Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1954

Part 3-B. Cumberland and Tennessee 

River Basins

Prepared under the direction of J. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface Wat»r Branch 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1336

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, 

Tennessee, and Virginia, and with other 

agencies

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

Fred A. Seaton, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $1.00 (Paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, 

and Virginia, and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water 

Resources Division, C. G. Paulsen, chief, under the general direction 

of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and B. J. Peterson, 

chief, Annual Reports Section.

The data were computed under supervision of district engineers, 

Surface Water Branch, as follows:

W. R. Eaton_______________________ Chattanooga, Tenn. 

E. B. Rice_____________________..______ Raleigh, N. C. 

F. F. Sfhrader_________________________ Louisville, Ky. 

D. S. Wallace_______________________ Charlottesville, Va. 

M. R. Williams_______________________ Montgomery, Ala.

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CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1954

OCTOBER 1953 NOVEMBER 1953 DECEMBER 1953

S M T W

4567 

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18 19 20 21 

25 26 27 28

JANUARY 

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3456 

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31

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8 9 

15 16 

22 23 

29 30

1954

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31

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22 

29

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7 

14 

21 

28

M T W T F 

23456 

9 10 11 12 13 

16 17 18 19 20 

23 24 25 26 27 

30

FEBRUARY 1954

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1 2 

8 9 

15 16 

22 23

W T F 

345 

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17 18 19 

24 25 26

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7 

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28

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27

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6 

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28

M T W T 

123 

7 8 9 10 

14 15 16 17 

21 22 23 24 

28 29 30 31

MARCH 1954

M T 

1 2 

8 9 

15 16 

22 23 

29 30

W T 

3 4 

10 11 

17 18 

24 25 

31

F S 

4 5 

11 12 

18 19 

25 26

F S 

5 6 

12 13 

19 20 

26 27

APRIL 1954

S M T W T F S 

123

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 

25 26 27 28 29 30

S M T W T F S 

123

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11 12 13 14 15 16 17 

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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S M T W T F S 

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16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

AUOUST 1954

S M T W T F S

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8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

JUNE 1954

5 M T W T F S 

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6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30

SEPTEMBER 1954

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12 13 14 15 16 17 18 

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 

26 27 28 29 30
CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cumberland River basin:

Poor Forte (head of Cumberland River) at Cumberland, Ky............................. 14

Cumberland River near Harlan, Ky................................................... 16

Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky................................................ 17

Cumberland River near Pineville, Ky................................................. 18

Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky.....;......................................... 19

Cumberland River at Williamsburg, Ky............................................... 21

Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky........................................... 22

Laurel River at Corbiri, Ky....................................................... 23

Rockcastle River:

Wood Creek near London, Ky..................................................... 24

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.................................................. 25

Buck Creek near Shopville, Ky.................................................... 26

New River (head of South Fork Cumberland River) at New River, Tenn............... 27

Clear Fork River near Robbins, Tenn............................................ 28

South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky..................................... 29

Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky..................................................... 30

Cumberland River near Rowena, Ky................................................... 31

East Fork Obey River near Jamestown, Tenn........................................ 32

West Fork Obey River near Alpine, Tenn......................................... 33

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Tenn................................................ 34

Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Tenn........................................... 35

Cumberland River at Celina, Tenn................................................... 36

Roaring River near Hilham, Tenn................................................... 37

Caney Fork:

Calfkiller River below Sparta, Tenn............................................ 38

Collins River:

Barren Fork near Trousdale, Tenn............................................. 39

Collins River near McMinnville, Tenn........................................... 40

Caney Fork near Rock Island, Tenn................................................ 41

Falling Water River near Cookeville, Tenn...................................... 42

Caney Fork below Center Hill Dam, near Lancaster, Tenn........................... 43

Cumberland River at Carthage, Tenn................................................. 44

East Fork Stones River near Lascassas, Tenn...................................... 45

West Fork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Tenn................................. 46

Stones River near Smyrna, Tenn................................................... 47

Stewart Creek near Smyrne, Tenn................................................ 48

Stones River above Donelson, Tenn................................................ 50

Mill Creek near Antioch, Tenn.................................................... 51

Cumberland River at Nashville, Tenn................................................ 52

Harpeth River at Belleview, Tenn................................................. 53

Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Tenn........................................ 54

Red River near Adams, Tenn....................................................... 55

Sulphur Fork Red River near Adams, Tenn........................................ 56

Cumberland River at Dover, Tenn.................................................... 57

South Fork Little Rivjr at Hopkinsville, Ky...................................... 58

Little River near Cadiz, Ky...................................................... 59

Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky.................................................. 60

Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin............................................... 63

Tennessee River basin:

French Broad River (head of Tennessee River) at Rosman, N. C....................... 65

French Broad River at Calvert, N. C................................................ 66

Catheys Creek near Brevard, N. C................................................. 67

Davidson River near Brevard, N. C................................................ 68

Little River near Penrose, N. C.................................................. 70

Crab Creek near Penrose , N. C.................................................. 71

French Broad River at Blantyre, N. C............................................... 72

Boylston Creek near Horseshoe, N. C.............................................. 73

Mills River near Mills River, N. C............................................... 74

Mud Creek:

Clear Creek near Hendersonville, N. C.......................................... 75

Mud Creek at Naples, N . C........................................................ 76

Cane Creek at Fletcher, N. C..................................................... 77

French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C............................................. 78

Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.................................................... 79

Swannanoa River:

North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C........................... 80

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C............................................. 82

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C................................................ 83

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C.............................................. 84

Sandymush Creek near Alexander, N. C............................................. 85

Ivy River near Marshall, N. C.................................................... 86

French Broad River at Marshall, N. C............................................... 87
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued Page

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse, N. C........................................... 88

French Broad River near Newport, Tenn.............................................. 89

West Fork Pigeon River above Lake Logan, near Hazelwood, N. C.................... 91

West Fork Pigeon River below Lake Logan, near Waynesville, N. C.................. 92

East Fork Pigeon River near Canton, N. C....................................... 93

Pigeon River at Canton, N. C ..................................................... 94

Richland Creek:

Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C ............................................. 95

Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C........................................... 96

Pigeon River near Hepco, N. C.................................................... 97

Pigeon River at Newport, Tenn.................................................... 98

North Toe River (head of Nolichucky River) at Altapass, N. C..................... 100

Cane River near Sioux, N. C.................................................... 101

Nolichucky River at Poplar, N. C................................................. 102

North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Tenn........................................... 103

Nolichucky River at Erabreeville, Tenn............................................ 104

Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam, Tenn...................................... 106

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Tenn..................................................... 107

Nolichucky River near Morristown, Tenn........................................... 108

Frencn Broad River below Douglas Dam, Tenn......................................... 109

Li ctle Pigeon River at Sevierville, Tenn........................................ 110

French 3r<. ad River near Knoxville , Tenn............................................ Ill

South Fork Holston River: 

Dickey Creek:

Steve Keesling Spring at Sugar Grove, Va..................................... Ill

South Fork Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va........................ 112

Laurel Creek:

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va.............................................. 113

South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va........................................... 114

Middle Fork Holston River at Grpseclose, Va.................................... 115

Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenraile Ford, Va................................ 116

South Fork Holston River below South Holston Dam, Tenn........................... 117

Beaver Creek near Wallace, Va.................................................. 118

Percy Preston Spring near Wallace, Va........................................ 118

Watauga River near Sugar Grove, N. C........................................... 119

Watauga River at North Carolina-Tennessee State line........................... 120

Elk River near Elk Park, N. C................................................ 121

Roan Creek near Neva, Tenn.................................................... 122

Watauga River below Wilbur Dam, Tenn........................................... 124

Doe River at Elizabethton, Tenn.............................................. 125

Watauga River at Elizabethton, Tenn............................................ 126

South Fork Holston River at Kingsport, Tenn...................................... 128

North Fork H^Iston River near Saltville, Va.................................... 129

North Fork Holston River at Holston, Va........................................ 130

Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City, Va........................................ 131

North Fork Holston River near Gate City, Va.................................... 132

Holston River at Surgoinsville, Tenn............................................. 133

Mossy Creek:

Unnamed tributary:

Mossy Spring near Jefferson City, Tenn..................................... 134

Holston River near Jefferson City, Tenn.......................................... 137

Mill Spring Creek:

Mill Spring near Jefferson City, Tenn........................................ 138

Holston River near Knoxville, Tenn............................................... 141

Tennessee River:

First Creek at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Knoxville, Tenn........................ 142

First Creek at Fifth Avenue, at Knoxville, Tenn.................................. 143

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tenn................................................. 144

Little River near Maryville, Tenn................................................ 145

Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, N. C....................................... 146

CullasaJa River at Highlands, N. C............................................. 147

CullasaJa River at Cullasaja, N. C............................................. 148

Little Tennessee River at Needmore, N. C......................................... 149

Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C..................................... 150

Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C............................................. 151

Tuckasegee River at Tuckasegee, N. C........................................... 152

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C................................................ 153

Tuckasegee River at Dillsboro, N. C............................................ 154

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, N. C.......................................... 155

Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C.......................................... 156

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C.......................................... 159

Little Tennessee River at Fontana Dam, N. C...................................... 160

Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Term....................................... 161

Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Tenn........................................... 162

Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Tenn........................................... 164

Tennessee River at Loudon, Tenn.................................................... 167

Clinch River at Richlands, Va.................................................... 168

Clinch River at Cleveland, Va........................ ........................... 169

Guest River at Coeburn, Va......................... ........................... 170

Copper Creek near Gate City, Va................................................ 171

Quillin Spring near Gate City, Va............................................ 171

Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va................................................. 172

North Fork Clinch River at Duffield, Va........................................ 173

Clinch River above Tazewell, Tenn................................................ 174

Powell River at Big Stone Gap, Va.............................................. 175

Powell River near Jonesvllle, Va............................................... 176

Powell River near Arthur, Tenn................................................. 177

Clinch River below Norris Dam, Tenn.............................................. 179

Clinch River near Scarboro, Tenn................................................. 181

Whiteoak Creek at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, near Oak Ridge, Tenn,.....'.... 182

Whiteoak Creek at Whiteoak Dam, near Oak Ridge, Tenn........................... 183

Emory River near Wartburg, Tenn................................................ 184
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued 

Tennessee River basin Continued 

Clinch River--Continued 

Emory River Continued

Obed River: Page

Daddys Creek near Crab Orchard, Tenn....................................... 185

Emory River at Oakdale , Tenn................................................... 186

White Creek near Glen Alice, Tenn................................................ 187

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn................................................... 188

Richland Creek near Dayton, Tenn................................................. 189

Hiwassee River at Presley, Ga.................................................... 190

Shooting Creek near Hayesville, N. C........................................... 191

Hiwassee River below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville, N. C.......................... 192

Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C ................................................ 193

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.................................................. 194

Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga ............................................. 195

Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.................................. 196

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Tenn........................................... 197

Hiwassee River near McFarland, Tenn.............................................. 198

Toccoa River (head of Ocoee River) near Dial, Ga............................... 199

Toccoa River near Blue Ridge , Ga............................................... 300

Ocoee River at Copperhill, Tenn................................................ 301

Fightlngtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga........................................ 202

Davis Mill Creek at Copperhill, Tenn......................................... 303

N'jrth Potato Creek near Ducktowri, Tenn....................................... 204

Ocoee River at Emf, Tenn....................................................... 305

Ocoee River at Parksville, Tenn................................................ 206

Hiwassee River above Charleston, Tenn. ........................................... 207

South Chickamauga Creek below Georgia-Tennessee State line....................... 208

South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, Tenn................................... 209

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn............................................... 210

Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga............................................ 211

Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Tenn............................... 212

Sequatchie River near Whitewell, Tenn............................................ 213

Paint Rock River near Woodville , Ala............................................. 214

Flint River near Chase , Ala...................................................... 215

Tennessee River at Whitesburg, Ala................................................. 216

Flint Creek near Falkville, Ala.................................................. 217

West Fork Flint Creek near Oakville, Ala....................................... 218

Elk River near Pelham, Tenn...................................................... 219

Bradley Creek near Prairie Plains, Tenn........................................ 220

Elk River at Estill Springs, Tenn................................................ 221

Elk River above Fayetteville, Tenn............................................... 222

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Tenn.............................................. 223

Elk River near Prospect, Tenn.................................................... 224

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala................................................ 225

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Tenn................................................... 226

Tennessee River at Florence, Ala................................................... 227

Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala........................................................ 228

Tennessee River at Savannah, Tenn.................................................. 229

Duck River below Manchester, Tenn................................................ 230

Duck River near Shelbyville, Tenn................................................ 231

Duck River at Columbia, Tenn..................................................... 232

Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek, Tenn...................................... 233

Big Bigby Creek at Sandy Hook, Tenn............................................ 234

Big Bigby Creek near Mount Pleasant, Tenn...................................... 235

Duck River at Centerville, Tenn.................................................. 236

Piney River at Vernon, Tenn.................................................... 237

Duck River above Hurricane Mills, Tenn........................................... 238

Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Tenn............................................ 239

Buffalo River near Lobelville, Tenn............................................ 240

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Tenn................................................ 241

Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky................................................... 242

East Fork Clarks River at Murray, Ky............................................. 243

East Fork Clarks River near Benton, Ky........................................... 244

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin................................................ 245

Springs in Tennessee............................................................... 254

Revisions of records for discontinued stations:

South Fork Mills River at The Pink Beds, N. C...................................... 261

South Fork Cumberland River at Nevelsville, Ky..................................... 262

Miscellaneous discharge measurements ................................................. 264

Index................................................................................ 283

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Tennessee River at Knoxville, Term.; B,

Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C............................. 4

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

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

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

year with median discharge for 25-year period.......................... 13

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE RIVER BASINS, 1954

SCOPE OF WORK

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

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

studied streamflod in relation to problems of Irrigation., similar measurements have been 

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

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

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

which are published at the end of this report.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina: State Department of Conservation and Development, B. E. Douglas, 

director; city of Asheville, Weldon Weir, city manager; city of Waynesville, 

W. H. Way, mayor.

Tennessee: State Department of Conservation, J. N. McCord, commissioner; through 

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

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

R. P. Farrell, director; city of Knoxville, Department of Public Service, B. C. Barker, 

director; city of Murfreesboro, Water Department, J. W. Lovell, superintendent.

Virginia: State Department of Conservation and Development, R. V. Long, director; 

State Department of Highways, o. A. Anderson, director.

Under a cooperative agreement covering the Tennessee River basin and the Caney Fork 

basin above Great Falls Dam, the Tennessee Valley Authority furnished financial assistance 

for the operation of 125 gaging stations, of which 8 were in Alabama, 6 in Georgia, 1 in 

Kentucky, 38 in North Carolina, 60 In Tennessee, and 12 in Virginia.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, 

Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 12 gaging stations in 

Kentucky and 19 in Tennessee.

Assistance was also furnished by the Arnold Engineering Development Center, Department 

of the Air Force and the Weather Bureau, United States Department of Commerce.
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The following organizations aided in collecting records:

North Carolina: Town of Highlands, Carolina Power & Light Co., Champion Paper 

& Fibre Co., Ecusta Paper Corp., and the Mead Corp., Sylva Division. 

Tennessee: Aluminum Co. of America and the Tennessee Copper Co. 

Virginia: American Cyanamid Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

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

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

listed below.

State District office Address

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

Kentucky b/.............. Louisville............... 830 West Broadway.

North Carolina c/........ Raleigh.................. Federal Building.

Tennessee d/............. Chattanooga.............. 823 Edney Building.

Virginia................. Charlottesville.......... Natural Resources Building, University of Virginia.

aj Stations on Flint Creek near Falkvllle and West Flint Creek near Oakvllle only.

b/ Except Tor the Tennessee River near Paducah.

£/ Including stations In the Tennessee River basin In Georgia except those In the Toccoa River 

basin.

d/ Including stations In the Tennessee River basin In Alabama (except Flint Creek near Falkvllle 

and West Flint Creek near Oakvllle) and the Tooooa River basin In Georgia and for the Tennessee 

River near Paducah, Ky.

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

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

irrigation.

Cfs-day is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second for 24 

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

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

flowing in a channel, expressed as volume per unit of time.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

within the area unless otherwise noted.

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

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

which a gaging station is situated and the stream to which It Is Immediately tributary, 

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

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

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

stations are shown in figure 1.

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

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

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

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

logarithmic plotting. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating tables
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gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

and runoff of the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1954 is shown on page IV 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Corps of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" are given the periods 

for which there are published records generally equivalent to those at the present site. 

Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present gage 

above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and daturas of previous gages used during the period of records available. Under "Average discharge" is 

given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in 

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

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

there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 3-B

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

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

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

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

third or last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a creststage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum 

gage height did not occur at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect 

the natural flow at the gaging station is given under "Remarks."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

series of reports.

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

readings, or to the mean gage height determined from gage-height graphs based on gage
ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

readings. For periods of rapidly changing stage, the dally mean discharge Is determined 

from gage-height graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which Is stated In the 

station description.

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

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

day of Its occurrence.

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

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

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

expressed In cubic feet per second per Square mile (line headed "Cfsm"), or In inches 

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

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

large noncontrlbutlng areas, or If the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin 

Is usually less than 20 Inches.

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

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

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

most stations are listed below the table of dally and monthly discharge. All Independent 

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

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

general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 3-B

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

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

evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. For such stations, values of 

cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are not published unless 

storage or diversion records are included to indicate the extent of the regulation or diversion or unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is 

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

Even at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors in computed runoff may 

occur when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge.

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

been included for some streams.
PUBLICATIONS

3890ZZ O -56 -Z
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 3-B

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

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 2 

llth A, pt. 2 

12th A, pt. 2 

13th A, pt. 3 

14th A, pt. 2

16th A, pt. 2

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4

20th A, pt. 4 

WSP 35 to 39. 

21st A, pt. 4 

WSP 47 to 52. 

22d A, pt. 4 

WSP 65, 66. . . 

WSP 75.......

Character or data

Descriptive Information only.

Descriptive Information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurement ratings, and monthly discharge... 

Descriptions, measurement and gage heights of streams east 

of the Mississippi Rive and Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas Rlv r. 

Descriptions, measurement and gage heights of streams west 

of the Mississippi Rive except Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas Rlv r. 

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

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

Monthly dlschargs ............................................

Year

1884 to September 1890. 

1884 to JUne 30, 1891. 

1884-92. 

1888-93. 

1893-94.

1895.

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901.

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

In general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins were included 

with those of the other rivers of the Ohio River basin.

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

Tennessee River basins, 1899-1954

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

19O6

1907-8

1909

1910

WSP

36

48

65, 75

83

98

128

169

205

243

263

283

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

WSP

303

323

353

383

403

433

453

473

503

523

543

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

563

583

603

623

643

663

683

698

713

728

743

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

WSP

758

783

803

623

853

873

893

923

953

973

1003

Year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

WSP

1033

1O53

1OB3

1113

1143

1173

1206

1236

1276

1336

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

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

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

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

streams and gaging stations In the body of the report. An Index of the records obtained 

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

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

873 for the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins) contains, for the area Included In that 

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

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

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

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

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

covered by this report Is Water-Supply Paper 197, "Water resources of Georgia, 1895-1905."

Records of discharge have been published also In State reports. Some of these are not
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

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

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

North Carolina

Tennessee. .... 

Do. ........

Period

1889-1923

1874-1924

Report

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North Carolina streams.

Una streams. 1

basin. 

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee'...

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

bas Ins ) .

(New, Big Sandy, and Tennessee River 

basins).

Issued by

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Department of Education.

1 Contains maximum and minimum dally, weekly, and monthly discharge and yearly mean discharge.

2 Includes records of discharge for all stations In North Carolina In the Tennessee River basin.

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

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

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been Included in special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic Information and analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following Is a list of these

reports: Report

WSP 334: The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

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

WSP 800: 'The floods of March 1936, Part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Ohio Rivers.

WSP 838: Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, January-February 1937.

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.

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

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

WSP 1227-A: Floods of March-April 1951 in Alabama and adjacent States.

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

Clr. 342: Floods In Alabama, frequency and magnitude.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

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

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

elsewhere.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other tnan the Qeologlcal Survey

Stream

Beech River. ........... 

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

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

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

Birdsong Creek. ........ 

Browns Creek. .......... 

Cane Creek. ............

Chambers Creek. ........ 

Chattanooga Creek. ..... 

Chestuee Creek. ........ 

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

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

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

Coweeta Creek basin b/-

Location

Near Chesterfield, Tenn. ......... 

Near Darden, Tenn. ............... 

Near Lexlngton, Tenn. ............ 

Near Darden, Tenn. ............... 

Near Holllday, Tenn. ............. 

Near Chesterfield, Tenn. ......... 

Near Chesterfield, Tenn. .........

Kendrlck, Miss. .................. 

At 38th St. In Chatt?,iooga, Tenn. 

Above Englewood, Terui. ........... 

Zlon Hill, Tenn. ................. 

Highway 30, near Athens, Tenn....

Coweeta Experimental Forest near 

Franklin, N. C.

Period

1940-54a/ 

1954 

1953-54 

1953-54 

1940-54 

1953-54 

1940-54V

1939-54 

1943-54 

1944-54 

1944-54 

1944-54 

1944-54

1934-54

Tenne! 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do

n. s.

Collected by

see Valley Authority.

Forest Service.

,§/ Gage heights only after June 30, 1943. 

by The Southeastern Forest Experiment Station of the D. S. Forest Service operates 31 stations 

In Coweeta Creek basin In order to obtain records of runoff from small areas.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 3-B

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

Stream

ditch) .

Flat Creek. ............

Harmon Creek. ..........

Indian Creek. ..........

Little Chestuee Creek. .

Parker Branch. ......... 

Persimmon Creek. .......

Pigeon River basin .£/.. 

Plnetree Branch ........

Pond Creek No. 1. ......

Rushing Creek. ......... 

Snake Creek. ...........

River tributary) .

River tributary) .

Yellow Creek. ..........

Location

Near Middlesburg, Tenn. ...........

Near Lexlngton, Tenn. .............

Near Cerro Gordo, Tenn. ...........

Below Wilson Station, Tenn.

Tenn.

Near Leicester, N. C. ............. 

At Persimmon Creek Dam, near 

Letltla, N. C. 

Near Waynesvllle, N. C. ........... 

Near Lexlngton, Tenn. .............

Tenn. 

Near Wilson Dam, Ala. .............

Near Decaturvllle, Tenn. .......... 

Near Adamsvllle, Tenn. ............

At Moser Bridge near Doskle, Miss.

Period

1953-54

1953-54

1953-54

1939-54 

1939-54

1947-54 

1944-54

1942-54

195E-54 

194E-54

1949-54 

1941-54 

1953-54

1948-54

1953-54 

.1939-54 

1953-54

1934-54

1939-54

1953-54

1937-54

Collected by

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

sJ The Tennessee Valley Authority operates stations on 6 

3.5 to 5.6 acres In the Pigeon River basin.

small watersheds ranging In area from

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

The water year 1954 was characterized by deficient runoff over most of the area covered by this report. Drought conditions which existed over most of the area during October, November, and December were broken by moderate floods during January. Runoff 

again became deficient during June and drought conditions again prevailed over most of 

the area during the remainder of the water year. Record-low flows were experienced at 

many gaging station sites during October and during September. The gaging station on 

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C. experienced flows in September that were the 

second lowest since 1895, the lowest having occurred with the drought of 1925. For three 

key gaging stations in the area covered by this report, a comparison of the monthly and 

yearly mean discharge during the 1954 water year with the median for the 25-year period 

1921-45 is shown in figure 3 on the opposite page.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

2500

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C. 

Drainage area, 945 sq mi.

 8 2000-

.B

1000

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

North Fork Holston River near Saltsville, Va. 

Drainage area, 222 sq mi.

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

14,000

12,000

Duck River above Hurricane Mills, Tenn. 

Drainage area 2,557 sq mi.

10,000

 3 

.g8000

I 6000 

4000 

2000

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

year 

Explanation

Median of monthly mean discharge for 25-year period 1921-46. 

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1954

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1954 water year with median discharge for 25-year period.
14 GAGING-STATION RECORDS

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Poor Fork at Cumberland, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°58 I 25", long 82°59'35", at left end downstream side of Second Street 

Bridge at Cumberland, Harlan County, 0.1 mile upstream from Cloverllck Creek and 

0.5 mile downstream from Looney Creek. 

Drainage area. 82.1 sq'mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,415.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Average discharge. 14 years, 136 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,650 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 5.19 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Oct. 14, Nov. 5; minimum gage height, 0.03 ft Oct. 3, 4, 5.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 7,500 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for part of 

Oct. 28, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 3, 4, 5, 1953.

Flood In January 1927 reached a stage about 0.5 ft higher than that of Jan. 7, 1946 

(discharge, 12,000 cfs, estimated by Corps of Engineers). Flood of July 1939 reached 

a stage of 9.3 ft, from floodmarks.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures publishes In the water-supply 

papers Indicated.

WSP

1143 

1173 

1206 

1276

Water 

year

1949 

1950 

1951 

1953

Date

Mar. 

Jan. 

Dec. 

May

18, 1949 

30, 1950 

7, 1950 

19, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,640 

4,390 

4,220 

3,200

Gage height 

( f eet )

5.94 

6.48 

6.26 

5.63

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those below

20 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSF 923: 1940(M). Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet

per second, i'or the water years 1949-51, superseding those published In WSP 1143,

1173, and 1206, are given herewith:

Date

1949

July 16

17

18

19

1950

Jan. 11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

1,020

1,430

1,150

726

327

342

370

1,010

685

Date

1950-Con.

Jan. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

27

28

29

30

Dischai-ge

650

620

482

768

585

378

270

392

462

334

2,480

Date

1950-Con.

Jan. 31

Feb. 1

2

3

4

9

10

Dec. 7

1951

Feb. 1

Dischai-ge

3,170

2,260

2,940

1,040

570

530

655

2,250

2,560

Month

July 1949. ..........................

Calendar year 1949 ................

Calendar year 1950 ................

Cfs-flays

6,483

61,207

9 242

69,892

71,400

Maximum

1,430

2,050

3,170

3,170

2,560

Minimum

14

14

13S

14

54

12

11

11

Mean

209

16S

191

196

Per square 

mile

2.55

1.83

2.05

6.74

5.65

2.48

3.63

2.33

5.14

2.14

2.39

Runoff In 

Inches

2.94

24.74

27.72

7.76

5.89

33.77

4.19

31.67

5.35

29.09

32.35

Revised peak discharge. 1948-49; Jan. 5 (5:30 p.m.) 1,95O cfs; Mar. 10 (11:30 a.m.) 3,64O cfs; 

July 16 (10:30 p. m .) 3,400 cfs; Aug. 16 (11 p.m.) 2,550 cfs.

1949-50: Dec. 13 (1 p.m.) 3,330 cfs; Jan. 30 (9 p.m.) 4,390 cfs; Feb. 2 (6 a.m.) 4,22O cfs.

1950-51: Dec. 7 (2 p.m.) 4,220 cfs (6.26 ft): Feb. 1 (3 p.m.) 4,030 cfs (6.22 ft). 

1952-53: Feb. 21 (8 a.m.) 2,900 cfs (5.40 ft); May 19 (3 p.m.) 3,200 cfs (5.63 ft)
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Poor Pork at Cumberland, Ky.--Continued

15

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

0.0 

.1 

.3 

.5

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

120

220

420

930

2,440

0.1 5.5

.2 10

.4 25

.6 46

1.0 118

1.5 245

2.0 420

4.0 1,560

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.7

4.4

2.9

2.9

2.6

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

*3.2

2.6

3.2

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.5

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.8

4.1

5.0

3.8

 5TJ 6.6

4.7

111.1

3.58

0.044

0.05

Nov.

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.6

TZ

3.2

3.8

3.5

3.5

*3.8

3.8

2.9

3.8

8.8

15TO"

14

12

10

9.0

9.0

8.6

166.3

5.54

0.067

0.08

Dec.

7.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

7.0

9.5

7.8

40

74

45

22

20

46

53

34

a26

a21

a20

ale

a!7

17

18

18

16

13

12

*12

12

12

12

636.1

20.5

0.250

0.29

Jan.

10

11

10

9.5

10

10

9.5

9.0

TJ?

28

124

a85

a 60

a65

654

1.960

546

242

155

155

340

1,110

706

388

260

184

174

*160

137

114

95

7,824.0

252

3.07

3.54

Feb.

82

76

71

64

60

56

49

42

44

41

39

34

 JT 30

31

32

38

41

41

50

68

75

75

76

61

64

60

101

_

1,532

54.7

0.666

0.69

Mar.

392

348

673

*I5S~

299

245

227

281

344

416

420

293

: 322

348

305

230

182

150

133

137

122

110

103

95

55

146

167

153

137

128

126

7,583

245

2.98

3.43

Apr.

124

118

112

101

93

88

95

*99

114

122

120

114

95

91

84

89

158

224

T8T

148

122

105

116

118

116

108

110

148

135

114

3,565

119

1.45

1.61

May

95

82

95

105

97

91

105

137

137

122

101

89

*78

110

290

245

170

216

254

212

172

139

114

97

86

73

64

58

52

46

39

3,771

122

1.49

1.71

June

42

86

64

55

49

44

39

36

39

40

35

32

213

5S9" 367

219

*198

146

110

86

70

56

73

55

45

39

33

30

29

27

2,626

87.5

1.07

1.19

July

26

25

24

32

31

28

23

172

133

63

55

41

33

30

32

30

26

23

28

23

31

174

*9T

55

40

32

28

26

23

22

2?

1,424

45.9

0.559

0.65

Aug.

21

22

20

23

26

28

?8

19

18

19

17

15

a!4

a!3

- a!3

a!2

a!2

a 11

TT

18

19

16

*15

18

17

14

13

a!2

a!2

a 11

a 11

510

16.5

0.201

0.23

Sept.

a 11

a 11

alO

10

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

.5

.5

.5

* .0

.5

6.0

S75

58

39

25

15

13

10

10

9.5

8.0

7.5

*8.0

365.5

12.2

0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,260 Win 2.6 Mean 105 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.44

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,960 Min 2.6 Mean 82.5 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.64

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 efs).--Jan. 16 (8:30 a.m.) 2,650 cfs (5.19 ft)j Jan. 22 (3:30 p.m.) 

1,660 cfs (4.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Cumberland River near Harlan.
16 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River near Harlan, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°50'55", long 83°21'20", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 119 at Loyall, 1.6 miles upstream from Pourmlle Branch, 2.0 miles downstream from confluence of Poor and Clover Porks, and 2 miles west of Harlan, Harlan 

County.

Drainage area. 374 sq ml.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,140.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Mar. 4, 1941, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 632 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,810 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 9.29 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 0.27 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 37,900 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 22.81 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 9, 1953.

Floods of 1918 and 1929 reached stages of about 22 and 20.0 ft respectively, from 

Information by local residents.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1940(M) . WSP 1173: 1947(M) .

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Nov. 22)

O.Z 

.3 

.4

l.O

1.5

14O 

325

Z.O 

3.0 

5.O 

9.0

590 

1,35O 

3,550 

9,350

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1O

10

9.O

9.0

9.0

9.O

7.0

6.0

5.0

Co

8.0

7.O

*8.0

7.O

7.0

7.0

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

8.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

12

14

18

16

16

279.0

9.00

0.024

0.03

Nov.

14

12

14

12

12

15

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

14 

*14

14 

14

19

37

69

71

li

69

59

46

37

51

775

25.8

0.069

0.08

Dec.

28

26

25.

25

26

51

32

121

550

277

155

120

225

356

Z29

150 

85

91 

85

81

87

91

69

a72

a74

a76

 77

79

69

65

5,460

112

0.299

0.34

Jan.

52

48

50

49

48

46

44

4242"

87

637

497

a225

a249

5,040

8.570

2,700 

1,150

716 

584

3,04O

4,810

5,720

1,740

1,120

810

980

 1,580

1,000

736

566

38,578

1,244

3.33

5.84

Feb.

335" 448

356

325

293

257

225

194

1S8

184

170

152

132

128

125

130

161 

164

155 

161

198

233

241

257

257

229

215

556

_

6,522

226

0.604

0.65

Mar.

1,780

1,620

5.100

*2,50O

1,420

1,050

89O

944

1,180

1,550

1,480

1,2OO

1,510

1,890

1,470

1,050

796 

662

584

626

608

548

550

486

475

858

96O

851

692

652

590

34,092

1,100

2.94

3.59

Apr.

554

486

458

420

400

370

436

*475

519

519

5O2

475

405

370

548

352

626 

960

82T 

656

556

464

448

448

405

380

380

572

578

475

14,841

495

1.32

1.48

May

590

330

361

56O

530

458

480

775

81O

680

536

442

*375

431

762

890

698 

849

1.280 

984

762

596

486

595

554

289

265

229

205

188

164

16,534

535

1.45

1.64

June

161

191

2O5

188

158

138

125

115

109

164

140

125

120

595

936

686

*1.170 

§96

56O 

380

277

221

2O5

198

155

152

115

1O5

95

87

8,750

292

0.781

0.87

July

85

77

79

174

128

101

85

120

542

174

120

105

89

75

69

65

63 

47

79

111

85

788

*514

261

158

113

93

79

69

63

55

4,472

144

O.585

O.44

Aug.

5O

61

79

75

77

122

97

69

57

49

43

44

43

38

37

58

45 

58

40 

75

118

75

*55

46

42

49

50

65

48

57

32.

1,788

57.7

0.154

O.18

Sept.

31

25

25

24

24

22

19

16

16

32

19

16

15

12

12

*12

12 

12

tt

143

93

65

46

34

3O

25

22

22

22

918

50.6

0.082

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,200 Mln 5.O Mean 542 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.66

Water year 1955-54: Max 8,57O Mln 5.O Mean 558 Cfsm 0.957 In. 15.01

Peak discharge (base. 8.2OO ofa).--Jan. 16 (9 to 10 a.m.) 9.81O ofs (9.29 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Poor Pork 

at Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 17

Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky.

Location. Lat 36"39'05", long 83 0 42'05", on right bank on U. S. Highway 25E, 0.4 mile 

upstream from Browne Branch, 3 miles north of Middlesboro, Bell County, and 5.2 miles 

upstream from Clear Fork.

Drainage area.--59.9 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,104.20 ft above 

mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Jan. 7, 1941, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 101 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,390 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 11.93 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 6,160 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 20.92 ft); no flow 

for part of Sept. 26, 1952 (caused by construction work above gage).

Flood of March 1929 reached a stage of about 19.6 ft; flood of Feb. 3, 1939, reached 

a stage of 18.5 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs or those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1941(M) . WSP 973: 1942(M) .

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 9-14, Aug. 3O to Sept. l)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

1.3

3.0

5.8

11

30

68

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0 

1O.O

100

185

260

680

1,370

1,670

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.7 

3.0

2.7

3.2

*2.7

3.0 

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.7

5.8

172

4.9

4.6

3.7

94.7

3.05

O.O51

0.06

Nov.

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7 

3.4

3.2

2 . 7

?7T

3.0 

3.0

3.0

*3.2

3.2

3.7

16

29

8.6

14

8.0

6.2

5.2

4.6

4.6

169.8

5.66

0.094

0.11

Dec.

4.6

£=1

4.3

4.6

4.3

5.2

7.0

5.5

63

52

20 

23

20

71

33

26 

16

11

9.8

9.2

9.8

11

9.8

7.0

7.5

7.0

6.6

7.5

*9.2

8.0

7.0

494.2

15.9

0.265

0.31

Jan.

6.6

5.8

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

575

13

44 

30

17

23

563

1,590 

362

140

89

216

*1,340

»1JOOO

520

245

140

1OO

257

276

*174

116

88

7,395.0

239

3.99

4.59

Feb.

71

64

65

62

52

47

41

37

37

36

34 

29

26

25

25

30 

68

65

61

6O

57

48

42

50

49

48

46

548

1,623

58.0

0.968

1.01

Mar.

741

405

596

426

*269

188

144

136

152

158

138 

107

254

342

206

136 

104

89

89

86

71

64

69

88

136

484

314

192

131

107

92

6,514

210

3.51

4.04

Apr.

78

65

58

55

53

50

60

74

*76

74

72

71

64

62

61

106 

507

382

198

125

97

83

76

71

64

110

267

395

198 

143

3,795

126

2.10

2.36

May

97

82

167

239

ITS

118

132

164

158

118

97 

83

*76

109

104

97 

85

79

67

57

49

42

37

32

30

28

25

23

21

22 

18

2,626

84.7

1.41

1.63

June

37

34

30

25

21

18

15

13

13

12

11 

9.8

12

10

14

14 

71

*37

a22

a!5

a!2

alO

a9.5

a9.O

8.0

7.0

6.6

5.8

5^2.

5.5

512.4

17.1

0.285

0.32

July

5.8

5.5

7.9

16

7.5

5.8

6.6

3113"

8.0

7.0 

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.8 

5.5

5.2

4.6

5.5

14

29

13

8.6

7.0

*6.6

5.5

4.0

479 

4.9

4.6

266.9

8.61

0.144

0.17

Aug.

4.O

6.8

17

29

16

38

If

9.2

9.2

7.5

6.2

5.5

6.2

5.8

5.2

5.2 

4.9

5.2

4.9

9.8

7.0

4.9

6.5

5.2

4.6

4.3

3.7

3.7

3.4 

2.7

2.5

257.9

8.32

0.139

0.16

Sept.

2.3

*2.1

*1.9

1.9

2.1

1.7

2.3

1.7

1.7

1.9

H1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9 

1.7

1.6

1.6

6.4

"6.2 16

4.0

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7 

7.0

9O.6

3.02

0.05O

O.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,28O Mln 2.3 Mean 85.7 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.44

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,590 Mln 1.6 Mean 65.3 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.82

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). --Jan. 16 (5 a.m.) 2,390 cfs (11. 93 ft): Jan. 21 (4:30 a.m.) 1,980

cfs (10.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

and records for nearby stations.
18 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River near Plnevllle, Ky.

Location (revised).--Lat 36°48'49", long 83°45'56", on downstream side of center pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 25E, 0.5 mile south of Plat Lick, 2.4 miles downstream from 

Greasy Creek, 4.7 miles upstream from Stinking Creek, and 5.0 miles northwest of Plnevllle, Bell County.

Drainage area.--822 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 955.45 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

cTatum. Prior to June 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since May 26, 

1943, auxiliary staff gage 1.9 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,265 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 cfs Jan. 16; maximum gage height, 32.16 

ft Jan. 16; minimum discharge, 6.0 cfs Oct. 18 (gage height, 4.65 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 57,900 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 49.31 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 36,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 44.34, 47.3, and 49.31 ft; minimum, 6.0 cfs Dot. 6, 1952, Oct. 18, 1953.

Flood of March 1929 reached a stage of 47.3 ft (discharge, 51,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting-control, which are fair, 

flow regulated by powerplant 1.9 miles upstream from station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1053: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of shifting-control (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Jan. 15-18, 21-25, 27, 28, Feb. 28 to Mar. 6,

Mar. 10, 11, 14, 15, 26-29, Apr. 17-20, 28, 29, May 4-6, 8-10)

Low

4.6

4.7

4.8 

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.7 

6.0

11

23

39

63

112

176

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

20.0

30.0

295

450

880

1,950

4,500

9,800

18,800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

13

14

12

11

9.0

8.6

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

*6.4

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.6

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.8 

7.8

7.4

7.8

9.0

12

15

IS

16

280.6

9.05

0.011

0.01

Nov.

16

2?

22

22

22

22

20

21

20

17

17

16

17

17

17

18

19

19

*19

20

22

28

86 

TI3- 120

118

120

84

75

68

1,222

40.7

0.050

0.06

Dec.

48

40

27

33

29

34

42

34

90

413

704

398

295

416

673

574

377

210

130

141

152

147

130 

120

100

110

108

124

*124

126

114

6,063

196

0.238

0.27

Jan.

103

92

84

86

78

72

74

68

66

9T

468

1,080

538

371

3,600

17,400

9,946

3,020

1,700

1,350

8,110

9,530

9,350 

4,110

2,520

1,770

1,610

*2,460

2,350

1,720

1,300

85,111

2,746

3.34

3.85

Feb.

1,010

848

768

727

637

558

486

422

394

377

362

335

298

278

265

272

454

558

554

514

530

518

502 

542

578

558

514

1,410

15,269

545

0.663

0.69

Mar.

5,610

4,270

5,350

6.220

*3,520

2,670

2,250

2,140

2,490

2,740

2,820

2,470

2,330

3,080

3,050

2,460

1,820

1,470

1,270

1,260

1,200

1,080

1.040 

1,056

1,100

2,320

2,270

2,000

1,660

1,570

1 * 390

75,970

2,451

2.98

3.44

Apr.

' 1,240

1,080

965

855

844

781

885

1,160

 1,530

1,400

1,280

1,200

1,040

930

858

945

2,120

2.500

2,130

1,700

1,410

1,170

1,120 

1,470

1,180

1,080

1,120

2,060

1,780

1,530

39,193

1,306

1.59

1.77

May

1,200

980

1,120

2.000

1,790

1,430

1,310

1,730

1,870

1,640

1,370

1,110

925

*935

1,060

1,350

1,280

1,140

1,540

1,610

1,280

1,020

822 

678

574

490

432

387

344

320

290

34,027

1,098

1.34

1.54

June

285

353

323

362

308

265

230

200

183

165

178

198

158

222

596

736

975

*1,180 ~7to~

530

415

320

268 

222

232

189

161

136

116

101

10,357

345

0.420

0.47

July

94

86

84

84

116

172

145

134

163

286

292

202

150

120

98

54

56

58

70

72

63

101

582 

422

326

238

183

 122

107

S3

50

4,818

155

0.189

0.22

Aug.

58

54

51

66

108

118

145

141

103

80

63

48

46

42

45

66

24

3?

38

89

76

94

118 

89

74

51

42

25

45

65

48

2,151

69.4

0,084

0.10

Sept.

40

34

*35

30

29

22

19

17

16

16

11

11

12- 10

13

11

10

10

10

28

49

103

120"

81

59

50

38

29

*29

1,114

37.1

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 17,900 Mln 6.2 Mean 1,083 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.90

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,400 Min 6.2 Mean 755 Cfsm 0.918 In. 12.47

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 ofs).--Jan. 16 (4 D.m.) 19.500 cfs (32.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Shifting-control method used June 3 to Sept. 30.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 19

Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky.

Location (revised).--Lat 36°51'45", long 83°53'13", near center of span on upstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 11, at Barbourville, Knox County, 0.4 mile upstream from 

Richland Creek.

Drainage area. 972 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1931, July 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 943.23 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, staff or 

chain gage at same site at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,713 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 cfs Jan. 16; maximum gage height, 28.39 

ft Jan. 17; minimum discharge observed, 5.2 cfs Oct. 16.

1922-31, 1948-54: Maximum discharge, 47,900 cfs May 31, 1927, from rating curve 

extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of runoff comparisons with nearby stations; maximum 

gage height, 40.25 ft Feb. 2, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 0.2 cfs Oct. 5, 1930 

(gage height, -0.25 ft, datum then in use).

Flood of January 1946 reached a stage of 42.8 ft, present datum.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

563,603 

603 

643,1113 

683,1113 

1173

Water 

year

1923 

1925 

1927 

1929 

1950

Date

Feb. 4, 1923 

Dec. 9, 1924 

May 31, 1927 

Mar. 23, 1929 

Feb. 2, 1950

Discharge 

(cfs)

28,200 

27,400 

47,900 

46,300 

34,000

Gage height 

( f eet )

30.6 

30.2 

37.1 

t39.2 

37.74

t Occurred Mar. 24, 1929.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years). WSP 603: 1923-24. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water years 1927, 1929, and 1950-51, superseding those published 

in WSP 643, 683, 1113, 1173, and 1206, are given herewith:

Date

1926

Dec. 10

11

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1927

June 1

Discharge

13,600

8,510

16,700

35,400

25,400

15,600

25,000

31,800

21,100

13,900

19,600

11,100

18,600

Date

1927-Con.

June 2

3

4

1928

Nov. 19

20

21

22

1929

Mar. 1

5

6

7

Discharge

4,940

6,560

6,860

23,500

37,000

22,800

8,960

8,740

15,600

15,600

9,680

Date

1929-Con.

Mar. 23

24

25

26

27

1950

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

7

9

10

Discharge

33,300

40,200

20,700

13,500

6,380

33,800

33,900

27,300

15,300

8,030

3,860

7,430

12,500

Date

1950-Con.

Feb. 11

12

1951

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

8

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

7,570

4,910

29,200

37 , 200

23,800

11,900

6,100

6,500

7,200

18,000

17,100

11,900

5,710

Month

Water year 1926-27....

ater year 1928-29 ....

ater year 1949-50 

Calendar year 1950 ....

Water year 1950-51.... 

Calendar year 1951 ....

