350 

1,940 

1,940 

224 

27,500

27,500

Apr.

1,940 

1,940 

1,800 

2,420 

1,940

2,260 

2,260 

1,SOO 

1,800 

2,760

2,580 

2,940 

2,100 

1,800 

2,100

2,420 

2,100 

1,940 

2,100 

1,800

1,940 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

1,940

1,460 

1,280 

1,010 

1,110 

1,220

May

1,2SO 

1,280 

1,400 

1,220 

910

6SO 

1,060 

1,520 

1,400 

1,400

1,460 

1,660 

1,600 

4,700 

5,850

6,350 

5,100 

3,700 

2,420 

2,100

2,580 

1,940 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100

1,460 

2,100 

1,940 

1,660 

1,060 

2,100

Minimum

520 

1,010 

810

246

520 

560 

660 

1,010 

680 

268 

184 

111 

108

108

June

1,800 

1,520 

1,340 

1,940 

1,160

1,SOO 

1,660 

1,110 

810 

720

1,010 

1,110 

640 

600 

680

660 

430 

600 

720 

560

640 

680 

640 

640 

600

680 

640 

640 

520 

266

Mean

893 

5,481 

6,156

10,650

1,168 

956 

1,768 

1,969 

2,207 

891 

374 

152 

4,506

2,206

July

236 

272 

1,940 

960 

860

640 

296 

272 

400 

256

460 

376 

328 

260 

236

232 

292 

264 

292 

364

256 

280 

196 

224 

204

228 

208 

1S4 

188 

188 

188

Per 

square 

mile

0.146 

.888 

.998

1.73

.189 

.155 

.287 

.319 

.358 

.144 

.063 

.025 

.73C

.358

Aug.

152 

224 

192 

160 

200

164 

196 

160 

192 

148

148 

160 

144 

136 

136

120 

128 

120 

188 

168

156 

164 

152 

136 

120

144 

124 

120 

120 

120 

111

Sept.

117 

120 

120 

117 

117

117 

108 

114 

117 

106

117 

111 

117 

111 

108

111 

180 

148 

156 

226

260 

260 

1,010 

9,400 

21,700

18,700 

6,800 

18,300 

26,700 

27,500

Run-off

Inches

0.17 

.99 

1.15

23.46

.22 

.17 

.33 

.36 

.41 

.16 

.07 

.03 

.81

4.87

Acre-feet

54,880 

326,100 

376,500

7,711,000

71,800 

54,960 

108,700 

117,100 

135,700 

52,990 

23,010 

9,330 

268,100

1,601,000
52 TOITE RIVER BASIN 

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°47', long. 91°27', In sec. 16, T. 2 N., 

R. 4 W., 1 mile northeast of De Vails Bluff and 21 miles above mouth of Cache 

River. Zero of gage Is 152.67 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 23,800 square miles.

Records available.- December 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,100 second-feet Dec. 14, 15 (gage 

height, 20.4 feet); minimum, 3,200 second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 4 (gage height, 

1.4 feet).

1927-36: Maximum discharge observed, 140,000 second-feet June 28, 29, 1928 

(gage height, 28.5 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 30 to Sept. 4, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, 34.6 feet Apr. 23, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good. At stages above 27 feet (116,000 second-feet), overflow 

occurs In the region of Des Arc and Augusta, bypassing some of the flow of Ihlte 

River Into Cache River.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

6

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

19

14

16

16

17

IS

19

20

S3.

82

25

24

26

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

7,480

7,480

7,360

7,000

6,760

6,520

6,280

6,160

6,060

6,060

5,960

5,960

5,960

5,960

5,960

5,860

5,960

5,960

5,960

5,860

5,860

6,280

7,360

8,620

9,320

9,460

9,460

9,460

9,880

10,900

11,900

HOT.

12,000

11,900

11,300

10,700

10,700

10,700

11,000

11,000

11,400

12,500

13,600

14,200

14,600

16,900

19,700

21,000

21,200

20,800

19,800

18,600

17,500

16,200

15,000

14,000

13,200

12,800

12,400

11,900

11,800

11,900

-

Dee.

12,400

12,800

13,400

13,400

13,200

13,000

12,800

15,000

22,700

28,200

32,300

35,000

36,600

37,100

37,100

36,600

35,500

32,700

30,400

28,000

25,700

23, 400

21,200

19,300

17,700

16,400

15,300

14,200

13, 100

12,400

11,600

Jan.

11,300

11,200

11,000

11,000

10,900

11,000

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,000

11,000

10,700

10,700

10,600

10,400

10,300

10,200

9,880

9,600

9,460

9,460

9,320

9,320

9,180

8,900

3,620

8,200

7,960

7,840

7,600

 7,480

Feb.

7,240

7,120

7,000

7,120

7,240

7,480

7,720

7,960

7,960

7,840

7,720

7,720

7,600

7,480

7,480

7,600

7,840

8,200

8,340

8,340

8,200

7,960

7,720

7,600

7,600

7,600

7,720

7,960

7,720

_

-

Month

December. .................................

March. ....................................

April.....................................

July......................................

Water year 1935-3 3 ......................

Mar.

11,000

12,500

13,100

13,200

13,400

13,200

13,100

13,100

13, 100

12,800

12,500

12,200

11,900

11,400

11,200

10,700

10,400

10,300

10,000

9,740

9,600

9,320

9,180

9,740

10,700

11,400

12,500

12,800

12,500

12,000

11,800

Apr.

11,400

11,200

10,900

10,700

10,900

10,900

10,700

12,300

18,400

22,100

23,800

24,500

24,500

24,300

23,800

23,100

22,300

21,200

20,200

19,300

13,600

17,900

17,200

16,700

16,200

15,900

15,600

15,300

14,800

14,600

-

Secondfoot-days

225,060

430,300

688,500

12,212,900

307,720

223,080

360,380

519,800

344,000

175,120

154,600

107,120

163,170

3,698,850

May

15,100

15,600

15,800

15,600

15,300

14,600

13,800

13,100

12,000

11,300

10,600

10,200

9,740

9,600

9,460

9,320

9,320

9,740

10,400

11,000

11,400

11,300

10,900

10,200

9,460

9,040

8,620

8,340

7,960

7,720

7,480

Hmrfigmn

11,900

21,200

37,100

132,000

11,300

S.340

13,400

24,500

15,800

7,240

7,240

3,840

16,900

37,100

June

7,240

7,120

6,880

6,760

6,520

6,400

6,160

5,960

5,860

6,060

6,060

6,280

6,280

6,280

6,060

6,060

5,960

5,660

5,660

5,660

5,460

5,260

5,170

5,080

5,080

4,990

4,900

4,310

4,720

4,630

-

July

4,540

5,360

7,240

7,120

6,640

6,520

6,400

6,280

6,060

5,860

5,460

5,170

4,990

4,720

4,540

4,450

4,360

4,270

4,270

4,270

4,270

4,270

4,180

4,180

4,270

4,360

4,360

4,180

4,090

4,000

3,920

IHflf mum

5,860

10,700

11,600

5,860

7,480

7,000

9,180

10,700

7,480

4,630

3,920

3,200

3,200

3,200

Aug.

3,340

3,840

3,760

3,680

3,600

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,440

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,2SO

3,280

3,200

3,200

Mean

V#260

14,340

22,210

34,400

9,926

7,692

11,630

17,330

11,100

5,S37

4,987

3,455

5,439

10,110

Sept.

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,280

3,360

3,520

3,840

4,130

4,450

4,540

4,630

4,630

4,630

4,540

4,450

4,270

4,090

3,920

4,180

5,360

6,280

6,160

5,860

5,660

5,760

6,880

10,200

14,800

16,900

-

Run-off In 

acre- feet

446,400

853,500

1,366,000

24,220,000

610,400

442,500

714,800

1,031,000

682,300

347,300

306,600

212,500

323,600

7,337,000
WHITE RIVER BASIN 53

James River at Galena, Uo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°48'20", long. 93°27'50", in NWi sec. 7, T. 24 N. 

R. 23 W., at bridge on State Highways 13 and 44 at Galena, half a mile above 

Ralley Creek. Zero of gage Is 923.588 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,000 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1922-36), 991 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 10,300 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage 

 height, 10.85 feet); minimum discharge, 22 second-feet Aug. 26, 27, 29, 30,

Sept. 4; minimum -gage height, 0.45 foot Aug. 30.

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 60,400 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height,

27.05 feet); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 26, 27, 29, 30, Sept. 4, 1936;

minimum gage height, that of Aug. 26, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage, which are 

poor. Gage read twice dally or oftener.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

OOt.

134 

137 

134 

132 

176

264 

249 

216 

2OO 

168

173 

162 

160 

162 

149

142 

142 

142 

232 

342

636 

626 

666 

466 

386

342 

342 

342 

364 

342 

342

Nov.

609 

692 

696 

S22 

1,270

1,340 

1,200 

990 

922 

1,340

1,880 

1,660 

1,340 

1,130 

990

866 

766 

660 

600 

670

640 

486 

436 

412 

370

460 

512 

600 

726 

758

Dec.

692 

630 

600 

640 

612

630 

1,060 

1,200 

1,270 

1,130

1.O6O 

922 

S66 

758 

692

630

670 

640 

512 

460

436 

412 

390 

390 

360

314 

297 

297 

314 

280 

297

Jan.

264 

264 

264 

248 

248

248 

248 

234 

234 

234

220 

220 

220 

220 

208

206 

196 

208 

208 

196

196 

208 

196 

172 

220

234 

370 

248 

184 

220 

208

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sop

VI

ember. ....................

alendar year 1935. ........

ater year 1936-J

Feb.

172 

150 

161 

160 

196

172 

164 

150 

160 

208

208 

161 

140 

161 

208

196 

150 

140 

196 

150

150 

150 

140 

140 

121

161 

172 

208 

220

Seeondfoot-days

3,291 

25,321 

19,039

585,723

7,042 

4,862 

4,982 

4,733 

6,662 

2,628 

3,196 

S86 

37,240

123, 78J.

Mar.

220 

208 

208 

195 

184

172 

172 

161 

161 

150

172 

161 

161 

160 

150

150 

140 

150 

140 

150

140 

140 

140 

140 

184

161 

150 

160 

161 

140 

121

Maximum

628 

1,680 

1,270

42,000

370 

220 

220 

196 

297 

130 

S66 

39 

7,760

7,750

Apr.

160 

196 

1S4 

172 

184

172 

184 

172 

161 

172

161 

161 

161 

160 

150

150 

150 

140 

140 

140

150 

150 

161 

161 

140

130 

140 

130 

161 

161

May

150 

172 

161 

1S4 

172

172 

172 

160 

172 

196

196 

234 

260 

234 

220

196 

184 

264 

297 

248

208 

164 

172 

161 

140

121 

130 

106 

102 

99 

SS

Minimum

132 

370 

2SO

122

172 

121 

121 

130 

SS 

46 

32 

22 

23

28

June

85 

S2 

96 

S6 

93

109 

130 

130 

102 

102

121 

109 

130 

130 

112

99 

102 

9O 

88 

77

72 

67 

53 

66 

50

55

55 

50 

48 

46

Mean

267

644 

614

1,606

227 

168 

161 

158 

179 

67.6 

103 

28.5 

1,241

338

July

866 

436 

248 

172 

140

109 

90 

S2 

79 

71

66 

63 

61 

57 

56

53

46 

44 

43 

44

42 

36 

34 

33 

36

36 

32 

36 

33 

34 

S3

Per 

square 

mile

0.267 

.844 

.614

1.60

.227 

.168 

.161 

.158 

.179 

.083 

.103 

.028 

1.24

.338

Aug.

31 

30 

32 

33 

36

37 

37 

39 

37 

34

31 

31 

28 

2S 

27

26 

26 

28 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

24

22 

23 

23 

23 

22 

24

Sept.

28 

31 

27 

23 

26

29 

30 

37 

39 

36

34 

53 

30 

29 

28

41 

220 

32 

107 

172

486 

314 

5,670 

6,350 

2,130

1,270 

3,160 

7,760 

5,390 

3,160

Run-off

Inches

0.31 

.94

.71

21.79

.26 

.16 

.19 

.18 

.21 

.10 

.12 

.03 

1.38

4.61

Acre-feet

16,440 

60,220 

37,760

1,162,000

13,970 

9,640 

9,880 

9,390 

11,030 

5,210 

6,340 

1,760 

73,860

245,600
54 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Wilson Creek near Springfield, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 370 11'35B , long. 93020'20B ., in NWjSEi sec. 

28, T. 29 N., R. 22 W., three-quarters of a mile below Jordan Creek and 2 miles 

southwest of Springfield. Zero of gage is 1,196.26 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 19.4 square miles.

Records available.- May 1932 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 398 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 

3.77 feet); minimum discharge, 2.1 second-feet Sept. 13; minimum gage height, 

0.26 foot Jan. 20; minimum dally discharge, 3.2 second-feet Sept. 11.

1932-36: Maximum discharge, about 2,440 second-feet June 27, 1932 (gage 

height, 7.62 feet); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 13, 1936; minimum gage 

height, that of Jan. 20, 1936; minimum daily discharge, 3.2 second-feet Oct. 8, 

1932, Sept. 11, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for Oct. 20 to Nov. 1, Jan. 23 to Mar. 1, May 

26-29, June 30 to July 4, Which were computed on basis of weather records and 

observer's notes', and are poor. Sewage from Springfield enters above this 

station. Springfield water supply is pumped from Little Sac River Basin.

Discharge, In second-feet, mater year October 1935 to September1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.0 

7.0 

6.0 

4.9 

23

6.4 

7.0 

5.6 

6.0 

4.9

6.0 

6.4 

6.4 

6.0 

6.7

6.4 

6.4 

6.0 

28

10 

8

Nov.

20 

13.7 

11.7 

23 

15

13.2 

11.7 

9.8 

49 

36

23 

19 

17 

16 

14.3

12.7 

12.2 

13.2 

11.7 

11.2

10.8 

9.8 

10.3 

8.8

11.2

24 

13.7 

10.3 

9.3 

9.3

Dec.

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.4 

8.4

29 

15 

11.7 

13.2 

11.7

11.2 

11.2 

10.3 

10.3 

9.3

10.3 

9.3 

9.8 

9.3 

8.4

8.4 

7.8 

8.8 

7.8 

7.0

8.1 

8.1 

7.8 

6.7 

7.8 

7.0

Jan.

7.0 

7.0 

7.4 

8.1 

7.0

8.1 

7.8 

7.8 

8.1 

8.4

8.1 

7.8 

7.8 

7.4 

7.0

6.0 

5.6 

5.1 

4.7 

4.5

4.5 

4.5

 5

Month

Oct 

flov 

Dec

C

Jam 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

fan 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

amber .....................

iter year!935-56

Feb.

6

7

8

Secondfoot-days

266.1 

470.9 

306.4

10,513.0

194.7 

205 

245.0 

241.4 

274.3 

198.1 

174.7 

171.4 

278.1

3,026.1

Mar.

15 

11.2 

9.8 

8.8 

8.1

7.8 

7.0 

5.6 

6.7 

6.7

12.9 

6.4 

6.7 

6.4 

5.3

6.4 

6.0 

6.4 

6.4 

7.0

7.0 

6.4 

24 

8.8 

7.0

7.0 

6.4 

6.0 

5.3 

4.9 

5.6

Maximum

28 

49 

29

422

8.4 

8 

24 

30 

21 

24 

11.4 

8.8 

72

72

Apr.

12.7 

6.7 

6.7 

7.0 

6.4

7.4 

6.7 

6.4 

8.8 

13.2

7.4 

6.4 

6.7 

7.4 

6.7

5.6 

5.3 

5.3 

5.1 

5.3

15 

6,7 

6.4 

6.0 

6.0

5.6 

. 6.0 

30 

8.4 

8.1

May

8.8 

20 

7.8 

7.0 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

8.8 

21 

8.S

16 

10.3 

8.4 

8.4 

7.4

8.1 

11.4 

11.7 

8.1 

7.8

6.7 

8.3 

7.0 

6.0 

6.4

}'

6.7 

5.3

^rt5n«i7«

4.9 

8.8 

6.7

4.9

4.5 

6 

4.9 

5.1 

5.3 

4.5 

4.0 

4.7 

3.2

3.2

June

5.3 

10.9 

6.0 

4.9 

14.2

24 

5.6 

5.6 

5.3 

9.3

5.6 

5.1 

4.9 

4,9 

5.3

5.6 

5.1 

5.1 

5.3 

5.3

5.1 

6.4 

6.0 

6.0 

5.6

5.6 

4.5 

5.3 

5.3 

5.0

Mean

8.58 

15.7 

9.88

28.8

6.28 

7.1 

7.90 

8.05 

8.85 

6.60 

5.64 

5.53 

9.27

8.27

July

I4.2

4.5 

4.5 

4.0 

4.2 

4.2

4.5 

4.5 

4.2 

4.7 

4.7

11.4 

5.3 

8.1 

6.4 

6.7

7.0 

6.7 

7.0 

7.0 

6.7

6.4 

6.2 

6.0 

6.0 

3.0 

5.6

Per 

square 

mile

0.442 

.809 

.509

1.48

.324 

.366 

.407 

.415 

.466 

.340 

.291 

.285 

.478

.426

Aug.

5.3 

5.1 

6.4 

5.3 

5.3

6.0 

8.8 

5.3 

5.1 

5.1

5.3 

5.3 

5.6 

5.1 

5.3

5-. 3 

6.0 

5.3 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

5.1 

5.3 

6.7 

6.0

5.3 

4.7 

7.8 

4.9 

4,9 

5.1

Sept.

5.6 

11.2 

4.7 

5.6 

4.0

3.6 

4.5 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6

3.2 

4.0 

4.2 

8.1 

S.I

13.2 

26 

7.8 

7.0 

7.0

6.0 

5.1 

6.0 

8.8 

5.3

5.3 

9.3 

72 

12.2 

9.3

Run-off

Inches

0.51 

.90 

.59

20.15

.37 

.39 

.47 

.46 

.53 

.38 

.34 

.33 

.53

5.80

Acre-feet

528 

934 

608

20,840

386 

407 

486 

479 

544 

393 

347 

340 

552

6,000
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark.

55

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°?', long. 92°34', In SEi sec. 10, T. 17 N., R. 15 W.,

immediately above Rush Creek, 14 miles southeast of Rush and 24 miles above mouth.

Zero of gage Is 458.70 feet above mean sea level (White River Power Co. benchmark).

Drainage area.- 1,110 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 13.500 second-feet Dec. 7 (gage 

neignt, 9.70 feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.94 

foot).

1928-36: Maximum discharge observed, 62,100 second-feet May 14, 1933 (gage 

height, 23.9 feet); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, 1936; minimum 

gage height, 0.6 foot Sept. 25-30, Oct. 1-3, 7-9, 1929, Sept. 10-22, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 49.5 feet Apr. 21, 1927, former site and datum (discharge, 

about 107,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

Z 

S

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

15 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

88 

83 

84

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

91 

91 

91 

91 

91

85 

85 

85 

85 

85

85 

85 

85 

85 

85

85 

85 

85 

116 

128

120 

140 

170 

185 

185

185 

208 

264 

257 

244 

232

HOT.

232 

232 

220 

208 

208

208 

238 

257 

257 

244

244 

244 

257 

336 

328

278 

257 

238 

214 

196

196 

185 

175 

165 

165

190 

220 

220 

448 

560

Deo.

520 

456 

400 

328 

278

605 

13,000 

6,850 

3,560 

2,320

1,520 

1,130 

930 

785 

695

605 

520 

480 

432 

400

368 

336 

313 

299 

299

278 

257 

244 

232 

232 

220

Jan.

Month

Oot

NOT!

Dec

C

Jai 

Fel 

Hal 

Apj 

Ma3 

Jur 

Ju] 

Auj 

Sei

V

sember .....................

*il

Ly. ........................

later year 1935-3

220 

820 

220 

220 

238

257 

278 

306 

328 

368

416 

440 

440 

440 

424

406 

384 

352 

328 

313

299 

299 

299 

285 

271

257 

244 

232 

220 

220 

208

Feb.

208 

232 

298 

344 

320

299 

313 

328 

306 

278

257 

244 

244 

244 

244

244 

244 

244 

244 

244

244 

244 

226 

202 

202

264 

328 

408 

520

Seoondfoot-daya

3,994 

7,420 

38,892

820,996

9,434 

8,011 

11,904 

40,113 

10,189 

3,500 

1,734 

608 

24,229

160,028

Mar.

520 

520 

520 

520 

520

520 

520 

460 

472 

456

440 

440 

424 

424 

384

336 

313 

299 

285 

271

271 

257 

257 

257 

257

257 

292 

344 

360 

344 

344

Maximum

264 

560 

13,000

49,500

440 

520 

520 

8,240 

520 

155 

. 97 

30 

6,780

13,000

Apr*

344 

360 

360 

424 

480

8.240 

5,150 

3,420 

2,320 

1,940

1,700 

1,700 

1,460 

1,300 

1,130

980 

830 

740 

695 

605

560 

560 

740 

740 

650

605 

560 

520 

520 

480

May

44S 

40S 

408 

368 

344

328 

313 

299 

285

271

320 

460 

520 

520 

480

448 

416 

3S4 

352 

320

313 

293 

264 

238 

220

220 

208 

196 

185 

175 

165

Minimum

85 

165 

220

85

208 

208 

257 

344 

165 

85 

30 

15 

15

15

June

155 

145 

145 

145 

140

140 

140 

140 

132 

132

132 

132 

120 

120 

120

120 

112 

112 

104 

104

100 

100 

94 

.94 

88

88 

88 

88 

85 

85

Mean

129 

247 

1,255

2,249

304 

276 

384 

1,337 

329 

117 

55.9 

19.6 

808

437

July

S5 

97 

91 

85 

S5

76 

76 

70 

70 

64

64 

56 

58 

55

55

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

36 

36 

36 

32 

30 

30

Per 

square 

mile

0.116 

.223 

1.13

.2.03

.274 

.249 

.346 

1.20 

.296 

.105 

.050 

.018 

.728

.394

Aug.

30 

30 

26 

26 

26

26 

22 

22 

.22 

19

19 

19 

19 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

15 

15

Sept.

15 

16 

26 

40 

32

30 

30 

30 

34 

38

38 

34 

34 

30 

30

26 

49 

480 

336 

202

145 

136 

208 

3,420 

1,940

980 

560 

6,780 

6,320 

2,190

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.13 7,920 

.25 14,720 

1.30 77,140

27.50 1,628,000

.32 18,710 

.27 15,690 

.40 23,610 

1.34 79,560 

.34 20,210 

.12 6,940 

.06 3,440 

.02 1,210 

.81 48,060

5.36 317,400
56 WHITE RIVER BASIN

North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°36'16", long. 92°17'19", In NW^ffii sec. 16,

 T1 . 22 N., R. 12 W., at bridge on State Highway 80 at Tecumseh, half a mile below 

Bryant Creek. Zero of gage is 548.11 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of ,1929).

Drainage area.- 1,180 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1922-36), 1,230 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,300 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage

 height, 4.75 feet); minimum discharge, 280 second-feet Sept. 16; minimum gage 

height, 0.74 foot Aug. 16, 30, 31.

1921-36: Maximum discharge observed, 53,000 second-feet June 13, 1928 (gage 

height, 24.00 feet); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 16, 1936; minimum gage 

height, that of Aug. 16, 30, 31, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 31.6 feet in July 1905, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage, which are poor. 

Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

50 

31

06 1.

522 

514 

522 

514 

578

570 

546 

538 

558 

558

538 

558 

522 

514 

514

506 

506 

602 

566 

626

668 

650 

610 

566 

570

562 

634 

785 

880 

785 

731

HOT.

880 

880 

785 

785 

1,030

1,200 

1,030 

680 

860 

3,500

2,370 

1,590 

1,360 

1,200 

980

930 

880 

880 

830 

785

785 

731 

722 

704 

686

740 

880 

1,080 

1,030 

930

Dee.

880 

830 

785 

785 

740

1,530 

2,930 

2,650 

2,110 

1,720

1,470 

1,360 

1,250 

1,140 

1,080

1,030 

980 

930 

860 

630

830 

830 

785 

765 

740

731 

713 

713 

695 

666 

686

Jan.

686 

695 

722 

713 

695

695 

668 

677 

659 

668

659 

642 

634 

634 

626

618 

610 

602 

602 

594

578 

570 

570 

562 

570

554 

530 

530 

562 

546 

514

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sop

U

ember .....................

tember. ...................

ater year 1935-3

Pet).

546 

562 

554 

546 

530

530 

522 

522 

506 

498

496 

530 

546 

594 

626

562 

562 

498 

506 

506

506 

530 

546 

578 

578

650 

677 

765 

722

Secondfoot-days

18,293 

31,943 

34,104

540,406

19,165 

16,316 

18,426 

17,712 

14,471 

11,637 

10,917 

9,610 

20,433

223,049

Mar.

695 

695 

642 

626 

602

578 

578 

570 

570 

554

554 

546 

530 

538 

530

522 

506 

498 

506 

506

506 

506 

530 

785 

950

731 

666 

650 

602 

586 

570

Maximum

880 

3,500 

2,930

38,500

722 

785 

930 

765 

538 

455 

483 

338 

4,100

4,100

Apr.

586 

554 

530 

522 

570

594 

578 

554 

578 

677

722 

7S5 

731 

695 

686

642 

602 

594 

586 

570

586 

570 

554 

538 

522

522 

522 

522 

514 

506

*»y

506 

514 

514 

498 

490

483 

483 

476 

483 

469

469 

476 

538 

498 

476

462 

462 

462 

462 

455

455 

462 

455 

441 

441

441 

427 

427 

413 

420 

413

Minijnuza

506 

686 

686

506

514 

498 

498 

506 

413 

344 

314 

285 

2SO

280

June

406 

413 

413 

413 

406

413 

413 

420 

406 

427

455 

427 

413 

399 

399

385 

385 

378 

378 

371

364 

357 

357 

357 

350

344 

350 

350 

344 

344

Mean

590 

1,065 

1,100

1,480

619 

563 

594 

590 

467 

388 

352 

310 

681

609'

July

455 

483 

413 

385 

371

326 

357 

344 

357 

344

344 

338 

332 

332 

326

332 

332 

332 

332 

399

357 

350 

338 

344 

338

326 

326 

326 

338 

326 

314

Per 

square 

mile

0.500 

.903 

.932

1.25

.525 

.477 

.503 

.500 

.396 

.329 

.298 

.263 

.577

.516

Aug.

314 

314 

338 

332 

332

332 

326 

332 

320 

320

320 

320 

320 

314 

308

290 

308 

314 

314 

306

302 

302 

302 

296 

302

290 

290 

290 

290 

285 

285

Sept.

290 

296 

314 

308 

302

290 

290 

29O 

326 

302

302 

302 

290 

290 

285

280 

578 

469 

399 

378

469 

455 

554 

4,100 

1,470

960 

1,060 

704 

2,510 

1,530

Run-off

Inches

0.58 

1.01 

1.07

17.04

.61 

.51 

.58 

.56 

.46 

.37 

.34 

.30 

.64

7.03

Aore-feet

36,280 

63,360 

67,640

1,072,000

58,050 

32,360 

36,550 

35,130 

26,700 

23,080 

21,650 

19,060 

40,530

442,400
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

North Fork of White River near Henderson, Ark.

57

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°22' , long. 92°14' , In NEiSWi sec. 26, T. 20 N. , R. 12 W. , 

1 mile southeast of Henderson, 1 mile below Bennetts Bayou, and 19 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.- 1,640 square miles.

Records available.- July 1909 to December 1910, October 1928 to September 1936.

gage 

gage

Extremes . - Maximum discharge observed during year, 10,300 second-feet Dec. 7 ( 

 height, 7.56 feet); minimum, 312 second-feet Aug. 1-3, 15-17, 23, Sept. 1 ( 

height, 1.34 feet).

1928-36: Maximum discharge observed, 62,900 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage 

height, 22.2 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 1-3, 15-17, 23, Sept. 1, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, 29.5 feet In August 1915.

Remarks . - Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

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.

540 

540 

540 

540 

575

610 

575 

575 

540 

540

540 

540 

540 

540 

540

540 

505 

715 

645 

645

680 

715 

680 

645 

610

610 

645

see

970 

895 

820

Nov.

3,340 

1,200 

1,120 

970 

1,350

1,270 

1,200 

1,040 

970 

1,270

2,980 

1,860 

1,430 

1,200 

1,120

1,040 

970 

895 

895 

858

820 

820 

785 

750 

715

715 

880 

1,130 

1,120 

1,040

Dec.

1,040 

9VO 

S95 

858 

820

2,000 

7,800 

4,260 

2,980 

2,140

1,740 

1,520 

1,350 

1,270 

1,200

1,120 

1,040 

1,040 

970 

970

895 

895 

858 

858 

820

785 

785 

750 

785 

750 

750

Jan.

715 

750 

750 

785 

735

785 

750 

750 

785 

750

750 

715 

715 

715 

715

715 

680 

680 

680 

680

645 

645 

610 

610 

610

610 

610 

610 

575 

575 

540

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

J-ul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

alendar year 1935* ........

ater year 1935-2

Feb.

540 

610 

610 

575 

575

540 

540 

540 

540 

540

505 

505 

505 

645 

645

645 

610 

575 

5V5 

540

540 

540 

540 

575 

610

820 

970 

970 

1,040

Secondfoot-days

19,453 

35,683 

44,914

781,650

21,290 

17 ,965 

21,594 

27,763 

16,612 

12,041 

11,272 

10 ,010 

25,743

264,340

Mar.

895 

358 

S20 

820 

750

750 

715 

680 

680 

680

645 

645 

610 

610 

610

610 

610 

5V5 

575 

610

575 

540 

540 

858 

970

858 

750 

715 

715 

680 

645

Maximum

970 

3,340 

7,800

54,000

785 

1,040 

970 

2,360 

645 

470 

505 

345 

4,640

7,800

Apr.

680 

645 

610 

610 

2,360

1,620 

1,270 

1,120 

970 

1,040

1,270 

1,200 

1,120 

1,120 

970

970 

858 

820 

785 

785

785 

750 

715 

715 

680

680 

680 

 45 

645 

645

May

645 

645 

645 

610 

610

575 

575 

575 

540 

540

575 

575 

610 

575 

575

540 

540 

505 

505 

505

505 

505 

505 

470 

470

470 

470 

458 

438 

438 

438

Minimum

505 

715 

750

505

540 

505 

540 

610 

438 

345 

323 

312 

312

312

June

438 

438 

438 

438 

405

405 

438 

438 

458 

438

470 

438 

438 

405 

406

405 

399 

393 

393 

387

381 

381 

369 

363 

357

357 

351 

345 

345 

345

Mean

628 

1,189 

1,449

2,142

687 

61& 

697 

925 

536 

401 

364 

323 

858

722

July

436 

505 

438 

393 

331

381 

369 

357 

351 

345

345 

340 

340 

345 

345

345 

557 

345 

393 

351

438 

363 

351 

345 

345

340 

334 

323 

323 

323 

323

Per 

square 

mile

0.383 

.725 

.884

1.31

.419 

.377 

.425 

.564 

.327 

.245 

.222 

.197 

.523

.440

Aug.

312 

312 

312 

345 

340

334 

328 

323 

318 

318

323 

323 

323 

318 

312

312 

312 

334 

345 

334

323 

318 

312 

323 

328

323 

323 

323 

323 

318 

318

Sept.

312 

340 

351 

345 

345

334 

334 

334 

328 

328

334 

334 

334 

334 

328

328 

505 

540 

505 

470

505 

575 

1,200 

4,640 

1,520

970 

970 

3,020 

2,980 

2,000

Run-off

Inches

0.44 

.81 

1.02

17.71

.48 

.41 

.49 

.63 

.38 

.27 

.26 

.23 

.58

6.00

Acre-feet

38,530 

70,780 

89,090

1,550,000

42,230 

36,630 

42,830 

55,070 

32 ,950 

23,880 

22,360 

19,850 

51,060

524 ,300
58 TOITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Leeper, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°4'30", long. 90°42'35", In SWiNEi sec. 27, T. 28 N.,

 R. 3 E., at Missouri Southern Railroad bridge at Leeper. Zero of gage Is 425.22 

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 957 square miles.

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 941 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,660 second-feet Nov. 5 (gage

 height, 8.05 feet); minimum discharge, 160 second-feet July 31, Aug. 1, 2, Aug. 

22 to Sept. 1: minimum gage height, 1.32 feet Sept. 1.

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 78,400 second-feet May 14, 1933 (gage height, 

20.1 feet); minimum, 133 second-feet Aug. 11, 1934 (gage height, 1.22 feet). 

Maximum stage known, about 24.7 feet In March 1904, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage, which are

 pop?. Gage read once a day below 4 feet and twice dally above. Gage-height 

record collected In cooperation with U.S.Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 (gage heights, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, July 30 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Hov. 5 Nov. 6 to Sept. 30

2.4 275 3.5 910 5.5 3,470 1.40 160* 2.6 525 4.5 2,320 

2.6 350 4.0 1,420 6.0 4,250 1.60 192 3.0 7SO 5.0 2,940 

2.8 445 4.5 2,030 7.0 6,000 1.80 232 3.5 1,200 5.5 3,600 

3.0 555 5.0 2,750 8.0 8,000 2.2 345 4.0 1,720 5.8 4..020

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

395 

350 

330 

310 

310

330 

310 

310 

330

330

330 

310 

310 

310 

292

292 

275 

310 

420 

395

472 

472 

472 

445 

420

420 

395 

472 

788 

955 

825

Hov.

6SO 

648 

680 

680 

3,930

3,600 

2,080 

1,610 

1,300 

3,740

4,020 

2,440 

1,960 

1,500 

1,300

1,100 

1,010 

890 

815 

745

675 

640 

580 

580 

550

525 

525 

525 

525 

500

Dec.

475 

475 

452 

430 

430

430 

560 

930 

1,150 

1,060

970 

890 

850 

780 

745

675 

610 

580 

580 

525

500 

5OO 

475 

475 

452

430 

430 

408 

430 

408 

385

Jan.

385 

385 

40S 

408 

3S5

406 

408 

408 

430

408

430 

430 

430 

408 

408

408 

385 

385 

385 

385

365 

365 

365 

345 

365

345 

328 

328 

345 

345 

328

Peb.

310 

328 

328 

328 

328

328 

328 

328 

310 

310

295 

310 

385 

452 

640

500 

475 

385 

385 

385

385 

365 

365 

365 

365

430 

525 

930 

650

 .. SeeondMonth foot-days

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

1.2,685 

10,353

18,510

alendar year 1935 ......... 487 ,160

.......... 1

ater year 1935-3e

LI ,911 

1.2,018 

L5.941 

17,025 

9,181 

6,307 

6,012 

5,161 

10,312

5,416

Mar.

780 

710 

675 

640 

610

580 

525 

525 

550 

525

550 

525 

525 

525 

525

500 

475 

452 

452 

452

452 

452 

452 

430 

430

452 

452 

430 

430 

430 

430

Maximum

955 

4,020 

1,150

52,900

430 

930 

780 

930 

365 

232 

232 

175 

850

4,020

Apr.

452 

475 

525 

525 

525

640 

640 

640 

640 

745

930 

890 

850 

780 

710

675 

610 

5SO 

525 

500

475 

475 

452 

430 

408

408 

385 

385 

385 

365

May

365 

365 

345 

345 

345

328 

328 

310 

295 

310

310 

310 

310 

328 

328

310 

295 

295 

280 

280

280 

268 

268 

255 

255

255 

255 

255 

244 

232 

232

Minimum

275 

500 

385

275

328 

295 

430 

365 

232 

184 

160 

160 

160

160

June

232 

232 

23S 

232 

23g

222 

23S 

232 

232 

22S

222 

211 

211 

211 

211

211 

211 

211 

202 

202

192 

192 

192 

192 

192

192 

192 

192 

184 

184

Mean

409 

1,345 

597

1,335

384 

414 

514 

568 

296 

210 

194 

166 

344

452

July

202 

222 

232 

232 

222

211 

211 

211 

202 

202

192 

192 

184 

184 

175

202 

222 

222 

192 

184

184 

184 

184 

175 

175

175 

175 

168 

168 

168 

160

Per 

square 

mile

0.427 

1.41 

.624

1.39

.401 

.433 

.537 

.594 

.309 

.219 

.203 

.173 

.359

.472

Aug.

160 

160 

16S 

168 

168

168 

168 

175 

175

175

175 

175 

175 

168 

16S

168 

175 

168 

168 

168

168 

160 

160 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

Sept.

160 

650 

475 

385 

345

295 

268 

255 

244 

232

222 

222 

211 

211 

211

202 

280 

310 

310 

280

268 

255 

255 

430 

780

610 

500 

430 

408 

40S

Run-off

Inches

0.49 

1.57 

.72

19.11

.46 

.47 

.62 

.66 

.36 

.24 

.23 

.20 

.40

6.42

Acre-feet

25,160 

80,040 

 36 ,710

976 ,200

23,630 

23 ,840 

31,620 

33,770 

18,210 

12.51O 

11,920 

10,240 

20,450

328,100
WHITE RIVER BASIN 59

Current River near Eminence, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°11'0", long. 91°15'30", in SW^NEi sec. 15, 

T. 29 N., R. 3 W., 1 mile below Jacks Fork and 8 miles northeast of Eminence. 2ero 

of gage i? about 568.8 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,230 square miles.

Records available.- August 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 1,449 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,860 second-feet Nov. 10 (gage height, 7.27 

reet ) ; minimum discharge, 382 second-feet July 30 to Aug. 2, Aug. 21 to Sept. 1; 

minimum gage height, 1.15 feet Aug. 28-31.

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 59,600 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 

24.35 feet); minimum discharge, 360 second-feet July 21-25, July 27 to Aug. 13, 

1934; minimum gage height, 1.08 feet Aug. 3-10, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Sept. 27-30 computed on basis of records at Van 

Buren.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

OCt.

635 

635 

635 

604 

635

635 

635 

604 

63d 

635

635 

604 

604 

604 

604

604 

604 

635 

668 

668

700 

700 

668 

668 

635

655 

700 

1,170 

1,530 

1,260 

1,040

Hov.

920 

920 

845 

1,250 

2,73O

1,820 

1,440 

1,260 

1,580 

6,250

4,260 

2,950 

2,580 

1,920 

1,620

1,550 

1,350 

1,260 

1,170 

1,170

1,040 

1,000 

960 

920 

882

920 

960 

960 

960 

92O

Dec.

882 

845 

845 

808 

808

882 

1,620 

2,520 

2,120 

1,720

1,530 

1,350 

1,260 

1,170 

1,170

1,080 

1,000 

960 

920 

882

S45 

845 

845 

SOS 

770

770 

735 

770 

770 

770 

735

Jan.

735 

770 

770 

770 

770

770 

735 

735 

755 

735

735 

700 

700 

700 

700

700 

700 

668 

666 

635

635 

635 

635 

604 

635

604 

604 

604 

604 

604 

604

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

ater year 1935-3

Peb.

604 

604, 

604 

604 

604

604 

604 

604 

573 

573

604 

604 

668 

845 

845

770 

700 

668 

668 

668

635

635 

635 

635 

735

770 

1,040 

1,170 

1,040

Secondfoot-days

22,224 

48,087 

33,035

698,267

21,199 

20,313 

24,828 

23,551 

17,715 

15,242 

13,667 

12 ,549 

17,408

269,318

Mar.

960 

920 

846 

845 

SOS

770 

735 

735 

770 

770

770 

770 

770 

770 

770

755 

735 

700 

700 

700

700 

70O 

700 

882 

1,080

1,OOO 

920 

882 

S08 

SOS 

770

Maximum

1,530 

6,250 

2,520

47,700

770 

1,170 

1,080 

920 

635 

770 

544 

514 

1,260

6,250

Apr.

808 

882 

882 

845

sea

920 

882 

S45 

845 

882

882 

92O 

920 

882 

845

845

770 

735 

735 

700

700 

700 

700 

668 

66S

655 

635 

635 

668 

655

May

636 

635 

635 

635 

635

635 

635 

635 

604 

604

604 

604 

635 

604 

573

S73 

544 

573 

573 

544

544

514 

514 

514 

514

514 

514 

514 

486 

486 

486

Mln^

604 

845 

735

604

604 

573 

700 

635 

486 

432 

3S2 

382 

405

382

June

486 

486 

486

514 

514

514 

770 

604 

573 

544

668 

604 

573 

514 

514

486 

486 

486 

4S6 

458

458 

458 

458 

458 

458

45S 

432 

432 

432 

432

Mean

717 

1,603 

1,066

1,913

684

700 

801 

785 

571 

508 

441 

405 

580

737

July

486 

514 

486 

458 

468

458 

432 

432 

432 

432

432 

432 

432 

432 

432

432 

514 

544 

458 

458

432 

432 

432 

405 

405

405 

405 

405 

405 

405 

382

Per 

square 

mile

0.5S3 

1.30 

.867

1.56

.556 

.569 

.651 

.638 

.464 

.413 

.359 

.329 

.472

.599

Aug.

382 

405 

405 

406 

405

405 

405 

614 

486

468

432 

405 

405 

405 

405

405 

405 

405 

405 

405

382 

382 

382 

382 

382

382 

382 

382 

382 

382 

382

Sept.

486 

845 

770 

544 

486

458

458 

432 

458 

458

432 

432 

432 

405 

432

432 

514 

514 

486 

486

486 

486 

735 

1,260 

1,000

808 

668 

635 

635 

735

Run- off

Inchea

0.67 

1.45 

1.00

21.12

.64 

.61 

.75 

.71 

.53 

.46 

.41 

.38 

.53

8.14

Acre-feet

44,080 

95,380 

65,520

1,385,000

42,050 

40,290 

49,250 

46,710 

35,140 

30,230 

27 ,110 

24,890 

34,530

535,200
60 1HITE RIVER BASIN

Current River at Van Buren, MO.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°59", long. 9l°l', in NE$NWi sec. 25, T. 27 N., 

R. i W., at bridge on u. S. Highway 60 in Van Buren. zero of gage 445.74 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,640 square miles.

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1936 In reports of U. S. Geological Survey; 

September 1912 to June 1921 In reports of Missouri University and Missouri Geological Survey.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1921-36), 1,829 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 second-feet Nov. 11 (gage height, 5.23 

feet;; minimum discharge, 490 second-feet Aug. 26-28, 30, 31; minimum gage height, 

0.28 foot Aug. 30, 31.

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 86,600 second-feet Mar, 11, 1935 (gage height, 

19..84 feet); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 26-28, 30, 31, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, 26.0 feet Mar. 26, 1904, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,500 second-feet, irtilch are fair.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

6

6 

7 

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.

896 

850 

896 

850 

850

660 

860 

850 

850 

850

850 

850 

850 

850 

850

850 

850 

850 

940 

985

940 

940 

940 

940 

940

940 

896 

985 

1,460 

1,670 

1,570

Nov.

1,670 

1,670 

1,570 

1,670 

2,160

2,290 

1,800 

1,570 

1,400 

3,560

5,680 

3,580 

2,800 

2,420 

2,160

2,040 

1,800 

1,800 

1,680 

1,570

1,570 

1,460 

1,400 

1,350 

1,300

1,300 

1,360 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350

Dec.

1,300 

1,240 

1,240 

1,180 

1,180

1,240 

1,570 

2,420 

2,540 

2,160

1,920 

1,800 

1,680 

1,570 

1,460

1,460 

1,350 

1,350 

1,300 

1,240

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,130 

1,130

1,030 

1,030 

1,050 

1,030 

1,030 

986

Jan.

986 

985 

985 

985 

985

986 

985 

986 

985 

985

985 

985

940 

940 

940

940 

940 

940 

940 

895

895 

895 

895 

850 

850

850 

850 

850 

850 

860 

850

Month

Oot 

NOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jxm 

Jul 

Aug 

Sap

W

ember. ....................

ater year 1935"3C

Pet).

850 

850 

S50 

660 

850

818 

850 

850 

818 

765

766 

765 

850 

1,030 

1,130

1,030 

985 

940 

850 

850

850 

850 

850 

860 

850

986

1,180 

1,400 

1,350

Seoondfoot-days

29,436 

58,370 

43,135

874,468

28,780 

26,711 

31,625 

29,887 

21,053 

18,850 

17,824 

17,076 

24,947

347,693

Mar.

1,240 

1,180 

1,130 

1,130 

1,030

1,030 

985 

940 

986 

1,030

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

940 

940 

940 

940 

940

940 

895 

895 

940 

1,080

1,180 

1,130 

1,080 

1,030 

985 

940

Maximum

1,570 

6,680 

2,540

63,000

986

1,400 

1,240 

1,130 

818 

818 

726 

726 

1,400

5,680

Apr.

985

1,080 

1,060 

1,030 

1,080

1,130 

1,130 

1,080 

1,080 

1,130

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,080

1,080 

985 

985 

940 

940

896 

940 

895 

860 

860

850 

818 

818 

818 

818

May

766 

766 

618 

766 

765

765 

765 

725 

725 

725

725 

725 

725 

725 

685

685 

650 

650 

650 

650

615 

615 

615 

616 

5*6

582 

615 

615 

582 

582 

582

Minimum

860 

1,300 

985

840

850 

765 

895 

818 

582 

550 

520 

490 

582

490

June

582 

582 

615 

616 

615

615 

818 

818 

725 

685

685 

765 

725 

685 

650

615 

615 

615 

615 

582

we

582 

582 

582 

560

550 

550 

560 

550 

560

Mean

950 

1,946 

1,391

2,39«

928 

921 

1,020 

996 

679 

638 

676 

551 

832

950

July

616 

650 

650 

615 

582

582 

582

550 

550 

560

550 

550 

550 

550 

582

550 

582 

725 

660 

615

582 

582 

550 

660 

560

560 

520 

650 

520 

690 

580

Per 

square 

mile

0.679 

1.19 

.848

1.46

.666 

.562 

.622 

.607 

.414 

.383 

.351 

.336 

.507

.679

Aug.

520 

520 

520 

520 

560

660 

550 

650 

725 

650

615 

582 

582 

550 

560

550 

550 

582 

550 

550

520 

520 

5*0 

520 

520

520 

490 

490 

520 

520 

520

Sept.

616 

1,180

1,080 

895 

725

650 

615 

616 

615 

615

615 

615 

615 

582 

582

615 

1,080 

818 

765 

685

685 

686 

1,080 

1,400 

1,400

1,130 

1,030 

940 

940 

1,080

Run-off

Inches

0.«7 

1.83 

.98

19,84

,«5 

.61 

.72 

.68 

.48 

.43 

.40 

.39 

.57

7.91

Acre-feet

58,380 

115,800 

86,660

1,735,000

67,080 

52,980 

62,730 

59,280 

41,76O 

37,390 

35,350 

33,870 

49,480

689,700
WHITE RIVER BASIN 61

Current River at Doniphan, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37', long. 90°51', in NWiNWi sec. 27, T.

 23 N., R. 2 E., half a mile above State Highway 14, 2i miles above Briar Creek, 

and 1 mile west of Doniphan. Zero of gage is 322.20 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929). Wire-weight gage on highway bridge, with datum 3.07 

feet lower, used until July 3, 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,030 square miles.

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1936.

Average aiscnarge.- 15 years, 2,753 second-feet.

trjctremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,400 second-feet Nov. 11 (gage

 height, 7.45 feet, former site and datum); minimum, 880 second-feet Aug. 30, 31, 

Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.87 feet).

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 94,400 second-feet Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 

23.89 feet, former site and datum); minimum discharge, 880 second-feet Aug. 1-14, 

16, 1934, Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.75 feet Aug. 4, 7, 

9-11, 1934, former site and datum.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 feet, former site and datum, during March 1904, 

from floodmarks (discharge about 130,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended 

above 60,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good prior to July 3; excellent thereafter. Gage read twice dally 

prior to July 3.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 21 to July 3)

Oct. 1 to July 3 July 4 to Sept. 30 

1.9 1,000 4.0 2,S50 6,5 6,070 1.8 843 

2.1 1,140 4.5 3,440 7.0 6,800 2.0 998 

2.5 1,430 5.0 4,050 7.5 7,550 2.4 1,340 

3.0 1,850 5.5 4,700 2.8 1,750 

3.5 2,320 6.0 5,370 3.2 2,240

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,350 

1,430

1,430 

1,350 

1,350 

1,430 

1,430

1,430 

1,430 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350

1,350 

1,350 

1,430 

1,510 

1,510

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,430 

1,430

1,430 

1,510 

1,510 

1,850 

2,220 

2,120

Nov.

1,940 

1,760 

1,670 

1,670 

1,850

3,680 

2,960 

2,420 

2,220 

2,120

6,650 

5,650 

4,050 

3,320 

2,850

2,520 

2,320 

2,120 

2,120 

1,940

1,850 

1,860 

1,760 

1,670 

1,670

1,670 

1,670 

1,670 

1,670 

1,670

Dec.

1,670 

1,690 

1,590 

1,510 

1,510

1,590 

1,940 

2,520 

3,440 

3,080

2,740 

2,520 

2,320 

2,120 

2,030

1,940 

1,850 

1,850 

1,760 

1,670

1,670 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,430

Jan.

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,360

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,360

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,210 

1,280 

1,210

Peb.