Cfs-days

-

_

-

815,257

Maximum

42,000

40,200

33,900 

33,900

37 , 200 

37 , 200

Minimum

35

47

1,200

72 

52

36 

36

Mean

2,850

2,510

6,892

2,234 

2,181

7,582

1,840 

2,250

Per square 

mile

9.67

2.93

7.89

2.58

2.30 

2.24

7.80

1.89 

2.31

Runoff in 

inches

11.15

39.82

4.21

9.10

34.99

7.38

31.19 

30.45

8.12

25.69 

31.43
20 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky.--Continued

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. ZZ to Nov. 1, Nov. 22-24; rate 

of change in stage used as a factor for most days above 4,600 

cfs; indefinite stage-discharge relation Nov. 3-21)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 18 Apr. 19 to Sept. 30

1.25

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

190

780

4.0

6.0

10.0

20.0

27.0

1,530

3,360

5,400

10,700

17,300

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

222

790

1,530

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17 

17

a!6

a!4

a!3

all

alO

a9

a8

a7.5

8.2

7.6

a7.5

a7.5

a7.5

*7.6

7.0

8.2 

7.0

F^

8.2

7.6

7.6

9.4

7.6

7.6

8.2

7.6

10 

14

19.

305.6

9.86

0.010

0.01

Nov.

17 

317

e23

e24

e23

e23

322

e22

e21

e2O

e!8

e!8

e!8

e!8

e!8

e!8

e!9

e20 

e20

e21

e24

28

*44

107

129

150

aT30~

120

108 

90

1,330

44.3

0.046

0.05

Dec.

66 

350

a40

aJS" a35

40

57

63

80

329

696

468

312

420

752

642

420

264 

166

129

154

144

141

132

102

112

102

118

129 

*129

112

6,419

207

0.213

0.25

Jan.

108 

a95

a88

390

82

75

78

78

68

88

426

1,130

678

594

2,610

16,700

15,000

6,190 

2,640

1,480

8,060

*11,400

11,600

6,340

3,140

1,910

1,470

2,450

2,340

2 f 100

1,400

100,508

3,242

3.34

3.85

Feb.

1.010 

894

816

*792

678

630

558

456

438

438

402

*342

282

246

252

246

468

630 

654

618

618

594

582

618

684

648

612

684

15,890

568

0.584

0.61

Mar.

6,760 

6,120

7,340

8,380

5,410

3,350

2,440

*2,290

2,660

2,990

2,960

2,600

2,250

3,560

3,410

2,550

1,860

1,480 

1,270

1,310

1,170

1,080

1,130

1,080

1,070

2,980

3,490

2,600

1,970

1,590

1,450

90,600

2,923

3.01

3.47

Apr.

1,300 

1,090

998

914

894

894

928

1,120

1,860

1,670

1,370

1,300

1,130

1,010

963

*998

3,520

4,440 

3, S§6

1,750

1,510

1,270

1,110

1,610

1,210

1,130

1,210

2,420

1,750

1,650

46,409

1,547

1.59

1.78

May

1,290 

1,070

1,100

2,270

2,080

1,840

2,280

2.570

2,330

2,000

1,660

1,240

1,050

988

1,080

1,290

*1,330

1,370 

1,630

1,860

1,400

1,130

962

802

622

3540

3470

418

s380 

359

527

39,538

1,275

1.31

1.51

June

338 

490

466

502

424

388

332

282

244

201

185

218

170

226

520

796

988

1.460 

969

598

472

559

*296

240

258

a220

a!90

166

150

117

12,245

408

0.420

0.47

July

110 

89

75

80

120

181

144

155

a!60

a300

a315

a240

a!70

a!35

a 105

a85

381

380 

a 80

a92

al02

120

394

a3"SO~ 508

a270

*151

a!41

al!2 

89

58

5,132

166

0.171

0.20

Aug.

50 

64

a60

375

86

110

155

T3T

117

389

370

352

348

345

346

355

53

a43 

43

98

110

alOO

120

a!30

3110

64

46

28

35 

43

2,310

74.5

0.077

0.09

Sept.

58 

58

*26

aZ8

325

323

321

a!9

a!8

a!7

17

a!4

312

all

a!2

aT6" alO

10 

slO

14

28

80

189

151

120

a90

365

a50

340 

*31

1,217

40.6

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 20,200 Min 7.0 Mean 1,293 CfBm 1.33 In. 18.05

Water year 1953-54 : Max 16,700 Min 7.0 Mean 882 Cfsm 0.907 In. 12.34

Pegk disehsrge (base. 18.000 Cfs).--J3n. 16 (10 p.m.) 20,200 cfs (28.39 ft st 4 s.m. Jsn. 17).

* Discharge messurement made on this dsy.

3 Doubtful or no gsge-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for ststions nesr 

Pineville snd st Williamsburg.

e Stage-dischsrge relstion indefinite; dischsrge estimsted on bssis of westher records and records for station nesr Pineville.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 21

Cumberland River at Williamsburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°45' , long 84°10' , on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

 Highway 25W and State Highway 92 at Williamsburg, Whitley County, and 2.1 miles downstream from Clear Pork.

Drainage area. 1,673 sq mi.

Records available . October 1950 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected in this 

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

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 891.52 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to July 2, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year. 20,500 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 20.38 ft);

1.64 ft). 

1951 (gage height, 29.85 ft); miniminimum, 6.1 cfs Oct. 23, 25, 26, 27 (gage height, 1.64 ft). 

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 37,200 cf Feb. 2, 

mum, that of Oct. 23, 25, 26, 27, 1953.

Maximum stage since at least 1918, 34.2 ft Jan. 10, 1946, from graph based on U. S. 

Weather Bureau gage readings. Flood of Mar. 26, 1929, reached a stage of 32.7 ft 

from graph based on U. S. Weather Bureau gage readings.

Remarks . Records good. Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water 

temperature for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 18

Dis

1,

1.

1,

1,

1.

2,

2,

.64

.7

.75

,8

.9

,0

.3

scharge ,

6

9

12

17

29

45

115

In

.1

.0

cubic

2.

3.

4.

6.

1O,

21.

feet

,6

0

0

o

0

0

per

2

6

21

205

360

920

,420

,500

,500

second;

June 19 to Sept. 50

1.65 10 1.9 50

1.7 15 2.0 45

1.8 20

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.O ft.

Day

1

2

3

4

f5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

11

9.6

9.6 

10

11 

11

11

11 

11

11

14

17

15

*13

12

11

9.6 

9.6

9.6

9.0

7.5

*8.0 

7.0

6.5

6.1

GTS

7.0

8.5 

9.6

10

315.7

10.2

0.0061

0.007

Nov.

19zf

21

25 

28

25 

24

26

28 

29

29

28

26

25

26

26

26

25 

25

25

28

37

*34 

32

115

175

157

151

151 

130

1,518

50.6

0.030

0.03

Dec.

110

98

85

75 

63

61 

57

55

75 

171

380

794

608

512

764

934

806

566 

372

280

222

212

216 

208

202

190

169

160

166 

*178

178

8,962

289

0.173

0.20

Jan.

181

169

157

145 

136

133 

124

121

118 

163

316

878

1,400

934

1,950

12 , 700

18 , 900

16,500 

*10,300

3,330

10,100

18,900

*20.000 

15,700

9,640

4,600

2,980

3,200

3,980 

3,580

2,750

164,085

5,293

3.16

3.65

Feb.

2,130

1,740

1,500

1,450 

*1,360

1,210 

1,070

*927

842 

788

746

698

626

548

506

524

976

1,470 

1,490

1,370

1,300

1,240

1,130 

1,200

1,610

1,720

1,530

2,450

-

34,151

1,220

0.729

0.76

Mar.

9,700

12,600

12,100

15.600 

11^600

7,440 

4,870

*3,800

3,620 

4,100

4,390

4,000

3,460

4,760

5,590

4,540

3,380

2,650 

2,260

2,110

2,030

1,840

1.720 

1,780

2,490

4,800

7,030

5,580

3,700

3,150 

£ j 690

157,380

5,077

3.03

3.50

Apr.

2,390

2,080

1,820

1,640 

1,530

1,470 

1,490

1,720

2,410 

2,760

2,460

2,320

2,110

1,880

1,800

*1,770

4,770

9.280 

7,100

4,590

3,170

2,500

2,120 

2,220

2,310

1,950

1,920

2,410

3,470

2 , 900

82,360

2,745

1.64

1.83

May

2,360

1,910

1,830

3,030 

5.940

3,180 

2,620

5,250

5,940 

5,650

2,870

2,510

1,900

1,750

2,000

2,050

*21,40

2,030 

2,150

2,590

2,450

1,970

1,560 

1,500

1,100

954

818

722

658 

560

 500

65,972

2,064

1.25

1.42

June

460

608

1,050

902 

824

674 

542

440

380 

552

504

276

288

292

548

710

1,170

2.200 

2,000

1,260

824

596

*460 

572

512

288

264

222

195 

172

18,745

625

0.574

0.42

July

151

156

127

130 

226

184 

208

222

520 

292

296

340

244

195

160

142

118

90 

70

75

88

115

166 

566

674

420

296

219

178 

*154

142

6,742

217

0.130

0.15

Aug.

118

95

90

108 

98

105

145

178

187 

178

148

121

105

90

78

70

63

59 

S3

68

61

108

155 

156

160

135

115

115

100 

*80

68

5,595

109

0.065

0.08

Sept.

65

72

65

53 

44

53 

28

26

24

21

17

14

14

15

*15

15

11

*10 

10

17

26

40

105 

152

190

151

118

92

75 

64

1,556

51.9

0.051

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,300 Hin 6.1 Mean 2,150 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.43

Water year 1953-54: Max 20,000 Hin 6.1 Mean 1,488 Cfsm 0.889 In. 12.08

eak discharge (base. 20.000 cfs). Jan. 25 (7 a.m.) 20,500 cfs (20.58 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
22 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky.

Location. -Lat 36 0 50'14", long 84°20'3611 , on left bank 700 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 90 (revised), and 1,200 ft upstream from Cumberland Falls, Whitley County.

Drainage area. 1,997 sq mi.

Records available. August 1907 to December 1911, April 1915 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.- Datum of gage is 825.49 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Aug. 15, 1907, to Dec. 10, 1911, staff gage at site 300 ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 3, 1915, to Sept. 1, 1933, staff gage at site 500 ft (revised) 

downstream from present site at present datum.

Average discharge. 42 years (1907-11, 1915-31, 1932-54), 3,121 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,900 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 9.30 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.98 ft).

1907-11, 1915-54: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs Jan. 28, 1918 (gage height, 15.5 

ft); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table 

re la

table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge 

itlon (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

O.98 4.0 1.8 58O

1.0 6.0 2.5 1,520

1.05 11 3.O 2.43O

1.1 27 4.5 6,120

1.2 7O 6.0 11,000

1.4 200 9.0 23,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a!6

al4

a!2

alO

ell

a 11 

a 11

a 11

alO

a9

7.0

*7.0

7.0

B15

a!8_

a!7

a!5

a!3 

a!2 

elO

alO

alO

a9

aS 

a7

*a6.5

6,0

6.0

7.0

a9 

alO

324.5

10.5

0.0053

0.006

Nov.

a 11

a!3

a!7

a20

a23

a26 

a28

a30

a32

a33

a35

a32

a31

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30 

a30 

a30

a30

a35

a45

*a60 

75

112

179

165

158

al50

1,550

51.7

0.026

0.03

Dec.

a!30

allO

100

a90

aSO

a70

a65

a60

a55

a!50

a350

a900

796

640

a750

a950

a780

a650 

a500 

361

240

208

216

a210 

a210

a200

al80

a!70

a!70

alSO

a!80

9,751

315

0.158

0.18

Jan.

alSO

172

165

alSO

a!40

a!35 

137

130

124

224

460

a750

al,450

al,100

al.800

11,400

18,6OO

16,200 

alS.OOO 

a5,000

a9,500

a!8,000

a21.700

16,700 

10,300

a6,OOO

a3,500

a3,700

a4,300

a4,000

a3,500

174,517

5,630

2.82

3.25

Feb.

a3,000

a2,OOO

al,700

*al,500

al,400

al,300 

al,200

*al,100

a980

a900

a840

a820

796

724

664

652

1,060

1,800 

1,980 

1,830

1,690

1,550

1,390

1,640 

2,350

2,410

2,140

5,060

42,476

1,517

0.760

6.79

Mar.

*10,700

14,300

14,900

15.500

13,200

9,090 

6,O10

4,600

4,100

4,580

4,760

4,530

5,950

4,450

5,750

5,160

4,000

3,150 

2,610 

2,370

2,260

2,070

1,960

1.940 

2,650

6,520

8,140

6,880

5,150

4,020

5,340

181,960

5,870

2.94

5.39

Apr.

2,910

2,550

2,180

1,980

1,850

1.750 

1,740

1,940

2,550

3,200

2,970

2,780

2,570

2,520

*2,180

2,160

5,440

10.400 

8,860 

5,950

4,120

3,150

2,590

2,510 

2,800

2,470

2,200

2,510

3,740 

3,450

97,760

3,259

1.63

1.82

May

2,820

2,300

2,11O

5,OSO

4.500

5,950 

5,290

5,710

4,480

4,550

5,540

2,SOO

2,500

2,030

2,140

2,200

2,220

*2,320 

2,300 

2,650

2,880

2,370

1,910

1,540 

1,500

1,130

979

880

784 

700

628

74,171

2,395

1.20

1.38

June

604

640

1,000

1,110

979

856 

712

604

514

440

580

552

516

516

516

370

904

1,540 

2,260 

1,590

1,070

808

628

*481 

390

325

298

264

224 

 193

20,484

683

0.342

0.38

July

165

151

13O

124

118

195

172

224

252

516

507

298

543

289

208

172

158

157 

124 

elOl

e85

eSJT

124

208 

671

592

410

289

*216 

179

151

6,972

225

0.115

0.15

Aug.

137

118

112

elOl

elOl

elOl 

e95

112

165

172

165

157

118

elOl

e85

e75

e70

e65 

e60 

eTQ

e81

e65

e75

124 

150

158

144

157

130 

*112

e95

5,411

110

0.055

0.06

Sept.

e81

e70

e70

e70

e65

e53 

e44

e59

e52

e28

e!7

e!4

e!2

ell

elO

6.0

6.0

5.0 

4.0 

*e24

e56

e53

e59

e55

106

179

IBT

118

elOl 

e90

1,607.0

53.6

0.027

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 20,200 Mln 6.0 Mean 2,541 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 21,700 Mln 4.0 Mean 1,685 Cfsm 0.844 In. 11.45

Peak discharge (base. 24,000 cfs). Jan. 23 (about 4 p.m.) 24,900 cfs (9.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorder trace, 

weather records, and records for station at Williamsburg.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite} discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and 

records for station at Wllllamsburg.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 23

Laurel River at Corbin, Ky. 

(Formerly published as Laurel River near Otas)

Location.--Lat 36°58'09", long 84°07'38", on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 312, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Corbin, Whitley County, and 

1.0 mile downstream from Lynn Camp Creek.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1924, July 1942 to September 1954. Prior 

to October 1953, published as Laurel River near Otas.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 956.05 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

cTatum. Oct. 2, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum 

2.08 ft higher.

Average discharge.--14 years, 345 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.52 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs July 27 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1922-24, 1942-54: Maximum discharge, 18,600 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 17.94 

ft), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

Oct. 5, 6, 1922, Nov. 3, 1923.

Maximum stage known, 19 ft in 1911, 1913, 1922, present datum, from information by 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by city water supply reservoir.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 17 June 18 to Sept. 30

1,

1,

1.1,

1,1.1,

.1

.2

.3

,4

,5

,7

,9

1,

2,

4,

7,

10

18

30

,4

,0

.5

.5

2,

2,

3,

4.

5.

7.

9.

.2

.6

,0

,0

,0

.0

,0

1

2

3

60

120

213

540

,000

,100

,360

1.07

1.1

1.2

1.3

Note

table"

0.9

1.1

1.9

3.7

. Same

above 1,

1.4

1.5

1.7

as pre<

,7 ft.

6.3

9.5

18

:edlng

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

 1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.8

2.4:

2.0

56.0

1.81

0.0091

0.01

Nov.

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0 

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.8

£.3

*2.2

3.3

2.8

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

65.3

2.18

0.011

0.01

Dec.

1.7

T7T

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.4

4.2

1.9

2.4

7.8

2.6

3.3

4.8

9.6

7.5

4.2

2.6 

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.4

4.5

2.6 

2.4

97.0

3.13

0.016

0.02

Jan.

2.1

2.0

1.9

2. 0

*2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

14

18

18

14

11

378

1,840

1,220 

472

246

459

2,590

2.810

2,090

1,050

536

374

348

357

276

226

176

15,541.1

501

2.53

2.92

Feb.

*142

128

122

116

99

85

73

64

59

58

55

48

40

37

39

46

118 

132

113

99

97

88

78

216

364

300

218

982

-

4,016

143

0.722

0.75

Mar.

2,030

1,690

2.120

1,880

1,180

1,240

528

*454

412

370

309

246

364

324

482

336

258 

221

200

264

258

186

IM

224

246

810

760

512

370

327 

309

19,096

616

3.11

3.59

Apr.

264

213

176

151

155

140

162

158

160

136

126

136

*115

100

94

113

594 

732

445

294

210

164

162 -229

167

184

218

285

235

174

6,495

216

1.09

1.22

May

153

122

214

476

348

243

423

1.110

670

388

264

191

144

167

229

162

116 

*197

267

191

142

104

80

65

53

44

36

30

26 

20

16

6,691

216

1.09

1.26

June

76

184

120

113

76

52

35

24

17

15

12

9.6

142

455

234

398

1.660

134

75

*49

34

23

16

12

8.4

6.6

4.3

3.3 ? c e ' a

4,334.7

144

0.727

0.81

July

2.3

2.1

2.5

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

7.7

31

13

9.5

5.1

3.3

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.2 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.0

4.9

1.0

1.0 

1.0

111.0

3.58

0.018

0.02

Aug.

i.0

 1.1

1.2

1.9

2.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.4 

2.0

3.9

4.1

3.1

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

2.0 

1.5

 1.2

47.4

1.53

0.0077

0.009

Sept.

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6 

1.3

1.2

11

19

7.5

3.3

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.9 

1*8

80.5

2.68

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,240 Mln 1.3 Mean 263 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.03

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,810 Mln 0.9 Mean 155 Cfsm 0.78 In. 10.64

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 efs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement maae on this day.
24 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Wood Creek near London, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°09'40", long 84°06'45", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on 

frr~§7 Highway 25, 0.2 mile upstream from Peacock Branch, 2.8 miles northwest of London, 

Laurel County, and about 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.84 sq mi.

Records available. September 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,123.50 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 87 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 2.93 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs for many days; minimum gage height, 1-09 ft Aug. 22.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, Sept. 23, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1

1

1

1

1

Dl

23

24

25

26

.1

.15

.2

.25

.3

scharg

0.2

.3

.6

1.0

1.5

56, in cubic

0.3

.3

.3

.3

1.

1.

1.

2.

feet per s

Sept

4

5

7

0

econd

. 27

28

29

30

2,

4,

11

27

, 1!

.8

.8

)53

.2 

.2 

.3 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

33

34

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3 x.

~5

.2

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.2

'

8.8

0.38

0.073

0.09

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

73

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.8

0.26

0.068

0.08

Dec.

0.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.4

.3

iig.

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

8.5

0.37

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max

Jan.

 S. 0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

2.4

1.0

.6

.3

1.2

13

*8.8

3.8

2.0

1.6

2j>

18

22

8.2

6.2

5.1

4.4

5.9

4.4

4.0

3.4

'

146.0

4.71

1.23

1.41

Feb.

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

T74

1.4

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8

4.6

3.3

2.6

2.2

14

_

69.9

2.50

0.651

0.68

Mar.

*14

14

26

IS

11

9.2

7.9

7.3

6.8

6.3

5.6

4.8

7.0

5.4

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.8

4.4

4.8

3.6

3.4

T35

3.6

6.8

8.6

6.8

5.9

5.1

4. 8

4.6

321.6

7.15

1.86

2.15

Apr.

4.2

3.8

3.2

3.2

*3.0

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.1

77T

2.1

7.6

~7.6 13

5.9

5.1

4.8

4.2

5.5

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.2

3.2

121.6

4.05

1.05

1.18

May

2.7

4.8

8.7

7.9

6.2

5.1

20

TJ

9.8

*7.6

6.8

5.9

5.4

6.2

4.6

4.0

3.6

4.0

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

153.4

4.95

1.29

1.49

June

6.9

T^

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

 1.2

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

39.1

1.30

0.339

0.38

July

0.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

3.0

-79- 5.4

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

^4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

23.0

0.71

0.185

0.31

Aug.

0.4

.5

.6

1.1

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

2.1

7

.5

.4

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3 *75

16.5

0.53

0.138

0.16

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

j£

.3

.3

.2

.2

1.0

1.9 ~73

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

11.4

0.38

0.099

0.11

Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 36 Min 0.2 Mean 3.26 Cfsm 0.589 In. 8.02

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs).--Jan. 20 (7:30 p.m.) 87 cfs (3.93 ft). 

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

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37"10"05", long 84"17"25", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 80 at Billows, Rockcastle County, 1.0 mile downstream from Hawk Creek, 

1.0 mile upstream from Pine Creek, and 13 miles west of London.

Drainage area.--607 sq mi.

Records available . July 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 802.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 19, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 883 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,020 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 16.40 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 46,800 cfs June 29, 1947 (gage height, 45.48 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 20, 1954.

Flood of January 1913 reached a stage of about 40 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions.--WSP 953: Drainage area.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Jan. 9)

Oct. 1 to May 8 May 9 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.65

1.0 

1.4 

£.0

1.2

2.2

3.7

7.5

20

55

128

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

220

340

680

1,560

3,580

6,950

0.45 

.5

.6 

.7

1.0 

1.4 

3.4 

6.0 

9.5

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

123

220

Note. Same as precedIng table above 2.5 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.7

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

Z.5

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.5

*2.5

Z.2 

2.5

2.8

3.7

4.3

4.0

4.7

5.9

8.5

9^5. 

9.5

98.7

3.18

0.0052

0.006

Nov.

11

12

11

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

10

11

11

10

10

10

10 

11

15

17 *29

19

12

11

8.5

5.9

344.9

11.5

0.018

0.02

Dec.

5.5

4.7

4.7

4.0

5.7

5.9

5.9

5.9

8.5

12

9.5

9.5

11

26

35

50

40

30

22

18

15

15

16

22

25

20

16

16

17

J.8 

20

511.8

16.5

0.027

0.03

Jan.

21

20

17

16

*15

15

14

T4

15

43

134

127

96

85

371

3,960

1,970

732

442

616

6.560 

4,120

2,840

l,5lO

1,070

844

736

848

704

584

466

28,805

929

1.53

1.76

Feb.

*376

328

305

285

250

222

194

164

150

145

138

130

115

108

105

108

128

157

155

146

153 

160

157

228

644

608

475

1.510

-

-------

7,644

273

0.450

0.47

Mar.

4. 850

5,220

3,560

3,560

2,150

1,500

1,110

*920

848

812

704

576

518

676

580

484

424

385

575

454

490

427

421

454

466

1,180

1,490

1,170

920

840

908

36,450

1,176

1.94

2.23

Apr.

780

664

588

508

454

415

379

364

346

325

505

325

*328

308

505

458

5.910

3,370

1,910

1,250

920 

736

451

636

525

576

528

463

412

450

22,949

765

1.26

1.41

May

457

460

484

936

956

728

1,190

4.680

2,570

1,530

1,050

784

608

532

572

460

382

345

551

*270

252

218

188

164

145

132

206

178

143

125

105

21,159

683

1.13

1.50

June

110

246

270

546

295

222

174

159

113

94

78

65

57

57

168

212

418

382

214

130

*91 

63

53

45

38

53

28

23

20

18

4,202

140

0.231

0.26

July

16

15

14

14

18

18

17

110

278

T64

81

50

38

30

25

20

17

15

15

15

17 

75

204

132

62

40

30

*24

20

17

14

1,605

51.8

0.085

0.10

Aug.

12

14

30

102

260

202

109

61

50

176

99

56

41

52

27

25

21

18

22

29

50 

29

27

25

28

19

16

15

17

45

*54

1,669

53.8

0.089

0.10

Sept.

26

21

17

14

15

10

8.3

11

15

12

8.3

6.3

4.8

3.6

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.1

T7I

15 

55

46

47

35

27

21

*17

14

17

475.5

15.8

0.026

0.05

Calendar year 1953 : Max 10,100 Mln 1.3 Mean 670 Cfsm l.io In. 15.00

Water year 1953-54 : Max' 6,360 Mln l.i Mean 345 Cfsm 0.568 In. ~> - 1Z

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3890ZZ O -56 -3
26 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Buck Creek near Shopville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°12'38", long 84°27'52", on right bank on downstream side of bridge on

State Highway 461, 0.2 mile downstream from Brushy Creek, 3.7-miles north of Shopville,

and 11.5 miles northeast of Somerset, Pulaskl County.

Drainage area.--163 sq ml.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 835.35 ft above me.an 

sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Dec. 1, 1953, wire-weight gage and crest-stage Indicator at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,710 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 8.41 ft); no - 

flow at times.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 4,850 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 9.4 ft); no flow 

at times.

Remarks.--Records good.

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

discharge, In cubic per second)

1.48

1.55

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

0

.1

.2 

.7 

1.7 

3.4 

5.5 

8.0

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

20

41

77

150

480

980

2,520

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

.1.1

.2

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.8

111

1.1

.6 

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

11.8

0.38

0.0023

0.003

Jan.

0.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

7T

13

35

25

17

16

355

1,220

372 

216

165

901

«e,470

918

456

337

273

225

351

327

249

201

159

9,304.5

300

1.84

2.12

Feb.

135

*125

118

110

95

84

73

65

61

59

55

47

43

41

41

43

65 

65

55

52

52

49

44

44

43

40

36

37?J

-

2,110

75.4

0.463

0.48

Mar.

400

318

267

210

168

145

125

110

*100

91

84

75

129

130

93

75

67 

63

67

142

118

93

93

102

110

231

183

153

130

130

128

4,330

140

0.859

0.99

Apr.

122

108

95

84

84

77

79

86

105

88

84

93

*79

73

69

672

1.570 

500

300

222

174

145

204

237

186

399

198

189

142

128

6,592

220

1.35

1.50

May

105

86

79

108

86

73

614

632

291

204

156

128

105

100

102

84

69 

67

*63

54

49

41

36

31

27

24

23

21

20

18

I6_

3,512

113

0.693

0.80

June

133

71

180

105

63

44

33

27

24

22

19

15

19

23

13

80

381 

71

40

27

21

*15

12

11

8.5

6.5

5.0

3.6

2.8

2.2

1,477.6

49.3

0.302

0.34

July

1.7

1.2

.9

.8

.6

2l4

198

73

31

19

12

8.0

5.8

4.0

2.6

1.7 

1.0

.7

.4

24

128

46

22

12

7.2

4.8

3.4

2.3

1.4

.8

617.6

19.9

0.122

0.14

Aug.

0.6

1.2

29

62

84

*35

20

12

12

22

16

11

7.5

6.2

4.6

3.4

2.6 

2.0

3.4

9.6

7.5

5.0

3.4

2.2

1.3

.8

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

365.4

11.8

0.072

0.08

Sept.

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.2

5.3

7.2

7.5

4.8

2.6

1.4

.9

.6

.3

11

42.0

1.40

0.0086

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,160 Kin 0 Mean 180 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.98

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,470 Kin 0 Mean 77.7 Cfsm 0.477 In. 6.46

Peak discharge (base. 2,600 cfs).--Jan. 21 (4 a.m.) 3,710 cfs (8.41 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

New River at New River, TeVm.

27

Location. Lat 36°23'08", long 84°33'17", on left bank at town of New River, Scott County, 

700 ft downstream from Phillips Creek, 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 

27, 1.7 miles downstream from Brimstone Creek, and at mile 8.6.

Drainage area. 383 sq mi.

Records available. August 1934 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity 1908-52 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

~gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,092.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 20 years, 692 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,600 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 22.55 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Nov. 6-18; minimum gage height, 1.00 ft Nov. 13-18.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 44,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 33.58 ft); no 

flow for part of each day Aug. 12-15, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 41.2 ft Mar. 23, 1929, on old U. S. Weather Bureau gage 

1,200 ft upstream and at datum 3.41 ft higher.

Remarks. --Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. 

Cooperation. Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mov. 25 Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.3

.5

.7

1.7

4.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

0.5

1.0

2.0

3.6

6.4

12

25

42

2.2

2.5

3.0

4.0

7.0

13.0

19.0

67

119

254

670

2,640

8,200

16,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.7

 1.1

T7T

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

19.8

0.64

0.0017

0.002

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

!e

.8

1.0

1.7

3.2

2.5

3.0

18

19

15

13

13

96.9

3.23

0.0084

0.009

Dec.

11

8.3

7.3

6.8 

6.0

6.8

7.3

*6.8

61

482

278

163

181

384

525

288

189

130

87

78

70

68

67

66

64

6

58

57

57

55

55

3,583.3

116

0.303

0.35

Jan.

52

47

44

43 

 43

41

40

38

36

42

194

452

281

251

3,090

14,700

3,300

1,280

736

1,500

15.400

10,700

4,240

1,850

1,100

752

1,210

2,000

1,230

846

610

66,148

2,134

5.57

6.42

Feb.

476

404

362

339 

292

254

222

192

173

 168

165

148

130

119

111

153

933

769

620

530

570

615

512

1,230

1,740

1,200

840

5.710

-

16,977

606

1.58

1.65

Mar.

5.960

2,960

4,350

3,140 

1,740

1,160

828

635

534

476

440

400

690

986

780

605

512

*452

468

464

452

408

396

1,870

4,410

4,970

2,550

1,530

1,040

792

730

46,728

1,507

3.93

4.54

Apr.

1,230

1,130

882

698 

570

507

650

610

570

512

484

507

476

464

468

480

2.970

2,770

1,540

999

 720

570

520

525

452

432

420 516"

548

502

23,722

791

2.07

2.30

May

472

396

628

2.190 

1,420

930

736

810

742

600

498

416

366

385

456

432

370

*332

310

278

248

207

176

151

132

117

103

90

m84

89

14,244

459

1.20

1.38

June

696

476 

354

268

201

160

*146

132

103

82

82

111

,113

130

119

109

105

82

63

48

40

32

26

23

19

15

12

10

5,224

174

0.454

0.51

July

7.8

6.8

6.4

11 

20

25

27

63

85

66

42

28

21

*18

13

10

7.3

6.4

4.8

3.8

3.6

61

184

90

55

38

27

21

17

13

1,484.9

47.9

0.125

0.14

Aug.

11

9.3

10

7.3 

7.3

46

85

4l

31

23

18

15

14

13

13

12

*9.3

7.3

8.8

12

17

26

26

17

40

26

19

19

15

12

623.2

20.1

0.052

0.06

Sept.

7.3

5.6

4.3

3.6 

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

*.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

1.5

14

28

27

19

20

16

12

8.8

6.0

50

241.6

8.05

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,200 Mln 0.3 Mean 547 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.38

Water year 1953-54: Max 15,400 Mln 0.3 Mean 491 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.38

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 efs). Jan. 16 (11 a.m.) 20,800 cfs (21.50 ft); Jan. 21 (9:30 a.m.) 

22,600 cfs (22755 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
28 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Clear Pork River near Robbins, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°23'18", long 84°37'49", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Burnt Mill 

Bridge , 3.3 miles northwest of Robbins, Scott County, and at mile 3.7.

Drainage area. 278 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1930 to September 1954. 

Clear Fork near Robbins.

Prior to October 1951, published as

;e. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,081.46 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum. Prior to Aug. 10, 1940, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at datum 1.00 

ft higher.

Average discharge. 24 years, 445 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.45 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum observed, 1.0 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 18.5 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Sept. 19-21, 

1932; minimum gage height observed, 0.28 ft Oct. 1-3, 1936, site and datum then in use.

Remarks. --Records good except those below 10 cfs and those computed from staff -gage readings, which are fair.

Cooperation. Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. ZZ to Sept. 30

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

0.8

1.7

4.2

9.0

22

40

84

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

126

275

485

1,070

2,700

6,960

12,700

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

1.0

2.6

5.4

9.2

21

52

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

84

128

285

480

1,070

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.7 

2.5

1.9

*1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

iii

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.3

2.7

2.7

2.7

57.0

1.84

0.0066

0.008

Nov.

3.2

3.5

4.2

4.2 

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.8 

*3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

5.0

7.0

7.5

9.6

11

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

149.1

4.97

0.018

0.02

Dec.

6.0

5.0

4.6

4.6 

4.6

5.5

7.0

*8.0

15

30

47

46

40

90

183

115

76 

47

40

31

28

29

33

30

28

24

21

21

22

26

28

1095.3

35.3

0.127

0.15

Jan.

27

24

23

23

*21

22

21

20

203

195

130

115

743

7,220

2,600 

980

575

1,100

11.800

8,240

3,840

1,780

1,140

840

968

1,280

870

662

520

46,037

1,485

5.34

6.16

Feb.

415

348

320

313 

278

234

218

196

*156

153

142

126

109

98

96

136

918 

804

580

462

427

363

316

938

1,270

846

586

1.550

12,398

443

1.59

1.66

Mar.

2,490

1,680

1,490

1,330 

961

714

545

444

383

338

302

271

316

550

458

383

 327 

299

288

320

278

240

240

1,700

3,110

3.420

1,840

1,170

816

640

624

27,967

902

3.24

3.74

Apr.

840

744

602

480 

403

355

355

327

320

278

268

306

278

 571 260

344

1.900 

1,720

987

 674

510

415

452

834

726

555

530

462

415

355

16,966

566

2.04

2.27

May

302

271

375

535

415

367

383

330

288

250

221

205

322

591

471

379 

*327

288

260

285

228

189

162

136

121

106

96

86

79

21

8,819

284

1.02

1.18

June

352

780

555

453 

320

234

177

134

*128

180

150

102

77

122

156

189

183 

237

180

121

94

74

60

47

38

31

26

21

18

li

5,218

174

0.626

0.70

July

12

12

11

23 

25

16

19

35

39

45

29

20

15

*13

11

8.8

7.6 

6.4

5.7

4.8

4.5

24

~96 266

46

29

20

15

12

10 

So o

889.6

28.7

0.103

0.12

Aug.

8.0

7.2

7.2

6.8 

8.3

13

12

9.7

12

13

15

1713"

11

9.2

8.4

*7.6 

7.2

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.1

6.0

7.2

7.2

7.2 

6.8

6.4

267.1

8.62

0.031

0.04

Sept.

5.7

5.1

4.5

3.9 

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.1 

1.0

1.0

1.3

3.9

26

27

16

12

9.2

7.2

6.0

5.7 

7.9

168.2

5.61

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,080 Min i.l Mean 369 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.03

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,800 Min l.o Mean 329 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.07

Peak discharge (base. 6.500 cfs). Jan. 16 (about 12 m. ) 8,180 cfs (9.72 ft); Jan. 21 (about 3

p.m.) 13,900 cfs f(12.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge Jan. 17 to Feb. 8 computed from daily staff -ga-*e readings; discharge Sept. 13-20 

computed from staff -gage readings made once every two days.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 29

South Pork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°37'37", long 84°32'00", on right bank at mouth of Bear Creek, 1,600 ft 

upstream from Salt Branch and 5.5 miles southwest of Stearns, McCreary County. Records 

include flow of Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 942 sq mi, including that of Bear Creek. 

Records available. September 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,714 cfs.

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 36,100 efs Jan. 21 (gage height, 27.19 ft); 

minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 69,600 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 38.50 ft); 

minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 4, 1948, Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20, 1954; minimum gage height, that 

of Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 52.9 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 50 efs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1946(M).

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

In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 165

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

19.0

24.0

800

2,000

5,500

12,000

18,500

26,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

25

22

21

19

19

20

21

21

19

Ifi

16

16

16

19

19

19

19

19

*19

39

19

19

19

19

19

19

21

24

30

32

31

644

20.6

0.022

0.03

Nov.

30

30

29

26

26

a24

a23

a22

a21

a20

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!9

a20

a20

a21

a22

a24

a28

a35

a50

66

59

*51

49

49

57

916

30.6

0.032

0.04

Dec.

55

52

51

51

51

57

66

64

68

122

592

420

326

440

790

670

440

316

220

165

135

a!20

a!20

a!25

al20

al!5

allO

allO

allO

allO

al!2

6,307

203

0.215

0.25

Jan.

a!15

allO

allO

a!05

alOS

*a!03

alOO

a96

a93

260

750

650

2,060

2,240

5,150

21,600

14,300

*3,600

2,100

2,850

26,000

23,700

15,000

5,730

3,540

2,490

2,440

4,160

3,140

2,300

1,660

148,917

4,604

5.10

5.66

Feb.

1,310

1,100

1,000

960

655

735

630

560

520

504

492

452

406

384

566

416

1,690

2,420

1,630

1,490

1,300

1,360

1,160

2,060

4.120

3,090

2,180

4,060

-

-------

37,454

1,336

1.42

1.48

Mar.

11.600

6,760

6,120

6,400

4,010

2,660

2,120

1,660

*1,390

1,210

1,090

965

960

1,800

1,730

1,420

1,190

1,050

990

1,010

1,010

690

640

1,730

9,000

11,100

6,690

4,100

2,900

2,160

1,600

96,795

3,187

3.36

3.90

Apr.

2,220

2,420

1,990

1,610

1,360

1,170

1,160

1,290

1,210

1,090

1,020

1,170

1,160

1,070

1,100

1,260

5,790

6.770

*3,960

2,690

1,940

1,550

1,490

2,130

1,920

1,540

1,460

1,470

1,530

1,390

57,990

1,933

2.05

2.29

May

1,330

1,120

1,260

5,060

3,070

2,120

1,720

1,660

1,760

1,540

1,270

1,060

915

985

1,420

1,420

1,190

1,060

*950

640

765

695

560

512

460

420

564

348

320

296

268

35,076

1,152

1.20

1.36

June

396

2,700

1,600

1,490

1,100

605

605

496

448

464

444

360

304

324

592

584

440

426

444

364

292

232

186

156

*132

111

95

61

71

...Jr.

15,426

514

0.546

0.61

July

56

51

49

56

76

69

66

216

256

200

166

130

97

79

66

56

49

44

56

56

35

517

656

650

540

212

141

104

61

71

61

4,466

145

0.154

0.16

Aug.

54

49

*52

57

60

66

90

152

141

93

76

71

79

76

65

57

59

55

50

55

51

IS

46

46

57

62

51

76

61

52

50

2,036

65.7

0.070

0.06

Sept.

45

57

32

29

26

24

*21

19

16

16

16

15

14

15

13

12

12

11

11

33

124

116

72

 69

79

65

51

54

49

50

1,152

36.4

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1953 : Max 16,000 Mln 18 Mean 1,283 Cfsm 1.36 In. 16.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 26,000 Mln 11 Mean 1,121 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.17

Peak discharge (base. 29.000 cfsl.--Jan. 21 (2:30 p.m.) 36,100 cfs (27.19 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

station at Clear Fork near Bobbins, Tenn., and New River at New River, Tenn.
30 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°07'05", long 84°35'30", on right bank 0.1 mile downstream from Dry 

Branch, 0.5 mile upstream from Caney Fork, and 1.9 miles northeast of Somerset, 

Pulaski County.

Drainage area. 31.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1954.

Gagj..--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 867.34 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Oct. 28, 1953, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 5.04 ft); 

minimum recorded, 0.1 cfs Sept. 2-7, 11-19, 20; minimum gage height, 0.60 ft 

Sept. 12-19, 20.

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

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from debris Nov. 4, 9, Dec. 22-25, Dec. 3O to Jan. 3, 

Apr. 3, 11, June 3O, July 1, lo, 11)

0.6

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1 

2.0 

3.3 

5.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

25

56

105

210

370

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

ao.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

7t

.4

.4

.4

9.8

0.32

0.010

0.01

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.9 ;u2.6

.9

.5

.4

.4

.3

*.3

13.2

0.44

0.014

0.02

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

.7

.7

.5

.6

.7

.5

.6

.7

iil

1.3

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.6

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

21.4

0.69

O.O22

0.03

Jan.

O.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.6

1.1

17

11

6.2

al.7

a4.2

161

176

66

42

32

566

344

240

125

91

69

56

73

52

45

39

41

2,065.2

66.6

2.14

2.47

Feb.

28

*26

25

22

19

16

14

12

12

12

11

8.8

8,4

8.4

8.4

10

23

13

11

12

12

10

9.4

11

10

9.4

8.4

114

484.2

17.3

0.556

0.58

Mar.

89

70

59

42

36

31

27

24

*22

20

19

17

37

30

20

16

15

li

16

31

21

17

19

20

28

59

42

41

30

29 

26

967

31.2

1.00

1.16

Apr.

23

19

17

21

21

20

22

23

23

19

16

14

12

*11

11

173

207

95

63

45

37

33

58

50

35

29

27

27

21 

26°

1,198

39.9

1.28

1.43

May

19

15

16

16

13

11

152

80

51

37

30

24

20

23

20

16

13

16

*12

13

9.8

8.4

7.4

6.4

6.2

5.4

5.4

4.8

5.2 

4.2

4.2

664.4

21.4

0.688

0.79

June

104

24

111

39

23

16

11

9.1

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.2

5.4

3.9

24

30

9.1

6.2

4.4

3.7

*3.0

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

c^

469.9

15.7

0.505

0.56

July

0.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.5

.7

II

3.2

1.9

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

13

10

2.8

1.4

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3 

.3

.2

62.9

2.03

0.065

0.08

Aug.

O.2

378

11

20

T.6

*2.1

1.2

.8

1.8

1.6

.9

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.6

.5

11

5.0

18

3.9

2.0

1.4

1.0

.7

.4

.7

.7 

.5

.3

97.1

3.13

0.101

0.12

Sept.

*0.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

!i 1.1

13

2.1

.8

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2 

5.4

26.6

0.89

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 366 Mln 0.1 Mean 16.7 Cfsm 0.537 In. 7.28

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs). Jan. 20 (10 p.m.) 1,240 cfs (5.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 31

Cumberland River near Rowena, Ky.

Location (revised).--Lat 36°53'03", long 85°08'22", on right bank 1.5 miles downstream 

from Wolf Creek Dam, 2.1 miles upstream from Blackflsh Creek, 2.9 miles west of 

Howena, Russell County, and at mile 459.4.

Drainage area.--5.790 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 540.81 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum. Prior to Oct. 24, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 8,536 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cfs May 8 (gage height, 18.50 ft); 

minimum, 61 cfs June 6, 7 (gage height, 1.31 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 162,000.cfs Jan. 9, 1946; maximum gage height, 64.82 

ft Jan. 9, 1946; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 69.5 ft In March 1826, from profile of Cumberland River.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1940 has been revised to 

67,200 cfs Apr. 1, 1940 (gage height, 40.3 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 893.

Remarks. Records good except those below 300 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Wolf Creek Reservoir (see p. 63).

Cooperation. Records for Wolf Creek Reservoir furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions.. --WSP 953: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water year 1940, superseding those published in WSP 893, are given 

herewith:

Apr. 1, 194O........ 63,100

Apr. 21, 1940........ 65,600

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Oct.

1,100 

1,320 

990

220 

 1,320

1,130

1,5SO

1,280 

1,480 

1,300

2,440

3,540

2,780

1,700

2,060

841

980

82

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,380 

1,570

1,640

157

3,840

1,800

3.950

3,520

1,760 

1,080

50,600

1,632

Nov.

116 

4,190 

2,180

2,320 

3,360

1,740

3,060

761 

4,400 

2,150

2,160

1,120

2,240

2,200

1,340

2,060

3,320

1,650

1,890

ill

1,190

217 

1,200

2,800

4,050

3,320

3,900

6,090

2,860

6. 220

76,215

2,540

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

8,440 

8,280 

6,460

1,560 

1,260

JZi

2,740

8,080 

3,390 

2,750

2,570

2,480

604

a8,600

a2,700

alO,000

14,600

13,700

a9,200

a4 , 800

a5,500

a2,250 

10,700

5,640

938

866

6,020

9,260

10,200

8 580

, you

180,227

5,814

Jan.

12,900 

14.400 

4,020

11,000 

11,800

12,700

 1 1,800

9,000 

2.040 

3,180

8,240

11,300

12,700

10,800

3,130

3,170

4,710

7,760

8,110

6,060

11,200

12,200 

9,200

4,680

5,730

5,370

6,700

8,700

10,700

5,640 

4,990

253,930

8,191

Feb.

9,300 

4,500 

*a7,900

8,240 

5,850

2,260

4,140

12 . 200 

5,580 

a700

a4,700

a!2,100

al,700

a!50

565

460

1,460

3,010

2,660

142

835

4,330 

2,180

1,460

317

263

78

*2,770

-

99,850

3,566

Mar.

4,200 

8,540 

11,200

10,900 

10,500

8,200

11.900

8,170 

9,390 

2,640

1,030

129

630

2,400

9,100

8,190

6,030

2,820

3,180

3,200

2,630

8,530 

9,420

5,320

1,840

790

98

740

103

270 

1,850

153,940

4,966

Apr.

3,520 

1,580 

84

855~ 68 

101

193

2,240 

2,620 

1,360

3,280

*2,870

3,360

4,200

8,380

5,300

3,310

312

2,000

5,460

3,300

8,230 

8,800

10,200

6,000

9,660

12.900

10,300

4,280

3 ,260

_-_._--

127,973

4,266

May

3,520 

3,430 

10,600

11,800 

9,120

11,600

*10,700

16.500 

15,566 

14,700

12,400

11,700

14,400

13,100

5,730

140

4,TgO"

4,660

7,440

9,280

6,550

3,830 

224

8,430

a8,200

a7,200

alO.OOO

a9,200

a5,200

a!50

a9,400

256,864

8,286V

June

all, OOP 

*a8,200 

6,300

3,50O 

94

£6" 61

84 

3,900 

4,790

4,440

285

65

6,900

7,920

7,790

7,380

7,590

830

85

9,190

7,760 

4,040

5,820

4,630

1,350

175

6,900

3,020

2,050

-------

126,215

4,207

July

2,280 

4,100 

335

67 

68

2,660

2,470

2,420 

2,640 

164

750

*1,730

3,260

3,960

3,330

4,260

2,160

190

1,960

2,360

3,440

4.670 

4,540

780

142

1,950

2,060

1,040

3,740

2,430 

3,960

69,916

2,255

Aug.

580 

1,510 

3,220

5,860 

5,740

2,640

1,270

3,280 

3,640 

3,800

1,960

440

5,460

3,740

1,910

3,820

3,580

4,820

3,950

2,210

2,850

760 

3,980

3,420

5,030

5,130

2,340

5,190

450

3*420

98,440

3,175

Sept.

2,240 

5,300 

2,160

3,150 

960

2,740

2,360

6,210 

6,060 

7,796

3,300

153

6,050

4,960

7,000

6,720

3,400

3,890

6,fZ"°~ 136

2,020

279 

1,560

1,820

570

180

3,800

2,120

670

920

96,758

3,225

Observed Adjustedt

*lax 22,100 Mln 79 Mean 6,798 Mean 6,697 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.70

*lax 16,500 Mln 61 Mean 4,359 Mean 4,399 Cfsm 0.76 In. 10.31

* Discharge measurement made 'on this flay.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Wolf Creek Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharee pntimated on basis of turbine capacity tables.
32 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

East Fork Obey River near Jamestown, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°24'58", long 85°01 I 24", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 52, half a mile upstream from Poplar Cove Creek, 5 miles west of Jamestown, Fentress County, and 12-| miles upstream from confluence with West Fork.

Drainage area. 204 sq mi.

Records available. February 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 680.30 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 380 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 16.66 ft); 

minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 12-17 (gage height, 0.55 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 28,300 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 27.20 ft); 

minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 26-28, 1948; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 12-17, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--VSP 1003: 1943. WSP 1276: 1944, 1946(M).

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

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

2.0

14

27

50

200

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

12.0

315

480

1,000

2,500

5,800

7,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.3

5^

.6

.6

.6

* .3

.9

.9

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.3

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5 . 6

5 ' 6

161.9

5.22

0.026

0.03

Nov.

5.9

5.6

ET?

5.9

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.3

5.9

5.6

*5.6

5.6

5.6

7.9

14

16

T?

16

15

13

12

10

241.4

8.05

0.039

0.04

Dec.

8.3

7.6

7.3 TTT

7.3

8.3

9.7

11

13

18

21

28

46

90

122

86

58

38

28

24

24 

27

40

46

34

32

26

25

26

27

27

972.8

31.4

0.154

0.18

Jan.

27

25

23

23

22

*21

20

2ff

21

308

760

398

238

178

2,150

6,260

1,560

730

476

1,930

7,060 

6,480

2,520

1,180

765

565

772

880

630

480

380

36,902

1190

5.83

6.73

Feb.

322

288

262

240

214

188

168

150

142

*138

130

114

100

95

as

168

772

615

452

398

402 

340

310

530

625

504

398

1.110

_

9,268

331

1.62

1.69

Mar.

1,320

1,020

1,690

1,320

820

620

488

405

380

315

285

258

252

295

278

245

230

210

*210

218

208 

182

176

2,320

2,500

5,060

1,330

820

605

488

468

23,016

742

3.64

4.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,460 Mln 4.6 Mea

Apr.

605

540

452

391

346

312

308

310

302

280

275

3oT

302

290

285

1,310

3.780

1 640

880

620

*480 

408

352

330

322

312

338

340

318

308

17,041

568

2.78

3.11

May

280

242

230

265

265

238

230

258

255

234

210

190

176

358

685

508

398

*335

295

265

268 

234

200

170

148

128

114

102

91

84

li

7,530

243

1.19

1.37

June

219

754

IBT

426

328

258

200

*154

138

198

158

118

93

98

87

142

132

188

118

87

69 

56

46

38

32

27

24

21

19

17.

4,709

157

0.770

0.86

July

16

15

18

21

16

15

15

30

21

21

21

18

16

15

*14

13

11

10

9.7

8.7

9.7 

26

35

2ff

17

17

16

15

14

12

10

516.1

16.6

0.081

0.09

Aug.

9.2

12

15

13

10

14

15

14

13

15

19

T?

15

14

13

11

10

*9.2

8.7

8.7

8.3 

7.6

7.3

77?

7.9

7.3

7.6

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.6

340.4

11.0

0.054

0.06

Sept.

6.6

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.3

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.3

.0

Tj5

.0

* .0

.0

.0

.3

.3

8.4

22

30

27

20

17

14

12

10

9.7

12

271.3

9.04

0.044

0.05

n 296 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,060 Mln 4.0 Mean 277 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.41

Peak discharge (base. 8,000 cfs).--Jan. 16(3 a.m.) 10,300 cfs (14.35 ft); Jan. 21 (2:30 a.m.)

13,400 crs (leTee ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 33

West Fork Obey River near Alpine, Term.

Location. Lat 36°23'50", long 85°10'30", on upstream side of left pier of bridge on 

State Highway 52, a quarter of a mile upstream from Nettlecarrier Creek, 2| miles 

east of Alpine, Overton County, and 8 miles east of Llvingston.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi (includes 19 sq mi without surface drainage). 

Records available. December 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 684.81 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1943-54), 164 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 13-19 (gage height, 0.41 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 15.56 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 13-19, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.41 ft Sept. 9, 10, 19-22, 1951, 

Sept. 13-19, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. 

Cooperation. Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7-14)

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

0.5 

.6

1.0 

1.4

3.7 

6.9

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

120

220

550

1,060

2,350

.6

.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.5 

4.0 

6.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

175

340

565

1,070

2,350

3,170

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

*3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9 

3.9

4.1 

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.7

5.7

5.4

4.7

126.3

4.07

0.038

0.04

Nov.

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.9

4.7 

6.1

6.5 

8.5

7.7

6.9

5.7

4.7

4.4

138.2

4.61

0.043

0.05

Dec.

3.9

379

3.9

5.4

5.0

7.3

*8.1

8.5

8.1

13

15

12

18

54

46

25

19

13

11

9.7

9.3

12

16

12 

10

8.9

8.1

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

400.1

12.9

0.119

00.14

Jan.

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.3

6.9

*6.5

6.1

6.1

7.7

443

356

112

65

49

1,510

2,210

466

208

136

1,060

2,120

2,610 

910

444 

276

200

282

276

209

162

132

14,300.1

461

4.27

4.92

Feb.

112

102

91

81

72

64

50

50

*48

46

38

34

33

32

146

427

218

168

148

140

120 

107

152 

175

152

134

534

_

_______

3,530

126

1.17

1.22

Mar.

511

466

547

421

293

224

185

158

138

126

110

98

103

110

96

87

81

80

*80

78

70

62 

62

1.270 

1,120

1,240

552

324

230

188

175

9,285

300

2.78

3.20

Apr.

190

170

150

136

124

112

114

110

108

103

103

114

112

110

110

300

1.550

588

320

227

182

*152 

134

136 

132

152

132

124

114

102

5,991

200

1.85

2.06

May

87

77

82

124

105

91

88

93

84

76

68

62

60

126

162

130

110

*93

81

74

68

58 

50

43 

38

35

32

31

30

28

25

2,311

74.5

0.690

0.80

June

70

~76 106

76

51

38

30

*25

27

31

25

21

18

16

19

22

18

19

15

14

12

12

11

10 

9.3

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.6

813.7

27.1

0.251

0.28

July

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

11

10

9.0

7.6

6.8

6.2

5.9

*5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

6.1

18 

17

13

8.6

6.8

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.6

227.1

7.33

0.068

0.08

Aug.

4.4

9.1

12

9.2

6.8

9.3

7.2

8.2

8.2

13

8.2

6.8

6.5

5.9

5.3

4.8

4.8

*4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2 

8.2

7.6 

5.9

4.6

4.2

4.8

5.0

4.2

3.8

200.9

6.48

0.060

0.07

Sept.

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

276

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

16

60

28 

13

7.9 

5.9

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.6

13

216.2

7.21

0.067

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,950 Min 3-1 Mean 13? Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,610 Mln 2.6 Mean 103 cfsm 0.954 In. 12.93

Peak: discharge (base. 3.400 cfs). Jan. 16 (l a.m.) 4,270 cfs 

4,400 cfs (8.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3.29 ft); Jan. 20 (11:30 p.m.
34 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Term.

Location. Lat 36°33'40", long 8S°04'20", on right bank half a mile upstream from Widow 

Creek, 3 miles east of Byrdstown, Pickett County, and 5 miles upstream from Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 105 sq mi.

Records available. June 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 707.54 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 171 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,530 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 6.44 ft); minimum,2.0 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 13,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 8.94 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 17, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow caused by small mills above 

station.

Cooperation. Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1943.

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

In cubic feet per second)

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

1.7 65

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

112

216

400

690

1,080

2,080

2.0 

4.2

7.4

14

25

52

2.0

2.5 

3.0

3.5 

4.0

5.1

105

240

420

690

1,080

2,200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.8

6.6

~7.7 13

6.2

5.4

*5.2

5.4

5.2

5.2

11

5.2

3.9

4.4

5.2

5.2

6.4 

6.2

5.4

3.9

4.9

5.0

5.2

5.2

13

5.4

3.8

3.6

7.0

7.0

6.6

190.2

6.14

0.058

0.07

Nov.

14

5.7

4^0

5.2

5.9

5.7

5.7

9.9

5.7

4.4

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.6

12

5.7

4.8 

*6.4

6.4

6.2

6.4

16

6.8

12

14

11

10

8.9

12

5.4

235.8

7.86

0.075

0.08

Dec.

 678 5.0

7.0

7.7

7.5

13

6.8

*8.9

11

12

13

16

17

a32

a26

a20

a!8 

a!4

13

15

9.4

13

15

14

12

12

12

10

12

13

12

404.1

13.0

0.124

0.14

Jan.

12

11

13

8.3

*11

10

9.7

9.4

11

246

268

126

79

62

1,110

1,880

466 

232

165

766

2.150

2,050

823

a460

a345

a275

a330

8350

a280

195

150

12,903.4

416

3.96

4.57

Feb.

121

107

105

119

100

92

82

75

*74

70

65

55

50

46

47

74

244

177

140

128

121

104

93

128

165

148

121

485

3,336

119

1.13

1.18

Mar.

505

432

424

366

296

234

192

159

132

117

104

93

88

84

75

67

*64 

63

65

69

64

59

60

259

498

809

432

317

250

204

165

6,746

218

2.08

2.39

Apr.

132

115

102

93

86

80

81

76

74

li

114

234

186

165

168

751

1_,660 

684

412

*306

237

192

159

135

125

115

107

128

123

113

7,024

234

2.23

2.49

May

105

98

99

121

105

98

123

213

195

168

138

115

99

174

225

177

138 

121

*102

96

88

75

67

60

54

49

46

42

41

34

33

3,299

106

1.01

1.17

June

55

105

178

148

94

71

59

*49

47

42

38

34

27

27

25

24

23 

22

22

18

18

17

16

14

14

14

14

8.6

9.7

9.7

1,243.0

41.4

0.394

0.44

July

9.4

8.8

8.8

12

8.3

10

10

89

44

22

17

13

13

*12

13

10

10 

14

5.8

6.3

7.6

52

46

26

18

8.6

10

9.7

8.3

8.0

7.4

538.0

17.4

0.166

0.19

Aug.

12

7.2

9.7

11

11

13

13

14

9.7

9.7

8.6

8.8

10

8.8

11

6.5

*7.8 

8.0

8.3

11

11

13

6.5

8.8

8.0

7.4

7.6

9.7

11

5.7

6.3

294.1

9.49

0.090

0.10

Sept.

6.3

6.2

6.0

5.7

8.1

5.4

3.9

5.0

5.4

5.1

4.8

13

10

*4.0

2.6

2.3

2.1 

3.9

8.8

20

31

18

12

8.6

8.0

7.0

5.4

6.0

6.2

8.3

239.1

7.97

0.076

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,460 Min 3.6 Mean 133 Cfsm 1-27 m. 17.15

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,150 Mln 2.1 Mean 99.9 Cfsm 0.951 In. 12.90

Peak discharge (base. 5.600 cfs).--Jan. 21 (2 a.m.) 4,530 cfs (6.44 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for East Fork Obey River near Jamestown and West Pork Obey River near Alpine.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 35

Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°32'12", long 85°27'22", on right bank 1,200 ft downstream from Dale 

Hollow Dam, 3 miles east of Celina, Clay County, 7.1 miles upstream from mouth, and 

24 miles downstream from Wolf River.

Drainage area. 935 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1942 (published as "near Celina"), 

September 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 500.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum. Jan. 25, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1942, wire-weight gage at site 5.2 miles upstream at datum 12.46 ft higher. Water-stage recorder for station on Cumberland 

River at Celina is used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,256 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,770 cfs June 10; maximum gage height,

15.60 ft Jan. 22 (backwater from Cumberland River); minimum discharge not determined; 

minimum gage height, 4.26 ft Aug. 17, 19, 20.

1939-42, 1943-54: Maximum discharge, 41,400 cfs Feb. 4, 1939, site and datum then 

in use, from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 43.40 ft 

Jan. 12, 1946 (backwater from Cumberland River); minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from Cumberland River 

and those where computed releases for Dale Hollow Dam were used, which are fair. 

Plow completely regulated by Dale Hollow Reservoir, beginning Aug. 30, 1943 (see p.63). 

Figures of daily discharge shown only when there is flow from Dale Hollow Reservoir; 

when not shown, discharge is negligible.

Cooperation. Records of release from Dale Hollow Reservoir and 2 discharge measurements 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from 

Cumberland River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

4.9 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

200

300

600

9.0

12.0

14.0

1,470

3,090

4,520

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

-

-

-

-

-

*e90

493

-

-

elO

_

1,220

886

e30

e50

-

elO

-

-

-

elO

131

396

-

1,160

-

894

1.560

eSO

6,840

221

Nov.

e20

1,300

602

882

1.810

_

1,200

824

1,660

1,090

1,040

1,800

232

757

432

1,570

154

1,190

197

-

e50

110

152

593

1,160

_

149

398

183

1,060

20,615

687

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

878

836

846

-

-

_

717

*160

594

392

-

666

-

978

196

2,050

3,420

5.960

1,980

184

1,590

1,570 

2,600

2,520

-

.

1,070

1,000

1,180

2,040 

1,740

33,167

1,070

Jan.

1,580

2,440

eSO

2,340

2,260

2,580

1,820

1,060

e60

1,420

621

522

2,110

2,110

e20

226

132

1,140

655

1,760

cl,950

C3.810 

02,130

-

1,460

591

917

2,920

1,900

1,220 

586

42,050

1,556

Feb.

1,700

e40

1,220

2,840

1,280

_

e80

5,340

-

-

*400

5.580

1,560

_

211

_

2,120

1,550

-

-

_

2,700 

1,850

2,100

-

211

-

818

-

27,400

979

Mar.

1,810

748

2,580

5.290

2,540

1,270

2,540

2,680

1,540

108

_

-

-

-

3,200

1,760

1,540

2,640

892

244

155

2,050 

728

296

-

_

-

-

-

52,171

1,038

Observed

Apr.

e!7

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

e26

.

-

-

-

-

.

:

991

e82

1.500

475

1,480

-

4,569

152

May

e!7

e59

2,540

2,080

5,270

2,250

5.570

2,980

-

845

1,510

1,140

2,950

1,540

364

_

1,880

767

1,610

1,130

511

_

2,240

2,260

1,520

2,510

2,140

e26

2,020

43,089

1,390

June

2,150

2,060

-

-

-

_

-

(*)

-

2,270

2,240

_

-

2.410

2,160

2,100

2,120

2,150

-

-

1,350

946 

1,360

1,560

677

.

-

802

754

767

27,656

222

July

1,160

1.680

-

-

-

806

738

750

674

-

_

-

e4

_

e!6.

.

-

-

-

e6

_

e!4 

190

-

-

,

e4

-

1,540

e!7 

1,300

8,699

281

Aug.

250

856

924

916

2.020

998

-

1,090

-

355

_

-

992

-

492

1,080

840

1,150

847

540

280

892

908

1,280

862

755

1,600

890

626

21,425

691

Sept.

718

977

752

198

185

_

-

1,060

1,920

2.140

658

-

1,560

»1,080

1,140

778

e90

517

-

1,150

_

_

e58

-

.

-

-

-

14,759

492

Adjustedt

tax 5,960 Mln - Mean 1,154 Mean 1,069 cfsm LI* In. 15.55

"lax 5,960 Mln - Mean 774 Mean 827 cfsm 0.884 In . 12.01

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Dale Hollow Reservoir.

c Backwater from Cumberland River; discharge computed by using fall as determined by gage-height 

record for Cumberland River at Celina as a factor, 

e Computed release from Dale Hollow Dam.
36 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Celina, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36°33 1 20", long 85°30'47", on right pier of bridge on Stage Highway 52 at 

Celina, Clay County, 600 ft downstream from Obey River, and at mile 380.8.

Drainage area. 7,320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1903 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 488.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T9"29, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1930, staff gage at site 

400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 11,090 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,200 cfs Apr. 16; maximum gage height, 

18.55 ft Apr. 17; minimum discharge, 190 cfs July 7 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 145,000 cfs Dec. 29, 1926; maximum gage height, 

57.25 ft Dec. 29, 1926, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 

69 cfs Sept. 2, 11-14, 26, 1925 (gage height, 0.20 ft).

Maximum stage known, 59.2 ft in March 1826, from Cumberland River profile.

Remarks. Records good except those below 700 cfs. which are fair. Flow regulated by 

Wolf Creek and Dale Hollow Reservoirs (see p. 63).

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1923-38. WSP 1276: 1924.

Rating table, water years 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Nov. 29, Dec. 1, 4, 9, 17, 

19, 21, 24, 25, 29, Jan. 2-6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15-18, 20, 22-25, 31, 

Feb. 1, 3-6, 8, 10, Mar. 1-4, 9, 16, 23, 25, Apr. 15-18, 23, 24, 

26, 27, 29, 30, May 4, 7-10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 22, 25, 28, 29, 

June 1-3, 10, 19, 22, 24, Aug. 5, 6, Sept. 9)

1.6 220

2.0 680

4.0 3,380

10.0 11,700

17.0 25,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,280

1,050

1,570

998

972

*692 

1,450

1,660

1,560

1,380

1,180

3,520

4,190

3,660

2,300

1,S50

1,910

1,020

920

464

1,170

1,150

1,280 

1,610

1,700

2,370

1,730

2,950

4.980

4,590

3,130

60,386

1,948

Nov.

1,440

1,980

2,650

4,020

4,020

3,380 

3,930

3,840

4,070

4,620

3,590

4,650

2,480

2,510

2,780

3,590

2,510

4,580

2,430

2,250

1,540

572

1,040 

1,090

3,100

3,980

4,620

3,9.1.0

6.660

5,360

- 

97,192

3,240

Calendar year 1953 : 1 Water year 1953-54 : I

Dec.

8,360

9,730

9,420

7,500

3,410

1,990 

1,760

1.290

*7,510

5,380

3,580

3,530

2,020

3,180

5,850

6,480

12.0DO

18.300

16,500

11,000

8,380

6,160

6,340 

12,100

7,780

2,200

1,880

5,080

9,890

11,800

11,000

221,400

7,142

Jan.

11,500

15,400

12,900

8,170

12,100

14,900 

15,300

13,100

9,740

5,810.

5.190

8,600

13,500

15,100

16,200

13,200

6,060

7,160

9,120

13,100

21,500

23.200

19,400 

11,800

8,700

6,950

8,000

10,900

11,400

12,500

8,080

368,580

11,890

Feb.

7,790

9,700

7,180

9,980

10,300

7,170 

4,010

7,130

11,500

*7,620

2,760

5,480

12.700

5,820

1,600

946

4,280

4,940

4,050

3,550

2,360

3,410

5,600 

5,150

2,740

1,700

656

2,570

-

 ___ 

 

152,692

5,453

Mar.

6,760

8,020

12,000

16.000

15,100

13,500 

11,500

14,700

11,200

9,600

4,760

2,120

1,320

1,170

5,110

9,930

10,800

9,960

5,920

3,420

3,940

5,940

8,630 

11,400

8,850

5,620

3,930

1,970

1,210

1,260

800

226,440

7,305

Apr.

983

3,370

3,630

1,400

608

464 

1,090

972

1,260

4,090

2,470

2,780

5,220

4,320

7,130

19,500

23.600

9,370

4,610

2,750

5,460

4,900

8,570 

11,000

12,200

9,270

*10,500

14,500

11,200

6,490

 

193,707

6,457

May

4,070

4,46O

5,920

12,100

15,800

12,500 

16,000

18,200

18,300

15,600

16,700

14,500

14,800

16,400

13,900

7,880

4,490

4,120

5,850

8,810

10,400

7,480

4,320 

4,120

8,520

10,300

10,300

12,200

10,100

5,490

5,010

318,640

10,280

June

10,600

12.800

9,510

7,940

5,510

1,620 

548

*330

2Ii

3,590

6,730

5,580

2,550

2,850

5,740

10,300

11,100

10,700

8,430

3,800

2,190

6,730

9,370 

7,260

6,300

5,700

2,900

2,250

5,200

5,810

 

174,202

5,807

July

3,300

4,260

4,160

2,680

680

884 

1,400

3,810

3,560

4,420

1,870

596

2,190

3,620

4,320

3,660

4,540

3,320

2,050

905

2,550

3,770

5.660 

5,500

2,710

998

788

2,220

3,070

2,860

4,810

91,161

2,941

Aug.

4,290

3,480

2,190

3,590

7,300

7 .650 

4,490

2,510

2,880

4,750

4,140

2,960

2,410

4,000

5,240

4,370

4,250

5,590

6,160

5,440

3,630

2,690

3,720 

3,600

5,640

5,780

6,250

5,410

4,800

4,080

2.130

135,420

4,368

Sept.

4,190

4,540

5,380

3,940

3,550

2,510 

1,850

4,580

7,240

10.400

9,090

5,550

3,100

4,580

7,040

7,570

7,400

5,860

4,500

3,200

4,370

4,530

1,920 

632

1,310

1,600

632

1,190

2,720

2,090

 

127,064

4,235

Observed AdJuBtedt

«ax 24,100 Mln 464 Mean 8,917 Mean 8,730 cfsm 1.19 In. 16.19

lax 23,600 Mln 264 Mean 5,937 Mean 6,030 Cfsm 0.824 In. 11.18

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Wolf Creek and Dale Hollow Reservoirs.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 37

Roaring River near Hilham, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°20'24", long 85°25'46", on left bank 800 ft downstream from Crawford 

Mill, a quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 136, l£ miles upstream from Flat Creek, 4 miles south of Hilham, Over-ton County, and 15 miles north 

of Cookeville.

Drainage area. 70.8 sq mi.

Records available. June 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 21, 1940. Altitude of gage is 

770 ft (by barometer). June 23, 1932, to July 24, 1933, staff gage at site 800 ft upstream at different datum. July 25 to Nov. 7, 1933, staff gage 150 ft downstream at 

different datum. Nov. 8, 1933, to Sept. 23, 1940, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 105 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.61 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 15-20; minimum gage height,-0.63 ft Sept. 16-20.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 5,460 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.28 ft); minimum, 

1.9 cfs Oct. 19, 24, 26, 28, Nov. 9, 1940; minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 15-19, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation 

at low flows caused by mills above station prior to 1951.

Cooperation. Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1939(M). WSP 1143: 1948. WSP 1276: 1942.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

0.6 2.2 2.0 133

.7 3.2 3.0 490

.8 6.1 4.0 890

1.2 27 5.1 1,570

1.5 56

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

0.7 3.1 2.0 134

.8 5.5 3.0 490

1.0 16 4.0 890

1.2 28 5.0 1,500

1.6 71

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.2

*3.4

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.2

4.8

4.2

109.7

3.54

0.050

0.06

Nov.

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

5.5 

9.3

5.9

5.5

5.9

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

144.4

4.81

0.068

0.08

Dec.

4.2

172

4.2

4.5

4.8

5.5

*8.8

5.9

5.1

6.3

5.9

7.3

10

22

24

16

10

9.3

8.3

7.8

7.8

8.3 

8.3

6.8

6.3

5.9

5.9

.6.3

7.3

7.3

6.8

251.1

8.10

0.114

0,13

Jan.

6.3

5.9

5.9

*5.9

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.9

110

159

63

40

32

465

1,100

346

185

121

516

1,250

1.550 

698

385

290

202

232

199

164

133

110

8,381.9

270

3.81

4.40

Feb.

95

87

80

75

65

57

52

*48

48

46

43

38

35

35

li

99

196

119

95

86

81

70 

65

74

76

74

66

256

2,175

77.7

1.10

1.14

Mar.

275

280

249

187

150

126

108

95

86

80

70

66

75

75

62

*56

54

53

55

54

47

13

45

480

528

623

357

270

190

152

150

5,121

165

2.33

2.69

Apr.

114

102

90

82

75

72

72

66

61

56

57

56

53

54

54

130

476

305

*190

141

114

98

185

173

126

106

94

89

80

75

3,446

115

1.62

1.81

May

66

62

78

97

82

72

74

69

64

57

54

50

50

68

76

66

60

*56

50

48

43

41 

38

35

33

33

31

30

29

28

26

1,666

55.7

0.758

0.88

June

49

36

37

32

28

25

23

22

*27

24

22

21

19

19

18

19

19

20

19

17

16

15 

14

15

15

15

12

12

11

10

625

20.8

0.294

0.55

July

9.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

7.9

19

12

9.8

7.9

7.9

7.4

6.5

*5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.0

5.7

19 

15

9.8

7.4

6.1

5.5

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.3

252.3

8.14

0.115

0.13

Aug.

4.5

50

30

11

7.9

8.3

7.9

6.5

8.3

8.5

6.1

5.5

5.7

5.5

4.6

*4.3

4.3

5.7

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8 

3.5

3.5

5.5

5.2

TT2

5.2

3.8

3.5

5.2

210.5

6.78

0.096

0.11

Sept.

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

25

45

18 

8.8

6.1

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.5

4.0

20

188.4

6.28

0.089

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,280 Min 3.1 Mean 84.8 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.28

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,^30 Min 2.4 Mean 61.8 Cfsm 0.873 In. 11.86

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 nfs).--Jan. 16 (4 a.m.) 1,680 cfs (5.26 ft); Jan. 21 (2 a.m.) 1,960 cfs 

(5.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
38 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Calfkiller River below Sparta, Term.

Location.--Lat 35"54'25", long 85°28'25", on right bank three-quarters of a mile downstream

om abandoned hydroelectric popowerplant of Tennessee Valley Authority, Ij miles downstream from Town Creek, 1? miles southwest of Sparta, White County, and 9 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 820 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 14 years, 360 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,860 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 17.94 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 18.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 14,600 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 25.80 ft); minimum, 

that of Oct. 18, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-28)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 79

2.0

4.0

8.0

16.3

285

1,150

3,120

7,740

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

20

20

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

12

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

15

15

*15

15

15 

15

489

15.8

0.089

0.10

Nov.

15

15

15

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16 *23

23

22

20

17

16

16

15

468

15.6

0.088

0.10

Dec.

15

15

16

18

20

23

29

29

51

69

61

51

53

130

1§0

107

79

58

49

45

*40

40

56

61

53

49

45

40

38

36 

40

1,568

50.6

0.284

0.33

Jan.

40

38

36

36

36

34

32

30

30

71

583

329

194

150

1,860

*5,980

2,240

1,000

624

1,400

7.690

5,530

3,480

1,630

1,100

826

1,060

1,160

848

642 

505

39,214

1,265

7.11

8.19

Feb.

421

373

345

321

289

263

237

219

212

202

188

170

157

153

I4i

241

1,060

#736

513

421

397

337

301

425

545

461

377

866

10,396

371

2.08

2.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,080 Min 12

Mar.

1,200

1,020

1,050

1,020

750

570

457

385

337

305

278

252

237

248

234

208

194

191

194

208

198 *180

184

1,440

2,100

2.740

1,550

997

722

561 

646

20,656

666

3.74

4.32

Apr.

988

786

614

505

425

373

385

365

341

313

297

369

393

369

*357

726

2.520

1,580

961

655

505

413

365

365

385

353

409

353

309

270

17,049

568

3.19

3.56

May

241

219

226

325

305

263

248

263

244

219

202

184

180

437

588

429

333

281

255

*237

234

212

188

167

153

143

133

126

120

110 

1Q4

7,369

238

1.34

1.54

June

110

263

263

278

216

170

143

126

113

174

167

130

194

205

133

136

107

258

353

174

*130

110

98

91

82

76

71

66

61

M

4,556

152

0.854

0.95

July

se

53

51

49

47

51

45

40

40

40

42

42

42

40

40

38

38

36

36

36

38

47

47

53

47

40

38

34

*34

34 

32

1,306

42.1

0.237

0.27

Aug.

32

32

30

30

29

30

29

34

85

56

47

40

36

34

32

30

30

29

29

28

26

28

28

26

26

*28

26

28

29

26

1,017

32.8

0.184

0.21

Sept.

23

22

22

22

20

20

18

12

17

17

17

23

20

 18

17

17

17

17

17

22

53

Si

56

47

36

30

26

23

*24

56

795

26.5

0.149

0.17

Mean 291 Cfsm 1.63 In. eg. 18

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,690 Mln 12 Mean 287 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.91

Peak discharee (base, 4.400 cfs). Jan. 16 (12 m. ) 6.800 cfs (14.74 ft): Jan. 21 (11:30 a.m.)

8,860 cfs (17.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 39

Barren Pork near Trousdale, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°39 I 55", long 85°53 I 00", on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway 

bridge on Trousdale-McKinnville pike, 3£ miles east of Trousdale, Warren County, 4.5 

miles downstream from Bullpen Creek, 6 miles west of McMinnville, and 6.2 miles upstream from Hickory Creek.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available. June 1932 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 950 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

Fo May 27, 1940, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 217 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,020 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.16 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 6, 7; minimum gage height, 1.14 ft Oct. 14.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 16.99 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 13, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft 

Sept. 22, 23, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1083: 1937(M), 1944(M).

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 19 to July 25, July 30 to 

Aug. 1, Aug. 4, 5, 14-46)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.6 

3.0

200

375

510

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.3

1,340

2,620

3,550

5,300

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

2.6

204

375

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.6 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

42

41

42

41

44

42

41

41

42

42

41

40

40

40

40

40 

41

40

40

40

40 

39

4TJ 

40

39

«41

42

45 

4?

41

1,271

41.0

0.311

0.36

Nov.

40

40

40

40

40

41

41

41

40

41

40

39

39

38

3?

38

38 

39

38

39

40

42 

44

 44 

45

44

42

41

40

39

1,212

40.4

0.306

0.34

Dec.

39

3?

41

44

47

47

49

45

88

8T

63

62

63

78

75

68

62 

 57

54

52

50

52 

49

47 

46

46

45

46

50

47

1,684

54.3

0.411

0.47

Jan.

46

46

45

44

44

42

41

4T

42

50

66

62

57

56

973

3,720

 755 

363

258

1,360

4,800

5,250 

1,510

587 

396

309

500

360

273

231

200

22,507

726

5.50

6.34

Feb.

178

168

157

152

139

131

121

115

111

107

103

96

92

89

87.

359

 705 

288

208

243

255

190 

164

222 

198

166

148

1.150

-

6,122

219

1.66

1.72

Mar.

639

372

512

255

212

190

175

161

150

144

157

155

155

146

151

121

115

115

TT5

127

117

 115 

121

1,750 

972

1,160

496

551

282

245

680

10,168

528

2.48

2.86

Apr.

716

372

285

237

208

192

202

190

178

161

205

255

190

250

*422

1,610

1,940 

604

590

500

249

220 

215

565 

251

294

208

188

192

175

11,220

374

2.85

5.16

May

154

148

568

548

220

180

188

254

175

152

- 142

155

449

 847 55S"

550

255 

215

205

264

222

182 

168

154 

146

159

155

151

127

125

12J,

7,165

251

1.75

2.02

June

144

151

170

150

135

125

119

115

115

152

157

129

119

115

109

590

866

3oT

172

130

110

*96 

87

81 

74

70

66

66

' 62

60

4,615

154

1.17

1.50

July

60

58

58

58

58

57

55

55

53

55

53

53

51

51

48

46

4T 

49

51

48

46

49 

156

1ST 

68

64

58

57

*55

51

49

1,832

59.1

0.448

0.52

Aug.

51

62

55

49

48

60

72

209

-~7§ 223

60

55

55

51

48

46

46 

46

44

44

44

41 

40

39

«4T

41

40

40

40

59

59

1,844

59.5

0.451

0.52

Sept.

57

57

57

37

37

36

3T

39

59

59

40

40

59

«59

59

39

40 

40

40

41

72

5J 

44

44

41

41

39

«59

41

49

1,255

41.2

0.512

0.55

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,370 Min 38 Mean 183 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.82

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,230 Min 36 Mean 194 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.96

Peak discharge (base, 5.200 cfs). Jan. 16 (6 a.m.) 5, 

efs (11.16 ft); Apr. 16 (9 p.m.) 3,580 cfs (8.03 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

760 cfs (9.59 ft); Jan. 21 (3 a.m.) 9,020
40 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Collins River near MoMlnnville, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°42'32", long 85°43'46", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

U.S. Highway 70S, if miles downstream from Barren Pork, and 2? miles northeast of 

McMinnville, Warren County.

Drainage area.--624 sq mi.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 825.78 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Tlook datum. Prior to Oct. 16, 1326, chain gage on upstream side of bridge at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,112 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 27,300 el's Jan. 22 (gage height, 24.68 ft); 

minimum, 60 cfs Oct. 25 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 75,300 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 39.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 21, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.70 ft Oct. 16, 1931.

Maximum stage known, that of Mar. 23, 1929.

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 873: 1929, 1932(M), 1934-35, 1936(M), 1937. WSP 1276: 

1925-26, 19i!8(MJ, 1933, 1936, 1940.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

52

149

274

650

1,750

8.0

12.0

18.0

23.2

4,060

8,510

16,500

24,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

So

78

76

76

73

71

71

71

69

67

69

67

67

67

67

67 

66

66

62

62

62

64

64

6_1

62

66

*67

67

69

69

2,125

68.5

0.110

0.13

Nov.

69

69

69

69

67

66 56"

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

67 

67

67

67

67

76

76

*80

84

80

78

78

76

75

2,107

70.2

0.112

0.13

Dec.

7373"

76

80

78

86

84

84

131

291

458

398

470

690

811

638

494

390

312

263

239

*231

250

255

242

221

204

198

194

226

285

8,525

275

0.441

0.51

Jan.

288

266

247

234

250

247

239

224

206 236"

218

263

282

271

2,090

13,700

10,800 

4,270

*2,370

3,400

19,800

24,600 18,4'6'0

6,510

3,470

2,510

2,420

2,310

1,900

1,560

1,290

124,841

4,027

6.45

7.44

Feb.

1,100

975

880

806

748

682

622

570

538

510

482

438

398

374

559

556

*2,360 

1,480

1,150

1,080

1,330

1,180

1,010

1,390

1,810

1,510

1,210

2,600

-

28,148

1,005

1.61

1.68

Mar.

3,870

2,970

2,500

2,280

1,850

1,500

1,230

1,050

905

806

734

682

642

614

570

514

466 

1-42 442

470

510

482

*466

4,170

4,340

5,490

3,710

2,600

1,960

1,550

1,860

51,675

1,667

2.67

3.08

Apr.

3,690

2,890

2,180

1,680

1,350

1,150

1,070

953

875

798

775

958

850

770

*1,4T>0"

2,380

7.280 

4,240

2,720

1,960

1,490

1,220

1,050

1,740

1,560

1,350

1,120

931

875

816

52,171

1,739

2.79

3.11

May

714

650

800

1,320

1,240

1,000

845

1,020

1,080

900

752

662

922

3,580

4,550

2,940

2,000 

1,450

1,240

*1,190

1,130

926

795

694

622

562

510

470

454

410

386

55,772

1,154

1.85

2.13

June

378

490

510

594

566

482

406

348

312

299

352

318

285

255

237

477

1,610 

816

570

430

548

*291

258

254

216

201

191

182

172

160

11,988

400

0.641

0.71

July

158

154

151

149

145

147

145

140

138

136

134

131

127

127

123

119

116 

112

112

110

110

114

151

204

TBT

142

160

140

*129

1 ">**, .LcO

121

4,237

137

0.220

0.25

Aug.

121

116

114

112

110

110

108

137

810

1,010

482

302

229

191

172

158

147 

138

129

127

125

119

114

110

110

*106

102

106

104

96

94

6,009

194

0.311

0.36

Sept.

90

86

84

82

78

75

73

73

71

71

69

69

69

*69

69

71

71 

71

71

75

96

92

92

86

82

80

78

76

*99

223

2,491

83.0

0.155

0.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,400 Mln 61 Mean 901 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 24,600 Mln 61 Mean 904 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.68

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs). --Jan. 16 (6 p.m.) 16,600 cfs (18.07 ft); Jan. 22 (9:30 p.m.)

27,300 cfs (24.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 41

Caney Fork near Rock Island, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35°48'26", long 85°37'44", on right bank 180 ft downstream from powerhouse 

of Tennessee Valley Authority, half a mile downstream from dam at mouth of Colllns 

River, 1 mile northwest of Rock Island, Warren County, 64 miles upstream from Center 

Hill Dam, and at mile 90.3.

Drainage area. 1,640 sq ml.

Records available.--November 1911 to March 1924, April 1925 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 650.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Nov. 14, 1911, to Mar. 30, 1924, at sites from half a mile upstream to 100 ft 

downstream from powerplant at various datums. Apr. 12, 1925, to Sept. 9, 1930, at 

present site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 35 years (1914-20, 1925-54), 3,194 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 65,600 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 22.45 ft); 

minimum dally, 32 cfs Dec. 2.

1911-54: Maximum discharge, 210,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 40.6 ft, 

present datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 110,000 cfs; minimum 

daily, 25 cfs Aug. 25, 26, Sept. 1-3, 8, 9, 15, 23, 29, 30, Oct. 6, 7, 13, 14, 1951. 

Maximum stage known, that of Mar. 23, 1929.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Great Falls Lake beginning Dec. 8, 1916 (see 

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1276: 1934, 1937.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.5 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

31

56

133

225

338

654

1,120

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

18.0

21.3

2,550

4,500

9,190

17,200

37,000

57,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Ttotal

Mean

Oct.

39

58

38

37

37

37

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

57 

57

57

37

39

59

*59

41

41

40

1,153

37.2

Nov.

40

41

42

42

45

45

45

45

44

45

44

45

44

45

45

45

59 

58

58

38

38

59 

58

38

38

38

38

3!

37

37

-

1,219

40.6

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54 : !

Dec.

60

32

13

45

47

47

221

194

198

671

998

53

56

1,030

1,480

1,860

g.200 

2,050

57

57

999

*905 

987

997

56

56

56

1,040

1,120

1,030

970

19,615

633

Jan.

57

ITf

61

722

918

988

1,470

435

59

62

552

665

1,700

1,540

2,580

*43,300

24,000 

11,500

5,700

13,100

55,600

57.100 

37,400

16,500

9,710

6,680

6,870

7,470

5,530

4,460

3,970

320,756

10,350

Feb.

5.650

5,520

5,500

5,490

5,470

5,440

5,420

3,390

3,350

3,310

3,280

3,240

5,200

1,950

1.160

1,640

5,220 

3,300

3,540

3,340

3,360

3,570 

3,360

3,360

5,400

5,410

5,420

5,450

_

______

--- -

8 9. ,300

3,189

Mar.

11,100

8,950

8,290

7,900

5,890

4,610

4,000

3,650

5,500

5,490

3,450

3,430

3,400

3,410

5,380

3,350

3,310 

3,280

2,890

2,860

1,510

912 

*1,810

3,650

18,600

19.500

12,100

8,060

5,960

5,100

6,230

177,572

5,728

Apr.

9,890

7,800

6,430

4,500

3,960

3,710

3,500

3,500

5,500

3,480

3,470

3,450

5,440

3,430

5,410

5,420

14.400 

12,700

7,260

5,620

4,510

5,950 

5,570

4,510

4,190

3,700

4,890

3,990

3,500

3,4,80

150,960

5,032

May

3,460

3,440

3,440

5,450

3,450

3,440

3,430

3,430

3,420

3,420

3,400

5,570

3,550

5,360

11.400

7,860

5,180 

3,980

3,490

3,470

*5,470

3,470 

3,450

3,450

3,390

3,360

3,530

3,300

3,240

2,810

Ii-i?°

119,210

3,845

June

1,180

819

1,250

1,510

1,560

66

1,080

1,190

1,260

1,290

1,080

46

46

1,060

1,090

1,040

1,040 

1,510

2.500

1,850

955

1,100 

1,080

866

606

45

15

683

540

547

28,714

957

July

530

654

46

45

45

578

560

564

596

45

45

420

472

424

424

396

45 

45

342

366

349

289

454

47

47

408

532

552

490

*478

47

10,295

552

Aug.

47

332

360

342

326

251

47

47

294

1.460

1,270

791

556

47

47

489

320 

270

327

466

47

47 

340

346

332

251

259

47

47

262

312

10,379

335

Sept.

259

160

199

47

46

46

254

216

254

318

46

46

198

148

146

52

332 

46

45

37

381

262 

252

384

47

47

403

39

*312

56

5,078

169

Observed Adjusted t

 lax 35,400 Mln 52 Mean 2,425 Mean 2,422 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.05

 lax 57,100 Min 52 Mean 2,560 Mean 2,580 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Oreat Palls Lake.

389022 O -56 -4
42 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Falling Water River near Cookeville, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°04'00", long 85°31'30", on left bank at Burgess Mill, 1 mile upstream 

from Post Oak Creek and 5 miles south of Cookeville, Putnam County.

Drainage area.--73.3 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1932 to September 1954.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 893.49 ft above mean sea level, 

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

Average discharge.--22 years, 110 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,560 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 19.9 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.6 cfs Sept. 3-7; minimum gage height 

observed, 1.35 ft Oct. 2-7.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 5,130 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 23.10 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.9 ofs Oct. 15, 1936 (gage height, 

1.13 ft).

Floods of June 28, 1928, and Mar. 23, 1929, reached stages of 24.1 ft (discharge, 

5,630 cfs) and 23.5 ft (discharge, 5,330 cfs), from floodmarks, respectively.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation. Seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8, Sept. 24-29)

1.3

1.4

4.0 

6.0

Oct. 8-28, Jan. 22 to Feb. 16, 

June 2 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

2.6

3.6

5.9

9.1

14

29

48

98

4.0

5.0

7.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

19.0

172

288

464

940

1,360

1,860

3,150

2.4 3.0 3.0 43

2.5 6.5 3.5 94

2.6 11 4.0 172

2.8 26

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0

5.6

5.0 

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.6

*5.4

4.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

T^

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.9

5.1

6.5 

5.7

5.7

150.2

4.85

0.066

0.08

Nov.

5.3

5.3

5.3 

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.1

3.6

*3.6

3.6

8.8

7.4

7.4

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.7

4.6 

5.7

150.5

5.02

0.068

0.08

Dec.