1,210 

1,280 

1,2SO 

1,280 

1,210

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210

1,210 

1,210 

1,280 

2,220 

1,430

1,510 

1,430 

1,350 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,210 

1,210 

1,280 

1,280

1,350 

1,590 

1,850 

1,940

 . SecondMontl1 foot-days

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember...... ............... g

 6,150 

2,980 

.8,250

alendar year 1935. ........ 1,286,040

.......... A.

* -1 c

ater year 1936-3

1,740 

9,500 

5,570 

1,160 

6,670 

2,240 

1,122 

9,468 

9,890

4,740

Mar.

1,S50 

1,760 

1,670 

1,670 

1,690

1,510 

1,510 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430

1,430 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350

1,350 

1,350 

1,280 

1,350 

1,350

1,690 

1,590 

1,510 

1,510 

1,430 

1,430

Maximum

2,220 

6,650 

3,440

90,000

1,430 

2,220 

1,850 

2,520 

1,350 1,280' 

1,160 

1,080 

2,110

6,650

Apr.

1,430 

1,430 

1,510 

1,510 

2,520

2,520 

2,120 

1,940 

1,940 

2,030

2,030 

2,030 

1,940 

1,940 

1,850

1,760 

1,670 

1,670 

1,590 

1,510

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,430 

1,430

1,430 

1,360 

1,350 

1,360 

1,350

May

1,960 

1,350 

1,350 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,210 

1,210

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210

1,210 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,070 

1,070

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070

June

1,070 

1,000 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070

1,070 

1,070 

1,280 

1,210 

1,210

1,140 

1,210 

1,210 

1,140 

1,140

1,070 

1,07O 

1,070 

1,070 

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

Minimum Mean

1,350 I,4f9 

1,670 2,433 

1,430 1,879

1,350 3,523

1,210 1,346 

1,210 1,362 

1,280 1,470 

1,360 1,705 

1,070 1,183 

1,000 1,075 

918 1,OO4 

880 961 

918 1,330

880 1,434

July

1,140 

1,070 

1,070 

1,080 

1,040

998 

998 

998 

998 

998

958 

958 

958 

968 

998

998 

998 

998 

1,160 

1,080

1,040 

998 

998 

998 

958

968 

958 

968 

958 

918 

918

Per 

square

mile

0.733 

1,20 

.926

1.73

.663 

.671 

.724 

.840 

.583 

.530 

.495 

.468 

.655

.706

Aug.

918 

918 

918 

918 

958

958 

958 

1,040 

1,080 

1,080

1,040 

998 

998 

958 

958

958 

958 

918 

958 

918

91S 

918 

918 

918 

918

918 

918 

918 

918 

916 

880

Sept.

918 

2,110 

1,740 

1,540 

1,340

1,160 

1,080 

1,080 

1,O80 

1,040

1,040 

1,040 

998 

996 

998

998 

1,340 

1,440 

1,250 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,340 

1,980 

1,980

1,860 

1,640 

1,540 

1,440 

1,440

Run-off i>

Inches

0.85 

1.33 

1.07

23.62

.76 

.72 

.83 

.94 

.67 

.59 

.67 

.64 

.73

9.60

Acre-feet

91,540 

144,800 

115.500

2,551,000

82,790 

78,350 

90,390 

101,500 

72,730 

63,950 

61,730 

58,450 

79,120

1,041,000
62 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Round Spring at Round Spring, Mo.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°17', long. 91°26', In SEi sec. 20, T. 30 N., R. 4 W., 

inside spring basin at Round Spring. Zero of gage Is 665.46 ,feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- October 1928 J;o September 1936. -

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 130 second-feet Nov. 10«(gage 

height, 3.10 feet during backwater from Current River); minimum, 13 second-feet 

Aug.20,23-29;jninlmum gage height, 0.96 foot Aug. 7, 20, 23-27, 29.

1928-36: Maximum discharge, 520 second-feet during backwater from Current 

River May 14, 1933; maximum gage height, 14.59 feet Mar. 11, 12, 1935, from 

floodmarks; minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 8-10, 12-15, 20, 28-31, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily.

Dlacharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

s

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

28

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

22

22

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

21

43

34

29

24

HOT.

22

24

23

23

60

43

34

___

*110

86

65

53

48

40

37

33

33

32

29

29

27

26

27

26

27

26

25

25

-

Dec.

25

23

22

22

23

24

75

65

53

45

40

36

36

33

32

32

32

31

29

27

25

26

25

24

24

24

23

23

24

24

23

Jan.

24

24

26

25

24

23

24

23

24

25

24

25

24

24

23

24

23

23

22

21

21

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

21

20

20

Feb.

20

20

21

20

19

19

20

19

19

18

18

20

22

22

21

21

20

18

18

18

18

16

20

20

20

29

33

33

29

_

-

Month

Calendar year 1935 ......................

April. . ...................................

to..... ..................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

27

27

27

24

*22

21

21

22

28

2S

33

31

31

29

26

25

22

20

21

21

21

21

22

24

22

25

25

22

21

21

20

Apr.

33

46

*42

26

26

26

25

21

23

28

28

27

25

25

23

20

19

19

19

19

18

19

18

IS

18

IS

18

17

17

17

-

Secondfoot-daya

691

1,233

970

21,735

705

613

750

701

516

541

' 482

435

630

8,267

to

16

17

16

16

*16

17

19

18

IS

IS

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

Maximum

43

130

75

450

26

33

33

46

19

21

17

15

64

130

June

17

17

17

17

17

20

21

18

21

21

19

19

IS

19

19

21

19

18

IS

17

18

16

16

18

IS

16

16

16

16

IS

-

July

16

*16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

14

15

15

Ill T) ^ Ttni^H

20

22

22

16

20

18

20

17

16

16

14

13

14

13

**.

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

14

. 14

14

14

14

13

*14

14

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

15

14

Mean

22.3

41.1

31.3

59.5

22.7

21.1

24.2

23.4

16.6

18.0

15.5

14.0

21.0

22.6

Sept.

14

26

22

18

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

»14

14

14

15

17

17

16

16

17

17

64

55

32

32

26

26

24

22

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,370

2,450

1,920

43,110

1,400

1,220

1,490

1,390

1,020

1,070

956

863

1,250

16,400
WHITE RIVER BASIN 63 

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mb,

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°9'15", long. 91°21'30", in Wi sec. 26, T. 29 N., 

R. 4 W., at bridge on State Highway 19 at Eminence. Zero of present gage is 

618.71 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929). Datum 

of chain gage at site 1,400 feet upstream, used prior to July 26, 1934, was 2.11 

feet (revised) above present datum.

Drainage area.- About 376 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 443 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,620 second-feet Nov. 10 (gage 

neignt, 5.67 feet); minimum, 64 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 2.38 feet).

1921-36: Maximum discharge observed, about 40,000 second-feet June 13, 1928 

(gage height, 16.24 feet, at former site and datum); minimum, that of AUg. 28, 

1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage, which are 

poor. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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 

2V 

23 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

152 

152 

149 

146 

159

162 

162 

162 

169 

165

159 

159 

149 

149 

143

143 

143 

146 

156

156

176 

176 

176 

169 

162

159 

176 

270 

419 

331 

262

Nov.

245 

225 

207 

255

396

419 

374 

310 

310 

1,770

1,100 

662 

544 

466 

419

374 

352 

331 

310 

290

262 

255 

247 

228 

225

225 

240 

255 

290 

270

Dec.

255 

225 

225

218 

214

225 

442 

935 

662

517

466 

396 

374 

352 

331

310 

270 

266

251 

247

243 

228 

228 

218 

221

203

200 

200 

196 

196 

186

Jan.

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

alendar year 1935 .........

t ember. ...................

ater year 1935-3

189 

196 

193 

193 

200

200 

196 

193 

193 

193

189 

186 

179 

179 

176

176 

176 

172 

169 

165

159 

159 

159 

146 

152

159 

162 

152 

149 

143 

140

Feb.

146 

152 

152 

149 

140

149 

149 

143 

130 

124

143 

146 

176 

196 

251

210

196 

169 

176 

169

162

159 

159 

169 

182

210 

352 

396 

331

Seeondfoot-days

5,557 

11,854 

9,500

202,860

5,393 

5,386 

6,467 

6,382 

4,007 

3,268 

2,793 

2,604 

4,926

68,137

Mar.

310 

290 

262 

247 

232

218 

203 

196 

203 

203

210 

225 

225 

225 

214

203

196 

193 

182 

193

182 

182 

176 

186 

196

196 

196 

189 

179 

179 

176

Maximum

419 

1,770 

935

21,600

200 

396 

310 

290 

162 

182 

115 

159 

374

1,770

Apr.

193 

203 

228

218 

210

236 

240 

225 

228 

236

255 

290 

290 

270 

255

240 

221 

214 

200 

196

193 

196 

189 

182 

176

162 

162 

159 

159 

156

May

146 

156 

156 

159 

162

152 

146 

143 

140 

136

136 

136 

152 

143 

140

130 

124 

124 

121

118

118 

HE 

112 

115 

109

109 

106 

103 

103 

100 

100

Minimum

143 

207 

186

140

140 

124 

176 

156 

100 

84 

72 

69 

84

69

June

100 

100 

106 

106 

103

103 

124 

106 

103 

109

159 

182 

152 

133 

124

115 

112 

109 

100 

100

100 

95 

95 

95 

92

92 

92 

87 

84 

90

Mean

179 

395 

306

556

174 

186 

209 

213 

129 

109 

90.1 

84.0 

164

186

July

115 

109 

115 

106 

103

95 

95 

95 

90 

90

87 

87 

87 

84 

84

92

100 

95 

92 

90

90 

90 

84 

82 

79

79 

79 

79 

74 

72 

74

Per 

square

mile

0.476 

1.05 

.814

1.48

.463 

.495 

.556 

.566 

.343 

.290 

.240 

.223 

.436

.495

Aug.

77 

77 

77 

82 

82

84 

87 

159 

127 

109

100 

92 

87 

84 

82

79 

79 

77 

77 

79

74 

74 

74 

74 

77

74 

74 

69 

69 

74 

74

Sept.

US 

196 

146 

121 

106

103 

97 

92 

92 

92

92 

87 

87 

84 

87

87 

133

152 

143 

133

169 

146 

210 

374 

374

290 

225 

228

331 

331

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.55 11,020 

1.17 23,510 

.94 18,840

20.08 402,400

.53 10,700 

. 53 10, 680 

.64 12,830 

.63 12,660 

.40 7,950 

 32 6,480 

 28 5,540 

.26 5,160 

.49 9,770

6.74 135,100
6* WHITE RIVER BASIN

Alley Spring at Alley, Mo.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°9'511 , long. 91°26'30", in SEi sec. 25, T. 29 N., R. 

5 w., at Alley, 400 feet below spring outlet. Zero of gage is 664.73 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 19S9).

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 331 second-feet Nov. 10 (gage 

Height, 2.70 feet); minimum, 59 second-feet Sept. 14-16 (gage height, 1.28 feet).

1928-36: Maximum discharge observed, 1,060 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage 

height, 4.20 feet); minimum, 54 second-feet Oct. 15-18, 1934 (gage height, 1.21 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Occasional run-off from small valley above spring le inclu3ed in records. Gage read once a day.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S

4

e 

e

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14ie

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

SI

Oct.

78 

78 

80 

78 

76

78 

76 

76 

76 

76

76 

76 

76 

76 

76

76 

76 

76 

76 

76

78 

78 

7S 

76 

76

76 

76 

106 

12O 

103 

93

lor.

ss 

ss

85 

83 

145

135 

117 

114 

1O3 

331

300 

246 

216 

189 

173

154 

137 

128 

122 

113

HO 

102 

96 

95 

94

91 

91 

91 

91 

89

Dec.

S4 

S4 

84 

S2 

82

S2

154 

211 

173 

161

15O

137 

124 

122

110

104 

1O4 

99 

96 

94

94 

94 

94 

89 

86

84 

84 

86 

86 

86 

86

Jan.

86 

84 

84 

S4 

84

84 

84 

86 

S6 

86

86 

86 

86 

86 

84

84 

84 

84 

84 

84

82 

82 

82 

S2 

82

82 

82 

82 

82 

82 

82

Fet).

S2 

S2 

S2 

S4 

34

S2 

S2 

82 

82 

79

79 

79 

82 

102 

94

91 

89 

34 

82 

82

79 

79 

79 

82 

82

86 

134 

118 

1O7

Month

Oot 

Ho\

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Hai 

Apt 

Ha, 

Jim 

Jul 

Au« 

Sei

1

tutrr

tater year 1935-3

liar.

107 

102 

96 

91 

86

86 

34 

S2 

79 

84

86 

89 

89 

89 

84

82 

77 

77 

77 

75

74 

74 

74 

74 

78

SO

80 

76 

76 

76 

74

Apr.

72 

76 

SS 

S3 

83

85 

S3 

80 

85 

90

93 

93 

93 

88 

65

SO 

76 

74 

72 

72

68 

68 

66 

66 

66

66 

65 

65 

65 

65

Seoondfoot-days

2,496 

4,017 

3,306

53,615

2,598 

2,531 

2,558 

2,311 

1,923 

1,946 

1,962 

1,958 

2,403

30,009

May

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

Maximum

120 

331 

211

1,060

86

134 

107 

93 

63 

74 

66 

68 

191

331

June

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

65 

65 

63

74 

72 

70 

70 

66

65 

65 

65

65 

65

63 

63 

63 

63

63

64 

64 

64 

64 

64

July

66 

66 

64 

64 

64

64 

64 

64 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

62

62

63 

65 

65 

62 

62

63 

63 

63 

63 

62

62 

62 

63 

63 

63 

63

innlimim

76 

83 

82

66

82 

79 

74 

65 

61 

63 

62 

60 

59

59

Aug.

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

65 

68 

68

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

63 

63 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

60 

6O 

6O

Mean

80.5 

134 

1O7

147

83. S 

87.3 

82.5 

77.0 

62. 0 

64.9 

63.3 

63.2 

8O.1

82.0

Sept.

60 

74 

72 

66 

66

65 

62 

60 

60 

62

62 

62 

62 

59 

59

59 

66 

75 

67 

67

96 

75 

70 

191 

159

123 

95 

9S 

107 

104

Run-off In 

acre-feet

4,950 

7,970 

6.56O

106,300

5,150 

5,020 

5.O7O 

4,580 

3,810 

3,860 

3,890 

5,880 

4,770

59,51O
TOITE RIVER BASIN 65

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°57', long. 91°0', In sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. IE., 400

 feet"below spring outlet and 4 miles southeast of Van Buren. Zero of gage Is 

429.04 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- January to June 1922, April 1923 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 600 second-feet during back-

 water from Current River Nov. 11; minimum, 247 second-feet July 4-6, 12.

1922-36: Maximum discharge (estimated), 1,300 second-feet during backwater 

from Current River in June 1928; minimum, that of July 4-6, 12, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for Nov. 10-12, Jan. 21-25, Sept. 6-10, 13-15,

 which are poor and were computed on basis of records for Greer Spring at Greer, 

Mo., and Bennett Spring at Brlce, Mo. Gage read once dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1956

Day

1 

Z 

S 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

SB 

89 

84 

85

86 

27 

28 

29 

90 

31

Got.

337 

337 

332 

332 

332

332 

328 

337 

332 

332

332 

332 

332 

532 

332

332 

323 

328 

332 

332

332 

332 

332 

328 

328

328 

328 

323 

328 

324 

324

HOT.

324 

320 

320 

320 

463

433 

400 

368 

354 

420

600 

520 

476 

426 

374

348 

339 

335 

330 

326

322 

318 

314 

314 

314

314 

310 

310 

310 

310

Dee.

310 

306 

306 

306 

303

306 

303 

313 

486 

406

416 

379 

352 

343 

339

335 

330 

326 

326 

322

313 

314 

314 

310 

310

306 

308 

304 

303 

304 

304

Jan.

304 

304 

308 

308 

308

308 

304 

306 

306 

306

303 

303 

306 

306 

303

303 

303 

303 

303 

304

303 

303 

302 

302 

301

301 

301 

301 

297 

297 

297

Feb.

297 

297 

297 

297 

299

297 

297 

297 

297 

297

295 

303 

303 

299 

299

299 

294 

294 

294 

295

295 

297 

297 

294 

290

294 

303 

320 

312

Month

Dot 

Hot

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Api 

Jtaj 

Jut 

Ju3 

Aug 

8ej

f

alendar year 193

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

Fater year 1935-3

Mar.

308 

301 

297 

294 

290

286 

283 2831 

236 

236

279 

279 

279 

279 

276

276 

272 

272 

270 

274

270 

270 

269 

269 

272

269 

272 

270 

270 

270 

267

Apr.

267 

265 

265 

269 

269

269 

272 

236 

288 

303

310 

310 

303 

295 

238

233 

233 

283 

279 

279

276 

276 

272 

269 

269

269 

265 

265 

265 

269

Secondfoot-days

10,255 

10,932 

10,213

165,579

9,404 

3,654 

3,641 

8,361 

3,089 

7,592 

7,729 

7,320 

8,175

105,370

Hay

267 

267 

267 

267 

267

267 

264 

264 

264 

264

264 

260 

260 

260 

260

260 

260 

260 

260 

260

257 

257 

257 

257 

257

257 

257 

257 

257 

257 

257

Maximum

337 

600 

436

1,000

308 

320 

308 

310 

267 

258 

252 

255 

312

600

June

252 

252 

252 

252 

252

252 

258 

258 

255 

255

257 

257 

257 

257 

253

253 

253 

253 

250 

252

252 

252 

252 

252 

252

250 

250 

250 

250 

252

July

249 

249 

250 

247 

247

247 

249 

249 

249 

250

250 

247 

249 

249 

250

250 

250 

249 

249 

250

250 

252 

249 

250 

250

252 

249 

25O 

250 

249 

249

Minimum

324 

310 

303

279

297 

290 

267 

265 

257 

250 

247 

250 

249

247

Aug.

250 

250 

252 

252 

253

250 

250 

255 

255 

252

253 

253 

253 

255 

255

255 

253 

253 

253 

253

252 

252 

252 

252 

253

250 

250 

350 

250 

252 

252

Mean

331 

364 

330

454

303 

293 

279 

279 

261 

253 

249 

252 

272

2S9

Sept.

249 

286 

385 

274 

264

262 

262 

260 

260 

260

258 

258 

258 

258 

258

238 

281 

274 

267 

267

267 

265 

265 

283 

312

304 

301 

294 

283 

272

Run-off In 

acre-feet

20,340 

21,680 

20,270

328,400

18,650 

17,160 

17,140 

16,580 

16,040 

15,060 

15,330 

15,510 

16,210

210,000
66 TOITE RIVER BASIN

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°38', long. 91°12', In NWi sec. 20, T. 23 N.,

 R. 2 W., at bridge on State Highway 42 about 7 miles southwest of Bardley. Zero 

of gage is about 410.7 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 753 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 900 second-feet Dec. 8 (gage height,

 3.08 feet); minimum discharge, 188 second-feet Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 6, 16; minimum gage height, 1.69 feet Sept. 16.

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 27,800 second-feet Apr. 14, 1927 (gage height, 

18.74 feet, present datum, from floodmarks); minimum discharge, 180 second-feet 

Oct. 18, Nov. 17, 18, 1934; minimum gage height, 1.06 feet, present datum, Sept. 

6-11, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 19.7 feet, present datum, from floodmarks, in August 1915.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

405 

405 

405 

405 

430

405 

405 

405 

405 

405

380 

3SO 

380 

380 

380

380 

380 

430 

456 

430

430 

405 

405 

405 

380

380 

405 

455 

480 

430 

430

Nov.

430 

405 

405 

405 

430

480 

4SO 

455 

455 

505

562 

562 

535 

535 

505

480 

455 

455 

455 

430

430 

405 

405 

405 

405

405 

430 

430 

430 

430

Dec.

405 

405 

380 

380 

380

430 

675 

900 

770 

705

645 

618 

59O 

562 

535

535 

505 

480 

480 

455

455 

455 

430 

430 

405

405 

380 

405 

405 

380 

380

Jan.

Month

Oct 

HOV 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

u

tember ....................

ater year 1935-3

380 

380 

380 

380 

380

360 

355 

355 

355 

355

355 

355 

355 

330 

330

330 

330 

330 

330 

330

310 

310 

310 

310 

310

310 

310 

290 

290 

290 

290

Peb.

290 

290 

290 

290 

290

283 

286 

280 

280 

280

276 

2S3 

290 

380 

355

330 

310 

290 

286 

286

286 

286 

290 

310 

310

355 

430 

430 

405

Seoondfoot-days

12,655 

13,599 

15,365

337,541

10,405 

9,047 

9,315 

12,662 

8,239 

7,353 

6,605 

6,176 

7,816

119,237

Mar.

3SO 

380 

355 

355 

330

330 

310 

310 

310 

310

310 

310 

290 

290 

290

290 

283 

283 

279 

279

276 

272 

286 

279 

276

276 

276 

276 

276 

276 

272

Maximum

480 

562

900

13,300

380 

430 

3SO 

770 

310 

480 

280 

240 

590

900

Apr.

280 

272 

266 

262 

310

770 

645 

535 

535 

562

590 

61S 

562 

535 

505

455 

430 

405 

405 

380

380 

355 

355 

330 

330

330 

330 

310 

310 

310

May

310 

310 

290 

290 

290

286 

283 

28iO 

280 

276

272 

272 

280 

272 

266

266 

262 

262 

258 

25S

252 

249 

246 

243 

243

243 

243 

240 

240 

240 

237

Minimum

380 

405

380

240

290 

276 

272 

262 

237 

219 

198 

188 

188

188

June

237 

237 

237 

234 

231

231 

231 

231 

231 

266

480 

310 

276 

258 

252

246 

240 

234 

237 

234

231 

228 

225 

222 

219

219 

219 

219 

219 

219

Mean

408 

453 

496

985

336 

312 

300 

422 

266 

245 

213 

199 

261

326

July

262 

228 

222 

219 

219

216 

213 

210 

210 

207

207 

207 

207 

207 

207

210 

210 

207 

204 

280

213 

210 

207 

207 

207

207 

201 

201 

201 

201 

19S

Per 

square 

mile

0.591 

.657 

.719

1.34

.487 

.452 

.435 

.612 

.386 

.355 

.309 

.288 

.378

.472

Aug.

198 

201 

201 

201 

198

19S 

195 

231 

240 

213

204 

204 

198 

198 

198

19S 

213 

201 

198

192

192 

192 

192 

192 

190

190 

190 

190 

190 

190 

188

Sept.

188 

210 

195 

192 

190

188 

190 

190 

201 

201

195 

192 

192 

192 

190

190 

590 

355 

272 

249

231 

219 

430 

555 

405

330 

290 

283 

369 

262

Run-off

Inches

0.68 

.73 

.83

18.18

.56 

.49 

.50 

.68 

.44 

.40 

.36 

.33 

.41

6.41

Acre-feet

25,100 

26 ,970 

30,480

669,600

20,640 

17,940 

18,480 

25,110 

16,340 

14,580 

13,100 

12,250 

15 ,500

236 ,500
WHITE RIVER BASIN 67

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°47'10", long. 91°20'50", in SEJSWi sec. 36,

 T. 25 N., R. 4 W., 300 feet below lower outlet of spring, 1 mile above Eleven 

Point River, and 1 mile north of Greer. Zero of gage is 564.32 feet (revised) 

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- August to December 1904, November 1921 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 14 years (1922-36), 345 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 331 second-feet Dec. 8 (gage height, 0.98

 foot); minimum, 116 second-feet Aug. 26-31, Sept. 14-17 (gage height, 0.27 foot).

1921-36: Maximum discharge observed, 903 second-feet May 26, 1927; maximum 

gage height, 1.83 feet June 17, 1935; minimum discharge and gage height, those of 

Aug. 26-31, Sept. 14-17, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for Feb. 27 to Mar. 3 was computed on basis of

 records for Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo., and Bennett Spring at Brice, Mo.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

3.5

16

17

IS

19

SO

21

22

29

24

25

26

27

28

29

90

31

Oet.

274

271

271

268

264

264

360

264

260

257

257

257

257

260

260

257

257

254

254

254

254

250

246

243

243

243

243

254

257

254

250

HOT.

246

246

246

250

271

271

271

260

257

278

289

389

282

278

221

268

268

264

260

257

254

246

243

243

240

240

246

250

246

243

-

Dec.

240

253

230

226

223

226

293

327

327

319

308

300

296

293

285

274

271

26 S

264

257

254

254

250

243

240

236

233

233

233

230

223

Jan.

220

220

220

217

217

217

210

210

210

210

207

207

207

204

204

201

201

201

198

194

194

194

191

191

191

188-

188

185

185

185

185

Feb.

182

182

182

182

179

179

176

176

176

176

176

176

185

201

198

191

185

179

179

179

176

182

182

185

191

213

220

215

210

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

200

190

190

1S8

185

182

179

179

173

170

170

170

170

170

170

167

164

164

162

162

162

162

159

159

156

159

156

153

150

147

159

Apr.

170

167

164

164

170

185

185

182

182

194

226

220

210

201

201

198

194

191

185

185

179

176

167

164

162

162

156

156

153

147

-

Secondfoot-days

7 ,957

7,773

8,089

129,083

6,252

5,413

5,227

5,396

4,418

4,194

3,945

3,791

4,014

66 ,469

Hay

147

145

147

145

147

147

147

145

145

145

147

147

147

147

147

147

145

145

145

142

139

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

Maxljnum

274

289

327

634

220

220

200

226

147

159

131

128

179

327

June

139

156

153

150

150

147

150

150

150

150

159

156

150

145

142

139

136

134

131

131

128

128

128

126

126

128

128

128

128

128

-

July

128

128

128

126

126

126

123

126

126

126

123

123

126

126

126

126

126

128

128

128

131

126

128

128

131

131

128

128

131

128

128

Minimum

243

240

223

142

185

176

147

147

136

126

12?

116

118

116

Aug.

128

128

128

128

128

126

126 1"6

126

126

126

126

123

123

123

123

123

123

121

121

121

118

118

118

118

116

116

116

116

116

116

Mean

257

259

261

354

202

T LO Q*T 1

169

180

143

140

127

122

134

182

Sept.

US

us

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

121

121

121

118

118

118

147

150

142

136

131

123

142

179

176

167

162

153

156

153

Run-off In 

ao re-feet

15,760

15,420

16,040

256 ,000

12,400

10,740

10,370

10,700

8,760

8 ,320

7 ,820

7,520

7 ' 960

131 ,600
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°32', long. 91°21', in NWJ sec. 17, T. 2 S., R. 3 W.,

11 miles east of Stuttgart.

Records available.- August 1935 to September 1936. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period ending Sept. 30, 1935, 37 secondfeet Sept. 10 (gage height, 2.24 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Aug. 8, 9, 12, 13

(gage height, 0.64 foot).

Maximum discharge observed during year ending Sept. 30, 1936, 1,210 second-feet

July 5 (gage height, 11.40 feet); no flow during periods in May, June, and August. 

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow affected by diversions for seasonal irrigation. Gage

read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

Aug.

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

1

1

2

Sept.

2

3

5

6

11

20

22

20

20

37

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aug.

2

1

1

3

S

6

4

6

6

5

Sept.

29

18

18

17

14

13

11

9

8

8

Day

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

6

4

4

4

4

3

4

3

2

2

2

Sept.

8

S

7

7

9

7

10

12

20

31

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6

7

a

9 

10

11

12 

13 

U 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oet.

37 

35 

35 

37 

39

36 

27 

23 

22 

20

17 

15 

13 

12 

18

55 

47 

33 

23 

16

12 

13 

33 

82 

87

67 

61 

148 

169 

165 

114

HOT.

87 

63 

55 

46 

37

31 

148 

239 

248 

198

416 

530 

645 

630 

470

390 

285 

198 

134 

97

72 

66 

41 

20 

16

11 

9 

8 

7 

6

Dec.

6 

5 

5 

4 

4

3 

3 

S

3

7

10 

9 

9 

8 

7

6 

5 

4 

4 

3

3 

2 

2 

2 

2

2

1 

1 

1 

1

1

Jan.

1 

2 

2 

2 

3

3 

3 

8 

16 

22

17 

12 

9 

8 

9

10 

8 

7 

6 

4

4 

3 

3 

3 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Feb.

2 

2 

6 

29 

65

41 

35 

IS 

18 

16

13 

9 

9 

11 

13

15 

13

14 

10 

8

7 

6 

6 

6 

5

6 

9

12 

13

Month

An 

Se

Oc 

No 

De 

Ja 

Fe 

Ha

MP 

Ha

Ju 

Ju 

Au 

Se

gust 193

tober 19

nuary 1936.............................

ly.....................................

Water year 1955-

Mar.

12 

10 

9 

8 

27

S2 

108 

87 

67 

66

46 

37 

29 

18 

13

11 

9 

8 

7 

9

7 

5 

6 

16 

41

67 

190 

230 

190 

162 

146

Apr.

148 

141 

127 

108 

87

67 

47 

36 

63 

67

51 

33 

23 

17 

13

10 

8 

6 

6 

4

4 

4 

4 

3

2

2 

2

1 

2 

2

Secondfoot -days

109 

408

1,490 

4,990 

126 

178 

405 

1,712 

1,087 

31 

12 

9,296 

23 

233

19,583

May

2 

3 

2 

2

1

1 

1 

0 

0 

0

1

3 

2

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

0 

0

0 

0

1

1

0

1

Mgyiflftapfl

8 

37

169 

545 

10 

22 

66 

230 

148 

3 

2 

1,210 

3 

20

1,210

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

1 

1 

1 

1

0

0 

0

1

0

0 

0 

0 

0

1

1 1 1 1

2

July

3 

397 

965 

1,140 

1,210

1,080 

955 

833 

697 

560

416 

305 

230 

162 

108

67 

45 

27 

17 

14

12 

10 

8 

7 

8

7 

6 

5 

5 

4 

3

!H¥i<»im

1

2

12 

6

1 

1 

2 

6 

1 

0 

0 

3 

0 

1

0

Aug.

3 

2 

2 

2 

2

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

0

1 

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

1 1 

1

0

Mean

3.6 

13.6

48.1 

166 

4.1 

6.7 

14.0 

55.2 

36.2 

1.0 

.4 

300 

.7 

7.8

63.6

Sept.

2 

2

2 

2

1

3 

4 

4 

4 

6

7 

6 

4 

6 

6

e

8 , 

8 

8 

6

6 

9 

15 

20 

18

16 

14 

16 

13 

13

Run-off In 

acre-feet

216

809

2,960 

9,900 

250 

353 

803 

3,400 

2,160 

61 

24 

18,440 

46 

462

38,860
WHITE RIVER BASIN 69

Little Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°31', long. 91°29', In NWi sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 4 W., 

4 miles east of Stuttgart.

Records available.- November 1935 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 486 second-feet July 3 (gage 

height, 4.30 feet); no flow for various periods.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge estimated Nov. 1, 2, and corrected for backwater 

effect July 7-25, on basis of one measurement, rainfall records, and comparison 

with Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark. Flow affected by diversions for seasonal 

irrigation. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

5

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1416

16

17

18

19

80

sa22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Got. HOT.

2

2

2

2

3

18

46

54

50

39

58

96

96

58

37

24

13

8

3

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

-

Deo.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Jan.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Feb.

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Month

March. ....................................

April .....................................

MaT. ............................

July. .....................................

The peri 3d. ............................

Mar.

0

0

0

0

2

4

5

3

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

2

S

10

4

1

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

- o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Secondfoot-days

618

39

42

26

47

4

0

0

949

0

51

Hay

^flTlwinn

96

3

3

2

10

2

0

0

351

0

8

June July

1

46

351

278

137

66

39

20

10

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

D

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

IMT^imijH

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

20 .6

1.3

1.4

.9

1.6

.1

0

0

30.6

0

1.7

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

3

7

8

8

8

7

e

3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,230

77

83

50

93

7.9

0

0

1 fQQO

0

101

3,620
70 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°3', long. 106°16', in sec. 31, T. 11 S., 

R. ?y W., at Granite, just above mouth of Cache Creek.

Drainage area.- 431 square miles.

Records available.- April to October 1895, May 1897 to September 1899, April 1910 to 

September 1927, October 1933 to September 1936 In reports of U. S. Geological 

Survey; May 1897 to September 1899, April 1910 to September 1936 in reports of 

State engineer.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1910-36), 336 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 second-feet June 26 (gage height, 

4.4K feet); minimum dally discharge, 64 second-feet Dec. 17, 19.

1895, 1897-99, 1910-36: Maximum discharge, 2,900 second-feet June 16, 1924 

(gage height, 4.57 feet); minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records good-except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 17 to Mar. 5, which 

were computed on basis of records at Sallda, two discharge measurements, and weather 

records and are fair. Minor diversions for Irrigation above station. Sugar Loaf 

and Twin Lakes Reservoirs on tributaries above station (total capacities, 72,120 

acre-feet). Ewlng Ditch, Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel, Twin Lakes Tunnel, and Fremont Pass 

Ditch bring water from Colorado River Basin to Arkansas River above station; total 

diversions for 1936, 37,320 acre-feet. Records of diversions furnished by office 

of State engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

177

172

164

151

154

156

129

110

101

101

101

101

103

101

98

101

101

96

98

103

100

98

96

9e

93

98

101

96

91

94

85

HOT.

S3

90

85

83

76

S3

90

S2

82

85

77

77

76

77

73

74

74

80

77

70

73

73

121

180

166

103

70

72

70

67

-

Dee.

66

65

85

109

90

77

77

76

73

69

70

69

70

69

67

66

64

65

64

66

71

70

74

78

84

87

89

88

88

87

88

Jan.

S7

S6

8S

S5

S6

86

87

86

83

86

90

94

92

92

95

96

96

85

86

86

86

86

86

86

85

85

84

82

80

76

78

Feb.

79

80

80

78

72

71

68

72

70

68

70

73

72

73

73

73

72

72

70

71

72

71

72

75

74

73

73

74

75

_

-

Month

 arch. ....................................

April. ....................................

Hay.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3*5 ......................

Mar.

76

78

80

85

83

85

93

94

96

98

82

83

90

85

79

72

74

80

73

76

79

80

96

101

100

98

98

103

103

110

112

Apr.

110

105

109

114

112

105

112

125

125

132

161

205

233

264

337

460

529

594

636

673

661

758

860

860

908

937

944

901

880

633

-

Seoondfoot-daya

3,468

2,589

2,361

110,077

2,686

2,116

2,742

13 ,783

35 ,798

37,613

27,825

19,506

5,776

155 ,663

May

1,030

1,020

1,030

1,230

1,350

1,420

1,300

1,160

415

535

649

642

1,040

1,250

1,400

1,620

1,610

1,590

1,630

1,510

1,450

1,490

1,450

1,O60

944

1,040

996

966

901

1,030

1,040

M^T^fflMTB

177

180

109

1,640

96

80

112

944

1,630

1,780

1,270

1,090

496

1,780

June

973

840

718

887

901

718

655

908

1,190

1,340

1,450

853

880

1,010

1,000

1,210

1,180

1,550

1,640

1,650

1,500

1,530

1,730

1,680

1,690

1,780

1,700

1,570

1,500

1,380

-

July

1,270

1,210

1,110

1,160

1,150

1,180

1,180

630

636

630

785

1,160

1,040

1,100

1,130

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,040

1,050

959

518

541

547

486

450

507

558

420

358

Minimum

85

67

64

62

76

68

72

105

415

655

358

 282

121

64

Aug.

401

450

349

366

366

476

384

324

301

282

290

286

384

345

349

397

705 .

887

996

1,090

1,090

996

944

916

880

894

923

923

894

853

765

Mean

112

86.3

76.2

302

86.6

73.0

88.5

459

1,155

1,254

878

629

193

425

Sept.

496

491

430

358

250

223

223

202

191

191

180

164

154

144

138

136

132

132

132

127

125

123

121

123

121

121

123

136

141

148

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

6,880

5,140

4,680

218,400

5,330

4,200

5,440

27 ,340

71 ,000

74 ,600

54,000

38,690

11,460

308,800
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 71

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°31', long. 106°0', in sec. 32, T. 50 N., 

R. 9 E., at Salida. South Arkansas River enters 1| miles below.

Drainage area.- l,glO square miles.

Records available.- April 1895 to October 1903, November 1909 to September 1927,

octooer 1933 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey; April 1895 to 

October 1903, November 1909 to September 1936 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1910-36), 632 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,900 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 6.90 

reet;; minimum daily discharge, 180 second-feet Mar.'20.

1895-1903, 1909-36: Maximum discharge, 5,100 second-feet June 16, 1924 (gage 

height, 7.2 feet); minimum daily discharge, 140 second-feet Sept. 19-21, 1902.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by 

storage in Clear Creek Reservoir (capacity, 11,444 acre-feet) and as noted under 

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

414

394

383

349

353

349

353

353

349

335

324

317

307

304

304

300

314

310

300

314

321

314

324

328

324

324

342

338

331

328

317

HOT.

307

321

314

304

281

287

290

290

281

278

269

266

275

272

254

251

254

263

254

245

245

248

251

321

360

331

251

239

242

242

-

Dee.

230

227

233

254

281

263

260

257

251

242

242

242

251

242

222

220

217

217

220

222

214

220

230

242

245

245

242

245

039

230

230

Jan.

227

214

225

212

217

217

222

212

207

227

230

236

230

230

236

239

233

220

209

220

227

227

227

225

222

222

217

217

220

204

212

Feb.

227

236

236

212

214

209

230

214

209

209

217

222

220

222

225

222

217

209

212

209

214

214

222

220

212

207

204

207

209

-

-

Month

October. ..................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-C 6. .....................

Mar.

214

212

217

230

222

220

227

230

230

230

212

207

209

214

207

194

192

192

192

180

187

197

194

204

225

217

209

225

222

225

233

Apr.

230

220

212

217

217

222

214

222

233

220

230

278

321

346

387

528

588

717

752

872

860

926

1,070

1,060

1,090

1,110

1,140

1,100

1,060

998

-

Secondfoot-days

10,317

8,286

7,375

210,124

6,883

6,280

6,569

17,640

54,447

63,720

33,904

35,988

14,500

270,909

May

1,140

1,160

1,160

1,470

1,720

1,810

1,780

1,600

956

671

1,050

1,030

1,300

1,760

2,070

2,360

2,500

2,520

2,490

2,490

2,220

2,340

2,260

2,100

1,620

1,880

1,770

1,780

1,570

1,840

2,030

Maximum

414

360

281

3,140

239

236

233

1,140

2,520

2,630

1,780

1,640

968

2,630

June

2,190

1,900

1,630

1,500

1,610

1,280

1,120

1,450

1,960

2,300

2,490

2,080

1,920

2,080

2,030

2,150

2,250

2,420

2,550

2,530

2,330

2,470

2,630

2,600

2,530

2,560

2,520

2,380

2,200

2,060

-

July

1,730

1,7SO

1,610

1,600

1,590

1,570

1,660

1,110

932

1,010

980

1,630

1,530

1,390

1,470

1,520

1,440

1,430

1,580

1,390

1,360

1,350

920

770

836

758

660

776

908

782

782

Minimum

300

239

214

157

204

204

180

212

671

1,120

660

788

317

180

Aug.

818

866

1,080

932

1,140

1,080

1,450

1,150

1,050

944

890

872

932

938

848

788

1,010

1,210

1,410

1,550

1,640

1,570

1,400

1,290

1,240

1,240

1,320

1,350

1,420

1,300

1,260

Mean

333

276

238

576

222

217

212

588

1,756

2,124

1,255

1,161

483

740

Sept.

968

908

854

794

633

573

53S

505

473

456

442

456

456

442

379

356

364

368

364

331

317

346

342

371

394

406

410

414

430

410

-

Run-off In 

aore-feet

20,460

16,440

14, 630

416,800

13,650

12,460

13,030

34,990

108,000

126,400

77,160

71,380

28,760

537,400
72 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°26', long. 105°15', In sec. 32, T. 18 S., 

R. yu W., In Canon City, Just above mouth of Sand Creek.

Drainage area.- 3,090 square miles.

Records available.- May 1888 to September 1927, October 1933 to September 1936 In re-

 ports of U. 8. Geological Survey; May 1888 to September 1936 In reports of state 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 49 years (1887-1936), 735 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,120 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 

5.07 feet); minimum dally discharge, 137 second-feet Mar. 22.

1888-1936: Maximum discharge, 19,000 second-feet Aug. 2, 1921 (gage height, 

10.7 feet); minimum dally discharge, 90 second-feet Apr. 7, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Corrected for Ice effect Feb. 3-19 on basis of record for sta-

 £Ton at Sallda, one discharge measurement, and weather records. Diversions for 

Irrigation above station. Regulation same as noted under Arkansas River at Granite 

and at Sallda.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

an

22

as

24

25

26

27

28

20

30

31

Oct.

605

541

516

4S1

436

415

404

404

394

379

354

341

336

323

319

314

314

345

314

306

314

323

336

384

399

379

379

384

359

354

336

HOT.

328

332

359

359

364

364

384

369

364

394

409

369

341

354

336

310

310

319

319

306

294

290

314

310

431

464

404

290

314

326

-

Dee.

319

314

314

328

379

379

354

332

328

326

323

323

332

319

296

298

298

310

319

328

319

328

341

364

379

374

374

345

332

328

328

Jan.

319

306

319

306

306

319

328

328

332

336

336

350

336

310

298

294

282

274

265

259

290

319

332

310

290

310

310

323

.314

332

336

Feb.

354

345

286

232

232

240

236

236

270

286

306

302

266

262

262

240

222

212

229

262

259

274

276

270

255

236

236

225

243

-

Month

April. ....................................

 7.... ...................................

Julv. .............................. ..

Water year 1935-315 ......................

Mar.

240

240

240

255

259

255

255

247

232

232

225

215

205

198

215

218

183

171

168

157

148

137

177

180

166

165

151

157

16S

171

174

Apr.

218

205

205

20S

212

177

198

195

201

201

189

212

278

319

354

409

553

632

661

743

751

798

897

981

1,030

1,150

1,180

1,220

1,210

1,200

hi

Secondfoot-days

11 ,78S

10 429

10 J 335

236,315

9,659

7,576

6,224

16 >78*7

59,775

60,250 

39,289

44,828

16,456

293,396

May

i,ieo

1,320

1,340

1,460

1,730

1,660

1,900

1,760

1,450

897

998

1,150

1,310

1,750

2,090

2,530

2,780

2,640

2,610

2,590

2,260

2,450

2,460

2,610

2,630

2,130

2,020

1,990

1,780

1,970

2,130

Maximum

605

464

379

4,260

350

354

259

1,220

2 jTBO

2,530

1,740

2l820

1,050

2,320

June

2,360

2,070

1,800

1,510

1,620

1,390

1,210

1,260

1,690

2,090

2,340

2,300

1,840

1,900

1,930

1,860

2,040

1,970

2,200

2,260

2,130

2,140

2,530

2,340

2,280

2,300

2,450

2,310

2,120

1,990

-

July

1,740

1,630

1,560

1,470

1,460

1,420

1,450

1,360

939

981

981

1,270

1,540

1,380

1.3SO

1,430

1,380

1,380

1,420

1,520

1,300

1,320

1,160

798

S06

806

705

713

1,120

1,380

1,490

Minimum

306

£90

298

90

255

212

137

177

1,210 

705

998

350

137

Aug.

1,200

1,150

1,250

1,270

1,340

2,620

2,670

2,130

1,640

1,480

1,400

1,310

1,260

1,240

1,090

998

1,020

1,200

1,380

1,430

1,580

1,600

1,560

1,480

1,380

1,320

1,570

1,280

1,2SO

1,310

1,190

Mean

380

348

333

647

312

261

201

560

1,928

2,008 

1, 267

1,446

549

802

Sept.

1,05O

922

880

864

751

661

639

626

592

553

522

516

510

493

447

436

409

431

420

409

364

354

364

350

399

415

461

516

510

572

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

23

20*690

20,500

468,800

19,160

15,030

12,350

33,300

118,600

119,500

AR'QPD

32^640

582,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo.

73

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16', long. 104°41', In sec. 34, T. 20 S., R. 

65 W., at south side waterworks Intake, 4 miles west of center of Pueblo.

Drainage area.- 4,730 square miles.

Records available.- May 1885 to September 1886, September 1894 to September 1927,

octooer 1933 to September 1936 at present site and June to September 1887 at site 9 

miles above Pueblo In reports of U. s. Geological Survey; May 1885 to September 1886, 

September 1894 to September 1936 In reports of State engineer. Records May 1925 to 

September 1934 do not Include water diverted around station In the north side waterAverage discharge.- 32 years (1894-1924, 1934-36)", 775 second-feet; 9 years (1925-34), 

62* second-feet (does not Include water diverted around station In north side waterworks Intake).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet (Includes 40 second-feet 

diverted around station In north side waterworks Intake) May 24; minimum dally discharge, 41 second-feet (Includes 28 second-feet diverted around station In north side 

waterworks Intake) Mar. 22.

1685-87, 1894-1936: Maximum discharge, 103,000 second-feet (slope measurement, 

Including estimated discharge of Dry Creek, 19,500 second-feet) June 3, 1921 (gage 

height, 24.66 feet, gage at Pueblo); minimum dally discharge, 18 second-feet (includes 

13 second-feet diverted around station In north side waterworks Intake) Apr. 7, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 25-27, Jan. 26 to 

Feb. 21, which are fair and were computed on basis of gage heights and weather records. 

Diversions for Irrigation above station. Regulation (see description for Arkansas 

River at Sallda).

Discharge, In second-feet, mater year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

Z 

3

4 

6

6

V 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

IV 

18 

19 

SO

81 

22 

S3 

84 

85

26 

S7 

28 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

400 

407 

386 

365 

305

274 

287 

268 

268 

262

239 

239 

239 

260 

222

216 

167 

152 

152 

156

156 

210 

251 

287 

311

2S7 

337 

365 

330 

280 

330

Nov.

351 

351 

379 

437 

3S6

372 

3S6 

422 

379 

379

400 

400 

400 

422 

393

324 

311 

365 

365 

358

299 

330 

330 

311 

330

415 

430 

337 

280 

344

Month

Oct 

HOT

Dec

Ca.

Jam 

Fob] 

Man 

Apr 

May 

Juru 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

Wa

lender year 1935

Bh

ber year 1935-36

Dec.

344 

2S7 

293 

2Y4 274'

351 

324 

318 

311 

299

287 

274 

293 

256 

233

216 

256 

256 

280 

227

239 

222 

215 

227 

17S

178 

178 

156 

143 

163 

199

Jan.

172 

210 

210 

199 

178

172 

183 

210 

239 

233

183 

210 

172 

143 

143

152 

172 

167 

150 

222

227 

239 

216 

210 

1S3

161 

152 

143 

199 

194 

194

Feb.

194 

15S 

152 

156 

48

100 

122 

152 

143 

222

227 

2S7 

305 

239 

222

135 

148 

167 

17S 

268

268 

268 

293 

233 

188

152 

131 

127 

111

Mar.

10Y 

12Y 

122 

101 

113

127 

131 

113 

109 

106

99 

99 

80 

75 

66

62 

44 

39 

44 

69

37 

13 

20 

53 

51

40 

39 

21 

11 

17 

44

Apr.

63 

109 

69 

66 

66

69 

62 

48 

26 

59

66 

57 

7S 

S9 

120

127 

252 

380 

596 

605

785 

67S 

67S 

765 

Y95

834 

934 

814 

874 

874

May

7Y5 

934 

966 

1,130 

1,400

1,700 

2,000 

2,020 

1,600 

894

69S 

1,020 

1,010 

1,370 

1,650

2,060 

2,630 

2,680 

2,520 

2,520

2,390 

2,270 

2,210 

4,430 

2,030

1,810 

1,910 

1,880 

1,710 

1,650 

1,860

Observed

Secondfootdaya

5,4,28 

10,986 

7,771

212,685

5,838 

5,394 

2,179 

11,078 

55,727 

53,970 

3Y,457 

52,228 

12,721

263, Y7Y

Discharge In aecond-feet

Maximum

40Y 

43Y 

351

4,090

239 

305 

131 

934 

4,450 

2,540 

2,460 

5,060 

1,120

5,060

Minimum

152 

280 

143

1

143 

48 

11 

26 

698 

Y46 

578 

854 

117

11

Mean

272 

366 

251

583

TO. 3 

369 

1,798 

1,799 

1,208 

1,685 

424

721

Run-off 

In 

aore-feet

16,720 

21,790 

15,410

421,900

11 ,,580 

10,700 

4,320 

21,970 

110,500 

107,000 

Y4,290 

103,600 

25,230

523,100

June

2,060 

1,960 

1,580 

1,430 

1,220

1,130 

864 

746 

1,060 

1,580

2,020 

2,150 

1,600 

1,510 

1,600

1,460 

1,700 

1,750 

2,060 

2,150

2,080 

1,960 

2,540 

2,390 

2,280

2,200 

2,300 

2,340 

2,200 

2,050

July

1,780 

1,550 

1,580 

1,370 

1,3SO

1,310 

1,270 

1,260 

775 

70Y

765 

765 

1,230 

1,100 

1,020

1,050 

1,040 

1,020 

1,030 

1,660

1,310 

1,220 

1,180 

688 

578

605 

1,530 

1,3YO 

854 

2,460 

1,980

Diverted 

by 

norths Ide 

waterworks 

Intake 

(aore-feet)

«3,260 

2,840 

2,360

29,180

3,220 

3,790 

2,730 

*1,960 

«2,460 

«2,9SO 

*3,OYO 

*3,070 

*4,210

35,950

Aug.