6.5

6.5

6.5

12

8.8

17

*6.5

4.6

10

11

6.1

10

11

52

42

28

19

12

U

11

11

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

415.5

13.4

0.183

0.21

Jan.

11

10

10 

10

10

10

*7.4

6^5

10

133

327

116

58

51

462

1,980

647

320

224

409

2,860

5.130

1,240

606

396

306

413

398

301 

242

172

14,875.9

480

6.55

7.55

Feb.

128

110

102 

92

87

72

66

60

60

56

*50

46

44

38

38

110

327

192

114

105

96

85

74

93

105

92

79

267

-

2,788

99.6

1.36

1.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,600 Min 3.6

Mar.

343

306

276 

230

163

125

104

90

80

74

68

62

62

58

53

46

43

43

47

45

42

37

 36

533

877

859

440

305

231 

178

188

6,044

195

2.66

3.07

Apr.

216

186

134 

110

98

90

87

86

70

66

70

70

71

69

64

208

795

465

277

180

126

*107

96

95

86

751

67

66

58

51

4,239

141

1.92

2.15

May

46

45

74 

~TB 100

64

54

53

48

43

40

36

38

61

65

59

48

*48

47

43

39

35

26

26

26

26

22

20

18 

18

18

1,365

44.0

0.600

0.69

June

187

"84 205

70

54

38

34

29

*199

143

77

52

42

38

60

96

53

40

38

33

24

20

17

16

li

14

14

14

14 

14

1,733

57.8

0.789

0.88

July

10

9.1

9.1 

8.0

9.1

9.1

7.3

40

25

11

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.7

8.7

 8.3

8.3

8

7

6

6

20

15

10

8

7

6

6

6

5

5

314.0

10.1

0.138

0.16

Aug.

5

*5.1

4.0 

3.6

3.5

3.8

4.2

3.5

5.4

5.9

5.9

5.1

5.4

5.9

6.4

5.9

24

8.3

 5.9

5.5

6

9.5

2O

13

8.3

6.1

5.1

4.0

3.6 

3.3

3 Z s

204.4

6.59

0.090

0.10

Sept.

3.2

2.9

H2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.0

*3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

38

"9.1 56

8.3

6.4

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4 

28

233.5

7.78

0.106

0.12

Mean 97.6 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,130 Min 2.6 Mean 89.1 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.50

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 30 to Nov. 19, Nov. 21, July 14, 15, July 17 to Aug. 

1, Aug. 20, 21; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for Roaring River near 

Hllham, and 4 discharge measurements.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 43

Caney Fork below Center Hill Dam, near Lancaster, Term.

Location. Lat 36°06'10", long 85°50'40", on left bank 1.1 miles downstream from Center 

HTTT~Dam, 2 miles south of Lancaster, Smith County, 4.7 miles upstream from Indian 

Creek, 10 miles north of Smithville, and at mile 25.5.

Drainage area. 2,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1944 to September 1954. Prior to October 1950, published as 

"near Lancaster."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 469.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

"datum (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, at site 7.7 miles downstream at datum 6.62 ft lower.

Average discharge.--10 years, 4,067 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,600 cfs Jan. 25; maximum gage height, 

29,66 ft Jan. 26; minimum discharge, 38 cfs Nov. 20.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 119,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 

53.44 ft Feb. 14, 1948, site and datum then in use; minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs 

Oct. 1-18, 20-22, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or those between 

 TOtTand 1,000 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated by Great Palls Lake and Center Hill 

Reservoir (see p. 63).

Cooperation. One discharge measurement and record of releases from Center Hill Reservoir 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1951.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Jan. 21, 23, 25-27, 31, 

Feb. 1, Mar. 15, 22, Apr. 21, 23, 26, 27, May 4)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

5.4

5.5 

5.8 

6.0 

6.5

44

50

85

120

235

7.0

8.0

10.0

15.0

23.0

395

850

2,250

7,350

18,400

5.3 

5.5 

5.8 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

60

107

150

320

590

8.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

28.0

1,230

2,820

8,000

14,400

25,500

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

49 

45 

44

44

926

756

1,000

*150

364 

149

493

4.120

1,770

54

252

46

46

45 

874

48

47 

47

47

47

46

1,140

312 

1,130

1,540 

49

79

15,759

508

Nov.

2,7t50~ 44 

449

388

1,060

300

2,260

976

5.720 

1,060

1,780

3,080

546

716

412

1,080

384

132 

502

113

46 

45

479

626

1,160

295

607 

1,200

626 

1,350

28,136

938

Calendar year 1953 : ]

Water year 1953-54: I

Dec.

1,550 

2,130 

981

51

48

48

1,220

740

243 

978

391

48

46

1,310

554

2,040

7,140

7.900 

5,020

782

1,820 

1,490

6,660

2,500

49

182

543 

5,630

5,500 

1,100

2,040

60,734

1,959

Jan.

2,170 

5,770 

140

6,430

6,650

7,490

5,760

3,470

1,820

3,220

2,960

5,780

232

306

644

1,480

4,140 

2,420

841

11,800 

15,000

12,600

11,500

18,300

» 25. 500

20,400 

17,300

14,400 

13,300

11,400

233,141

7,521

Feb.

9.790 

7,540 

7.660

8,860

8,240

8,510

6,050

8,170

6,220 

7,280

7,560

7,810

7,190

366

5,580

5,210

7,620

8,000 

7,770

7,140

7,110 

7,390

5,580

5,390

4,590

5,320

4,920 

4,720

-

 

187,586

6,700

Mar.

5,900 

4,780 

5,660

5,020

5,860

7,540

8,020

8,060

 6,040 

6,140

7,600

3,530

2,440

8,980

9.370

8,430

8,100

7,870 

7,870

7,420

5,440 

8,890

7,940

6,970

4,040

2,040

1.200 

2,340

1,540 

5,460

1,860

182,350

5,882

Apr.

3,350 

1,690 

4,500

6,540

7,080

6,310

7,120

7,740

7,290 

4,820

5,660

7,600

8,080

8,280

6,920

2,590

2,370

1.240 

7,050

7,940

9,300 

9,740

8,650

10,300

11.000

10,600

7,920 

7,320

8,160 

5,180

202,340

6,745

May

4,080 

5,990 

8,380

8.840

*3,180

3,280

6,110

1,980

1,090 

7,800

6,090

3,930

5,460

3,340

2,560

2,180

3,380

4,200 

6,360

6,880

6,690 

5,310

88

6,580

6,160

6,440

6,540 

4,140

83

55

1,775

138,966

4,483

June

2,040 

2,880 

1,830

1,230

53

51

52

53

*54 

3,130

3,160

76

49

2,460

2,350

2,200

2,220

2,240 

66

48

4.080 

2,180

2,410

1,500

1,310

50

48 

3,360

2,140 

1,340

44,660

1,489

July

2,160 

4.080

115

48

il

676

562

49

166 

47

47

734

1,210

554

227

273

56

54 

780

1,920

2,990 

2,820

1,680

68

52

53

1,030 

55

1,170 

591

926

25,240

814

Aug.

231 

53 

871

2.960

2,280

1,870

55

48

66 

530

164

64

2,090

264

830

1,620

1,390

1,800 

918

163

60 

46

1,060

892

2,260

1,380

1,080 

2,860

111 

1,570

1,040

30,626

988

Sept.

1,240 

2,020 

1,400

312

52

1,290

1,120

2,030

2.670 

1,970

54

49

1,520

1,410

1,840

 976

49

48 

48

2,080

67 

52

49

57

48

48

48 

47

59 

56

22,709

757

Observed Adjustedt

lax 12,700 Mln 40 Mean 2,878 Mean 2,930 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.08

lax 25,300 Mln 44 Mean 3,212 Mean 3,233 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.95

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Great Falls Lake and Center Hill Reservoir. 

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 31 t'o Jan. 7, Apr. 5-19; discharge Is the computed release from 

Center Hill Reservoir.
44 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Carthage, Term.

r-tr- or' 3 6 °14 ' 42 "' Ion8 85°57'15", on left pier of Cordell Hull Bridge on State 

~ighway 25, half a mile south of Carthage, Smith County, 1 mile downstream from Caney 

Fork, 85 rabies upstream from lock and dam 7, and at mile 308.2.

Drainage area.--10.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1885 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gas?nonWater" stage recorder - Datum of gage is 437.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 12, 1936, staff and wire-weight 

gages at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum. May 12 to July 17, 1936, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 16,900 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 61,400 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height,

? n Jan> ' mlnimum discharge, 618 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 8.33 ft)

CQ 1 9 I?" 54: M^1"1 discharge, 210,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1926; maximum gage height,

59.8 It Dec. 30, 1926; minimum discharge, 304 cfs Oct. 29, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods computed from staff-and wire-weight gage 

readings and those below 3,000 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by Wolf Creek 

Dale Hollow, Great Falls, and Center Hill Reservoirs (see p. 63).

Cooperation. Lock 7 staff-gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers. Wire-weight 

gage readings furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1923-39. WSP 1276: 1927, 1929(M), 1937(M).

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

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Jan. 21-23)

8.4

9.0

12.0

18.0

25.0

730

1,800

9,780

31,200

6O,OOO

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,630

1,520

1,340 

1,340

1,610

1,960

1,900

1,860

1,80O

1,860

1,800 

2,960 

6.550

4,710

3,640

2,640

2,040

2,000

1,740

1,650

815

798

1,270

1,340

1,570

2,240

2,800

2,430

*4,660 

g5,560

g4,250

74,083

2,390

Nov.

g3,060

*2,560

3,640 

3,020

4,480

4,500

4,480

5,240

6,520

5,560

5,610 

6.580 

5,830

3,310

3,290

3,570

4,120

3,040

4,200

3,110

2,410

2,040

1.200

1,430

1,880

3,640

4,500

5,530

5,290 

4,350

117,990

3,933

Calendar year 1953 : 1 Water year 1953-54: I

Dec.

6,970

10,500

11,000 

glO.100

6,970

g3,520

2,600

3,270

2.200

7,420

5,610 

4,020 

3 , 450

2,840

4,630

6,790

11,100

20,400

24,000 rs.Ioo

12,000

9,240

10,400

12,400

12,700

6,970

2,950

4,650

12,000

12,900 

13,900

275,600

8,890

Jan.

13,600

15,900

17,700 

15,000

15,100

*19,100

22,200

19,100

14,800

11,300

12,000 

9,970 

14,700

17,100

23,000

40,300

21,600

12,900

13,000

17,700

54,500

59.000

48,500

35,700

26,600

34 , 000

32,600

29,700

28,000

26,900 

24,800

746,370

24,080

Feb.

18,300

17,100

16,800 

16,200

19.000

18,600

14,300

11,200

15,500

17,600

14,300 

10,900 

14,200

15,900

8,130

10,300

16,500

16,100

14,300

13,000

13,100

9,840

11,400

11,600

11,100

8,250

7.210

12,500

-

383,230

13,690

Mar.

16,900

17,300

16,400 

20,000

22,300

22,900

21,700

20,900

*21,200

17,100

15,900 

10,100 

5.420

8,530

9,970

14,400

19,000

18,400

16,800

12,900

11,300

9,720

14,100

28,000

28,500

23,200

13,200

9,720

5,960

6,610 

6,820

485,250

15,650

Apr.

5,480

4.600

7,330 

9,780

8,690

8,220

8,250

9,140

10,000

8,720

9,170 

10,500 

12,600

14,100

12,800

23,200

41.800

29,100

16,800

14,400

12,400

16,200

14,300

20,800

23,500

22,900

18,800

20,000

21,500

17,400

452,480

15,080

May

11,400

9,650

11,700 

16,800

*19,700

18,900

17,700

21,000

20,200

22.200

22,000 

21,900 

19,200

20,500

19,800

16,300

10,400

8,660

9,970

13,800

16,500

16,900

10,000

7,600

10,500

15,400

17,000

16,300

14,700

10,100 

6.180

472,960

15,260

June

7,600

14,500

15.700 

11,900

8,880

5,610

2,730

1,390

951

1,100

5,590 

9,240 

5,450

3,950

4,320

8,850

12,600

13,400

12,100

8,130

5,130

5,700

9,750

11,000

8,130

6,940

5,510

4,530

4,940

6,760

222,381

7,413

July

6,380

6,180

6.500, 

4,180

3,040

1,610

1.560

1,800

3,450

3,660

3,270 

2,620 

1,860

2,540

3,660

4,150

3,830

4,200

3,310

3,180

3,500

5,400

5,210

6,470

5,180

3,040

1,630

 1,690

1,840

3,830 

3,380

111,950

3,611

Aug.

4,920

4,180

3,400 

3,690

5,670

9,840

8,130

4,400

2.880

3,180

4,550 

4,000 

3,380

4,080

4,220

5,700

5,400

5,780

6,380

6,610

5,370

3,830

3,290

4,220

4,860

7,030

6,500

7,360

7,030

5,260 

5,070

160,210

5,168

Sept.

3,310

4,810

5,960 

6,070

4,120

3,950

3,400

3,450

6,100

9,560

11.000 

8,720 

5,830

3,710

5,700

8,280

8,000

7,030

5,210

5,560

5,260

5,020

4,180

2,370

1,290

1,250

1,720

1.140

1,390

4,300

147,690

4,923

Observed Adjustedt

lax 47,200 Min 798 Mean 13,220 Mean 13,090 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.61

 lax 59,000 Min 798 Mean 10,000 Mean 10,120 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.83

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow, Great Falls, and Center Hill Reservoirs.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings, twice-daily (5 days per week) upper lock: 7 

staff-gage readings, and adjacent record.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 45

East Pork Stones River near Lascassas, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°55'10", long 86°20'00", at downstream end of right pier of county road 

bridge, 2? miles southwest of Lascassas, Rutherford County, 3^ miles downstream from 

Bradleys Creek, 6 miles northeast of Murfreesboro, and 15 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork.

Drainage area. 264 sq mi.

Records available . February 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 507,88 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 29.80 ft); minImum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 2.22 ft); minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Oct. 22.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 19,200 cfs Dec. 8, 1951 (gage height, 31.70 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 23, 1953; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 31, 1953.

Remarks_. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

oT~no gage-height record, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuations at low flow caused by 

small mill above station.

Cooperation.--Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 26-29) «

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

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

0.1

1.3

5.2

13

2.8 

3.0

25

46

117

212

Note. Same as following 

table above 4.0 ft.

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

2.0

4.0

7.0

28

57

123

212

5.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

18.0

23.0

447

742

1,4,80

3,500

7,900

11,900

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3C

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.7

12

15

7.5

2.5

8.7

8.6

5.2

11

9.7

2.5

3.1

8.3

2.5

*5.9

10

10 

8.1

2.4

8.6

2.1

1.0

472

12

8.1

4.5

10

4.0

6.8

11 

11

221.0

7.13

0.027

0.03

Nov.

6.8

3.7

9.2

3.3

9.5

14

14

10

4.2

10

4.0

8.1

14

6.6

11

6.2

13 

14

6.0

9.4

8.3

11

*4.9

14

i§

14

3.7

13

12

11

286.9

9.56

0.036

0.04

Dec.

12

17

13

5.7

13

9.4

18

33

26

28

46

35

45

173

240

*112

69 

49

36

22

18

19

17

13

a!2

12

11

12

13

15 

19

1,163.1

37.5

0.142

0.16

Jan.

14

16

13

14

8.7

16

10

9.3

6.3

586

808

304

160

112

6,380

9,540

1,520 

*716

461

5,310

Q.500

9,920

3,080

1,220

774

555

1,020

739

523

406

317

56,058.3

1,808

6.85

7.90

Feb.

262

222

196

*175

152

133

117

106

98

93

88

79

72

65

61

1,740

"857 2,560

518

439

387

299

244

216

190

164

147

2,070

-

11,750

420

1.59

1.66

Mar.

1,470

764

529

378

304

260

222

194

169

153

141

128

128

126

111

94

86 

 83

86

94

85

*79

81

7,920

2.800

2,760

1,120

716

503

392 

859

22,835

737

2.79

3.22

Apr.

1,260

713

500

381

*306

256

232

206

184

162

232

299

232

206

340

6,150

4,880 

1,490

819

538

395

313

267

324

242

293

222

190

184

157

21,973

732

2.77

3.10

May

129

114

159

308

214

164

144

179

137

116

96

86

610

2.560

936

549

358 

271

218

288

242

177

147

*125

108

94

86

84

93

79

aTO

8,941

288

1.09

1.26

June

a60

a56

115

106

74

a58

a48

a42

a38

a50

129

74

55

*49

43

42

232

111

72

51

47

38

32

31

22

21

24

28

23

25

1,796

59.9

0.227

0.25

July

18

21

18

27

50

24

 26

26

22

19

8.3

29

26

11

4.0

19

13 

4.9

15

10

5.1

17

16

9.2

19

31

*27

22

9.6

12

18

577.1

18.6

0.070

0.08

Aug.

8.5

16

16

15

7.8

13

7.6

5.5

S78

15

22

*14

22

17

8.1

5.5

15 

19

14

5.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

11

11

26

23

40

10

9.6

20

487.1

15.7

0.059

0.07

Sept.

14

4,9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

*4.6

5.2

5.5

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.6 

3.2

3.0

3.2

5.5

3.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.2

212

L300

1,636.3

54.5

0.206

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,630 Mln 0.4 Mean 362 Cfsm 1.37 In. is. 61

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,500 Mln l.o Mean 350 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.00

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfs). Jan. 16 (2:30 a.m.) 14,000 cfs (25.62 ft)} Jan. 21 (l a.m.) 

17.600 cfs (29.80 ft); Mar. 24 (10 a.m.) 11,700 cfs (22.72 ft)j Apr. 16 (6 p.m.) 10,000 cfs (20.65

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, normal recession, and 

records for nearby stations.
46 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

West Fork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Term.

Location. Lat 35 0 49'20", long 86°25'03", on downstream end of second pier from right

 abutment of bridge on State Highway 99, 0.8 mile downstream from Middle Fork and 

2.2 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County.

Drainage area. 119 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 567.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 1, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 213 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 16.25 ft); no 

" flow'Sept. 18-20; minimum gage height, 0.62 ft Sept. 20 ,,,.,.-

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 22.73 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening determinations at gage heights 21.23 and 22.73 ft; no flow Sept. 18-20, 1954; 

minimum gage height, 0.56 ft Oct. 9, 1935, Oct. 6, 7, 1940. 

Maximum stage known, 25.0 ft In March 1902.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 5 cfs, which are poor. Some diversion for

 irrigation at and above station for short periods In October, June, July, and August.

Cooperation.--Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1932-34.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 23-29, June 12)

1.1

1.3 

1.5 19

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

8.0 

12.0

32

63

113

285

470

72O

3,000

6,200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.1

.6

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.8

.8

*.8

.6

.8

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.5

.6

.2

.6

.7

.9

.9

1.0

. 8

.8

28.0

0.90

0.0076

0.009

Nov.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.2

1.3

173

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.7

*.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

22.3

0.74

0.0062

0.007

Dec.

0.5

.5

.9

1.2

.9

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.5

1.4

1.5

2.0

1.8

3.3

42

*32

23

18

16

13

11

9.6

7.6

6.4

6.0

5.4

4.8

5.1

4.5

4.2

4 ' 2

232.3

7.49

0.063

0.07

Jan.

4.5

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.9

5.6

4.5

10

68

64

38

31

2,840

3,550

753

*376

270

3,870

4,550

5.540

1,280

720

452

354

982

456

319

260

210

26,813.2

865

7.27

8.58

Feb.

182

158

155

*120

103

91

79

72

63

57

50

44

39

36

55

1 .410

1,050

402

270

319

250

198

160

142

122

101

91

436

-

6,213

222

1.87

1.94

Mar.

445

262

208

162

135

115

99

86

79

72

67

62

63

62

52

47

44

43

48

62

52

*47

51

2.200

1,250

1,210

545

337

262

210

1,100

9,475

306

2.57

2.96

Apr.

734

356

260

205

*168

138

124

111

97

M

124

135

107

136

145

4.490

2,080

775

430

292

235

*190

162

148

135

172

113

99

111

88

12,446

415

3.49

3.89

May

71

64

95

162

107

85

75

88

66

50

45

36

984

2.220

690

368

262

212

182

230

158

117

99

*83

71

62

52

51

55

44

56

6,912

223

1.87

2.16

June

31

28

36

30

25

25

21

18

17

196

133

68

46

*57

29

25

25

55

28

21

17

14

12

10

6.7

8.8

7.9

7.0

5.7

4.8

981.9

32.7

0.275

0.31

July

4.5

4.8

5.4

22

17

14

11

9.6

7.9

6.0

3.9

5.5

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

1.8

16

14

11

*8.8

6.7

5.1

4.2

3.3

201.6

6.50

0.055

0.06

Aug.

2.9

4.2

3.3

2.5

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.5

3.1

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

5^3

4.5

2.2

1.4

1.8

*1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

67.1

2.16

0.018

0.02

Sept.

0.7

.4

.5

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

..1

0

0

0

.5

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

44

li

148.0

4.95

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,210 Min 0.2 Mean 198 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,340 Min 0 Mean 174 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.86

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfs). --Jan. 16 (3 a.m.) 7,880 cfs (13.30 ft); Jan. 21 (12:30 a.m.)

13,800 cfs (16.25 ft); Apr. 16 (4 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (14.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 47

Stones River near Smyrna, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°59'59", long 86°27 I 35", on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway

bridge at Jefferson Springs, l£ miles downstream from confluence of East and West Forks, 

3j miles upstream from Falls Creek, and 3| miles northeast of Smyrna, Rutherford County.

Drainage area. 552 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 459.76 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to Sept. 22, 1926, tape gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 943 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,600 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 31.22 ft); minimum, 6.5 cfs Sept. 27-29 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 54,100 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 41.03 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 36.5 ft, from profile and map prepared by Corps of Engineers; 

minimum observed, 0.8 cfs Aug. 17, 22, 1925 (gage height, 0.50 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 43.4 ft in March 1902.

Remarks. Records good except those below 25 cfs or those for periods of shifting control, 

which are fair.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

 Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 1929(M) . WSP 953: 1928(M) , 1929, 1934-37. WSP 1276:

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

15

15

19

.IP19

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

*13

13

13

12

12

13

13 

13

13

17

13

13

13

14

13

13

12

432

13.9

0.025

0.03

Nov.

12

13

*12

12

II

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

14

11

13 

13

17

15

17

17

15

14

13

12

381

12.7

0.023

0.03

Dec.

13

14

19

26

22

38

30

27

36

46

59

64

64

105

522

*199

150

108

78

61

53 

46

42

38

32

26

25

25

23

25

26

1,842

59.4

0.108

0.12

Jan.

29

29

29

27

26

25

25

23

25

523

1,400

594

329

236

7,560

20,500

4,480

*2,050

1,360

7,000

29.100 

21,200

9,590

3,910

2,590

1,940

3,020

2,370

1,720

1,380

1,120

124,210

4,007

7.26

8.37

Feb.

964

837

*731

647

572

510

455

416

384

357

326

289

267

238

224

2,010

6,890

2,310

1,480

1,790

1,510 

1,100

882

749

647

556

505

3,200

-

30,846

1,102

2.00

2.08

Mar.

3,190

1,810

1,310

1,000

811

689

600

520

464

421

388

361

372

357

323

285

264

242

242

249

260 

*238

242

12.200

6,260

6,630

3,060

1,990

1,520

1,180

1,610

49,088

1,583

2.87

3.31

Apr.

3,360

1,790

1,310

1,030

*844

707

635

561

515

464

653

902

695

578

737

12,500

15.300

4,350

2,550

1,790

1,400 

*1,120

967

928

830

954

737

611

588

530

57,896

1,930

3.50

5.90

May

429

588

429

737

594

468

416

434

400

542

285

256

522

6.670

- 2,570

1,490

1,050

792

677

757

629 

478

412

*568

558

307

274

319

357

507

264

25,719

765

1.39

1.60

June

210

193

326

353

267

217

187

169

172

246

404

311

231

*184

175

289

358

330

235

184

152 

135

117

107

98

89

80

75

66

62

6,022

201

0.364

0.41

July

60

58

64

60

56

66

62

60

54

50

48

44

40

37

37

34

30

30

28

27

25 

28

27

25

24

*"25 22

27

27

25

22

1,222

39.4

0.071

0.08

Aug.

21

24

22

22

21

21

19

16

18

18

16

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

21

20 

19

*19

18

18

19

22

21

21

20

18

574

18.5

0.034

0.04

Sept.

16

15

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

11

10

9.5

9.5

10

11

11

12

11

10

12

18 

12

10

9.5

8.0

7.2

7.2

6. 5

23

1.450

1,763.4

58.8

0.107

0.12

Calendar year 1953 : Max 18,300 Mln 11 Mean 861 Cfsm 1.5G In. 21.17

Water year 1953-54 : Max 29,100 Mln 6.5 Mean 816 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.09

Peak discharge (base. 17.000 efs).--Jan. 16 (10 a.m.) 25,700 cfs (25.25 ft); Jan. 21 (10:30 a.m.) 

35,600 cfs (31.22 ft); Mar. 24 (4 p.m.) 19,300 cfs (20.93 ft); Apr. 16 (12 p.m.) 24,700 cfs 

(24.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Dec. 14, May 1 to Aug. 3, Aug 5 to Sept. 8, 

Sept. 21, 22, 29, 30.
48 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Stewart Creek near Smyrna, Term.

Location. Lat 35°59'54", long 86°30'18", on upstream end of right abutment of bridge on 

Fifteenth Avenue, 0.4 mile downstream from Rock Springs Creek, 0.6 mile south of headquarters at Sewart Air Force Base, 1.3 miles northeast of Smyrna, Rutherford County, 

and 5-j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 71 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. 1952: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 52 cfs Aug. 2 (gage 

height, 2.42 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs July 3, 4 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,790 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 9.47 

ft); no flow Sept. 23-30.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,340 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.79 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs; no flow Oct. 1 to Dec. 11, Sept. 15-28.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor.

Cooperation. All basic data prior to July 1954 and two discharge measurements since that 

date furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, June 19, 1952, to Sept. 30 1954 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

June

Apr.

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.0

19,

30,

0

1

3

8

12

17

1952,

1953,

.2

.4

.4

.6

to Mar.

to Jan.

2.2

2.5

2.8

3.0

4.0

5.0

8.0

3, 1953,

15, 1954

28

57

102

143

375

640

1,700

Mar,

2.

2,

2,

3,

4.

5,

6,

. 4

.1

.2

.4

.0

.0

.0

,2

to Apr. 29,

1953

29

39

63

151

375

640

1,000

Jan,

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

. .16 to Se

0

.04

1.3

6.3

13

26

47

spt. 30,

2.6

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

1954

104

175

420

950

1,700

2,880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, June to September 1952

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

_

_

:-

.----

-----

_--

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.4

*1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.4

1.2

-

-

-

-

July

0.4

.3

if

5.0

1.6

.7

.7

.9

1.4

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.9

.6

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

1 ' 2

24.5

0.79

0.011

0.01

Aug.

1.2

28

14 

6.1

4.3

5.4

4.5

5.6

5.4

5.6

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.7

5.7

96.0

5.10

0.044

0.05

Sept.

6.7

10

20

IT

7.0

4.5

5.0

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.1

.7

.6

1.1

*5.9

5.0

1.8

1.2

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

i§.

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

88.1

2.94

0.041

0.05

Calendar year : Max Hin Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Hin Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 efs). No peak above base. 

Discharge meausrement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Stewart Creek near Smyrna, Term.--Continued 

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

49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

1.2

1.4

2*6.

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

. .5

.5

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

25.8

0.77

0.011

0.01

Nov.

 0.1^Y'.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

1.2

1.6

2.4

2.8

2.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

2.0

6.7

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.9

5.1

5.1

4.6

60.5

2.02

0.028

0.03

Dec.

5.9

4.6

8.0

*8.6

88

47

26

18

16

166

58

50

25

18

16

12

10

*9.2

8.3

7.5

7.2

6.7

6.1

5.4

4.9

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.6

4.3

635.0

20.4

0.287

0.33

Calendar year 1952: Max

Jan.

7.5

12

25

22

18

16

13

93

*228

658

217

126

80

56

43

54

160

327

149

127

448

222

399

580

254

175

122

512

195

130

100

5,148.5

166

2.54

2.70

Feb.

82

67

56

47

5_i

186

168

104

78

60

758

*972

372

261

231

184

145

118

92

291

1.450

398

278

*217

182

151

126

97

-

7,170

256

3.61

5.76

Mar.

79

145

*1.080

972

590

264

205

168

141

124

110

94

*90

84

128

100

87

175

134

107

90

85

320

182

136

113

97

84

71

63

i loocTf 

6,082

196

2.76

3.19

Apr.

110

73

65

53

47

58

108

77

66

109

90

735

285

182

141

*119

103

115

113

90

77

67

59

50

46

40

36

*52

35

*1.600

4,787

160

2.25

2.51

May

328

208

156

195

545

197

160

175

122

95

76

64

55

174

*299

302

580

480

1.120

488

319

245

199

166

137

104

82

67

56

49

42

7,083

228

3.21

3.71

June

36

3T

29

26

23

24

20

18

16

*14

14

11

12

9.8

9.8

10

9.5

8.6

8.5

7.8

7.2

7.2

6.7

5.9

5.1

6.1

6.4

5.4

4.6

4.6

397.0

13.2

0.186

0.21

July

4.1

3.6

3.2

3.6

4.6

3.9

4.1

8.0

7.0

5.6

4.1

3.4

5.2

*2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

14

15

8.3

6.4

5.1

4.1

3.4

3.2

3.0

143.7

4.64

0.065

0.08

Aug.

5.6

6.1

479

3.2

*2.6

2.6

2.0

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.8

2.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.7

.6

.5

59.6

1.92

0.027

0.03

Sept.

*0.5

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.5

.5

.5

.2

.08

.04

*.05

.05

.04

.02

.04

.2

.1

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.89

0.165

0.0023

0.003

Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,600 Min 0 Mean 86.6 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.56

Peak discharge (base, 1.800 efs).--Peb. 12 (2 a.m.) 1,800 cfs (8.20 ft); Feb. 21 (7 a.m.) 2,570 cfs 

(9.20 ft); Mar. 3 (9:30 a.m.) 1,840 cfs (8.27 ft); Apr. 30 (5 a.m.) 2,790 cfs (9.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.1

a6

a£

a6

4.1

3.2

2.2

1.8

1.6 

1.4

1.1

1.1 

.9

.9

.7

.7

*.9

.9

.7

42.31

1.56

0.019

0.02

Jan.

0.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

al

a!20

a220

a60

28

18

14

712

977

298

188

148

1,550

2.460 

1,640

571

405 

512

262

445

500

*245

202

175

11,554.5

566

5.15

5.95

Feb.

155

159

125

112

104

96

86

70

56

48

45

a40

a36

a52

29_

a650

a570

a200

3150

31.200

a400 

a280

a!90

a210 

*128

106

91

545

_

-------

5,491

196

2.76

2.88

Mar.

278

188

150

120

104

88

76

68

60

*52

47

41

42

41

34

29

26

25

25

24

22 

20

22

1.680 

545

475

315

243

190

161

169

5,360

173

2.44

2.81

Apr.

*150

123

109

93

79

72

68

60

52

47

82

93

72

63

54

1.150

657

365

252

197

163 

159

125

109 

101

85

65

60

54

4,765

159

2.24

2.50

Msy

36

35

48

66

47

*55

51

27

25

22

19

17

46

410

179

120

88

69

83

148

88 

64

51

40 

33

29

*24

38

55

35

27

2,033

65.6

0.924

1.06

June

23

21

60

52

36

29

24

20

53

115

70

46

34

27

*31

104

51

55

27

25

20 

17

15

15 

11

9.8

8.9

7.8

7 2

6.7

995.4

33.2

0.468

0.52

July

6 0

*5T5

sis

5.8

5.5

4.7

4.2

5.7

5.7

2.9

2.6

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.9

1.9 

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

*4

.8

Q

77.9

2.51

0.055

0.04

Aug.

1*1

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

.1.3

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.4 

.4

*.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.5

.3

JL 2_

27.3

0.88

0.012

0.01

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

*.l

.2

.2

.1

.04

.07

.2

.03

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

8.1

166

177.24

5.91

0.085

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,600 Min 0 Mean 84.7 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.21

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,460 Min 0 Mean 83.1 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.88

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). 

discharge unknown); Mar. 24 (5 a.m.)

Jan. 21 (2s30 a.m.) 5,340 cfs (12.79 ft): Feb. 20 (time and 

. . 2,840 cfs (9.94 . ft); Apr. . 16 (11:30 a.m.) 1,910 cfs (8.42 ft).

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

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

and records for West Fork Stones River near Murfreesboro.
50 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Stones River above Donelson, Term.

Location. Lat 36°04'23" (revised), long 86°33'30", on left bank half a mile downstream 

from Hurricane Creek, 3.3 miles upstream from county highway bridge at Couchville, 

8$ miles southeast of Donelson, Davidson County, and 17.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--834 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1954. Published as "near Donelson"- 1939-40. 

Records published for both sites April to September 1940.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

oatum. January 1939 to September 1940 wire-weight gage at site 10.5 miles downstream 

at datum 18 ft lower.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,348 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,500 cfs Jan. 21 '(gage height, 47.65 ft); 

minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 16-20; minimum gage height, 10.60 ft Sept. 19, 20.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 68,700 cfs Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 58.46 ft 

Feb. 14, 1948; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 24, 1940; minimum gage height, 

that of Sept. 19, 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 59.6 ft in March 1902 (discharge, 73,000 cfs), from highwater profile by Corps of Engineers, present site and datum.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water- years). --WSP 1143: 1948.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Jan. 15-17, 20-24, 

Feb. 16, 17, 28, Mar. 1, 24-27, Apr. 16-18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

10.6 

10.8 

11.0 

11.S 

12.0 

13.0

10

19

38

106

200

455

14.0 

18.0 

25.0 

30.0 

4O.O 

47.0

910

3,320

8,800

13,300

23,100

34,000

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

10.6 11 11.5 106

10.8 18 12.0 203

10.9 24 13.0 478

11.0 33 14.0 910

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 14.O ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

15

14

14

14

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

14

14

16

15

15

15

16

443

14.3

0.017

0.02

Nov.

15

15

*14

M

15

14

14

13.

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

428

14.3

0.017

0.02

Dec.

I*

14

17

28

30

49

77

5O

44

49

58

63

86

184

372

*360

250

200

148

117

101

90

80

89

65

59

50

50

49

49

50

2,942

94.9

0.114

0.13

Jan.

54

58

58

58

53

49

48

44

49

1,200

2,660

1,210

624

405

5,820

24,300

9,600

3,160

2,020

5,570

32.400

27,500

18,100

6,240

3,770

2,820

4,610

*4,030

2,650

2,050

1,640

162,850

5,253

6.30

7.26

Feb.

1,380

*1,180

1,030

899

785

691

614

552

498

462

424

381

346

321

300

1,610

10.400

3,830

2,260

4,350

3,220

1,980

1,500

1,300

1,080

888

741

3,640

46,662

1,666

2.00

2.08

Mar.

5,290

2,930

1,970

1,490

1,180

1,030

822

700

614

555

509

462

465

481

433

381

343

321

313

321

332

*316

310

13.900

11,800

9,340

4,700

2,960

2,140

1,670

1,610

69,688

2,248

2.70

3.11

Apr.

3,910

2,44O

1,740

1,360

1,100

960

904

760

670

595

830

1,490

1,080

822

800

10,800

21.400

7,260

3,630

2,460

1,860

*1,500

1,250

1,110

1,000

1,030

894

722

638

599

75,614

2,520

3.02

3.37

May

516

453

481

7 SO

800

588

498

459

475

396

351

313

393

6.420

3,990

2,120

1,420

1,050

822

899

965

679

552

*472

408

372

334

318

548

495

369

28,736

927

1.11

1.28

June

308

272

383

662

440

337

275

233

236

375

537

475

343

*272

231

371

332

588

334

275

214

183

162

144

127

116

1O4

92

82

71

8,579

286

0.343

0.38

July

72

66

64

74

68

62

72

71

68

62

54

51

46

41

37

34

32

29

28

27

25

25

28

28

27

28

*29

26

29

29

28

1,360

43.9

0.053

0.06

Aug.

24

24

27

28

23

22

22

22

21

18

18

18

17

IT17

i§

16

16

16

16

20

24

22

*21

21

19

17

32

30

26

25

655

21.1

0.025

0.03

Sept.

20

18

16

16

15

14

14

14 *14

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

56

355

127

46

25

20

17

15

14

96

2.800

3,831

128

0.153

0.17

Calendar year 1953 : Max 21,200 Mln 12 Mean 1,192 Cfsm 1-43 in. 19.40 Ac-ft

Water year 1953-54 : Max 32,400 Mln 11 Mean 1,101 Cfsm 1.32 in. 17.91 Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 cfs). Jan. 16 (3:30 p.m.) 26,2OO cfs (42.40 ft); Jan. 21 (7 p.m.) 

35,500 efs (47.65 ft); Mar. 24 (8:30 p.m.) 21,400 efs (38.35 ft); Apr. 17 (6:30 a.m.) 26,100 cfs 

(42.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Mill Creek near Antioch, Term.

51

Location. Lat 36°04'54". long 86°40'50", at downstream end of center bridge pier on 

Franlcl in-Limestone Road, 900 ft upstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 

Railway spur track bridge, 1.6 miles north of Antioch, Davidson County, 2.1 miles 

downstream from Whittemore Branch, and 4.0 miles southeast of Radnor.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 472.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year,'6,850 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 14.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor prior to Feb. 7 and good thereafter except those below 10 cfs, 

which are fair, and those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3, 4, 6-16, Dec. 20 to Jan. 14)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 

0

Dee. 6 to Jan. 21, 

Feb. 7 to Sept. 30 Jan. 22 to Feb. 7

0.4

.5 

.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

0

.01

.05

.8

3.3

7.5

16

3.2 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

29

62

180

455

1,310

3,050

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

25

50

85

136

4.0 225

5.0 530

6.0 950

7.0 1,480

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oat.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

(*

(*

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

.03

*.09

.06

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.3

.2

24

12

*8.3

5.6

2.8

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0 

.8

.6

.5

.6

.8 

. 6

 8

88.48

2.85

0.045

0.05

Jan.

0.8

.8

1.0

.8

 5

.5

.6

*.6

.6

301

100

32

12

7.5

1,380

618

185

112

76

,2.670

*3,120

*1,300

360

225 

*156

127

510

183

131 

98

78

9,787.7

316

4.94

5.69

Feb.

66

*59

52

45

39

33

26

26

25

22

20

16

15

15

I*

497

223

120

102

*1.610

211

84

92

172 

124

96

80

412

-

4,296

153

2.39

2.50

Mar.

235

152

126

94

80

67

57

49

44

40

36

34

67

41

32

28

26

25

29

28

22

*21

34

2.540 

624

389

238

170

130 

104

146

5,708

184

2.88

3.32

Apr.

108

88

73

64

53

91

67

53

46

41

90

62

53

48

44

2.010

660

292

185

136

104

82

*75

62 

48

40

34

38

32

26

4,805

160

2.50

2.79

May

22

24

55

46

29

22

24

22

18

16

14

12

252

*734

190

120

82

62

77

138

64

44

36

29 

25

*22

21

35

49 

22

16

2,322

74.9

1.17

1.35

June

14

13

*32

15

11

9

8

7.5

20

.§0

20

10

8

6

5.2

*4.8

15

6.0

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.2

.8

.5

.3

286.5

9.55

0.149

0.17

July

0.2 ~*7oB

.03

.03

.04

.04

.02

.01

.02

.03

.03

.02

.01 °

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0 

0

0

0.54

0.017

0.00027

0.0003

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

fl

2.0

.8

.3

.1

.04 

.01

48.25

1.56

0.024

0.03

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.0

4.5

.3

.05

.03 

.04

.04

.02

.01

32

.132

174.99

5.83

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Min - Mean - Cf sm - In. -

water year 1953-54 : Max 2,670 Min 0 Mean 75.4 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.00

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). Jan. 15 (8:30 p.m.) 4,020 cfs (11.45 ft); Jan. 20 (10 p.m.) 

6,820 cfs (14.52 ft); Feb.. 20 (9 a.m.) 4,180 cfs (11.68 ft); Mar. 24 (7:30 a.m.) 6,850 cfs (14.54 ft); 

Apr. 16 (12 m.) 3,910 cfs (11.30 ft); May 14 (12:30 a.m.) 2,100 cfs (8.42 ft).*

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

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, Dec. 17-19, June 4-14; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby streams.
52 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Nashville, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°09'45", long 85°46'17", on right bank pier of Sparkman Street Bridge 

in Nashville, Davidson County, 2.7 miles upstream from lock and dam 1, 3.3 miles downstream from Mill Creek, and at mile 191.1.

Drainage area. 12 .860 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1902 to December 1904 (gage heights only) and October 1918 

to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey (discontinued). October 1887 to 

September 1924 in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34 (records prior to October 

1892 subject to error due to uncertainty of gage datum). Gage-height records collected 

in this vicinity since 1873 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 368.17 ft above mean sea level, Sandy

Hook datum. Prior to Apr. 9, 1940, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum. 

Since Nov. 1, 1931, upper staff gage at lock 1 has been used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 67 years (1887-1954), 20,270 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 91,700 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 36.87 

ft Jan. 23; minimum daily discharge, 916 cfs Oct. 23; minimum gage height, 8.83 ft 

Sept. 16.

1887-1954: Maximum discharge, 203,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1927 (gage height, 56.2 ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs Oct. 19, 1935; minimum gage height observed after first filling of 

pool at dam 1, 6.1 ft Oct. 19, 1935.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation by Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow, Great Falls, Center 

Hill, and Old Hickory Reservoirs (see p. 63 ) and by navigation pools.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph, auxiliary gage readings, record of wicket 

manipulation, and 3 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1909.

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,670

1,480

1,620 

1,550

1,460

1,530

1,560

1,840

1,940

1,820

1,950 

1,890

3,250

5,770 

5,080

3,810

2,900

2,240

2,200

1,890

1,860

1,000

916

1,220

1,570

1,620

2,240

2,780

*2,710

4,580

5,500

73,026

2,556

Nov.

4,480

5,310

2,850 

3,820

3,270

4,540

4,870

4,540

5,410

6,770

6,010 

5,730

6,810

6,000 

3,770

3,440

3,720

4,240

3,570

4,100

5,600

2,780

2,250

1,760

1.560

1,910

5,410

4,290

5,190

5,640

___ --

125,640

4,121

Calendar year 1955: f

Water year 1955-54: I

Dec.

7,080

7,100

10,500 

11,200

9,970

7,510

4,290

5,220

3,540

5,120

7,050 

6,250

4,400

4,140 

3,920

5,190

7,520

11,700

19 , 900

25.100

18,200

12,500

9,940

10,800

12,500

12,500

7,710

3,820

5,360

11,600

13,200

278,790

8.993

Jan.

13,800

15,700

16,400 

17,400

15,400

15,500

19,200

21,700

19,200

15,800

15,600 

14,400

11.900

15,700 

22,800

65,600

61,100

52,500

19,000

21,800

75,400

91.200

89,700

75,500

53,800

38,800

43,600

45,000

57,500

53,500

31,400

tl,059.9

34,190

Feb.

27,900

21,800

19,300 

18,600

17,900

20,000

19,600

15,200

12,900

16,500

18,400 

15,000

12,000

15,500 

15,500

10.900

24,800

*26,800

21,400

27,900

28.500

20,800

14,700

14,900

14,600

15,400

11,000

15,800

-

509,000

18,130

Mar.

23,700

24,300

22,300 

20,500

22,600

24,500

24,700

25,500

22,700

22,500

18,700 

16,700

11,900

7,700 

9,480

11,400

15,200

19 , 100

19,100

17,400

13,800

11,800

11,600

45,600

61.700

52,200

36,500

23,200

15,000

10,600

10,300

667,680

21,540

Apr.

11,500

10,500

8.500 

9,960

11,800

11,500

11,600

10,800

11,100

11,600

11,200 

12,500

15,500

14,800 

15,700

54,400

75.500

66,200

42,700

27,400

*19,500

16,000

18,800

18 , 100

22,700

25,500

24,800

21,500

21,800

22 ,800

_

653,260

21,110

May

18,500

13,100

12,000 

14,000

18,700

20,800

20,000

20,000

21,800

21,400

23,200 

23,200

22,800

26,200 

28 . 800

24,400

19,100

12 , 900

10,600

11,700

15,100

17,300

17,100

11,000

9.100

11,300

15,500

17,200

16,900

15,000

10,600

539,300

17,400

June

7,420

6,720

14 , 700 

15.800

12,500

9,380

6,090

5,070

1,470

1,530

HiJ. j ODU

5,810

5,300 

4,740

5,880

12,600

14,700

14,700

12 , 700

7,920

6,410

6,530

10 , 800

10,800

7,910

7,090

5,200

4,850

5,330

232,460

7,749

July

6,490

5,850

6.580 

5,940

3,520

2,610

1,670

2,150

1,850

5,610

3,550 

3,260

2,130

1,850 

3,160

5,860

4,250

5,800

4,450

2,980

5,120

4,260

5,620

5,000

5,480

4,090

2,250

*1,760

1,670

1,700

2 920

111,570

3,593

Aug.

4,800

148,800

4,800

Sept.

4,900

147,000

4,900

Observed Adjustedt

1ax 70,500 Mln 916 Mean 16,150 Mean 16,020 cfsm 1.25 In. 16.91

lax 91,200 Mln 916 Mean 12,400 Mean 12,550 Cfsm 0.976 in. 13.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow, Great Falls, and Center Hill Reservoirs .

t Expressed In thousands.

Note.--Crest-wicket manipulation at dam 1 Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, Dec. 5-17, 27-30, Mar. 14, 15, Apr. 3, 

4, May 24, 25, May 31 to June 2, June 6 to July 31; discharge computed from auxiliary gage record by 

weir formula plus leakage. Backwater from Cheatham Dam reached crest of dam 1 on Aug. 4; discharge 

for August and September estimated on basis of records for Cumberland River at Dover, Red River near 

Adams, and Harpeth River near Kingston Springs.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 53

Harpeth River at Belleview, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°03'00", long 86°56'08", on right bank 45 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 100, 0.1 mile downstream from Little Harpeth River, and 1 mile southeast of Belleview, Davldson County.

Drainage area. 404 sq ml.

Records available. April 1920 to October 1929, January 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 541.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, staff or chain gage at 

site 2-| miles downstream at datum 7.85 ft lower.

Average discharge. 31 years, 566 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 18.21 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 12-20; minimum gage height 0.75 ft Sept. 16-20.

1920-29, 1932-54: Maximum discharge, 65,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 

24.34 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no flow Oct. 5-10, 1922.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. 

Cooperation.--Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 953: 1920-30, 1932-35.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Nov. 24)

0.2

.6

3.6

1.3 

1.6

53

119

16.0

18.0

245

460

765

5,100

9,800

14,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.0

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.2

*1.4

1.2

1.7 

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

3.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

80.0

2.58

0.0064

0.007

Nov.

5.3

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.0

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.7

6.0

6.7

8.2 

10

12

12

13

15

18

20

29

25

*22

18

16

15

14

14

12

331.2

11.0

0.027

0.03

Dec.

11

TT

11

*21

36

26

142

70

43

33

38

32

28

30 

41

79

61 

41

32

26

25

25

25

22

18

16

15

16

17

21

22

1,034

33.4

0.083

0.10

Jan.

20

18

17

17

17

17

17

*17

18

160

629

288

168

125 

1,920

7,010

2,800 

1,230

877

2,990

12.600

11,900

6,220

2,410

1,700

1,330

2,500

1,840

1,340

1,090

870

62,155

2,005

4.96

5.72

Feb.

726

623

545

482

*425

375

340

308

292

273

256

231

210

203 

194

991

3,250 

1,360

925

5.610

4,200

1,800

1,310

1,230

957

765

635

1,800

_

30,316

1,OB3

2.68

2.79

Mar.

1,470

1,090

905

700

593

510

435

380

340

312

292

273

324

336 

256

224

207

197

200

228

210

187

203

5,660

*2,980

2,730

1,710

1,280

1,010

835

856

26,933

869

2.15

2.48

Apr.

1,000

726

599

504

435

430

460

360

328

308

515

700

493

430 

385

4,700

7,500 

2,780

1,700

1,240

976

800

*668

642

498

425

365

348

332

504

30,951

1,032

2.55

2.85

May

262

279

535

539

385

296

256

251

203

174

156

144

215

2,500 

1,500

884

611 

488

430

*476

340

270

234

207

184

165

150

159

281

197

144

12,873

415

1.03

1.19

June

127

109

*134

214

130

104

92

85

106

1,160

592

224

165

155 

112

559

445

162

119

96

83

72

64

57

50

44

41

36

32

-2J

5,152

172

0.426

0.47

July

26

25

22

41

85.

44

50

23

20

16

15

14

12

11 

9.0

8.2

6.7 

6.0

6.0

*6.0

5.3

6.0

8.2

10

6.7

5.3

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.0

483.4

15.6

0.039

0.04

Aug.

5.0

5.0

5.3

6.7

6.7

6.0

6.0

6.7

*6.0

5.3

4.2

3.6

5.6

5.0 

4.5

2.0

2.0 

*2.0

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

16

26

18

11

6.7

4.7

3.0

178.5

5.76

0.014

0.02

Sept.

1.4

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.5

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.4

.6

1.0

3.2

963

981.1

32.7

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,000 Mln 1.2 Mean 528 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.75

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,600 Mln 0.2 Mean 470 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.79

Peak Sischaree (base, 7,500 cfs).-

14,700 cfs (18.21 ft); Feb. 20 (11 p

-Jan. 16 (12:30 p.m.) 7,290 cfs (13.70 ft): Jan. 21 (4 p.m.) 

m.) 8,220 cfs (14.44 ft); Apr. 17 (5 a.m.) 8,840 cfs (15.14 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
54 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Term.

Location. Lat 36°07'18", long 87°05'56", on right bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles northeast of Kingston Springs, Cheatham County, 3 miles 

downstream from Turnbull Creek, and at mile 32.4.

Drainage area. 687 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 23, 1939, staff gage at site 150 ft downstream at same datum'.

Average discharge. 29 years, 949 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,300 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 19.46 ft); 

minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 10-18, 20 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 32.20 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 18, 1939; minimum gage height observed, 0.26 ft Sept. 24, 1931.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 953: 1927,1933,1935-36. WSP 1033: 1927(M), 1932-33(M) , 

1935(M) , 1937(M) .

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0

1.3

1.4

36

54

78

105

0.5 

1.0 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

20

54

101

152

220

410

3.0

6.0

12.0

16.0

19.0

670

2,900

8,250

12,800

18,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

39

38

38 

38

38

38

37

39

39

39

*39

39

39

41

41

41

41

39

40

40 

42 

42

42

42

45

54

61

60

58 

54

1,325

42.7

0.062

0.07

Nov.

54

55

56

56 

58

58

56

56

56

59

59

59

60

59

59

60

59

60

62

65

67 

95

144

*86

79

83

74

66

63

63

1,956

65.2

0.095

0.11

Dec.

62

61

73

*141 

103

226

T6?

198

148

129

106

104

97

106

120

111

132

111

93

91

97 

95 

87

74

71

70

71

84

98

90 

80

3,291

106

0.154

0.18

Jan.

80

78

77

75 

73

72

70

*7T

78

315

730

622

336

257

1,590

8,130

5,180

1,810

1,270

3,450

14,100 

17.600

3^760

2,480

1,860

2,76O

2,880

1,890

1,510

1,240

85,544

2,759

4.02

4.63

Feb.

1,050

916

818

712 

640

575

525

475

*450

425

395

356

316

299

288

542

3,670

2,160

1,320

5,280

7.500 

2,910 

1,980

1,680

1,400

1,160

986

2,470

41,298

1,475

2.15

2.24

Mar.

2,600

1,740

1,470

1,200

1,010

881

760

682

605

555

520

485

485

580

470

390

352

328

340

360

352 

320 365"

10.000

6,090

*3,820

2,790

1,990

1,560

1,300

1 ,200

45,600

1,471

2.14

2.47

Apr.

1,320

1,150

958

832 

742

742

860

718

622

590

1,080

1,290

1,050

923

832

3,180

9.640

5,250

2,670

1,880

1,460 

1,220 

*1,080

1,010

860

754

664

730

730

646

45,483

1,516

2.21

2.46

May

570

595

1,200

1,190 

972

730

652

570

490

425

356

324

365

2,400

2.480

1,390

1,020

811

682

*712

616 

490 

415

356

320

292

271

264

316

420 

285

21,979

709

1.03

1.19

June

238

226

*264

313 

292

215

184

164

195

668

1,380

455

296

238

202

218

570

336

210

172

152 

138 

124

112

103

94

88

87

78

li

7,886

263

0.383

0.43

July

70

68

109

m

136

95

104

79

78

66

58

55

52

50

51

47

44

41

*40

a38 

a40 

a53

a58

a49

a43

a39

36

34

32

1,944

62.7

0.091

0.11

Aug.

30

36

54

H

38

42

42

*46

41

39

35

36

38

36

32

28

27

H

42 

36 

34

32

41

39

33

49

42

40 

35

1,192

38.5

0.056

0.06

Sept.

30

27

26

24 

22

21

21

22

*22

22

§0~ 20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

48

100 

60 

45

38

35

33

. 32

31

46

348

1,235

41.2

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,300 Mln 30 Mean 888 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,600 Mln 20 Mean 709 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.02

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 efs). Jan. 22 (2 p.m.) 19,300 cfs (19.46 ft); Mar. 24 (11 a.m.) 

5,700 cfs (16.56 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for station at Bellevlew.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 55

Red River near Adams, Term.

Location. Lat 36°35 I 25", long 87°05'25", on downstream end of right bank pier of bridge 

on IT. S. Highway 41, 0.5 mile downstream from Elk Creek, 1.5 miles northwest of Adams, 

Robertson County, and at mile 33.0.

Drainage area. 678 sq mi.

Records available. June 1920 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 398.34 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 8, 1926, chain gage, and Oct. 8, 

1926, to Nov. 13, 1939, water-stage recorder, at site half a mile downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 986 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,310 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.02 ft); 

minimum, 38 cfs Oct. 21; minimum gage height, 1.63 ft Sept. 16.

1920-54: Maximum discharge, 42,060 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 37.5 ft, from 

floodmarks, converted to present site by curve of relation), from rating curve extended 

above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 30 cfs Spet. 10, 1925 (gage height, 1.30 ft, site then in 

use).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: 1920-27. WSP 1276: 1928, 1932(M), 1935(M).

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 6, Dec. 11 to 

Jan. 11, Sept. 30)

1.6 

2.0 

3.4 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 

38

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

150

311

3.5

4.0

10.0

11.5

475

700

4,250

5,250

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

48

64

88

192

3.0

4.0 

9.0

327

720

3,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

*42

40

39

39

39

40

41

40

40

40

40

41

41

41

41

41

40

39

39

39

 40 

39

39

42

42

42

42

44

*4-5 45 

45

1,267

40.9

0.060

0.07

Nov.

44

43

46

45

43

42

41

52

46

45

44

44

45

47

47

46

47

49

48

48

48

116

200

*T4TT

114

80

67

60

54 

*52

1,839

61.3

0.090

0.10

Dec.

50

49

52

58

55

110

177

177

133

100

82

75

68

68

68

64

60

55

56

54

54

54

53

53

52

51

48

52

54 

53

*53

-

2,188

70.6

0.104

0.12

Jan.

51

52

52

50

49

47

47

47

48

69

87

95

110

100

238

1,680

1,350

780

551

897

4,970 

3,460

2,350

1,730

1,410

1,200

1,780

2,170

1.6SO 

1,420

1,190

29,560

954

1.41

1.62

Feb.

*1,040

930

860

785

716

634

572

512

4S5

458

429

390

364

346

550

495

1,630

1,240

945

1,120

2.390 

1,570

1,230

1,080

970

865

770

1,830

-

24,986

892

1.32

1.37

Mar.

*2,300

1,570

1,330

1,170

990

S95

815

750

693

648

608

567

528

585

489

425

394

374

377

377

364 

333

35S

850

2,030

1,710

1,440

1,220

1,060 

955

835

27,015

871

1.28

1.48

Apr.

*720

634

576

528

500

735

1,200

920

720

630

711

920

840

745

765

940

2,560

1,980

1,510

1,180

1,030 

990

1,210

1,200

925

S10

725

770

706

*634

28,314

944

1.39

1.55

May

576

520

594

612

540

4S9

855

1.990

T7I50"

860

706

616

554

590

745

612

536

532

500

455

422 

387

358

333

324

305

296

279

374

358 

302

17,720

572

0.844

0.97

June

*342

688

3,570

3,420

1,440

1,030

830

680

1,060

1,010

608

496

490

603

520

432

*387

400

361

319

293 

274

252

239

225

217

204

192

185

*180

21,047

702

1.04

1.15

July

205

228

202

194

175

163

156

288

462

252

187

163

145

134

124

120

114

107

105

102

103

118

154

156

124

105

93

87

85

*84 

snov

4,815

155

0.229

0.26

Aug.

73

82

84

83

80

78

79

80

76

75

72

70

73

73

71

67

68

70

93

218

134 

105

85

79

90

84

76

73

67

65 *63

2,583

83.3

0.123

0.14

Sept.

62

61

60

59

58

57

55

56

55

54

54

53

52

5?

52

52

52

52

52

101

35"5~ 843 

228

143

107

90

83

76

164

638

4,126

138

0.204

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,720 Mln 39 Mean 731 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.64

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,970 Mln 39 Mean 453 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.06

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
56 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Sulphur Pork Red River near Adams, Term.

Location. Lat 36°31'00", long 87°03'40", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 2f miles downstream from Millers Creek, 4| miles south of Adams, Robertson 

County, and 8f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 424.36 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to Nov. 26, 1940, wire-weight gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 232 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,660 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 10.96 ft); minImum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 17, 18 (gage height, 3.20 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 22.75 ft); min1

e height, that of Sept. 17, 18, 1954. 

34, from floodmarks.

imum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 27, 1948; minimum ga 

Maximum stage known, 25.1 ft in June 1

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, Nov. 28 to Dec. 5, 

Mar. 31 to Apr. 5, Apr. 10, 27, Apr..29 to May 2, May 4-6, 9-13, 

16-28, May SO to June 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 3O

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

3.5

7.5

13

21

33

4.2 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

351

715

1,180

3.2 3.5

3.3 4.8

3.4 7.8

3.5 15

3.6 31

3.8 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

80

136

454

1,240

1,760

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*5,5

5J,

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

*6.3

6.7

6.7

11

9.0

9.0

11

13

18 *T7

17

243.1

7.84

0.042

0.05

Nov.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

18

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

32

*32- 39

22

18

15

14

13

*12

577

19.2

0.104

0.12

Dec.

11

11

12

13

14

31

37

26

25

25

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

19

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

20

20

*20

626

20.2

0.109

0.13

Jan.

19

18

17

16

Ie

16

16

16

16

23

33

24

29

20

277

750

222

89

54

995

1,740

912

609

420

307

241

355

294

235

175

8,153

263

1.42

1.64

Feb.

*160

151

142

136

124

113

102

94

91

86

80

78

72

70

70

304

522

262

196

762

692

410

288

235

190

172

155

891

_

6,648

237

1.28

1.34

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,350 Min 5.1

Mar.

*580

386

333

232

193

172

157

142

127

121

116

107

129

121

96

86

80

80

80

80

78

72

75

1,210

880

670

472

362

288

241

7,974

257

1.39

1.60

Apr.

*184

169

160

154

148

553

437

275

214

199

320

326

250

235

235

504

~5&2 864

386

278

223

661

483

291

233

235

193

226

199

*181

9,378

313

1.69

1.89

May

163

177

232

214

187

169

378

294

214

181

163

154

148

386

288

211

181

169

154

151

142

130

127

121

118

116

113

172

285

156

127

5,821

188

1.02

1.17

June

*133

127

580

176

102

78

65

57

54

60

60

49

45

45

43

43

*43

43

43

38

25

25

29

29

31

29

27

27

25

*22_

2,153

71.8

0.388

0.43

July

22

22

25

29

27

23

20

19

19

18

16

15

15

14

13

14

13

12

11

10

8.6

10

10

12

13

11

7.8

7.4

7.4

*7.4

7.0

458.6

14.8

0.080

0.09

Aug.

6.6

7.8

15

19

15

12

10

10

8.6

7.8

7.4

6.6

7.0

7.4

7.0

6.3

5.5

575

5.5

119

31

19

57

22

16

12

11

9.6

8.6

15

*12

502.2

16.2

0.088

0.10

Sept.

7.8

6.6

6.0

5.5

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

375

3.6

9.8

38

27

18

11

9.1

7.8

6.6

6.3

~50 141

411.9

13.7

0.074

0.08

Mean 191 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,740 . Min 3.5 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.64

Peak discharge (base. 5,400 efs). Jan. 21 (12:30 a.m.) 3,600 cfs (10.96 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Cumberland River at Dover, Term.

57

Location. Lat 36 029'26", long 87°50'20", on center pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 79 

at Dover, Stewart County, 0.1 mile upstream from Dyer Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from 

Indian Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from lock and dam D, and at mile 88.8.

Drainage area. 16,530 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1954.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 324.25 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 8, 1939, and during periods 

of crest-wicket manipulation at dam D during period Feb. 8, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1951, 

staff gage at upper lock D, 0.8 mile dqwnstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage, 

19.7 miles upstream, below spillway at lock and dam C, read four times daily.

Average discharge. 17 years, 24,010 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 102,000 cfs Jan. 24; maximum gage height,

32.29 ft Jan. 25; minimum daily discharge, 654 cfs Oct. 24; minimum gage height, 9.81 

ft Dec. 29

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 188,000 cfs Feb. 15, 1950; maximum gage height, 48.13 

ft Feb. 16, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 414 cfs Oct. 4, 1947; minimum gage height 

observed, 7.10 ft (upper lock D gage) Sept. 16, 1947.

1916-37: Maximum gage height observed, 56.8 ft Jan. 25, 1937, at upper lock D; 

minimum observed, 6.8 ft in.September 1925, at upper lock D. Both extremes from 

unpublished records of Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods computed'using fall as a factor and 

periods of crest-wicket manipulation, which are fair, or those when raised wickets 

were excessively overtopped, which are poor. Some regulation by Wolf Creek, Dale 

Hollow, Great Falls, Center Hill, and Old Hickory Reservoirs (see p. 63 ), and by 

Cheatham and other navigation dams on Cumberland River.

Cooperation. Lock gage readings, record of wicket manipulation, nine discharge measurements , and level notes furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1942.

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

Day

1

2

5

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

15

14 

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21 

22

25

24

25

26 

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,170

1,720

1,470

1,450 

2,250

1,890

1,290

1,830

2,920

2,460

1,510 

1,750

2,800

5,980 

6.500

4,550

5,550

5,100

2,750 

 2,540

2,150 

1,770

994

654

1,336"

1,970 

2,550

5,180

5,520

3,780

5,010

81,058

2,614

Nov.

5,960

4,420

2,910

5,810 

4,540

5,720

4,790

5,110

5,140

6,190

7.640 

6] 200

6,100

7,250 

5,510

5,950

5,580

4,200

4,740 

4,620

4,520 

4,250

5,690

2,520

2,150

2.100 

5,6SO

4,470

5,410

6,520

______

158,400

4,615

Calendar year 1955:

Water year 1955-54:

Dec.

6,850

7,850

9,560

11,600 

11,500

9,890

7,210

4,590

4,160

4,200

5,170 

7,260

6,170

5,050 

4,250

4,660

6,850

9,720

15,100 

21,800

25.100 

»18,666

12,700

10,500

11,100

12,900 

12,200

6,950

2.920

8,410

15,800

295,740

9,540

Jan.

14,000

14,400

14,600

17,700 

18,500

16,500

17,100

20,800

22,000

20,400

17,600 

17,400

15,200

15.800 

 19, §66

40,400

57,500

61,500

58,800 

25,500

52,200 

76,200

92,500

101,000

95,000

71,600 

55,400

51,900

48,700

45,400

59,400

H.207.9

58,960

Feb.

56,200

30,900

25,300

25,200 

22,100

21,700

22,900

21,800

17,800

15,800

19,200 

20,500

16,900

15,900 

18,166

17,900

20,600

56,000

52,000 

52,500

44.000 

41,666

 28,800

22,600

21,100

20,000 

17,700

19,000

-

 - -

_______

679,700

24,280

Mar.

27,100

55,900

51,800

28,500 

26,500

28,000

29,200

28,800

27,000

26,500

25,200 

22,100

19,600

15,600 

10.200

12,200

14,700

18,900

21,800 

21,500

19,200 

16,200

15,900

55,500

60,400

70.700 

61,900

45,900

 29,400

20,500

15,800

856,100

27,620

Apr.

15,000

16,300

15,700

11,200 

14,500

15,900

19,400

17,800

15,700

15,500

15,900 

17,100

 18,400

18,700 

20,200

22,400

47,900

69,100

72.500 

50,100

52,800 

25,700

25,500

25,000

24,500

28,000 

50,600

32,700

28,500

27,600

 - 

785,000

26,100

May

27,OOO

21.7OO

17,900

17,600 

19,600

25,500

25,500

25,400

25,800

25,600

24,900 

26,400

26,500

26,800 

55,500

55.700

27,800

21,900

16,100 

15,500

15,100 

18,100

20,000

19,000

 11,900

10.700 

14,000

18,200

19,600

19,500

16,800

662,800

21,580

June

10,800

9,200

15,900

25.400 

21,300

14,700

9,420

6,670

2.090

2,S40

4,480 

5,470

6,870

8,240 

6,680

 6,560

8,550

14,600

15,500 

15,000

12,100 

7,940

7,550

8,070

11,900

11,000 

8,660

6,960

5,850

6,010

_______

295,570

9,779

July

6,590

7,520

6,510

7.590 

6,290

4,090

5,070

5,910

5,280

2,680

4,850 

4,800

5,580

1,510 

5,070

4,870

4,340

4,550

4,680 

4,510

 2,900 

4,260

6,140

6,880

6,460

6,510 

5,650

1,850

1,370

1.170

1,970

154,590

4,542

Aug.

5,790

5,040

5,460

1,860 

1,520

4,640

10.900

 l6,860

4,520

1.100

5,670 

6,570

2,550

5,250 

4,550

4,250

5,500

7,060

6,550 

8,290

7,890 

6,950

4,690

2,750

5,910

 4,510 

5,600

5,510

8,190

8,960

7,240

171,210

5,525

Sept.

5,550

4,280

4,170

6,040 

6,450

5,820

4,520

4,140

4,140

4,550

7,860 

10.300

9,Sl6

7,850 

5,810

5,050

6,000

8,670

8,050 

8,100

9,280 

9,190

5,840

5,760

2,080

1,960 

1.55O

2,550

5,470

5,280

- 

171,660

5,722

Observed Adjustedt

lax 95,900 Min 654 Mean 20,540 Mean 20,210 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.59

tex 101,000 Mln 654 Mean 15,000 Mean 15,160 Cfsm 0.917 In. 12.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow, Great Falls, Center ffl.ll, and Old 

Hickory Reservoirs.

Rote. Crest-wicket manipulation at dam D Oct. 1 to Dec. 18, Dec. 25 to Jan. 3, Jan. 15, 14, 

Feb. 14, Mar. 14-17, 25, 51, Apr. 1, 3-5, May 20, 25-27, May 51 to June 5, June 6-18, June 21 to 

Sept. 50j discharge computed from tables based on weir formula plus leakage. Wickets excessively 

overtopped June 9-12, Sept. 11-15, 18-21. Discharge computed by using fall, as determined from 

staff-gage readings made 4 times a day at lower lock C, as a factor Jan. 19, 20, 25-27, Mar. 27-50, 

Apr. 19-26.

3890ZZ O -56 -5
58 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°50'22", long 87°28'52", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on

 U. S. Highway 4IA, 1 mile south of city limits of Hopkinsville, Christian County, and 

6 miles upstream from North Fork.

Drainage area. 46.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 499.71 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 81.3 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 8.21 ft); min-

 imum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 15, 16-18, 19, 22-26, Nov. 1, 2, 6, 7; minimum gage height, 

1.12 ft Oct. 19.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 5,670 cfs Jan. 14, 1951 (gage height, 19.17 ft); minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Oct. 22, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 20.4 ft in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Some regulation at low flow by 

Western State Hospital 2 miles above station.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.12

1.2

1.25

1.3

1.4 

1.6

0.3

.9

1.6

2.6

5.2

12

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

28

74

200

36S

748

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.5

.4

.4

*.4

.5

.5

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

76" .8

.5

.5

.5

12.9

0.42

0.0091

O.01

Nov.

~~T3 0.3

.4

.4

.4

*.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

3.6

1.5

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

19.6

0.65

0.014

0.02

Dec.

0.5

.6

.9

.9

.9

4.4

ITS

.9

 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

1.3

1.5

.9

.9

32.6

1.05

0.023

0.03

Jan.

0.8

.7

.7

"^6.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

2.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.8

31

90

24

13

10

*352

354

I4T

78

61

53

46

110

7O

57

47

38

1,590.4

51.3

1.11

1.28

Feb.

34

31

27

25

22

18

16

15

14

14

12

11

10

10

10

178

133

68

53

189

98

69

59

53

46

*39

40

507

1,601

57.2

1.24

1.29

Mar.

92

70

78

59

50

44

39

36

33

30

28

25

23

19

17

16

14

14

15

16

14

14"

56

66

81

54

45

39

34

29

1,162

37.5

0.812

0.94

Apr.

*26

23

21

19

iSn

249

126

66

51

42

61

59

42

50

53

728

229

139

104

81

69

76

66

54

45

39

37

37

33

30

2,673

89.1

1.93

2.15

May

27

24

23

21

19

*18

420

Hz

69

53

45

38

33

32

28

25

24

41

24

23

19

17

16

14

14

12

12

11

11

11

1,245.6

40.2

0.870

1.00

June

83

26

400

70

45

34

28

35

263

*49

33

25

21

17

15

12

12

10

9.6

8.9

7.8

7.5

6.8

6.2

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.1

47T

1,254.1

41.8

0.905

1.01

July

3.8

3.8

6.5

7.8

4.6

4.4

4.6

125

12

7.1

6.8

2.8

3.6

3.1

*201

28

11

7.8

7.5

4.9

52

81

13

9.3

7.1

5.8

4.9

4.1

3.6

2.6

n C

642.1

20.7

0.448

0.52

Aug.

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.2

305 ~26~

10

*7.8

48

48

39

7.5

6.2

5.2

4.4

3.6

3.3

2.6

2.2

549.9

17.7

0.383

0.44

Sept.

2.0

1.6

1.3

1*2

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

109

339

TIT

9.6

7.1

5.5

4.6

3.8

*3.1

255

98

883.4

29.4

0.636

0.71

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,88O Mln 0.3 Mean 58.1 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.09

Water year 1953-54: Max 728 Mln 0.3 Mean 32. O Cfsm 0.693 In. 9.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 59

Little River near Cadiz, Ky.

Location (revised). Lat 36°46'40", long 87°43'18", on upstream side of right abutment of 

highway bridge, 50 ft downstream from Casey Creek and 8f miles southeast of Cadiz, 

Trlgg County.

Drainage area. 249 sq mi.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 31, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 340 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 11.11 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Nov. 19, 20 (gage height, 2.38 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs Jan. 14, 1951 (gage height, 21.00 ft); minimum observed, 1.0 cfs Oct. 3, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by small mill at Pee Dee, 5 miles 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1173: 1942-43, 1946(M), 1949.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 12-24)

2.3

2.4 

2,6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.5

5.0

10

28

50

79

138

185

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

250

400

545

670

830

1,190

2,170

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

IS

12

13

*13

14

14

14 

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

12

12 

12

ID 9.5

10

11

14

14

13

13

13

398.5

12.9

0.052

0.06

Nov.

16

16

15

14

13

*12

11

10 

11

12

12

10

10

10

11

11

10

9.5

570" 9.0

9.5 

24

34

ZS

32

23

16

14

12

12

436.0

14.5

0.058

0.07

Dec.

12

11

TJ

14

15

46

44

50 

3T

*32

25

22

20

22

20

17

16

15

15

15

15 

15

14

14

13

13

13

14

15

15

14

618

19.9

0.080

0.09

Jan.

14

15

14

14

13

13

13

12 

11

TT

19

17

18

21

54

117

226

119

81

696

*1,640 

878

610

405

295

250

367

504

325

250

206

7,434

240

0.964

1.11

Feb.

180

160

147

136

128

115

105

99 

93

90

83

77

73

68

66_

286

944

5TT

300

362

774 

440

315

259

226

200

182

619

-

7,041

251

1.01

1.05

Mar.

737

*35S~

282

286

215

180

165

151 

140

132

125

113

105

97

88

81

76

73

73

71

69 

66

BT

334

420

500

460

315

250

215

191

6,438

208

0.835

0.96

Apr.

*165

151

138

130

125

364

952

480 

295

218

191

236

222

178

191

1,810

1,990

902

646

504

405 

400

340

295

240

215

200

197

188

175

12,541

418

1.68

1.87

May

162

149

142

132

128

*121

620

1,200 

4S5

277

209

175

156

145

136

128

139

168

147

123

113 

105

97

90

84

79

76

71

74

68

66

5,815

188

0.755

0.87

June

86

206

742

868

25C

168

138

202 

434

*315

185

145

119

117

119

105

92

81

76

68

63 

59

55

51

49

48

45

43

40

39

5,008

167

0.671

0.75

July

37

36

35

33

36

39

39

42

218 -75

50

39

34

32

*35

199

111

59

43

35

44 

109

147

77

54

44

36

33

31

28

26

1,860

60.0

0.241

0.28

Aug.

26

29

27

26

24

25

25

24 

23

23

22

20

20

20

19

18

33

535

TT5

*55

40 

43

55

96

68

60

45

38

34

55

37

1,680

54.2

0.218

0.25

Sept.

30

26

24

23

22

20

20

20 

19

18

17

16

15

14

IT

14

14

14

14

64

1,140 

436

115

73

56

45

39

*33

62

545

2,962

98.7

0.396

0.44

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,910 Mln 9.0 Mean 31$ Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.25

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,990 Mln 9.0 Mean 143 Cfsm 0.574 In. 7.80

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
60 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Cumberland River at Smlthland, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°08'45", long 88 0 24'25", on downstream side of left center pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 60 at Smlthland, Llvlngston County, 1 mile downstream from McCormlck 

Creek and 2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 18.080 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to March 1940).

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 300:00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

aatum. Prior to Aug. 4, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at Dycusburg, 16.8 miles upstream, since Nov. 20, 1944. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1944, auxiliary wire-weight gage at Eureka, 28.7 miles upstream and Oct. 1 to 

Nov. 19, 1944, auxiliary staff gage at present site. During periods of crest-wicket 

operation staff gage above spillway at lock and dam F, 40.8 miles upstream read four 

times dally.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 26,840 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1940-43, 1954 are contained 

In the following table:

Water 

year

1940 

1941 

1942 

1943 

1954

Maximum

Date

Apr. 7, 1940 

Apr. 10, 1941 

Apr. 11, 1942 

Mar. 22, 1943 

Jan. 26, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

107,000 

69,500 

92,200 

134,000 

94,900

Date

May 2, 1940 

June 14, 1941 

Mar. 24, 1942 

Mar. 29, 1943 

Jan. 26, 1954

Gage height 

(feet)

32.80 

12.45 

28.48 

37.02 

18.08

Minimum daily

Date

Sept. 26, 1941 

Oct. 8, 1941 

Sept. 8, 1943 

Aug. 10, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

520 

540 

500 

714

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs Feb. 18, 1950; maximum gage height, 43.10 

ft Feb. 13, 1950; minimum daily discharge 1941-54, 453 cfs June 23, 1944. 

Maximum stage known, 51.1 ft January to February 1937.

Remarks. Records good above 15,000 cfs and fair below. Discharge above 15,000 cfs computed using fall as determined by auxiliary gage as a factor; discharge below 15,000 

cfs computed using upper gage at lock and dam F with wicket operation at dam as a 

factor. Some regulation by navigation dams on Cumberland River, and by Great Palls 

Lake, Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow, Center Hill, and Old Hickory Reservoirs. Records of 

water temperatures for the 1954 water year are given in WSP 1350.

Cooperation. Gage-height record for lock and dam F and records of wicket manipulations 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1173: 1947{M). Revised figures of discharge for the water 

years 1940-43, superseding those published in WSP 973, are given herein.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, February to September 1940

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

_

_

-

.

-

-

_

-

20,800

32,300

35,900

36,500

36,500

37,200

37, 200 

44, 200

52,700

62,400

59,400

54,300

49, BOO

48,600

45,400

41,000

35,600

32,300

34,300

 ---

_

_

_

-

Mar.

38,700

42,200

55, 600

58,900 

57,900

53, 900

53, 300

53, 700

52,900

46,400

41,500

39, 900

54, 800

69,000

75,300

78,400

78,800 

75,900

71,300

70,400

68,800

63,600

55,500

49,700

44,200

37,800

32,700

29,400

28,900

37, 800 

62,400

1, 679 . 6

54,180

3.00

3.45

Apr.

80, 600

89,200

94, 600

101,000 

104,000

106,000

106, OOO

102,000

88,200

65, 600

49,500

40, 700

34,500

30,100

26,700

25, 800

24, ZOO 

35,600

52,300

76,000

87,200

89,300

86,900

86,200

88,400

90,600

91,400

90,400

*83,900

67, 600

1 2,192. 5

73,080

4.04

4.51

May

*58,600

*57,000

59.200

*56,300 

51,800

 49,700

44,800

*40,800

 33,500

*27,300

*23,300

20,200

18,600

16,500

13,000

10,900

13,200 

13,500

13, 700

13,000

11,900

9,400

8,550

ll.g&O

13,600

16,100

17,200

17,300

17,400

18,700 

21,100

797,750

25, 730

1.42

1.64

June

21,000

19,100

16,200

13,100 

12,000

11,700

12,700

11,800

10,800

12,300

12,700

13,600

11,200

20,200

16,800

15, 600

12,800 

9,500

8,310

7.500

7,500

10,500

19,200

24,800

25. 700

21, BOO

16,400

14,100

13, 600

11,600

434,110

14,470

0.800

0.89

July

9,150

8,610

6,810

5,690 

5,700

8,080

5,540

5,830

7,330

8,640

7,940

8,820

9,210

12, 100

13,400

11,200

9,580 

14, 100

16.800

16,300

16,400

15,500

13,400

9,560

8,040

6,320

7,190

7,480

6,900

3 450 37530"

288,600

9,310

0.515

0.59

Aug.

3,890

7,190

6,280

5,030 

6,590

8,170

6,55o

3,930

3,640

4,520

3,990

3,290

2,960

2,500

3,440

3,880

3,260 

4,390

7,510

3,810

3,490

3,650

2,600

920

i,?5o"

3,050

3,350

3,220

3,060

4,930 

3,300

127,680

4,119

0.228

0.26

Sept.

4,360

7,880

10,600

11.400 

9,360

7,240

5,330

3,930

3,690

3,660

2,120

750

2,355"

4,940

1,740

1,460

1,850 

1,850

2,360

1,660

3,810

3,400

1,160

790

790

970

1,800

4,160

4,680

2,520

112,640

3,755

0.208

0.23

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Cumberland River at Smlthland, Ky. Continued

61

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,000 

1,480

4,620 

1,310

545

1,160 

1,520

1,050

1,680

1,070

1,110

868 

720

720

720

720 

1,010

1,330

1,580

1,640

1,420

747

545

570

595

620

645

670

976

1,360

1,250

36,451

1,176

0.065

0.07

Nov.

1,430 

1,860

2,440 

2,710

2,710

2,500 

1,690

 733

I/ISO"

2,250

4,770

7.420 

5,560

3,910

1,970

1,710 

1,360

2,110

2,720

2,710

2,390

1,560

1,630

3,080

3,610

3,330

2,800

2,390

2,390

3,070

79,973

2,666

0.147

0.16

Dec.

4,220 

3,880

3,160 

2,660

2,290

1.550 

2,510

4,130

4,130

3,650

3,810

3,970 

3,210

3,080

5,080

8,740 

10, 700

11,100

9,130

6,380

6,610

6,320

6,610

6,610

5,130

4,370

6,260

12,700

14,100

14.400

12 t 900

193,370

6,238

0.345

0.40

Jan.

12,900 

13,400

17,100 

19,400

19,300

16, 800 

12,700

9,880

8,620

8,930

8,500

7,640 

7,640

7,490

6,020

4.460 

5^950

6,740

9,520

8,720

9,920

10,300

9,920

14,700

21,800

26,300

27,600

28,600

29,300

29,800

27, 800

447,750

14,440

0.799

0.92

Feb.

24.700 

SI, 800

19,600 

18,100

15,800

11,100 

10, 600

10,100

9,670

8,880

7,550

6,600 

6,320

6,320

6,610

6,610 

6,320

6,320

6,100

4,880

5,720

6,820

6,540

6,080

4,710

3,200

2.870

3,500

_

253,420

9,051

0.501

0.52

Mar.

4,690 

4,690

4.540 

7,170

5,700

8,510 

4,500

10,900

12,900

15, 600

18,600

21,500 

27,300

31,900

34,400

55.500 

34,200

30,600

.27,500

24,000

22,000

20, 100

18,600

17,300

16,300

13,400

12,900

11,900

10,200

10,400

10,400

527,800

17,030

0.942

1.09

Apr.

9,010 

7,680

5.400 

8,770

15,200

32,300 

45,300

 54,600

63,200

68,400

 67,200

57,100 

42, 600

35,700

31,100

27,100 

23, 900

21,100

19,000

18,100

16,800

13,400

12,900

14,400

17,800

20,500

22,100

22,800

23,200

 23,100

839,760

27,990

1.55

1.73

May

 21.600 

19,300

17,900 

16,000

11,400

8,890 

7,180

7,180

7,500

6,670

5,890

5,890 

5,440

3,660

2,380

3,270 

4,790

4,180

3,880

4,050

3,070

1,870

2,050

2,050

2,230

2,320

2,320

1,770

1.310

1,570

1,370

188,980

6,096

0.337

0.39

June

1.450

1,550

3,040 

4,640

5,700

5,830 

9,130

7,120

5,360

7,990

16,400

17,400 

17,400

17.900

14, 600

11,400 

7,940

7,300

6,110

6,640

7,480

7,640

6,210

3,420

2,500

3,290

4,450

3,330

2,590

3,220

219,210

7,307

0.404

0.45

July

3,510 

5.250

6, ISO 

13,400

21,900

43, 700 

52,900

53,300

54,700

58,600

64,500

65. 700 

55] 400

42,500

36,000

30, 300 

25,300

25,500

29,300

27,000

24,000

25,300

28,900

32,200

32,400

25,400

19,200

13,500

8,470

6,170

6,070

934,530

30,140

1.67

1.92

Aug.

6,320 

6,070

6,580 

6,320

5,810

3,290 

2,320

3,770

5,360

3,850

2,730

2.180 

3,570

4,180

8,750

11,200 

8,840

6,540

2,890

2,340

4,750

5,470

5,090

4,710

5,070

3,990

3,010

7,310

13.400

16, 500

5,510

171,720

5,539

0.306

0.35

Sept.

7,480 

7,770

5,630 

3,220

2,860

3,950 

4,450

4,450

3,740

2,210

1,960

2,630 

3,500

2,880

2,180

2,290 

2,390

2,600

3,210

3,210

2,510

1,940

1,810

1,340

8. 420

520

545

595

620

620

91,510

3,050

0.169

0.19

Calendar year 1940: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1940-41: Max 68,400 Min 520 Mean 10,920 Cfsm 0.604 In. 8.19

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

595 

1,090

1,310 

1,360

1.970

1,490

600 

540 50~0"

1,250

1,380

1,250

890

1,070 

1,530

1,630 

1,800

1,290

1,250

1,150

790

790

680

590

620

890

1,710

1,330

1,200

1,250 

1,560

35,655

1,150

0.064

0.07

Nov.

1,640 

1,190

870 

1,1*5

2,010

2,190

2,020 

1,850

1,140

940

1,140

1,730

2,050

1,960 

1,960

2,140 

2,380

2,090

1,850

1,780

1,350

1,960

5,450

8,790

9.920

6,590

4,580

3,660

6,090

6,870

89,630

2,988

0.165

0.18

Dec.

5,160 

3,550

3,060 

2.860

4,900

8,560

8,570 

5,870

3,810

4,180

5,530

6,730

8,730

13,900 

20,800

21.100 

18,206

18,700

19, 600

19,300

17,700

12,400

9,780

9,780

12,200

13,400

10,300

7,030

7,480

9; 380 

* 10,400

322,960

10,420

0.576

0.66

Jan.

16,300 

32,200

48.500 

45J100

58,400

57,400

56,300 

51,800

25, 700

21,500

18,400

15, 600

11,800

9.590 

10,500

10,500 

9,670

9,920

9,920

11,900

14,900

15, 900

15,400

12,900

12,400

15,500

16,100

16, 500

17,500

19,500 

20, 700

625,900

20,150

1.11

1.28

Feb.

20,400 

20, 900

21,100 

20,100

19.200

22,700

29,600 

59, 700

41,000

57,500

59,800

42,500

41,400

36,100 

30,900

31,900 

43,600

57,800

65,500

61,700

60,800

57,800

51,500

44, 500

40,900

40, 900

38, 900

35,400

_

 

tl.091.9

39,000

2.16

2.25

Mar.

32,200 

28,100

24. 900 

25,900

27,400

27,600

27,400 

29,700

34, 800

35,500

32,000

32,500

37,900

54, 300 

67,800

72, 200 

76,200

78,900

79,500

80,700

80, 800

82,300

85.100

82,800

78,400

67,800

 54,100

 47, 300

42,200

 40,800 

38,400

H.601.5

51,660

2.86

3.29

Apr.

 36, 300 

31,400

28,100 

25, 700

22,700

22,000

20,700 

20,600

48,100

81,700

91,100

*83,800

*68,100

*50, 900 

 40, 300

32,700 

*27,300

25, 100

20,400

619,000

e!9,000

e 18, 000

618,000

17,500

16,100

15,000

9,850

8,550

7.210

7,750

930,940

31,030

1.72

1.91

May

8,430 

8,430

8,340 

12,500

15.400

8,950

5,630 

7,000

8,130

6,140

4,140

4,710

5,090

5,590 

5,060

4,850 

5,560

5,370

5,420

7,670

4,690

5,000

5,240

4,590

4.090

4,200

7,210

9,640

12,600

11,100 

7,420

216,190

6,974

0.386

0.44

June

6,690 

6,830

6,320 

6,580

6,640

5,050

4.590 

5,060

5,080

5,290

5,290

5,190

6,850

6,430 

6,430

6,430 

6,700

5,130

4,880

5,290

5,700

5,940

5,510

5,190

6,420

7,210

7,640

8,840

8.980

6, 530

184,710

6,157

0.341

0.38

July

4,220 

3,620

4,030 

5,770

5,580

3,030

1.750 

5,040

10,700

15,400

12,100

14,400

13,900

15,000 

18,500

19.400 

18,300

17,200

18,100

19,000

12,200

8,600

6,480

6,880

6,820

5,460

5,130

5,800

5,770

4,020 

3,610

295,790

9,542

0.528

0.61

Aug.

4.750

5,110

7,090 

10,500

17,600

20,100

24,400 

25,700

22,500

29,300

31,600

29, 500

29,900

52.600 

51, 900

28,400 

24,500

20,900

20,500

22,300

23,200

23,000

24,800

25,700

25,500

25, 900

26,600

24, 900

22,100

18, 800 

12,900

692,350

22,350

1.24

1.42

Sept.

9.580 

7,540

6,750 

5,660

5,830

6,500

5,590 

6,560

6,500

5,580

5,500

7,510

4,890

4,670 

4,580

2.590 

2,390

5,930

4,540

4,540

5,460

4,210

2,960

5,150

5,480

5,580

5,130

4,770

4,280

3,050

153,660

5,122

0.283

0.32

Calendar year 1941: Max 68,400 Min 520 Mean 11,300 Cfsm 0.625 in. 8.47

Water year 1941-42: Max 91,100 Min 540 Mean 17,090 Cfsm 0.945 In. 12.81

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

e Indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at 

Dover, Tenn.
62 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,540 

1,940

2,160

2,770

4,950

4,430

3,700

2,680

2,230

3,970

3,190

1,960

2,070

2,660

2,400

2,410

2,100

1.320

1,540

1,490

1,490

1,580

1,900

1,870

1,870

2,090

2,400

2,930

2, 110

4,040

11,100

86, 550

2,792

0.154

0.18

Nov.

12,900 

12,900

9,890

6,080

7,500

11,700

12,900

11,400

10,000

8,840

8,530

9,290

10, 700

9,560

9,180

9,870

10,500

9,140

6,860

5.000

5,530

10,100

10,900

15,800

26,300

35,300

40, 700

43.400

39,500

31,500

451, 770

15,060

0.833

0.93

Dec.

23,200 

19.800

22, SOO

27,300

27,900

30,300

39,200

48,400

47,600

48,100

46,300

43,200

38,000

33,700

28,900

26,100

29,200

35,200

34, 600

35, 100

a40,000

a40,000

a40,000

a40,000

a45,000

a45,000

50,000

64,200

81,600

93, 700

98 , 800

* 1,322. 6

42,660

2.36

2.72

Jan.