1,650 

1,470 

1,440 

2,060 

2,360

4,080 

5,060 

2,860 

2,160 

1,6YO

1,390 

1,210 

1,070 

1,180 

1,010

966 

854 

998 

1,410 

2,110

2,000 

1,710 

1,710 

1,440 

1,270

1,050 

1,080 

1,540 

1,080 

1,330 

1,200

Sept.

1,180 

894 

1,040 

934 

717

605 

5SY 

462 

404 

333

333 

386 

349 

318 

238

286 

209 

180 

209 

203

197 

137 

117 

ISO 

151

215 

413 

544 

614 

596

Corrected for 

diversion

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

19,980 

24,630 

17,770

451,100

14,800 

14,490 

7,050 

23,930 

113,000 

110,000 

77,360 

106,700 

29,440

559,200

Mean 

secondfeet)

325

414 

889

623

240 

252 

115 

402 

1,838 

1,849 

1,258 

1,735 

495

770

Note.- Table of dally discharge does not include water diverted around station In north side 

waterworks Intake.

^Estimated.
74 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°11<, long. 104°10', In sec. 31, T. 21 S., R. 60

 n.,, at Oxford Farmers Canal Co.'s dam li miles west of Nepesta.

Drainage area.- 9,130 square miles.

Records available.- September 1897 to October 1903, July 1909 to November 1912, October

 1933 to septemoer 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey; September 1897 to 

October 1903, July 1909 to November 1912, January 1914 to September 1936 in reports 

of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 second-feet July 28 (gage height, 6.50

 reet); minimum daily discharge, 20 second-feet Apr. 13.

1897-1903, 1909-12, 1914-36: Maximum discharge, 180,000 second-feet at point 

9 miles upstream (slope measurement) June 4, 1921; no flow at times during 1902, 1910, 

1931, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 3 to Feb. 24, which

 are fair and were based on records at Pueblo and diversions for storage. Regulation 

and diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1935

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

272

366

284

272

242

216

272

284

272

278

284

260

248

231

248

151

168

160

236

177

196

236

390

345

414

414

414

266

382

345

338

HOT.

338

284

374

502

512

438

422

422

374

331

374

398

352

324

284

350

401

381

376

376

371

371

500

473

398

229

320

304

283

289

-

Dec.

296

276

292

323

299

306

363

350

340

338

322

310

307

328

298

250

231

272

274

295

285

307

279

256

209

140

250

236

172

128

158

Jan.

iei

173

175

200

171

113

158

167

177

177

195

194

195

160

189

158

215

239

289

277

314

335

326

202

243

246

211

115

107

80S

258

Feb.

184

185

236

225

286

161

218

235

284

258

357

365

417

400

326

302

1SS

226

237

211

270

173

198

154

174

131

174

178

178

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

Deoeotbar. .................................

April. . ...................................

Ifcy............. ..........................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-31S ......................

Ear.

152

156

224

204

193

193

193

183

165

188

188

178

160

147

107

100

92

86

72

65

83

80

51

49

72

86

63

51

35

24

22

Apr.

40

103

127

114

100

94

97

75

70

56

46

21

20

56

75

94

114

214

312

470

651

651

651

750

847

799

847

896

930

965

-

Secondfoot -days

8,661

11,151

8,490

6,368

6,951

3,662

 t f\ OOIT _LU i GO f

48 92V

50*422

39^442

84,318

15,035

293,714

May

965

8SO

750

707

983

1,200

1,700

1,900

1,170

679

328

722

983

1,220

1,640

1,920

2,480

2,050

2,200

1,450

1,640

1,610

2,120

5,720

2,250

1,220

1,750

2,180

1,620

1,320

1,370

Mfudsun

414

512

363

335

417

224

965

5,720

4,070

10,100

14 ,300

1,300

14,300

June

1,520

1,410

1,050

1,430

3,890

965

722

557

608

1,260

1,640

4,070

1,090

1,070

1,110

1,090

1,480

1,780

1,750

2,120

1,980

1,590

1,860

2,150

2,180

2,000

2,200

2,080

2,020

1,730

-

July

1,450

1,090

983

847

736

636

557

1,260

693

736

736

693

782

847

651

544

608

595

665

815

1,240

679

622

595

459

428

965

10,100

1,040

5,570

1,820

Minimum

151

229

128

107

131

22

20

328

557

428

544

193

20

Aug.

831

2,030

2,830

4,990

6,390

12,900

14,300

7,600

4,560

3,020

2,020

1,340

1,220

1,660

1,610

1,260

1,040

679

896

1,640

2,280

1,450

1,240

1,050

636

693

544

948

863

815

983

Mean

279

372

274

205

240

118

343

1,578

1,681

1 272

2)720

501

802

Sept.

736

863

1,070

1,300

930

707

896

608

518

407

344

397

376

386

344

304

304

276

296

328

344

276

236

224

229

193

276

531

766

570

Run-off In 

ao re-feet

17,180

22 120

16 ) 840

12,630

13,790

7,260

20,400

97,050

100,000

167^200

29,820

582,500
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 75

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°59', long. 103°31', In sec. 2, T. 24 S., R. 55

 Iff., at Bast Bridge, In La Junta, just above mouth of King Arroya. During the period 

of record this station has been maintained at several different locations at 

La Junta, and all records are comparable.

Drainage area.- 12,200 square miles.

Records available.- May to August 1889, December 1893 to December 1895, January to

 December 1901, April to October 1903, August to November 1908, April 1912 to December 

1913, October 1933 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey; December 

1893 to December 1895, January to December 1901, April to October 1903, August to 

November 1908, April 1912 to September 1936 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1912-36), 268 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 8.65 feet Aug. 8 (discharge not determined);

 minimum dally discharge, 6.1 second-feet Mar. 21.

1889, 1893-95, 1901, 1903, 1908, 1912-36: Maximum discharge, 200,000 second-feet 

(slope measurement) June 4, 1921 (gage height, 18.4 feet); no flow Jan. 20-23, 

Mar. 20-22, 1915.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Feb. 1-23, which are fair,

 ana were computed on the basis of two discharge measurements and weather records. 

Discharge Sept. 2-30 Includes flow diverted around station in canal. Regulation 

and diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

400

38S

346

312

268

226

149

134

128

124

95

S3

75

53

40

49

40

31

38

38

34

36

38

72

107

117

149

177

208

235

203

HOT.

194

19S

20S

226

257

257

252

221

216

190

181

206

185

169

157

173

161

161

221

235

131

53

56

42

69

80

92

13S

157

146

-

Dec.

145

177

169

157

149

194

69

120

131

117

142

114

134

131

181

169

221

190

161

212

257

267

194

92

53

38

49

58

42

77

45

Jan.

31

34

53

45

30

27

31

124

77

56

66

28

25

25

30

34

36

42

246

198

134

134

61

27

45

92

107

128

64

32

66

Feb.

50

40

30

20

19

14

15

20

20

30

35

40

50

75

100

80

50

30

25

18

25

40

60

120

58

27

17

16

13

_

-

Month

Homnber . .................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-;S6. .....................

Ear.

25

17

16

19

34

27

11

10

S.2

7.5

12

18

17

20

17

12

9.6

9.6

9.6

7.5

6.1

12

18

18

17

18

22

27

27

28

28

Apr.

30

24

30

27

30

30

24

22

25

22

19

20

22

28

40

34

34

36

38

75

104

157

142

107

177

208

301

352

346

376

-

Secondfoot-days

4,393

5,053

4,245

87,122

2 128

1J137

528.1

£$880

21 912 lojns

26 $318

49,326

6,212

134,244.1

May

352

352

497

262

279

475

711

5,730

1,830

175

13S

170

264

495

485

385

743

813

570

392

252

272

508

2,330

1,660

138

99

760

345

212

218

Maximum

400

257

257

11,530

oiR

120

34

376

5,730 

868

10,200

14,200 

515

14,200

June

109

76

6S

68

445

141

102

55

32

37

64

720

144

102

62

31

51

549

381

666

588

458

579

56%

805

588

588

868

680

671

-

July

572

512

4S4

512

564

498

315

715

477

275

250

400

394

364

435

260

62

44

102

68

470

325

198

139

82

55

186

10,200

2,190

4,260

910

Minimum

31

42

38

9

25

13

6 »1 

19

99

31 

44

152 

33

6.1

Aug.

186

152

1,330

1,680

2,740

3,600

14,200

12,300

3,250

1,490

655

424

291

373

332

282

271

257

288

404

670

768

475

346

392

362

366

349

320

400

373

Mean

142

168 

137

239

68.6

39.2

17.0 96 0 707*

337 

849

1,591 

207

367

Sept.

359

211

195

327

475

456

477

515

320

280

204

183

180

122

62

42

60

70

60

82

63

60

58

42

33

38

89

178

468

503

Run-off In 

acre-feet

8,710

10,080

8,420

172,800

4,220

2,260

1,050

5,710

43,460

20,060

52,200

97,840 

12,320

266,300
76 ARKANSAS RIVHR BASIN

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°6', long. 102°37', In sec. 30, T. 22 S., R. 46 

W., at highway bridge 1 mile north of Lamar.

Drainage area.- 19,800 square miles.

Records available.- May to December 1913, October 1933 to September 1936 In reports of

 U. S. Geological Survey; May 1913 to September 1936 In reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 298 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36,300 second-feet May 30 (gage height, 8.90 

reet); minimum dally discharge, 0.4 second-foot Mar. 14, 15.

1913-36: Maximum discharge, 165,000 second-feet (slope measurement) June 5, 1921; 

no flow at times during 1913-15.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, Feb. 10-25, and those for

 May 14-18, which were estimated and are fair. Diversion and regulation for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

5

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

80

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

20

30

31

Oct.

4.8

5.1

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.S

3.S

3.S

5.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.6 2.3-

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

HOT.

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.S

2.S

2.S

2.S

2.8

2.8

2.S

2.S

2.8

2.8

2.S

2.S

2.S

2.8

2.S

2.S

2,8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.S

2.8

-»

Dec.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

22

18

19

20

20

22

46

40

28

26

26

22

17

16

Jan.

16

15

15

14

14

8.3

7.S

9.6

12

29

131

81

81

131

145

64

12

11

44

23

23

33

33

16

11

11

1S8

138

16

11

3.S

Feb.

3.S

3.4

5.1

5.1

6,5

6.5

5.S

15

16

15

25

40

56

60

60

50

60

50

50

50

50

50

75

150

200

57

47

47

22

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

February. .................................

Karen. ....................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-.56. .....................

Mar.

14

12

19

24

22

21

21

9.2

8.8

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.4

.4

2.6

2.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

1.8

1.8

l.S

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.0

Apr.

1.2

1.2

3.S

3.S

1.8

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.1

3.8

3.S

5.5

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.1

3.1

'4.1

4.1

4.1

7.0

11

12

22

17

20

12

15

12

-

Secondfoot-days

93.0

S2.S

984.4

45,625.8

1,287.5

1,281.2

202. S

195.4

38,711.6

3,665.0

27,402.2

46,557

310.8

120,173.7

May

9.6

14

15

17

13

19

18

97

11,400

556

205

46

33

5

5

4

4

4

54

454

142

280

S9

3,070

6,280

658

830

900

1,330

11,200

960

M^x1ffP*ffl

5.1

2.S

46

6,890

145

24

22

11,400

474

14,100

14,400

31

14,400

June

454

406

356

318

296

442

210

SI

92

52

44

145

474

110

46

9.2

9.2

12

12

9.2

12

7.0

7.0

7.0

9.6

12

7.4

7.4

12

7.0

-

July

5.S

7.8

S.3

10

24

20

21

15

24

12

12

7.4

17

16

4.5

4.1

3.8

14

5.1

8.3

14

19

5.1

12

14

20

14

124

9,580

14,100

3,460

Minimum

2.3

2.6

2.3

1

3*8

3.4

.4

X 4' 2

7.0

3.8

14

3.4

.4

Aug.

1,370

481

240

1,540

2,960

3,220

10,200

14,400

6,600

2,530

1,420

666

350

150

50

43

30

21

2S

19

20

36

26

22

24

22

14

15

20

17

23

Mean

3.00

2.76

12,4

126

41 5

44.2

6.54

6.51

1,249

122

S84

1,502

10.4

328

Sept.

31

25

23

22

23

21

16

11

20

12

9.2

5.1

4.1

4.S

3.4

4.5

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

3.8

4.1

5.1

4.8

5.5

S.8

7.8

7.0

Run-off In 

acre-feet

184

164

762

90,500

2,550

2 540

402

«Qp ooo

76,780

7 270

54^350

92,340

616

238,300
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.

77

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°2', long. 102°6 f , In sec. 14, T. 23 S., R. 42 

w., just above mouth of Wild Horse Creek and 300 feet below highway bridge half a 

mile south of Holly.

Drainage area.- 25,OCX) square miles.

Records available.- October 1907 to September 1927, October 1933 to September 1936 In 

in reports or u. S. Geological Survey; October 1907 to September 1936 In reports of 

State engineer.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1907-36), 360 second-feet.

Extrernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,700 second-feet May 30 (gage height, 6.80 

reet;; minimum dally discharge, 11 second-feet July 26.

1907-36: Maximum discharge, 136,000 second-feet (slope measurement) Oct. EO, 

1908 (gage height, 11.0 feet, former datum); no flow Aug. 9, 1924, May 27-31, 

June 1-6, 26-30, July 1-3, 1925.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for the period of no gage-height record, Jan. 28 to 

Feb. 13, estimated on the basis of the observer's notes. Extensive regulation and 

diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

4

6

10

11

16

16

18

21

SQ

23

25

26

Oot.

US

97

64

40

37

31

28

27

25 

22

20

19

17

17

16

15

15

16

16

16

HOT.

17

19

20

19

20

22

23

24 

25

26

29

30 

31

34

36

3S

39

44

45

46

50

51

54

55

~

D«o.

58

58

5S

58

64

67

69

69 

73

73

73

75

73 

71

71

69

64

64

64

64

75

97

73

64

62

S6

67

60

67

Jan.

71

60

69

52

60

37

20

27

36

44

56

7S

97

105 

156

152

149

29

38

61

75

115

196

209

138

58

4S

45

45

40

40

Feb.

40

35

30

25

25

25

30

25

20 

30

60

90

95

US 

196

170

223

132

115

97

S6

136

204

340

362

355

170

196

152

_

-

Month

Wovesjbor * * 

Water year 1935-.

Mar.

109

94

91

36

71

71

58

44

40 

37

32

30

34

37 

40

39

38

36

27

24

25

24

24

26

2S

29

25

23

20

20

19

Apr.

22

24

20

21

23

20

22

22

25 

21

19

19

17

17 

16

16

16

15

15

14

15

16

15

17

17

17

16

16

17

17

-

Sooondfoot-days

86,724

CAT*

610

166,106

May

16

16

15

16

16

16

17

17

6,400 

4,770

1,1SO

623

44S

289 

209

149

112

62

3S

35

91

109

295

696

4,S10

3,920

1,330

S84

2,240

17,500

8,850

Maxjjnun

6,410

209

36

17,500

June

1,510

992

2,OSO

1,310

1,050

6SO

690

569 

536

37S

301

S27

794 

456

313

234

1S3

135

112

80

67

56

4S

42

38

37

32

30

39

July

31

24

19

17

17

17

IS

17

16 

16

16

16

16

135

SS

46

26

17

16

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

12

12

4,190

12,2OO

10,600

Minimum

1

20

X9

22

14

11

Aug.

3,960

1.S90

1,050

968

1,630

4,680

13,300

12,600 

5,950

3,300

1,690

S72

552 

265

122

78

52

29

27

27

26

24

23

22

22

22

22

23

Mean

243

42 O

T QO

893

20.3

454

Sept.

17

16

15

15

14

15 

15

15

14 

15

16

IV

19

21

22

24

26

28

32

36

Run-off In 

acre-foot

176,000

54 880

1,210

329,400
78 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°58'5", long. 101°45'18", In NWi sec. 18, T. 24

 S., R. 40 W., at highway bridge half a mile south of Syracuse.

Drainage area.- 25,500 square miles.

Records available.- August 1902 to July 1906, June 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1921-36), 341 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,400 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 8.58

 feet); minimum discharge, 2 second-feet May 4; minimum gage height, 1.46 feet Sept. 24.

1902-6, 1921-36: Maximum stage, about 11.75 feet (present datum) June 6, 1921 

(discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot July 31, 1931, and 

Oct. 8, 9, 1934. Bank-full stage, 7.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair. Corrected for Ice effect Jan. 28 to Feb. 23 on basis of 2

measurements, study of weather, and Amazon canal Intake records. A shifting control 

existed for practically the entire year. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1936

Day

1

a

a

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

Ill

100

93

SS

88

81

76

74

72

63

65

6S

65

61

55

53

50

40

36

44

44

34

32

31

29

29

26

27

26

26

26

HOT.

27

2S

2S

29

31

2S

26

24

28

26

22

24

26

24

21

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

21

24

24

32

50

59

65

65

-

Dec.

65

65

65

65

6S

70

74

74

70

70

70

72

74

72

63

61

53

68

59

61

70

98

96

10O

96

S3

88

100

100

96

100

Jan.

106

90

90

93

S3

74

68

76

81

96

98

93

98

108

120

145

149

10O

123

152

183

200

208

252

252

183

178

130

83

54

42

Feb.

50

60

70

86

250

422

453

416

351

323

328

_

-

Month

 arch. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-! 6. .....................

Mar.

2S7

227

204

17S

160

145

138

132

123

111

100

93

83

74

68

55

42

36

36

36

28

25

21

18

16

15

14

13

14

15

16

Apr.

IS

15

16

16

16

15

14

12

13

12

11

11

10

10

9

7

7

7

7

7

6

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

-

Seoondfoot-daya

1,722

871

2,366

115,746

808

3 1 889

2,523 2*79

45,991

18,529

26 f 859

55,822

589

163,248

May

3

3

3

3

7

4

4

4

3,230

4,230

903

413

264

1S8

147

133

127

114

106

99

83

99

116

332

3,100

5,670

1,730

986

2,300

14,100

7,490

 iQTM-pnyiiffi

ill

65

100

9,970

252

453

287

18

14,100

2,910

14,000

14,800

34

14,800

June

2,210

1,090

2,910

1,800

1,440

835

827

852

660

617

484

407

66S

958

610

454

332

245

188

147

133

111

101

87

76

63

63

59

52

5O

-

July

48

41

31

23

18

17

16

14

12

12

12

12

12

11

63

48

27

12

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

7

764

11,600

14,000

Minimum

26

19

53

13

13

3

3

50

6

38

12

3

Aug.

3,550

1,500

811

756

1,930

3,320

4,920

13,400

14,300

3,520

1,820

1,050

697

S62

669

465

321

252

2O2

162

137

117

93

7B

70

62

53

62

57

48

38

Mean

55.5

29 0

76 Is

317

T O"% J,<cO

134

cyi A oJL»* 

9 3

1,484*

618

666

1 f BOX

19.6

446

Sept.

32

28

31

32

34

25

22

20

20

20

19

19

16

17

15

14

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

12

14

15

16

20

21

34

-

Riaa-off In 

aore-feet

3,420

1,730

4,690

229,600

7,550

7,710

5,000 

553

91 220

36^750

53,270

110,700

1,170

323,800
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 79

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°57'18", long. 100°52'31lt , in NW£ sec. 19, T. 24 

S., R. 32 W., half a mile south of Garden City.

Drainage area.- 28,800 square miles.

Records available.- June 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 242 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 8.56 

reet, based on resident engineer's notes); no flow during several periods.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 21,200 second-feet Aug. 9, 1929; maximum gage height, 

that of May 31, 1936. Maximum gage height for flood of June 18, 1923, was 7.82 

feet (discharge, 19,200 second-feet); it was published erroneously in Water-Supply 

Papers 607, 627, 647, 667, and 702. No flow during several periods. Bank-full 

7.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods Dec. 3-6, Jan. 20 to Feb. 22, Mar. 10, 

ie, Apr. 12-14,and Sept. 12, 13, which are poor and were based on resident engineer's 

notes and a study of weather records and records of upstream station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

6

11 

s

HOT.

4

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

2 

3 

1

2 

3 

2 

6 

10

7 

4 

4 

4 

3

2 

4 

5

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

2 

3.0

Deo.

1 

0 

8 

79 

79

69 

10 

10 

32 

69

57 

128 

37 

10 

4

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

4 

4 

4

2 

3 

2 

2 

3 

5

Jan.

4 

2 

3 

3 

4

3 

3 

3 

3 

2

4 

12 

7 

11 

4

5 

4 

4 

3

* 2

Feb.

2

h 1

72 

161 

120

20 

72 

40 

16

Month

Oct 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Hai 

Apr 

Ha] 

Jur 

Ju] 

Au« 

Sei

1

alendar year 19

ater year 1935-

Mar.

10 

8 

8 

3 

2

2 

3 

4 

2 

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

2 

2 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Seoondfoot-daya

25 

80 

645

41,688

108 

533 

45 

5 

32,501 

20,543 

7,310 

38,122 

604

100,521

May

0 

0 

0 

101 

30

0 

15 

240 

101 

5,590

1,640 

384 

116 

22 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

2,020 

1,560 

441 

791 

4,650 

14,800

J4mr1impB

11

10 

128

5,350

12 

161 

10 

2 

14,800 

5,300 

6,210 

8,840 

221

14,800

 Tune

5,300 

1,970 

1,770 

2,780 

1,460

1,190 

890 

654 

721 

464

417 

417 

397 

333 

562

404 

282 

230 

161 

66

22 

12 

8 

5 

3

2

2 

1 

0 

0

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,100 

6,210

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3 

0

0

Aug.

3,660 

1,680 

1,170 

665 

221

601 

1,370 

5,160 

8,840 

5,740

3,190 

2,170 

1,400 

768 

4«6

321 

188 

69 

34 

24

27 

17 

13 

8 

7

6 

3 

4 

51 

15 

4

Mean

0.8 

2.7 

20.8

114

3.5 

18.4 

1.5 

.2 

1,048 

685 

236 

1,230 

20.1

275

Sept.

3 

1 

6 

206 

221

54

32 

24 

20 

15

13 

7 

2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off In 

acre-feet

50 

159 

1,280

82,680

214 

1,060 

89 

10 

64,460 

40,750 

14,500 

75,610 

1,200

199,400
80 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Larned, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°10 l 5n , long. 99°5'50", In NEJ sec. 5, T. 22 S., 

R. ie «f., at Larned, about 800 feet above mouth of Pawnee River.

Drainage area.- 34,900 square miles.

Records available.- June 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 240 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,980 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 7.92 

 feet); practically no flow during period Feb. 19-22.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 14,300 second-feet Aug. 25, 1923 (gage height, 9.5 

feet); no flow during several periods. Bank-full stage, 8.5 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of Ice effect, Dec. 28 to Feb. 23, which 

were based on one discharge measurement and observer's notes, and those for periods 

Mar. 2-9, Mar. 27 to Apr. 3, Apr. 30 to May 6, May 25-30, June 28 to July 2, July 22- 

26, 31, Aug. 1, 6-9, 22-26, Sept. 4, 5, 7, 9-11, 13-81, which were based on a study 

of Incomplete gage graphs, observer's and engineers' notes, and weather records, 

and are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

&

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

SI

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

10

9

7

6

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

4

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

10

HOT.

10

10

10

10

10

9

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

16

18

16

ie

21

22

20

20

20

20

20

18

28

29

26

25

24

-

Dec.

24

26

24

26

26

25

24

23

22

24

24

25

25

25

24

28

29

35

34

28

29

35

42

41

33

29

29

25

26

26

24

Jan.

17

24

26

30

35

31

32

35

33

31

29

35

42

45

41

35

31

27

23

19

19

16

IS

20

20

18

1 -

)

Feb.

)-

) 

1

5

24

39

39

39

40

-

Honth

October. ..................................

November. .................................

March. ....................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-S 6......................

Mar.

39

47

100

111

84

53

34

27

40

43

39

41

39

38

37

37

32

31

28

26

26

24

24

24

24

22

21

20

20

20

21

Apr.

21

19

24

22

22

18

21

26

24

26

26

25

23

21

17

16

16

16

16

14

10

12

12

11

11

16

20

23

21

21

-

Secondfoot -days

180

493

S60

56,740

807

274

1,162 

569

11,161

29 f 368 

932

34 815

1,493

62,114

"ay

18

16

14

11

10

8

7

16

15

22

174

1,790

1,740

854

475

315

224

180

13S

103

86

77

75

159

162

440

590

750

1,160

830

702

lla^imim

13

29

42

9,000

45

40 111

26

1,790

5,OSO

77

5*580

61

5,380

June

1,850

5,080

4,930

2,580

2,260

2,580

1,200

974

950

830

750

654

558

482

422

368

404

36S

305

285

253

224

192

171

157

130

118

107

98

88

-

July

77

69

73

69

64

56

53

48

43

38

33

31

28

25

24

21

20

19

16

15

12

11

9

8

7

6

5

6

6

20

20

IHnlmnn

1

9

22

0

"

20

10

7

88

5

59

38

-

Aug.

162

2,310

2,580

1,520

982

750

510

360

590

4,650

5,380

4,510

2,740

1,880

1,340

990

750

566

410

305

236

210

166

165

146

126

123

98

S6

73

59

Mean

5.8

16.4

27.7

155

26.0

9.4

37.5

19.0

360

979

30 1

1,123

49.8

224

Sept.

51

41

36

45

53

61

61

61

60

60

59

59

57

55

53

51

50

48

46

44

42

41

41

40

40

44

43

51

51

47

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

357

978

1,710

112,500

1,600

543

2,300

1,130

22,140

58,250

1,850

69,050

2,960

162,900
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 81

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°41'20", long. 97°20'4511 , in SEi sec. 20, T. 27

 a., R. IE., on Douglas Avenue Bridge, in Wichita, half a mile below mouth of Little 

Arkansas River.

Drainage area.- 41,600 square miles.

Records available.- July 1934 to September 1936. June 1921 to March 1935 from chain gage 

it miles aoove mouth of Little Arkansas River.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,350 second-feet June 4 (gage height, 5.44 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 11 second-feet Feb. 8 (gage height, 

0.51 foot).

1934-36: Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet June 3, 1935 (gage height, 9.67 

feet); minimum, 3 second-feet Sept. 3, 1934 (gage height, 0.37 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods May 16-19, May 28 to June 1, June 3-10,

 Aug. 4-28 based on graph drawn through U. S. Tfeather Bureau gage readings.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 20 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1-21

0.7 68

.6 89

.9 114

1.1 180

1.4 320

Oct. 22 to June 2 June 5 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.S 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

l.S

23

61

115

185

269

568

479

2.O 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

601 

730 

S66 

,010

2.8 1,170

3.0 1,340

3.3 1,620

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

20

32

54

105

24S

514

850

2.8 

3.2 

5.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

1,160

1,550

1,940

2,400

3,060

3,760

4,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

IS

19

20

S3.

22

23

24

2?

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

129

166

135

117

112

102

135

117

99

92

89

85

81

78

74

70

74

S5

85

120

305

784

515

332

265

225

205

181

163

166

174

HOT.

148

174

181

178

174

209

205

178

170

152

141

135

132

125

122

118

115

118

118

115

112

106

103

100

103

185

1S5

197

243

209

-

Dso.

1S1

170

166

159

17S

170

163

155

152

148

148

148

148

148

148

141

141

135

132

125

125

125

125

115

95

68

66

64

71

7S

106

Jan.

145

163

217

217

189

159

118

95

89

115

141

155

155

155

159

166

170

109

76

81

95

106

98

86

71

66

68

74

68

66

66

Feb.

66

55

57

40

57

55

57

28

40

37

38

40

35

2S

32

28

28

28

28

28

28

2S

55

166

201

201

181

174

174

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April .....................................

Mav. ............................... .

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-;56. .....................

Mar.

174

166

159

159

155

155

155

155

152

152

148

141

141

141

135

128

125

122

122

115

115

115

115

109

109

106

103

103

106

103

98

Apr.

92

89

95

100

95

69

86

86

86

86

S6

86

86

86

86

84

81

81

81

SI

78

74

74

74

74

92

92

86

86

86

-

Secondfoot-days

5,360

4,551

4,094

281,476

5,738

2,015 

4 082

2J558

15,166

38 236 3)582

3^166

106,261

May

86

86

66

S6

S6

86

S6

132

159

145

13S

132

128

755

1,570

1,260

S38

737

710

614

545

479

433

422

433

485

539

832

938

1,010

1,130

MqXlflT\pn

764

243 I o-i

-LOJ12,100

217

201

174

1OO

1,570

4,350

338

2,530 

227

4,550

June

1,130

1,130

2,110

4,350

4,050

2,720

2,160

2,110

1,880

1,620

1,460

1,300

1,160

1,060

986

910

S3S

782

734

6S6

654

622

590

552

522

492

455

412

377

364

July

338

313

2S9

266

248

227

200

185

166

147

134

122

105

96

86

77

70

62

54

50

46

40

38

34

32

30

28

26

25

24

24

Minimum

70

100 

64

31

66

28

98

74 

86

364

24

21 

54

21

Aug.

23

22

21

161

702

575

507

419

332

176

102

1,120

2,220

2,530

1,770

1,390

1,160

961

814

726

575

447

391

384

364

320

320

326

520

283

254

Mean

173

152 

132

771

121

69*4

132

85.3

489

1,275

116

636 

106

290

Sept.

227

195

166

159

126

122

105

95

90

90

64

64

64

64

68

80

90

83

74

70

68

66

62

60

54

113

161

176

171

161

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

10,630

9 030 

8^120

558,400

7,410

3 j990

8,100

5,070

30,080

75,840

7,100

39,100 

6,280

210,800

130895 37 «
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°3'55", long. 97°3'20", in Mi sec. 25, T. 34 S.

 R. 3 E., at Chestnut Avenue highway bridge half a mile west of Arkansas City and 5

miles above mouth of Walnut River. 

Drainage area.- 44,700 square miles.

Records available.- September 1902 to July 1906, September 1921 to September 1936. . 

Average discharge"?- 15 years (1921-36), 1,214 second-feet, 

tatremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,440 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 12.15

 feet); minimum, 67 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 6.34 feet).

1902-6, 1921-36: Maximum gage height, 25.64 feet June 11, 1923, from floodmarks 

(discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot (revised) Oct. 9, 1921, 

owing to diversion by power canal of Kansas Gas & Electric Co., which was washed 

out June 10, 1923. Minimum discharge after canal washed out, 30 second-feet Aug. 19, 

1933. Bank-full stage, 16 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated for period of Ice effect, Jan. 29 to

 Feb. 24, and those determined for period of missing gage-height record, which are 

poor.

Rating tables, mater year 1935-36, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 22 to Sept. 30

6.S

6.9

7.0

7.1

160

210

265

325

6.3 

6.5 

6.7 

7.0 

7.4

57

108

167

274

449

7.S 

8.2 

S.6 

9.0 

9.5

679

994

1,360

1,760

2,290

10.0 2,880

10.5 3,540

11.0 4,280

12.5 7,060

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

SB

30

31

Oct.

195

195

205

221

226

210

210

210

248

248

226

221

210

205

190

180

175

180

210

232

265

1,810

2,400

1,560

1,020

626

722

639

584

543

522

HOT.

505

516

578

659

«659

«615

*670

532

543

554

500

464

435

411

396

383

374

365

360

360

360

356

348

339

331

420

693

743

736

672

-

Dee.

584

505

459

425

411

411

411

420

430

435

430

420

411

411

401

396

396

396

401

401

406

406

406

406

406

374

316

286

282

502

343

Jan.

383

425

>

. *450

495

495

485

449

*410

*370

335

365

*315

*265

222

211

*200

*200

X

\ 200

'

Feb.

' 170

> 150

170

240

310

380

469

516

607

560

511

_

-

Month

April. . ...................................

toy.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-C 6. .....................

tor.

485

474

459

449

435

425

411

401

401

401

401

396

38S

378

370

360

352

348

343

335

335

327

322

314

314

310

302

298

302

306

310

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

15,088

14,87V

12,489

654,825

11,625

6,963

11,452

8,503

ST. 024

44^725

8,825

18 450

7*627

181,648

314

322

322

327

327

322

314

310

306

302

302

298

2S6

274

266

263

266

263

266

266

270

270

270

266

259

251

244

247

255

255

-

toy

259

269

266

259

266

278

282

286

318

773

516

449

415

396

383

1,560

1,410

1,130

960

818

722

646

722

595

589

722

875

1,030

1,170

1,310

1,360

Ha^BPTm

2,400

743

684

25,900

607

485 32"7

1,560

4,940

875

1,760

480

4,940

June

1,410

1,460

1,460

1,660

4,130

4,940

3,330

2,640

2,580

2,350

2,020

1,760

1,560

1,410

1,270

1,170

1,050

968

892

834

788

722

672

626

584

549

511

495

459

425

-

July

511

435

875

796

569

527

449

401

370

331

306

286

274

244

229

214

197

177

167

14S

152

145

136

128

125

125

100

105

98

95

90

Minimum

175

331

28?

107

_

298

244

259

425

Qn yu

74

148

74

Aug.

98

80

80

77

74

490

505

490

474

444

411

374

672

1,760

1,760

1,610

1,360

1,130

968

818

707

601

532

465

464

411

370

339

310

290

266

Kean

487

496

403

1,794

375

240

369

283

678

1,491

285

595

854

496

Sept.

244

218

207

184

174

164

170

174

164

155

148

148

174

155

155

222

225

251

298

420

363

318

298

290

266

322

436

4SO

411

374

Run-off in 

acre- feet

29,930

29,510

24,770

1,290,000

23,060

13,810

22,710

16,870

41,700

88,710

17,500

36,600

15,130

360,306

^Discharge computed from flow at Wichita and precipitation data.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Uuskogee» Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 35°46', long. 95°18', In NWi sec. 21, T. 15 N., R. 19 

JS., 1 mile below confluence of Neosho and Verdigris Rivers and 3-J miles northeast of 

Muskogee. Zero of gage Is 471.38 feet above mean sea level (benchmark of Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army). Prior to Oct. 10, 1935, staff gage 1,600 feet downstream 

recorded to same datum.

Drainage area.- 96,800 square miles.

Records available.- March 1935 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 98,000 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage 

 height, 19.54 feet); minimum, 340 second-feet Aug. 11-14 (gage height, 3.80 feet).

1935-36: Maximum discharge observed, 243,000 second-feet June 9, 1935 (gage 

height, 30.8 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 11-14, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, 34.1 feet In June 1923.

Remarks.- Records 

Gas & Electric

good. Gages read twice dally. 

2o. Oct. 1-9.

Gage readings furnished by Oklahoma

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1-9 Oct. 10 to Sept. 30

4.9

5.0 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 

7.1

1,800

2,000

2,600

3,500

4,700

6,200

8,050

4.0 430 

6.0 1,480 

6.0 3,800 

7.0 7,050 

S.O 11,000 

9.0 15,300

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

20,000

25,200

31,000

37,400

44,600

52,800

16.0 

17.0 

1S.O 

19.0 

20.0

62,000

71,900

88,000

98,500

103,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

30

31

Oot.

2,600

2,400

2,200

2,000

S-,000

1,800

1,800

1,800

8,050

8,600

7,050

5,300

3,550

3,300

3,050

2,800

5,300

5,000

4,100

4,400

7,050

16,200

18,600

14,400

17,600

20,000

18,600

15,300

11,400

9,000

8,200

HOT.

17,600

16,700

10,600

11,900

19,500

41,700

48,700

43,900

36,100

24,700

15,300

17,200

28,700

28,600

14,400

11,000

9,800

S,600

7,400

7,050

6,700

6,350

5,650

5,300

5,000

6,350

8,600

10,200

32,300

42,400

-

Dec.

47,900

49,500

31,000

17,600

12,700

40,300

45,400

41,700

32,900

25,800

80,000

16,200

13,200

11,400

10,200

9,400

8,600

7,800

7,400

6,350

6,350

6,350

5,650

5,650

5,300

5,000

4,700

4,700

4,100

4,100

4,100

Jan.

4,400

4,400

5,650

4,700

4,400

6,700

7,SOO

7,050

6,000

5,650

5,000

5,000

4,700

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,100

3,550

3,800

4,100

3,800

3,550

3,300

3,050

2,300

1,980

8,OSO

8,080

2,OSO

2,080

Feb.

2,300

2,800

2,190

2,800

3,300

3,550

2,480

2,420

2,300

1,960

1,880

1,880

2,300

2,190

1,680

2,300

3,300

4,100

3,300

4,100

3,050

2,680

2,420

3,050

3,050

3,300

3,300

2,920

6,700

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3 5 ......................

Mar.

6,350

5,650

5,000

4,400

3,SOO

3,550

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,300

2,920

2,800

2,800

8,680

8,420

S,300

8,420

2,420

2,080

2,190

2,OSO

2,080

2,080

1,SSO

1,SSO

1,7SO

2,190

2,300

2,300

2,190

1,980

Apr.

2,080

1,8SO

1,580

1,780

2,OSO

1,880

1,7SO

1,480

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,4SO

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,330

1,190

1,330

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,190

1,120

1,000

1,060

1,060

1,190

1,400

12,700

-

Secondfoot-days

233,450

542,300

511,350

130,900

83,560

89 720

53^750

271,450

361,310

71,610

16,500

373,135

2,739,035

May

9,400

6,700

33,600

32,900

19,500

8,600

6,350

6,350

7,400

13,200

15,300

11,400

10,600

9,400

8,200

6,350

6,350

5,650

4,700

3,SOO

3,300

3,300

3,800

3,800

3,3OO

3,300

3,800

3,SOO

5,650

5,300

6,350

Maximum

20,000

48,700

49 * BOO

ijf QQQ

6,700

6,350

12,700

33,600

69,900

14,400

1,120

98,000

98,000

June

6,350

6,350

5,650

6,000

6,350

10,200

25,300

69,900

55,600

43,200

26,900

16,700

12,300

10,200

8,200

7,050

6,000

5,300

4,700

4,100

3,550

3,300

3,050

2,6SO

2,550

2,300

2,190

1,980

1,780

1,580

July

1,680

1,580

11,900

14,400

8,200

5,000

3,300

2,420

1,980

1,880

1,780

1,680

1,580

1,330

1,260

1,120

1,060

1,000

885

885

730

S30

730

640

600

600

560

525

525

490

460

Minimum

1,800

5,OOO

4,100

1,980

1,680

Xf Y80

1,000

3,300

1,580

460

340

490

340

Aug.

430

430

405

380

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

340

340

340

360

430

490

490

460

640

1,120

1,000

940

885

830

780

640

640

560

525

525

Mean

7,531

18,080

16,500

4,223

2,881

2,894

1,792

8,756

12 040

2^310

532

12,440

7,484

Sept.

525

490

560

940

1,330

1,190

1,480

1,060

1,480

1,260

1,000

685

640

525

490

490

560

830

3,800

6,700

6,350

7,050

9,800

7,800

14,400

10,200

19,100

87,200

98,000

87,800

-

Run-off In

acre-feet

463,000

1,076,000

1,014,000

259,600

165,700

178,000

108,600

538,400

718,600

142,000

32,730

740,100

4,356,000
84 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°26', long. 94°22', in sec. 24, T. 9 N., R. 32

 W., at Van Buren, li miles below Lee Creek. Zero of gage is 372.36 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 150,300 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 143,000 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height,

 21.17 feet); minimum, 700 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 2.65 feet).

1927-36: Maximum discharge, 418,000 second-feet June 19, 1935; maximum gage 

height, 34.1 feet June 19, 1935, Just before break in levee; minimum discharge, 216 

second-feet Aug. 19, 21, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 35.0 feet Apr. 16, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good. 

Bureau.

Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in aeoond-feet)

2.6 

2,8 

3.0 

3,5 

4.0 

4.5

650

850

1,050

1,660

2,300

3,100

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

4,100

6,500

9,600

13,100

23,000

36,000

14.0

16.0

le.o

52,000

71,000

96,000

20.0 125,000

21.0 140,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

50

31

Oct.

S,300

7,700

7,100

6,650

6,260

6,000

5,750

5,500

6,120

12,000

16 ,200

14,600

12,800

12,000

10,300

8,300

8,000

9,250

14,600

14 ,600

13,100

18,800

17,700

23,600

23,600

20,600

24,200

26 ,600

24,800

19,400

15,400

HOT.

13,400

18,200

27,200

23,600

20,000

22,400

45,600

57,400

54,700

52,900

52,000

40,800

31,800

36,000

34,600

24,800

18,200

15,400

13,800

12,800

11,700

11,400

10,600

9,950

9,600

9,600

13,100

18,200

18,800

33,200

-

Dee.

48,800

53 ,600

54,700

41,600

24,300

38,600

104,000

116,000

104,000

84,300

63,000

43,400

31,100

26 ,000

21,800

19,400

17,200

15,400

14,200

13,100

12,400

11,700

11,000

10,600

10,300

9,600

9,250

8,900

8,900

8,600

8,300

Jan.

8,000

6,000

8,300

8,300

3,300

8,000

6,300

9,950

10,600

9,950

8,900

8,900

8,600

8,300

8,000

7,700

7,400

7,400

7,250

6,950

6,650

6,800

6,800

6,500

6,380

6,120

5,680

5,120

4,620

4,620

4,400

Feb.

4,500

4,880

5,000

4,880

4,100

4,200

5,000

5,250

4,400

4,200

4,750

4,880

4,750

4,620

4,500

4,300

3,600

2,000

2,600

2,750

3,900

4,200

4,500

4,600

4,500

4,880

5,360

6,000

6,500

-

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

December. . ...............................

Calendar year 1935 .....................

April.....................................

Hay.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3 5 ......................

Ear.

6,000

8,300

8,900

8,300

8,600

9,600

9,260

8,000

6,950

6,250

5,880

5,630

5,380

5,120

5,000

4,750

4,630

4,400

4,300

4,200

4,000

3,900

4,000

5,380

6,000

4,880

4,500

4,400

4,400

4,620

4,400

Apr.

4,100

4,000

3,900

3,600

3,500

3,800

4,300

4,100

3,900

3,700

3,500

3,600

3,400

3,400

3,200

3,200

3,100

3,000

2,820

2,820

2,680

2,680

2,750

2,750

2,680

2,680

2,600

2,520

2,520

2,600

-

Secondfoot-days

413,820

761,750

1,043,950

IS ,569 ,460

230,990

129,520

97jsoo

549 780

97 190

28 *O2O

458!660

4,353,110

Hay

3,800

10,300

9,250

13,800

37,600

24,800

13,600

9,600

8,000

8,600

21,200

25,400

21,200

15,800

13,400

12,400

10,600

6,900

8,000

7,250

6,380

5,750

5,120

4,680

4,880

4,860

4,620

4,500

5,120

14,200

18,200

Max4lfn;on

26,600

116^000

403,000

10,600

6,500

9,600

4,300

37,600

86,900

11,400

T ±t±v\j 1 Qn

140,000

140,000

June

14,600

14,200

17,700

13,800

11,400

10,300

13,600

49,600

86,900

69,000

52,000

40,000

27,300

17,700

14,200

12,400

11,000

9,950

9,250

8,300

6,800

5,880

5,250

4,750

4,500

4,300

4,000

3,600

3,500

3,300

-

July

3,100

2,900

2,620

2,620

11,000

11,400

7,400

5,500

4,400

3,600

3,100

2,820

2,750

2,600

2,450

2,220

2,000

1,920

1,820

1,730

1,610

1,540

1,780

2,680

2,380

1,880

1,600

1,460

1,380

1,320

1,210

Minimum

5,500

9,600

8,300

3,320

4,400

2,000

3,900

2,520

3,800

3,300

1,210

710

780

710

Aug.

1,140

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,OOO

920

S70

860

830

780

770

760

750

730

730

710

710

750

600

830

820

780

830

1,160

1,190

1,150

1,100

1,040

970

940

900

Mean

13,350

25,390

33,680

50,680

7,451

4,466

5,803

3^243

11,680

18,330 

3,135

904

15,290

11,890

Sept.

860

830

620

780

800

820

1,030

1,290

1,320

1,40O

1,370

1,390

1,270

1,120

1,130

1,130

1,140

1,160

1,300

10,300

13,400

11,700

10,600

11,700

18,800

17,200

24,800

51,200

128,000

140,000

Run-off in 

acre-feet

820,800

1,511,000

2,071,000

36,830,000

458,900

256 ,900

356 ,800 

193,000

718,500

1,090,000 

192 800

55,580

909,700

8,634,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 85

Arkansas River at Little Rook, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°45', long. 92°16', In sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 12 W., 

at Little Rock. Zero of gage Is 223.61 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 157,900 square miles.

Records available.- September 1927 to September 1931; October 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 144,000 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 18.00 

feet); minimum, 1,290 second-feet Sept. 11 (gage height, -1.76 feet).

1927-31, 1933-36: Maximum discharge, 422,000 second-feet June 22, 23, 1935; 

minimum, 850 second-feet Aug. 23, 1934 (gage height, -4.16 feet).

Maximum stages known, 34.6 feet In June 1833 and 33.0 feet Apr. 20, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. s. Weather

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

B

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

S3.

82

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

oet.

9,650

10,200

9,850

8,450

7,550

6,950

6,350

6,200

5,900

5,750

5,750

5,750

6,800

12,100

13,400

12,100

10,6OO

9,950

9,650

9,650

10,800

12,600

18,300

18,900

15,500

17,200

24,500

28,500

81,400

32,800

81,400

HOT.

27,200

21,900

17,700

15,000

18,900

25,800

24,500

21,900

30,700

51,500

52,800

50,700

52,300

45,9OO

38,000

35,000

37,SOO

82,100

24,500

19,500

16,000

14,000

12,600

11,300

10,600

9,950

9,950

10,600

13,400

18,300

-

Dec.

21,900

25,800

41,900

52,800

54,800

49,900

68,400

129,000

144,000

188,000

125,000

107,000

87,000

68,900

54,000

45,100

38,OOO

32,1OO

28,600

25,2OO

21,900

19,500

17,700

16,600

15,500

14,400

18,400

13,000

12,600

12,100

11,700

Jan.

11,800

10,900

10,9OO

11,300

11,300

11,700

11,700

11,800

10,900

11,300

12,600

18,400

13,400

12,600

11,700

11,300

10,900

10,600

10,200

9,950

9,650

9,650

9,350

9,050

9,050

8,750

8,750

8,450

8,150

7,850

7,550

Feb.

7,100

6,SOO

6,8OO

6,950

7,550

7,850

7,850

7,550

7,100

7,100

7,550

7,550

7,100

6,950

7,250

7,550

7,250

7,100

6,800

6,500

5,600

5,000

5,000

5,450

6,050

6,650

7,550

9,050

10,900

..

"

Month

April.....................................

May.......................................

July......................................

Water year 19S5*:56..... .................

Mar.

11,800

11,300

11,800

11,700

13,OOO

15,500

17,200

17,700

17,200

16,000

14,000

12,1OO

10,900

9,950

9,350

9,050

8,450

8,150

7,850

7,550

7,250

7,100

6,950

7,1OO

7,550

8,450

8,750

9,050

8,750

7,850

7,550

Apr.

6,950

6,800

6,800

6,500

6,500

6,350

6,200

6,950

8,150

8,150

7,850

7,550

7,100

6,650

6,350

6,050

5,750

5,450

5,150

5,000

4,850

4,850

4,700

4,700

4,700

4,700

4,550

4,550

5,800

6,050

-

Seoondfoot-days

418,600

769,400

1,504,700

24,482,960

325,500

205,500

825,900

181,800

892,450

590,850

157,950

65,090

205,790

5,127,830

May

6,850

6,500

6,500

8,750

10,200

11,700

16,500

80,000

24,500

17,800

IS ,OOO

10,900

11,800

21,9OO

28,600

24,500

19,500

16,000

14,400

12,600

10,900

9,650

9,050

8,150

7,550

6,800

6,200

6,050

5,600

5,750

5,450

ifa-yfunvffl

32,800

52,300

144,000

418,000

13,400

10,9OO

17,700

8,150

80,000

68,9OO

10 9OO

2*650

64,400

144,000

June

5,300

8,450

15,500

15,500

13,400

15,5OO

14,400

12,100

10,600

25,200

68,900

68,900

57,400

47,500

37,300

27,200

20,700

16,600

14,000

12,600

11,800

10,600

9,950

9,350

8,750

7,550

6,950

6,500

6,850

6,500

July

6,350

6,8OO

5,6OO

5,800

5,150

4,850

4,450

6,050

10,900

10,200

8,150

6,950

6,050

5,150

4,550

4,150

3,950

3,850

3,650

8,550

8,950

5,750

5,600

4,050

3,550

3,150

3,050

8,350

8,550

3,350

2,950

Minimum

5,750

9,950

11,700

5,750

7,550

5,000

6,950

4,550

5,450

5,300

2,950

1,430

1,290

1,290

Aug.

2,650

2,550

2,470

2,870

2,250

2,170

2,110

2,010

1,950

1,830

1,790

1,750

1,690

1,650

1,590

1,550

1,510

1,470

1,450

1,430

1,450

1,430

1,430

1,460

1,450

1,470

1,470

1,450

1,550

1,790

1,910

Mean

18,340

25,650

48,540

67,080

10,500

7,086

10,510

6,040

12,660

19,700

5,100

1,77V

6,860

14,010

Sept.