101,000

111,000

"107,000

110,000

112,000

*115,000

"117,000

"121.000

'124,000

127,000

128,000

f!20,000

*94,800

*56,300

*30,100

*27,900

*26,500

*31,400

28,400

20,600

17,900

10.900

11,406

10,900

17,600

18,800

14,400

12,400

11,400

11,900

19 200

* 1,865. 8

60,190

3.33

3.84

Feb.

28,100 

39,700

48,400

51,000

52,800

54, 900

56,000

59,500

62.500

60,700

57,400

54,600

53,000

50,800

49, 600

48,900

49,300

46,800

41,200

35,800

31,600

28,700

25,000

23,200

22,200

21,900

21,900

22,500

tl,197.8

42,780

2.37

2.46

Mar.

22,300 

21,200

19,300

17,800

17.100

17,200

20,300

27,200

29,600

31,000

42,200

59,200

78,100

89,300

101,000

107,000

104,000

104,000

116,000

124,000

129,000

132.000

129,000

130,000

130,000

129,000

129,000

125,000

122,000

116,000

106,000

t 2,524. 8

81,450

4.50

5.19

"Apr.

*92.600 

*76,900

62,000

49,900

41,300

*36,300

*30,800

26,400

22,800

22,300

20,900

20.300

25,400

28,100

25,400

24,200

25,100

26,300

27,200

29,700

39,700

47,900

55, 100

64,000

72,800

80, 400

84,800

88,200

88,300

84, 100

tl,419.2

47,310

2.62

2.92

May

69.900 

52,400

41,800

35, 300

29,700

26,600

23,700

21,500

19,300

18,500

22,900

23,300

29,300

30, 600

36, 900

45,600

42,500

33, 100

21,100

20, 700

20, 000

19,000

18.000

18,000

19,000

20,000

20,000

22,000

24,000

26,000

23,000

873,700

28,180

1.56

1.80

June

21.000 

19,000

17,000

16,000

16,000

16,000

16,000

15,000

14,000

12,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,000

9,880

9,800

8,980

5,870

6,430

7,020

5,720

5,340

5,190

6,240

5,720

5,800

5,360

4.480

4, 640

312,470

10,420

0.576

0.64

July

4,640 

4,640

3,460

3,690

4,970

5,000

4,790

3,880

3,920

3,920

4,330

5,080

4,880

4,350

3,810

5,240

6.340

4, 210

4,220

4,050

4,390

2,730

2,140

2.090

2, 520

3,100

4,030

5,660

5,280

4,240

2 g 990

128,590

4,148

0.229

0.26

Aug.

6,170 

6,020

8,060

4,490

3,570

4,590

9,150

9,700

6,?60

4,520

4,120

3,020

5,000

5,320

3,980

5,270

6,770

5,830

3,960

3,450

3,740

4,030

3,100

3,140

3,480

2,980

2,170

3,860

4,130

3,120

2 . 080

145,580

4,696

0.260

0.30

Sept.

2,380 

900

2,650

5,580

13.000

12,900

4,100

500

1,650"

3,590

1,960

2,570

3,060

2,740

1,710

2,050

5,470

4,930

2,650

3,220

9,540

8,710

3,630

2,820

1,980

2,570

1,780

1,710

1,560

1,420

113,340

3,778

0.209

0.23

Calendar year 1942: Max 98,800 Mln 1,320 Mean 20,960 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.73

Water year 1942-43: Max 132,000 Mln 500 Mean 28,610 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.47

Calendar year 1943: Max 132,000 Mln 500 Mean 24,300 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.23

Discharge measurement made on this day. * Expressed In thousands. a No auxiliary gage-height 

record; discharge estimated on basis of base gage-height record and records for station at Dover.

Note. Indefinite stage-fall-dlscharge relation May 21 to June 15; discharge estimated on basis of 

records for station at Dover, Term.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,090

1,530

1,370

1,370

2,300

1,960

1,100

1,560

2,700

2,790

1,890

1,520

2,670

*5,970

6.670

5,200 

3,740

3,160

2,930

2,980

2,480 

1,420

1,110

721

1,030"

2,070 

2,340 

3,320

3,190

3,710

4,820

81,731

2,636

Nov.

6,200

5,380

2,820

3,660

4,740

4,000

4,600

5,330

5,290

6,120

7.760

7,070

5,620

7,480

6,480

4,110 

3,510

3,880

5,000

4,270

4,120 

3,950

4,030

2,830

1,910

1.850 

*2,S20 

4,560

5,370

6,310

 

141,070

4,702

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

7,010

7,800

9,610

11,300

12,300

11,100

8,550

4,960

4,030

4,040

5,100

7,100

6,750

5,520

4,940

5,430 

7,970

9,340

13,800

18, 600

22,500 

21,600

*15,000

11,300

10, 100

12,900 

13,000 

8,150

3,030

6,940

13,000

302,770

9,767

Jan.

14.800

14,800

14,800

16,500

19,400

17,800

17,100

19,200

21,700

21,500

20,300

18,100

17,800

15,900

17,400

28,900 

49,100

61,800

56, 100

35, 500

43,800 

66,900

77,200

78,800

89,600

94, 300 

*83,200 

62, 700

55, 100

50,400

44,900

1,245,400

40,170

Feb.

42,200

38,300

31,500

26,500

25,400

23,500

24, 800

24, 900

22,200

18,700

18, 600

21,400

20,700

17,700

16.900

21,800 

23,700

30,200

37,000

32,600

40,100 

46. 400

37, 500

27,900

24,200

23,200 

20,900 

21,900

_

 

760,700

27,170

Mar.

26,100

32,400

34,400

32,100

*29,400

28,600

29,700

29,900

29,400

28,500

28,500.

26,800

24,800

20,600

11,700

11,600 

14,800

18,400

22,100

23,400

22,400 

20, 100

18,000

23, 300

52,800

66,200 

69.400 

63,000

44,600

29,100

22,100

934,200

30,140

Apr.

18,300

18,600

17,400

12,600

14,100

18,600

21,300

22,800

20,300

18,900

18,800

19,200

20,100

20,700

*21,200

25,200 

36, 500

57,800

67,800

69,600

50,300 

38,700

26,100

27,500

27,200

28,900 

32,500 

35, 700

34,200

31,500

 

872,400

29,080

May

30,800

28,500

24,000

21,100

20,700

23,600

31,700

33,400

31,200

29,900

*29,200

28,400

29,100

28,800

30, 800

55.000 

32,000

27,500

21,800

17,800

16,100 

18,200

20,400

21,700

18,200

10, 700 

15, 500 

17,500

20,200

20,600

19,800

752,000

24,260

June

15,800

10, 100

17,100

25,400

25.500

20,700

12,100

7,100

3,350

2.750

5,590

6,560

7,870

8,990

*8,270

7,200 

7,870

12,800

15,800

16, 500

 13,600 

9,870

7,950

8,110

10,800

12,100 

10,000 

7,950

6,710

6,500

 

326,740

10,890

July

6,450

6,990

7,410

7,060

8,050

4,920

3,600

3,960

4,920

3,600

4,260

5,170

4,740

2,370

2,540

5,000 

4,400

3,990

4,340

*4,420

2,830 

3,800

5,570

7,210

6,480

6,660 

3,650 

1,580

1.250

1,45(3

1,430

140,000

4,516

Aug.

6,390

5,570

3,550

2,070

1,660

4,030

10,300

12,200

5, 520

714

3,370

6,210

2,780

4,680

5,420

4,270 

5,300

6,640

8,510

9,440

9,300 

7,370

5,620

*2,900

4,220

5,880 

4,920 

6,600

7,190

10,400

7,880

178,904

5,771

Sept.

6,380

4,860

4,320

5,780

6,700

6,180

4,960

4,070

4,260

4,090

5,920

7,450

8,130

7,450

6,600

5,840 

5,850

6,760

7,760

10,400

13.000 

12,400

7,580

3,790

2,700

2,300 

1.270 

2,960

*3,080

6,930

 

179,770

5.992

Observed Adjustedt

»lax 98,900 Mln 721 Mean 22,360 Mean 22,220 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.68

tex 94,300 Mln 714 Mean 16,210 Mean 16,360 Cfsm 0.905 In. 12.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Great Palls Lake, Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow, Center Hill, and Old 

Hickory Reservoirs^ furnished by Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Authority.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 63 

Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin

Wolf Creek Reservoir. Lat 36°52'09", long 85°08'45", in pylon of Wolf Creek Dam on

Cumberland River, 10 miles southwest of Jamestown, Russell County, Ky. Drainage area, 

5,790 sq mi. Records available, July 1950 to September 1954 in reports of Geological 

Survey; April to July 1950 in files of Corps of Engine'ers. Water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Dec. 6, 1950, staff 

gage at same site at datum 545.0 ft higher. Gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Maximum contents during year, 

1,828,400 cfs-days May 3 (elevation, 715.50 ft); minimum contents, 953,800 cfs-days 

Jan. 14 (elevation, 674.08 ft). Maximum contents during period 1950-54, 2,505,800 ofs 

Dec. 23, 1951 (elevation, 741.32 ft); minimum (after first filling), that of Jan. 14, 

1954.

Reservoir is formed by earth embankment and concrete gravity dam surmounted by 

10 taintor gates 37 ft high by 50 ft wide. Final closure of dam made Aug. 7, 1950. 

Total capacity at elevation 760.00 ft (top of gates) is 3,070,000 c£s-days, of which 

1,056,000 ofs-days above elevation 723.00 ft (crest of spillway) are reserved for flood 

control and 1,080,000 cfs-days between elevations 673.00 ft (minimum power pool) and 

723.00 ft will be used for power production. Figures given herein represent total 

contents, of which 934,000 cfs-days below elevation 673.00 ft are dead storage. Reservoir is used for flood control, power, and navigation. Records furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Dale Hollow Reservoir.--Lat 36°32'19", long 85°27'05", at Dale Hollow Dam on Obey River, 

3 miles east of Celina, Clay County, Term., and 7.3 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area, 935 sq mi. Records available, August 1943 to September 1954. Water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to June 25, 

1946, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 621,500 cfsdays May 3 (elevation, 646.54 ft); minimum, 433,100 cfs-days Jan. 8 (elevation, 631.09 

ft). Maximum contents observed during period 1943-54, 780,000 cfs-days Feb. 10, 1950 

(elevation, 657.8 ft); minimum observed (after first filling), 428,000 cfs-days 

Sept. 11, 1944 (elevation, 630.63 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with six taintor 

gates each 12 ft high by 60 ft wide. Storage began Aug. 30, 1943, and water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation May 7, 1944. Total capacity at elevation 

663.0 ft (top of gates) is 860,000 cfs-days, of which 178,000 cfs-days between elevations 663.0 ft (top of gates) and 651.0 ft (crest of spillway) is reserved for flood 

control, and 250,000 cfs-days between elevations 651.0 and 631.0 ft (ordinary minimum 

pool) is used for power production. Reservoir is used for flood control, navigation, 

and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Great Falls Lake.--Lat 35°48 | 10", long 85°38'00", at penstock inlet on Collins River, 

800 ft southwest of powerhouse of Tennessee Valley Authority, 1.9 miles northwest of 

Rock Island, Warren County, Term., 2.3 miles upstream from mouth, and 2.4 miles upstream 

from Great Falls Dam on Caney Fork. Drainage area, 1,640 sq mi. Records available, 

January 1917 to September 1954. Remote indicator gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 

28,600 cfs-days Apr. 21 (elevation, 805.89 ft); minimum, 4,100 cfs-days Oct. 1 (elevation, 768.58 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. elevation during period 1916-54, 817.48 ft Mar. 23, 

1929 (contents not determined); minimum 12 p.m. contents, 1,700 cfs-days Aug. 19, 1918 

(elevation, 756.3 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with 18 taintor 

gates, each 14 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began in 1916; dam 

redesigned and crest raised 35 ft in 1925. Total capacity at elevation 804.9 ft (top 

of gates) is 27,400 cfs-days of which 24,900 cfs-days in controlled storage above elevation 762.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used primarily for power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Center Hill Reservoir. Lat 36°05'48", long 85°49'38", at Center Hill Dam on Caney Fork, 

14 miles southeast of Carthage, DeKalb County, Term., and 26.6 miles upstream from 

mouth. Drainage area, 2,195 sq mi. Records available, November 1948 to September 

1954. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. 

Prior to Mar. 14, 1949, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at same datum. Maximum 

contents during year, 729,200 cfs-days Jan. 25 (elevation, 654.27 ft); minimum, 423,000 

cfs-days Jan. 13 (elevation, 618.09 ft). Maximum contents during period 1948-54, 

1,005,000 cfs-days Feb. 10, 1950 (elevation, 680.6 ft); minimum observed (after first 

filling), 171,000 cfs-days Dec. 1, 2, 1949 (elevation, 576.1 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped with 

eight taintor gates, 37 ft high by 50 ft wide. Closure of dam was made Nov. 27, 1948; 

water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 11, 1949. Total capacity 

at elevation 685.0 ft (top of gates) is 1.055,000 cfs-days, of which 385,000 cfs-days 

between elevations 685.0 ft (top of gates) and 648.0 ft (crest of spillway) is reserved 

for flood control, and 248,000 cfs-days between elevations 648.0 ft (crest of spillway) 

and 618.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool) will be used for power production. Reservoir is 

used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Old Hickory Reservoir.--Lat 36°17'50", long 86°39'2Q", at Old Hickory Dam on Cumberland 

River, 10 miles northeast of Nashville, Davidson County, Term., and at mile 216.2. 

Drainage area, 11,700 sq mi. Records available, June to September 1954. Staff gage. 

Datum of gage is 408.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents during 

period, 52,700 cfs-days July 31 (elevation, 416.7 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with earth embankment. Spillway is 

equipped with six taintor gates, 41 ft high by 45 ft wide. Closure of dam was made in 

June 1954 and water in reservoir was raised sufficiently to maintain navigation through 

the lock. Total capacity at elevation 450.0 ft (maximum allowable pool) is 275,000 

cfs-days of which 63,000 cfs-days between elevation 450.0 and 445.0 ft (normal pool) is 

Induced surcharge storage provided to compensate for loss of natural valley storage 

incurred by construction of the project, and 32,000 cfs-days between elevation 445.0 

and 442.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool) will be used for power drawdown. Reservoir is used 

for navigation and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.
64 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin Continued

Other reservoirs. The following reservoir in the Cumberland River basin is described 

below, but records of contents are not published herein:

Cheatham Reservoir on Cumberland River, 20 miles southeast of Clarksville, Montgomery 

 County, term., with total capacity of 52,000 cfs-days of which 10,000 cfs-days is controlled storage.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Nov. 30.............

Calendar year 1953 

Jan. 31.............

Aug. 31......... ....

Water year 1953-54

Date

Oct. 31.............

Dec . 31 .............

Calendar year 1953 

Jan. 31.............

May 31.............

July 31.......... ...

Aug. 31.............

Water year 1953-54

Date

July 31.............

Sept. 30.............

Wolf Creek Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

696.05 

693.20 

689. 1O 

680.56

-

694.72 

696.02 

708.33 

715.26 

712.19 

709.02 

706.03 

701.38 

696.74

-

Contents 

(cfsdays)

1,386,700 

1,326,700 

1,242,500 

1,074,600

-

1,358,500 

1,386,100 

1,659,000 

1,822,600 

1,749,200 

1,674,900 

1,606,400 

1,502,200 

1,401,400

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(cfs-days)

-60,000 

-84,200 

-167,900

-36,90O

+283,900 

+27,600 

+272,900 

+163,600 

-73,400 

-74,300 

-68,50O 

-104,200 

-100,800

+14,700

Great Falls Lake

768.58 

777.72 

783.87 

784.80

-

805.48 

805.16 

805.32 

804.65 

784.95 

785.53 

785.35 

785.15 

786.36

-

4,100 

7,100 

10,100 

10,700

-

28,100 

27,700 

27,900 

27,200 

10,800 

11,200 

11,000 

10,900 

11,700

-

+3,000 

+3,000 

+600

-300

+17,400 

-400 

+200 

-700 

-16,400 

+400 

-200 

-100 

+800

+7,600

Old Hickory Reservoir

391.8 

413.8 

416.5 

414.0 

414.9

34,800 

48,200 

52,400 

48,500 

49.900

+13,400 

+4,200 

-3,900 

+1.400

Dale Hollow Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

637 . 81 

636.94 

635.03 

632.42

-

638.96 

639.38 

642.00 

646.42 

644.72 

643.12 

642.52 

640.67 

639.41

-

Contents 

(cfsdays)

51O, 80O 

5OO, 3OO 

477,800 

448,000

-

524,700 

529,800 

562,500 

619,900 

597,500 

576,800 

569,100 

545,800 

530,200

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(cfs-days)

-10,500 

-22,500 

-29,800

-31,000

+76,700 

+5,100 

+32,700 

+57,400 

-22,400 

-20,700 

-7,700 

-23,300 

-15,600

+19,400

Center Hill Reservoir

634.77 

632.66 

628.88 

623.75

-

647.86 

640.30 

644.70 

642.03 

641.27 

640.26 

638.61 

636.49 

634.79

-

554,200 

536,600 

505,900 

465,600

-

669,001 

601,400 

640,300 

616,500 

609,900 

601,100 

586,700 

568,600 

554,300

-

-17,600 

-30,700 

-40,300

+19,300

+203,400 

-67,600 

+38,900 

-23,800 

-6,600 

-8,800 

-14,400 

-18,100 

-14,300

+100

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 65

French Broad River at Rosman, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°08'32", long 82°49'28", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 178 at Rosman, Transylvania County, 1.0 mile upstream from East Pork, 

and at mile 216.4 (corrected).

Drainage area. 67.9 sq ml.

Records available. May 1907 to June 1909, January 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,173.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 30, 1909, staff gage at site 

500 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 1, 1936, to July 6, 1937, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1907-8, 1936-54), 234 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,060 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.40 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1907-9, 1936-54: Maximum discharge, 9,410 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 11.86 

ft) , from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 23 cfs Jan. 3, 1940 (gage height, 1.51 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 37 cfs Sept. 25-28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 13.9 ft in July 1916, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1936(M) , 1938(M) , 1939.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

60 

100 

150 

23S

2.8 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

365

432

792

1,250

1,780

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*83

3T

79

77

73

73

71

71

71

71

70

68

68

75

77

73

68

66

66

64

64

64 

64

62

60

60

75

83

66

60 

58

2,161

69.7

1.03

1.18

Nov.

58

*58

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

53

53

58

188

238" 312 

132

117

100

94

87

83

83

2,596

86.5

1.27

1.42

Dec.

*81

7979"

407

214

405

322

217

413

446

284

417

339

463

332

272

232

b200

b!90

181

205

190 

178

161

156

150

142

140

156

145

137

7,333

237

3.49

4.02

Jan.

132

127

134

*127

124

122

117

117

117

117

137

bl!5

blio

b!25

160

791

339

257

223

214

712

1,750 

963

589

466

401

365

329

303

281 

266

10,130

327

4.82

5.55

Feb.

*254

247

238

229

220

211

199

196

190

184

184

175

170

170

167

186

232

175

167

590

Sll ygs

322

300

272

254

238

359

_

-------

7,338

262

3.86

4.02

Mar.

463

*339

329

294

275

260

250

241

238

229

223

217

316

504

332

291

272

260

335

313

278

260 

254

345

316

375

358

345

313

297 

368

9,490

306

4.51

5.20

Apr.

*382

326

306

291

275

322

303

303

300

275

275

260

247

260

247

494 4"29~

329

297

278

266

272 

260

250

279

266

250

238

232

225

8,735

291

4.29

4.78

May

241

223

241

229

*217

208

211

217

199

193

190

187

205

288 238"

217

205

199

190

187

175

167 

164

158

156

153

147

156

150

145 

140

5,996

193

2.84

3.28

June

147

*147

145

140

129

127

122

119

117

114

137

122

127

132

149

137

200

TeT

137

124

117

110 

112

107

105

100

98

96

92

90

3,760

125

1.84

2.06

July

*90

92

105

131

123

92

85

85

96

92

90

85

79

77

79

75

71

81

81

75

73

71 

71

70

70

71

85

71

68

66 

73

2,573

83.0

1.22

1.41

Aug.

75

66

60

*58

56

93

73

64

87

70

62

58

60

58

66

56

53

53

56

62

68

70 

58

75

68

68

62

86

73

56 

53

2,023

65.3

0.962

1.11

Sept.

*51

51

49

49

47

46

44

44

44

58

53

47

46

44

*44

42

42

40

39

39

42

42 

39

39

37_

37

37

37

*39

40

1,308

43.6

0.642

0.72

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,550 Mln 53 Mean 209 Cfsm 3.08 In. 41.77

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,750 Mln 37 Mean 174 Cfsm 2.56 In. 34.75

discharge (base, 2.000 cfs). Jan. 22 (11 a.m.) 3,060 cfs (8.40 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Calvert, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°08'55", long 82°47'59", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.8 mile southeast of railroad station at Calvert, Transylvania County, 1.4 

miles downstream from East Fork, and at mile 214.0 (corrected).

Drainage area. 103 sq ml.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1954.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,154.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 5, 1932, staff gage, and July 5, 

1932, to May 17, 1934, chain gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 30 years, 345 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,010 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 11.66 ft; minimum, 58 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.20 ft).

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 16,100 cfs Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 13.0 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 11.66 ft; minimum, 54 cfs Sept. 17-23, 1925; minimum gage height, that of 

Sept. 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 13| ft July 1916, from French Broad River profile by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks .' Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 643: 1925(m). WSP 803: 

1931-35. WSP 823: Drainage area.

1924-26, 1928-29, 1930(M)

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3 

.4

.5

.7

1.0

1.3

58

71

85

100

144

232

353

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.O 

5.O 

6.0

495

710

1,280

1,820

2,380

2,940

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*154

I4T

142

137

137

132

127

127

127

125

122

120

118

132

137

127

120

118

116

116

114 

114

112

110

108

108

134

147

120

114

112

3,876

125

1.21

1.40

Nov.

110

*108

106

106

104

104

102

102

100

100

100

100

100

100

98

97

97

96

57

107

318 

482

1ST

212

187

165

152

142

139

139

4,392

146

1.42

1.59

Dec.

*134

i3!

I3T

682

344

648

562

362

622

740

460

716

567

752

550

445

376

b330

b310

294

332 

319

298

269

258

243

236

232

254

236

229

12,054

389

3.78

4.35

Jan.

222

216

219

*209

209

206

196

196

196

202

225

b200

b!85

bSolT

259

1,330

572

417

366

349

1,250 

2,600

 1,660

994

770

655

594

525

490

460

431

16,808

542

5.26

6.07

Feb.

 412

407

389

371

358

344

332

323

319

3O6

298

285

273

273

273

300

353

281

273

921

1,220 

1616

495

465

426

398

376

531

11,618

415

4.03

4.19

Mar.

694

 515

505

450

422

403

384

371

362

353

344

4"96~ 336

746

555

436

407

398

525

500

1

445 

407

403

540

485

578

562

540

495

470

567

14,633

472

4.58

5.28

Apr.

 584

505

475

440

426

5OO

480

480

465

436

431

407

389

407

384

'§55 673

490

445

422

403 

407

394

384

431

407

384

371

358

349 *£ .

13,349

445

4.32

4.82

Nay

366

344

398

362

 336

323

319

327

306

298

285

285

314

480

355

344

323

310

302

294

281 

265

258

254

247

239

236

247

239

232

 225

9,419

304

2.95

3.40

June

232

 236

236

229

212

206

202

196

193

190

209

199

202

216

247

258

306

ISs

225

206

190 

182

176

179

167

162

162

157

149

147

6,136

205

1.99

2.22

July

*142

142

160

229

196

152

139

139

|4|

167

154

144

137

137

137

127

125

132

132

125

125 

120

118

114

114

125

137

114

106

115

134

4,379

141

1.37

1.58

Aug.

130

108

97

*94

91

163

120

104

144

116

97

96

97

94

98

88

86

SB- 82

100

107 

140

104

132

124

108

102

139

122

10O

91

3,359

108

1.05

1.21

Sept.

85

 82

81

79

75

74

72

71

71

86

82

74

71

71

*70

71

70

67

64

64

67 

67

64

63

62

62

62

61

*BT

63

2,112

70.4

0.683

0.76

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,840 Mln 96 Mean 337 Cfsm 3.27 In. 44.39

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,800 Mln 61 Mean 280 Cfsm 2.72 In. 36.87

Peak discharge (baae. 2.5OO cfs). Jan. 22 (2 p.m.) 5.O10 cfs (8.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER- BASIN 67

Catheys Creek near Brevard, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°12'40", long 82°47'00", on right bank 1,200 ft downstream from Kuykendall Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 64, 2.1 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 3.2 miles southwest of Brevard, Transylvania County.

Drainage area. 11.7 sq ml.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,230.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 2, 1946, at site 0.9 mile down- stream at datum 57.79 ft lower. " ' " """ ' '" " '"'" """ """ A " - >- * 

stream at datum 55.11 ft lower, 

stream at present datum.

Oct. 2, 1946, to Jan. 9* 1947) at site 6.8 mile downJan. 10, 1947, to Oct. 3, 1951, at site 40 ft upAverage discharge. 10 years, 37.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge durlng-year, 391 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 2.24 ft); minimum, 6.3 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 0.17 ft).

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 1,260 cfs Mar. 11, 1952, from rating curve extended 

above 500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 4.35 ft July 12, 1949; 

minimum discharge, that of Sept. 28-30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.6 

.8

6.0

11

17

32

52

1.0 78

1.2 110

1.5 172

1.8 247

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4

3.6

7.4

12

18

32

0.8 54

1.0 83

1.8 116

1.4 153

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

13 

13

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

IB- 16

is

12

12

392

12.6

1.08

1.25

Nov.

12

*12

11

11

11

11

11

10" 10

10

10

10

1

10

10 

10

10

10

10

10 

13

27

48

35

20

18

16

15

15 

14

14

434

14.5

1.24

1.38

Dec.

*14

TT

14

59

30

59

46

32

57

60

40

55

48

64 

Iff

39

35

b35

b30 

28

31

30

27

26

26

25

23

23 

25 

23

23

1,089

35.1

3.00

3.46

Jan.

22

21

21

»21

20

20

19

19

19

20

22

20

b21

19 

24

79

39

33

30 

31

103

242

»T3S

88

68

58

53

48 

44 

43

40

1,450

46.8

4.00

4.61

Feb.

*39

39

39

37

36

35

34

33

32

31

30

30

30

30 

29.

33

33

30

f§

~JS 129

52

48

44

41

38

58

1,190

42.5

3.63

3.78

Mar.

72

54

53

47

*44

43

40

39

38

37

36

3|

S§

50

48

46

58 

53

48

46

44

60

55

62

60

57 

52 

49

65

1,590

51.3

4.38

5.05

Apr.

*65

*58

54

50

49

55

53

54

52

49

49

47

44

46 

48

85

80

60

53 

49

47

47

52

47

44

47

43

42 

41 

40

1,550

51.7

4.42

4.93

May

41

45

47

42

*40

39

40

39

37

35

35

33

38

58 

IT

40

38

36

34 

34

32

31

30

30

29

28

27

28 

28 

27

26

1,111 35.8

3.06

3.53

June

26

*26

28

26

24

23

23

22

21

21

21

20

40

55 

23

34

32

28

26 

23

22

21

22

21

19

19

19

18 

18

iZ

7O9

23.6

2.02

2.25

July

 16

16

17

19

18

16

16

16

2618-

17

16

15

21 

17

15

15

15

15 

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

fi 

13

13

493

15.9

1.36

1.57

Aug.

12

12

11

*11

11

il13

12

15

12

11

11

11

11 

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

11 

11

11

11

10

12

11

12

11

16 

12 

10

9.2

355.3

11.5

0.983

1.13

Sept.

8.8

*8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

10

10

9.2

8.8

8.8 

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.3

7.9 

7.9

8.3

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

*6"t? 

7.4

246.2

8.21

0.702

O.78

Calendar year 1953: Max 387 Mln 10 Mean 31.6 Cfsm 2.70 In. 36.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 242 Mln 6.6 Mean 29.1 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.72

Peak discharge (baae. 250.efa). Jan. 22 (ll:3O a.m.) 391 cfs (2.24 ft)j Feb. 21 (12:30 a.m.) 301 

cfs (1-98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
68 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Davidson River near Brevard, N. C.

Location Lat 35°16'23", long 82°42'2l", on right bank 150 ft upstream from State Hlghway 280, 2.0 miles upstream from mouth, 2.1 miles downstream from Avery Creek, and 

3.3 miles northeast of Brevard, Transylvania County.

Drainage area. 40.4 sq mi.

Records available. December 1920 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,115.13 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 4, 1929, staff gage, and 

Apr. 4, 1929, to May 17, 1934, chain gage, at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 127 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 4.61 ft); 

minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 0.32 ft).

1920-54: Maximum discharge, 8,400 cfs Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 11.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 28-30, 1954.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the 

water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

_

543

563

583

603

623

643

683

698

713

728

Water 

year

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1929

1930

1931

1932

Date

Dec.

Dec.

May

Jan.

Dec.

Jan.

Nov.

Mar.

Oct.

Apr.

Jan.

14,

IV,

29,

11,

8,

18,

15,

14,

21,

22,

13,

1920

1921

1923

1924

1924

1926

1926

1929*

1929

1931

1932

Discharge 

(cfs)

t3,780

1,690

2,590

2,950

1,390

2,360

2,150

3,160

1,630

1,880

1,280

Gage height 

( feet)

7.7

5.0

6.3

6.75

4.5

6.0

5.7

7.0

4.9

5.3

4.3

* Date revised

t Not previously published.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for high-water and ice-affected periods in the water years 1921, 1923, and

1926, superseding those published in WSP 523, 563, and 623, are given herewith:

1920 

Dec. 14......... 1,630

1923 

Sept.21......

1925 

Dec. 26.

681

42

1925-Con. 

Dec. 21...

28...

29...

30...

31...

40

40

36

36

35

Month

Water year 1922-23....

Water year 1925-26....

Maximum

1,630

1,300

717

Minimum

.

37

18

Mean

t225

133

88.9

Per square 

mile

5.57

2.30

3.29

1.20

2.20

Runoff in 

inches

6.41

2.56

44.80

29.88

t Partly estimated.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Davidson River near Brevard, N. C. Continued

69

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.4

.5 

.6

.8 

1.0

14

22

33

46

80

120

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

249

405

595

825

1,100

0.3 

.4 

.6

0.8 

1.0

79

120

Note. Same as precedIng table above 1.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

 31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

' Oct.

34

*33

32

31

30

29

28

28

28

28

26

26

26

28

29

28

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

2±

24

32

45

29

28

26

874

28.2

0.698

0.80

Nov.

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

*24

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

21

2?

25

86

i£i TTF

52

48

40

36

33

32

31

1,085

36.2

0.896

1.00

Dec.

32

31

*3T

182

88

146

125

84

194

203

118

166

143

232

155

114

91

b82

b76

b72

86

80

73

67

64

b55

b54

59

66

60

56

3,080

99.4

2.46

2.84

Jan.

52

51

51

49

*49

48

*48

46

46

48

54

48

b45

blZ

7O

465

178

127

110

103

390

«1.000

463

299

232

194

176

150

141

129

118

5,052

163

4.03

4.65

Feb.

112

107

103

*99

97

93

89

87

81

81

79

75

72

7Z

72

80

105

79

75

358

512

1*27

176

158

143

129

120

186

_

3,667

131

3.24

3.38

Mar.

255

*184

178

156

146

136

129

125

120

116

112

107

IB?

306

T5S

156

146

136

168

160

143

132

129

20O

176

218

186

176

160

150

184

5,045

163

4.03

4.64

Apr.

194

*166

153

146

141

158

148

150

143

136

136

127

122

127

129

219 216"

166

148

136

132

129

158

146

136

143

132

122

116

114

4,389

146

3.61

4.04

May

125

116

118

*112

103

99

99

99

93

89

87

85

103

199

TU

120

110

103

97

103

95

89

85

81

79

77

75

ST

99

87

75

3,126

101

2.50

2.88

June

75

74

*75

74

66

65

63

61

61

59

58

59

58

65

63

76

7S

75

70

63

56

53

51

50

47

45

42

41

30" 40

1,800

60.0

1.49

1.66

July

*38

37

47

53

41

38

36

41

96

67

48

42

38

41

4O

36

37

36

35

61

45

38

37

35

35

52

44

36

33

32TJT oo

1,329

42.9

1.06

1.22

Aug.

38

37

31

29

*28

38

35

30

37

30

26

25

28

26

25

23

25

24

31

32

31

36

31

36

31

30

32

32

32

26

23

934

30.1

0.745

0.86

Sept.

22 sr *21

20

19

19

18

18

18

20

20

18

*18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

*14

TT

14

525

17.5

0.433

0.48

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,380 Mln 21 Mean 100 Cfsm 2.43 In. 33.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,000 Mln 14 Mean 84.7 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.45

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). Jan. 22 (10 a.m.) 1,900 cfs (4.61 ft); Feb. 21 (1 a.m.) 1,080 

Cfs (3.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
70 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Penrose, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°13*23", long 82°38'07", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Cascade 

Lake Dam, 1.2 miles upstream from Hart Branch, 2.2 miles upstream from Crab Creek, and 

3.3 miles south of Penrose, Transylvania County.

Drainage area. 41.4 sq ml.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,099.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 149 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.37 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Nov. 15, 16 (gage height, 0.28 ft); minimum dally, 0.7 cfs Noy. 15.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 3,280 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 10.72 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 24, 1943, Oct. 5, 1947; minimum gage height, 0.16 ft Oct. 5, 1947; 

minimum dally discharge, 0.3 cfs Oct. 24, 1943.

Floods of July 1916 and August 1928 reached stages of 14 and 13| ft, respectively, 

from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and regulation at low

flow by Cascade Lake (capacity, about 500 cfs-days). Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperature for the water year 1954 are given In WSP 1350.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.5 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.8

0.3

.9

2.3

4.6

7.9

18

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

35

102

210

509

1,130

1,460

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

*64

36

7.2

75

58

46

46

44

49

49

42

42

42

45

42

34

57

96

122

83 

5.3 23 

79

56

50

38

42

42 

40

21

1,537.5

49.6

-

-

Nov.

1.1

39

62

38

*35

35

32

.9

30

42

42

41

41

21

.7

35

43

43

42

42

25 

35

135" 179

127

127

126

69

63 

64

1,615.7

53.9

_

-

Dec.

64

*64

64

74

184

277

322

186

220

328

210

343

308

256" 352

200

168

148

137

124

129 

129

129

129

129

127

123

125

125

99 

66

5,339

172

-

-

Jan.

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

394

242

172

150

137

552 

1,440

1,166

519

*368

296

256

223

200

IS 6

172

7,457

241

_

-

Feb.

161

*159

152

148

141

137

135

135

135

133

131

129

105

102

98

104

106

125

125

291

35S" 959 

276

233

203

181

165

204

-

5,371

192

_

-

Mar.

343

2BT

231

203

*186

177

165

159

152

145

141

139

T?4

278

191

168

159

152

184

218

179 

165

156

215

218

253

242

244

215

198

218

6,092

197

_

-

Apr.

264

200

184

172

191

236

203

196

181

174

165

154

154

148

161

191

161

150

141

137 

133

132

TSff

159

192

177

156

137

135

5,162

172

_

-

May

152

139

145

161

139

*133

129

127

127

127

127

127

127

193

242

188

163

163

148

137

131 

127

127

127

117

97

34" 87

89

95

101

4,186

135

_

-

June

100

90

*90

88

93

67

86

87

66

66

66

66

28

49

92

90

84

117

TJSS

14

79 

82

69

69

54

30

7.6

52

. 67

62

2,115.6

70.5

_

-

July

58

56

29

6.9

51

*697>4"

53

53

55

5.9

5T5

66

63

54

49

39

13

42

40

56 

62

47

44

6.9

48

59

47

44

37 

19

1,386.7

44.7

-

-

Aug.

5.9

40

5.6

5.6

*37

36

20

6.2

38

51

40

39

37

19

4.6

29

40

37

36

43

30 

5.9

88

fo

3.O

34

70

66

7O

7O 

69

1,115.8

36.0

_

-

Sept.

"&$ 67

42

24

5.3

29

*41

42

42

28

3.7

3.7

26

33

30

28

28

3.7

3.7

27

35 

34

32

28

1.8

1.8

24

34

34 

33

824.7

27.5

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,84O Mln 0.7 Mean 137 Cfsm 3.31 In. 44.80

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,440 Mln 0.7 Mean 116 Cfsm 2.80 In. 37.91

Peak discharge (base, BOO cfs). --Jan. 22 (9:30 D.m.) 2.320 cfs (8.37 ft): Feb., : ?3:30 a.m.)

1,310 cfs (5.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 71

Crab Creek near Penrose, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°14'02", long 82°36'39", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Henderson County line, 1.6 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southeast of Penrose, 

Transylvania County.

Drainage area. 10.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,107.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--12 years, 29.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 504 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 5.45 ft); minimum not recorded; minimum daily, 4.8 cfs Sept. 29.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 7.57 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 450 cfs on basis of channel conveyance study of peak flow; 

minimum not recorded; minimum daily, that of Sept. 29, 1954.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of about 10? ft, from flood profile by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Small diversion for irrigation above station. Slight regulation by 

two small recreation ponds after September 1951 (combined capacity, 7? cfs-days).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.6

7.0

14

26

1.0 40

1.5 89

2.0 153

2.5 213

3.0 265

0.3 4.0

.4 7.0

.6 14

.8 26

1.0 41

1.5 95

1.9 145

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total 

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct..

12

*TT

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.1

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.8

8Tff

9.1

10

10

9.4

9.1 

9.1

298.4 

9.63

0.883

1.02

Nov.

9.1

9.1

6.8

8.8

 8.8

8.8

575- 8.5

8.5

6.5

8.5

S.5

8.5

8.5

S.5

S.5

8.5

8.5

6.5

12

19

27

Iff

13

12

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.4

314.7 

10.5

0.963

1.07

Dec.

9.4

*57J

9.4

39

20

30

26

20

32

34

24

41

35

44

3T

26

b21

b20

b!8

18

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

15

15

14 

14

680.2 

21.9

2.01

2.32

Jan.

14

13

13

13 »13

12

12

12

12

13

13

bll

blO

12

15

66

31

24

22

22

S3

135" 256

76

 55

46

40

35

32

31 

29

1.171 

37.8

3.47

4.00

Feb.

27

»27

26

25

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

21

20

TO

20

23

24

21

20

107

~SS 125

46

40

35

33

31

52

959 

34.2

3.14

3.27

Mar.

72

15

44

39

*35

32

31

30

29

27

27

25ts

58

39

34

32

30

35

33

30

29

28

41

37

45

41

39

36

35 

44

1,149 

37.1

3.40

3.92

Apr.

42

 38

37

35

34

43

39

48

4T

39

38

35

34

33

32

38

35

32

31

29

28

Tff

33

30

28

46

35

32

30

28

1,054 

35.1

3.22

3.60

May

28

27

32

29

27

 25

26

25

24

24

23

22

28

67

4T

36

32

30

29

29

26

25

24

23

22

21

2T

21

29

22

21

862 

27.8

2.55

2.94

June

21

20

 20

19

18

IB

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

20

23

I?

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

1J

486 

16.2

1.49

1.66

July

11

12

13

13

11

 11

10

11

13

12

11

10

10

9.7

13

12

10

13

12

14

12

11

10

9.4

9.1

9.1

8'. 8

8.5

11 a. 2

11

339.8 

11.0

1.01

1.16

Aug.

10

9.1

8.5

7.9

 7.6

10

8.5

7.9

9.1

7.6

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.0

6.7

577

6.7

9.9

11

12

10

12

13

9.7

8.8

7.9

i£IT

9.1 

7.9

282.4 

9.11

0.836

0.96

Sept.

Tii

T75

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.7

 6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

 6.1

6.1

6.1

a6.0

a5. 6

a5. 8

a6.2

a6.0

a5. 8

a5. 6

a5. 6

a5. 6

aS. 3

*4.9

a4.6

a47$

185.3 

6.18

0.567

0.63

Calendar year 1953: Max 218 Mln 7.9 Mean 23.3 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.06

Water year 1953-54: Max 256- Mln 4.8 Mean 21.3 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.55

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). Jan. 22 (12 m.) 504 cfs (5.45 ft). 

* Discharge measurement madeoh this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for Boylston Creek near Horseshoe and French Broad River at Calvert. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
72 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Blantyre, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°17'56", long 82°37'27", on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

700 ft east of Blantyre railroad station, Transylvania County, 3.4 miles downstream 

from Little River, and at mile 183.7.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Records available. December 1920 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,060.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 937 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,290 cfs Jan. 23; maximum gage height, 18.32 

ft Jan. 23; minimum discharge, 130 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.46 ft).

1920-54: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 22.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,500 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 27, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, 27.1 ft In July 1916, from floodmarks.

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

good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: 1921-23, 1929, 1933, 1935-36(M) , 1938, 1940.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Dec. 4-15, Jan. 16-18, 

21-26, Feb. 20-23, Feb. 28 to Mar. 2, Mar. 13-15. 19, 20, 24- 

27, Mar. 31 to Apr. 1, Apr. 6, 7, 16, 17, May 14)

2.4 

2.6

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

123

148

203

374

575

797

1,350

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.1

2,020

2,700

3,460

4,360

4,980

6,540

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

412

39T

376

306

*348

364

315

321

303

312

305

294

289

296

333

312

291

298

332

372

361

248

244

29T

287

282

279

359

314

284

265

9,791

316

1.07

1.23

Nov.

234

248

287

270

257

255

253

228

*239

a245

a250

a250

a250

a240

a220

a220

a240

a240

a245

a330

a620

al,260

al,2!0

a640

a510

a455

a420

a375

a345

a335

11,191

373

1.26

1.41

Dec.

a330

*34?

337

1,160

1,200

,190

,850

,050

,220

, 160

,350

,620

1,700

2,060

1,570

1,200

989

838

776

744

760

797

758

705

670

643

619

611

637

630

554

31,070

1,002

3.39

3.90

Jan.

527

512

510

508

494

*488

474

466

464

462

508

510

438 440"

516

2,400

1,990

1,150

950

862

2,840

4,390

6,520

4,810

2,590

,810

,570

,390

,250

,150

,070

44,059

1,421

4.80

5.54

Feb.

1,000

968

927

*898

859

823

799

779

769

751

740

721

676

668

665

674

869

740

698

1,300

5,870

2,510

1,510

1,310

1,180

1,080

984

1,140

_

-------

29,906

1,068

3.61

3.76

Mar.

2,040

1,520

1,390

1,260

1,140

1,070

994

*961

927

898

871

847

1,G50"

2.560

1,500

1,210

1,090

1,020

1,110

1,470

1,160

1,060

1,000

1,340

1,440

1,560

1,470

1,520

1,350

1,260

1,340

39,258

1,266

4.28

4.93

Apr.

1,720

1,420

1,280

1,170

*1,100

1,160

1,410

1,250

1,290

1,140

1,110

1,060

992

1,000

976

1,090

1,780

1,270

1,120

1,040

992

974

993

1,030

974

1,100

1,030

942

893

859

34,165

1,139

3.85

4.29

May

879

864

895

1,020

852

*811

797

816

774

756

742

733

753

1,260

1,270

1,000

898

864

835

807

788

744

726

712

696

646

621

626

659

643

617

25,104

810

2.74

3.15

June

596

621

586

*613

564

518

525

516

486

478

468

504

440

500

539

598

650

744

55*

484

486

476

446

460

418

385

335 35§r

376

364

15,129

504

1.70

1.90

July

348

346

344

393

458

*397

359

341

483

651

372

351

368

368

387

337

319

306

314

369

434

351

326

308

264

282

361

314

284

272

287

11,074

357

1.21

1.39

Aug.

294

286

264

245

239

*267

236" 346

267

324

257

239

237

229

202

209

229

221

253

287

260

240

323

315

265

244

299

287

344

299

265

8,272

267

0.902

1.04

Sept.

Z39~ 248

*209

197

167

172

189

186

182

190

185

157

156

175

168

*161

168

147

142

145

161

161

156

151

142

134

T3T

*148

145

144

5,061

169

0.571

0.64

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,130 Min 220 Mean 873 Cfsm 2.95 In. 40.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,520 Min 134 Mean 724 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.18

Peak discharge (base, 4.500 efs).--Jan. 23 (3 p.m.) 7,290 cfs (18.31 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

and records for stations at Calvert and Bent Creek.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 73

Boylston Creek near Horseshoe, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°22'10", long 82°33'50", on right bank 100 ft upstream from highway

bridge, 1.7 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles north of Horseshoe, Henderson County.

Drainage area. 14.8 sq ml.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,069.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 11 years (1943-54), 33.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 608 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 5.15 ft); minimum, 5.4 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 805.cfs Dec. 7, 1950 (gage height, 5.67 ft): minimum, 

that of Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6

7.3

10

22

1.0 37

1.3 68

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

3.7

102

151

218

288

390

0.4 

.5 

.6

4.1 

6.8

11

0.8 22

1.0 38

1.3 68

Note. Same as precedIng table above 1.3 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

10

10

9.9

*9.6

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.5

BTS

8.5

9.6

13 -9-. 3

9.0

8*8

287.9

9.29

0.628

0.72

Nov.

8.8

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

*8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

ST?

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.8

10

26

29

ZS

15

13

12

11

9.9

9.6

9.6

333.8

11.1

0.750

0.84

Dec.

9.3 9T6-

*9.6

53

25

39

33

22

45

51

26

48

40

75

3T

27

22

18

17

17

19

18

17

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

13

791.5

25.5

1.72

1.99

Jan.

13

13

13

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

13

12

11

TT

14

79

33

24

22

21

155

*384

135

72

51

42

36

31

28

27

26

1,410

45.5

3.07

3.54

Feb.

23

23

23

*22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

18

IF

18

20

24

20

18

68

77SB31

28

26

25

23

35

-

740

26.4

1.78

1.86

Calendar year 1953: Max 359 Mln 7.9

Mar.

59

38

36

31

28

27

26

 25

25

24

23

2T

55

~TT 109

38

33

32

38

38

32

30

29

54

44

66

51

47

41

38

46

1,233

39.8

2.69

3.10

Apr.

46

38

36

34

*32

32

32

55

5T

32

32

30

28

28

39

39

42

34

31

29

28

28

28

28

27

26

25

24

55

24

968

32.3

2.18

2.43

May

25

23

26

*24

24

23

23

23

23

22

21

21

26

55

51

28

26

28

26

26

23

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

754

24.3

1.64

1.89

June

19

18

*19

20

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

21

18

37

23

61

31

23

20

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

591

19.7

1.33

1.49

Mean 22.4 Cfsm 1.51

July

12

12

31

5S

15

*13

13

16

20

22

16

14

13

13

13

12

12

22

20

25

21

18

16

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

490

15.8

1.07

1.23

Aug.

13

13

11

10

9.9

*11

10

9.5

12

9.9

9.1

9.1

9.5

8.8

8.4

7.6

S^J

9.5

10

11

26

15

79

TT

16

13

12

42

20

14

12

476.3

15.4

1.04

1.20

Sept.

11-9-. 9

*9.5

9.1

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

*7.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

»5.7

ETT

222.5

7.42

0.501

0.56

In. 20.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 384 Min 5.7 Mean 22.7 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.85

Peak discharge (base. 250 efs).--Jan. 22 (2 p.m.) 586 cfs (5.05 ft)j 

(5.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

38902Z O -56 -6

Aug. 23 (5:30 p.m.) 608 cfs
74 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Mills River near Mills River, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°23'45", long 82°35'25", on right bank 1.4 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Porks, 2.2 miles upstream from village of Mills River, Henderson County, and 4.2 miles northwest of Horseshoe.

Drainage area. 66.7 sq mi.

Records available. September 1924 to September 1926, May 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,088.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Sept. 9, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage 

at site 500 ft upstream at datum 2.97 ft higher.

Average discharge. 22 years, 158 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,450 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 6.35 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

1924-26, 1934-54: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 13.62 

ft), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 16 cfs Dec. 24, 1943 (gage height, 1.33 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. City 

of Hendersonville diverted from North Pork and Bradley Creek (tributary of South Pork) 

about 4 cfs for water supply.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1935, 1937, 1939. WSP 1003: 

1938, 1940-42. WSP 1143: 1940(P). WSP 1276: 1926.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

15

21

39

67

106

157

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

254

465

750

1,090

1,470

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

38

37

35

*33

32

31

31

31

31

31

3O

29

30

31

31

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

33

6039"

34

33

1,009

32.5

0.487

0.56

Nov.

33

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

 29

29

29

29

29

28" 28

28

28

28

28

35

121

102

179

TT

62

54

48

44

40

42

1,362

45.4

0.681

0.76

Dec.

40

38

*3T

188

128

152

175

111

192

288

175

201

184

304

2TS

166

130

106

b95

b90

113

100

91

83

b77

b70

b66

b68

71

71

67

3,894

126

1.89

2.17

Jan.

64

61

b61

61

*60

60

56

b56

b56

58

62

58

bSO" 44

74

340

193

135

118

111

397

1,420

756

424

320

265

236

206

184

172

154

6,322

204

3.06

3.52

Feb.

146

*144

141

135

128

123

113

111

106

104

102

100

96

93

9T

100

133

100

93

338

662

33?

254

222

197

181

166

208

-

4,721

169

2.53

2.63

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,680 Min 26

Mar.

332

254

254

226

206

193

181

*175

166

160

154

149

m

366

ZSff

222

203

190

213

230

200

184

178

265

244

269

240

230

213

203

6,751

218

3.27

3.76

Apr.

226

200

187

178

*172

178

187

196

181

166

166

160

152

152

152

211

'TOO" 262

176

166

157

154

157

154

152

166

157

146

141

138

5,192

173

2.59

2.89

Mean 124

May

146

144

149

*144

130

125

123

120

116

113

111

IDS

128

288

50?

172

154

157

146

141

135

125

120

116

111

106

104

102

106 

106

96

4,151

134

2.01

2.31

June

93

91

91

*93

85

81

80

76

76

74

76

85

177 TOT

109

108

144

157

120

104

91

67

81

78

72

71

67

62

61 

60

2,754

91.8

1.38

1.54

July

58

56

80

83

66

60

*54

55

79

II

69

61

55

54

52

51

49

55

55

73

80

61

60

52

46

58

51

46

46 

49

43_

1,850

59.7

0.895

1.03

Aug.

50

80

49

43

40

*44

47

40

47

44

39

36

38

37

35

34

33

31

3T

47

52

52

53

47

42

37

54

~5B" 105

43

37

1,430

46.1

0.691

0.80

Sept.

33 *5T

30

28

27

27

26

25

25

26

27

25

23

23

»24

23

23

23

23

21

23

22

21

20

19

19

19

19

19 

16

712

23.7

0.355

0.40

Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.20

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,420 Min 18 Mean 110 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.37

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 .Cfs).--Jan. 22 (2 p.m.) 2,450 cfs (6.35 ft)} Feb. 21 (5 a.m.) 1,060 cfs 

(3.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 75

Clear Creek near Hendersonville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°21'14", long 82°26'40", on right bank at upstream side of county highway bridge, 0.6 mile upstream from Alien Branch, 1.0 mile downstream from Wolfpen 

Creek, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2.7 miles northeast of Hendersonville, Henderson County.

Drainage area. 42.2 sq mi.

Records available. June 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,071.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.-

Average discharge. 9 years, 73.4 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.05 ft); minimum, 8.8 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 4,020 cfs Aug. 28, 1949 (gage height, 10.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, that 

of Sept. 19, 1954.

Floods of July 1916 and Aug. 13, 1940, reached stages of 16 and 12 ft, respectively, 

from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmill and three small 

stock ponds on tributaries above gage.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

71

118

187

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

262

386

490

603

682

855

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

2T

24

22

22

21

*20

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

1919-

19

21

22

20

20

20

644

20.8

0.493

0.57

Nov.

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*17

17

19

47

37

37

25

23

21

20

20

20

20

631

21.0

0.498

0.56

Dec.

20

19 19-

84

48

67

59

42

61

82

48

77

67

138

*7?

54

b43

b40

b36

34

36

35

33

30

30

30

27

27

28

27

26

1,439

46.4

1.10

1.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 885

Jan.

26

26

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

24

22

b20

bZT

26

170

79

55

46

43

*413

827

53T

155

107

87

76

66

60

55

51

3,178

103

2.44

2.80

Feb.

48

47

46

44

42

40

39

38

38

36

36

34

33

3T

*33

38

66

43

40

196

446

T4T

101

84

75

67

59

94

-

2,039

72.8

1.73

1.80

Min 12

Mar.

218

112

93

79

70

64

58

56

54

51

49

48

ITT

341

13?

95

83

*73

80

80

69

62

60

135

114

139

107

96

84

nc95

3,046

.98.3

2.33

2.68

Apr.

99

81

74

69

64

67

78

177

I4T

100

88

80

73

73

97

87

81

71

*67

62

60

59

57

55

80

60

54

52

50 

49

2,308

76.9

1.82

2.03

Mean 46.7

May

53

49

87

73

56

52

50

49

46

45

44

43

52

112 -75

63

*56

53

52

50

47

44

42

40

39

38

38

38

38 

37

35

1,596

51.5

1.22

1.41

June

35

35

35

34

32

32

31

30

30

30

32

31

30

30

37

34

*65

V5

38

34

32

30

30

28

26

26

24

2353" 

23

969

32.3

0.765

0.85

Cfsm l.li

July

22

22

23

26

23

22

20

2T

30

104

34

27

*24

23

22

22

20

20

20

67

38

32

26

23

22

29

25

22

22 

30

24

885

28.5

0.675

0.78

Aug.

24

22

20

18

18

18

17

17

26

19

16

15

17

15

15

*14

13

TT

13

29

22

17

17

17

16

14

14

22" 30

17

15

560

18.1

0.429

0.49

Sept.

IS- 14

is

12

12

11

11

11

*11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10~ 9.6

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

329.8

11.0

0.261

0.29

In. 15.04

Water year 1953-54: Max 827 Mln 9.6 Mean 48.3 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.53

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Jan. 22 (7:30 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (8.05 ft); Feb. 21 (3:30 a.m.) 

746 cfs (6.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
76 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Mud Creek at Naples, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°22'52", long 82"29'54", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

old Asheville-Hendersonville highway, 100 ft downstream from Byers Creek, 0.8 mile 

south of Naples, Henderson County, and 2.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi.

Records available. May to December 1907, September 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,047.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 10 to Dec. 31, 1907, staff gage at same

site and datum. Since Jan. 20, 1954, auxiliary water-stage recorder at U. S. Highway

25, 0.5 mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1938-54), 201 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,930 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 11.07 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, -0.24 ft).

1907, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 13.07 

ft); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Floods in July 1916 and August 1928 reached stages of 21 and 15 ft, respectively, 

from information by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater or no gage-height record, 

whTch are fair. Occasional regulation by many small reservoirs and recreational ponds. 

Mud Creek receives sewage from city of Hendersonville, which diverts its water supply 

from tributaries of Mills River. See records for Mills River near Mills River.

Revisions (water years). WSF 923: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of backwater from return of 

over-bank flow (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet 

per second)

-0.3

-.2

-.1

.0

.5

1.0

2.0

3.0

18

26

34

42

93

150

274

410

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5 

10.2

720

1,060

1,280

1,470

1,800

2,300

3,280

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

86

7?

a70

a70

a68

a68

 67

60

59

58

57

57

54

59

59

58

57

56

57

58

54

55

57

54

53

54

60

69

60

59

59

1,885

60.8

0.558

0.64

Nov.

71

65

59

57

57

56

55

55

55

55

55

56

54

BT

54

54

54

*54

54

56

149

113

~§3"

81

75

72

69

66

66

2,064

68.8

0.631

0.70

Dec.

66

65

aST

a240

a 140

a!90

al75

a!20

also

a24O

al40

a220

a 190

a400 554

187

152

130

120

115

123

123

117

107

104

100

96

96

100

97

94

4,546

147

1.35

1.55

Jan.

92

90

90

86

85

84

82

82

82

82

85

81

Bo- 76

90

524

313

187

160

143

980

1,900

*C3.200

0810

*C429

314

253

221

204

184

170

11,259

363

3.33

3.84

Feb.

164

164

154

149

142

136

130

126

125

125

130

118

115

115

*114

123

188

132

122

444

1.680

664

*329

268

228

206

191

236

_

6,808

243

2.23

2.32

Mar.

600

346

286

236

212

202

191

182

TSo" 176

164

160

330

3?0" 893

266

230

 208

230

253

208

191

1S5

368

325

392

305

291

254

236

274

8,734

282

2.59

2.98

Apr.

304

243

223

209

198

206

266

328" 456

248

225

206

192

193

208

218

230

186

*173

164

160

157

168

162

178

164

158

146

140

1 J.OQ ^ft

6,301

210

1.93

2.15

May

164

144

218

228

162

149

144

144

134

125

118

116

145

'255 350

192

*179

162

162

154

140

131

128

124

118

116

114

113

117

114

107

4,747

153

1.40

1.62

June

107

108

106

105

101

98

96

95

96

123

1O4

103

95

97

136

164

*225

295

I4U

114

102

94

89

85

80

77

74

70

66

64

3,309

110

1.01

1.13

July

61

61

64

83

67

62

59

60

100

168

86

74

*70

66

65

71

61

59

61

121

117

86

75

66

62

63

65

56

55

1ST o t

154

2,405

77.6

0.712

0.82

Aug.

82

75T

58

53

51

53

51

48

65

60

48

46

50

46

45

*43

39

3S

44

56

58

50

48

49

48

44

41

66

75

61

80

1,664

53.7

O.493

0.57

Sept.

44

TO

39

37

35

34

34

31

*31

31

33

29

30

30

29

 29

30

29

27

29

34

31

27

27

26

26

28

25

*25

25

925

30.8

0.283

0.32

Calendar year 1953: Max 2.41O Min 42 Mean 153 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.00

Water year 1953-54: Max 3.2OO Mln 25 Mean 15O Cfam 1.38 In. 18.64

Peak diacharge (baae, 1,500 cfa). Jan. 23 (2 a.m.) 4,930 cfa (11.07 ft); Feb. 21 (12 m.) 2,170

cfa 19.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; dlaoharge eatimated on baaia of weather recorda and records for Clear 

Creek near Render sonviHe .

c Backwater from return of overbank flow.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 77

Cane Creek at Fletcher, N. C.

Location. Lat 35"26'08", long 82 e 29'23", on right bank at downstream side of county highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Hooper Creek, 0.5 mile northeast of Fletcher, 

Henderson County, and 0.8 mile downstream from county line.

Drainage area. 63.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,072.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 77.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.52 ft); minImum, 9.6 cfs Sept. 30.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 30, 

1954.

Floods of July 1916 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of 14.8 and 9.4 ft, respectively, from high-water marks and flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in 

WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1943(M), 1946(M), 1949(P), 1951-52(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.4

.6 

1.0 

1.5

10

16

41

120

236

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.8

360

610

870

1,130

1,630

0.2 

.3

1.0 124

1.5 240

2.0 360

2.8 560

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

318

318

alS

318

317

317

 17

16

16

16

16

16

IB- 15

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

16 

16

16

16

16

19

22

I?

19

18

527

17.0

0.269

0.31

Nov.

18

IS

18

318

alS

318

318

318

318

318

318

318

318

318

318

318

318

 18

17

IS

49

56 

IS

26

24

22

19

19

18

18

656

21.9

0.347

0.39

Dec.

18

15

IS

68

34

60

53

33

70

79

44

63

57

*6"5 113

350

340

338

335

332

334

333 

330

328

328

327

25

25

26

25

24

1,290

41.6

0.659

0.76

Jan.

24

24

24

23

23

23

b'g? 22

b22

b23

b26

b23

b22

b25

31

212

77

51

44

45

 463

 1.610 

 524

198

138

109

98

82

74

68

66

4,216

136

2.16

2.48

Feb.

60

60

60

58

57

53

51

49

48

48

46

44

44

42

**1

58

86

55

51

480

547

177 

124

104

90

80

72

111

-

2,796

99.9

1.58

1.65

Mar.

265

145

129

106

94

84

76

72

68

64

62

58

13?

424

ISff

122

104

 92

100

94

82

76 

74

294

204

233

156

136

117

104

147

4,084

132

2.09

2.41

Apr.

136

113

102

94

88

92

106

542

136

102

98

90

84

84

80

90

92

78

 74

72

70

70 

68

79

98

78

72

68

66

64

2,886

96.2

1.52

1.70

May

66

62

86

78

64

60

60

60

57

53

53

51

64

152" 140

86

 74

70

66

62

58

55 

53

49

49

49

48

48

49

51

44

1,967

63.5

1.01

1.16

June

42

42

48

46

41

40

38

35

40

41

36

35

35

56

46

172

66

51

42

41

38 

35

32

30

30

28

27

 mr 26 

CD

1,358

45.3

0.718

0.80

July

25

27

29

35

78

26

24

25

26

30

27

26

 22

21

21

21

20

20

20

18

19

22 

22

18

18

17

17

17

17

19

19

696

22.5

0.357

0.41

Aug.

29" 47

20

17

17

IS

17

17

20

18

17

16

17

15

16

 14

II

14

14

15

30

18 

17

24

27

17

15

39

26

17

15

617

19.9

0.315

0.36

Sept.

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

12

 14

T2" 15

12

12

11

1111

1111

13

14

13 

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

363

12.1

0.192

0.21

Calendar year 1953; Max 1,010 Mln 10 Mean 53.2 Cfsm 0.843 In. 11.44

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,610 Mln 10 Mean 58.8 Cfsm 0.932 In. 12.64

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs) . Jan. 22 (2 p.m.) 2,900 cfs (8.52 ft); Feb. 20 (10 p.m.) 1,54O cfs 

(6.50 ft); Apr 7 8 14 p.m.) 2,030 cfs (7.74 ft); June 16 (5:30 p.m.) 1,010 cfs (4.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Clear Creek near Hendersonvllle and Mud Creek at Naples.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
78 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°30'07", long 82°35'35", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Bent Creek, 

6.2 miles upstream from Hominy Creek, 6.7 miles south of Asheville, Buncombe County, 

and at mile 157.7.

Drainage area. 676 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,995.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,632 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 9.16 ft); minimum, 234 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 2.06 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 23,600 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height', 12.6 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 26, 27, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 27.3 ft July 15, 1916, from floodmarks. Flood of August 

1928 reached a stage of about 16.1 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above 

station.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 1 to Aug. 8)

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

210

250

350

495

990

1,650

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

2,370

3,970

5,760

7,710

9,800

12,100

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

661

Bit

594

549

487

558

522

495

487

479

479

479 

463

471 

495

513

487

471

»479

513

540

495

415 

1ST

463

455

471

558 

576

504

479

15,683

506

0.749

0.86

Nov.

455

431

447

471

447

439

439

431

396

408

431

431 

431

423 

402

389

45?

»423

415

439

840

1,000

1.850 

1,350"

891

800

730

670 

604

585

17,880

596

0.882

0.98

Dec.

567

558

540

1,355

2,130

1,570

2,730

1,870

1,610

3,160

2,360

2,100 

2,780

3.550 

2,820

2,000

*1,610

1,300

1,190

1,140

1,140

1,200

1,140 

1,060

979

946

913

891 

891

924

860

47,649

1,537

2.27

2.62

Jan.

790

760

760

760

740

720

710

690

690

690

710

750 

661

T5o~ 652

2,800

3,610

2,030

1,550

1,340

»4, 380

8,810

11.500 

9,200

6,690

3,490

2,670

2,310 

2,040

1,870

1,750

76,843

2,479

3.67

4.23

Feb.

1,620

1,550

1,480

1,430

1,340

1,270

1,210

1,160

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,070 

1,010

979 

968

979

1,400

*1,250

1,070

2,070

6,730

57550"

3,080 

2,340

2,060

1,820

1,650

1,690

-- --

50,246

1,794

2.65

2.76

Mar.

3,750

3,030

2,500

2,260

1,970

1,820

1,690

1,590

1,510

1,450

1,380

1.350 

1,630

5.120

3,270

2,320

1,990

1,820

1,790

2,360

2,000

1,760

1,660 

2,440

»2,800

2,950

2,640

2,550 

2,310

2,120

2,140

69,950

2,256

5.54

3.85

Apr.

2,760

2,360

2,080

1,920

1,790

1,750

2,180

3.210

2,900

2,080

1,930

1,830 

1,680

1,650 

1,660

1,720

2,550

2,160

1,830

1,690

1,610

1,570

1,570 

1,650

1,610

»1,640

1,660

1,520 

1,430

1.370

57,360

1,912

2.83

3.16

May

1,410

1,430

1,450

1,850

1,470

1,350

1,290

1,290

1,250

1,190

1,150

1,140 

1,160

2,120 

2.340

1,820

1,580

1,470

1,440

1,340

1,330

1,230

1,180 

1,140

»1,110

1,060

1,030

1.000 

1,O4O

1,110

1,010

41,760

1,347

1.99

2.30

June

979

1,000

990

1,010

979

913

860

860

860

880

830

850 

913

891 

1,030

1,180

1,330

1.690

1,200

1,010

840

840

820 

»800

800

740

680

623 

55T

642

27,701

923

1.37

1.52

July

623

604

661

790

680

750

623

576

670

1.180

800

604 

594

585 

604

594

549

522

576

567

902

670

614 

549

513

»447

*53T

549 

495

479

558

19,459

628

0.929

1.07

Aug.

576

632

513

447

431

431

513

504

439

531

495

423 

423

423 

402

382

35¥

415

»408

495

513

513

463 

3S35T

415

402

576 

700

567

471

15,129

488

0.722

0.83

Sept.

376" 402

370

339

317

295

295

*306

300

306

328

300

277

277 

286

282

277

286

259

»250

272

282

272 

268

259

242

238

&3S 

259

254

8,720

291

0.430

0.48

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,000 Min 389 Mean 1,380 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.72

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,500 Min 238 Mean 1,228 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.66

Peak discharge (base 6,000 cfs). 

6,970 cfs (6.63 ft)j Apr. 8 (9 p.m.)

Jan. 23 (4 a.m.) 12.400 cfs (9.16 ft)} Feb. 21 (.5:30 a.m.) 

6,290 cfs (6.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.

79

Location. Lat 35°32'28" > long 82°40'35", on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Pole 

Creek and 1.0 mile east of Candler, Buncombe County.

Drainage area. 79.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,065.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 89.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 4.47 ft); minImum, 14 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 19, 2Q, 30; minimum gage height, 0.82 ft Sept. 20.

1942-54: Maximum discharge,' 6,800 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 13.25 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 2, 1953 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

Flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached a stage of 18.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

13,100 cfs by conveyance method).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

Numerous small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1113: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

13

27

51

86

129

178

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.3

234

336

463

660

825

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

22

21

21

21

*21

20

20

21

21

21

20

19

25

23

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

26

25

22

22

664

21.4

0.268

0.31

Nov.

22

22

21

2T

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

*21

21

21

21

21

21

21

25

42

43

28" 44

26

25

24

24

22

24

733

.24.4

0.306

0.34

Dec.

23

22

25

54

36

34

36

*30

64

73

46

47

46

82

35

43

b37

b35

b33

b30

36

35

31

29

b27

b25

b24

28

29

28

27

1,166

37.6

0.471

0.54

Jan.

b27

b27

27

26

26

25

25

b25

25

25

29

b26

b32" b24

43

226

84

59

50

48

*332

786

353

181

131

111

103

86

76

71

65

3,174

102

1.28

1.48

Feb.

61

57

56

54

53

50

48

*47

46

46

46

43

42

15

43

50

67

47

44

139

122" 200

96

86

75

67

64

129

-

1,921

68.6

0.860

0.90

Mar.

Ill IBS

170

141

120

105

92

86

80

76

75

11

99

189

*131

109

99

90

94

88

80

75

76

181

147

211

151

134

118

107

188

3,768

122

1.53

1.76

Apr.

160

T36

122

111

103

99

103

103

92

86

82

78

76

*76

78

82

84

75

71

67

65

65

83

84

80

71

69

65

 FF 64

DO

2,595

86.5

1.08

1.21

May

62

61

69

65

61

59

57

61

56

53

53

51

66

-§9" 148

82

73

71

71

69

65

61

57

*54

53

51

51

50

54

50

47

1,980

63.9

0.801

0.92

June

47

48

54

51

46

44

43

42

41

41

41

43

43

47

155

*70

117

76

57

50

47

44

45

41

59

58

56

54

52

5JL

1,519

50.6

0.654

0.71

July

50

29

55

66

58

56

54

58

~ST 188

58

54

50

28

27

50

26

26

26

25

52

55

34

26

25

27

*24

21

20 

2T

120

1,220

59.4

0.494

0.57

Aug.

56

55

25

QIT

26

24

22

50

25

21

21

25

22

21

26

25

*25

24

52

24

26

25

47

27

23

26

98

3T

25

21

877

28.3

0.355

0.41

Sept.

20

19

18

17

17

16

15

*15

15

21

25.

18

17

17

16

15

15

15

T8~ 14

25

19

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

504

16.8

0.211

0.25

Calendar year 1953: Max 753 Min 14 Mean 59.7 Cfsm 0.748 In. 10.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 786 Min 14 Mean 55.1 Cfsm 0.690 In. 9.38

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). J

ofs 13.72 ft); July 31 14 p.m.) 1,17

in. 22 (12 m.) 1,480 ofs (4.47 ft); July 9 (2:30 p.m.) 1,060 

D cfs (3.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
80 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

North Pork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°39'll", long 82°2l'04", on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Walker 

Branch, 0.8 mile downstream from Burnett Dam, 1.9 miles downstream from Sugar Fork, 

3.0 miles northwest of town of Black Mountain, Buncombe County, and 3.4 miles downstream 

from Right Fork.

Drainage area. 23.8 sq mi.

Records available. January 1926 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,428.03 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 28 years, 48.5 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 249 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 2.64 ft); minimum, 

0.7 cfs Oct. 28 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1926-54: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 8.55 and 9.10 ft; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 17, 1953 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

Revisions. The minimum discharge for the water year 1927 has been revised to 2.6 cfs 

Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.09 ft), superseding figure published in WSF 643.

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

City of Asheville diverted part of its water supply by gravity from four main tributaries 

with a combined drainage area of 16.4 sq mi at points 1.9 to 4.0 miles upstream, and 

after Aug. 24 by pumping from Burnett Lake (see p. 250). Occasional regulation by 

Burnett Lake due to construction operations at Burnett Dam prior to Jan. 28, 1954, when 

systematic storage began. No regulation after Mar. 26, 1954, when water in lake first 

reached spillway elevation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1926. WSP 1143: 1927-28, 

1929(M), 1930, 1931-32(M), 1933-34, 1935(M) , 1940(P) , 1941-45(M) , 1946-47(P) . Reviser1 

figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1927, superseding 

those published in WSP 643 and 1143, are given herewith:

Date

1927

Apr. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

May 1

2

3

4

Discharge

96

67

57

51

48

45

41

41

44

41

37

36

31

Date

1927-Con.

May 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

29

28

27

25

24

23

21

20

18

18

17

16

15

Date

1927-Con.

May 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

14

13

12

13

12

12

11

11

11

9.8

11

36

39

Date

1927-Con.

May 31

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

57

56

39

37

33

27

23

39

31

36

Month

April 1927..................

Calendar year 1927. .......

Observed

Cfs-days

1,465 

687.8 

1,422.9 

15,576.55 

14,192.28

Maximum

107 

57 

109 

691 

441

Minimum

32 

9.8 

15.4 

2.65 

2.18

Mean

48.8 

22.2 

47.4 

42.7 

38.9

Diversion by 

city of

Asheville 

(cfs-days)

166 

16O.9 

125 

2,014.8 

1,985.1

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

54.4 

27.4 

51.6 

48.2 

44.3

Per square 

mile

2.29

1.15 

2.17 

2.03 

1.86

Runoff In 

Inches

2.55 

1.33 

2.42 

27.49 

25.27
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C. Continued

81

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.5

1.1

2.0

3.3

5.1

7.3

10

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

14

22

37

67

118

231

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

9.0

T73

6.9

6.0

4.6

2.9

2.3

*2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.2

T^T

J. . X

77.1

2.49

224

Nov.

1.0

5.2

3.3

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

2.7

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

*.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.7

12

112

To

7.2

17

15

12

12

11

270.9

9.03

263

Dec.

10

25

9.3

16

56

67

121

115

122

215

185

110

104

134

110

*67

53

42

58

54

34

34

33

27

24

22

20

19

17

18

16

1,895.3

61.1

229

Jan.

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

9.8

9.5

a9.0

aB.S

a3.5

a6.0

a!5

a20

a70

a95

a60

a55

a!5

*a30

119

93

56

77

41

4.6

6.4

3.5

3,0

974.6

31.4

2,523

Feb.

3.0

3.1

2.6

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1 s

1.6

1.6

*2.0

2.3

1.9

1.8

12.

12

6.0

4.6

4.0

3.5

5.2

2.9

4.6

-

91.3

3.26

1,862

Mar.

6.6

4.6

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6.

2.5

372

5.5

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

*3.7

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.9

8.5

7.5

76

141

101

61

105

722.9

25.5

2,346

Apr.

185

14T

110

93

81

78

96

88

78

72

65

65

60

56

55

55

78

78

69

*65

58

55

53

54

63

72

90

83

74

67

2,329

77.6

160

May

62

58

58

63

58

51

48

48

45

59

37

35

59

131

159

115

88

*76

65

62

54

49

45

42

39

57

55

54

52 

52

2j3

1,762

56.8

156

June

26

27

27

28

24

22

21

19

20

20

18

16

15

14

14

15

29

53

27

23

19

*16

14

12

11

10

9.3

8.4

7.1

fUs.

551.0

18.4

165

July

5.8

5.8

5.8

7.1

6.6

5.8

5.1

6.2

6.6

7.3

7.1

6.4

6.0

*5.1

4.9

4.4

5.7

5.2

5.2

2.8

3.9

12

11

11

7.9

6.0

4.6

3.7

3.0 

2 c

2! 3

176.8

5.70

186

Aug.

2.1

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4 *T7J

1.5

1.5

2.5

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

2.3

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.0 

1.9

1 8

56.2

1.81

203

Sept.

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.5

*1.4

1.4

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

172- 1.2

1.2 

1.2

42.9

1.45

82

Adjusted for diversion, evaporation, and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

9.71 

0.408 

0.47

17.8 

0.748 

0.83

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

68.5 

2.88 

3.32

113 

4.75 

5.46

69.8 

2.93 

3.05

99.0 

4.16 

4.80

83.0 

3.49 

3.89

61.9 

2.60 

3.00

Observed

Max 999 Mln 0.8 Mean 38.2 

Max 213 Mln 0.9 Mean 24.5

23.9 

1.00 

1.12

11.8 

0.496 

0.57

8.35 

0.351 

0.40

4.17 

0.175 

0.20

Adjusted

Mean 46.5 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.52 

Mean 47.5 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.11

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Ashevllle and evaporation and change in contents In Burnett Lake, equivalent in cfs-days. Records of diversion and change In contents in Burnett Lake furnished by city 

of Asheville, Division of Watersheds. Records of evaporation furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

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

regulation at Burnett Dam, and records for Swannanoa River at Biltmore.
82 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C.

Location. Lat 35 0 39'11", long 82°24'20", on left bank 1,000 ft upstream from Beetree 

Reservoir and 3.8 miles north of Swannanoa, Buncombe County.

Drainage area. 5.46 sq ml.

Records available. February 1926 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and modified Parshall flume set In masonry control. Datum of 

gage Is 2,728.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Average discharge. 28 years, 10.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 273 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 3.92 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.26 ft).

1926-54: Maximum discharge, 1,370 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 6.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 240 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over weir; 

minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1928, 1936-37(M). WSP 953: 

1929(M).WSP 1276: 1932.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3 

.4

.5

0.1 

.5 

1.0 

1.6 

2.4 

4.3 

6.8

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

12

17

26

43

84

172

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

2.2 TS

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

175

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.5

42.6

1.37

0.851

0.89

Nov.

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

n.o

TTO

1.0

1.2

5.3

6.5

9^2

5.9

5.3

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.2

73.3

2.44

0.447

0.50

Dec.

2.9

2.8

2.7

678

6.0

11

13

9.2

25

30

16

15

14

18

15

*12

b9.0

b7.5

b7.0

6.9

7.4

7.1

6.4

b5.4

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.5

4.1

289.1

9.33

1.71

1.97

Jan.

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.6

b2.5

bTTT

2.9

7.4

48

23

16

13

12

*63

156

76

44

32

*24

20

17

15

14

12

638.8

20.6

3.77

4.35

Feb.

11

10

9.8

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.4

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.8

6.2

576- 5.6

5.6

*8.4

12

8.8

8.4

33

56

3T

22

19

16

14

13

17

371.9

13.3

2.44

2.53

Mar.

27

22

21

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

IT

26

20

17

16

15

*16

15

13

12

12

32

34

46

35

28

22

20

32

625

20.2

3.70

4.26

Apr.

36

29

24

21

18

20

22

19

18

16

15

14

13

13

12

14

17

15

14

*13

13

12

12

15

23

26

24

20

17

16

541

18.0

3.30

3.68

May

14

13

15

15

13

12

12

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.7

11

25" 23

18

16

*14

13

13

12

11

10

9.5

8.8

8.4

7.8

7.6

8.1

7.4

367.8

11.9

2.18

2.51

June

6.5

6.4

7.5

TTT

6.4

5.S

5.3

4.9

5.0

4.8

.7

.3

.2

.3

.8

5.6

6.3

6.7

6.0

5.5

4.8

*4.3

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

146.0

4.87

0.892

0.99

July

2.2

2.1

2.5

3.6

2.3

2.2

1.9

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

*1.6

1.7

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

2.6

6.4

275

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

T73" 1.3

64.1

2.07

0.379

0.44

Aug.

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.9

1.2

1.1

3.1

T79

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9 *.8

75

.8

.8

1.2

1.2

.8

.9

1.7

1.3

1.0

1.6

1.4

1.0

 8

37.6

1.21

0.222

0.26

Sept.

0.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

76" .8

*.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.4

.4

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

15.3

0.51

0.093

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 193 Mln 0.6 Mean 8.06 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 156 Mln 0.3 Mean 8.80 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.88

Peak discharge (base. 150 efs). Jan. 22 (1 p.m.) 273 cfs (3.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C.

83

Location. Lat 35°34'06", long 82°32'42", on left bank at Biltmore, Buncombe County, 100 

ft downstream from Biltmore Avenue Bridge, 200 ft upstream from Southern Railway 

bridge, and 1.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi.

Records available. December 1920 to September 1926, May 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,976.58 ft above

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Dec. 1, 1920, to

Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1921-26, 1934-54), 155 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.64 ft); minimum, 6.8 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1920-26, 1934-54: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 19.00 

ft), from rating curve extended above 8,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow 

over dam 3.6 miles above station; minimum, 1.1 cfs Oct. 9, 14, 15, 1941; minimum 

daily, 1.2 cfs Oct. 14, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.65 ft July 17, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 21.5 ft in July 1916, from floodmarks. Flood of Aug. 16, 

1928, reached a stage of 18.74 ft, from floodmarks. Extremely high stages subject to 

backwater from French Broad River.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. No 

regulation from Lake Craig 3.6 miles above station after 1950 (reservoir silted). 

City of Asheville diverts its water supply above station from Beetree Reservoir (capacity, 843 cfs-days), North Fork Swannanoa River, and from Burnett Lake on North Fork 

(see p. 250) after Aug. 24, 1954. Textile mills 2.0 miles above gage divert for industrial use about 5.0 mgd, of which about 3 mgd, equivalent to a mean discharge of 4f 

cfs, is discharged into French Broad River.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1921(M) , 1923-26(M). WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

9.5

IS

41

76 

119 

202

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

345

515

755

1,010

1,580

2,2OO

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

4.0

18

45

82

128

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.2

212

352

520

755

1,120

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

25

25

26

21

21

17

*16

16

20

21

19

15

18

28

20

20

21

20

17

17

17

16

19

22

20

20

29

23

21

21

640

20.6

-

-

Nov.

25

22

25

20

18.

18

22

24

23

21

19

20

19

23

25

24

*19

18

19

22

66

5S

134

~4T 138

38

40

40

37

32

1,050

35.0

-

-

Dec.

31

27

35

73

89

112

155

184

168

522

273

2O5

193

269

212

*158

bl!5

b95

b85

b75

82

78

72

65

63

b60

57

52

51

49

47

3,562

115

-

-

Jan.

46

46

46

40

40

40

38

37

38

38

37

b25

b!5

27

43

356

310

212

122

74

*535

1.970

1,080

488

329

278

251

154

138

126 

116

7,095

229

-

-

Feb.

1O2

97

93

86

80

74

72

64

60

57

55

55

54

55

54

*68

126

78

66

314

614

292

209

174

151

131

121

146

_

3,548

127

-

-

Mar.

344

228

218

191

165

151

138

128

121

116

116

111

I3tJ

318

206

168

149

138

*141

154

133

118

111

365

344

454 IS"?

384

314

275

368

6,726

217

-

-

Apr.

458

381

318

278

258

254

296

264

241

222

215

194

179

185

174

182

234

212

191

*176

165

157

16T

219

377

296

268

251

222

203

7,235

241

-

-

May

191

179

194

197

171

154

149

151

136

128

121

116

131

371

588

292

244

*212

191

179

165

151

144

133

121

116

111

106

111

126

102

5,281

' 170

-

-

June

95

97

1O9

106

95

93

84

74

72

89

72

76

74

85

82

208

121

133

109

10O

82

*70

66

60

57

55

54

47

40

45

2,550

85.0

-

-

July

44

42

44

59

50

44

39

52

62

50

48

39

34

*32

29

29

29

32

28

24

22

39

45

33

34

34

29

24

20

22 

26

1,138

36.7

-

-

Aug.

43

2T

22

18

17

22

24

22

29

36

19

17

19

18

20

16

*15

15

14

16

18

30

18

43

42

25

24

32

38

25

1 0

J.O

741

23.9

-

-

Sept.

18

16

16

18

18

12

12

9.7

S.6

26.

23

18

*14

11

11

*11

11

14

16

14

19

15

11

9.7

9.1

12

12

11

9.1

8.0

413.2

13.8

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,55O Min 4.8 Mean 111 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,970 Min 8.O Mean no Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
84 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°36'32", long. 82°34'41", on right bank at downstream side of Pearson 

Bridge at Asheville, Buncombe County, 2.3 miles downstream from Southern Railway 

station, 3.1 miles downstream from Swannanoa River, and at mile 145.8.

Drainage area. 945 sq mi.

Records available. September 1895 to December 1901 and January 1905 to September 1954 in 

reports or Geological Survey. September 1895 to December 1901 and March 1903 to December 1923 in North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 

and Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. Records prior to January 1909 have 

been revised in these two bulletins.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,950.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Sept. 17, 1895, to Dec. 31, 1901, wire-weight 

gage at present site at different datum. Mar. 19, 1903, to July 15, 1916, and 

Jan. 1, 1917, to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage at Smith Bridge 1.5 miles upstream at 

datum 11.52 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1922, to Aug. 9, 1930, chain gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--57 years (1895-1901, 1903-54), 2,100 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16.500 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 8.07 ft); min-

 imum, 245 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 0.34 ft).

1895-1901, 1903-54: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs July 16, 1916 (gage height, 

23.1 ft, present site and datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 

43,000 cfs; minimum, 239 cfs at times in August and September 1925 (gage height, 

0.16 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Small diversions from tributaries for water supply. Slight 

cTTurnal fluctuation and occasional slight regulation at low flow caused by powerplants 

and small reservoirs above station.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area. See also Records available.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

400

565

855

1,460

2,150

2,910

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

3,730

5,630

7,880

10,400

11,800

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

230

385

560

880

1,500

2,200

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.3

2,970

3,790

5,640

7,880

10,400

14,100

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

lota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

771

73T

684

664

601

610

610

556

556

548

565

565 

548

540

555

590

565

540

548

*574

601

592

488 

 53T 472

531

540

592 

646

574

540

18,028

582

0.616

0.71

Nov.

540

514

522

556

548

506

506

506

497

488

514

506 

506

514

514

488

480 *3oT

497

522

877

1,150

1.840 

1,796

1,060

932

855

802 

712

684

20,932

698

0.739

0.82

Dec.

674

655

574

1,210

2,560

1,740

2,800

2,300

1,790

3,420

2,960

2,350 

5,100

5.550

3,316

2,420

1,970

1,590

1,450

1,560

1,570

*1,400

1,540 

1,260

1,160

1,100

,070

,050 

,050

,070

,030

54,505

1,758

1.86

2.14

Jan.

952

910

910

888

877

855

844

815

824

824

854

888 

782

771 S35"

5,100

4,500

2,650

1,910

1,620

*5,000

11,800

14.100 

16,500

7,640

4,170

5,150

2,650 

2,360

2,140

1,990

91,847

2,963

3.14

3.61

Feb.

1,870

1,800

1,710

1,660

1,590

1,500

1,450

1,410

1,370

1,330

1,320

1,280 

1,230

1,1SO

1.160

1,200

1,660

*1,500

1,290

2,020

7,760

6,340

3,650 

2,710

2,380

2,120

1,950

1,990

58,430

2,087

2.21

2.30

Mar.

4,100

3,600

5,020

2,730

2,400

2,220

2,060

1,950

1,880

1,830

1,770

1,710 

1, 776

5.390

3,S'46

2,730

2,350

2,170

2,080

2,640

2,380

2,100

1,980 

2,990

*5,480

5,700

3,590

5,160 

2,890

2,640

2,790

85,740

2,701

2.86

5.50

Apr.

3,480

3,070

2,700

2,470

2,500

2,250

2,640

3,260

5.600

2,526

2,340

2,250 

2,050

2,010

2,010

2,050

2,750

2,620

2,200

2,040

1,940

1,880

1,880 

2,020

2,170

*2,080

2,100

1,940 

1,810

1.750

70,120

2,557

2.47

2.76

May

1,700

1,750

1,740

2,170

1,800

1,620

1,550

1,560

1,500

1,440

1,580

1,360 

1,400

2,500

2.910

2,280

1,950

1,780

1,770

1,630

1,600

1,470

1,410 

1,560

*1,520

1,280

1,230

1.170 

1,220

1 290

1 ' 190

50,310

1,623

1.72

1.98

June

1,150

1,140

1,160

1,170

1,130

1,060

988

988

964

1,010

940

952 

940

1,130

1,100

1,500

1,600

1.940

1,450

1,200

1,000

988

940 

*904

892

825

759

682 

75J

704

51,890

1,063

1.12

1.26

July

682

660

671

952

770

825

726

695

976

1.250

1,040

748 

695

695

682

704

650

620

660

610

952

836

759 

671

610

 560

610

650 

580

551 713-

22,754

734

0.777

0.90

Aug.

715

748

610

533

497

506

542

590

524

600

580

497 

488

488

462

436

428

475

*488

607

650

682

551 

966

792

590

542

764 

1.040 ^*B rco

620

18,732

604

0.639

0.74

Sept.

542 48~8"

470

419

402

345

529

*353

345

385

394

569 

521

505

537

337

337

337

313

290

321

555

521 

305

290

268

*5BO- 252

298

290

10,376

546

0.366

0.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,700 Mln 440 Mean 1,589 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.84

Water year 1953-54: Max 14,100 Mln 252 Mean 1,457 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.95

Peak die charge (base, 9,000 efa) Jan. 23 (12:30 a.m.) 16,500 cfs (8.07 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 85

Sandymush Creek near Alexander, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°43'49", long 82°40'11", on left bank 0.7 mile downstream from Turkey 

Creek, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth, and 3.5 miles northwest of Alexander, Buncombe 

County.

Drainage area. 79.5 sq ml.

Records .available. December 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,732.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 11 years (1943-54), 58.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.70 ft); minimum, 5.1 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 5,490 cfs Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height, 9.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,200" cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 4.7 cfs 

Sept. 2, 1953.

Flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached a stage of 16.7 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

14

27

49

78

113

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

247

435

660

940

1,270

1,650

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

10

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.4 *'57i

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

10

13

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

13

16

n

13

12

316.1

10.2

0.128

0.15

12

12

11

TT

11

11

1111

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

20

18

23

T4

14

13

13

12

12

13

386

12.9

0.162

0.18

12

T?

13

20

18

16

16

15

37

47

20

24

23

52

»5T

21

b!9

b!8

b!7

b!6

b21

20

18

b!7

b!5

b!4

b!3

b!5

16

15

14

621

20.0

0.252

0.29

bl4

b!3

b!6

15

14

13

12

bT2

13

13

20

b!6

b!3

b!5

b25

225

74

41

32

29

496

1.610

422

156

*99

76

66

53

48

44

39

3,734

120

1.51

1.75

35

35

34

34

31

30

28

27

26

26

27

26

26

25

*25

24

3T

33

29

58

100

68

53

47

43

37

34

110

_

1,122

40.1

0.504

0.52

Calendar year 1953: Max 868 Mln 4.7

Mar.