1,870

1,750

1,690

1,650

1,610

1,560

1,470

1,410

1,360

1,380

1,290

1,360

1,570

1,870

2,050

2,180

2,150

2,050

1,870

1,810

1,810

1,910

2,850

10,600

13,400

13,400

14,000

18,900

80,700

64,400

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

620,200

1,526,000

2,985,000

48,560,000

645,600

407,600

646,400

359,400

778,400

1,172,000

318,300

109,800

408,200

10,170,000
86 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

South Arkansas River near Salida, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°31', long. 106°0', in sec. 5, T. 49 N., R. 9 E., 

three-quarters of a mile above mouth and 1J miles southwest of Salida.

Drainage area.- 208 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1936 in reports.of U. S. Geological Survey; 

June laaa to September 1936 and at point half a mile (revised) downstream April 1922 

to December 1924 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 393 second-fe«t May 18 (gage height, 3.27 

reetj; minimum dally discharge, 0.5 second-foot July 7-9, 17.

1922-24, 1929-38: Maximum daily discharge, 1,220 second-feet June 17, 1923; no 

flow at times during 1922, 1931-33, 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair. Corrected for ice effect Dec. 21-27, Jan. 3-6, 8, 9, 16-23, 26- 

Zti on basis of one discharge measurement, gage-heights, and weather records. 

Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In seeond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

39 

52 

46 

39 

34

34 

26 

24 

23 

20

19 

19 

16 

16 

16

13 

14 

16 

22 

20

19 

20 

36 

64 

71

82 

85 

65 

58 

56 

51

HOT.

52 

57 

45 

42 

39

56 

51 

46 

50 

45

40 

42 

46 

44 

39

45 

44 

42 

42 

44

42 

36 

40 

39 

48

52 

45 

50 

51 

60

Dee.

64 

56 

57 

57 

65

62 

65 

67 

67 

67

62 

62 

60 

54 

46

52 

45 

45 

45 

45

50 

50 

50 

45 

40

45 

50 

51 

56 

54 

64

Jan.

69 

60 

55 

58 

54

52 

50 

50 

52 

54

60 

73 

73 

67 

60

52 

44 

40 

42 

50

54 

66 

54 

52 

48

46

44 

46 

46 

60 

60

Feb.

50 

50 

46 

45 

45

45 

62 

69 

67 

54

44 

45 

40 

38 

42

42 

42 

50 

58 

60

60 

60 

62 

46 

42

45 

46 

45 

45

Month

Dot 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mai 

Api

 Tin 

Jul 

Aiifl 

Sej

1

alendar year 19

ater year 1936 

Mar.

42 

39 

42 

44 

42

39 

36 

32 

26 

25

29 

24 

20 

16 

16

15 

15 

8.4 

5.6 

4.0

3.4 

2.1 

1.8 

2.6 

2.1

5.6 

11 

5.6 

4.5 

4.2 

4.0

Apr.

4.0 

14 

12 

9.4 

7.2

5,6 

3.2 

2.6 

2.3 

2.9

7.2 

11 

6.1 

6.7 

4.0

5.6 

14 

15 

9.4 

12

14 

16 

25 

15 

22

24 

24 

24 

20 

26

Secondfoot-days

1,115 

1,376 

1,698

18,111

1,681 

1,447 

568.9 

364.2 

6,711 

2,373 

338.7 

3,826 

953.2

22,452.0

««T

38 

48 

69 

113 

141

209 

183 

160 

141 

109

111 

137 

169 

188 

228

298 

336 

339 

321 

318

318 

285 

275 

265 

275

292 

262 

258 

255 

275 

295

^Bjriirom

85 

60 

67

617

73 

69 

44 

26 

339 

265 

127 

329 

78

339

June

265 

216 

167 

133 

117

96 

94 

104 

96 

104

115 

100 

100 

96 

62

76 

67 

56 

45 

30

28 

24 

20 

26 

18

17 

23 

24 

22 

12

July

12 

10 

7.2 

4.5 

4.2

1.7 

.5 

.5 

.5 

1.6

8.4 

11 

4.0 

3.7 

6.7

1.1 

.5 

1.0 

6.2 

6.7

2 9

i!e 

1.1

.9

1.2

2.1 

6.7 

24 

28 

51 

127

l»«itimi»i

13 

36 

40

0

40 

38 

1.8 

2.3 

38 

12 

.5 

33 

4.2

.5

Ax,g.

127 

100 

106 

107 

200

329 

292 

255 

214 

180

167 

166 

143 

133 

125

115 

102 

87 

82 

109

107 

96 

86 

78 

65

58 

46 

33 

38 

46 

46

Mean

36.0 

45.9 

54.8

49.6

54.2 

49.9 

18.4 

12.1 

216 

79.1 

10.9 

123 

31.8

61.3

Sept.

46 

48 

78 

73 

64

58 

51 

44 

34 

30

28 

29 

26 

23 

23

20 

20 

20 

19 

15

12 

9.4 

8.4 

5.6 

4.2

5.6 

12 

32 

46 

69

Rim-off In 

acre-feet

2,210 

2,730 

3,370

35,930

3,330 

2,870 

1,130 

722 

13,310 

4,710 

672 

7,590 

1,890

44,530
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 87

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and weir, lat. 38°11' long. 105°30', In sec. 36, T. 21

S., R. 73 W., 3 miles northwest of Westcliffe.

Drainage area.- 346 square miles.

Records available.- December 1924 to June 1928, October 1933 to September 1936 In re-

 ports of U. y. Geological Survey; December 1924 to June 1928, Iferch 1930 to 

September 1936 In reports of State engineer. No winter records after 1927.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 710 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 3.35

 feet); minimum dally discharge, 0.1 second-foot June 19-22.

1924-28, 1930-36: Maximum discharge, about 1,400 second-feet (revised) July 22, 

1930 (gage height, 4.60 feet), computed by weir formula with overflow estimated; 

minimum dally discharge, that of June 19-22, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Nov. 7-30, Mar. 1-15, and

 those for June 28, 29 (computed on basis of water commissioner's notes), and those 

for period of shifting control, Aug. 20 to Sept. 30, which are fair. No records 

Dec. 1 to Feb. 29. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24

21

19

18

16

16

16

19

17

14

12

11

10

9.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

10

12

12

13

13

17

19

19

21

24

29

26

19

15

HOT.

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

10

-

Dee. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ..................................

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year

Mar.

15

15

16

16

17

18

18

16

IS

18

19

19

19

19

19

20

19

20

20

19

20

21

21

19

21

20

20

22

20

18

19

Apr.

18

21

20

18

19

19

18

19

19

18

16

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

28

26

20

18

16

16

16

13

12

7.6

Seoondfoot-days

497.6

330

583

513.6

782.7

476.9

353.3

3,858

1,203

May

6.6

6.6

7.1

6.6

4.8

4.0

4.0

9.2

37

107

146

86

35

26

19

14

15

16

15

12

10

8.6

9.2

35

31

25

19

18

17

15

18

Maximum

29

22

28

146

197

56

642

150

June

12

8.0

7.6

7.6

6.2

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

4.4

7.1

7.1

6.2

4.0

2.8

2.0

1.0

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

6.6

197

38

24

41

35

25

20

July

20

16

12

8.0

6.6

4,8

4.8

4.8

4.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

8.6

8.6

5.8

8.0

7.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

5.3

4.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.4

29

55

56

43

Minimum

8.6

15

7.6

4.0

.1

33*

11

Aug.

40

57

106

182

203

534

642

369

197

131

100

80

64

66

47

47

41

33

35

81

155

123

86

62

50

51

46

36

52

74

68

Mean

16.1

11.0

"*

18 « 8

17.1

25*2

15 r * 9"I

124*

40.1

Sept.

66

65

65

65

65

56

47

41

35

32

33

35

30

22

19

17

16

15

16

17

15

14

13

12

11

30

100

150

42

59

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

987

655

""

1,160

1,020

1,550

946

701

7,650

2,390
88 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°44', long. 105 U 20', in sec. 5, T. 27 S., R. 71

 W., at Manzanares Crossing, 3| miles southwest of Redwing.

Drainage area.- 76 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey;

 July 19iiS to September 1936 in reports of State engineer. No records during winters.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 830 second-feet June 23 (gage height, 2.83 feet) from

 rating curve extended above 80 second-feet; minimum probably occurred during winter.

1923-36: Maximum stage, 4.30 feet July 27, 1934 (discharge not determined); 

minimum probably occurred during winter.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated for Oct. 22-31, Mar. 1-6, which are fair.

 No re'cord Nov. 1 to Feb. 29. Several diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

6

11

15

16

17 

18 

19 

SO

21

S3 

24 

25

26

27

OO

50 

31

Oct.

30

30

27

27

27

25

22

21

23

21

22 

21 

21 

22 

22

20

20 

20 

20

20 

20

20 

20

HOT. Dec.

*ie

Jan.

*10

Feb.

Month

May.......................................

Water year

Mar.

10

10

10

10

10

1111

12

12

10

13

15 

10

10

10

10 

10 

11 

7.5 

9.6

11

11 

6.6 

9.6

11

14 

15

12

10 

8.8 

10

Apr.

8.8

11

12

10

10

14

9.6

14

13

9.6

15

19 

21

25

25

26 

29 

32 

S3 

36

37

41 

38 

40

41

40 

40

40

43 

40

Seoondfoot-daya

1,160

May

42

41

46

56

65

65

58

48

47

43

40

43 

46

51

62

74 

77 

72 

72 

72

70

65 

67 

69 

72

67 

70

72

74 

87 

77

jf^xlirnffli

"*

 M 0

98

June

67

64

56

52

47

51

49

52

56

62

58

54 

54

49

54

62 

56 

52 

49 

49

47

51

110 

72 

67

67 

69

65

65 

54

July

46

44

40

36

33

26

29

32

29

34

33

35 

28

25

27

25 

24 

22 

23 

23

24

23 

22 

21 

20

ie

44

312

157 

122 

92

HJL&ljiiiBfl

22

Aug.

82

104

94

83

264

190

157

126

100

91

89

80 

65

62

62

5S 

52 

54 

67 

73

115

92 

75 

65 

59

55

51

51

56 

72 

106

Mean

38.7

Sept.

98

73

70

64

61

52

46

42

40

35

35

35 

32

30

30

31 

30 

33 

32 

28

24

23 

25 

23 

22

27 

30

28

29 

32

Run-off In 

acre-feet

2,300

 Discharge measurement.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cucharas River at Boyd ranch, near La Veta, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°25', long. 105°3', In sec. 24, T. 30 S., R. 69 

w., e miles south of La Veta.

Drainage area.- 75 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1936. Records not comparable with those,

 at former station, Cucharas River near La Veta, Colo., located 2 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 375 second-feet May 16 (gage height,

 2. 40' 'feet); minimum dally discharge, 5.4 second-feet Apr. 10.

1935-36: Maximum discharge, that of May 16, 1936; minimum dally discharge, 2 second-feet several days November 1934 to February 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge estimated Dec. 19-31, Mar. 1-5. 

F6D. 29. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

No record Jan. 1 to

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

S

a

4

S

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

Si

an

83

24

25

26

27

28

28

30

31

Got.

14

14

12

12

13

12

11

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

10

11

11

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

9.5

HOT.

9.6

10

9.8

S.9

9.5

9.8

9.5

9 S

9^5

9.2

8.3

e.s

6.6

S.3

8.3

8.9

7.6

7.8

8.6

9.2

e,3

6.3

8.3

8.6

8,3

8.3

9.2

9.2

8.3

6.3

Dec.

7.8

S.O

6.0

9 2

?!i

7.1

8.9

9.2

8.9

S.O

6.3

9 S

g!s

11

8.9

9.2

8.6

8.6

S.6

8,6

8.6

8.6

8,6

6.6

6.6

9,0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

Jan.

*10

Feb.

Month

March.... .................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water yearMar.

7.0

7,0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.S

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.6

8.0

e.o

7.6

7.3

7.1

7.1

6.9

7.3

7.3

7.1

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.8

8.6

10

11

6.6

8.3

7.8

8.0

Apr.

6,6

9.5

7.3

6.8

6.3

6,7

6,0

6.0

6.0

5.4

S»3

e.o

9.2

9.2

10

9.8

9.2

9.5

10

11

14

14

15

17

18

19

18

17

17

17

-

Secondfoot-days

347.6

264.4

269.4

^

239.6

328.1

3,035

946

483.6

634

363.0

May

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

27

53

24

21

25

35

67

179

328

339

262

214

191

170

146

128

123

107

94

90

80

70

68

56

Maximna

14

10

11

11

19

w*O ooy

53

23

47

17

June

4S

42

38

35

32

33

33

34

34

42

53

42

35

29

29

28

27

26

26

26

25

25

26

28

27

26

26

25

23

23

-

July

23

22

23

33

21

19

16

18

16

18

18

16

14

14

14

12

13

12

12

11

11

12

12

10

9,8

9.8

12

16

16

18

17

nfl"p1,Tir^?tt

9.5

7«6

7.1

6*9

5.4

16

23

9*8

13

8.9

Aug.

18

19

20

28

47

37

34

30

26

24

23

22

21

19

18

16

14

14

16

15

16

16

15

14

13

13

14

18

20

IS

14

Mean

1*1 9 JJLrK

6.61

6.69

7 73

10 9

97 9

3l!s

15.6

20.5

12.1

Sept.

14

15

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

13

14

11

9.5

9.8

10

10

10

11

10

9.5

9.8

10

9.5

8.9

10

14

16

17

17

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

689

524

534

475

651

6.O20

1,880

959

1,260

720

measurement.
90 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°10', long. 104°30', in sec. 13, T. 33 S., R. 

B4 w., at foot of State Street in Trinidad.

Drainage area.- 742 square miles.

Records available.- May 1896 to July 1899, August to December 1905, November 1906 to 

Marcn 1907, October 1907 to November 1912, October 1933 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey; May 1896 to July 1899, August to December 1905, 

November 1906 to March 1907, October 1907 to November 1912, April 1916 to September 

1936 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1907-12, 1916-18, 1919-36), 87.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 10,900 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 

7.03 feet); minimum daily discharge, 1.2 second-feet Jan. 1.

1896-99, 1905, 1906-12, 1916-36: Maximum discharge, 45,400 second-feet Sept. 30, 

1904 (gage height, 16.6 feet, Commercial Street gage); minimum daily discharge, 1.2 

second-feet Jan. 1, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 bo Septenber 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

IS

19

£0

21

22

23

24

2?

26

27

28

29

SO

31

oot.

49

48

47

48

47

45

46

45

43

43

41

37

37

37

37

36

37

40

41

42

40

40

46

44

41

41

40

40

39

37

36

HOT.

34

34

32

32

31

33

30

30

30

30

29

28

28

30

29

27

27

26

25

23

24

24

25

24

24

28

26

20

22

25

Dae.

22

28

24

27

24

21

19

16

15

20

20

14

14

11

7

16

22

16

16

13

15

16

16

16

16

23

18

5

9

8

9

Jan.

1.2

13

22

26

5.5

9

13

19

14

10

17

11

18

15

16

12

10

9

22

20

20

31

20

20

20

19

22

20

20

30

22

Feb.

21

24

14

21

14

11

19

22

22

31

22

17

16

11

15

44

9.6

16

23

24

19

17

17

14

14

11

12

14

14

-

Month

April. ....................................

May........................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1936- 56. .....................

Mar.

14

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

15

14

15

14

13

13

14

15

12

13

13

12

11

n

13

12

11

9.6

11

12

11

9.6

9.6

Apr.

11

11

11

10

13

17

14

10

12

13

10

8.5

9.6

14

20

22

28

31

34

42

53

43

38

39

63

64

68

48

50

55

Secondfoot-days

1,289

829

614

27,846

626.7

527.6

406,8

842.1

3 126 2)153 1;522«1

4,100 

1,516

17,351.3

May

68

52

63

58

66

60

67

112

160

112

102

91

73

76

88

125

163

161

140

120

110

97

89

110

120

100

108

120

110

127

110

MflTflimnff

49

34

28

674

31

44

16

64

163

143

458

542 

90

542

June

89

80

76

77

77

69

62

52

46

60

143

112

80

64

53

52

49

45

43

40

44

64

102

102

84

66

74

78

97

74

July

66

63

46

37

36

30

27

36

88

36

20

16

11

11

14

21

17

13

12

21

11

17

13

8.6

7.0

9.6

22

468

68

204

96

Minimum

36

20

6

4

1.2

9.6

9.6

8.5

62

40

7.0

41 

28

1.2

Aug.

79

170

246

20S

274

542

357

241

212

167

139

113

96

113

92

78

67

59

58

64

102

78

58

60

43

41

41

68

78

81

86

Mean

41.6

27.6

16.6

76.3

17.0

18.2

13.1

no T OOvJ.

101

71 8

49.1

132 

60.6

47.4

Sept.

66

61

69

58

64

46

90

56

47

41

36

40

41

28

30

32

43

68

58

60

49

58

67

41

39

40

44

69

61

65

Run-off In 

acre-feet

2,660

1,640

1,020

56,230

1,040

1,050

806

1,670

6,200

4,270

3,020

8,130 

3,000

34,400
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 91

Purgatolre River at Ninemlle Dam, near Hlgbee, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°45', long. 103°28', in sec. 32, T. 26 s., R. 

54 w., at Ninemlle Dam, 4 miles southwest of Hlgbee. Smith Canyon enters 4 miles 

below station.

Drainage area.- 2,900 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1936 In reports of u. S. Geological Survey; 

'October !9kJ4 to September 1936 in reports of state engineer.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 99.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 6.78 

reetj; no flow for several days during April to July.

1924-36: Maximum discharge, 64,500 second-feet"Sept. 15, 1934 (gage height, 12.60 

feet, present datum) by slope-area method; no flow at times nearly every year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 10 to Jan. 3, Jan. 

 8^B7 irtilch were estimated on the basis of one discharge measurement and weather 

records and are fair. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, in aeeond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

S

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

89

30

31

Oct.

40

27

26

24

23

20

16

113

96

39

31

29

25

28

27

23

20

19

18

16

14

23

22

22

23

29

2S

25

23

23

22

Nov.

21

19

IS

20

15

12

12

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

15

16

17

21

22

23

24

-

Dec.

24

22

20

20

19

20

17

14

17

17

17

17

17 1 17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

Jan.

15

15

14

14

16

16

16

16

17

30

36

19

18

16

17

19

18

12

19

23

19

24

21

16

17

23

25

22

19

21

24

Feb.

23

24

40

24

22

24

31

30

27

26

27

34

42

36

38

32

45

49

38

47

46

51

30

24

19

14

14

12

10

_

-

Month

December. .................................

toreh. ....................................

April.....................................

«ay.. .....................................

June ......................................

Jul». .....................................

Allf

Sei

int. ...................................

Water year 1935-3 6......................

Mar.

9.2

8.S

8.8

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

S.S

7.6

5.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.5

3.3

2.6

2.3

2.6

3.3

3.5

2.6

2.0

2.0

4.3

3.5

2.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Apr.

1.0

1.0

.5

.5

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

3.2

3.5

1.8

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

53

40

27

IS

14

11

4.5

3.7

2.4

-

Secondfoot-clays

914

463

547

36,765.1

597

879

14? 3

isgle

6,564.5

1,432.4

6,881.1 

10,843 

778.7

30,231.6

May

1.0

1.0

1.0

.5

0

0

0

217

500

29&

261

111

80

75

70

57

57

52

787

295

146

77

52

S39

761

211

199

366

470

410

173

IJa-rlftHTfn

1 -t -z XJ.O

24

24

4,010

36

51

10

53

839

383

2,100 

3,290 

107

3,290

June

98

67

93

59

58

59

383

182

63

42

34

29

34

44

29

16

14

5.6

3.5

2.4

1.5

.5

0

0

3.7

19

13

10

40*9 2

-

July

6.2

1.0

2.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

44

55

64

366

141

49

23

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

1,690

2,100

1,200

1,080

^iTllw 

14

10

14

0

12

10

1.0

0

0

0

0

18 

1.5

0

Aug.

400

133

592

1,400

460

1,740

3,290

735

946

29b

107

64

45

37

32

93

64

37

28

23

19

21

 18

30

23

21

20

20

52

66

32

Hean

29.5

15.4

17.6

101

19.3

30.3

4.59

6*32

212

47.7

222

350 

26.0

82.6

Sept.

18

19

17

27

9.S

30

26

12

22

48

28

21

14

10

4.1

2.0

1.5

2.2

26

6.0

2.0

5.1

107

68

72

36

36

37

33

39

~

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,810

918

1,080

72,920

1,180

1,740 

282

376

13,020 

2 840

13)650

21,510 

1,540

59,950
92 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near Las Anlmas, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°55', long. 103°18', In sec. 1, T. 25 S., R.

 55 'W., at Highland Dam, 11 miles southwest of Las Anlmas.

Drainage area.- 3,320 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1936 In reports of U. S. Geological Survey;

 October 19141 to September 1936 In reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,200 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 7.05

 feet); no flow for several days.

1931-36: Maximum discharge, 33,000 second-feet (slope measurement) Sept. 15, 

1934 (gage height, 14.00 feet, from floodmarks); no flow at times during 1932-36.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1935

Day

1

S

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

1920

Si22

S3

24

85

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

44

31

24

17

15

15

14

13

12

9.4

10

8.8

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.0

4.2

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.9

3.6

5.2

7.3

7.6

6.6

7.0

8.2

4.2

4,4

HOT.

7.0

8,5

10

11

9.7

11

10

13

13

11

11

11

12

13

14

16

15

15

16

16

15

16

15

15

16

17

21

21

21

22

-

Dec.

22

20

20

19

19

19

19

17

16

18

18

14

16

13

7.0

5.6

6.6

6.2

5.6

5.8

4.6

5.4

7.3

8.5

5.0

10

7.9

13

13

15

6.5

Jan.

11

9.1

14

11

11

4.2

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.4

6.0

14

15

13

8.8

9.1

7.6

4.4

2.7

2.4

4.0

3.6

5.4

6.0

3.4

1.8

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.9

Feb.

4.0

2.8

4.0

1.0

.3

.3

.6

.2

.4

0

.6

.6

0

0

0

0

1,8

10

7,0

7.9

11

20

63

50

24

11

6.8

3.4

2.8

_

-

Month

Dot 

Hoi

Dec

Calendar year 1935. .....................

April.....................................

May.......................................

Jol-r. ......................-..._...... ...

Aii{ 

Sep

Water year 1935-;56. .....................

Mar.

1.8

1.8

1.2

2.3

6.0

6.4

6.8

5.4

5.8

3.2

2.0

1.3

1,0

.9

.2

0

0

0

.4

.3

.2

0

0

1.1

1.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

s.e

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

12

7.6

4.8

2.5

1.5

0

-

Secondfoot-days

311.1 

422.2 

385.0

34,797.3

198.4

233.5

49.4

33.7

9,353

1,933.9

7,694 .9 

12,291.5 

445.3

33,351.9

Jtay

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

505

1,380

455

341

153

107

88

86

79

62

37

312

357

349

249

142

435

1,690

397

249

445

604

593

238

11. Tl 

44 

22 

22

6,040

15

63

6.8

12

1,690 

386

Sf 960 

5,240 

53

5,340

June

156

110

136

9S

66

68

116

221

116

72

116

286

125

68

49

33

22

15

12

7.9

4.2

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

0

5.4

July

31

9.1

2.2

.2

0

0

0

0

24

2.7

.5

0

24

113

182

88

41

20

20

4.4

2.8

1.6

.3

0

0

0

.1

1,320

2,960

1,980

868

Minimum

2.4 

7.0 

4.6

0

1.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

s.e

0

0

Aug.

626

273

445

1,070

730

1,340

5,240

959

615

325

128

66

47

40

37

34

46

40

33

33

30

20

13

9.4

7.3

11

5.4

4.6

3.S

24

36

Mean

10.0 

14.1 

12.4

95.3

6.40

8.05

1.59

1.12

302 

64.5

248 

396

14.S

91,1

Sept.

19

8.8

11

29

14

6.0

.9

2.0

12

6.6

30

19

10

6.2

4.2

2.8

1,9

1.0

,7

.9

8.2

3.2

1.9

53

0

42

33

45

44

31

Run-off in 

aore-feet

617 

837 

764

69,020

394

463

98

67

18,550

3,840

15,260 

24 ,380 

883

66,150
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN .93

Holly Drain near Holly, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°3', long.* 102°3', In sec. 16, T. 23 S., R. 41 Hf.

 100 yards west of Colorado-Kansas line. Cheyenne Creek enters Just above station.

Records available.- January 1924 to September 1927, October 1933 to September 1936 In re-

 ports of U. S. Geological Survey; January 1924 to September 1936 In reports of State 

engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 540 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height,

 7723~Teet); minimum dally discharge, 1.4 second-feet July 26-28.

1924-36: Maximum discharge, 1,420 second-feet Aug. 28, 1935 (gage height, 10.43 

feet); minimum dally discharge, that of July 26-28, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated for Oct. 2, 3, 14-20, Feb. 2, 3, 6-10, 12,

 14-IV, 19-23, Mar. 2, which are fair. After Aug. 28, 1935, records Include flow of 

Wild Horse Creek but do not include that part of Holly Drain west of Wild Horse Creek.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

83

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

6.6

10

27

36

36

32

37

37

24

26

23

27

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

14

13

11

6.8

7.7

6.5

6.5

6.1

HOT.

7.7

9.5

12

11

16

19

15

18

15

12

18

32

30

32

30

24

34

28

26

36

32

35

39

41

42

46

43

28

28

38

-

Dec.

40

22

13

11

14

14

11

11

12

12

13

19

54

41

12

9.0

16

24

29

30

26

11

8.8

7.9

6.8

12

10

11

7.0

6.5

6,6

Jan.

9.0

7.9

8.5

7.2

6.6

7.0

5.2

5.4

6.6

4.9

4.S

4.4

4.7

5.2

5.6

5.6

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.8

4.9

5.1

4.8

4.9

4.6

7.4

8.5

13

2 s'.B9

Feb.

9.5

8.0

8.0

6.6

5.7

5.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

2.7

1.5

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

5.6

5.0

4.0

3.0

4.5

6.0

7.2

7.4

6.3

6.5

5.2

4.9

-

Month

Hoi

Dac

mmtili......... ............................

April. ....................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1936- 56- .....................

Mar.

5.1

6.0

6.3

7.4

6.3

5.4

6.3

6.6

6.5

9.5

7.4

3*2

3.2

3.1

2.6

2.1

2.9

2.5

3.9

2.7

2.4

4.0

4.7

4.8

5.2

15

37

23

16

23

16

Apr.

11

4.7

21

18

12

17

8.8

5.6

4.4

4.9

4.4

4.9

4.4

3.7

3,8

4.3

4.8

4.2

4,8

4.9

5,4

4.6

4.4

4.8

5.1

5.6

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.7

-

Seoondfoot-days

' 635.2

797.2 

520.6

180.8

147.5

25O.1

197.5

790,5

810.0

114.6

992 6 

31s!?

5,550.5

fey

4.0

4.4

4.6

7.0

5.7

4.9

4.9

5.6

5.6

11

5.9

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.8

6.3

5.2

4.9

6.6

53

19

11

53

151

93

238

46

Ma*l»u.

37

46 

54

13

37*

21

OVA 2SO0

270

12

139 

66

270

June

34

40

270

56

30

11

6.5

7.4

6.5

14

11

8.1

26

17

7.0

4.2

4.2

4.3

3,5

3.3

3.8

3.3

4.0

4.3

5.6

7.7

4.0

3.3

2.8

3.2

-

July

4.0

5.9

6.5

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

3.1

4.3

3.6

2.8

2,4

2.1

2.2

3.3

2.9

4,4

2.6

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.4

1,4

2.5

12

9.5

Minimal

6.1

7.7 

6,5

1.5

g ^

3^7

4.0 

2*8

1.4

2 2

1.4

Aug.

14

12

S.I

4,8

9.5

11

23

44

659S-.

117

139

103

88

57

49

43

34

24

12

9.2

7.2

2.5

3,8

2.6

2.6

2.3

5.1

2.4

2.2

2,5

Mean

20.5

28.6 

16.8

5*83

5.09 

8.07

6*68

25.5

20*3

3*70

32*0 

10,5

15.2

a«pt.

3.1

4.6

66

16

3.5

2.6

3.1

7.4

10

8.3

6.5

2.8

2.7

3.1

2.6

5.2

3.1

3.5

3.2

2.6

2.5

4.6

5.1

8.3

7.9

4.9

6.5

23

49

44

-

Run-off In 

ae re-feet

1 aeo

1^580 

1,030

359

293

496

392

1,570

1,210

227

1,970 

682

11,010

Hote." See "Remarks 11 paragraph In station description.
94 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Amazon Canal near Hartland, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°53'8", long. 101 022'16", In SEi sec. 9, T. 25

 S., K. 37 W., 2i miles below head gate and half a mile west of Hartland.

Records available.- Irrigation seasons 1921-24, October 1930 to September 1936 In reports

 of U. S. Geological Survey; March 1925 to September 1930 In reports of Division of 

Water Resources, State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 423 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 8.45

 reet;; no flow during extensive periods. 1921-24, 1930-36: Maximum discharge, 490 second-feet Aug. 28, 1933 (gage height, 

8.80 feet); no flow during extensive periods.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of Ice effect, Dec. 17 to Feb. 27, which

 are poor and are based on 3 discharge measurements, gage-height trend, and engineer's 

notes. Canal diverts water from left bank of Arkansas River In sec. 12, T. 25 S., 

R. 38 W. (revised). Water used for Irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

a

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

HO

21

22

23

24

29

26

27

28

20

30

91

Oct.

0

0

19

65

64

65

66

66

64

5S

56

56

44

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

HOT. Dao.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

73

78

79

70

58

65

78

69

53

48

58

71

80

37

35

32

58

81

80

93

Jan.

124

96

116

60

73

49

14

10

22

34

52

81

89

117

152

95

87

16

41

81

114

157

187

207

167

34

41

47

36

37

42

Feb.

47

44

46

46

49

54

51

48

44

47

53

59

59

59

59

54

55

51

61

59

60

65

66

67

68

57

44

84

83

-

Month

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.. .....................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-:56. .....................

Mar.

86

0

0

131

126

118

118

113

109

101

91

78

78

66

60

54

45

36

33

30

32

24

23

16

19

18

18

18

15

13

9

Apr.

13

11

16

17

13

7

16

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Secondfoot-days

625

0

1,331

12,276

2,478

1,639

1,681

93

2,015

4,879

795

5,557

250

21,341

*ay

0

0

63

53

0

0

13

0

0

191

275

255

230

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

181

240

250

235

0

0

18

MajdmiBi

66

0

93

256

207

84

131

17

275

265

240

295

33

295

June

0

24

6

128

152

188

220

240

265

255

255

255

250

250

265

255

250

235

215

202

170

138

122

106

88

78

72

75

64

56

July

52

47

39

30

24

18

15

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

30

17

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

225

240

Hininum

0

0

0

0

10

44

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

285

295

275

250

275

275

275

295

250

240

240

235

235

230

230

220

210

202

192

166

126

64

118

102

95

82

95

0

0

0

0

Mean

20.1

0

48.9

33.6

79.9

56.5

54.2

3.1

65.0

163

25.6

179

8.3

58.3

Sept.

0

0

29

0

0

0

0

14

33

30

28

23

30

27

22

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,240

0

2,640

24,350

4,920

3,250

3^330

184

4,000

9*680

1,580

11,020

496

42,340
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 95

South Side Ditch near Hartland, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37052'2411 , long. 101°21'38", In SEi sec. 15, T.

 yb S., R. 37 W., three-quarters of a mile south of Hartland and 1-i miles below 

diversion from Arkansas River.

Records available.- Irrigation seasons 1921-24, October 1930 to September 1936 In reports or u. s. Geological Survey; October 1924 to September 1930 In reports of 

Division of Water Resources, State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 224 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 7.88 

reet;; no flow during extensive periods.

1921-24, 1930-36: Maximum discharge, 306 second-feet Sept. 16, 1934 (gage height, 

6.15 feet); no flow during extensive periods.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge estimated Aug. 31. Ditch diverts water from right

 bank of Arkansas River in sec. 16, T. 25 S., R. 37 W. Water used for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

6

7 

8

10

11 

12 

13 

U 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

 HI

24

85

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oot.

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

12 

25

30 

31 

27 

23 

20

25 

24 

16

13

13

12 

12 

10 

9 

8 

7

HOT.

7

12

12

15 

16 

14

10

9 

17 

22 

14 

16

19 

20 

22 

22 

23

20 

22

24

26

41 

59 

62 

64 

60

Dec.

60

66

69 

69 

67

67

34 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Jan. Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0

60 

101 

106 

43

Month

May.......................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar. Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

 M rf

689

8

-1 m

2*72

3,636

May

0

0

10

0

0 

0 

0

0 

85

133 

78 

9 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

93

114 

S9 

60 

27 

44 

22

Maximum

199

141

June

11

3

0

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

0

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

90 

115

Minimum

0

Aug.

11

1

0

0 

S 

115

141 

58

6 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

16

Mean

22 2

24 9

9 1

9.9

Sept.

31

30

18

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

4

7 

14 

16 

16

14 

13

12

8 

8

8 

10 

28 

16 

17

Run-off In 

acre-feet

40V

7,220
* ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Great Eastern Canal at Lakln, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°56'9", long. 101°16'17", in NEi sec. 28, T. 

24 S., R. 36 W., half a mile west of Lakln and 6 miles northeast of Hartland.

Records available.- Irrigation season 1921-24, October 1930 to September 1936 in reports or u. s. Geological Survey; November 1924 to September 1930 In reports of 

Division of Water Resources, State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 10.50 feet (affected by backwater from highway orldge downstream) May 28 (discharge not determined); maximum daily discharge, 

667 second-feet July 31; no flow during extensive periods.

1921-24, 1930-36: Maximum discharge occurred May 28, 1936 (not determined); 

maximum daily discharge, that of July 31, 1936; no flow during extensive periods.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for Aug. 6-8 based on 2 discharge measurements, engineer's notes, and incomplete gage record. Canal diverts water from left bank of 

Arkansas River in sec. 16, T. 25 S., R. 37 W. Water used directly for Irrigation or 

stored in Lake MCKinney.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

10

11

14

16

26

Oct. HOT. Dee. Jan. Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

74

332

874

172

90

37

_

-

Month

December. .................................

April.....................................

Aug 

Sep

Water year 1935-:

Mar.

1S2

194

174

SI

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

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

0

13,668

0

3,S44

2,994 

59

11,677

May

0

c

0

7C

0

0

34

C

13

340

357

223

83

252

68

0

C

Cc

0

0

c

0

c

301

394

46E

524

146

238

348

Maximum

0

41S

0

624

598 

59

667

June

119

S3

IBS

282

165

144

94

113

115

91

87

59

0

93

158

S6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

555

667

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

Aug.

473

244

172

111

137

306

472

598

344

144

78

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

0

0

0

Mean

0

37.4

0

124

96.6 

2.0

31.9

Sept.

0

0

59

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

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

87,100

 S 04O

0

7,620

5,940 

117

82,160
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 97

Fanners Ditch near Garden City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°59'5211 , long. 101°3'39", in NWi sec. 4, T. 24 

s., K. 34 W., 4 miles below head gate, 4 miles northwest of Holcomb, and 10 miles 

west of Garden City.

Records available.-' Irrigation season 1921-24, October 1930 to September 1936 In reports 

or u. s. Geological Survey; March 1925 to September 1930 In reports of Division of 

Water Resources, State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 278 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 7.88 

reetj; no flow during extensive periods.

1921-24, 1930-36: Maximum discharge, 317 second-feet Aug. 5, 1933 (gage height, 

7.97 feet); no flow during extensive periods.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for July 5, 6, which are estimated, and those for 

July 30, 31, which are based on one discharge measurement and engineer's notes and 

which are poor. Ditch diverts water from left bank of Arkansas River In sec. 2, 

T, 24 S., R. 35 W. Water used for Irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

33.

Oot 

Noi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

APJ 

Ma] 

Jur 

Jid 

Au( 

Be!

1

Ol

rei 

en

aJ

11M

>rv el

 1]

IB

LT 

pu 

>te

rat

150991

Oet.

86 

62 

48 

27 

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

HOT. Dee. Jan. Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

1

9 

6 

0

0 

0 

0 

13

Month

t....................................

er year 1955-2

Mar.

20 

8 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

3 

0 

0

0 

2 

2 

9 

8

6 

6 

5 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr. May

0 

0 

0 

116 

52

23 

36 

14 

7 

6

182 

124 

66 

82 

117

173 

166 

140 

121 

103

37 

67 

60 

104 

101

158 

151 

142 

112 

43 

3

foTSays 

223 36 

0 0 

0 0

8,849 299

0 0 

29 13 

69 20 

0 0 

2,566 182 

957 IDS 

252 116 

3,806 270 

862 172

8,764 270

June

4 

4 

24 

16 

9

S 

0 

3 

49 

40

39 

2 

11 

72 

63

74 

103 

88 

59 

49

50 

36 

30 

26 

22

IS 

18 

16 

12 

12

July

9 

7 

5 

3 

2

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

109 

116

Aug.

179 

158 

114 

176 

231

250 

270 

228 

209 

202

196 

188 

159 

123 

119

135 

147 

151 

107 

68

54 

60 

87 

46 

38

12 

1 

6 

24 

33 

30

iHtHimifH Mean

0 7.2 

0 0 

0 0

0 24.2

0 0 

0 1.0 

0 2.2 

0 0 

0 82.8 

0 31.9 

0 8.1 

1 123 

0 28.7

0 23.9

Sept.

16

S

74 

166 

172

126 

91 

74 

55 

40

32 

10 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off In 

acre-feet

442 

0 

0

17,560

0 

58 

137 

0 

5,090 

1,900 

50O 

7,550 

1,710

17,390

 37 7
98 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Garden City Canal near Garden City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°59'37", long. 101°2'29", in SWi sec. 3, T. 24

 S., R. 34 W., li miles below diversion from Arkansas River, 3 miles west of Holcomb, 

and 9 miles west of Garden City.

Records available.- Irrigation seasons 1921-24, October 1930 to September 1936 in reports

 of U. a. Geological Survey; March 1925 to September 1930 in reports of the Division 

of Water Resources, State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 70 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 

8.84 feet); no flow during extensive periods.

1921-24, 1930-36: Maximum discharge, 80 second-feet Oct. 5, 1930; no flow during 

extensive periods.

Remarks.- Records fair Oct. 1 to Dec. 6, Sept. 24-30; poor for remainder of year. 0is-

 cnarge Mar. 3-6, May 6-9 estimated; Apr. 17 interpolated; July 30 to Sept. 23 based 

on seven discharge measurements, resident engineer's constructed gage graph, and the 

incomplete recorder graph. Canal diverts water from left bank of Arkansas River in 

sec. 5, T. 24 S., R. 34 W. Water used for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

a

9

10

11

18

IS

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

87

26

29

SO

31

Oot.

46

39

40

35

20

12

10

7

5

4

3

3

2

2

1

3

6

4

3

2

2

4

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

HOT.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

-

Dee.

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jan. Feb.

Month

April .....................................

May.......................................

Jtaly. .....................................

September. ................................

Water year 1935- 56. .....................

Mar.

0

0

5

S

10

11

11

11

11

8

8

e

9

8

8

7

7

6

7

6

6

6

5

4

4

2

2

4

3

2

2

Apr.

5

6

5

5

2

4

4

Z

6

12

13

10

9

7

2

1

Z

5

5

4

3

3

4

3

2

3

5

5

2

1

Secondfoot-days

263

30

6

1,185

0

0

189

142

168

0

63

493

290

1,644

May

2

2

2

3S

14

2

1

1

11

22

10

7

6

5

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

24

11

0

0

0

0

Jfqxi.irnTm

46

1

1

51

0

0

11

13

38

0

Z6

6O

18

60

June July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

36

27

Minimum

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

Aug.

19

16

12

6

3

0

0

41

60

49

41

33

26

20

17

13

10

7

5

3

2

1

0

0

0

IS

35

35

12

e

6

Mean

8.5

1.0

.2

3.2

0

0

6.1

4.7

5.4

0

2.0

15.9

9.7

4.5

Sept.

7

S

16

12

I"

4

4

3

3

3

2

2

2

4

15

9

8

Run-off In 

acre-feet

522

60

12

2,350

0

0

S75

282

333

0

125

978

575

3,260
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 99 

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°11'0", long. 99U 18'40", in NWi sec. 33, T. 21

 3., H. 18 W., about 300 feet below Moffet Dam and Hi miles west of Larned.

Drainage area.- 2,300 square miles.

Records available.- November 1924 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 48.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 second-feet May 11; maximum gage height, 

19.654 feet May 31; no flow during extensive periods.

1924-36: Maximum discharge (estimated), 20,000 second-feet May 28, 1935 (gage 

height, 31.96 feet); no flow during periods In 1926, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, and 1936. 

Bank-full stage, 24 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair. Corrected for ice effect Feb. 8-25 with discharge based on 1

 discharge measurement and weather record. A shifting control prevailed throughout 

the year.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

IS

19

20

21

2223

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oot.

29

18

12

9

9

S

8

7

7

7

6

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

HOT.

7

7

7

7

7

1

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

a

S

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

9

9

9

9

-

Dec.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

e

S

S

9

11

11

10

9

8

S

8

8

8

7

8

8

7

S

8

8

8

8

8

Jan.

9

9

8

8

S

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

S

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Feb.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Y

6

6

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

8

12

8

6

6

6

6

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April. . . .................................

Hay.... ...................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36.....................

Mar.

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

6

6

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

4

6

5

4

4

4

2

4

4

4

4

Apr.

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

7

4

-

Secondfoot-days

256

220

264

68,099

233.

172

165

101

10,419

2,735

53

11

1

14,628

May

4

4

4

4

3

3

2

4

138

1,380

2,040

1,460

261

82

50

33

25

20

19

23

17

13

27

512

406

548

489

207

130

762

1,750

Maximum

29

9

11

17,000

9

12

7

7

2,040

1,390

7

1

1

2,040

June

1,390

247

102

65

88

99

2S2

158

56

33

24

21

19

16

14

13

12

10

9

S

8

7

6

6

5

4

4

3

3

3

-

July

7

5

4

3

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Minimum

6

7

7

0

7

3

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

Mean

e.3

7.3

8.5

187

7.5

5.9

5.3

336*5 4

91.2

1.7

.4

0

40.0

Sept.

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

508

436

524

136,100

458

341

327

200

20,670

6,420

105

22

o

29,010
100 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°50'5lt , long. 97023 t 10", In SWi sec. 36, T. 25 

S., R. 1 W., half a mile west of Valley Center and 16 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.- 1,316 square miles.

Records available.- February 1935 to September 1936. June 1922 to February 1935 at 

station 2 miles downstream, lat. 37048'50", long. 97°22'30't .

Average discharge.- 14 years, 140 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 8.74 

reet;; minimum discharge, 9 second-feet July 26 to Aug. 6, Aug. 12-16, 19; minimum 

gage height, 1.77 feet July 28.

1922-36: Maximum discharge recorded, 10,500 second-feet June 11, 1923 (gage 

height, 18.02 feet, former site and datum); minimum, 1 second-foot Dec. 27, 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair except those estimated for period of Ice effect, Jan. 18 to 

Feb. 26, which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1956

^

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

2V 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

24 

26 

25 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

25 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

25 

26 

26 

26 

52

796 

716 

214 

114 

67

49 

41 

37 

55 

53 

53

HOT.

52 

53 

36 

42 

109

96 

57 

44 

40 

56

54 

54 

52 

51 

31

50 

29 

50 

50 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

28

35

72 

164 

86 

57

Dec.

44 

40 

37 

55 

55

35 

51 

52 

31 

50

50 

50 

30 

50 

30

29 

28 

2S 

28 

29

29 

50 

30 

28 

52

56 

45 

24 

24 

24 

24

Jan.

26 

28 

29 

29 

29

28 

26 

26 

26 

26

25 

26 

26 

27 

2S

2S 

27 

25 

23 

22

24 

27 

27

25

Feb.

> 25

27 

29

51 

27 

28 

23

Month

Oct 

Ho\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mai

£»

Ifaj 

Jw 

Ju] 

Auf 

Sei

1

alendar year 192 5......................

fater year 1935-2

Mar.

28 

28 

27 

28 

27

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

24 

25 

23 

25 

23

22 

25 

24 

24 

24

24 

23 

23 

22 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21 

20

Apr.

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

22 

22 

22 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Secondfoot-days

2,625 

1,591 

962

78,045

soe

745 

759 

654 

1,260 

770 

563 

522 

622

11,259

May

22 

36 

55 

39 

50

27 

24 

24 

27 

29

27 

26 

51 

37 

26

25 

22 

25 

21 

19

17 

16 

17 

24 

50

76 

197 

116 

63 

50 

45

Mqyign^B

796 

164 

44

6,840

29 

51 

28 

23 

197 

44 

16 

15 

44

796

June

59 

34 

.31 

50 

35

55 

51 

50 

57 

44

55 

31 

27 

25 

24

24 

25 

21 

20 

19

20 

19 

21 

19 

18

17 

17 

17 

15 

16

July

16 

16 

16 

15 

14

15 

14 

14 

15 

15

15 

15 

12 

12

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

1O 

10 

10 

10 

10

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Minimum

22 

28 

24

18

20 

20 

16 

15 

9 

9 

15

9

Aug.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

10 

12 

12 

11

10 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

10 

10 

9 

10

10 

11 

11 

11 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

13 

15

Mean

84.6 

46.4 

51.0

214

26.1 

25.7 

25.8 

21. S 

40.6 

25.7 

11.7 

10.4 

20.7

50. 6

Sept.

14 

15 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

15 

14

15 

14 

15 

15 

15

21 

24 

 44 

42 

35

27 

24 

22 

21 

20

24 

26 

27 

29 

29

Run-off In 

acre-feet

5,200 

2,760 

1,910

154,800

1,600 

1,460 

1,470 

1,500 

2,500 

1,530 

720 

659 

1,230

22,340
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 101

Walnut River at Winfleld, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13'30", long. 96°59'40", In NEJ sec. 33, T. 32 

s., R. 4 E., 1 mile south of Winfleld and 1 mile above Black Crook Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,894 square miles.

Records available.- November 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 598 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,130 second-feet Nov. 27 (gage height, 15.89 

reet;; no flow July 27 to Sept. 20.

1921-36: Maximum discharge observed (estimated), 94,400 second-feet Nov. 18, 

1928 (gage height, 40.61 feet); no flow Nov. 11, 1928, July 27 to Sept. 20, 1936. 

Bank-full stage, 30 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated for period of Ice effect, Jan. 24 to 

Feb. 23, which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oet.

32

32

30

25

25

23

35

1,180

1S5

89

59

45

38

48

30

32

32

57

183

175

827

3,360

1,150

354

1S8

154

107

89

76

80

89

HOT.

72

254

2,030

1,420

819

596

330

226

662

728

662

424

264

203

163

141

128

116

110

103

96

91

87

78

75

924

6,570

5,520

1,380

684

-

Doe.

482

365

323

283

258

255

252

240

223

206

198

166 ieo

175

166

158

152

143

141

138

136

136

138

138

136

130

126

126

122

116

116

Jan.

126

138

163

175

168

173

180

170

147

132

130

128

124

122

122

118

114

109

105

1OO

69

67

86

62

76

76

75

73

72

70

68

Feb.

55

40

30

35

72

89

96

94

87

78

-

Month

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-i56..... .................

Mar.

76

72

70

67

62

60

57

57

60

62

62

64

62

60

67

57

57

57

57

54

52

51

51

48

46

45

40

40

40

38

36

Apr.

36

36

38

39

42

45

46

46

46

48

46

45

45

43

42

39

36

53

31

29

29

29

24

24

24

24

26

30

32

36

-

Secondfoot-daya

8,791

25,OO6

5,966

296,522

3,599

1,431 

1,717

1,091

5,205

859

121

0

1,850

56,616

May

39

124

130

65

39

30

26

31

40

324

796

286

147

101

78

64

54

48

130

246

175

114

107

1OO

228

596

444

243

170

122

109

Ma*i*»*

3,360

6,570

482

21,200

180

96

76

48

V96

98

12

0

440

6,570

June

76

60

49

42

72

96

67

48

42

35

30

25

23

19

18

15

15

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

8

8

7

6

6

-

July

12

12

9

7

7

7

7

6

6

5

4

4

3

4

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Minimum

23

72

116

23

36

24

26

6

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

284

834

192

810

116

49 3 

B6'.4

36.4

168

26.6

3.9

0

61.0

152

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

28

239

440

96

243

357

158

149

136

Run-off in 

acre-feet

17 440

49,600 

11,830

586,200

7 140

o QAf)

3*410

2,160

10,320

1,700

240 

0

3,650

110,300
102 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River at Oilton, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°6', long. 96°35', in SWi sec. 29, T. 19 N., R. 7 

E., at highway bridge half a mile north of Oilton and 25 miles above confluence with 

Arkansas River.

Records available.- July 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 30,900 second-feet June 6 (gage 

helgfit, 12.07 feet); no flow Sept. 8, 13-16.

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, 72,300 second-feet June 21, 1935 (gage 

height, 16.8 feet); no flow Sept. 8, 13-16, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally. Discharge Sept. 16-20 determined from 

readings of U. S. Weather Bureau gage at Perklns.

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

186

192

192

186

180

177

186

180

195

180

168

162

150

138

136

130

126

440

760

800

1,430

1,300

640

530

600

1,000

1,050

800

680

640

640

HOT.

680

720

560

530

530

4YO

440

4YO

1,430

440

415

365

365

340

340

340

340

315

315

315

290

290

290

290

315

530

950

800

470

850

-

Dec.

900

850

560

470

500

2,430

1,430

950

760

560

440

365

290

290

250

250

230

210

204

192

183

180

180

168

136

120

146

146

122

118

174

Jan.

183

186

189

133

186

180

177

177

180

195

230

230

195

195

183

165

150

142

110

83

150

159

180

150

142

138

90

87

91

94

94

Feb.

132

138

126

124

116

130

110

56

118

88

107

112

110

81

81

86

110

134

126

118

114

128

165

150

144

315

315

230

171

-

Month

October. ..................................

February. .................................

April. ....................................

Hay.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

133

177

165

183

204

183

171

168

159

140

128

124

118

112

104

105

99

99

99

94

91

90

91

86

80

76

69

65

66

64

62

Apr.

56

56

61

54

58

54

50

53

51

53

55

50

50

49

45

41

39

38

37

38

34

38

38

38

38

36

36

900

560

201

-

Secondfoot-days

14,174

14,795

13,804

4,894

3,935

3,655

2,907

13,484

97,235

3,302

315

39,122

211,622

May

120

88

el

1,200

1,560

470

230

270

440

950

720

560

390

230

315

315

365

290

250

169

153

171

142

132

159

116

114

159

365

1,250

1,690

Haxijnun

1,430

1,430

2,430

230

315

204

900

1,690

26,300

250

23

8,800

26, 300

June

2,430

2,430

2,760

6,400

4,130

16, 300

26,300

11,400

5,600

3,880

2,980

2,110

1,560

1,250

1,100

900

760

600

530

500

440

415

365

340

340

315

290

270

270

250

-

July

192

186

185

250

195

162

162

150

146

114

110

142

136

130

122

108

100

93

74

69

66

61

59

52

48

44

36

36

26

23

22

Minimum

126

290

118

87

56

62

34

81

250

22

3

0

0

Aug.

23

22

22

21

20

20

14

13

15

14

14

13

11

10

8

6

4

5

4

4

3

3

3

4

4

5

4

3

3

10

10

Mean

457

493

445

158

136

118

96.9

435

3,241

107

10* £

1,304

578

Sept.

5

3

3

3

2

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

500

100

4,000

3,400

2,430

1,690

1,100

1,250

1,150

2,110

4,380

8,800

5,600

2,590

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

28,110

29,350

27,380

9,710

7,800

7,250

5,770

26.750

192,900

6,550

625

77,600

419,800
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 103

Stillwater Creek at Stillwater, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°6", long. 97°3', on line between sees. 25 and 

25~T~T. 19 N., R. 2 E.. a mile southeast of Stillwater. Zero of gage is 833.95 feet 

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 165 square miles. 

' Records available.- October 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 546 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 13.25

 feet); minimum, 0.21 second-foot Dec. 28, 30, Jan. 20, 24, Mar. 30, Aug. 13, 20, 21 

(gage height, 4.15 feet).

1934-36: Maximum discharge, 10,850 second-feet June 21, 1935 (gage height, 26.68 

feet); minimum, 0.18 second-foot Apr. 11, 18, 1935 (gage height, 3.78 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge determined by series of loop curves. Low flow

 subject to diurnal fluctuations owing to sewage disposal plant half a mile upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

O.73

.73

.73

.73

.63

.53

.63

.63

.63

.83

.63

.63

.63

.63

.63

.73

.73

.94

.63

1.7

8.5

2.8

1.0

.63

1.4

.83

.63

.63

.63

.63

1.8

HOT.

0.63

.63

.63

.83

1.8

1.5

.94

.73

.63

.S3

.43

.53

.53

.43

.53

.53

.53

.53

.53

.53

.53

.43

.43

.43

.83

37

59

14

4.3

2.2

-

Dao.

1.3

.94

.94

.94

55

1S7

26

8.2

4.1

2.8

1.7

1.3

.94

.94

.83

.63

.63

.53

.53

.53

.73

.53

.43

.43

.43

.43

.43

.43

.43

.43

.83

Jan.

0.43

.63

.53

.43

.53

.63

.63

.63

.63

.63

.63

.53

.53

.53

.53

.53

.43

.43

.43

.43

.43

.43

.43

.43

.53

.53

.53

.63

.63

.63

.63

Feb.

0.63

.53

.43

.53

.63

.53

.53

.53

.63

.63

.73

.73

.73

.73

.83

.83

.83

.63

.83

.83

.83

.73

.63

.73

.73

.83

.73

.63

.73

-

Month.

October. ..................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-2 6. .....................

Mar.

0.63

. 63

.63

.63

.63

.63

.63

.63

.63

.63

.63

.63

.73

.83

.73

.63

.63

.73

.73

.73

.63

.53

.53

.53

.53

.53

.53

.43

.53

.53

.53

Apr.

0.73

.63

.63

.63

.63

.53

.63

.73

.73

.43

.53

.53

.53

.63

.53

.73

.73

.83

.73

.73

.73

.73

.73

.83

.83

.83

3.5

1.0

.83

.83

-

Seoondfoot-days

34.26

133.40

301.31

15,140.35

16.53

20.07

19.X3

25.84

224.80

569.97

26*62

18.19

191.44

1,579.56

May

0.73

.S3

.73

.73

.S3

.73

.83

15

34

IS

5.7

5.2

15

4.7

2.7

1.7

.83

.73

.73

.73

.73

14

64

8.2

3.8

5.6

11

3.0

1.7

1.4

.94

Hffi ir1 Bpy"

8.6

59

187

7,880

.63

.83

.83

3.5

64

319

1.2

.94

75

319

June

O.S3

.S3

.S3

1.2

319

136

35

5.9

3.2

l.S

1.2

.94

.83

.73

.83

.73

.63

.63

.63

.63

.53

.73

.73

.83

.83

.73

.83

.73

.83

.83

-

July

0.94

.63

.83

.73

.63

.73

.73

.83

.S3

.94

.94

.S3

.83

.83

.83

.83

.83

.83

.83

.83

.83

.73

.83

.83

.83

.94

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

Minimum

0.53

.43

.43

.3

.43

.43

.43

.43

.73

.53

. 63

.35

.63

.35

Aug.

0.94

.94

.94

.94

.63

.63

.83

.73

.53

.53

.43

.53

.43

.53

.43

.63

.53

.63

.53

.35

.43

.43

.43

.43

.53

.43

.43

.53

.53

.43

.53

Mean

1.11

4.45

9.72

41.5

.533

.692

.617

.795

7.25

19.0

 859

.587

6.38

4.31

Sept.

0.63

.73

1.0

.73

.63

.63

.73

.73

.73

.73

.73

.73

.73

.73

.73

4.6

1.8

1.4

.83

.83

.83

1.3

3.4

1.1

.73

44

75

27

13

4.7

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

68

265

598

30,030

33

40

38

47

446

1,130

53

36

380

3,130
104 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

West Fork of Brush Creek near Stlllwater, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°8', long. 96°59', In NWiNWi sec. 20, T. 19 N., 

 R. K"'JE., 2* miles east of Stlllwater. Zero of gage Is 847.10 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 13.1 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 170 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 3.50 

feet); no flow during various periods each month.

1934-36: Maximum discharge, 2,050 second-feet June 21, 1935 (gage height, 15.31 

feet); no flow during various periods each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge determined by series of loop curves.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

0ay

a 

2 

S 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

88 

83 

84 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.01 

.17 

.05 

.01 

.01

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.13

HOT.

0.06 

.02 

.01 

.01 

.01

0 

0 

0 

.04 

.04

.01 

.01 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

9.6 

2.4 

.40 

.11 

.06

Dee.

0.04 

.02 

.01 

.01 

22

8.7 

1.1 

.33 

.13 

.07

.05 

.04 

.03 

.02 

.01

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.01 

.01

Jan.

0.03 

.04 

.03 

.02 

.02

.02 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

.01 

.01 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

tember ....................

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.01 

.03

.06 

.05 

.04 

.03

Secondfoot-daya

0.38 

12.78 

32.62

1,400.42

.27 

.22 

.09 

1.26 

28.10 

33.04 

0 

0 

56.06

164.S2

Mar.

0.02 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

0 

0 

.01 

.01 

.01

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

0.17 

9.6 

22

72S

.04 

.06 

.02 

.58 

14 

29 

0 

0 

56

36

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.58 

.57 

.08 

.03

««T

0.01 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

6.3 

1.0

.18

.10 

.08 

.04 

.01 

.01

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

4.0

.97 

14 

.77 

.53 

.08 

.02

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

June

0.01 

0 

0 

.60 

29

1.3 

1.9 

.17 

.04 

.01

.01 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0.012 

.426 

1.05

3.84

.009 

.008 

.003 

.042 

.906 

1.10 

0 

0 

1.87

.450

July

Per 

square 

mile

0.00092 

.033 

.080

.293

.00069 

.00061 

.00023 

.0032 

.069 

.084 

0 

0 

.14

.0344

Aug. Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.46 

.06 

0

36 

16 

3.1 

.58 

.06

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.001 0.75 

.04 25 

.09 65

3.96 2,780

.0003 .54 

.0007 .44 

.0003 .18 

.004 2.5 

.08 56 

.09 66 

0 0 

0 0 

.16 111

.47 327
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 105

Council Creek near Stlllwater, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°7', long. 96°52', In SE^SWi sec. 15, T. 19 N., 

R. 4 E., 10 miles east of Stillmter. Zero of gage Is 838.28 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.~ 30.2 square miles.

Records available.- March 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 656 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 4.66 

feet); no flow during various periods.

1934-36: Maximum discharge, 2,900 second-feet June 21, 1935 (gage height, 11.92 

feet); no flow during various periods of each year.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

12 

.22 

24

7.6 

.13 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

14

Nov.

2.3 

.38 

.38 

1.9 

.58

.07 

.04 

.02 

.04 

.04

.02 

0 

0 

.01 

.07

.13 

.07 

.07 

.04 

.04

.04 

.02 

.02 

.04 

.07

51 

5.2 

.78 

.38 

.22

Dec.

0.07 

.13 

.22 

.22 

75

17 

1.9 

1.0 

.58 

.38

.36 

.22 

.22 

.22 

.07

.07 

.07 

.13 

.07 

.13

.13 

.13 

.13 

.07 

.07

.07 

.07 

.13 

.22 

.22 

.58

Jan.

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

ember. ....................

alendar year 1935 .........

t ember . ...................

ater year 1935-3

0.7S 

.78 

.58 

.38 

.38

.22 

.13 

.13 

.22 

.22

.22 

.22 

.07 

.13 

.38

.22 

.22 

.22 

.38 

.13

.38 

.38 

.13 

.07 

.07

.07 

.07 

.13 

.22 

.13 

.13

Peb.

0.38 

.22 

.22 

.04 

.07

.22 

.38 

.22 

.07 

.07

.13 

.58 

.38 

.13 

.13

.07 

.07 

.01 

.04 

.13

.58 

.78 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.3 

.78 

.58 

.58

Secondfoot-days

57.95 

63.97 

99.90

1,987.78

7.79 

11.16 

9.09 

16.56 

18.51 

20.85 

0 

0 

201.25

507.03

Mar.

0.58 

.58 

.78 

.58 

.38

.38 

.38 

.58 

.58 

.58

1.0 

.22 

.22 

.22 

.13

.07 

.07 

.07 

.07 

.22

.22 

.07 

.07 

.13 

.07

.07 

.22 

.13 

.07 

.13 

.22

Maximum

24 

51 

75

604

.7£ 

1.3 

1.0 

7.7 

7.6 

20 

0 

0 

90

90

Apr.

0.22 

.13 

.13 

.13 

.38

.58 

.22 

.22 

.22 

.22

.38 

.22 

.13 

.13 

.13

.13 

.13 

.22 

.13 

.07

.07 

.07 

.07 

.07 

.07

.13 

7.7 

3.1 

.78 

.38

May

0.22 

.22 

.38 

.22 

.38

.13 

.04 

7.6 

2.8 

.58

1.6 

1.3 

.58 

.13 

.04

.02 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.14 

1.6 

.07 

0

.06 

.13 

.13 

.13 

.01 

0

MlTilimim

0 

0 

.07

0

.07

.01 

.07 

.07 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

20

.78 

.07 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

1.87 

2.13 

3.22

5.45

.251 

.385 

.295 

.552 

.597 

.695 

0 

0 

6.71

1.39

July

Per 

square 

mile

0.062 

.071 

.107

1 .180

.0083 

.013 

.0097 

.018 

.020 

.023 

0 

0 

.222

.046

Aug. Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

27 

6.6 

.78 

0 

90

1.0 

0 

12 

1.3 

0

49 

10 

3.5 

.07 

0

Run- off

Inches Acre-feet

0.07 115 

.08 127 

.12 198

2.45 3,940

.01 15 

.01 22 

.01 18 

.02 33 

.02 37 

.03 41 

0 0 

0 0 

.25 399

.62 1,000
106 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13'25", long. 95°40'35", in NEi sec. 32, T. 

3K s., R. 16 E., 2 miles east of Independence and 34 miles below Elk River.

Drainage area.- 2,952 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936. April to September 1904, November 

1921 to September 1930 at site three-quarters of a mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1921-36), 1,497 secondr-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge water year 1921-22, 80,600 second-feet (revised) Apr. 

10 (gage height, 44.41 feet).

Maximum discharge water year 1922-23, 73,900 second-feet (revised) June 12 (gage 

height, 44.11 feet).

Maximum discharge water year 1935-36, 22,400 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 

31.53 feet); no flow July 25 to Aug. 6, Aug. 18 to Sept. 15.

1904, 1921-36: Itoimum discharge (estimated), 124,000 second-feet Oct. 3, 1927 

(gage height, 46.04 feet at former site); no flow for periods in 1932, 1934,and 

1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated Dec. 30, 31.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-22, Mar. 17 to May 9, July 14-27, Sept. 17-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 29 Nov. 30 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.3

' 1 2.6 271 13.0

7 4.0 700 16.0

22 5.0 1,080 19.0

48 6.0 1,490 22.0

82 7.0 1,900 25.0

124 9.0 3,000 26.0

193 11.0 4,400 31.0

Revised daily discharge,

1922 1922

Apr. 9 39,600 Apr. 12

10 78,200 July 13

11 42,300 14

5,300 0.6

7,900 .9

10,400 1.2

13,100 1.6

15,800 2.0

18,800 2.5

21,800 3.0

0

3

10

40

107

220

352

in second-feet, for highwater periods

1923

27,600 June 10 27,300

29,700 11 23,100

33,300 12 35,600

J

4.0 668

5.0 1,020

6.0 1,380

7.0 1,780

8.0 2,200

9.0 2,740

10.0 3,4OO

, 1922-23

1923

une 13 31,000

IS 28,300

Note. Daily discharges for the above periods supersede those previously published.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

12

21

24

16

11

7

8

16

27

18

12

9

8

7

E

5

10

26

181

275

1,450

637

3,350

921

383

271

205

169

146

124

146

Hov.

271

633

4,530

13,800

9,420

4,560

1,410

844

808

8,440

7,270

1,990

1,080

772

633

633

569

505

473

413

383

355

313

299

285

2,810

16,200

21,600

14,400

3,060

-

Dec.

1,540

1,220

1,050

945

S75

2,200

2,020

1,500

1,190

1,020

875

770

719

668

617

584

535

470

439

409

380

366

352

338

314

261

261

261

240

256

262

Jan.

287

551

1,620

1,500

1,050

857

753

668

E68

502

502

502

518

502

470

439

409

366

293

279

287

263

220

215

205

195

173

173

167

140

142

Feb.

145

136

129

115

121

121

119

115

103

103

109

109

107

98

89

89

82

74

74

75

82

84

93

113

153

380

325

454

341

_

-

Mar.

279

240

215

IPS

181

169

162

153

149

1E3

162

145

136

125

119

102

111

111

87

87

82

80

72

65

69

57

58

52

50

48

34

Apr.

 39

34

37

36

36

50

43

49

44

50

49

46

50

40

37

37

33

30

25

30

30

24

24

22

19

19

28

136

119

70

-

May

40

33

46

171

131

82

65

89

568

2,540

1,580

617

424

309

235

185

142

24E

282

668

394

235

181

200

380

2,680

1,620

736

454

470

439

June

250

171

127

93

98

875

1,120

380

185

111

75

57

43

34

38

24

29

26

16

11

9

12

12

11

9

7

6

6

6

17

-

July

535

169

125

69

48

22

15

26

14

11

11

10

6

5

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

11

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

169

1,500

787

212

105

57

105

84

27

31

105

338

1,260

753

454

-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 107

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Verdigris River at Independence, Kans., 1921-23, 1935-36

Secondfoot-days

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1921-22 

Nov3mber 14-30 .........................

December ...............................

January ................................

February ...............................

March ..................................

April ..................................

May ....................................

June ...................................

July ...................................

August .................................

September ..............................

The period ...........................

1922-23 

October ................................

November ...............................

December ...............................

January ................................

February ...............................

March ..................................

April ..................................

May ....................................

June ...................................

July ...................................

August .................................

September ..............................

Water year 1922-25....................

October 1935 ............................ 8,502

November ............................... E 118,759

December ................................ 22,937

Calendar year 1935 ...................

January 1936 ............................ 14,816

February ................................ 4,138

March ................................... 3,751

April ................................... 1,286

May ..................................... 16,241

June .................................... 3,858

July .................................... 1,082

August .................................. 11

September ............................... 5,987

Water year 1935-36 ...................

13

14

19

52

21,100

78,200

17,900

4,160

33,300

685

10

10

13

41

1,040

647

131

267

49

21

9 31 ills'

13.0

29.3

2,800

11,500

4,310

651

6,920

235

93.4

315

726

799

1,630

172,000

684,000

265.000

38,000

425,000

14,400

5,560

1,610,000

71

682

65

50

67

2,850

2,010

16,400

35,600

3,670

82

5,210

10

14

27

28

27

33

72

112

424

84

10

24

24.3

119

45.3

37.2

39.7

361

304

2,150

10,300

516

33.2

317

1,490

7,080

2,800

2,290

2,200

22,200

18,100

132,000

613,000

31,700

2,040

18,900

35,600 1,180 854,000

5,350

21,600

2,200

271

240

274

3,959

740

16,860

235,600

45,490

62,200 2,703 1,957,000

1,620

454

279

136

2,680

1,120

535

1

1,500

478

143

121

42.9

524

129

34.9

.4

200

29,390

8,210

7,440

2,550

32,210

7,650

2,150

22

11,880

21,600 550

Note.- Monthly discharge for June and July 1922 and June 1923 supersedes the figures published 

in Water-Supply Papers 547 and 567. Monthly discharge for the remaining months republlshed in 

order to complete the record.
108 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near lola, Kins.

long. 95°25'55", In NEi sec. 

3 miles southwest of lola.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°53»25" 9, T. 25

g., R. 18 E., half a mile below Elm Creek an

Drainage area.- 3,795 square miles.

Records available.- August 1895 to November 1903, October 1917 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1917-36), 1,147 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 second-feet Nov. 27 (gage height, 19.88

 reet); no flow Aug. 19 to Sept. 15, Sept. 21, 22.

1895-1903, 1917-36: Maximum gage height, 33.2 feet Sept. 13, 1926 (discharge not 

determined; previously published estimate of 46,000 second-feet Is too low); no flow 

for several days In September and October 1897, Aug. 19 to Sept. 15, Sept. 21, 22, 

1936. Bank-full stage, 27 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated during periods of ice effect, Dec, 

 tTan7 19, 20, Jan. 23 to Feb. 25, which are poor.

26, 27,

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting control method used Jan. 4-1S, 21, 22)

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

ISO 

288 

458 

710

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

1O.O

,340

1,740

2,160

2,590

3,550

4,600

5,720

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September

Day

1

2

S

4

B

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

15

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

29

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

109

98

101

74

136

477

277

214

190

167

130

115

109

158

180

158

118

89

80

130

7,350

13,400

13,600

6,060

1,530

850

1,090

1,610

999

594

683

HOT.

2,590

7,000

13,700

12,300

10, 400

4,170

2,110

1,270

3,450

5,950

2,330

1,030

738

635

599

621

656

559

510

477

444

426

436

409

366

4,080

17,200

17,400

10,500

3,760

-

Doo.

1,740

1,200

999

879

793

793

850

821

765

710

614

559

539

505

477

454

444

418

409

367

357

345

336

312

296

260

265

269

273

265

265

Jan.

277

938

1,340

879

710

710

625

549

515

467

4S2

486

515

579

908

908

683

554

413

396

337

366

357

320

280

240

200

180

170

160

150

Feb.

140

150

140

130

130

120

120

120

120

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

105

100

100

100

105

110

118

999

646

426

332

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......... .............................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-,56. .....................

Mar.

273

254

213

214

207

174

187

174

174

170

17O

154

158

154

145

139

139

136

130

127

121 lie

121

101

83

101

101

74

57

89

92

Apr.

69

60

63

60

66

66

49

55

80

69

63

72

74

66

63

69

66

57

66

72

66

63

63

74

77

74

77

80

74

60

-

Secondfoot-days

50,876

126,816

17,599

734,232

15,744

5,311

4,555

2,033

25, 333.

3,786

499

34

2,038

254, 672

May

77

72

379

579

1,420

999

477

312

320

2,160

640

1,540

1,990

765

436

559

486

362

332

312

211

190

228

254

1,130

3,340

2,860

1,200

821

534

396

Mjudj&un

13,600

17,400

1,740

25,900

1,340

999

273

80

3,340

Ana Ttyo

49

4

549

17,400

June

436

496

349

250

211

177

164

151

139

139

154

151

133

118

109

95

106

104

66

44

31

26

26

26

22

12

10

10

10

19

July

26

46

49

36

33

33

33

31

31

28

26

22

15

10

9

8

8

7

5

8

7

6

4

2

2

2

1

2

4

3

2

m»l<miip

74

366

31

150

100

57

49

72

10

1

0

0

0

Aug.

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

4

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

1,641

4,227

563

2,012

508

183

147

67.8

819

126

16.1

1.1

67.9

696

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

1

1

1

0

0

1

2

1

24

458

500

496

549

Run-off in 

acre-feet

100,900

251, 500

34,910

1,456,000

31,230

10,530

9,030

4,030

50,340

7,510

990

67

4,040

505,100
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 109

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°20'20", long. 95°6»30 lt , In NEJ sec. 21, T. 31

 S., R. 21 E., half a mile above St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge and 10 miles 

east of Parsons.

Drainage area.- 4,828 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 2,023 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1921-22, 31,600 second-feet (revised)

 Apr. 13, 14 (gage height, 24.90 feet).

Maximum discharge during water year 1922-23, 31,600 second-feet (revised) June 18 

(gage height, 24.50 feet). Maximum discharge during water year 1935-36, 20,200 second-feet Nov. 5 (gage 

height, 21.65 feet;; no flow July 31 to Sept. 17.

1921-36: Maximum discharge recorded, 48,100 second-feet Nov. 24, 1928 (gage 

height, 27.50 feet at former site); no flow Aug. 26-31, Sept. 1-10, 12, 13, 1934, 

July 31 to Sept. 17, 1936. Bank-full stage, 24 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those estlifiated for period of ice effect, Jan. 25 to Feb. 

SST^which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet)

0.7

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.0

2.5

3.0

0

S.6

27

58

141

297

495

3i6

4.D

5.D

6.D

7.0

8.0

9.0

715

975

1,610

2,310

3,OSO

3,900

4,790

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

21.7

5,740

7,850

10,000

12,300

14,800

17,500

20,400

Revised daily discharge, in second-feet, for highwater periods, 1922-23

1922

Mar. 15

16

27

28

Apr. 6

7

24,400

23,900

23,400

25, 600

23,400

22,600

1922

Apr. 8

9

10

11

12

13

26,600

30, 600

30,100

29,000

30,100

31,600

1922

Apr. 14

15

16

July 13

31,600

30,100

2S,000

21,900

1923

June 11

12

13

14

15

16

23,900

24,600

25,600

26,900

26,000

28,600

1923

June 17

18

19

20

21

29,000

29,700

29,300

29,000

24,100

Hote.- Daily discharges for above periods supersede those previously published.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

110

106

99

97

93

91

129

474

338

245

202

176

162

134

110

124

176

255

421

495

717

,4,6SO

10,700

12,400

9,1SO

2^160

1,220

1,220 i,no

liTIO

1,060

Nov.

1,180

3,370

8,350

16i500

19,500

16i200

8,420

3^070

2i240

9,610

11,000

5,540

2,160

1,380

1,090

1,000

1,280

1,250

947

639

763

715

647

625

625

2,020

12,300

16,800

17,600

16,800

-

Dec.

8,070

2,850

1,950

1,610

1,440

1,610

1,810

1,710

1,510

1,340

1,180

1,030

947

639

788

739

692

669

647

625

561

560

538

516

495

393

357

454

462

442

421

Jan.

421

647

1,810

2.390

1,640

1,220

1,030

892

739

647

603

647

625

647

669

839

1,150

947

715

470

516

479

491

421

370

340

300

270

255

235

202

Feb.

206

206

187

187

182

173

167

170

162

157

151

149

149

146

141

141

149

159

157

157

149

136

134

136

141

2i460

1,440

1,640

839

-

"

Mar.

625

491

413

373

330

308

290

255

259

252

238

242

231

212

202

196

187

179

167

162

164

167

154

136

131

119

106

119

110

99

87

Apr.

73

70

66

73

79

75

69

108

102

93

S3

S3

102

93

61

75

66

57

52

66

63

61

77

75

68

60

60

122

87

75

May

73

61

58

113

354

1,250

1,540

865

669

1,220

1;610

1,340

892

2i310

1,3SO

7SS

603

739

625

516

446

397

316

342

397

647

3,160

3,570

1;950

1,220

839

June

625

516

603

581

446

715

975

462

290

218

182

164

164

167

154

134

119

104

89

83

81

66

49

39

33

26

22

21

IS

16

~

July

162

162

81

46

30

28

29

29

27

25

21

19

18

16

16

15

13

12

11

9

9

7

5

5

4

3

2

2

1

1

0

Aug. Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

9

5

6

9

17

15

117

630

2,460

4,430

2,540

892
110 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Neosho River near Parsons, Kans., 1921-23, 1935-36

Secondfoot-days

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1921-22 

October 18-31 ..........................

November ..............................

December ..............................

January ...............................

February ..............................

March .................................

April ..................................

May ....................................

June ...................................

July ...................................

August .................................

September ..............................

The period ...........................

1922-23 

October ................................

November ...............................

December ...............................

January ................................

February ...............................

March ..................................

April ..................................

May ....................................

June ...................................

July ...................................

August .................................

September ..............................

Water year 1922-23....................

October 1935 ............................ 50,794

November ................................ 183,821

December ................................ 37,275

Calendar year 1935 .................... 1,238,508

January 1936 ............................ 22,627

February ................................ 10,371

March ................................... 7,004

April ................................... 2,334

May ..................................... 30,490

June .................................... 7,164

July .................................... 810

August .................................. 0

September ............................... 11,153

Water year 1935-36 ...................

36

33

38

44

56

25,600

31,600

7.490

2,540

21,900

4,530

161

34

19

18

28

27

116

1,700

908

202

359

101

44

35.1

24.9

27.1

34.8

35.8

7,600

14,400

3,000

672

5,020

877

84.1

83

7,390

234

130

120

4,800

3,180

13,900

29,700

12,8dO

447

684

32

43

114

90

60

79

112

171

1,080

422

126

95

53.0

1,010

161

110

91.2

756

439

2,460

12,300

2,830

234

195

29,700 32 1,710

976

1,480

1,670

2,140

1,990

467,000

857,000

184,000

40,000

309,000

53,900

5,000

1,920,000

3,260

60,100

9,900

6,760

5,060

46,500

26,100

151,000

732,000

174,000

14,400

11,600

1,240,000

12,400

19,500

8,070

91

625

357

1,639

6,127

1,202

40,900 3,393

2,390

2,460

625

122

3,570

975

162

0

4,430

87

52

58

18

0

0

0

730

358

226

77.8

984

239

26.1

0

372

100,700

364,600

73,930

2,456,000

44,880

20,570

13,890

4,630

60,480

14,210

1,610

0

22,120

19,500 994 721,600

Note.- Monthly discharge for March, April, July, November 1922 and June 1923, supersedes the 

figures published in Water-Supply Papers 547 and 567. Monthly discharge for the remaining months 

republished in order to complete the record.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kans.

Ill

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lart. 38°22'25", long. 96°31'25", In NEJ sec. 28 

(revised), T. 19 S., R. 8 E., 1 mile east of Cottonwood Falls.

Drainage area.- 1,444 square miles.

Records available.- February 1935 to September 1936. April 1932 to February 1935 from

chain gage in Cottonwood Falls.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 6.66 

feet;; minimum discharge, 1 second-foot Sept. 19-23; minimum gage height, 1.71 feet 

Sept. 20.

1932-36: Maximum discharge observed, 11,800 second-feet July 6, 1932 (gage height, 

20.92 feet, former site and datum); minimum, 1 second-foot Aug. 15 to Sept. 13, 1934, 

Sept. 19-23, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated for period of ice effect, Feb. 3-5, 8, 10, 

12-15, and those based on auxiliary gage at former station, Nov. 26-30, which are 

fair.

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

7 

6 

5 

6 

10

9 

11 

13 

14 

15

21 

21 

18 

15 

17

18 

20 

24 

21 

63

2,450 

1,850 

344 

134 

82

67 

55 

43 

36 

36 

43

HOT.

43 

45 

67 

172 

245

192 

131 

98 

SO 

72

65 

76 

70 

59 

55

57 

50 

50 

46 

46

41 

43 

41 

39 

39

135 

1,700 

485 

275 

200

Dec.

150 

159 

120 

110 

103

98 

96 

96 

92 

87

80 

78 

74 

74 

74

67 

63 

61 

61 

57

57 

55 

57 

59 

54

52 

50 

48 

48 

46 

50

Jan.

57 

67 

72 

72 

72

76 

67 

70 

65 

63

63 

67 

82 

80 

78

74 

72 

61 

59 

b7

54 

55 

50 

46 

43

41 

39 

38 

39 

39 

41

Feb.

38 

36 

34 

32 

32

33 

33 

31 

31 

31

31 

30 

30 

28 

30

33 

33 

33 

36 

33

35 

35 

45 

50 

57

61 

61 

55 

52

Month

Oat 

No\

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jux 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

11

alandar year 19?

ater year!935-3e

Mar.

48 

43 

43 

4B 

43

41 

36 

39 

39 

39

38 

36 

36 

36 

36

38 

38 

33 

33 

30

31 

30 

25 

24 

21

19 

19 

18 

21 

21 

21

Apr.

23 

£3 

21 

20 

20

20 

20 

19 

20 

23

23 

21 

18 

17 

19

20 

17 

15 

15 

18

IS 

17 

14 

12 

11

12 

13 

15 

18 

19

Secondfoot -day s

5,474 

4,717 

2,356

119,168

1,858 

1,099 

1,018 

541 

12,139 

732 

129 

110 

580

30,753

May

28 

454 

1,890 

373 

131

SO 

59 

48 

178 

3,200

1,140 

213

286 

439 

169

101 

76 

70 

63 

113

85 

61 

70 

406 

271

782 

258 

153 

228 

527 

182

Maximum

2,450 

1,700 

150

10,400

82 

61 

4S 

23 

3,200 

101 

9 

7 

213

3,200

June

101

78 

57 

50 

46

41 

39 

38 

35 

28

21 

20 

17 

17 

19

15 

13 

12 

11 

10

a

9

a

7 

6

6 

6 

5 

4 

5

July

4 

5 

9 

9 

7

6 

4 

3 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

3

4 

4 

5 

5 

4

4 

5 

7 

7 

6 

6

Minimum

5 

39 

46

4

3S

18

11 

28 

4 

2 

2 

1

1

Aug.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

7 

6 

6 

5 

5

5 

4 

4 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Mean

177 

157 

76.0

326

59.9 

37.9 

32.8 

18. 0 

392 

24.4 

4.2 

3.5 

19.3

34.0

Sept.

2 

2

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2

3 

3

2 

3 

4 

2 

2

4 

Z

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

2 

2

21 

65 

213 

101 

12S

Run-off In 

acre-feet

10,860 

9,360 

4,670

236,300

3,690 

2,180 

2,020 

1,070 

24,080 

1,450 

256 

218 

1,150

61,000
112 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Spring River near Waco, Uo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 370 141 45n , long. 94°33 1 55" , on line between SEi

 sec. 7 and NEi sec. 18, T. 29 N., R. 33 W., at county highway bridge 1& miles east 

of Waco. Zero of gage Is 833.55 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1929).

Drainage area.- 1,160 square miles.

Records available.- April 1924 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 872 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height,

 15.70 feet, from range line on recorder chart); minimum discharge, 13 second-feet 

Aug. 25; minimum gage height, 0.86 foot Aug. 25, Sept. 1.

1924-36: Maximum discharge, 57,400 second-feet Aug. 17, 1927 (gage height, 28.6 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 11 second-feet July 24, 1934 (gage height, 0.80 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent exceut those estimated June 6, 11, Sept. 28-30, which are

 poor. Flow slightly regulated by operation of small mills.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18, June 23 to Sept. is)

0.8 11 3.0 594 8.0 4,250 

1.0 22 3.5 848 9.0 5,200 

1.2 42 4.0 1,150 10.0 6,150 

1.6 106 5.0 1,800 11.0 7,150 

2.0 207 6.0 2,550 12.0 S,250 

2.5 383 7.0 3,350 13.0 9,350 

14.0 10,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IB

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

116 

110 

108 

95 

106

102 

238 

175 

156 

154

134 

129 

132 

139 

154

141 

127 

139 

843 

1,310

1,880 

964 

571 

42S 

344

306 

306 

344 

3S3 

383 

344

Nov.

691 

642 

548 

1,300 

1,740

1,280 

84S 

642 

571 

642

1,030 

691 

691 

571 

526

483 

462 

462 

422 

3S3

383 

344 

344 

325 

325

402 

964 

848 

742 

548

Dec.

483 

442 

402 

383 

364

904 

1,280 

1,220 

964 

742

642 

594 

548 

504 

4S3

462 

422 

402 

402 

364

344 

325 

325 

306 

288

288 

344 

288 

254 

254 

254

Jan.

254 

254 

288 

288 

2Y1

254 

238 

238 

238 

222

238 

222 

207 

207

198

195 

201 

187 

164 

187

170 

167 

164 

187 

151

156 

144 

159 

156 

134 

132

Feb.

149 

134 

123 

141 

129

123 

121 

129 

99 

116

110 

121 

112 

116 

108

97 

99 

129 

123 

121

110 

110 

110 

125 

116

198 

344 

288 

286

 j_,_ SeoondMontl1 foot-days

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

8ep

W

ember .....................

10,855 

19,650 

15,277

tember ....................

ater year 1935-3

6,371 

4,089 

4,143 

4,191 

12,144 

2,649 

3,413 

766 

29,810

13,478

Mar.

173 

167 

173 

146 

134

134 

132 

121 

116 

121

116 

123 

116 

119 

112

92 

114 

106 

106 

101

90 

93 

88 

156 

254

192 

187 

164 

137 

121 

139

Maximum

1,680 

1,740 

1,280

16,000

288 

344 

254 

955 

4,760 

325 

944 

35 

10,000

10,000

Apr.

123 

106 

102 

110 

102

97 

114 

97 

92 

101

93 

85 

90 

95 

86

80 

SO 

80 

58 

60

85 

63 

71 

80 

66

68 

118 

955 

526 

288

May

269 

4,760 

1,560 

846 

442

325 

254 

222 

198 

204

271 

222 

222 

222 

207

195 

170 

154 

149 

125

125 

123 

121 

99 

95

112 

101 

93 

86 

85 

65

June

78 

92 

76 

60 

71

75 

SO 

68 

93 

156

200 

325

151 

119 

93

99 

83 

88 

73

71

59 

52 

58 

60 

52

50 

45 

48 

29 

45

Minimum Mean

95 350 

325 662 

254 493

92 1,070

132 202 

97 141 

88 134 

58 140 

65 392 

29 88.3 

23 110 

17 25.4 

16 994

16 310

July

944 

314 

562 

170 

121

101 

86 

86 

74 

70

64 

55 

50 

58 

53

53 

41 

45 

43 

28

50 

49 

42 

37 

34

28 

23 

27 

34 

31 

40

Per 

square 

mile

0.302 

.571 

.425

.922

.174 

.122 

.116 

.121 

.338 

.076 

.095 

.022 

.857

.267

Aug.

30 

22 

17 

24 

SO

29 

29 

31 

28 

22

28 

34 

32 

35 

24

28 

20 

22 

25 

23

22 

22 

22 

20 

18

30 

28 

24 

21 

25 

21

Sept.

16 

24 

24 

16 

16

20 

16 

16 

19 

21

24 

36 

40 

31 

32

37 

35 

34 

40 

38

34 

178 

173 

1,690 

1,290

1,080 

8,330 

10,000 

4,000 

2,500

Run-off

Inches

0.35 

.64

.49

12.52

,20 

.13 

.13 

.14 

39 

!o8 

.11 

.03 

.96

3.65

Acre-feet

21,530 

39,370 

30,300

774,800

12,440 

8,110 

8,220 

8,310 

24,090 

5,250 

6,770 

1,560 

59,130

225,100
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 113

Turkey Creek at Joplin, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°6'5011 , long. 94°31I 3511 , In NffJ-NffJ sec. 34, T. 

28 H., R. 33 W., 80 feet below bridge on Lone Elm Road, a quarter of a mile below 

Joplin Creek, and about 1 mile northwest of Joplin. Zero of gage Is 903.98 feet 

(revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 33 square miles.

Records available.- July 1932 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 890 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 7.15 

feet;; no flow on many days.

1932-36: Maximum discharge, 1,150 second-feet Apr. 20, 1933 (gage height, 7.57 

feet); no flow for several days during July and August 1934, July to September 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those estimated for Jan. 26 to Feb. 25, which are poor, 

considerable diversions around gage by Joplin storm sewers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.3 

4.2 

3.9 

3.9 

12

4.9 

14 

6.0 

12 

6.7

5.S 

5.4 

5.2 

16 

6.7

6.0 

7.4 

60 

S2 

48

79 

35 

28 

23 

21

30 

32 

37 

28 

25 

57

Hov.

46 

35 

32 

117 

46

31 

27 

23 

26 

27

21 

IS 

17 

16 

16

15 

14 

14 

13 

12

11 

10 

9.7 

9.7 

9.4

42 

29 

21 

18 

17

Dec.

15 

14 

13 

12

IS

58 

35 

42 

2S 

25

23 

21 

20 

IS 

16

15 

15 

14 

13 

12

11 

11 

11 

9.4 

8.7

8.0 

S.O 

8.4 

8.4 

8.7 

9.0

Jan.

10 

12 

11 

10 

9.0

S.4 

8.0 

7.7 

7.4 

6.7

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.4

6.7 

6.7 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

) 

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

tember ....................

ater year 1935-3

Peb.

5

23 

S.2 

7.4 

7.0

Secondfoot-days

709.4 

742. S 

528.6

10,314.0

220.8 

170.6 

149.9 

140.6 

423.8 

107.8 

257.3 

2.4 

738.2

4,198.2

Mar.

6»7 

6.4 

6.2 

5.S 

5.6

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

8.0 

5.4 

5.2 

5.2 

5.1

5.6 

5.1 

4.7 

4.3 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

6.8 

4.2 

3.3

3.2 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2 9

Maximum

S2 

117 

58

528

12 

23 

8.C 

44 

165 

22 

191 

. 

385

385

Apr.

3.5 

3.2 

3.0 

2.4 

2.3

2.5 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

10

3.3 

3.2 

2.9 

2.S 

2.7

2.5 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2

2.1

4.2 

2.4 

2.1 

1.9

l.S

1.8 

7.0 

44 

S.O 

6.2

May

40 

165 

26 

16 

13

11 

9.4 

9.0 

11 

8.2

9.0 

9.4 

7.4 

6.7 

6.2

6.2 

6.0 

7.7 

6.0 

5.6

5.1 

10 

3.9 

3.6 

3.6

3.7 

3.2 

3.2 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

Minimum

3.9 

9.4 

8.0

3.2

6.0 

5 

> 2.9 

1.8 

2.9 

.8 

0

J 0

0

0

June

2.S 

2.S 

2.7 

2.4 

11

22 

4.9 

3.3 

2.S 

22

3.7 

2.7 

2.6 

2.4 

1.9

1.7 

1.9 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.1 

1.2 

1.1 

.S

.S 

.8 

.9 

.S 

.8

Mean

22.9 

24.8 

17.1

28.3

7.12 

5.88 

4.S4 

4.69 

13.7 

3.59 

8.30 

.077 

24.6

11.5

July

191 

9.0 

5.6 

4.7 

3.9

3.7 

3.3 

3.0 

2.5 

2.5

2.8 

2.4 

2.2 

2.1 

2.3

l.S 

1.8 

1.9 

1.7 

1.5

1.3 

1.4 

.8 

.S 

.8

.8 

.4 

.3 

.8 

.2 

0

Per 

square 

mile

0.694 

.752 

.518

.858

.216 

.178 

.147 

.142 

.415 

.109 

.252 

.0023 

.745

.348

Aug.

0

.1 

.1 

.4 

.6

.3 

.4 

.1 

.4 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

2.0 

1.9 

.6 

.3

.1 

0 

7.3 

.5 

.4

95 

385 

199 

32 

14

Run-off

Inches

0.80 

.84 

.60

11.61

.25 

.19 

.17 

.16 

.48 

.12 

.29 

.003 

.83

4.73

Acre-feet

1,410 

1,470 

1,050

20,450

438 . 

338 

297 

279 

841 

214 

510 

4.S 

1,460

8,310
114 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Shoal Creek near Joplln, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°2'5", long. 94°32'30", in NEiSWi sec. 28, T. 27 

N., R. 33 W., at Grand Falls hydroelectric plant of Empire District Electric Co., 4 

miles south of Joplin. Zero of gage is 857.28 feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 458 square miles.

Records available.- April 1924 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 424 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,220 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 8.88 

reet;, from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum, 4 second-feet Aug. 

4 (gage height, 0.60 foot); minimum daily discharge, 23 second-feet Aug. 27.

1924-36: Maximum discharge, about 26,900 second-feet Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 

18.25 feet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet; minimum, 2.8 secondfeet Dec. 15, 1934, during repair of turbines; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 4, 

1936; minimum daily discharge, 16 second-feet Aug. 6, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated for Feb. 14-22, 24-28, June 11, 12, which 

are poor. Flow regulated by Grand Falls hydroelectric plant.

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

168 

155 

150 

152 

154

154 

151 

165 

172 

162

149 

154 

143 

155 

147

137 

145 

18O 

316 

514

472 

518 

323 

284 

250

241 

254 

263 

249 

260 

245

Nov.

280 

409 

357 

385 

442

459 

428 

367 

368 

413

468 

402 

392 

373 

346

324 

316 

297 

278 

271

264 

255 

249 

238 

235

257 

302 

309 

306 

290

Dec.

284 

278 

264 

238 

246

362 

6O5 

556 

518 

484

454 

425 

421 

385 

370

348 

319 

314 

310 

286

275 

268 

266 

248 

245

240 

232 

232 

225 

228 

219

Jan.

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jion 

Jul AugSep

W

ember. ....................

alendar year 1935 .........

ua

tember ....................

ater year 1935-3

2 2O 

221 

218 

216 

210

198 

189 

198 

189 

182

183 

184 

170 

174 

166

171 

168 

160 

162 

158

161 

148 

153 

143 

146

123 

97 

118 

152 

76 

101

Feb.

142 

103 

125 

79 

68

126 

68 

76 

57 

78

88 

1O6 

91 

1OO 

100

loo

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

125 

125 

125

125 

125 

125 

130

Secondfoot-days

6,982 

1O,08O 

10,145

203,864

5,155 

2,987 

3,62O 

3,486 

8,631 

2,933 

3.1O5 

1,O88 

10,867

69,079

Mar.

137 

129 

123 

126 

119

115 

120 

113 

117 

116

120 

118 

110 

106 

114

113 

103 

109 

115 

102

100 

106 

108 

114 

177

133 

122 

117 

109 

106 

103

Maximum

518 

468 

605

12,000

221 

142 

177 

382 

1,760 

167 

554 

52 

3,010

3,010

Apr.

92 

103 

101 

96 

106

96 

1O2 

95 

94 

106

105 

92 

96 

94 

95

88 

81 

86 

84 

65

111 

108 

79 

89 

94

85 

97 

266 

382 

296

May

254 

1,760 

770 

520 

429

372 

3O4

295 

251 

241

230 

242 

301 

234 

229

177 

188 

163 

180 

159

144 

139 

128 

134 

131

122 

116 

123 

108 

97 

90

Minimum

137 

235 

219

119

76 

57 

100 

65 

90 

33 

40 

23 

26

23

June

107 

126 

92 

96 

102

131 

158 

167 

148 

131

126 

125 

121 

101 

99

100 

90 

68 

85 

74

68 

79 

71 

77 

85

69 

33 

45 

56 

101

Mean

225 

336 

327

559

166 

103 

117 

116 

278 

97.8 

100 

35.1 

362

189

July

389 

554 

256 

166 

145

114 

1O4 

83 

77 

84

75 

71 

69 

71 

56

70

47 

58 

53 

48

57 

58 

45 

46 

5O

49 

43 

44 

40 

42 

41

Per 

square 

mile

0.491 

.734 

.714

1.22

.362 

.225 

.255 

.253 

.607 

.214 

.218 

.077 

.790

.413

Aug.

44 

52 

44 

51 

40

35 

29 

50 

29 

33

45 

40 

28 

41 

3O

31 

29 

30 

30 

27

3O 

32 

27 

30 

35

46 

23 

32 

32 

30 

33

Sept.

44 

141 

42 

64 

49

43 

37 

44 

40 

35

36 

32 

35 

26 

39

37 

94 

168 

58 

1O9

103 

132 

118 

645 

451

228 

3,O10 

2,430 

1,820 

764

Run- off

Inches Acre-feet

0.57 13,85O 

.62 19,990 

.62 20,120

16.53 4O4,4OO

.42 10,22O 

.24 5.920 

.29 7,180 

.28 6,910 

.70 17,120 

.24 5,82O 

.25 6,16O 

.09 2,16O 

.88 21,55O

5.60 137,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 115

Canadian River near Bell Ranch, N. Ilex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. about 35°32', long, about 104°15', In Pablo 

Montoya grant, 1 mile above mouth of Perra Creek and about 9 miles southwest of 

Bell Ranch.

Drainage area.- 6,400 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936 In reports of U. S. Geological

 Survey; July 1915 to July 1917, August 1927 to December 1931 In reports of State 

engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum' discharge during year, about 4,180 second-feet June 12 (gage height,

 b.09 feet); no flow Mar. 14 to May 21, Aug. 21.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, about 49,300 second-feet June 27, 1935 (gage height, 

11.7 feet); no flow for several periods.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 16-20, 22-27, 29, 31,

 JanT 2, 4, 7-11, 13, 16-20, 25-31, Feb. 1-9, 12, 18, and those for June 27, July 8, 

9, 17-25, which are poor and were computed by a study of the trace, weather records, 

and comparison with records for station at Logan.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September \936

Day

1

2

S

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

132

107

92

75

62

58

53

48

58

84

68

56

44

41

38

35

30

28

28

80

40

37

62

79

66

55

51

53

56

55

41

HOT.

37

37

35

31

2S

27

26

28

27

25

25

25

27

26

26

26

28

25

23

24

23

23

24

22

24

33

41

35

37

37

-

Dec.

35

37

31

31

3S

33

33

30

30

26

26

27

25

22

20

17

14

10

11

12

12

12

16

16

16

15

17

28

31

34

34

Jan.

34

35

35

33

31

31

25

25

30

30

35

40

40

44

41

43

40

35

30

30

34

38

38

31

30

30

30

35

30

25

25

Feb.

30

30

25

23

25

30

30

20

15

16

16

20

33

34

33

34

30

20

33

26

25

28

25

23

19

19

18

14

12

_

-

Month

April. . ...................................

X*7.. .....................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

9

8

7

6

6

5

4

2

3

2

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

1,812

855

739

105,156

1,033

706

57

0

1,088

7,684

2,534

3,370

2,7G1

22,639

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

77

104

28

61

161

142

123

86

66

240

Maximum

132

41

38

11,300

44

34

9

0

240

8,020

463

341

492

2,020

June

260

245

165

230

172

75

129

113

5S

142

1,160

1,070

2,020

711

351

206

120

77

48

34

27

20

16

27

14

7

6

5

74

102

-

Minimum

2£

2J

1C

2>

1

(

(

1

July

79

51

44

26

16

18

22

30

50

5

332

271

126

463

344

172

80

40

30

27

18

12

9

14

75

Aug.

55

153

176

56

26

270

181

146

341

338

211

146

79

46

27

19

12

7

4

2

0

171

172

53

89

62

34

124

181

71

US

Mean

5 58.5

2 28.5

) 23.8

3 288

3 33.3

5 24.3

3 1.8

3 0

3 35.1

3 256

3 81.7

) 109

i 92.0

3 61.9

Sept.

50

90

104

68

38

24

23

158

492

283

135

129

165

66

41

26

23

19

17

14

27

127

139

73

132

75

56

64

55

48

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

3,590

1,700

1,470

208,600

2,050

1,400

113

0

2,160

15,240

5,030

6,680

5,480

44,900
116 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°21', long. 103°26', In sec. 15, T. 13 N., R. 

33 u., half a mile south of Logan, three-quarters of a mile above Chicago, Rock Island 

& Pacific Railroad bridge, 5 miles below Ute Creek, and 5 miles above Tucumcari Creek.

Drainage area.- 11,200 square miles.

Records available.- June 1904 to February 1905, December 1908 to May 1914, October 1930 

to September 1936 In reports of IT. S. Geological Survey; June 1904 to February 1905, 

December 1908 to May 1914, October 1922 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 65,700 second-feet July 13 (gage height, 

 I375~feet); no flow Mar. 12 to May 2, May 6-17.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, about 102,000 second-feet Oct. 11, 1930 (gage height, 

19.00 feet, former datum); no flow during several periods.

Maximum stage known, approximately 36.55 feet at site 1 mile below present station 

(zero of that gage was 3,651.0 feet above mean sea level).

Remarks.- Records fair for October to May; others poor. Corrected for Ice effect Jan. 

7 to Feb. 12, Feb. 14, 19, and computed because of missing gage-height record or silt 

in well Mar. 8-15, May 4-17, 19-21, 27, July 6, 7, 13-26, Aug. 12-18, Aug. 29 to Sept. 

5 on basis of weather record, recorder trace, and records for station at Bell Ranch. 

Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

a

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

39

30 

SI

Dot.

168 

120 

97 

220 

86

64 

52 

48 

44 

134

71 

29 

23 

30 

26

23 

22 

16 

17 

18

16 

14 

20 

37 

30

28 

34 

55 

34 

33 

30

HOT.

24 

24 

23 

21 

21

19 

16 

16 

16 

14

14 

14 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

12 

11 

11

13 

13 

14 

14 

19

52 

49 

59 

66 

53

Dec.

46 

40 

44 

30 

42

44 

45 

52 

46 

33

32 

30 

26 

22 

20

IS 

16 

16 

16 

17

17 

17 

16 

16 

14

13 

13 

13 

12 

16 

20

Jan.

21 

22 

27 

29 

32

29 

19 

18 

19 

19

20 

21 

22 

23 

22

22 

20 

16 

16 

16

17 

18 

20 

21 

20

18 

18 

20 

17 

15 

12

Feb.

14 

IS 

18 

15 

14

16 

15 

10 

10

15

17 

IS 

20 

18 

17

14 

12

10 

15 

24

30 

36 

35 

23 

22

11 

11 

11 

10

Month

Oet 

HOT

Dec

C

lax 

Fet 

Max 

API 

Ma] 

JIM 

jo] 

AU( 

sej

1

esber. .................................

vuurr

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

10 

9 

8 

7 

6

6 

5 

4 

3 

2

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

. 0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

Secondfoot -days

1,646 

669 

807

180,025

631 

499 

61 

0 

1,317 

6,894 

28,443 

8,314 

1,673

50,959

May

0 

0 

109 

30 

10

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

126 

25 

10

20 

44 

131 

100 

33

19 

35 

267 

66 

164 

123

Maximum

220 

66 

52

26,400

32 

36 

10 

0 

267 

1,310 

12,000 

4,260 

171

12,000

June

51 

107 

134 

107 

78

168 

139 

68 

38 

102

197 

1,310 

913 

SOS 

325

662 

100 

58 

41 

29

18 

11 

9 

58S 

490

131 

71 

41 

29 

19

Minimum

14 

11

12

0

12 

1C 

0 

C 

0 

9

9 

14

0

July

13 

29 

89 

91 

71

42 

40 

75 

925 

168

2,710 

9,650 

12,000 

1,200 

500

300 

100 

50 

30

20

19 

71 

71 

37 

22

Aug.

43 

40 

26 

111 

102

73 

53 

32 

83 

S9

151 

140 

100 

60 "50

34 

23

15 

11 

9

9 

9 

10 

9 

10

29 

53 

4,260 

2,040 

540 

100

Mean

53.1 

22.3 

26.0

51S

20.4 

17.2 

2.0 

0 

42.5 

230 

918 

268 

55.9

139

Sept.

45 

30 

25 

20 

20

21 

24 

19 

14 

24

171 

136 

102 

69 

48

73 

49 

37 

31 

21

31 

30 

68 

95 

82

73 

66 

76 

104 

69

Run-off In 

acre-feet

3,260 

1,330 

1,600

374, 900

1,250 

990 

121 

0 

2,610 

13,670 

56,420 

16,490 

3,330

101,100
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 117

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°42', long. 104°47', in Maxwell grant, about

 T. iJ8 N., R. 20 E., 2 1/4 miles north of Dawson, Colfax County. On October 3, 1935, 

station was moved 800 feet upstream to old site used prior to July 31, 1934, and gage 

was set to datum 0.57 foot higher than that of previous gage at the same site.

Drainage area.- 250 square miles.

Records available,- October 1930 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey;

 October 1915 fo May 1923, February 1927 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Discharge.- Maximum axmumdischarge scar duringrng year,ar, about 4,630 , second-feet Aug. .7 (gage height,

feet, new datum); minimum daily discharge, 0.4 second-foot July 25, 

1930-36: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 7, 1936; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 14-16, 18, 19, Dec.

 5T~5, 15, 25, 26, Jan. 5-8, 27, Feb. 2-5, and those for Oct. 1, 2, July 19, 23, 24, 

27, Aug. 3-17, Sept. 16, which were computed on basis of records for Rayado River 

at Sauble ranch, Cimarron River at Springer, gage heights, and weather records, and 

are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2 

s

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

SO.

as 

us

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

OOt.

8.0 

7.5 

6.7 

5.S 

5.8

6.3 

6.3 

6.7 

6.3

5.8

5.4 

5.1 

5.4 

5.1 

5.1

5.4 

5.8 

5.S 

5.8 

8.0

8.9 

8.9 

12 

12 

11

8.9 

9.4 

8.9 

8.9 

8.5 

8.0

HOT.

7.2 

6.3 

7.6 

8.0

5.4

4.8 

5.1 

7,2 

8.0 

7.6

6.3 

5.1 

5.1

4.5 

4.0

5.0 

4.5 

4.5 

4.0 

4.4

4.0 

4.3 

6.8 

5.4 

7.2

9.8 

6.5 

3.4 

3.2 

3.4

Dec.

4.1 

7.2 

4.S 

4.4 

5.0

4.5 

3.4 

2.6 

2.1 

2.6

4.2 

4.4 

4.5 

3.2 

2.0

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8

1.4 

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.4

1.2 

2.0 

2.9 

2.1 

3.2 

2.6

Jan.

3.5 

2.3 

2.9 

2 9 

2\5

2.0 

1.5 

2.5 

3.2 

3.5

4.2 

4.5 

4.8 

3.5 

5.0

5.S 

4.9 

3.6 

2.3 

2.0

2.1 

2.9 

3.S 

4.5 

4.3

5.1 

4.0 

4.5 

4.8 

3.8 

3.2

Feb.

3.8 

3.5 

3.0 

2.5 

2.0

l.S 

2.9 

3.2 

2.9 

3.7

5.0 

7.6 

7.2 

6.6 

5.9

5.5 

4.6 

1.4 

3.5

4.1

5.3 

5.4 

6.3 

5.1

5.1

2.1 

1.4 

1.8 

3.0

Month

Dot 

Hot

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

 ai 

API

tfiH 

Jo] 

Au« 

S«l

1

alendar year 193

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

later year 1935-3

Hap.

3.0 

3.5 

3.8 

3.5

4.5

3.8 

4.5 

4.8 

3.5 

3.8

3.8 

2.9 

2.9 

4.2 

3.8

3.8 

3.5 

3.8 

4.2 

3.5

3.8 

4.8 

5.1 

4.5 

3.5

2.9 

2.6 

3.2 

3.5 

3.5 

3.8

Apr.

5.1 

4.2 

3.8 

4.2 

5.4

3.5 

4.2 

4.2 

4.8 

4.S

4.8 

4.5 

5.8 

13

15

16 

17

17 

18 

17

16 

16 

15 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

14 

13

Secondfoot-days

227.5 

168.6 

87.7

5,234.2

110.9 

116.2 

116.3 

325.3 

632 

488.3 

471.2 

962.9 

421.1

4,128.0

May

13 

12 

12 

13 

13

13 

14 

18 

23 

23

21 

23 

2S 

29 

27

26 

26 

27 

26 

23

21 

20 

19 

19 

20

19 

20 

22 

20 

22 

20

Hq TcJLimTTn

12 

9.8 

7.2

428

5.S 

7.6 

5.1 

18 

29 

55 

68 

270 

53

270

June

IS 

16 

14 

16 

15

13 

13 

12 

10 

10

22 

32 

26 

19 

15

13 

11 

8.9 

8.0 

5.1

3.5 

7.7 

11 

7.6

11

8.5 

52 

20 

55 

15

July

13 

11 

5.1 

3.S 

2.9

2.1 

1.8 

1.8 

16 

26

16 

27 

9.S 

7.2 

8.5

9.S 

8.0

e.o

49

11

3.2 

4.5 

3.1 

1.8 

.4

.4 

68 

58 

40 

16 

38

IHn-timmi

5.1 

3.2 

.9

.9

1.5 

1.4 

2.6 

3.5 

12 

3.5 

.4 

7 

2.6

.4

Aug.

29 

40 lie

40 

25

85 

270 

70 

30 

20

10 

9 

S.5 

8 

7.5

7 

7 

7.2 

7.6 

15

40 

16 

10 

8.5 

7.6

8.0 

8.0 

10 

13 

13 

15

Mean

7.34 

5.62 

2.83

14.3

3.58 

4.01 

3.75 

10. S 

20.4 

16.3 

15.2 

31.1 

14.0

11.3

Sept.

11 

10 

17 

19 

14

12 

11 

33 

16 

13

12

14 

17 

14 

11

7 

2.6 

3.5 

6.9 

7.6

6.3 

53 

IS 

12 

9.8

9.4 

12 

16 

16

15

Run-off In 

acre-feet

451 

334 

174

10,380

220 

230 

231 

645 

1,250 

969 

935 

1,910 

835

8,180
118 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River at Ute Park, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°34', long. 105°4', in Maxwell grant, half a 

mile below mouth of Ute Creek and about 1 mile east of post office at Ute Park, 

CoIfax County.

Drainage area.- 235 square miles.

Records available.- July 1907 to December 1914, October 1930 to September 1936 in reports 

or u. s. Geological Survey; July 1907 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 155 second-feet May 29 (gage height, 2.77 feet); 

minimum daily discharge, estimated, 1.5 second-feet Jan. 18-20.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 175 second-feet July .4, 1934 (gage height,'2.92 feet); 

minimum daily discharge, that of Jan. 18-20.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 1-4, 

7-10, 14-27, 29-31, Jan. 2-11, Jan. 13 to Feb. 15, Feb. 18-21, which were computed on 

basis of record for station at Springer, Rayado River at Sauble ranch, near Cimarron, 

and weather records and are poor. Flow regulated by storage in Eagle Nest Reservoir. 

Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

5

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

2?

26

27

28

29

50

51

Dot.

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.0

7.0

16

13

25

19

13

26

27

27

28

23

29

32

30

30

25

9.4

9.2

23

21

22

21

23

24

HOT.

24

21

20

20

19

19

21

25

26

18

15

3.7

7.4

7.0

8.4

8.0

S.O

3.4

9.4

12

7.4

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.4

5.6

6.0

Dec.

5.0

4.5

4.5

5.0

5.2

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.5

5.8

5.0

4.0

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3*8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

Jan.

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.5

2.5

3.5

3.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

Feb.

4.0

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.1

3.9

4.3

4.1

4.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

-

Month

October. ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-C

Bar.

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.2

B.7

10

11

13

22

25

29

38

33

35

33

32

31

31

31

Apr.

31

36

31

31

30

30

27

27

28

28

30

36

44

44

44

40

44

46

29

36

49

50

51

56

46

42

54

56

60

57

-

Seeondfoot-days

567.0

366.7

127.2

10,969.5

36. 0

113. 7

466.3

1,213

2,388

2,366

2,424.4

902

564

11,534.3

Hay

52

40

38

57

SO

60

60

61

44

36

54

57

62

70

75

61

64

83

89

88

88

86

60

68

121

123

126

126

129

127

118

liqxlnnw

32

26

5.8

116

3.5

5.2

38

60

129

121

118

47

29

129

June

121

119

119

121

118

118

115

115

115

119

77

72

30

30

44

44

44

52

52

38

42

68

76

77

82

84

52

50

86

se

-

July

95

100

57

9.4

47

83

92

106

110

108

68

60

90

83

82

83

84

53

63

116

118

118

118

112

49

40

68

82

56

40

34

Minimus

5.0

5.4

3.0

2.5

1.5

2.5

5.0

27

36

30

9.4

10

11

1.5

Aug.

24

IS

29

31

23

28

27

21

12

10

16

18

26

26

24

18

26

28

33

35

46

32

26

47

47

47

44

44

32

26

33

Mean

18.3

12.2

4.10

30.1

2.77

3.92

15.0

40.4

77.0

78.9

78.2

29.1

18.8

31.7

Sept.

29

23

24

23

IS

13

24

24

24

24

24

19

13

24

24

21

21

21

19

15

18

18

15

14

14

13

11

11

11

12

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,120

727

252

21,750

171

226

925

2,410

4,740

4,690

4,810

1,790

1,120

22,980
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 119

Cimarron River at Springer, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°22', long. 104°37', In sec. 33, T. 25 N., R. 22 

u., 3UO feet below highway bridge, an eighth of a mile west of Springer, 6 miles 

below mouth of Rayado River, and 6 miles above confluence with Canadian River.

Records available.- July 1907 to December 1909, October 1930 to September 1936 In reports 

or u. S. Geological Survey; August 1907 to December 1909, January 1921 to December 1931 

in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 1,040 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 

57TS~feet); minimum dally discharge, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 27.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, about 4,310 second-feet Aug. 27, 1935 (gage height, 

8.70 feet); minimum dally discharge, 0.1 second-foot Apr. 11, 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 26, 31, Jan. 3, 6-9, 

JarTlB to Feb. 7, Feb. 9, 10, 18-20, which were computed on basis of Rayado River at 

Sauble ranch and of weather records and are poor. Diversions for irrigation above 

station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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 

50 

31

Oct.

2.8 

2.5 

2.5 

2.3 

2.2

5.0 

3.7 

2.5 

2.2 

2.0

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

2.2 

2.0

1.9 

2.2 

2.3 

3.3 

6.2

3.7 

4.0 

4.7 

4.7 

4.2

3.5 

2.8 

2.5 

2.5 

3.0 

2.2

HOT.

2.2 

2.3 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.8 

2.8 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8

2.8 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.3 

2.5 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

3.3 

3.5 

4.2

6.2 

6.6 

5.0 

4.5 

4.2

Dec.

4.0 

3.7 

3.7 

3.5 

3.7

3.5 

3.5 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0

3.3 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.5

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.5

2.5 

2.8 

2.5 

2.5 

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

Jan.

3.3 

3.0 

3.0 

3.3 

3.0

2.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

3.5 

3.7 

3.7 

3.3 

3.5

3.3 

3.3 

2.0 

1.5 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.3 

3.5 

2.5

2.0 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

Feb.

3.0 

3.0 

2.0

1.5 

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

2.8 

3.0 

2.5

3.3 

3.7 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0

2.8 

2.8 

2.0 

2.5 

2.7

2»8 

3.0 

2.8 

2.5 

2.3

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

Month

Oo t 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mat 

Api 

Maj 

Jui 

Ju3 

Auj 

Sej

1

alendar year 1935. .....................

nary

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

rater year 1935-C

Mar.

2.5 

2.5 

2.8 

2.8 

2.5

2.3 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

2.0 

1.9

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.7 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7

Apr.

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

2.5 

2.3

2.8 

2.5 

2.3 

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

3.0 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2

1.9 

2.0 

2.3 

2.3 

2.5

2.5 

2.3 

2.0 

2.2 

2.0

2.2 

2.3 

2.3 

2.0 

1.9

Secondfoot-days

91.4 

97.4 

92.3

6,695.7

88.2 

76.3 

62.7 

70.4 

130.8 

260.5 

35.5 

33.5 

141.2

1,180.2

May

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.7

1.6 

1.6 

2.8 

4.2 

2.5

2.3 

2.0 

1.9 

2.0 

2.2

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

3.0 

2.8

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

3.7 

5.3 

4.2 

46 

9.3 

5.6

MftTfnnffli

6.2 

6.6 

4.0

604

3.7 

3.7 

2.S 

3.0 

46 

105 

6.4 

9.5 

104

105

June

3.7 

3.3 

3.7 

16 

6.2

4.5 

3.0 

2.3 

105 

44

12

25 

4.7 

3.0 

2.3

2.0 

1.9 

1.5 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.0 

1.3 

2.2 

2.3

1.6 

1.3 

1.2 

1.0 

.9

July

0.9 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

6.4 

1.9 

.9

.9 

2.2 

2.2 

1.5 

.9

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8

1.3

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6

Mlnismjn

1.9 

2.2 

2.2

.7

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.9 

1.6 

.9 

.6 

.3 

.6

.3

Aug.

0.6 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.6 

.7 

.8 

1.6 

,7

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

9.5 

4.5 

2.8 

1.5

Mean

2.95 

3.25 

2.98

18.3

2.85 

2.63 

2.02 

2.35 

4.22 

8.68 

1.15 

1.08 

4.71

3.22

Sept.

1.0 

.8 

.7 

104 

7.5

3.0 

2.0 

1.5 

1.3 

.9

.9 

.9

.8 

.8 

.8

.3

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6

.7 

1.2 

2.5 

1.5 

.9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

181 

193 

183

13,280

175 

151 

124 

140 

259 

517 

70 

66 

280

2,340
120 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30', long. 105°14', In Maxwell grant, a

quarter of a mile below Schoolhouse Draw, about 3,500 feet upstream from high-water 

line or Eagle Nest Reservoir, and 6 miles south of Eagle Nest, Colfax County.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936 In reports of U. S. Geological

 Survey; April 1928 to December 1931 In reports or State engineer. No records during 

winters.

Extremes.- Ifexlmum discharge during year, 65 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 2.85 feet);

 no flow June 15, 16, 18-23, July 14-27.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, about 310 second-feet Aug. 23, 1935 (gage height, 4.65 

feet); no flow June 15, 16, 18-23, July 14-27, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of Ice effect, Nov. 17 to Dec. 3, Mar.

 14-20, and those for Oct. 1, 20-24, Nov. 5, Mar. 24-27, 29-31, Apr. 1-3, Aug. 15-20, 

Sept. 29, which were computed on basis of records of Moreno and Slxmlle Creeks near 

Eagle Nest, discharge measurements, and weather records and are poor. Diversions 

for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1936

Day

1

a

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

S3 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

dot.

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

1.9

1.9 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.9

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.9

4.5

3.0 

2.2 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

3.0 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

1.9 

1.6

HOT.

2.7 

2.2 

2.4 

2.2 

2.3

2.7 

1.6 

2.2 

1.9

.1.9

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

1.6 

2.2

2.4 

2.5 

2.1 

2.2 

2.3

2.3 

2.4 

2.7 

2.2 

2.3

1.9 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

Dec.

2.0 

2.2 

2.3

Jan. Feb.

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar

Apr

Jui

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

1

ember. .................................

alendar year

 Ob. 14-3] 

j_j

 uat.. ..................................

ater year

Mar.

18 

17

16 

15 

15 

14 

15

16

15 

5.5 

6 

6

7 

9 

12 

13 

13 

20

Apr.

15

13 

10 

8,4 

8.4

8.4 

7.6 

7.6 

12 

22

33 

34 

33 

30 

27

27 

27 

29 

29 

29

25 

22 

19 

18 

15

15 

13 

9.4 

8.4 

7.2

Secondfoot-days

67.0 

65.6

232.5 

562.4 

287.9 

35.7 

21.8 

85.8 

62.2

May

6.4 

5.J 

4.V 

3.E

2.7 

2.7 

9.1 

17 

19

24 

21 

16 

15 

16

13 

11 

10 

9.9 

8.4

7.? 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.4

6.4 

5.9 

4.7 

4.0 

7.2 

4.0

liqyjjgnpi

4.5 

2.7

20 

34 

24 

5.7 

4.9 

13 

3.8

June

2.4 

2.2 

2.4 

1.6

1.0 

.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.6

1.5 

1.3 

.7 

.2 

0

0 

.2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2 

1.2

.5 

5.7 

3.5 

2.2

1.5

M

July

1.0 

,8 

.7

.2 

.2 

.5 

4.7 

1.9

1.6 

.S 

.3 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.5 

.5 

4.9 

1.9

Minimum

1.6 

1.6

5.5 

7.2 

2.7 

0 

0 

.7 

1.3

Aug.

3.1

13 

9.9

4.3

3.0 

2.4 

5.8 

4.7 

2.4

1.9 

1.3 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7

1.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.4 

1.9 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2

.8 

.8 

1.2 

2.4 

5.5 

4.0

Mean

2.16 

2.19

12.9 

18.7 

9.29 

1.19 

.70 

2.77 

2.07

Sept.

3 0

2.4 

2.7 

3.2

2.4

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6

1.9 

2.7 

1.9 

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

3.8 

2.4

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.3

1.6 

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

3.8

Run-off In 

acre-feet

133 

130

461 

1,120 

571 

71 

43 

170 

123
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 121

Slxmile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°32>, long. 105°16', In Maxwell grant, at

Highway bridge a quarter of a mile above high-water line of Eagle Nest Reservoir and 

3 miles southwest of Eagle Nest, Colfax County.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936 In reports of U. S. Geological Survey; 

April I92b to December 1931 In reports of State engineer. No records during winters.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 1.60 feet); 

no now at times.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 16 second-feet May 4, 1933; maximum gage height, 2.06 

feet Sept. 20, 1931, and May 4, 1933; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharges tor periods of Ice effect, Nov. 16-18, 20-22, 24, 25, 

Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, and those for missing gage-height record, Oct. 12-15, Nov. 4, 5, 11, 

12, Mar. 17-20, Apr. 10. were computed on basis of records for Cleneguilla Creek near 

Eagle Nest, Uoreno Creek at Eagle Nest, and weather records. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

3 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.9 

1.9 

3.1

2.7 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9

1.4

2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.3

HOT.

2.7 

2.1 

1.9 

1.8 

1.7

2.7 

2.5 

3.1 

2.5 

2.3

2.4 

2.4 

2.5 

1.9 

1.6

1.6 

1.8 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5

Dee.

1.6 

1.7 

1.8

Jan. Feb.

Month

Oet 

HOT 

Dei

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mai

API

£Jul 

Auj 

Sci

1

alendar year

 ob 14-3 

 11

Ly... .......... .........................

later year

Mar.

6.1 

6.1

5.6 

5.2 

5.4 

5.1 

5.0

5.1 

4.5 

3.8 

3.5 

3.8

4.3 

4.3 

4.0 

3.3 

3.5 

3.8

Apr.

3.3 

3.8 

3.8 

4.0 

5.8

6.1 

6.4 

5.6 

5.1 

6.7

8.3 

9.2 

9.9

9 9 

9^2

9.2 

9.6 

11 

10 

10

9.9 

10 

10 

10

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

Secondfoot-days

56.6 

58.0

82.4 

249.8 

ISO. 8 

19 9 

2^2 

25.4 

35. S

May

9.9 

9.9 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

S.9 

8.3 

5.3 

5.8 

6.4

5.6 

5.8 

5.8 

7.D 

7.C

6.7 

6.1

s.e

5.1 

4.8

4.5 

3.8 

3.S 

3.8 

3.S

3.8 

3.3 

3.1 

3.1 

2.9 

2.9

Mflyl'nfljTB

3.1 

3.1

6.1 

11 

9 9 

2« 9

Is

2.5 

2.5

June

2.9 

2.7 

2.5 

2.3

1.6

.S 

.6

.7

.4 

.5

.8 

.9 

.7 

.5

.5

.3 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

July

0 

0 

0 

.1 

0

0 

.1 

.5 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1 

.1 

.1 

.5

Minimum

1.4 

1.4

3.3 

3.3 

2.9 

0 

0 

0 

.2

Aug.

0.4 

.2 

.1 

.3

.6

.6 

1.4 

.6 

.2 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.2

1.1 

1.6 

1.4

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.9 

2.5 

1.9

Mean

1.S3 

1.93

4.58 

8.33 

5.83 

.66 

.07 

.82 

1.19

Sept.

1.6 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

l.E 

1.2 

1.0 

.8

.7 

.6 

.4 

.5 

.4

.4 

.3 

.2 

1.2 

2.1

1.9 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.4 

1.6 

1.6 

2.5

Run-off In 

acre-feet

112 

115

163 

495 

359 

39 

4.4 

50 

71
122 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°34', long. 105°15', in Maxwell grant, at 

highway bridge 1,000 feet west of Eagle Nest, colfax County, and half a mile above 

high-water line of Eagle Nest Reservoir.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey; 

 April I92b to December 1931 in reports of State engineer. No records during winters.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 115 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 

a.Vb feet); minimum daily discharge observed, 0.2 second-foot July 24-26.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 126 second-feet Mar. 4, 1932; maximum gage height, 

that of Mar. 31, 1936; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 15 to Dec. 3, Mar. 

14-20, 24, 25, and those for Sept. 28 and 29, which were computed on basis of records 

for Cieneguilla and Sixmile Creeks near Eagle Nest and weather records and are poor. 

Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

as

24 

25

26

27 

28 

28 

50 

31

Dot.

2.1

1.7 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.3

1.1 

1.1 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.3 

4.1

2.5 

1.9 

1.9 

2.1 

3.2

2.5 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.5

HOT.

S.7 

2.1 

2.1 

2.3

l.fl

1.9 

1.9 

2.1 

1.7 

1.5

1.9 

2.1 

2.1

Sol

2.0

1.9 

1.7 

1.6

l.S 

1.7

1.7 

1.8 

1.9 

1.5

1.7

1.5 

1.3

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Dec.

1.5 

1.6 

1.8

Jan. Feb.

Month

Dot 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar iPI

Maj

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

I

alendar year

 oh 14-31 

11 .

at or year

Mar.

12 

11

10 

9 

10 

10 

9

11

9.8 

9.1 

6 

6

6.5 

9.1 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

<24

Apr.

54 

29 

17 

9.8 

7.9

8.7 

8.3 

9.1 

11 

11

12 

15 

16

14 

9.5

7.6 

6.5 

6.8 

6.8 

7.9

7.6 

6.8 

5.9 

4.1 

3.6

3.4 

3.8 

3.4 

3.2 

3.6

Secondfoot-days

53.0

172.9 

313.3 

4S9.S 

63. S 

45.4 

37.1 

20.9

May

3.8 

3.S 

4.1 

4.7 

4.7

4.1 

5.0 

21 

27 

S9

29 

25 

20 

24 

27

27 

S3 

2S 

21 

17

14 

13 

12

9.8 

7.6

6.S 

6.2 

5.3

5.0 

4.1 

3.8

Vg-rlpnym

4.1 

2.7

24 

54 

29 

3.6 

3.8 

3.8 e.3

June

3.6 

3.4 

3.2 

3.4 

S.9

2.9 

2 9 

2^9 

2.7 

2.7

2 9 

z'.5 

2.3 

2.1 

1.9

1.9 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.3

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0

July

2.3

3.8 

3.4 

3.4 

2.7

S.5 

2.5 

S.7 

2.5 

2.3

2.5 

2.1 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.9 

.9 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2

.3 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

Minimum

1.1 

1.3

6 

3.S 

3.8 

1.0 

.2 

.4 

.4

Aug.

0.4 

.5 

.6 

3.4

3.8

3.2 

1.7 

1.7 

1.9 

1.3

1.3 

.9 

.7 

1.0

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7

1.3 

1.1 

.6 

.6 

.5

.4 

.4 

.6 

1.0 

2.7 

1.7

Mean

1.71 

1.83

9.61 

10.4 

13.8 

2.11 

1.46 

1.20 

.70

Sept.

0.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

il;

.9

.6 

.6 

.7 

.6 

.4

.4 

.6 

1.5 

2.0 

2.3

Run-off in 

acre-fe«t

105 

109

343 

621 

851 

125 

90 

74 

41
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 123

Rayado River at Sauble ranch, near Cimarron, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°22', long. 104°58' in Maxwell grant, in T. 25

 N., R. 19 E., 10 miles southwest of Cimarron.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936, May 1911 to December 1914 (at site

 3 miles upstream) in reports of U. S. Geological Survey. Records for 1915-31 in 

reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 105 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 

2.40 feet); minimum daily discharge, 1.5 second-feet Jan. 19.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, about 408 second-feet May 17, 1935 (gage height, 3.24 

feet); minimum daily discharge, 0.5 second-foot Dec. 8, 1932, and Nov. 22, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Oct. 25, Nov. 2, 6, 7,

Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, Dec. 7-10, 14, 15, 21-28, Jan. 2-11, 13-15. 17-23. 26-31, Feb. 3-11, 

13, 14, 16, 18-21, 26, 27, Mar. 15-17, 24-27, Apr. 3, which are poor and were computed 

on basis of two discharge measurements, records for Cimarron River at Springer and 

Vermejo River near Dawson, and weather records. No diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oot.

5.6 

5.4 

5.1 

4.8 

4.6

4.6 

4.8 

4.4 

4.2 

4.2

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

6.8

5.6 

4.8 

5.4 

5.1 

5.0

5.6 

6.1 

5.6 

5.6 

4.8 

4.0

HOT.

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

3.8 

2.9

4.0 

4.5 

5.1 

5.4 

5.1

4.6 

4.6 

4.8 

5.4 

3.5

5.4 

5.1 

4.8 

3.8 

5.1

5.1

5.4 

5.8 

4.6 

5.4

5.1 

3.1

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

Dec.

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.0 

4.4

5.1

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

4.7

5.1 

5.4 

4.6 

4.0 

3.0

3.3 

3.8 

3.3 

3.8 

3.6

3.5 

4.0 

4.0 

3.5 

3.0

3.5 

. 4.0 

4.0 

4.K 

4.0 

4.0

Jan.

3.8 

4.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.0

3.5 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

3.8

4.0 

4.0 

3.5 

3.5 

4.0

4.2 

2.5 

2.0 

1.5 

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

3.5 

3.8 

3.5

2.5 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

Feb.

3.3

Z\5 

2.0 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.0 

3.5 

3.0

3.3 

3.5 

3.5 

3.3 

3.5

3.3 

3.6 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.8 

4.0 

3.6

3.5 

3.8 

4.2 

4.0

Month

Oot Ho-!

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ha, 

Juu 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

K

alendar year 193 5......................

fater year 1935-C

Mar.

4.4 

4.4 5.1- 

5.4 

5.6

5.1

4.8 

4.B 

5.8 

7.4

6.8 

7.1

7.4 

7.8 

7.5

7.0 

7.5 

8.1 

8.B 

8.1

9.1 

9.S 

7.4 

7.0 

6.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.8 

5.8 

6.6 

7,1

Apr.

5.6 

5.6 

5.0 

5.6 

5.4

5.4 

6.1 

7.1 

9.8 

9.8

15 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

17 

16 

15

Secondfoot-days

148.1 

139.9 

127.1

5,837.8

102.1 

95.0 

203.2 

417.4 

556 

159.5 

116.9 

170.1 

136.3

2,371.6

May

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

12 

13 

13 

17 

19

25 

27 

22 

22 

25

25 

25 

26 

25 

23

20 

19 

18 

17 

16

15 

15 

14 

13 

11 

10

Maximum

6.8 

5.8 

5.4

266

4.2 

4.2 

9.5 

19 

27 

8.8 

14 

13 

9.2

27

June

8.S 

8.1 

S.I 

8.5 

7.8

6.6 

6.4 

5.8 

5.4 

5.8

6.8 

6.4 

6.4 

5. 1 

4.6

4.6 

4.0 

3.6 

3.5 

3.3

3.3 

3.1 

3.8 

4.6 

4.4

4.0 

3.6 

5.8 

3.8 

3.5

July

3.3 

3.1 

3.1 

2.7 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

11 

4.4 

3.8

3.6 

3.S 

3.3 

2.7 

2.9

4.2 

3.3 

2.7 

2.4 

2.6

2.4 

3.3 

2.4 

2.2 

1.9

1.9 

2.0 

3.5 

4.4 

8.8 

14

Minimum

3.8 

2.9 

3.0

1.5

1.5 

2.0 

4.4 

5.0 

10 

3.1 

1.9 

2.3 

2.7

1.5

Aug.

7.1 

6.4 

8.8 

9.5 

7.8

6.6 

6.1 

11 

11 

5.6

4.8 

4.2 

4.4 

4.0 

3.6

3.6 

2.9 

3.3 

3.6 

4.8

5.6 

4.0 

3.3 

2.9 

2.6

2.3 

2.3 

3.8 

3.8 

13 

7.4

Mean

4.78 

4.66 

4.10

16.0

3.29 

3.28 

6.55 

13.9 

17.9 

5.32 

3.77 

5.49 

4.54

6.48

Sept.

5.4 

4.S 

9.2 

5.8 

4.0

3.5 

4.6 

5.1 

3.8 

3.5

4.2 

6.8 

4.2 

3.6 

3.5

3.3 

3.? 

3.5 

5.8 

5.4

4.4 

4.0 

3.5 

3.1 

2.7

2.9 

4.0 

4.8 

5.8 

7.8

Rim-off In 

acre-feet

294 

277 

252

11,570

203 

188 

403 

828 

1,100 

316 

232 

337 

270

4,700
124 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Colmor Intake Canal near Ocate, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°9', long. 104°53', in SWi sec. 12, T. 22 N.,

 R. ID E., 130 feet below head gate, 5 miles southwest of Lake Charette, and 10 miles 

south of Ocate.

Records available.- May 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 188 second-feet May 30 (gage height, 

3703~feet); no flow for most of year.

1933-36: Maximum discharge, about 895 second-feet Aug. 26, 1933 (gage height, 

5.14 feet); no flow for extended periods.

Remarks.- Records poor. Corrected for ice effect Dec. 24 to Jan. 16, Jan. 18 to Feb. 15,

 anST'computed for period of missing gage heights, July 15-24, on basis of weatherrecords, study of trace, and knowledge of local conditions. Diversions for irrigation above station. Colmor Intake Canal diverts water from Ocate Creek to Lake 

Charette, which is utilized as a storage reservoir by the Colmor Irrigation District.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oet. HOT. Dee.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

4

5.3

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

September. ................................

Water yearl935-3e ......................

Mar. Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

0

0

.6

579.4

19.3

1.1

0

0

71.0

0

0

51.8

6.4

150.2

«»7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

69

2.0

Maximum

0

0

.6

152

5.3

.3

0

0

59

0

0

43

3.9

59

June July

.

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

3.S

4.6

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

43

.4

Mean

0

0

.02

1.59

.62

.04

0

0

2.29

0

0

1.67

.21

.41

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

3.9

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

0

1.2

1,150

38

2.2

0

0

141

0

0

103

13

298
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 125

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°56', long. 105°14', In Mora grant, at highway 

Dridge at La Cueva, Mora County, below wasteway from La Cueva Canal, a quarter of a 

mile below Las Vegas-Mora Highway bridge, and half a mile below La Cueva dam site.

Records available.- August 1903 to July 1911, April 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 6.31 

feet; from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet; minimum dally discharge, 2.8 

second-feet Aug. 1.

1931-36: Maximum discharge and stage, those of Sept. 19, 1936; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of missing gage heights, Oct. 24, 25, 

 27=31, Nov. 1, 2, 4-8, 10-13, 30, Dec. 1, 2, 21-23, 25-28, Jan. 2-5, Mar. 23-25, 30, 

31, Apr. 4-7, 10-14, 16-21, 23-28, May 27 to June 4, July 2, 4-17, 19-22, and for 

periods of ice effect, Dec. 15-20, 24, 29-31, Jan. 1, 6-11, 13, 14, 16-24, 27, Feb. 

3-10, 17, which were computed on basis of records for stations near Golondrlnas and 

Shoemaker, weather records, and gage heights and which are poor. Diversions for 

Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

20 

19

18 

18 

IB

17 

20 

16 

17 

16

14 

16 

14 

18 

17

17 

17 

16 

15 

24

20 

18 

23 

22 

22

20 

SO 

18 

16 

15 

15

HOT.

14 

15 

16 

15 

14

15

16 

16 

15 

15

16 

13 

14 

13 

12

11 

9.2 

12 

11 

11

11 

8.B 

11 

11 

16

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

Dec.

12 

13 

13 

13 

17

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

16 

17 

17 

16 

12

10 

10 

11 

10 

9.5

10 

9 

8.5 

8 

7.5

8 

8.5 

9 

8 

8 

8.5

Jan.

8 

8 

9 

8.5 

9

8 

6.5 

7 

7.5 

8

10 

9.2 

8 

B.5 

9.7

8 

7 

6 

6 

7

8 

8.5 

8 

8 

9.7

9.2 

9 

9.7 

9.7 

11 

11

Feb.

11 

12 

9 

B 

7

7 

8 

9 

8.5 

8

8.8 

7.4 

9.2 

8.8 

10

8.8 

8 

9.2 

9.2 

8.8

7.9 

7.9 

8.8 

11 

8.8

7.9 

7.9 

6.7 

7.9

Honth

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Kai ipl

Kaj

Jur 

Jul 

Auj 

Sej

1

alendar year 193

fater year 1935-3

Mar.

8.3 

7.4 

5.8 

9.2 

11

12 

11 

12 

12 

9.2

14 

9.7 

10 

13 

11

12 

11 

9.2 

9.3 

5.8

5.4 

4.4 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

5.8 

4.4 

6.4 

6.7 

6 

7

Apr.

5.4 

6.4 

6.7 

6 

6

5 

5 

5.1 

6.7 

6

5 

5 

5 

5 

5.1

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

4.4 

4 

4 

5

5.5 

6 

6.5 

6.7 

11

Secondfoot-days

556 

395.0 

371.5

14,701.0

260.7 

250.5 

262.5 

166.5 

1,607 

506.7 

213.9 

202.8 

520.4

5,313.5

Hay

13 

16 

25 

36 

20

22 

40 

61 

68 

60

52 

53 

57 

51 

57

62 

62 

61 

60 

60

60 

60

58 

56 

54

53 

55 

60 

70 

75 

70

Mqylflfirpp

24 

16 

17

440

11 

12 

14 

11 

75 

60 

20 

18 

73

75

June

60 

50 

45 

45 

40

29 

21 

16 

20 

14

20 

18 

12 

14 

16

12 

9.7 

8.B 

6.1 

3.9

3.7 

4.8 

5.1 

4.4 

4.1

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

5.1 

5.8

July

4.4. 

4.4 

4.4 

4 

4

4 

4 

5 

20 

15

10 

7 

20 

10 

5

10 

4.5 

3.7 

3.5 

3.5

4.0 

3.8 

3.9 

3.7 

3.9

4.1 

14 

7.4 

3.7 

3.0 

16

Hlnimum

14 

8.8 

7.5

.5

6 

6.7 

4.0 

4 

13 

3.7 

3.0 

2.8 

5.1

2.8

Aug.

2.8 

3.0 

IB 

13 

5.1

6.7 

16 

3.7 

3.9

4.4

5.1 

4.8 

4.4 

4.4 

4.8

4.1 

4.B 

6.1 

5.4 

7.1

7.9 

7.4 

5.8 

5.1 

5.4

4.8 

4.4 

5.1 

7.4 

12 

7.9

He an

17.9 

13.2 

12.0

40.3

8.41 

8.64 

6.47 

5.55 

51.8 

16.9 

6.90 

6.54 

17.3

14.5

Sept.

5.4 

5.1 

6.7 

7.4 

6.4

6.7 

23 

11 

8.3 

9.2

9.2 

7.1 

6.1 

7.9 

7.4

B.3 

5.4 

5.8 

73 

33

3B 

5B 

29 

20 

17

16 

20 

24 

24 

22

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,100 

783 

737

29,160

517 

497 

521 

330 

3,190 

1,010 

424 

402 

1,030

10, 540
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mora River near Golondrinas , N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°53', long. 105°?', In Mora grant, half a mile 

above mouth of Coyote Creek and 2 miles east of Golondrlnas, Mora County.

Records available.- August 1903 to September 1904 (only gage heights) at former site at 

weDer, N. Mex. , October 1930 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey; 

March 1915 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 643 second-feet May 28 (gage height, 

5.60 feet); minimum daily discharge, 0.5 second-foot July 24-27, Aug. 26, 27.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 1,220 second-feet May 18, 1935 (gage height, 7.98 

feet) from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, Nov. 28-30, Dec. 6, 10, 

 ]3P31, Jan. 1-12, 14-31, Feb. 1, 3-8, 10-12, 14, 18, 19, 27, Mar. 26, and those for 

June 22-27, 30, July 23, which were computed on basis of records for stations at 

La Cueva and near Shoemaker, three discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather 

records and are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

S 

3 

4

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oet.

22 

21 

IS 

17 

18

18 

22 

20 

19

19

16 

16 

15 

17 

17

16 

19 

16 

14 

22

22 

21 

23 

23 

25

22 

22 

22 

21 

18 

IS

HOT.

16 

19 

IS

16 

16

16 

IS 

17 

15 

16

IS 

14 

15 

13 

12

11

9.8 

9.3 

12 

11

11 

10

9.8 

10 

12

15 

13 

13 

14 

13

Dec.

14 

19 

15 

13

15

15 

16 

17 

18 

17

18 

19 

19 

15 

12

10

11 

12 

11 

10

11 

10 

9.5 

9 

8

9 

10 

11 

10 

9 

10

Jan.

9 

11 

9 

11 

10

9 

7 

8 

8.5 

10

12 

11 

11

12 

13

10 

9 

7 

7 

8

9 

10 

9 

9 

10

8 

9 

9 

8 

9 

11

Feb.

12 

13 

10

8 

S

9 

11 

12 

11 

10

13 

11 

8.9 

10 

11

11 

10 

10

10

11

12 

10 

10 

11

12

8.5 

8.5 

8.9 

8.9

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 192

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

«ter year 1935-3

Mar.

11

S.9 

8.1 

7.4 

7.7

S.5 

11 

8.9 

8.5 

7.7

7.7 

7.4 

5.7 

7.4 

8.9

S.9 

7.7 

6.8 

6.2

4.6

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

5.1

5.0 

5.4 

5.1 

6.2 

5.4 

6.0

Apr.

3.0 

2.8 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0

l.s

1.2 

1.1 

1.7 

2.0

2.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

1.2 

1.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.2

1.5 

1.3 

1.0 

.9 

.9

1.0 

1.2 

2.0 

1.4 

1.2

Secondfoot-days

599 

412.9 

402.5

17,383.8

293.5 

299.7 

213.6 

4S.1 

1,750.4 

614.2 

304.1 

137.9 

644.4

5,720.3

May

1.2 

.7 

5.1 

19 

11

7.4 

14 

53 

77 

68

63 

56 

62 

59 

66

76 

80 

84 

77 

72

59 

52 

43 

56 

61

61 

63 

S5 

112 

101 

106

Mayl^miuft

25 

19 

19

793

13 

13 

11 

3.0 

112 

98 

96 

35 

104

112

June

98 

S4 

74 

66 

55

33 

15 

14 

5.7 

18

41 

19 

15 

12 

12

13 

8.9 

5.7 

2.8 

2.0

2.1 

1.6 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0

l.S 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

1.8

July

0.9 

.8 

.S

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

30 

26

36

4.0 

96 

33 

4.2

22 

4.2 

2.1 

1.4 

1.4

4.8 

l.S 

.8 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

15 

1.2 

.6 

12

Minimum

14 

9 8* 3 

.4

7 

8 

4.0 

.9 

.7 

1.5 

.5 

.5 

2.4

.5

Aug.

2.0

.7 

8.1 

27

4.4

3.2 

35 

10

2.8 

2.7

3.2 

3.0 

2.1 

1.0 

1.0

.S

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

1.2 

1.4

1.2 

.8 

.6

.5 

.5 

.7 

.6 

10 

11

Mean

19.3 

13.8 

13.0

49.0

9.47 

10.3 

6.89 

1.60 

56.5 

20.5 

9.81 

4.45 

21.5

15.6

Sept.

3.6 

2.4 

3.0 

4.6 

3.0

3.0 

47 

29 

12 

8.9

7.7 

7.7 

6.8 

6.0 

3.8

3.0 

2.5 

2.4 

18 

95

40 

104 

40 

24 

21

16 

26 

34 

35 

35

RtBi-of f in 

acre-feet

1,190 

819 

798

35,480

582 

594 

424 

95 

3,470 

1,220 

603 

274 

1,280

11,350
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 127

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°48', long. 104°48', in sec. 10, T. 18 N., R. 20 

E., bf miles east of Shoemaker and about 23 miles above confluence with Canadian 

River.

Drainage artea.- 1,160 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey; 

October 1914 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year ending Sept. 30, 1935, 3,100 second-feet

 May 18 (gage height, 6.14 feet); no flow Oct. 1-8.

Maximum discharge during water year ending Sept. 30, 1936, 1,120 second-feet Aug. 31 

(gage height, 4.34 feet); minimum daily discharge, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 18. 

1930-36: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1935; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 17-26, 28-31, 1935,

 Jan. 1-13, 17-24, 26-31, Feb. 2-10, 17-19, 26, 1936, which were computed on basis of 

three discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, and records for stations 

on Mora River at La Cueva and near Golondrinas and Coyote Creek near Golondrinas 

and are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1934 to September 1935

Day

1 

S

a 

4s

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2 

.2

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

.1 

1.0 

.7 

.4 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.4 

.6 

.7 

.6 

.6 

1.0

NOT.

o.e

.7 

.6 

.7 

.7

.7 

.8 

1.0 

1.0 

.8

.8 

.S 

1.1 

1.3 

1.3

1.5 

2.2 

1.6 

1.3 

1.3

2.0 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5

l.s

1.5 

1.6 

1.5 

1.6 

1.5

Dec.

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

l.s

2.2 

2.2 

2.3 

2.2

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.0

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

3.4 

2.5 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2

Jan.

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

2,8 

4.9 

3.4 

2.5 

2.5

2.3 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.5

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

1.8

l.s

1.8

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

Feb.

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0

2.2 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

2.2

2.0 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.5

2.2 

2.2 

2.Z 

2.2 

2.0

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.3

l.s

l.s

1.6

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Max 

Apr 

Ma3 

Juu 

Ju]

AUJ

Sej

II

alendar year 19 54. .....................

ater year 1934-

Mar.

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.3

1.3 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5

1.1 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.3

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

Apr.

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

1.1

1.0

.8 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

.S

.7 

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

.S

.8 

.8 

2.8 

2.5 

1.8

1.3 

.3 

.1 

.0 

.0

.0 

.0 

.1 

.3 

.3

Secondfoot-days

9.2 

37.1 

65.3

2,541.6

67.1 

53.3 

41.5 

34.5 

11,S55.6 

2,752.4 

130.8 

4,469.4 

1,S40

21,356.2

May

1.1 

1.1 

2.2 

2.5 

2.3

1.6 

1.8 

46 

48 

46

40 

5S 

51

45 

38

30 

450 

1,670 

1,200 

1,970

1,160 

7S6 

636 

750 

595

530 

448 

3S2 

324 

2SS 

252

Maximum

1.0 

2.2 

3.4

258

4.9 

2.3 

1.6 

2.8 

1,970 

218 

32 

96S 

252

1,970

June

218 

192 

1S2 

172 

154

140 

147 

134 

132 

123

100 

84

119 

119

110 

98 

SO 

62

51

45 

38 

34 

28 

26

20 

17 

14 

9.2 

6.2

July

5.0 

.4.4 

4.1 

3.6 

3.6

3.3 

3.3 

2.8 

32

14

3.0 

1.0 

2.1 

2.1 

1.7

1.9 

1.9 

1.7 

1.9 

1.7

1.7 

1.6 

23 

2.5 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.S 

.S

Minimum

0 

.6 

1.6

0

1.5 

1.3 

1.0 

.7 

1.1 

6.2 

.8 

.9 

18

0

Aug.

0.9 

5.5 

87 

96S 

205

116 

92 

72 

59 

69

6S 

43 

51 

34 

26

20 

16 

14 

13 

12

326 

168 

62 

53 

58

144 

219 

428 

2S2 

568 

190

Mean

0.30 

1.24 

2.11

6.96

2.16 

1.90 

1.34 

1.15 

3S2 

91.7 

4.22 

144 

61.3

58.5

Sept.

92 

252 

77 

86

73

71 

63 

68 

79 

74

61 

59 

54 

48 

38

35 

33 

28 

22 

19

19 

19 

IS 

18 

20

223 

54 

50 

4S 

39

Run-off In 

acre-feet

18 

74 

130

5,040

133 

106 

82 

68 

23,520 

5,460 

259 

8,860 

3,650

42,360

Note'.- The above records supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 7S7.
128 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mora River near shoemaker, N. Mex. 

(Continued)

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2

a

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oet.

36 

34 

32 

29 

28

29 

29 

29 

25 

22

22 

20 

18 

19 

16

16 

14 

14 

16 

22

30 

27 

S& 

28 

28

28 

24 

24 

23 

22 

21

HOT.

20 

20 

18 

20 

18

16 

17 

19 

19 

18

18 

19 

19 

16 

15

14 

13 

12 

9.6 

10

7.1 

4.7 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8

3.8 

5.0 

5.8 

5.2 

3.8

Dee.

3.3 

4.1 

5.5 

6.2 

5.8

5.8 

7.5 

7.1 

6.6 

6.6

6.6 

7.9 

7.9 

8.3 

8.3

7.5 

15 

20 

20 

20

20 

25 

20 

25

17

25 

28 

25 

25 

25 

25

Jan.

30 

25 

20 

25 

20

15 

12 

15 

20

25

30 

25 

25 

29 

26

27 

15 

13 

15 

20

20 

25 

20 

20 

28

15 

25 

25 

15 

20 

26

Feb.

27 

25 

15 

15 

16

20 

25 

26 

20

25

30 

30 

28 

24 

23

26 

15 

18 

22 

26

25 

24 

22 

13 

11

10 

11 

10 

9.2

Month

Oct 

Hoi

Dee

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mai

Apr 

Ma, 

JUH

Jul

Aug 

Sei

1

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

5.2 

4.1 

3.8 

3.6 

3.8

4.1 

4.1 

5.2 

5.5 

5.5

5.2 

5.0 

4.4 

4.4 

3.8

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.0 

3.3 

2.8

2.6 

2 3 

2)3 

2.6 

4.1 

3.6

Apr.

2.8 

2.6 

2.8 

2.5 

2.5

2.8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.3 

2.1

2.1 

2.3 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

1.9 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

1.7

Seoondfoot-daya

750 

374.6 

440.0

22,809.2

670 

590.2 

119.7 

68.5 

697.3 

472.1 

106.6 

232.9 

417.5

4,939.4

May

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.4

1.2 

1.6 

1.9 

1.6 

2.5

3.6 

3.0 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6

3.0 

3.8 

5.5 

12 

9.6

6.8 

4.1 

4.4 

46 

12

25 

19 

18 

175 

219 

107

MfflTcLnniHl

36 

20 

28

1,970

30 

30 

5.5 

2.8 

219 

74 

34 

170 

84

219

June

74 

58 

47 

41 

35

28 

19 

9.2 

6.6 

12

32 

36 

14 

9.6 

6.2

6.6

12 

5.0 

3.3 

2.5

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

1.6

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.6

July

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.0 

16

5.8 

8.3 

2.3 

34 

9.2

2.5 

1.7 

1.4 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

2.3 

1.1 

.7 

.7

.6 

3.0 

1.6 

1.6 

1.0 

.9

Minimum

14

2.8

3.3

.7

12 

9.2 

2,3 

1.7 

1.2 

1.2 

.6 

.2

.1

Aug.

0.8 

.9 

2.3 

5.0 

3.6

2.3 

5.5 

24 

7.9 

1.6

.8 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.6 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.5 

.6 

1.0 

170

Mean

24.2 

12.5 

14.2

62.6

21.6 

20.4 

5.86 

2.28 

22.5 

15.7 

3.44 

7.51 

13.9

13.5

Sept.

18 

4.7 

1.1 

.6 

.4

.3 

.3 

14 

8.7 

2.3

1.0 

.9 

.6 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.1 

.2 

48

24 

84 

67 

21 

11

11 

17 

23 

28 

29

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,490 

743 

873

45,240

1,330 

1,170 

237 

136 

1,380 

936 

211 

462 

828

9,800
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 129

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. about 35°54', long. 105°?', in Mora grant, three-

 Quarters of a mile below Coyote Creek dam site, li miles above confluence with Uora 

River, and if miles northeast of Golondrinas, Mora County.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey; 

April i9k!B to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 3,020 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height,

 10.1 feet) from rating curve extended above 250 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 

1.0 second-foot Apr. 12, 14-16, 18.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 30, 1936; minimum daily discharge, 0.3 

second-foot June 14, 15, July 6, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 14, 15, 28-30, Dec. 1,

 3-16, 23-25, 27, Jan. 1-3, 5-9, 11-31, Feb. 1-14, 17, June 2-6, which were computed on 

basis of records for Mora River at La Cueva and near Golondrinas, one discharge measurement, gage heights,and weather records and are poor. Diversions for irrigation above 

station.

Discharge, In second-fee*, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

8

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

85

26

87

88

89

50

31

Oet.

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

5.8

5.0

HOT.

5.2

5.0

5.8

5.0

5.4

6.1

5.7

5.2

5.7

5.7

6.1

5,4

5.7

5.5

5.0

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.5

5.0

5.4

5.7

5.4

7.0

9.2

7.7

5.5

6.0

6.0

-

Dee.

5.5

6.4

6.5

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.O

4.5

3.5

3.5

4.3

4.5

4.5

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

3.0

3.5

4.1

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.1

4.0

Jan.

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.2

4.5

4.0

3.5

4.0

4,5

5.4

6.0

6.0

5.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.5

6.0

6.5

6.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.6

Feb.

6.0

6.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.7

7.0

6.7

5.0

5.7

6.4

4.7

4.7

5.4

4.5

4.5

5.8

4.7

5.4

5.8

5.4

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April...................................... MO 

July. .....................................

Water year 1935- S»...... ...............

Mar.

6.1

6.1

6.1

6,4

7.4

8.7

11

10

9.8

S.4

5.0

7.0

3.4

8.S

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.9

2.5

8.4

8.5

8.4

8.5

S.5

2.5

2.4

i.e

l.S

l.S

1.9

1.9

Apr.

8,1

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.7

8.2

8.1

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.0

1.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.8

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.8

1.2

1.1

1.8

1.2

1.8

-

Secondfoot-clays

133.6

169.1

144.4

4,013.0

156.1

1 A1 "7 J.OJ.* f

136.4

48.8

158 ! 6

181.0

468.1

412.3

8,425.3

May

1.9

8.1

8.4

2.1

2.?

2.1

8.5

3.6

3.1

2.B

2.8

8.9

2.6

8.8

8.9

s'.6 2 

8.6

2.6

8.6

8.5

3.1

3.2

8.8

8.1

2.S

4.1

5.0

7.0

241

S.7

Maximum

6.2

9 2

6^4

336

6.5

7.0

11

g g

841

nrj fr/

29

879

140

879

June

4.7

4.S

4.9

5.0

5.8

5.3

5.4

4.3

10

19

27

7.4

4.7

3.6

3.1

3.8

3.1

2 9

0 Q

2]s

8.8

8.5

8.1

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

5.4

8.5

8.8

July

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.8

13

12

4.5

2.6

29

5.8

3.6

3.1

8.8

8.6

1.9

l.S

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.1

i;7

1.7

1.6

1.7

3.5

6.6

Minimum

3.6

4.5

3.0

.4

3.5

4.0

1 6

i!o 1 l'49

l.S

ll9

3,4

1.0

Aug.

1.9

3.1

17

2.9

1.9

20

46

4.1

8.8

2.2

8.8

8.8

2.8

8.6

8.S

8.S

8.6

8.6

2.6

8.9

3.6

3.4

3.1

8.9

3.1

8.6

8.8

8.S

8.6

879

29

Mean

4.31

5.64

4.66

11.0

5.04

5.56

4.40

1.41

10 Q

5^09

3,00

14 9

13)7

6.63

Sept.

12

S.4

8.4

6.4

5,4

5.2

35

16

6,7

5.2

6.4

5.4

4,3

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

4.5

17

8.4

140

20

12

10

9.2

11

13

12

12

Run-off in 

acre-feet

£65

335

286

7,960

310

321

2V1

84

662

303

240

917

816

4,S10
130 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°29', long. 94°27', in SSTi sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 32 W., at 

ATKansas-Oklahoma State line, 6f miles northwest of Van Buren.

Drainage area.- 430 square miles.

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 15,100 second-feet Dec. 6 (gage-height, 

M.t> reet); no flow July 7 to Sept. 23.

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 37,900 second-feet June 17, 1935 (gage 

height, 25.0 feet) from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; no flow Sept. 1- 

24, 1930, Sept. 8-21, 1932, July 23 to Sept. 1, 1934, July 7 to Sept. 23, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1935-35 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 29, SO)

0.85

1.0

1.5

2.0

2,5

2

45

2OO

490

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

850

1,250

1,650

2,050

2,460

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10*0

3,360 

4,320 

5,400 

6,650 

8jOOO

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

9,400 

10,900 

12,500 

14,2OO 

16,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1213"

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

6

5

4

4

4

3

3

4

57

68

55

47

38

32

29

26

34

625

395

215

458

283

200

140

105

90

184

136

105

93

86

HOT.

7S

7S

78

72

78

7S

78

82

96

555

425

311

230

196

160

152

114

105

105

96

65

78

78

72

59

311

1,330

890

660

490

-

Dec.

365

300

240

210

759

13,500

4,420

2,130

1,330

1,010

732

625

490

456

395

323

268

250

220

196

176

168

152

140

126

108

105

105

105

99

93

Jan.

93

120

132

140

140

144

140

140

132

128

124

124

117

117

111

105

99

93

93

88

88

62

78

78

76

72

68

63

59

55

51

Feb.

47

68

76

S2

82

78

7S

78

72

68

65

63

63

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

51

51

51

51

55

75

99

140

140

-

Month

March. ....................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-.56. .....................

Mar.

148

136

132

132

124

124

117

111

105

99

99

93

88

62

62

78

72

72

68

68

68

68

88

890

565

425

341

283

245

216

192

Apr.

176

266

335

261

256

425

341

278

245

225

235

230

200

184

180

166

144

124

117

loe

105

105

105

105

88

88

82

78

72

72

-

Secondfoot-days

3,536

7,220

26,620

389,842

3*152

2,048

5,400

5,398

4,676

210

6

0

13,188

74,464

May

65

61

55

51

47

44

40

36

45

278

323

1,090

590

395

278

220

160

136

111

96

85

75

63

55

49

44

45

42

38

33

26

K&XlKUBL

625

1,330

13,500

29,300

144

140

QQTl OWU

426

1,090

24

1

0

6,940

13,500

June

24

22

19

16

14

13

15

11

10

8

7

6

5

5

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

-

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mlnlmm

3

59

93

1

51

47

68

72

26

1

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

114

241

965

1,068

102

70.6

174

180

161

7.0

.2

0

440

2O3

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

425

22O

93

3,520

6,940

1,330

660

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,010 

14,320

58,750

773,200

6,260

4,060

10,710

10,710

9 *417 2YO

12

0

26,160

147,700
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 131

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°27', long. 91°36', in SEi sec. 11, T. 3 S., R. 6 W., at 

Mgnway bridge 5t miles southwest of Stuttgart.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 844 second-feet July 5 (gage height, 

iu.uu feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge determined by slope method.; slope obtained from auxTii'ary gage 4 miles downstream. Flow affected by diversions for irrigation. Gages 

read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17ia

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oot.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

5

5

2

2

5

4

3

3

3

4

7

16

21

40

74

HOT.

87

101

97

97

97

97

109

122

136

140

171

263

326

374

366

336

303

263

201

156

116

96

64

120

51

32

35

42

36

32

-

Dee.

29

26

22

20

16

17

21

20

21

21

21

24

44

117

121

114

108

108

94

94

90

64

79

75

62

52

46

42

42

39

37

Jan.

37

37

35

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

37

37

41

48

54

58

63

65

65

65

70

70

75

69

64

62

53

49

52

53

47

Feb.

42

44

53

63

55

55

52

63

49

49

49

57

60

66

56

56

54

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

49

49

49

52

_

-

Month

April. . ...................................

May.... ...................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1955- 56. .....................

Mar.

65

63

70

80

110

134

163

198

218

227

222

210

166

172

148

135

122

114

104

92

81

71

67

72

200

364

491

532

587

588

562

Apr.

532

466

401

292

206

161

111

89

64

85

78

70

66

60

54

48

46

44

56

34

32

29

26

21

18

16

13

12

12

12

Secondfoot-days

192

4,489

1,707

1,551

1,460

6,438

3,152

395

0

7,299

0

0

36,633

May

14

16

16

17

23

36

37

34

34

34

34

32

22

16

10

7

2

4

7

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Maximum

74

S74

121

75

60

588

532

37

0

844

0

0

844

June July

0

121

610

767

844

804

7S7

668

687

525

437

371

322

212

94

64

42

29

16

5

9

4

4

1

0

0

4

2

0

0

0

Minimum

0

32

17

35

42

55

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

6.2

150

55.1

50.0

50.3

208

105

12.7

0

235

0

0

72.9

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

381

8,900

3,390

3,080

2,900

12,770

6,280

783

0

14,480

0

0

62,930
132 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Colbert, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°49', long. 96°32<, in SWi sec. 25, T. 8 S.,

 R. 7 E., at Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge 2 miles south of Colbert and 10 

miles below mouth of Washita River. Zero of gage is 507.36 feet (revised) above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 38,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 5,065 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 86,600 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height,

 lb.au feet); minimum, 320 second-feet Sept. 4, 5, 8 (gage height, 0.83 foot).

1923-36: Maximum discharge, 201,000 second-feet (revised) May 21, 1935 (gage 

height, 23.95 feet); minimum, 75 second-feet Aug. 21, 1934 (gage height, 0.05 foot, 

present datum). Maximum stage known, 35.5 feet, present datum, May 26, 1908.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage-height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather

 Bufeau. Discharge interpolated for May 24, 25, Aug. 6, 7.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

IS

14

16

16

17

16

19

BO

81

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

80

31

Dot.

1,660

1,440

1,340

1,220

1,140

1,040

1,010

996

1,100

1,020

1,100

3,710

3,710

8,600

2, ISO

1,760

1,620

1,620

1,390

1,340

1,220

1,610

1,710

1,260

1,180

1,180

1,390

1,660

1,760

1,860

1,860

HOT.

2,720

2,290

1,810

1,620

1,610

1,620

1,440

1,B60

1,220

1,100

1,670

2,600

1,960

1,760

1,860

1,660

1,480

1,440

1,300

1,220

1,180

1,100

1,100

1,030

1,020

1,060

1,100

2,860

3,070

2,470

-

Dee.

2,120

1,810

2,630

2,660

2,410

31,700

23,800

16,600

14,300

9,200

6,910

5,070

3,980

3,E10

2,790

2,630

2,350

2,240

1,810

1,660

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,670

1,620

1,440

1,340

1,300

Jan.

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,050

1,020

1,000

972

972

980

964

932

Feb.

964

986

1,000

940

924

968

968

964

900

866

693

972

924

858

851

858

872

1,170

802

732

830

851

858

816

$65

851

823

858

878

-

Month

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Watsr year 1936-2 6......................

Mar.

866

844

S51

672

851

844

837

1,220

2,470

2,020

1,520

1,300

1,260

1,100

1,020

924

879

844

866

872

837

883

1,030

1,340

980

1,260

972

886

844

746

690

Apr.

672

684

697

732

718

684

676

648

642

624

618

606

606

606

594

570

560

570

5S2

606

582

576

566

660

560

606

704

830

1,010

1,060

-

Secondfoot-days

49,426

49,620

156,770

3,110,826

36,270

26,077

32,666

19,760

276,780

206,070

38,136

12,938

496,832

1,401,336

May

960

1,490

9,220

13,300

7,400

6,670

4,870

6,520

41,900

25,200

21,400

22,600

10,000

6,430

4,870

4,470

4,270

3,800

3,290

2,930

2,530

2,470

2,410

2,390

2,370

2,350

2,860

3,890

8,600

19,000

27,300

Maximum

3,710

3,070

31,700

201,000

1,340

1,170

2,470

1,060

41,900

22,000

1,810

530

79,400

79,400

June

22,000

14,300

10,600

8,900

7,400

6,670

5,950

7,700

20,200

15,800

11,200

9,600

S,300

6,910

6,430

6,430

6,730

3,690

3,620

3,530

2,930

2,530

2,290

2,120

2,020

1,960

1,960

1,710

1,620

1,570

-

July

1,480

1,440

1,620

1,710

1,710

1,520

1,390

1,390

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,570

1,810

1,710

1,520

1,340

1,180

1,100

1,460

1,440

972

851

795

711

654

612

576

550

525

Minimum

996

1,020

1,300

490

932

816

690

560

980

1,570

526

340

324

324

Aug.

506

490

480

475

475

462

450

440

530

515

475

450

435

480

412

400

396

392

386

380

372

364

360

372

380

376

364

352

340

344

344

Mean

1,594

1,654

5,057

8,523

1,170

899

1,054

958

8,928

6,869

1,230

417

16,560

3,829

Sept.

340

336

332

324

32S

348

340

324

1,500

3,000

2,470

2,180

1,960

1,810

1,620

1,340

1,300

3,080

25,800

25,200

31,000

35,400

17,300

20,800

28,000

30,400

45,200

78,200

79,400

57,200

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

98,040

98,420

310,900

6,170,000

71,940

51,720

64,790

39,170

549,000

408,700

75,640

25,660

985,500

2,779,000
RED RIVER BASIN 133

Red River at Garland, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°21', long. 93°42', in SEi sec. 17, T. 16 S.,

R. 25 W., at Garland. Zero of gage is 203.08 feet above mean sea level (general

adjustment of 1929). 

Drainage area.- 51,500 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to December 1931, June 1934 to September 1936. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 73,700 second-feet Dec. 11 (gage height, 22.90

feet;; minimum, 980 second-feet Aug. 27-29, Sept. 2-16; minimum gage height, 1.82 feet

Sept. 16.

1927-31. 1934-36: Maximum discharge, 143,000 second-feet June 25, 1935 (gage height,

34.37 feet); minimum, 400 second-feet Oct. 8-19, 1931 (gage height, 3.2 feet, present

datum).

Maximum stage known, 35.4 feet, present datum, In April 1927. 

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1956

Day

1

a

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14ie

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

20

30

31

Oot.

4,970

5,310

6,390

6,390

5,660

4,800

4,150

3,670

3,520

3,370

3,220

3,070

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,770

2,770

2,920

4,150

4,630

4,310

3,830

3,520

3,220

3,220

3,020

3,520

3,670

4,310

10, BOO

9,640

HOT.

8,400

7,560

8,400

12,200

15,800

16,700

14,000

12,200

12,500

13,400

13,400

12,200

11,000

10,700

10,200

9,380

8,180

7,360

6,770

5,840

5,310

4,800

4,310

3,830

3,520

3,370

3,070

2,920

3,670

7,160

-

D«o.

10,000

11,000

9,640

7,960

6,960

6,390

6,770

18,100

57,800

70,400

73,100

69,900

62,900

55,600

48,500

40,600

33,000

25,400

18,800

13,400

9,900

8,180

7,360

6,960

6,580

6,390

6,200

6,020

5,840

5,660

5,480

Jan.

5,480

5,310

5,310

6,140

4,970

4,970

4,800

4,630

4,630

4,470

4,470

4,630

4,800

4,630

4,630

4,470

4,310

4,310

4,310

3,990

3,990

3,830

3,670

3,670

3,670

3,520

3,500

3,370

3,370

3,220

3,220

Feb.

3,070

3,070

3,070

3,070

3,O70

3,220

3', 370

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,070

3,070

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,770

0,770

2,620

2,480

0,480

2,620

2,770

2,770

3,670

-

-

Month

October. ..................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935- 56. .....................

Mar.

6,020

6,390

6,020

5,480

5,310

5,140

5,660

7,960

9,380

9,640

9,120

7,960

6,770

6,020

5,660

5,660

5,480

5,140

4,630

4,150

3,830

3,670

3,370

3,370

3,220

3,370

3,990

4,310

3,990

4,150

4,310

Apr.

4,150

3,630

3,520

3,220

2,920

2,770

2,480

2,480

0,340

2,340

2,200

2,200

2,060

0,060

2,060

2,060

1,920

1,780

1,780

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,780

1,920

1,920

1,920

-

Secondfoot -days

133,180

258,150

720,990

10,869,420

133,310

87,700

169,170

67,190

412,730

263,360

74,590

37,620

313,200

2,671,190

May

1^920

1,920

2,200

2,340

2,340

2,480

2,770

3,070

6,770

8,180

23,700

35,400

43,000

47,500

49,000

40,100

30,200

22,100

15,200

11,000

8,880

7,760

6,960

6,390

5,660

5,140

4,630

4,310

3,990

3,830

3,990

Mq-yiffpTffl

10,200

16,700

73,100

143,000

5,480

3,670

9,640

4,150

49,000

23,700

3,830

1,780

67,700

73,100

June

5,660

9,340

21,700

23,700

17,700

13,400

11,300

9,900

8,640

7,960

7,560

7,960

13,700

13,400

10,200

8,880

7,960

7,360

6,960

6,390

6,390

6,020

5,310

4,630

4,310

3,990

3,830

3,370

3,070

2,770

-

July

2,620

0,480

2,620

2,920

3,670

3,830

3,220

2,770

2,480

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,48O

2,340

2,200

2,060

1,920

1,780

1,760

1,78O

1,920

2,200

2,200

2,480

2,480

2,200

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,200

1,920

Minimum

2,770

2,920

5,480

2,200

3,220

2,480

3,220

1,640

1,920

2,770

1,780

980

980

980

Aug.

1,780

1,640

1,640

1,500

1,430

1,360

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,890

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

980

980

980

1,040

1,040

Mean

4,296

8,605

23,260

29,780

4,300

3 ,-024

6,457

2,240

13,310

8,779

2,406

1,214

10,440

7,298

Sept.

1,040

980

980

980

980

980

980

980

980

980

980

980

980

980

980

980

1,040

2,480

2,920

2,920

2,770

1,730

12,600

29,400

35,800

28,600

24,100

34,400

51,000

67,700

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

264,200

512,000

1,430,000

21,560,000

264,400

174,000

335,500

133,300

818,600

522,400

147,900

74,62O

601,200

5,298,000

Pease River near Crowell, Tex.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 34°6', long. 99°41', at Quanah-Crowell highway bridge 7 miles 

aoove Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway bridge and 8 miles north of Crowell, Foard 

County. Zero of gage is 1,330.44 feet above mean sea level (Texas State Highway 

Department datum). Prior to Apr. 25, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 2,937 square miles, of Which about 533 square miles Is probably noncontriouting.

Records available.- January 1924 to September 1936.

Average discharge?- 11 years (1924-26, 1927-36), 191 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 86,000 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height,

 13.0 feet, from graph based on gage readings) from rating curve extended above 24,000 

second-feet; no flow at times.

1924-36: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 18, 1936; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, 19.6 feet June 1891. 

Remarks.- Yearly records fair. Daily and monthly records not sufficiently accurate for

 publication. No diversions. Total run-off for calendar year 1935, 373,100 acre-feet. 

Total run-off for water year ending Sept. 30, 1936, 212,400 acre-feet.
134 RED RIVER BASIN

Washlta River near Durwood, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°14*, long. 96°58', In sec. 3, T. 4 S., R. 3 E., 3 

miles north of Durwood.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 24,500 second-feet May 9 (gage height, 

31.97 feet); minimum, 98 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 3.16 feet).

1928-36: Maximum discharge observed, 36,400 second-feet May 19, 1935 (gage height, 

37.22 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Aug. 14, 1934 (gage height, 2.77 feet). 

Maximum stage known, 38 feet In April and June 1927.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Interpolated June 30, July 7, 8.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1956

Day

1a

s

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

480

450

530

550

550

550

550

550

530

2,250

5,460

2,950

1,500

905

870

855

855

800

695

660

540

480

480

465

465

695

765

660

600

600

570

HOT.

570

540

650

650

510

455

455

455

455

2,080

1,780

940

660

510

480

430

405

405

380

355

355

330

330

330

350

405

2,080

2,080

1,640

1,360

-

Dec.

655

695

600

540

480

12,200

15,400

4,900

2,710

1,710

1,560

1,220

1,010

905

855

800

750

660

650

630

630

600

600

600

570

540

540

510

540

540

540

Jan.

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

480

480

455

455

455

455

455

455

455

455

430

450

450

430

450

450

405

405

405

405

405

405

Feb.

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

450

450

430

.

-

Month

October. ..................................

April. . ...................................

fay.......................................

July......................................

Water year 1955-S 6. .....................

Mar.

430

450

450

450

430

430

450

940

300

660

540

510

480

480

455

455

455

455

455

455

450

405

630

455

405

 405

405

405

405

355

350

Apr.

555

355

555

555

555

550

500

300

500

300

500

500

500

500

500

500

505

505

505

500

500

500

500

295

295

295

500

500

305

350

-

Seoondfoot-daya

27,510

22,565

55,060

321,225

14,200

11,820

14,780

9 540

101^760

71,755

12,450

5,124

81,540

425,484

May

555

2,660

7,700

2,710

2,800

2,400

2,400

6,980

22,500

11,500

4,820

2,770

2,010

1,860

1,860

1,220

1,010

1,010

940

940

855

800

870

870

870

855

905

1,150

5,420

4,360

4,100

Maxianm

5,460

2,080

13,400

55,400

510

430

940

355

22,500

4,800

1,010

240

16,200

22,500

June

3,490

5,190

5,150

2,330

2,400

5,240

4,560

5,850

5,450

2,770

3,240

5,720

4,520

4,56,0

4,300

5,600

2,770

1,860

1,220

1,150

1,010

905

355

905

800

660

660

630

600

600

-

July

600

1,010

650

540

480

480

500

520

540

510

430

555

380

380

380

355

550

550

520

310

295

555

515

280

255

255

260

250

2SO

290

255

Minimum

530

350

480

240

405

405

530

295

555

600

250

110

98

96

Aug.

240

225

235

220

220

195

200

190

164

185

176

176

180

164

164

172

148

148

140

148

148

160

144

128

128

128

122

151

125

110

110

Mean

881

746

1,712

2,250

458

408

477

311.

3 28^

o jJQ3_ '40B

165

2,718

1,165

Sept.

110

122

148

152

128

98

110

116

110

116

285

660

855

600

480

430

1,150

5,960

2,650

1,220

1,860

5,050

2,710

6,240

6,300

5,190

9,370

16,200

11,100

5,540

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

54,170

44,360

105,200

1,629,000

23,170

23 440 po*-zpn

18*530

201*800

142,300

24,690

10,160

161,700

345,600
RED RIVER BASIN 135

Little River near Horatio, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°55', long. 94°23', In Ei sec. 11, T. 10 S.,

 R. 32 W., 2 miles south of Horatio.

Records available.- December 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28.000 second-feet Dec. 8 (gage height, 28.85

 reet); minimum, 2 second-feet Aug. 29 to Sept. 26.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 42,700 second-feet Hay 6, 1935 (gage height, 34.80 

feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Aug. 18 to Sept. 1, 1934; minimum stage, 3.09 feet 

Aug. 25-27, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 38 feet in August 1915.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tattle, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1

3

10

40

100

260

460

990

2,380

10.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

21.0

24.0

27.0

30.0

4,000

5,800

8,700

11,900

15>600

19,6OO

24,400

30,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

BO

Si

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

340

260

220

180

150

138

126

123

120

118

114

108

104

100

102

114

123

126

120

114

114

118

180

300

300

260

340

4,690

5,890

3,340

2,100

SOT.

3,180

10,100

9,920

6,800

4,000

3,340

4,720

6,430

5,260

3,910

3,740

4,450

5,530

5,260

4,270

3,340

2,620

2,100

1,820

1,540

1,330

1,120

990

870

750

700

1,400

6,070

8,300

6,900

-

Dec.

4,720

3,260

2,460

2,030

1,680

2,580

17,200

27,300

25,500

23,000

20,900

17,100

10,100

4,720

3,180

2,620

2,240

1,890

1,680

1,470

1,330

1,190

1,120

1,050

990

930

870

810

750

750

750

Jan.

700

700

700

700

700

650

650

600

600

870

1,120

1,050

990

930

870

810

750

700

700

700

650

650

600

600

550

550

550

500

480

460

460

Feb.

460

460

500

550

650

750

750

750

700

700

700

650

650

650

650

650

600

600

550

550

500

480

480

480

480

500

1,470

3,340

3,180

_

-

Month

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3 B ......................

Mar.

2,620

2,240

1,960

1,960

2,240

5,980

6,610

5,620

4,180

3,260

2,620

2,240

1,890

3,100

1,400

1,260

1,190

1,060

930

810

750

700

700

750

1,260

1,540

1,330

1,190

990

930

810

Apr.

750

650

600

550

500

460

460

440

420

420

380

380

360

340

340

300

280

280

240

240

220

220

220

220

220

280

300

280

300

300

-

Secondfoot-days

20,532

120,760

186,170

2,271,301

21,540

23,430

64,110

10,950

85,860

3,841

6,731

164

13,680

557,668

May

360

380

400

750

650

650

650

500

990

7,910

12,100

11,100

10,400

9,500

7,700

5,080

3,180

2,310

1,960

1,680

1,400

1,120

870

750

700

600

550

460

420

380

360

Maximum

5,890

10,100

27,300

42,200

1,120

3,340

6,610

750

12,100

320

1,470

12

6,900

27,300

June

320

280

260

220

220

200

ISO

200

180

165

147

135

120

116

114

114

106

96

90

80

74

66

62

56

56

48

40

38

32

26

July

50

280

1,470

1,120

700

48O

340

260

200

165

165

180

150

126

112

104

96

84

72

66

58

54

72

76

64

52

42

32

26

19

16

Minimum

100

700

750

26

460

460

700

220

360

26

16

2

2

2

Aug.

12

11

10

10

8

8

8

8

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

Mean

662

4,025

6,005

6^223

695

808

2,068

365

2,770

128

217

5.3

453

1,524

Sept.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

90

1,058

5,480

6,900

Run-off In 

acre-feet

40,720

239 500

369^300

4,505,000

42,720

46,470

127^200

21,720

170,300

7,620

13,350

325

26,940

1,106,000
136 RED RIVER BASIN

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°15', long. 94°37', at bridge on State Highway 1,

 hair a mile above St. Louis Southwestern Railway and 1 mile southwest of Darden, Bowie 

County. Zero of gage is 221.7 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 2,754 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,832 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 26.04

 feet;; no flow Sept. 9-26.

1923-36: Maximum discharge, 67,200 second-feet May 19, 1930 (gage height, about 

333 88.8 feet, present site, from graph based on gage readings at former site and 

corrected for slope between sites); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for changing stage, which are poor. No diversions.

 Gage-neight record for periods Nov. 13-21, Dec. 22 to Jan. 18, June 14 to July 3 and 

Aug. 5, 6 computed on basis of graph plotted from daily readings of U. S. Weather 

Bureau*

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

oet.

946 

753 

543 

388 

235

136 

87 

60 

46 

36

30 

24 

20 

17 

32

144 

117 

76 

58 

41

32 

27 

24 

22

16

12 

90 

286 

293 

220 

434

Hov.

772 

818 

772 

69O 

562

360 

260 

427 

1,170 

1,860

2,310 

2,670 

2,970 

3,140 

2,670

2,120 

1,64O 

1,320 

978 

850

501 

262 

160 

120 

96

84 

123 

148 

556 

1,550

Dee.

2,060 

2,310 

2,040 

1,460 

1,OOO

996 

1,770 

2,190 

2,610 

3,100

3,950 

6,030 

7,650 

7,150 

5,590

3,89O 

2,730 

1,930 

1,180 

659

354 

210 

152 

130 

120

111 

99 

9O 

90 

90 

90

Jan.

90 

84 

79 

74 

74

72 

69 

69 

69 

69

69 

66 

74 

102 

105

90 

79 

76 

76 

72

66 

64 

62 

58 

56

55 

53 

51 

51 

53 

55

Feb.

56 

58 

6O 

62 

62

60 

60 

60 

64 

74

76 

74 

72 

66 

64

60 

58 

54 

50 

48

47 

46 

46 

44 

43

46 

55 

58 

62

Month

Oot 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mai ipl Maj

J\tt

Ju] 

Aug 

Sej

1later year 1935-

Mar.

62 

62 

96 

179 

578

703 

586 

944

1,140 

1,050

946 

866 

834 

692

400

211 

136 

108 

87 

74

64 

58 

54 

5O 

46

42 

39 

36 

34 

32 

30

Apr.

28 

27 

27 

26 

26

24 

22 

21 

20 

18

18 

17 

17 

15 

15

14 

12 

11 

11 

10

9.5 

10 

10 

9.2 

9.O

8.8 

8.2 

8.2 

12 

14

Secondfoot-days

5,250 

31,959 

61,831

1,361,079.2

2,182 

1,685 

10,239 

477.9 

83,173 

2,561.5 

3,942.7 

53.0 

1,374.6

204,728.7

May

14 

14 

100 

266 

293

2O5 

133 

90 

80 

744

1,940 

2,720 

3,980 

9,150 

14,000

13,2OO 

11,600 

8,600 

5,62O 

3,660

2,440 

1,500 

785 

433 

209

116 

114 

126 

105 

162 

774

Maxima

946 

3,140 

7,650

38,500

1O5 

76 

1,140 

28 

14,000 

1,100 

512 

7.8 

1,040

14,000

June

1,100 

1,100 

794 

407 

190

123 

120 

164

114 

102

53 

40 

31 

24 

19

16 

14 

12 

9.8 

18

19 

16 

13 

10 

8.0

7.0 

5.6 

4.9 

4.0 

3.2

July

2.2 

8.0 

31 

58 

38

30 

143 

409 

512 

500

370 

245 

308 

366 

294

173 

90 

74 

56 

40

28 

25 

23

21 

15

10 

8.5 

15 

22 

17 

11

Minimum

12 

84 

90

1.1

51 

43 

30 

8.2 

14 

3.2 

2.2 

.4 

O

O

Aug.

7.8 

6.0 

5.1 

4.5 

3.6

3.0 

2.4 

2.O 

1.6

1.5

1.3 

1.1 

.8 

.7 

.7

1.0 

.7 

.6 

.8 

.9

.7 

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

1.1 

1.1 

.8

Mean

169 

1,065 

1,995

3,729

70.4 

58.1 

330 

15.9 

2,683 

85.4 

127 

1.71 

45.8

559

Sept.

0.6 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2

.1 

O 

O

O

o

0 

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

o

0

0 

.2 

1.0 

331 

1,040

Run-off in 

acre-feet

10,410 

63,390 

122,600

2,700,000

4,330 

3,340 

20,310 

948 

165,000 

5,080 

7,820 

1O5 

2,730

406,100
RED RIVER BASIN 137

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°45', long. 94°29', at Farrell Bridge, on 

jerrerson-Harleton highway, 8 miles west of Jefferson, Marion County, and 14 miles 

above mouth of Black Cypress Creek.

Drainage area.- 848 square miles.

Records available.- July 1924 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 560 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 12.65 

feet;: minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 30.

1924-36: Maximum discharge, 22,600 second-feet May 20, 1930 (gage height, 25.37 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet; no flow 

at times.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

a

3

4

6

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

IS

17

18

19

20

81

22

S3

24

85

86

87

88

29

SO

51

Oot.

16

12

13

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.8

10

9.8

8.6

7.9

7r4

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.4

19

35

37

48

83

92

66

67

172

151

113

144

HOT.

204

262

302

322

376

400

352

272

221

221

312

470

596

688

728

708

688

614

532

456

376

282

204

169

148

144

176

230

244

262

-

Deo.

302

322

332

322

302

360

973

1,380

1,410

1,300

1,250

1,220

1,300

1,430

1,550

1,580

1,490

1,350

1,170

873

580

400

332

312

292

282

£62

262

253

253

244

Jan.

244

244

244

235

235

235

230

226

221

226

226

217

217

212

208

204

200

196

196

192

192

192

188

188

184

180

176

172

172

180

192

Feb.

200

212

235

262

272

262

262

262

253

235

221

208

200

200

196

188

184

180

176

172

169

165

162

162

162

169

192

212

221

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July ......................................

August ....................................

Water year 1935- 56. .....................

Mar.

235

262

272

272

292

302

302

322

364

414

470

484

442

364

262

212

188

172

158

151

144

138

134

152

237

217

165

144

130

124

116

Apr.

110

99

92

S6

84

82

78

73

73

73

73

71

69

67

64

62

60

56

52

49

48

48

50

54

55

60

60

59

74

103

-

Secondfoot-days

1,243.5

10,959

23,688

228,327.5

6,424

5,994

7,641

2,084

19,621

1,033.0

2,916.4

150.4

36.2

81,990.5

May

110

127

148

188

221

244

262

230

257

1,100

1,380

1,100

S2e

688

748

1,100

1,520

1,760

1,790

1,620

1,400

1,060

632

308

173

141

130

127

158

151

120

Maximum

172

?28

1,580

12,400

244

2?2

484

110

1 'no 790

253

21

3.8

1,790

June

110

106

96

89

62

73

61

51

44

39

34

30

26

24

20

18

16

14

13

12

11

9.6

8.8

8.3

7.6

6.9

6.2

5.9

5.5

5.2

-

July

5.2

7.2

10

37

54

101

165

253

184

130

113

85

136

221

244

204

184

162

113

69

45

34

29

58

74

48

35

32

34

27

23

Minimum

7.4

144

244

3.8

172

162

116

48

110

5.2

5.2

1.2

.3

.3

Aug.

21

17

14

11

9.2

7.2

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.2

Mean

40.1

365

764

626

207

207

246

69.5

639

34.4

94.1

4.85

1.21

224

Sept.

1.2

1.0

1.1

2.1

3.S

3 3

Z\5

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,470

21,740

46,980

452,900

12,740

11,890

15,160

4,130

39,310

2,050

5,780

298

72

168,600
138 RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachlta River at Remmel Dam, near Malvern, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°26", long. 92°54*, In SWiNWi sec. 36, T. 3 S.,

 K. IS W., 700 feet below Remmel Dam and 9 miles northwest of Malvern. Zero of gage 

Is 247.94 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 1,540 square miles.

Records available.- January 1925 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 15.5 

feet;; minimum dally discharge, 62 second-feet June 21.

1925-36: Maximum discharge, about 138,000 second-feet Apr. 21, 1927 (gage 

height, 35.7 feet), from rating curve extended above 50,000 second-feet; minimum 

dally discharge, 39 second-feet June 22, 1929.

Maximum stage known, 36.3 feet May 16, 1923 (discharge, about 140,000 secondfeet).

Remarks.- Records good. Regulation by Remmel Dam. Discharge computed from nydro-

 electric power output Oct. 13, Jan. 19, 27-31, Feb. 9, 10, 18-20.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

S.O 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

60

 140

290

550

850

1,150

1,500

1,890

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

S.5 

9.0

2,370

2,970

3,600

4,250

4,900

5,650

6,400

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

7,250

8,100

9,050

10,000

11,050

12,100

13,250

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

SI

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

532

709

610

1,220

692

490

696

690

697

631

892

847

761

840

1,310

879

1,340

1,460

979

529

827

993

1,310

1,060

1,100'

788

956

2,010

1,150

1,730

1,830

HOT.

1,960

1,950

2,020

2,560

2,590

2,650

B, 620

2,600

2,350

2,040

2,610

2,590

2,640

2,590

2,540

2,410

2,100

2,640

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,670

2,490

2,040

2,650

2,440

2,670

528

1,760

1,200

-

Dee.

1,460

8,160

2,050

2,300

2,230

1,990

4,280

11,300

11,400

8,050

7,070

5,970

4,930

3,130

2,320

2,650

2,660

2,710

a, 770

2,770

2,670

2,350

2,610

2,390

1,190

2,000

2,530

2,700

2,280

2,550

2,660

Jan.

2,700

2,650

2,560

2,490

2,290

2,640

2,640

2,630

1,780

1,460

1,080

641

1,070

1,620

966

1,110

996

470

297

310

439

952

712

127

583

703

538

298

461

367

767

Feb.

589

297

705

303

666

332

807

513

365

459

532

516

266

687

212

540

366

102

427

311

180

100

96

273

214

735

424

640

371

-

Month

November. .................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

March, ................................. t ..

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935- 56. .....................

Mar.

90

380

S73

626

796

1,200

479

695

1,300

1,270

1,490

1,400

870

955

552

1,200

934

622

517

285

632

216

581

1,410

753

863

792

92

182

1,140

1,690

Apr.

1,620

1,670

1,320

1,300

263

1,530

1,560

1,480

1,290

1,130

964

255

1,240

813

544

521

669

157

74

619

800

1,110

836

645

341

197

552

1,100

888

974

-

Secondfoot-days

30,558

69,888

110,130

1,324,641

38,349

12,098

24,287

26,464

8,154

5,977

5,257

7,227

13,081

351,470

May

684

818

100

415

764

552

686

508

373

344

82

38

91

107

94

89

109

63

95

159

260

163

172

124

154

258

230

156

158

75

163

Maximum

2,010

2,670

11,400

64,900

2,700

807

1,690

1,670

818

452

332

780

1,250

11,400

June

126

216

100

430

283

232

84

348

452

244

223

314

195

92

241

274

246

165

200

161

62

287

132

87

111

100

104

205

108

155

-

July

332

262

93

93

79

111

100

94

123

112

109

112

115

278

128

205

283

130

114

279

151

325

230

102

176

116

258

243

264

152

86

Minimum

490

528

1,190

64

127

96

90

74

75

62

79

69

74

62

Aug.

91

123

115

240

204

455

233

98

110

156

261

192

170

275

113

91

158

179

164

184

206

121

99

139

502

335

780

657

418

69

289

Mean

986

2,330

3,553

3,629

1,237

417

783

882

263

199

170

233

436

960

Sept.

375

212

489

748

604

94

135

376

904

626

1,250

852

74

581

668

1,210

365

721

514

142

171

405

192

119

113

125

135

107

351

223

-

Run-Off In 

acre-feet

60,610

138,600

218,400

2,627,000

76,060

24,000

48,170

52,490

16,170

11,860

10,430

14,330

25,950

697,100
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 

Bayou Duplantler at City Lake, Baton Rouge, La.

139

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°26', long. 91°11', in T. 7 S., R. 1 W., at triple-

 DOX culvert at lower end of City Park Lake in Baton Rouge.

Drainage area.- 0.808 square mile.

Records available.- April 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period April to September 1933, 95.6 second-feet Apr.

 Ul (gage height, 1.053 feet); minimum, 0.14 second-foot June 15.

Maximum discharge during water year 1933-34, 173 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 

1.43 feet); minimum, 0.03 second-foot Nov. 17 (gage height, 0.037 foot).

Maximum discharge during water year 1934-35, 159 second-feet Nov. 20 (gage height, 

1.366 second-feet); no flow part of Sept. 8, 9.

Maximum discharge during water year 1935-36, 114 second-feet Dec. 12 (gage height, 

1.175 feet); no flow at times. , __, Remarks.- Records good except those for March to September 1936, which are fair, owing to

 obstruction above control. Flow past station affected by evaporation loss from surface 

of lake and artificial inflow from outside of drainage area. Net run-off of drainage 

area obtained by correcting for these factors.

Discharge, In second-feat, April 1933 to September 1936

1933

Day

1

2

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

2S

29

30

31

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

1.87

1.00

.63

4.22

16.3

3.43

1.14

.70

1.53

1.04

.73

.52

1.00

6.67

4.04

1.24

.76

.60

.64

8.64

32.9

4.30

1.16

.73

.65

4.36

6.36

2.60

1.56

.06

-

May

0.6S

9.66

3.26

1.40

.86

.70

.62

.59

.65

.48

.43

.40

.35

.36

.41

.58

.40

.38

.32

.29

.27

.27

.26

.27

.28

2.50

3.06

1.46

1.34

.88

.62

June

0.42

.32

.30

.34

.73

.55

.46

.38

.43

.61

.58

.96

.62

.31

.15

.16

.16

.18

.60

1.80

2.11

1.18

.96

1.62

1.54

2.02

1.66

1.36

.84

.68

-

July

0.60

.60

.60

.64

.62

.59

.59

.96

1.20

1.54

1.08

.88

.72

.78

.77

4.86

4.75

1.69

1.04

1.23

1.50

1.69

1.60

1.38

1.16

1.52

3.49

3.94

2.02

1.52

1.46

Aug.

1.40

l.SS

1.16

.94

.72

9.25

2.70

.75

.70

2.84

1.40

.84

2.51

.60

.47

.52

.48

.43

.38

.33

.25

.20

.18

.18

.16

.16

.16

.20

.27

.30

.67

Sept.

1.52

1.14

.73

.68

.57

.44

2.66

3.30

1.60

1.32

1.18

1.04

.70

.64

.45

.52

.84

.76

.59

.49

.32

.23

.20

.57

.75

1.00

.72

.57

.44

.42

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.49

.57

.60

.47

.36

.29

.27

.16

.14

.12

.12

.10

.10

.14

.20

.20

.24

.20

.18

.15

.16

.15

.09

.09

.06

.07

.07

.07

.06

.05

.05

Nov.

0.38

3.98

1.30

.70

.50

.20

.20

.15

.12

.09

.08

.07

.06

.05

.05

.04

.03

.04

.05

.06

.10

14.8

2.61

1.02

.56

.31

.16

.12

.12

.13

-

Dec.

0.13

.13

3.79

1.34

.68

7.84

1.93

.80

.49

.24

.18

.15

.15

.14

.14

.14

.13

.31

.54

.30

.20

.16

.15

.13

.11

.12

.07

.10

2.30

1.04

18.8

Jan.

4.63

1.30

.70

1.12

.68

5.93

4.06

1.01

.51

.29

.74

1.99

.92

.54

.35

.26

.21

.21

.66

.60

.41

.30

.21

6.46

8.60

2.30

1.78

1.14

.94

.40

9.95

Feb.

11.0

2.66

1.12

.70

.43

.39

.21

.54

1.75

1.02

8.95

6.14

1.83

1.00

.68

17.8

3.92

21.5

9.36

2.15

1.28

1.02

.63

.51

4.66

5.84

1.26

.64

M

_

-

Mar.

0.58

1.75

11.3

3.73

1.46

.74

.50

.35

1.02

.96

.42

.29

.20

.20

.16

.15

.13

.26

.28

.21

.26

.41

.51

.62

.66

5.59

2.85

1.10

.76

..72

.67

Apr.

0.62

.59

.54

.51

1.08

2.21

1.69

1.54

1.32

2.00

2.60

1.74

.80

.71

16.7

5.13

2.08

1.30

5.15

3.15

1.20

.78

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

1.60

1.40

.90

May

0.70

.65

.48

.47

1.26

2.71

3.21

3.80

1.60

 1.2

*1.1

*.9

*.S

*7.4

*1.4

.46

.42

.73

2.97

2.60

2.68

2.40

7.18

6.73

2.20

*1.2

*1.0

*.8

.66

.52

.38

June

0.40

.40

.40

.38

2.62

7.13

7.64

2.08

1.12

.66

.50

.38

.32

.28

.22

51.4

29.7

5.16

1.96

1.14

.74

.62

.45

.38

.31

.28

.46

3.40

3.70

1.46

July

0.82

.65

1.08

1.00

.77

2.74

3. OS

1.48

.88

.72

.62

.61

.41

.31

.28

.21

.16

2.34

1.63

1.06

.69

.53

.42

.51

.38

25.6

18.7

3.61

6.94

14.9

14.8

Aug.

6.35

i;75

1.40

1.60

1.10

.70

.50

.60

.70

.92

.94

.66

.60

.59

.54

.62

.71

.60

.64

.43

.41

.40

.48

.50

.48

2.88

3.25

6.69

7.14

2.20

1.30

Sept.

0.80

.65

2.53

1.75

.80

.66

.48

.36

.34

.41

.60

.49

.46

.42

.40

.31

.21

.32

.87

.30

.32

.37

.40

.48

.50

.46

.38

.49

.69

21.8
140 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Discharge, in secoucUfeet, of Bayou Duplantler at City Lake, Baton Rouge, La., for period 

April 1933 to September 1936 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

3

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.11

1.56

.76

.48

.30

.15

.11

.09

13.4

14.2

2.81

1.00

.57

.35

.22

.18

.15

.13

.12

.12

.11

.10

.12

.15

.21

.24

.29

.30

.31

.34

.24

Nov.

0.36

.48

1.17

.70

.47

.30

.22

.21

.20

.18

.14

.08

.07

.07

.08

.08

.09

.09

.33

57.6

27.1

7.22

1.40

.37

.23

.33

7.35

9.28

4.66

4.04

-

Dec.

1.40

.60

1.53

.60

.37

.41

.46

.35

.26

.26

.16

.10

.10

.11

.10

.13

.24

1.94

1.40

.80

.41

.33

.26

.26

.26

.33

1.55

2.90

1.50

1.00

.70

Jan.

0.41

.18

.18

.18

.20

.20

.20

1.17

.75

.50

.44

.37

.33

.31

.26

.24

.33

.42

.50

.47

47.3

10.9

2.28

.98

.60

.50

.39

.31

.29

.26

.25

Feb.

0.23

.20

.18

.14

.12

.13

.19

.27

.73

.76

22.3

4.94

4.93

18.9

4.78

2.10

1.04

.65

.51

.43

.35

.39

.39

.35

1.S6

2.82

.92

.SB

_

-

Mar.

0.48

.39

.37

.76

11.0

8.71

3.40

8.70

13.0

4.72

2.25

4.24

1.50

.80

.60

.51

.54

.34

.28

.24

.21

.22

.24

.20

.16

.15

.17

.22

.31

1.19

8,55

Apr.

4.98

2.25

1.80

1.36

1.02

10.1

4.64

1.60

1.04

.96

1.10

.51

.31

.24

.24

.22

.18

.19

20.6

29.3

5.60

1.80

1.00

,59

.50

.66

1.34

Ii02

1,04

1.04

-

May

0.77

.62

.60

.60

.60

2.48

2.25

1.06

.80

.74

.50

.36

.27

.32

.36

.31

.25

.32

.31

19.6

4.88

1.60

.77

.43

.25

.24

.52

.46

.39

«.4

*.3

June

«0.3

*.3

*.6

*7.3

 11.8

*3.0

.39

.58

.41

.80

.51

.34

.23

.11

*.4

*.5

*.6

1.1

1.50

.73

.53

.46

.38

.55

.40

.30

.24

.23

.23

.25

-

July

3.87

13.9

8.78

2.32

1.28

.79

.68

.86

.60

.38

.30

.49

4.00

6.59

2.70

1.26

.71

.48

.70

.68

.82

1.50

1.50

2.38

5.37

5.60

4.90

5.35

2.70

1.38

.79

Aug.

0.63

1.79

1.40

.80

.88

.61

.41

.35

.65

.42

.42

.74

1.60

2.10

1.26

1.50

.86

6.98

13.6

4.76

2.13

3.20

2.32

1.14

.67

1.28

1.80

.96

.53

.39

.31

Sept.

0.25

.22

.18

.14

.07

.02

.01

0

.01

.30

2.88

2.58

1.22

.65

.44

.30

.21

.16

.13

.11

.11

.08

.05

.03

.05

.13

.13

.13

.05

.02

-

*EstlmatecU

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.17

.10

.07

.06

.04

.03

.02

.11

.16

.14

.11

.05

.03

.03

.05

.08

.09

.06

.05

-

Dec.

0.04

.04

.02

.02

.02

.04

1.26

3.92

1.58

.80

9.04

5V. 1

9.70

3.42

1.69

.78

.50

.35

.28

.18

.13

.88

.35

.32

.25

.20

.15

7.78

11.0

2.64

2.10

Jan.

1.72

14.8

4.82

1.99

1.10

.96

.75

.73

.60

.46

.39

.32

.32

.30

.51

.46

.39

15.6

19.0

5.24

2.55

1.50

.94

.67

.59

.51

.37

.22

2.84

3.40

1.65

Feb.

0.98

1.58

10.1

11.1

2.75

14.6

10.0

3.40

1.81

.97

.62

2.92

3.47

2.06

1.10

.70

.41

.41

.33

1.20

1.20

.80

.60

.41

.33

.26

.33

.26

.26

_

-

Mat.

0.26

.20

.20

.41

.26

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.21

.20

.18

.29

.25

.26

.11

.06

.06

.09

.04

.03

.03

.08

.12

.12

.13

.09

.08

.09

.10

Apr/

0.09

»06

0

0

0

0

0

8.44

10.4

2.72

1.29

.73

.53

.39

.30

.25

.16

.08

.07

.06

.05

.05

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

1.92

1.80

.89

-

May

0.56

.38

.26

.16

.10

.07

.04

.01

0

0

.02

.25

.46

.29

.18

.18

1.88

2.27

1.87

.89

.64

.41

.28

.19

.59

.80

.72

1.19

1.19

.61

.36

June

0.28

.22

.20

.17

.17

.46

.32

.50

.37

.22

.15

.10

.13

.10

.26

.20

.16

.11

.10

.10

.12

.25

.21

.16

.07

.08

.27

.18

.36

.27

-

July

0.18

.24

.55

.40

.30

.56

.59

.39

.52

.55

.38

.58

5.65

3.32

1.64

.95

.60

.37

.30

.48

.41

.50

.66

.61

.69

.68

1.45

5.21

2.10

2.23

2.35

Aug.

1.22

1.00

1.50

.90

.60

.41

.33

.26

.22

.40

.45

3.06

1.77

.97

.70

.46

.65

.50

.35

.21

.24

1.97

11.5

5.08

3.55

3.08

1.28

1.62

2.76

2.98

2.14

Sept.

0.93

.50

.33

.21

10.0

12.3

3.80

5.14

3.86

3.30

4.35

1.66

.78

.61

.58

.59

.64

.39

.26

.20

.14

.11

.08

.06

1.94

3.30

1.37

.72

.36

.18

-
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 141

Discharge, in second-feet, of Bayou Duplantier at City Lake, Baton Rouge, La. 

April 1933 t<5 September 1936--Continued

for period

Month

September. ...........

Water year 1933-34 . .

Calendar year 1934 . .

Water year 1934-35..

Calendar year 1935..

May. .................

Water year 1935-36..

Observed

Seeondfootdaya

111.38 

34.01 

34.02 

47.04 

31.77 

86.31

6.05 

S8.27 

42.75 

59.11 

109.28 

38.84 

60.74 

60.50 

185.73 

108.05 

48.53 

37.55

785.40

45.22 

1S4.9O 

80.82

839.27

71.70 

70.93 

74.43 

97.23 

43.36 

35.07 

83,66 

56.49 

10.66

734.47

0 

1.45 

116.08

661.06

85.70 

74.96 

4.95 

30.32 

16.85 

6.29 

35.44 

52.16 

58.69

482.89

Maximum

32.9 

9.66 

2.11 

4.88 

9.25 

3.30

.60 

14.8 

18.8 

9.95 

21.5 

11.3 

16.7 

7.4 

51.4 

25.8 

8.59 

21.2

51.4

14.2 

57.6 

2.90

57.6

47.3 

28.3 

13.0 

29.3 

19.6 

11.8 

13.9 

13.6 

£.88

57.6

0 

.17 

57.1

57.1

19.0 

14.6 

.41 

10.4 

2.27 

.50 

5.65 

11.5 

12.3

57.1

Minimum

0.52 

.26 

.15 

.59 

.16 

.20

.05 

.03 

.07 

.21 

.21 

.13 

.51 

.38 

.22 

.18 

.40 

.21

.03

.09 

.07 

.10

.07

.18 

.12 

.13 

.18 

.24 

.11 

.30 

.31 

0

0

0 

0 

.02

0

.22 

.26 

.03 

0 

0 

.07 

.18 

.21 

.06

0

Mean

3.71 

1.10 

.801 

1.52 

1.02 

.877

.195 

.942 

1.38 

1.91 

3.90 

1.25 

2.02 

1.95 

4.19 

3.49 

1.57 

1.25

1.99

1.46 

4.16 

.672

2.30

2.31 

8.53 

2.40 

3.24 

1.40 

1.17 

2.70 

1.82 

.355

2.01

0 

.048 

3.74

1.81

2.76 

2.58 

.160 

1.01 

.544 

.210 

1.14 

1.68 

1.96

1.32

Per 

square 

mile

4.59 

1.36 

.991 

1.88 

1.26 

1.09

.241 

1.17 

1.71 

2.36 

4.83 

1.55 

2.50 

2.41 

5.19 

4.32 

1.94 

1.55

2.46

1.81 

5.15 

.832

2.85

2.86 

3.13 

2.97 

4.01 

1.73 

1.45 

3.34 

2.25 

.439

2.49

0 

.059 

4.63

2.24

3.42 

3.19 

.198 

1.25 

.673 

.260 

1.41 

2.08 

2.43

1.63

Run-off 

In 

inches

5.12 

1.57 

1.11 

2.17 

1.45 

1.22

.28 

1.30 

1.97 

2.72 

5.03 

1.79 

2.79 

2.78 

5.79 

4.98 

2.24 

1.73

33.40

2.09 

5.75 

.96

38.65

3.3O 

3.26 

3.42 

4.47 

1.99 

1.62 

3.85 

2.59 

.49

33.79

0 

.07 

5.34

30.40

3.94 

3.44 

.23 

1.40 

.78 

.29 

1.63 

2.40 

2.71

22.23

Correction for* 

evaporation 

from lake 

(inches)

0.57 

.84 

.97 

.68 

.89 

.84

.72 

.47 

.26 

.31 

.32 

.50 

.57 

.62 

.88 

.82 

.77 

.73

6.97

.61 

.48 

.29

6.90

.31 

.33 

.53 

.65 

.84 

.82 

.88 

.86 

.78

7.38

.62 

.44 

.30

7.36

.30 

.29 

.51 

.74 

.78 

1.06 

.85 

.73 

.68

7.30

Correction 

for 

inflow from 

outside area 

(inches)

 0.76 

.79 

1.45 

1.50 

1.14 

.76

.79 

.15 

.15 

.15 

.14 

.79 

.76 

.79 

.76 

.79 

.79 

.76

6.82

.79 

.15 

.15

6.82

.15 

.14 

.15 

.15 

.44 

.89 

.97 

.91 

.23

5.12

.16 

.16 

.16

4.51

.16 

.15 

.16 

.16 

.40 

1.18 

1.08 

.98 

.16

4.91

Net

run-off 

in 

inches

4,93 

1.62 

.63 

1.35 

1.20 

1.30

0.21 

1.62 

2.08 

2.88 

5,21 

1.50 

2.60 

2.61 

5.91 

5.01 

2.22 

1.70

33.55

1.91 

6.08 

1.10

38.73

3.46 

3.45 

3.80 

4.97 

2.39 

1.55 

3.76 

2.54 

1.04

36.05

0.46 

.35 

5.48

33.25

4.08 

3.58 

.58 

1.98 

1.16 

.17 

1.40 

2.15 

3.23

24.62
142 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Atcha'falaya River at Krotz Springs, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°32', long. 91°44', in T. 6 S., R. 7 E.

 Louisiana meridian, at highway bridge on Louisiana State Highway 7, half a mile north 

of Krotz Springs, 10 miles above mouth of Bayou Courtableau, 16 miles above Alabama 

Bayou, and 30 miles below mouth of Red River. Zero of gage is at mean Gulf level 

(U. S. Engineer Department datum).

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 262,000 second-feet May 5; maximum gage height, 

30.1 feet May 4; minimum discharge, 17,800 second-feet Aug. 31; minimum gage height, 

3.58 feet Sept. 6.

1934-36: Maximum discharge, 345,000 second-feet July 8, 1935 (gage height, 34.42 

feet); minimum, that of Aug. 31, 1936; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 6, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, 38.5 feet above mean Gulf level May 15, 1927, at Missouri 

Pacific Railroad bridge half a mile downstream.

Remarks.- Records excellent.

Discharge measurements, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Date

Oct. 2

5

8

11

14

17

20

23

26

29

31

Nov. 3

6

9

IE

14

16

18

20

22

25

28

29

Dec. 3

6

7

8

11

13

15

16

19

22

26

29

Jan. 1

4

7

9

12

14

16

18

20

23

26

28

31

Feb. 3

4

5

7

10

13

16

19

22

25

27

Mar. 1

3

5

7

10

13

15

17

19

21

23

Width 

(feet)

792

782

780

780

762

775

774

773

775

780

784

785

797

805

836

840

842

847

856

861

867

869

869

862

850

850

851

860

873

874

877

877

872

874

874

873

869

857

850

845

847

855

874

880

8S6

887

8S7

SS6

877

869

884

877

870

859

862

S67

868

869

867

863

866

871

878

886

887

887

887

887

887

887

Area of 

section 

(square 

feet)

31,900

31,000

30,900

30,400

30,400

30,000

30,000

29,800

30,200

30,200

30,900

31,400

31,600

32,100

32,900

33,500

33,800

35,000

36,600

37,100

38,500

38,500

38,200

37,000

36,200

35,100

35,700

37,000

39,000

40,100

40,700

39,600

39,100

38,600

39,300

38,900

38,300

36,600

36,600

35,200

35,000

36,000

39,300

41,500

42,300

42,800

42,500

41,500

40,100

40,600

40,700

40,800

39,100

37,700

37,200

38,100

38,400

38,800

38,400

37,800

38,000

39,000

40,200

41,900

42,500

42,900

43,200

43,300

42,900

43,000

Mean 

velocity 

(feet per 

second)

1.04

1.03

.93

.95

.89

.86

.89

.81

.81

.88

.98

1.03

1.11

1.15

1.29

1.35

1.40

1.63

1.71

1.95

1.99

2.08

2.11

1.81

1.45

1.52

1.53

1.79

2.18

E.33

2.37

2.26

2.18

2.13

2.12

2.16

1.90

1.66

1.60

1.43

1.52

1.84

2.41

2.87

3.07

3.08

3.11

2.75

2.49

E.59

2.68

2.60

2.34

1.89

1.94

2.04

2.26

2.32

2.15

2.06

2.13

2.50

2.81

3.18

3.36

3.38

3.50

3.56

3.50

3.47

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8. IS

7.67

6.92

6.68

6.48

6.18

5.96

5.81

5.7,6

6.34

6.93

7.36

7.86

8.34

9.42

9.92

10.59

11.85

13.19

14.39

15.51

16.01

16.02

14.67

12.69

12.31

12.53

14.16

16.32

17.87

18.03

17.54

16.98

16.74

16.92

16.74

15.75

13.98

13.21

12.00

11.97

13.51

16.81

19.47

21.05

21.52

21.16

19.92

18.46

18.71

18.92

18.72

17.30

15.42

14.96

15.67

16.55

16.72

16.26

15.59

15.84

17.35

18.97

20.79

21.90

22.31

22.58

2E.71

22.67

22.50

Discharge 

(secondfeet)

33,300

31,800

28,700

28,800

27,200

25,700

25,300

24,200

24,600

26,500

30,200

32,000

35,100

37,000

42,400

45,100

47,400

56,900

62,600

72,300

76,500

80,000

80,400

67,000

52,600

53,200

54,700

66,300

84,900

93,400

96,600

89,600

85,300

82,100

83,100

84,100

72,600

60,800

57,500

50,400

53,200

66,200

94,600

119,000

130,000

132,000

132,000

114,000

100,000

104,000

109,000

1U6,000

91,400

71,300

72,000

77,700

86,900

90,200

82,700

77,700

81,000

97,400

113,000

133,000

143,000

145,000

151,000

154,000

150,000

149,000

Date

Mar. 26

27

28

31

Apr. 3

6

9

12

15

18

21

23

25

28

29

May 2

4

5

8

11

13

15

17

20

23

£6

29

31

June 3

6

9

12

15

17

20

23

26

29

July 2

4

7

9

13

18

23

29

Aug. 3

7

10

12

18

21

24

26

28

31

Sept. 4

8

11

12

15

17

20

E2

25

27

28

29

30

Width 

(feet)

887

887

887

888

894

898

899

901

906

916

920

923

924

924

924

929

931

931

931

924

917

892

881

871

861

843

842

833

826

821

816

816

81E

813

813

806

798

803

801

797

797

798

792

803

789

7Y9

773

766

765

763

763

763

764

766

763

761

761

761

764

765

767

765

765

764

764

764

765

766

768

Area of 

section 

(square 

feet)

42,500

42,700

42,800

43,100

43,900

44,400

45,400

45,800

46,900

47,300

47,400

48,500

48,600

49,200

48,900

50,200

49,800

50,100

49,700

48,200

46,400

44,800

43,400

42,500

40,200

38,600

37,500

37,400

36,400

35,600

34,300

34,800

34,200

34,200

33,800

33,400

32,700

31,500

31,600

31,800

31,700

32,200

31,400

32,100

30,800

30,400

29,700

29,200

28,700

29,000

28,500

28,400

28,400

28,700

28,300

28,200

28,000

28,700

28,500

28,900

28,800

28,600

28,600

28,900

28,200

28,400

28,400

28,700

29,300

Mean 

velocity 

(feet per 

second)

3.34

3.37

3.32

3.53

3.69

3.92

4.03

4.15

4.35

4.52

4.71

4.74

4.86

4.98

5.05

5.18

5.20

5.23

5.01

4.67

4.18

3.77

3.50

3.11

2.64

2.29

2.22

2.02

1.85

1.66

1.70

1.62

1.55

1.58

1.56

1.46

1.31

1.22

1.13

1.16

1.23

1.29

1.21

1.35

1.13

1.02

.94

.87

.84

.78

.74

.73

.77

.74

.76

.63

.66

.67

.79

.80

.63

.82

.78

.73

.71

.70

.78

.82

.93

Gage 

height 

(feet)

21.99

21.99

21.96

22.64

23.50

24.32

25.08

25.74

26.51

27.17

27.78

28.22

28.52

29.10

29.20

29.66

30.05

30.05

29.70

28.14

26.19

23.92

22.46

20.59

18.47

16.60

15.63

14.95

14.01

12.91

12.30

11.84

11.30

11.37

11.24

10.29

9.26

8.42

8.00

7.98

8.31

8.5E

8.06

9.00

7.46

6.33

5.75

5.12

4.96

4.66

. 4.19

4.07

4.25

4.49

4.20

3.87

3.66

3.81

4.31

4.46

4.65

4.50

4.45

4.26

4.06

4.24

4.34

4.48

5.04

Discharge 

(secondfeet)

142,000

144,000

142,000

152,000

162,000

174,000

183,000

190,000

204,000

214,000

223,000

230,000

236,000

245,000

247,000

260,000

259,000

262,000

249,000

225,000

194,000

169,000

152,000

132,000

106,000

88,300

83,100

75,700

67,300

59,200

58,200

56,300

52,900

54,000

52,900

48,600

43,000

38,600

35,800

37,000

39,000

41,400

38,100

43,300

34,900

31,000

28,000

25,500

24,200

22,600

21,200

20,600

21,800

21,300

21,400

17,800

18,600

19,300

22,500

23,000

23,900

23,500

22,200

21,200

20,100

20,000

22,000

23,600

27,200
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 143

Gage height, in feet, of Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La., for water year October 1935

to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

E2

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

8.51

8.15

7.93

7.83

7.67

7.46

7.15

6.90

6.76

6.70

6.67

6.65

6.59

6.47

6.34

6.25

6.19

6.16

6.0V

5.95

5.88

5.83

5.81

5.74

5.70

5.78

5.88

6.11

6.40

6.71

6.97

HOT.

7.13

7.24

7.39

7.55

7.73

7.89

8.11

8.25

8.37

8.61

8.94

9.39

9.71

9.96

10.25

10.65

11.21

11.90

12.60

13.23

13.83

14.44

14.89

15.28

15.53

16.66

15.85

16.01

16.02

15.90

-

Dec.

15.64

15.20

14.63

13.95

13.23

12.65

12.36

12.57

13.14

13.73

14.24

16.16

16.37

17.33

17.88

18.02

17.98

17.78

17.54

17.31

17.07

16.95

16.83

16.80

16.76

16.74

16.71

16.79

16.92

16.94

16.89

Jan.

16.73

16.49

16.12

15.70

15.16.

14.55

13.92

13.43

13.20

12.80

12.37

12.00

11.88

12.01

12.57

13.61

15.05

16.93

18.50

19.49

20.24

20.69

21.06

21.36

21.48

21.52

21.40

21.14

SO. 82

20.39

19.86

Feb.

19.33

18.84

18.50

18.73

18.91

18.95

18.70

18.30

17.80

17.23

16.55

15.92

15.37

15.03

14.92

14.98

15.17

15.44

15.69

15.98

16.31

16.57

16.71

16.74

16.66

16.48

16.27

15.99

15.73

_

-

Mar.

15.57

15.59

15.90

16.56

17.42

18.25

19.04

19.73

20.34

20.82

21.29

21.64

21.91

22.16

22.30

22.49

22.60

22.67

22.70

22.73

22.67

22.57

22.45

22.30

22.13

21.97

21.96

21.97

22.12

22.35

22.67

Apr.

22.99 '

23.32

23.55

23.80

23.98

24.36

24.56

24.81

25.09

25.35

25.60

25.78

25.99

26.27

26.53

26.80

27.05

27.22

27.40

27.60

27.80

28.10

28.24

28.37

28.53

28.69

28.81

29.03

29.30

29.57

May

29.73

29.87

29.98

30.03

30.02

30.00

29.94

29.67

29.30

28.80

28.04

27.11

26.00

24.88

23.80

23.00

22.39

21.73

21.14

20.54

19.85

19.13

18.36

17.66

17.09

16.58

16.21

15.90

15.60

15.25

14.91

June

14.59

14.26

13.95

13.63

13.28

12.89

12.57

12.40

12.29

12.13

11.99

11.80

11.67

11.50

11.30

11.26

11.38

11.41

11.38

11.19

10.92

10.59

10.24

9.89

9.55

9.22

8.93

8.64

8.37

8.15

July

8.03

8.06

8.07

7.98

8.01

8.14

8.32

8.48

8.52

8.50

8.39

8.23

8.10

8.02

8.16

8.52

8.86

8.99

8.88

8.60

8.24

7.88

7.53

7.20

6.82

6.52

6.36

6.35

6.28

6.18

6.06

Aug.

5.98

5.90

5.77

5.62

5.41

5.21

5.11

5.07

5.06

4.94

4.80

4.63

4.43

4.31

4.24

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.16

4.11

4.07

4.05

4.10

4.33

4.53

4.50

4.33

4.21

4.08

3.98

3.83

Sept.

3.70

3.68

3.68

3.66

3.61

3.61

3.71

3.90

4.06

4.22

4.34

4.47

4.57

4.64

4.64

4.57

4.50

4.49

4.48

4.45

4.35

4.24

4.15

4.11

4.08

4.14

4.27

4.34

4.55

5. '10

aecond-feet of Atchafalaya Elver at Krotz Springs, La., for water year October 

1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

34,300

33,400

32,400

32,400

32,000

31,100

29,700

28,800

28,800

28,800

28,800

28,800

27,900

27,000

26,500

26,100

25,700

25,700

25,700

25,200

24,800

24,300

24,300

23,900

24,300

24,800

25,200

25,700

27,000

28,800

30,600

HOT.

31,100

31,500

32,000

33,400

34,300

35,300

36,200

36,700

37,200

38,100

40,000

42,500

43,900

45,400

46,400

47,900

51,900

57,000

60,200

62,800

67,300

72,400

74,400

75,900

76,600

77,400

79,000

79,800

80,600

79,000

-

Dec.

75,900

71,700

66,700

61,700

56,500

52,900

63,400

55,000

59,100

63,300

66,700

73,700

84,800

90,000

93,700

96,600

95,600

92,800

90,000

87,300

85,600

84,800

8»,100

83,100

82,300

82,300

81,400

82,300

83,100

83,900

83,900

Jan.

83,900

80,600

76,600

72,400

68,500

64,400

60,700

58,600

57,600

55,000

52,400

50,400

51,400

53,400

58,100

66,700

77,400

95,600

110,000

119,000

124,000

128,000

130,000

131,000

131,000

132,000

132,000

131,000

127,000

121,000

113,000

Feb.

108,000

104*000

100,000

105,000

109,000

109,000

106,000

102,000

96,600

90,900

82,300

75,900

71,100

70,400

70, 400

72,400

73,700

75,900

78,200

80,600

83,900

87,300

90,000

90,900

89,100

86,500

83,100

80,600

79,000

_

-

Month

October ...................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

March. ....................................

April. . ...................................

May. ............................... .

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

77,400

78,200

81,400

88,200

98,500

106,000

114,000

121,000

128,000

134,000

137,000

141,000

143,000

144,000

145,000

149,000

151,000

153,000

154,000

153,000

150,000

149,000

148,000

147,000

144,000

142,000

143,000

142,000

144,000

148,000

153,000

Apr.

156,000

160,000

162,000

166,000

168,000

175,000

177,000

180,000

183,000

186,000

188,000

191,000

194,000

200,000

204,000

209,000

212,000

215,000

217,000

220,000

223,000

228,000

230,000

234,000

237,000

239,000

240,000

244,000

249,000

255,000

-

Secondfoot-days

862,800

1,606,200

2,403,200

61,545,100

2,812,700

2,551,800

4,106,700

6,142,000

5,260,000

1,607,500

1,151,000

709,200

642,500

29,855,600

May

258,000

260,000

260,000

258,000

260,000

260,000

258,000

249,000

242,000

235,000

223,000

208,000

191,000

179,000

167,000

159,000

151,000

144,000

138,000

131,000

122,000

114,000

105,000

98,500

92,800

88,200

86,500

84,800

83,100

79,000

75,100

Maximum

34,300

80,600

96,600

342,000

132,000

109,000

154,000

255,000

260,000

72,400

43,400

29,200

27,400

260,000

June

72,400

69,200

66,700

64,400

61,700

59,100

58,600

58,100

58,100

57,600

57,000

56,000

55,000

54,000

52,900

52,900

54,000

54,000

54,000

52,900

51,400

49,900

48,400

46,400

44,400

43,000

41,000

39,600

38,100

36,700

-

July

36,200

36,200

36,700

37,200

37,200

38,100

39,100

41,000

41,500

41,000

40,500

39,100

38,600

38,100

38,600

40,500

42,500

43,400

42,500

41,000

39,100

37,200

35,300

33,800

32,400

31,500

31,100

31, 100

30,600

30,200

29,700

Minimum

23,900

31,100

52,900

23,900

50,400

70,400

77,400

156,000

75,100

36,700

29,700

18,000

18,400

18,000

Aug.

29,200

28,300

27,900

27,400

26,500

25,700

25,200

25,200

25,200

24,300

23,500

22,600

21,800

21,800

21,300

21,300

21,300

21,300

20,900

20,900

20,500

20,500

20,900

22,200

22,200

21,300

21,300

21,300

20,100

18,800

18,000

Mean

27,830

53,540

77,520

168,600

90,730

87,990

132,500

204,700

169,700

53,580

37,130

22,380

21,420

81,570

Sept.

18,400

18,400

18,400

18,400

18,400

18,400

18,800

20,100

20,900

21,800

22,600

23,000

23,500

23,900

23,900

23,500

23,500

23,500

23,000

22,200

21,800

20,900

20,500

20,500

20,100

20,100

20,500

22,200

23,900

27,400

-

Run-off In 

acre- feet

1,711,000

3,186,000

4,767,OOC

122,100,000

5,579,000

5,061,000

8,146,000

12,180,000

10,430,000

3,188,000

2,283,000

1,407,000

1,274,OOC

59,210,000
144 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations and 

reported in the preceding pages, measurements of flow were made at a number of other 

points, as shown by the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin 

during water year October 1935 to September 1936

Date

Aug. 27 

May 18

Sept. 10 

11

11

10

Jan. 4

5

Sept. 4 

4 

Aug. 10

Jan. 13

June 5

23

Sept. 28 

Aug. 18

17

17 

17

19 

19

18

Stream

Hint Spring ....... 

Brown Spring. .....

Richart Spring....

Hclntosh Spring... 

Steelville Spring

Howes Mill Spring

Roaring Spring... 

Kratz Spring.... 

Blue Spring.....

Roaring River 

Spring.

James River. ....

Sequiota Spring. 

Big Spring ......

Double Spring . . .

Wilder Spring... 

Althea Spring. . .

Bryant Spring... 

Crystal Spring..

Rockbridge 

Spring.

Tributary toHeramec River..... 

Dry Pork ..........

Heramec River. ...

Pine Creek. ...... 

Yadkin Creek.....

Huzaah Creek.....

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

Spring Creek...., 

St. Francis River

Roaring River...,

White River. .....

James River ......

North Pork of 

White River.

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

Spring Creek. ....

North Pork of 

White River.

Bryant Creek. .... 

Hunter Creek.....

Spring Oreek. ....

Locality

SEi sec. 13, T. 35 N., R. 4 

W., about 10 miles northeast of Salem, Mo. 

Sec. 17, T. 35 N., R. 6 W., 

l-|r miles southeast of 

Hobs on, Ho.

W., at Lake Spring, Ho.

H., 2J- miles east of 

St. James, Ho. 

NWiSEi sec. 29, T. 38 N., R. 

5 W. , 4 miles south of 

Panning, Mo.

5 W., 6 miles west of 

Steelville, Mo.

W. , 1 mile southwest of 

Fanning, Mo.

W., 3J- miles west of 

Steelville, Mo. 

NEiNEj- sec. 13 (revised), T. 

38 N., R. 5 W., 3 miles 

south of Cuba, Mo. 

SEi sec. 33, T. 38 N., R. 4 

W., in Steelville, Mo.

SWi sec. 15, T. 34 N. , R. 3 

W., at Howea Mill, 18 

miles east of Salem, 1o.

ground), 4 miles southeast of Leasburg, Ho.

Ej sec. 19, T. 41 N., R. 1 

W., 2 miles east of Stanton, 

Mo. 

Sec. 19, T. 41 N., R. 2 W., 

4j miles west of Stanton, 

Mo. 

Sec. 4, T. 27 N., R. 6 E. , 

6 miles southeast of 

Greenville, Mo.

7 W., 2 miles southwest of 

Happapello, Mo. 

Sec. 27, T, 22 N. , R. 27 W., 7 

miles south of Cassville, 

Ho.

Sec. 27, T. 28 N., R. 22 W., 

2^ miles southeast of 

Battlefield, Mo.

Sequiota State Park, 5 miles 

southeast of Springfield, 

Ho. 

HWiNWi sec. 26, T. 25 N., R. 

11 W., 1 Bile south of 

Roosevelt, Mo.

11 W., 5 miles southeast of 

Dora, Mo. Formerly published as Blue Spring at 

McCabe, Mo. 

BEjNEi sec. 32, T. 24 N., R. 

11 W., 6 miles south of 

Dora, Mo. 

Sec. 14, T. 23 N. , R. 11 W., 

5 miles north of Elijah. Mo. 

Sec. 25, T. 23 N. , R. 12 W., 

5 miles northeast of 

Tecumseh, Mo. 

Sec. 7, T. 27 N., R. 15 W. , 

at Bryant, Mo. 

Sec. 22, T. 26 N., R. 15 W., 

6 miles southeast of Ava, 

Mo. 

Sec. 5, T. 24 N., R. 13 W., 

at Rockbridge, Mo.

-Qage 

heigtit 

feet

-

-

-

_

.34

1.00

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

0.60 

.14

1.25

75

.95

1.5

2 5

7.09 

1 92

2.36 

10.0 

42.3

29.5

14.7

*17.1 

10.2

56.8

5.76 

13.3

.57 

12.1

15.2
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 145

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin 

during water year October 1935 to September 1936 - Continued.

Date

Aug. 18

18

Feb. 11

Mar. 30

May 26

Sept. 14

Aug. 5

6

6

11

11

11

May 21

Aug. 11

10

10

10

21

21

6

20

Dec. 3

Aug. 20

20

20

20

6

7

11

11

7

12

12

13

13

Sept. 25

Mar. 9

Stream

Hodgson Mill

Spring.

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

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

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

Warner Bay

Spring.

Amsden Spring. ....

Carter Spring. ....

Brewer Bay

Spring .

Leeper Spring. ...

Mill Spring......

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

Markham Spring...

Keener Spring. . . .

Montauk Spring...

Welch Spring.....

Highley Spring. . .

Jacks Fork. ......

Clear Spring.....

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

McCubbens Spring.

Blue Spring. .....

Ebb and Flow

Spring

Blue Spring......

Gravel Spring. . . .

Phillips Spring..

Turner Mill

Spring.

Boze Mill

Spring.

Thomas son Mill

Spring.

Blue Spring ......

Big Spring .......

Pennington

Creek.

Tributary toBryant Creek.....

Pine Creek. ......

White River......

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

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

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

West fork of

Black River.

Black River... ...

Sinking Creek....

Webb Creek.......

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

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

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

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

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

Current River. . . .

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

Sinking Creek....

Current River ....

South Fork of

Jaata Fork.

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

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

Jacks Fork. ......

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

Current River....

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

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

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

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

Eleven Point

River.

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

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

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

Shoal Creek. ....

Washita River...

Locality

Sec. 34, T. 24 K., R. 12 W.,

near Sycamore, Mo.

Sec. 7, T. 23 K., R. 12 W.,

at Zanoni, Mo.

6*E.* at Poplar *Bluffl 'MO! 

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

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

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

Sec. 28, T. 32 K., R. 1 E.,

half a mile east of

Centerville, Mo.

Sec. 9, T. 31 K., R. 2 E.,

8 miles southeast of

Centerville, Mo.

Sec. 19, T. 31 K., R. 1 E.,

6 miles south of

Centerville, Mo.

Sec. 34, T. 29 K., R. 2 E.,

7 miles west of Piedmont,

Mo.

SWifNW^ sec. 5, T. 28 K., R.

3 E., 4 miles southwest

of Piedmont, Mo.

Sec. 26, T. 28 K., R. 3 E.,

in Leeper, Mo.

Sec. 36, T . 28 K., R. 3 E.,

at Mill Spring, Mo. 

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

Sec. 23, T. 27 N., R. 4 E.,

3 miles west of

Williamsville, Mo.

SEi sec. 28, T. 27 K., R. 5

E., 3 miles east of

Williamsville, Mo.

Sec. 9, T. 26 K., R. 5 E.,

1 mile southeast of

Keener, Mo.

SEj- sec. 22, T. 32 K., R 7

W., half a mile north of

Montauk, Mo.

Sec. 14, T. 31 K., R. 6 W.,

3 miles southeast of Cedar

Grove, Mo.

Sec. 33, T. 32 K., R. 3 W. .

4 miles southwest of

Bunker, Mo.

NEiSEi sec. 31, T. 28 K., R.

6 W., just above Blue

Spring and 7 miles northeast of Mountain View, Mo.

NEj- sec. 19, T. 28 N., R. 8

W., 12 miles northeast of

Willow Springs, Mo. 

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

HWi sec. 6, T. 27 K., R. 6

W., 5 miles northeast of

Mountain View, Mo.

NE^SEi sec. 31, T. 28 K.,

R. 6 W., 7 miles northeast of Mountain View, Mo.

HW-J- sec. 35, T. 27 N.,R.6 W.,6

miles northwest of Birch

Tree, Mo.

NEi sec. 21, T. 29 N., R. 2

W., 12 miles east of

Eminence, Mo.

Sec. 4, T. 28 K., R. 1 W., 

ilO miles northwest of

Van Buren, Mo.

Si lot 2, HWj sec. 19, T.

26 K., R. 2 E., 3j miles

west of Hunter, Mo.

WjNEiSWi sec. 24, T. 26 K.,

R. IE., 3j miles west of

Hunter, Mo.

Sec. 10, T. 25 K., R. 1 E.,

12 miles southeast of

Van Buren, Mo.

Sec. 3, T. 24 K., R. 3 W.,

10 miles northeast of

Alton, Mo.

Sec. 16, T. 23 K., R. 2 W,

12 miles east of Alton, Mo.

Sec. 16, T. 22 K., R. 2 W.,

14 miles southeast of

Alton, Mo.

Sec. 6, T. 22 K., R. 2 W.,

14 miles southeast of

Alton, Mo.

Sec. 19, T. 25 K., R. 32

W., at Keosho, Mo. 

Tishomingo, Okla.

height 

feet

-

_

S2

.84

.11

.95

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

28.1

.35

449

543

296

343

6.78

16.3

.53

.91

2.09

.04

10.6

9.67

5.54

.58

13.8

48.9

78.3

3.84

8.34

.89

1.15

.40

6.61

f.66

68.2

£L6

1.17

7.66

9.00

1.85

15.9

24.3

53.9

.66

20.1

^Measured after exceedingly heavy rain.

tMeasured during ebb or low stage.

$Does not include large amount of water entering river through gravel bar.

150895 37 10
INDEC

Page 

Accuracy of data and computed results...... 6-7

Acre-foot, definition of................... 5

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records by............................. 11

Alamo, Tenn., Middle Pork of Forked

Deer River near........................ 34

Alley Spring at Alley, Mo.................. 64

Althea Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of..................................... 144

Amazon Canal near Hartland, Kans-........... 94

Amsden Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of..................................... 145

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kana...... 82

at Canon City, Colo...................... 72

at Garden City, Kans..................... 79

at Granite, Colo.'........................ 70

at Holly, Colo........................... 77

at La Junta, Colo........................ 75

at Lamar, Colo........................... 76

at Larned, Kans.......................... 80

at Little Rock, Ark...................... 85

at Sallda, Colo.......................... 71

at Syracuse, Kans........................ 78

at Van Buren, Ark........................ 84

at Wlchlta, Kans......................... 81

near Muskogee, Okla...................... 83

near Nepesta, Colo....................... 74

near Pueblo, Colo........................ 73

Arkansas River Basin, Colo.-Kans.-Okla.- 

Ark.-Mo.-N. Hex., gaglng-statlon 

records in.............................70-131

Atohafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La....142-143

Bardley, Mo., Eleven Point River near...... 66

Baton Rouge, La., Bayou Duplantler at.....139-141

Bayou Duplantier at City Lake, Baton

Rouge, La.............................139-141

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark............. 131

Bearer, Ark., White River at............... 49

Bearer Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of..................................... 144

Bell Ranch, N. Hex., Canadian River near... 115 

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

Big Spring, Mo. (tributary to Shoal Creek),

discharge measurement of............... 145

Big Spring, MO. (White River Basin), discharge measurement of.................. 144

near Van Buren, Mo..................... 65

Black River at Leeper, Mo.................. 58

discharge measurements of................ 145

Blue Spring, Mo. (tributary to Current

River), discharge measurement of....... 145

Blue Spring, Ho. (tributary to Rleven

Point River), discharge measurement of. 145 

Blue Spring, Mo. (tributary to Jacks Pork),

discharge measurement of............... 145

Blue Spring, Mo. (tributary to North Pork 

of White River), discharge 'Measurement 

of..................................... 144

Blue Spring, Mo. (tributary to St. Francis

River), discharge measurement of....... 144

Bolivar, Tenn., Hatchie River at........... '35

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo............... 25

Boze Mill Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of................................ 145

Bradford, Tenn., Rutherford Fork of Oblon

River near............................. 30

Brewer Bay Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of................................ 145

Brook Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

Of..................................... 144

Brown Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of 144 

Brush Creek, West Fork of, near Stillwater,

Okla................................... 104

Bryant Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

Of..................................... 144

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark............... 55

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

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex............ 116

near Bell Ranch, N. Mex.................. 115

Canon City, Colo.,Arkansas River at........ 72

Cape Girardeau, Mo., Mississippi River at.. 15-16 

Carter Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of..................................... 145

Castor River at Zalma, Mo.................. 27

Cave Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of. 145 

Chestnut Bluff, Tenn., South Fork of Forked

Deer River at.......................... S3

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.. 120 

Cimarron, N. Mex., Rayado River near....... 123

Cinarron River at Oilton, Okla............. 102

at Springer, N. Mex...................... 119

at Ute Park, N. Mex...................... 118

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Clear Spring, Mo., discharge measurements of............................... 145

Colbert, Okla., Red River near......... ^... 132

Colmor Intake Canal near Ocate, N. Mex..... 124

Computations, results of, accuracy of...... 6-7

Control, definition of..................... 5

Cooperation, record of..................... 12

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls,

Kans................................... Ill

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla........ 105

Coyote Creek near Qolondrinas, N. Mex...... 129

Crowell, Tex., Pease River near............ 133

Crystal Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of..................................... 144

Cucharas River at Boyd ranch, near

La Veta, Colo.......................... 89

Current River at Donlphan, Mo.............. 61

at Van Buren, Mo......................... 60

near Eminence, Mo........................ 59

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.......... 137

Darden, Tex., Sulphur River near........... 136

Data, accuracy of.......................... 6 7

explanation of........................... 5-6

Dawson, N. Mex,, Vermejo River near........ 117

De Vails BlufT, Ark., e River at....... 52

Donlphan, Mo., Current River at............ 1

Double Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of..................................... 144

Durwood, Okla., Washita River near......... 134

Eagle Nest, N. Mex., Cieneguilla Creek

near................................... 120

Moreno Creek at.......................... 122

Slxmlle Creek near....................... 121

Ebb and Flow Spring, Mo., discharge

measurement of......................... 145

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo........ 66

glm Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.. 144 

Eminence, Mo., Current River near.......... 59

Jacks Fork at............................ 63

Eureka, Mo., Meramec River near............ 24

Farmers Ditch near Garden City, Kans....... 97

Fisk, Mo., St. Francis River at............ 40

Flippln, Ark., White River near............ 51

Forked Deer River, Middle Fork of, near

Alamo, Tenn............................ 34

South Fork Of, at Chestnut Bluff, Tenn... 33 

at Jackson, Tejm....................... 32

Forsyth, Mo., White River at............... 50

Galena, Mo., James River at................ 53

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River at...... 79

Farmers Ditch near....................... 97

Garden City Canal near................... 98

Garland, Ark., Red River at................ 133

Golondrinas, N. Mex., Coyote Creek near.... 129

Mora River near.......................... 126

Granite, Colo., Arkansas River at.......... 70

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo.......... 87

Gravel Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of..................................... 145

Great Eastern Canal at Lakln, Kans......... 96

Greenfield, Tenn., South Fork of Obion

River near............................. 28

Qreer Spring at Greer, Mo.................. 67

Hartland, Kans., Amazon Canal near......... 94

South Side Ditch near.................... 95

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Tenn............. 35

near Stanton, Tenn....................... 36

Headwater Diversion Channel Basin, Mo.,

gaglng-statlon record in............... 27

Henderson, Ark., North Fork of White River

near................................... 57

Higbee, Colo., Purgatoire River near....... 91

Highley Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of................................ 145

Hodgson Mill Spring, Mo., discharge

measurement of......................... 145

Holly, Colo., Arkansas River at............ 77

Holly Drain near......................... 93

Horatio, Ark., Little River near........... 135

Howes Mill Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of................................ 144

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing,

near Redwing, Colo..................... 88

Independence, Kans., Verdigris River at...106-107 

Indian Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of................................ 144

lola, Kans., Neosho River near............. 108

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo................. 63

discharge measurement of................. 145

Jackson, Tenn., South Fork of Forked

Deer River at.......................... 32

James River at Galena, Mo.................. 53

147
148 INDEX

Page

James River, Mo., discharge measurements of. 144 

Jefferson, Tex., Cypress Creek near......... 137

Joplin, Mo., Shoal Creek near............... 114

Turkey Creek at........................... 113

Jordan Spring,' Mo., discharge measurement

of...................................... 145

Keener Spring, Ho«, discharge measurement

of...................................... 145

Kennett, Mo., Little River Ditch 1 near..... 44

Little River Ditch 66 near................ 45

Little River Ditch 66-A near.............. 46

Little River Ditch 81 near................ 43

Little River Ditch 251 near............... 47

Little River Ditch 259 near............... 48

Kratz Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of. 144 

Krotz Springs, La., Atchafalaya River at...142-143 

La Cueva, N. Mex., Mora River at............ 125

La Junta, Colo., Arkansas River at.......... 75

La Veta, Colo., Cucharas River near......... 89

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark............ 68

Lake Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.. 144 

Lakin, Kans., Great Eastern Canal at........ 96

Lamar, Colo., Arkansas River at............. 76

Larned, Kans., Arkansas River at............ 80

Pawnee River near......................... 99

Las Animas, Colo., Purgatoire River near.... 92

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark............... 130

Leeper, Mo., Black River at................. 58

Leeper Spring, Ho., discharge measurement

of...................................... 145

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center,

Kans.................................... 100

Little Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark..... 69

Little River Ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo....... 44

Little River Ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo.. ... 45

Little River Ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo ... 46 

Little River Ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo.. ... 43

Little River Ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo. ... 47

Little River Ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo. ... 48

Little River near Horatio, Ark.............. 136

Little Rock, Ark., Arkansas River at........ 85

logon, N. Mex., Canadian River at........... 116

Lord Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.. 145 

Lost River, Mo., discharge measurements of.. 144 

McCubbens Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of................................. 145

Mclntosh Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of................................. 144

Malvern, Ark., Ouachita River near.......... 138

Marked Tree, Ark., St. Francis River at..... 41

St. Francis River floodway near........... 48

Markham Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of................................. 145

Memphis, Term., Mississippi River at........ 17-18

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo............... 24

near Steelville, Mo....................... 23

Meramec River Basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in.............................. 23-26

Mill Spring, Mo. (tributary to Asher Creek),

discharge measurement of................ 144

Mill Spring, Mo. (tributary to Black River),

discharge measurements of............... 145

Mint Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.. 144 

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, Mo..... 15-16

at Memphis, Term.......................... 17-18

at St. Louis, Mo.......................... 13-14

near New Orleans, La...................... 22

near Vicksburg, Miss...................... 19-21

Mississippi River Delta, La., gagingstation records in.....................139-143

Montauk Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of...................................... 145

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex.............. 125

near QolOndrinas, N. Mex.................. 126

near Shoemaker, N. Mex...................127-128

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex.......... 122

Muskogee, Okla., Arkansas River near........ 83

Neosho River near lola, Kans................ 108

near Parsons, Kans.......................109-110

Nepesta, Colo., Arkansas River near......... 74

New Orleans, La., Mississippi River near.... 22

Obion River at Obion, Tenn.................. 29

North Fork of, near Union City, Term...... 31

Rutherford Fork of, near Bradford, Tenn... 30 

South Fork of, near Greenfield, Term...... 28

Obion River Basin, Term., gaging-station

records in.............................. 28-34

Ocate, N. Mex., Colmor Intake Canal near.... 124

Oilton, Okla., Cimarron River at............ 102

Ouachita River at Remrael Dam, near Malvern,

Ark..................................... 138

Parsons, Kans., Neosho River near..........109-110

Patterson, Mo., St. Francis River near...... 39

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans.............. 99

Pease River near Crowell, Tex............... 133

Pennington Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of................................. 145

Phillips Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of......... ....................... 145

Publications, information concerning........ 7-10

obtaining or consulting of................ 7-8

on stream flow, lists of.................8-9, 10

Page 

Pueblo, Colo., Arkansas River near........ 73

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near

Las Animas, Colo...................... 92

at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo...... 91

at Trinidad, Colo....................... 90

Rayado River at Sauble ranch, near

Cimarron, N. Mex...................... 123

Red River at Garland, Ark................. 135

near Colbert, Okla....................... 132

Red River Basin, Okla.-Ark.-Tex., gagingstation records in...................132-138

Redwing, Colo., Huerfano River near....... 88

Reed Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of.................................... 145

Hichart Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of............................... 144

Roaring River Spring, Mo., discharge

measurements of....................... 144

Roaring Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of............................... 144

Rockbrldge Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of............................... 144

Rossville, Tenn., Wolf River at........... 37-38

Round Spring at Round Spring, Mo.......... 62

Run-off in inches, definition of.......... 5

Rush, Ark., Buffalo River near............ 55

St. Francis River at Pisk, Mo............. 40

at Marked Tree, Ark..................... 41

near Patterson, Mo...................... 39

St. Francis River Basin, Mo., gagingstation records in.................... 39-48

St. Francis River floodway near Marked

Tree, Ark............................. 42

St. Louis, Mo., Mississippi River at...... 13-14

Salida, Colo., Arkansas River at.......... 71

South Arkansas River near............... 86

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of.................................... 5

Second-foot, definition of................ 5

Second-foot-day, definition of............ 5

Sequiota Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of............................... 144

Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mo............... 114

Shoemaker, N. Mex., Mora River near......127-128

Sixmlle Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex..... 121

South Arkansas River near Salida, Colo.... 86

South Side Ditch near Hartland, Kans...... 95

Spring River near Waco, Mo................ 112

Springer, N. Mex., Cimarron River at...... 119

Springfield, Mo., Wilson Creek near....... 54

Stage-discharge relation, definition of... 5 

Stanton, Tenn., Hatchie River near........ 36

Steelville, Mo., Meramec River near....... 23

Steelville Spring, Mo., discharge

measurements of....................... 144

Stillwater, Okla., Council Creek near..... 105

Stillwater Creek at..................... 103

West Fork of Brush Creek near........... 104

Stuttgart, Ark., Bayou Meto near.......... 131

Lagrue Bayou near....................... 68

Little Lagrue Bayou near................ 69

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex............ 136

Syracuse, Kans., Arkansas River at........ 78

Tecumseh, Mo., North Fork of White

River at.............................. 56

Terms, definition of...................... 5

Thomasson Mill Spring, Mo., discharge

measurement of........................ 145

Trinidad, Colo., Purgatoire River at...... 90

Turkey Creek at Joplin, Mo................ 113

Turner Mill Spring, Mo., discharge

measurement of........................ 145

Union, Mo., Bourbeuse River at............ 25

Union City, Tenn., North Fork of

Obion River near...................... 31

Ute Park, N. Mex., Cimarron River at...... 118

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas

River at.............................. 100

Van Buren, Ark., Arkansas River at........ 84

Lee Creek near.......................... 130

Van Buren, Mo., Big Spring near........... 65

Current River at........................ 60

Verdigris River at Independence, Kana....106-107

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex......... 117

Vicksburg, Miss., Mississippi River near.. 19-21 

Waco, Mo., Spring River near.............. 112

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans............ 101

Warner Bay Spring, Mo., discharge

measurement of........................ 145

Washita River near Durwood, Okla.......... 134

Welch Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of.................................... 145

Westcliffe, Colo., Grape Creek near....... 87

White River at Beaver, Ark................ 49

at De Vails Bluff, Ark.................. 52

at Forsyth, Mo.......................... 50

near Flippin, Ark....................... 51

North Fork of, at Tecumseh, Mo.......... 56

near Henderson, Ark,.................. 57

White River Basin, Ark.-Mo., gagingstation records in.................... 49-69

Wichita, Kans., Arkansas River at......... 81
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Wilder Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of........................................ 144

Wilaon Creek near Springfield, Mo............. 54

Winfield, Mass., Walnut River at.............. 101

Wolf River at Rossville, Tenn................. 37-38

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Zanoni Spring, Mo., discharge measure 

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