322

177

203

156

109

85

69

62

59

55

50

48

57

200

124

88

74

64

62

59

50

45

*44 3-9T

zTTT

384

194

144

109

93

192

4,062

131

1.65

1.90

Apr.

206

us

113

92

80

74

88

80

66

59

57

53

49

50

56

55

59

48

44

41

38 *39"

41

50

63

59

56

53

45

49

2,009

67.0

0.843

0.94

May

42

55

59

50

44

41

39

42

36

34

33

32

38

74

BC

52

45

45

45

50

48

42

38

35

*33

33

31

29

33

36

27

1,301

42.0

0.528

0.61

June

27

30

31

33

27

26

24

22

23

29

22

22

39

50

63

94

-55 145

60

45

36

31

27

*25

22

22

20

18

16

Tg

1,138

37.9

0.477

0.53

July

15

15

16

42

21

23

19

43

46

36

26

21

18

17

a!6

a!7

al6

al6

a!5

al4

*25

75

30

a!7

al5

a!7

a!5

a!3

a!2

aT5

a!7

701

22.6

0.284

0.33

Aug.

29

20

a!6

al4

a!3

al5

a!4

a!3

aTB- 38

al5

a!3

a!6

a!4

a!2

a 11

aTZ

*13

11

16

14

11

16

20

13

11

14

30

22

13

11

498

16.1

0.203

0.23

Sept.

9.3

8.8

8.4

8.1

7.3

6.6

*5.8

5.5

575

12

9.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

11

22

IT

8.4

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.0

242.9

8.10

0.102

0.11

Mean 36.0 Cfsm 0.453 In. 6.15

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,610 Mln 5.5 Mean 44.2 Cfsm 0.556 In. 7.54

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 efs). Jan. 22 (12:30 p.m.) 3,270 cfs (7.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Ivy 

River near Marshall and Hominy Creek at Candler. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
86 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Ivy River near Marshall, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°46'10", long 82°37'16", on right bank 0.2 mile downstream from county 

bridge, 1.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles southeast of Marshall, Madison 

County.

Drainage area.--158 sq ml.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,700.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years, 149 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,860 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 10.30 ft); 

minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 8, 9; minimum gage height, 1.61 ft Oct. 10.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 8,880 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 12.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 3 cfs Jan. 20, 1940, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.51 ft 

Aug. 30, Sept. 2, 1953; minimum dally discharge, 8.5 cfs Sept. 2, 18, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1934(M), 1935.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

12

27

47

87

135

216

345

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.2

505

720

990

1,630

2,430

3,570

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

42

??

22

21

21

19

*19

20

19

20

19

2~S~ 18

32

25

22

21

21

20

20

20 

20

19

20

20

23

29

30

33

£6

712

23.0

0.146

0.17

Nov.

25

25

25

23

22

22

22

20

2T

21

22

22

23

23

22

22

22

22

*22

22

46

49 

~Sb" 128

53

48

40

38

34

34

978

32.6

0.206

0.23

Dec.

32

32

3158"

73

56

124

74

139

256

116

113

118

216

*148

107

77

49

b44

b40

b75

70 

62

48

b45

b43

b41

49

48

46

43

2,453

79.1

0.501

0.58

Jan.

37

b37

b36

40

37

35

33

33

34

34

46

b40

b30 b"50~

b!40

990

354

192

140

118

1,480

 3.500 

* 1,640"

612

384

281

251

203

173

151

132

11,273

364

2.30

2.65

Feb.

118

113

108

104

96

88

83

76

76

73

72

73

63

*63

66

150

102

92

222

724 355" 

284

232

194

165

142

310

_

-------

4,350

155

0.981

1.02

Mar.

920

612

662

474

348

281

234

214

Z07

203

198

194

201

514

411

316

258

223

205

232

190

167 

*157

6]_Q

801

1,690

765

513

381

313

489

12,991

419

2.65

3.06

Apr.

662

477

375

302

253

234

287

221

201

179

167

159

144

142

135

144

256

203

179

159

146

*135 

126

130

169

146

139

142

123

113

6,248

208

1.32

1.47

May

105

104

105

144

112

104

99

110

96

93

86

81

87

201 is?

159

135

126

125

116

123

104 

96

92

*83

77

77

73

72

81

65

3,327

107

0.677

0.78

June

60

65

69

80

66

59

57

52

60

63

55

57

47

48

67

70

99

63

57

49

43 

*40

36

32

31

28

27

24

23

1,620

54.0

0.342

0.38

July

21

42

68

58

37

31

29

176

108

115

57

46

36

32

31

42

29

26

25

25

*130

668

69

52

42

35

33

31

29

37

2,280

73.5

0.465

0.54

Aug.

48

38

33

28

25

64

33

25

27

28

24

21

24

22

21

*20" 19

25

21

21

21

25 

38

58

32

29

46

~S7 289

39

29

1,240

40.0

0.253

0.29

Sept.

25

22

21

18

18

16

16

it *16

66.

38

22

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

25

46

32 

21

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

650

21.7

0.137

0.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,88O Min 8.5 Mean 103 Cfsm 0.652 In. 8.83

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,500 Mln 14 Mean 132 Cfsm 0.835 In. 11.32

Peak discharge (base. 2,700 cfa).--Jan. 22 (2:30. p.m.) 5,860 cfs (10.30 ft); Mar. 26 (2 a.m.) 

2,810 cfs (7-42 ftj; July 22 U a.m.) 3,050 cfs (7.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

French Broad River at Marshall, N. C.

87

Location. Lat 35°47'16", long 82°39'47", on right bank 0.4 mile upstream from Hayes 

Creek, 1 mile southeast of Marshall, Madison County, 1.2 miles downstream from Ivy 

River, and at mile 126.5.

Drainage area. 1,332 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,646.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--12 years, 2,307 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.48 ft); mlnimum, 193 cfs Sept. 13, 14 (gage height, 0.36 ft); minimum daily, 292 cfs Sept. 27, 28.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 29,600 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.18 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 13, 14, 1954; minimum daily, that of Sept. 27, 28, 1954.

Floods of July 1916 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of 18? and 13? ft, respectively, from high-water marks and flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

263

393

635

1,190

1,880

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.1

3,710

6,200

9,380

13,200

18,300

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

856

121

746

705

645

617

665

608

581

572

599

590

590

599

608

617

617

599

*572

608

635

655 

572

513

529

581

590

635

705 

685

599

19,516

630

0.473

0.54

Nov.

590

581

537

581

590

554

537

537

545

505

537

545

537

537

537

529

497

537

529

*545

801

1,290 

1,760

2,160

1,280

1,050

990

878

812

757

22,665

756

0.568

0.63

Dec.

757

725

735

973

2,440

1,910

2,620

2,580

1,980

3,480

3,270

2,430

3,230

5,710

3,710

*2,660

2,110

1,720

bl,530

1,520

1,530

1,550 

1,510

1,410

1,330

1,260

1,230

1,220

1,190

1,220

1,200

58,740

1,895

1.42

1.64

Jan.

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,040

1,010

990

978

933

933

944

978

1,010

b930

b900

1,070"

3,760

5,120

3,210

2,260

1,920

7,080

*18,200 

18,000

12,100

9,170

5,460

3,780

3,170

2,790

2 530 

2*530

115,766

3,734

2.80

3.23

Feb.

2,160

2,060

2,000

1,940

1,850

1,760

1,670

1,630

1,590

1,520

1,520

1,490

1,420

1,400

1,370

*1,360

1,910

1,790

1,530

1,970

8,850

7,420 

4,520

3,210

2,790

2,480

2,240

2,620

-

68,050

2,450

1.82

1.90

Mar.

5,780

5,120

4,400

5,780

5,150

2,790

2,550

2,380

2,290

2,210

2,130

*2,060

2,060

5,940

5,040

5,440

2,900

2,620

2,480

2,980

2,820

2,440 

2,510

4,470

5,530

6.780

4,940

4,220

3,730

3,510

5,850

110,280

3,557

2.67

3.08

Apr.

4,800

4,150

3,500

3,090

2,820

2,690

3,130

5,150

4,710

3,000

2,730

2,600

2,410

2,540

2,540

2,560

5,030

3,110

2,580

2,380

2,260

2,190 

*2,190

2,360

2,550

2,450

2,590

2,280

2,090

2; OOP

85,620

2,787

2.09

2.33

Hay

1,960

2,000

2,020

2,410

2,130

1,900

1,840

1,840

1,790

1,690

1,620

1,590

1,650

2,660

5.400

2,690

2,290

2,090

2,050

1,940

1,910

1,740 

1,650

*1,600

1,560

1,520

1,460

1/400

1,440

1 550 

1*400

58, 790

1,896

1.42

1.64

June

1,520

1,550

1,570

1,400

1,550

1,240

1,170

1,150

1,170

1,190

1,130

1,090

1,120

1,290

1,360

1,730

2.220

2,140

1,740

1,410

1,220

1,120 

1,090

*1,050

1,010

955

900

825

801

790

57,677

1,256

0.945

1.05

July

790

779

854

1,120

978

911

900

1,140

959

1,450

1,410

966

823

823

779

856

768

715

757

*715

941

2.020 

1,040

856

746

695

655

746

705

617

AAc

OyO

£8,189

909

0.682

0.79

Aug.

1,020

889

779

645

572

626

590

645

755

675

675

590

529

557

529

481 459"

505

»505

545

812

715 

608

872

944

655

572

955

1.240

823

705

21,440

692

0.520

0.60

Sept.

~55§ 617

497

465

443

595

554

548

574

481

465

415

560

*541

528

354

348

541

541

548

407

400 

567

341

328

310

*29~2" 292

504

322

11,505

384

0.288

0.52

Calendar year 1953: Max 17,600 Hin 4,60 Mean 1,834 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 18,200 Hin 292 Mean 1,743 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.75

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 efs). Jan. 22 (4:50 p.m.) 25,500 cfs (8.48 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
88 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°55'll", long 82°45<42", on left bank 50 ft west of State Highway 208, 0.2 

mile downstream from Big Hurricane Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Little Hurricane Creek, 

2.8 miles north of Stackhouse, Madison County, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 126 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,595.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years, 179 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 6.61 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Jan. 1 (gage height, 1.07 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 22 cfs 

Oct. 13.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 7,260 cfs Mar. 25, 1935 (gage height, 7.94 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Jan. 6, 1942 (gage height, 0.92 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 

19 cfs Sept. 2, 16-18, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 2 May 3 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

113

162

220

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.7

326

575

900

1,310

2,390

3,350

1.2 28

1.4 47

1.6 73

1.8 109

2.0 156

2.2 215

2.5 326

2.8 465

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

26

25

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

22

25

32

27

24

24

*23

24

24

24 

24

24

24

24 

32

41

52

4T

32

834

26.9

0.213

0.25

Nov.

30

27

27

26

26

25

24

21

24

24

25

25

26

26

25

25

25

25

*25

26

39

36 

74

37

44

45 

35

36

32

920

30.7

0.244

0.27

Dec.

28

25

28

38

44

37

81

46

91

111

57

101

105

237

*T49"

90

b55

b45

b40

b38

blOO

79 

57

b40

b36

b33 

b32

b45

47

42

39

1,999

64.5

0.512

0.59

Jan.

b32

b30

b40

b38

36

35

b31

b33

35

34

48

b33

b28 blO"

503

1,840

572

262

173

141

1,600

*5,510 n'sio

587

360

266 

266

230

205

182 

157

12,837

414

3.29

3.79

Feb.

*136

129

127

122

111

101

93

86

88

88

86

79

73

7?

*76

80

151

124

111

126

226

190 

165

152

139

124 

113

255

3,425

122

0.968

1.01

Mar.

708

455

536

406

299

249

230

256

322

360

348

*291

270

425

369

248

233

205

193

214

182

165 

162 5"5B~

815

1,540 

70S

450

339

299 

786

12,685

409

3.25

3.74

Apr.

1.070

581

401

310

259

249

306

276

284

256

230

246

236

223

217

243

773

617

401

299

249

*217 

199

205

214

193 

223" 182

193

184

9,536

318

2.52

2.81

May

168

240

360

275

229

196

190

196

178

167

154

148

159

454 470-

314

249

222

200

246

298

239 

200

*170

154

141 

131

122

118

111

103

6,562

212

1.68

1.94

June

103

103

105

107

98

90

83

80

78

90

78

73

82

97

130

161

169

TBT

111

92

82

73 

*69

63

60

58 

55

52

48

46

2,687

89.6

0.711

0.79

July

35

44

66

112

65

63

54

146

88

100

92

69

59

54

49

53

47

44

59

*67

93

262 

HI

70

55

51 

45

46

42

40

47

2,237

72.2

0.573

0.66

Aug.

62

65

70

48

43

122

62

45

53

*49

41

39

42

38

36

39

38

45

36

36

36

33 90"

128

55

49 

45

141

T04

62

49

1,801

58.1

0.461

0.53

Sept.

44

41

39

38

37

36

36

36

35

75

60

37

*30

29

29

28

25

32

30

62

-59" 106

42

38

38

37 

38

36

34

33

1,243

41.4

0.329

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,960 Mln 19 Mean 132 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.26

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,310 Min 22 Mean 156 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.75

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs) . Jan. 16 (5:30 a.m.) 2,490 cfs (5.08 ft); Jan. 22 (4:30 p.m.) 

4,800 cfs 16.61 ft); Mar. 26 14:30 a.m.) 2,090 cfs (4.75 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 8£

French Broad River near Newport, Term.

Location. Lat 35°58'54", long 83°09'40" on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on State

Highway 35 at Oldtown, 1 mile northeast of Newport city limits, Cocke County, 3.7 miles

upstream.from Pigeon River, and at mile 77.5. 

Drainage area. 1,858 sq mi. 

Records available. September 1900 to November 1901, November 1902 to December 1905, August

to December 1907, and November 1920 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey.

Records prior to October 1924 (records prior to 1908, revised) in Tennessee Division of

Geology Bulletin 34.

je. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,011.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. September 1900 to November 1901, wire-weight

gage at bridge at datum 1.3 ft higher. November 1902 to December 1905, wire-weight gage,

and August to December 1907 chain gage, at datum approximately 0.9 ft higher. November

1920 to Sept. 13, 1926, chain gage, and Sept. 14, 1926, to Mar. 30, 1934, water-stage

recorder, at left pier at present datum. 

Average discharge. 35 years (1903-5, 1921-54), 2,800 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47,600 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.53 ft); minimum, 345 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1900-1901, 1902-5, 1907, 1920-54: Maximum discharge, 76,300 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage

height, 19.25 ft); minimum, 208 cfs Oct. 23, 1952 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

Floods of Feb. 28, 1902, and July 17, 1916, reached stages of about 23 ft (discharge,

101,000 cfs) and 22.5 ft (discharge, 97,000 cfs), respectively, present datum, from

floodmarks.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published In the water-supply

papers indicated.

WSP

t98 

523 

543

563 

603 

643

Water 

year

1903 

1921 

1922

1923 

1925 

1927

Date

Mar. 

Feb. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar. 

Dec. 

Feb.

23, 1903 

10, 1921 

21, 1922 

15, 1922 

17, 1923 

9, 1924 

23, 1927

Discharge 

(cfs)

64,800 

26,600 

17,000 

17,000 

18,200 

15,200 

19,300

Gage height 

(feet]

12.4 

9.4 

6.91 

6.91 

7.21 

6.4 

7.5

(t) Also supersedes that published In Tennessee 

Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

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

Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by powerplant above station. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 783: 1933-34. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1928(M).

See also Records available. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for

high-water periods in the water years 1923, 1928, and 1932, superseding those published

in WSP 563, 663, and 728, are given herewith:

Mar. 17, 1923........... 17,000

May 6, 1923........... 9,730

Aug. 18, 1928........... 24,000

July 7, 1932........... 4,580

July 8, 1932........... 4.73O

Month

Calendar year 1923. ....................

Calendar year 1928. ....................

July 1932. ...............................

Maximum

17,000

35,300

11.8OO

Minimum

776

682

551

Mean

3,020

3,980

2.550

Per square 

mile

1.63

2.14

2.14

1.37

Runoff in 

inches

23.05

29.08

29.16

34.69

18.67

3890ZZ O -56 -7
90 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

French Broad River near Newport, Term.--Continued

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

540

820

1,480

3,440

6,000

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.7

8,600

14,100

20,700

27,700

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

370

500

770

1,420

3,430

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.3

6,000

8,600

14,100

20,700

30,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

978

SBT

842

780

750

*702

684

730

684

666

666

666

657

684

684

711

693

693

666

639

666

702 

702 

666

576

603

675

702

760 

853

760

22,104

713

0.384

0.44

Nov.

684

666

666

630

666

*657

630

612

612

621

603

603

612

621

621

621

612

585

6753"

612

648

954 

1,500 

2,170

1,830

1,290

1,080

1,000

942 

853

24,804

827

0.445

0.50

Dec.

820

810

*800

8750"

1,550

2,380

2,100

3,110

2,280

2,900

3,990

2,900

3,060

3,920

4,540

3,370

2,520

2,010

1,640

1,660

1,640

1,660 

1,660 

1,530

1,400

1,340

1,290

1,290

1,270

1,250

1,260

62,750

2,024

1.09

1.26

Jan.

1,220

1,060

1,120

1,110

1,060

1,040

*1,040

1,030

978

1,000

1,060

1,090

1,010

930

1,570"

8,430

7,690

5,040

3,150

2,500

*10,400

27,300 

*30,300 

a!7,000

a!2,000

7,920

5,350

4,490

3,830

3,410

3,080

168,308

5,429

2.92

3.37

Feb.

2,830

2,640

2,490

*2,380

2,260

2,140

2,020

1,880

1,880

1,800

1,730

1,720

1,630

1,610

1,560

1,550

1,990

2,360

2,010

1,840

a8, 000

a!2,000 

alO,000 

a7 , 000

a5, 000

a4, 000

a3,000

a2,700

-

92,000

3,286

1.77

1.84

Mar.

a5, 000

a7,500

a7,000

a6,000

*5,090

4,230

3,730

3,430

3,460

3,500

3,380

3,140

2,920

5,380

7,510

5,090

4,060

3,560

3,210

3,360

3,680

3,120 

2,870 

4,620

9,440

*12,800

8,570

6,470

5,530

4,830

6,160

158,640

5,117

2.75

3.18

Apr.

9,790

7,140

5,560

4,670

4,060

3,680

3,860

*4, 100

5,400

4,210

3,580

3,430

3,210

3,030

2,960

3,030

4,780

5,580

4,230

3,500

3,120

2,920 

2,780 

2,920

3,380

3,240

3,030

3,100

2,830

2,660

119,780

3,993

2.15

2.40

May

2,610

3,120

3,210

3,330

3,260

2,700

2,470

2,470

2,360

*2,220

2,060

1,970

1,990

3,460

5,220

4,340

3,410

2,980

2,810

3,030

3,380

2,830 

2,450 

2,220

2,040

1,970

1,880

1,790

1,660

1,770 

1,730

82,740

2,669

1.44

1.66

June

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,630

1,550

1,470

1,380

1,270

1,240

*1,450

1,300

1,210

1,210

1,240

1,500

1,700

2,260

2,810

2,320

1,750

1,470

1,230 

1,190 

1,100

1,050

1,050

952

916

825 

803

42,576

1,419

0.764

0.85

July

814

781

847

1,050

1,240

964

928

1,210

1,200

1,300

1,480

1,230

952

836

*836

836

836

740

740

803

770

3,110 

2,120 

1,130

916

803

740

690

770 

720

645

32,035

1,033

0.556

0.64

Aug.

788

1,060

940

781

*690

661

803

652

700

803

700

690

670

580

580

572

564

580

556

577

634

814 

720 

869

964

952

670

800

1,280 

1,230

847

23,722

765

0.412

0/47

Sept.

730

S4T

580

556

508

479

458

418

418

451

598

532

479

458

406

ITS' 576

582

418

444

552

572 

495 

458

418

418

406

400

576 

422

14,247

475

0.256

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 20,300 Mln 532 Mean 2,297 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.78

Water year 1953-54: Max 30,300 Mln 376 Mean 2,312 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.90

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 efs).--Jan. 22 (11 p.m.) 47,600 cfs (14.55 ft); Mar. 26 (10 a.m.) 

S,400 ofs (7.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage 

when available, and records for station at Marshall, N. C.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 91

West Pork Pigeon River above Lake Logan, near Hazelwood, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°23'45", long 82°56'17", on right bank at upstream side of county bridge, 

600 ft upstream from Big Creek, 1.1 miles upstream from Lake Logan, and 6.7 miles 

southeast of Hazelwood, Haywood County.

Drainage area. 27.6 sq ml.

Records available. February to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,976.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 890 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 3.30 ft); minimum, 9.4 cfs Sept. 2,9, 30 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, Feb. 26 to Sept. 3O, 1954 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

8.0

15

25

55

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

1OO 

154 

217 

334

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, February to September 1954

Day

1.

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

*88

81

250

_

-

-

-

Mar.

230

143

134

115

1O8

103

95

93

93

90

90

88

235

325 its

.126

116

110

158

132

113

103

108

204

151

210

146

137

121

113

179

4,321

139

5.04

5.82

Apr.

160

T2TT

116

1O8

103

134

116

113

105

98

98

*90

86

98

86

143

140

108

98

90

88

90

88

90

88

81

76

72

70

68

3,027

101

3.66

4.08

May

68

63

74

74

61

59

66

68

57

55

53

53

*68

~33 178

76

70

68

63

74

68

61

57

55

53

52

50

53

57

50

46

2,047

66.0

2.39

2.76

June

46

46

52

48

43

40

38

37

37

35

35

35

118

*5?

46

52

72

59

50

43

41

38

37

35

34

32

30

28

*28

26

1,32O

44.0

1.59

1.78

July

25

37

55

BTJ

37

30

28

*29

50

41

38

30

25

28

26

23

23

22

22

21

22

23

23

21

24

22

22

19

IS

2O

21

876

28.3

1.03

1.18

Aug.

19

19

18

17

*16

46

27

19

34

21

18

17

18

18

18

16

15

16

26

24

2O

18

16

22

22

19

23

36

22

17

ii

647

20.9

0.757

O.87

Sept.

14

14

13

13

12

12

*12

14

15

17

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

15

21

IT

13

12

12

12

11

10

15

11

390

13.0

0.471

0.53

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs).--Mar. 13 (5:3O p.m.) 89O cfs (3.3O ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
92 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

West Fork Pigeon River below Lake Logan, near Waynesville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°26'38", long 82°54'46", on right bank at downstream side of county 

bridge at Riverside Church, 2.6 miles downstream from Little East Fork Pigeon River, 

3.4 miles downstream from Lake Logan, 3.8 miles upstream from confluence with East 

Fork Pigeon River, and 5.3 miles southeast of Waynesville, Haywood County.

Drainage area. 55.3 sq ml.

Records available. March to September 1954.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.725.C 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 539 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 3.24 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

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

Considerable regulation and diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by Lake Logan (capacity, about 1,000 cfs-days).

Rating tables. Mar. 1 to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Mar. 1 to June 17 June 18 to Sept. 30

O.9 53

1.0 62

1.2 83

1.5 122

2.O 

2.5

3.1

210 

32O 

490

0.1 

.2 

.4 

.7

6.0

8.7

16

34

1.0 

1.5

38

115

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, March to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

t27

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

a480

a350

a300

a260

a230

a21O

a200

a!90

alSO

a!50

*132

TrT

230 

462

436

293

196

177

216

251

240

232

194

324

310

291

303

289

264 

226

249

8,041

259

-

~

Apr.

280

573" 289

210

184

224

247

214

2O4

198

184

*177

155 

145

111

 75

78

74

132

145

59

58

60

98

147

143

139

130

125 

119

4,677

156

-

~

May

118

114

124

131

109

107

109

119

103

99

96

94

114 

287

169

140

130

124

118

134

126

111

107

*100

96

95

91

98

100 

99

88

3,650

118

-

-

June

85

87

94

89

80

78

74

70

69

68

66

67

 112"

81

87

122

101

81

75

70

67

65

61

58

56

53

51

»47 

45

2,318

77.3

-

"

July

44

55

86

92

35

51

47

50

71

68

75

54

47 

51

49

»43

42

41

40

41

41

44

43

38

42

44

40

34

3l

40

40

1,55O

50.0

-

~

Aug.

42

38

34

31

»30

74

16

34

58

38

31

30

33 

31

31

28

35

31

31

43

34

33

30

47

47

34

32

54

45 

30

29

1,1S9

37.4

-

-

Sept.

34

36

BT

34

3O

8.7

*L9.

30

31

36

33

34

36 

35

34

35

36

36

36

33

34

30

32

35

36

36

36

34

34 

34

970.6

32.4

-

~

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Pigeon 

River at Canton.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 93

East Fork Pigeon River near Canton, N. C.

Location.-"Lat 35°27'42", long 82°52'12", on right bank 800 ft upstream from U. S. High- 

 way 276, 0.4 mile downstream from Dix Creek, 1.7 miles upstream from confluence with 

West Fork Pigeon River, and 5.2 miles southwest of Canton, Haywood County.

Drainage area.--51.5 sq mi.

Records available. March to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,674.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 514 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 2.82 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

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

Rating table, Mar. 1 to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

0.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

85

199

375

Discharge, In cubic feet per second. March to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

t!7

Dec. Jan. Peb. Mar.

350

270

230

200

180

165

155

150

145

140

»138

T§2~ 133

368

53T

202

180

167

188

191

162

152

145

228

199

254

211

199

177 

167

214

6,076

196

3.81

4.39

Apr.

234

1ST

175

162

152

160

154

150

138

129

126

*118

114

111

107

149

168

131

120

114

111

111

111

111

105

105

101

96

92 

69

3,935

131

2.54

2.84

May

92

87

90

94

83

82

80

82

75

74

72

71

»82

155" 223

120

109

103

98

103

99

90

83

80

77

75

72

79

74

Of\ ou 

68

2,847

91.8

1.78

2.06

June

66

65

66

65

61

58

56

54

52

51

58

55

55

»70

66

75

111

105

77

68

63

58

56

54

51

47

45

43

40

1,832

61.1

1.19

1.32

July

39

40

45

68

43

40

36

38

43

48

41

38

35

»34

34

33

32

31

31

35

39

38

36

31

31

34

33

29

28

30

1,141

36.8

0.715

0.82

Aug.

33

33

28

25

»23

36

33

26

35

28

24

23

26

24

22

21

22

22

21

28

24

25

26

35

28

28

25

25

26 

26

20

821

26.5

0.515

0.59

Sept.

20

If

18

18

17

16

16

*16

17

19

18

16

15

15

15

14" 14

15

14

15

17

18

16

16

15

14

14

14

14 

14

479

16.0

0.311

0.35

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, l.OOO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.
94 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Pigeon River at Canton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°31'30", long 82°50'28", on left tank 100 ft upstream from small tributary, 0.5 mile upstream from U. S. Highways 19 and 23 at Canton, Haywood County, and 

at mile 63.9. Records include flow of small tributary.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi, includes that of small tributary below gage.

Records available. May 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary) and December 1928 to September 

1954 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1907 to June 1909 (complete) in North 

Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 and Tennessee Division 

of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,572.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of

"^"929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 1909, staff gage at bridge 0.4

mile (corrected) downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1907-8, 1929-54), 307 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,300 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.16 ft); mini- 

 mum, 26 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.26 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Sept. 7.

1907-9, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 31,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 20.75

ft, from floodmark in gage well); minimum, 25 cfs Dec. 24, 1943 (gage height, 0.30 ft),

result of freezeup; minimum daily, that of Sept. 7, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Occasional diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation at low flow caused by gristmill and Lake Logan on West Fork (capacity, about 1,000 cfs-days). City of Canton 

diverted a total of about 81,000,000 gal Just above station for supplementary water 

supply, equivalent to a mean discharge of 0.3 cfs at station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1929-37(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct." 1 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.5 

.7

1.0

1.5

49

75

133

285

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

485

1,070

1,820

2,740

3,820

0.2 

.4

22

35

55

.8 84

1.0 127

1.2 184

1.5 285

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

61

60

59

59

60

*61

60

61

61

61

60

59

59

60

62

60

59

57

59

59

60

60

59

59

59

59

62

74

50

59

59

1,857

59.9

-

-

Nov.

54

50

50

53

53

50

51

51

48

45

43

43

*45

45

45

45

45

43

41

4T

113

105

251 ^?X

65

56

50

48

47

50

1,803

60.1

-

-

Dec.

49

38" 47

210

195

212

278

146

*616

623

268

333

285

579

340

260

b!90

b!80

b!70

b!80

192

208

292

317

303

243

164

158

156

103

111

7,456

241

-

-

Jan.

113

109

113

107

105

103

96

9O

89

89

115

b!05

blOO

b!25

188

1,6OO

727

652

570

348

*1,30O

2,810

1,660

1,120

916

787

715

552

375

383

363

16,525

533

-

-

Feb.

354

310

260

227

227

264

264

257

*224

202

228

203

140

129

TeT

180

257

247

220

490

1.160

909

560

395

344

321

314

405

9,252

330

-

-

Mar.

954

671

58p

508

437

407

379

367

351

292

138

158

401

922

745

*546

424

379

412

481

428

403

371

599

580

615

565

541

485

428

522

15,092

487

-

-

Apr.

575 522"

485

416

363

399

433

407

363

348

336

325

*299

289

264

220

296

227

264

296

198

189

IS?

217

278

282

271

247

243

234

9,478

316

-

-

May

230

224

227

257

214

205

205

220

195

183

180

175

202

531

363

296

264

254

243

260

257

227

211

*198

189

186

178

186

178

205

169

7,112

229

-

-

June

158

164

166

169

148

143

136

129

126

122

126

129

190

203

*166

160

243

247

T75

154

138

130

122

116

1O9

104

100

94

86

64

4,340

145

-

-

July

74

84

115

208

113

96

86

90

124

135

127

98

86

81

*86

76

74

73

70

79

92

90

88

71

70

82

73

67

63

67

82

2,820

91. 0

-

-

Aug.

78

81

67

59

56

*96

9T

65

90

76

59

55

59

56

56

52

52

56

53

67

62

58

60

67

88

65

60

68

81

56

50

2,042

65.9

-

-

Sept.

52

56

53

53

52

34 *|7

4?

52

58

53

51

52

53

51

51

52

53

53

54

56

48

47

51

51

52

51

50

48

48

1,560

50.2

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,340 Min 37 Mean 253 Cfsm 1.9O In. 25.80

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,81O Mln 27 Mean 217 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.17

Peak discharge (base. 4.OOP cfs).--Jan. 22 (2:30 p.m.) 5,300 cfs (7.16 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 95

Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'49", long 83°00'33", on left bank 180 ft downstream from Rooky

Branch, 3.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 3.3 miles south of Hazelwood, Haywood County.

Drainage area. 14.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 3,047.83 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 5 years, 33.5 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 576 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 2.86 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.75 ft); minimum daily, 5.4 cfs Oct. 29-31, 

Nov. 7-19, Sept. 27-30.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 951 cfs Feb. 21, 1953 (gage height, 3.43 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 9, 1954; minimum daily, that of Oct. 29-31, Nov. 7-19, 1953, Sept. 27-30, 

1954.

Maximum stage known, 7.0 ft Aug. 30, 1940, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Town of Waynesville diverted from tributaries above station about 

3 cfs for water supply.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

129

179

245

380

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

*6.4

*6.4

6.8

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.3

7.9

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

8^

5.9

H

5.4

207.8

6.70

-

-

Nov.

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.4 5-£

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.4

*5.4

5.4

a5.4

a5.4

a5.4

a5.4

a5.4

aS.O

a9.0

a!4

a!7

a8.0

all

a8.5

a7.0

a6.5

a6.o

a6.5

205.1

6.84

-

-

Dec.

aS.O

a5.6

aS.O

a22

a 11

a!5

a!3

a9.0 *140

*70

30

46

41

73

39

29

b26

b24

b23

b24

26

26

22

19

18

b!7

b!7

17

23

19

17

873.6

28.2

-

-

Jan.

17

16

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

17

25

b!7

b!6

b!9

102

320

91

61

49

58

*232

*340

188

134

106

91

91

73

65

58

52

2,348

75.7

-

-

Feb.

49

47

44

41

39

36

34

33

*33

31

30

28

27

27

26

37

35

28

27

64

73

47

40

40

36

34

33

64

-

1,083

38.7

-

-

Mar.

65

49

55

47

44

40

39

39

51

37

39

40

83

111

*65

54

49

47

65

55

49

47

48

89

72

97

75

68

61

57

80

1,803

58.2

-

-

Apr.

75

63

58

54

52

57

54

52

49

47

45

42

41

*42

40

65

63

51

47

44

42

42

57

52

48

48

45

42

42

39.

1,498

49.9

-

-

May

37

36

42

40

36

35

39

37

33

31

3O

30

39

57

42

39

*36

37

35

39

35

33

30

29

28

28

27

27

28

27

25

1,067

34.4

-

-

June

25

25

31

26

24

23

a21

a20

3.20

a!9

a!9

a!9

a50

a30

*26

42

39

31

28

26

23

22

22

21

20

19

18

17

17

16

739

24.6

-

-

July

16

16

24

26

17

16

16

15

20

19

18

17

15

17

15

*13

15

14

13

13

13

17

14

13

18

15

12

11

 11

12

14

485

15.6

-

-

Aug.

15

14

13

*!*!

9.7

25

IS

11

19

13

10

11

11

10

9.7

9.7

10

10

15

18

14

17

14

18

16

12

11

15

13

9.7

9.7

406.2

13.1

-

Sept.

8.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.3

*7.9

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.9

6.4

5.9

7.3

11

6.8

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.4

574

5.4

5.4

201.4

6.71

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 389 Min 5.4 Mean 28.8 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 340 Min 5.4 Mean 29.9 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs).--Jan. 16 (3:30 a.m.) 558 cfs (2.83 ft)j Jan. 22 (9 a.m.) 576 cfs 

(2.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Scott 

Creek above Sylva, West Fork Pigeon River near Hazelwood, and Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
96 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°37'22", long 83°00'26", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from ford, 

0.7 mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles downstream from Cove Creek and village of 

Cove Creek, Haywood County.

Drainage area. 65.3 sq mi.

Records available. May 1930 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,383.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 24 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 6.03 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 0.65 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 7.51 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 2, 1940 (gage height, 0.54 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 

23 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 23, 1953.

Re ks.~Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, 

light diurnal fluctuation at low flow cuased by small gristmill above station.

islons. WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

21

30

45

65

109

162

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

222

320

475

660

930

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

25

36

51

81

124

184

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.1

304

452

640

880

1,160

1,520

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

26

26

25

»25

24

51

25

25

25

24

24

24

28

27

26

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

29 

27

26

799

25.8

0.395

0.46

Nov.

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

51

24

»24

24

24

24

24

24

24

»24

25

39

56

7536"

49

34

30

28

27 

27

892

29.7

0.455

0.51

Dec.

26

26

26

88

48

55

62

*41

218

178

75

137

106

228

I5T

90

70

64

b62

b64

68

74

66

54

50

49

47

47

61 

52

47

2,403

77.5

1.19

1.37

Jan.

44

44

50

44

43

41

39

3639-

43

86

b50

b45

b65

252

916

302

»202

156

150

850

852

508

366

299

302

247

218 

193

175

8,167

263

4;03

4.65

Feb.

160

152

148

138

128

121

113

*108

107

102

102

95

91

90

89

117

139

100

95

231

274

TBI

154

150

135

126

118

182

-

3,749

134

2.05

2.14

Mar.

214

175

232

184

162

150

144

138

135

133

133

138

203

340

221

*189

171

160

193

186

162

148

156

344

274

434

304

272

242 

221

 445

6,603

213

3.26

3.76

Apr.

387

357

272

247

225

221

214

228

198

182

171

162

»154

156

154

201

198

160

150

140

137

135

137

138

133

138

129

124

124

5,451

182

2.79

3.10

May

114

110

145

126

114

107

114

114

105

100

97

95

122

254

180

152

*135

131

128

146

129

116

108

104

100

98

93

91

98 

95

85

3,706

120

1.84

2.11

June

93

94

101

94

85

79

76

73

72

71

70

68

70

72

131

*157

144

118

97

85

78

72

69

66

62

60

58

56

53 

51

2,475

82.5

1.26

1.41

July

50

55

73

94

65

56

53

69

137 nil

64

51

54

53

»52

50

50

51

47

48

58

104

67

54

55

67

54

48

45

49

1,909

61.6

0.943

1.09

Aug.

49

50

46

41

39

*8452"

45

77

62

47

45

47

43

41

39

45

58

66

58

59

61

61

52

45

47

54

70

54 

43

40

1,620

52.3

0.801

0.92

Sept.

37

36

34

33

32

31

30

31

30

*34

33

30

29

28

28

28

27

59

27

35

45

33

30

28

28

28

28

27

27 

27

923

30.8

0.472

0.53

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,650 Mln 23 Mean 103 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,510 Mln 24 Mean 106 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.05

Cfs (6.03 ft).

* Discharge neaaurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 97

Pigeon River near Hepco, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°38'07", long 82°59'22", on left bank 0.8 mile downstream from Jonathan 

Creek, 2.4 miles upstream from Fines Creek and from Hepco, Haywood County, and at mile 

45.0.

Drainage area. 350 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1927 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,335.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 27 years, 552 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,440 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.55 ft); mini- 

 mum, 96 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.82 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determinations at gage heights 14.94 and 15.82 ft; minimum, 81 cfs Sept. 30, 1941; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 8, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 18 ft June 1876 and February 1902, from flood profiles by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Considerable regulation by Lake Junaluska on Richland Creek and Lake Logan on West Fork 

Pigeon River for periods of low flow (combined capacity of reservoirs, about 2,200 cfsdays).

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1928-31, 1932(M), 1933-36, 

1937-39(M).

Rating table, water year ISSS-S^, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

94

128

230

370

455

715

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,020

1,890

3,000

4,440

6,380

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

124 

128

126

124

*124

124

123

123

124

126

124

123

123

136

136

132

145

115

121

124

124 

124

124

123

121

158 

314

442

335

110

108

4,662

150

-

Nov.

110 

107

105 irg

124

124

123

123

121

119

108

»105

105

107

114

114

112

112

 114

114

157 

201

371

1ST

159

143 

128

123

119

119

3,981

133

-

Dec.

119

m

119

242

356

234

437

 268

799

1,220

560

595

616

1,0001

682

540

450

b360

b340

b370

402 

432

352

410

398

356 

258

248

265

221

206

12,974

419

-

Jan.

192 

192

200

206

282

276

265

254

254

168

240

b230

b!90

b220

454

3,660

1,620

 1,160

957

742

3,510 

*6.300

3,630

2,280

1,800

1,490 

1,380

1,150

824

794

737

35,657

1,150

-

Feb.

704 

654

595

632

812

654

638

»500

480

525

505

455

360

321

m

505

540

595

505

585

1.650 

1,440

1,240

693

616

575 

555

644

-- --

18,304

654

-

Mar.

1,300 

1,190

1,390

1,170

806

693

649

622

527

671

698

788

884

1,720

1,370

»1,100

878

764

748

860

764 

726

782

1,460

1,390

1.760 

1,490

1,110

1,090

1,030

1,500

32,030

1,033

-

Apr.

1,580

i,S9o

1,080

950

842

854

908

878

818

754

732

688

*605

605

666

585

794

654

600

600

535 

495

5TO

565

644

693 

585

550

575

632

22,297

743

-

May

520 

465

525

627

505

442

460

505

428

419

410

406

455

957 'TOO"

654

 585

555

540

525

565 

495

465

450

432

419 

402

398

419

424

363

15,615

504

_

-

June

310 

324

328

338

296

282

268

258

365

251

240

254

254

460

453

 563

600 5"S5"

442

382

349 

328

307

296

282

268 

258

244

224

212

9,921

331

.

-

July

212 

209

269

512

3TO

265

234

279

370

363

314

268

230

215

 224

203

192

195

186

186

276 

342

272

209

192

240 

200

181

171

166

T55

7,680

248

_

-

Aug.

200 

234

184

163

154

 237

272

m

254

240

178

161

173

168

159

163

173

254

208

209

224 

192

224

206

215

186 

192

246

248

181 

159

6,241

201

-I

-

Sept.

149 

149

151

149

145

138

115

 102

T5T

130

132

124

121

121

121

119

117

121

117

134

161 

ITT

126

123

121

121 

123

121

119

117

3,858

129

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,580 Mln 105 Mean 489 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.97

Water year 1953.54: Max 6,300 Mln 102 Mean 475 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.41

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfn). Jan. 22 (6i30 p.m.) 9,440 cfs (8.55 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
98 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Pigeon River at Newport, Term.

Location. Lat 35°57'36", long 83 0 10'26", on left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on 

0. S. Highway 70 at Newport, Cocke County, 0.6 mile downstream from Morell Branch, and 

at mile 6.8.

Drainage area. 666 sq mi.

Records available. January 1903 to December 1905, December 1906 to December 1909, NovemDer lyiB to September 1929, May 1945 to July 1946, and August 1948 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Published as "near Newport* 1945-46. September 1900 to 

October 1901, December 1902 to December 1905, and December 1906 to September 1924 

(prior to October 1910 and October 1920 to September 1921, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,040.76 ft above mean Sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to September 1929, staff or chain gage 

at same site and datum. May 1945 to July 1946 water-stage recorder at site 4.8 miles 

downstream at datum 37.85 ft lower.

Average discharge. 27 years (1903-5, 1908-12, 1914-29, 1948-54), 1,203 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.62 ft); minimum daily, 52 cfs Sept. 13.

1900-1901, 1902-5, 1906-29, 1945-46, 1948-54: Maximum discharge, 34,900 cfs 

(revised) Apr. 2, 1920 (gage height, 17.0 ft); minimum daily, 48 cfs Sept. 21, 28, 1953. 

Flood of Feb. 28, 1902, reached a stage of 21.4 ft.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown In the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

453 

503 

503 

523 

583 

643 

663 

683

Water 

year

1917 

1919 

1920 

1921 

1924 

1927 

1928 

1929

Date

Mar. 

Dec. 

Apr. 

Dec. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Aug. 

Mar.

4, 1917 

22, 1918 

2, 1920 

14, 1920 

11, 1924 

23, 1927 

16, 1928 

5, 1929

Discharge 

(cfs)

26,100 

15,000 

34,900 

12,800 

7,990 

11,600 

20,700 

14,600

Gage height 

(feet )

14.4 

10.0 

17.0 

9.0 

6.5 

8.4 

12.4 

9.8

Remarks. Records good. Considerable regulation by Lake Junaluska, Lake Logan, and Lake 

Walters for periods of low flow (combined usable capacity of reservoirs, about 12,500 

cfs-days).

Revisions. WSP 1143: Drainage area; average discharge. See also Records available. 

Monthly figures of discharge in cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in 

inches for August 1948 to September 1952 may be considerably in error owing to regulation by Lake Walters and should not be used. Figures of daily discharge for Dec. 9, 

1902, Dec. 14, 1902, to Jan. 31, 1903, published in Tennessee Division of Geology 

Bulletin 34, are considered in error owing to erroneous gage heights and should not be 

used. The daily figures have not been revised, but revised monthly figures are given 

herewith. Also revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a high-water 

period in the water year 1921, superseding those published in WSP 523, are given herewith:

Dec. 14, 1920............... 12,800

Month

Water year 1902-3. ............

Water year 1920-21. ...........

Maximum

17,400

12,800

Minimum

-

348

Mean

t430

990

3,390

1,600

1,780

1,410

1,370

Per square 

mile

0.646

.991

2.00

1.49

5.09

2.40

2.67

2.12

2.06

Runoff In 

Inches

0.74

1.11

2.30

1.71

5.29

32.52

3.08

28.86

27.96

t Not previously published; partly estimated.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 99

Pigeon River at Newport, Term. Continued

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

and discharge. In cubic feet per -second)

-0.2

-.1

.1

.4

.7

1.0

1.5

52

65

102

180

304

480

860

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.8

1,330

1,910

2,580

4,130

7,900

14,800

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

73 

74

93

201

143

*218

207

191

*176

154

213

140

100

150

246

233

214

222

152

248

226

241

250

210

214

154

264

264

570

428

210

6,479

209

-

-

Nov.

206 

168

362

207

229

*221

186

226

168

170

150

138

T55

161

305

154

177

200

224

214

231

257

232

372

429

322

232

307

268

361

7,035

234

-

-

Dec.

512 

430

*353

274

273

268

408

255

752

1,510

1,670

1,250

724

1,480

1,850

1,700

1,080

575

423

314

450

587

680

582

461

216

31?

530

708

842

784

22,233

717

-

-

Jan.

446 

334

272

408

572

576

*527

400

222

75

365

466

454

484

1,200

5,190

3,040

2,170

1,780

1,970

5,970

*14,800

10,700

4,960

3,500

2,910

2,690

2,690

2,550

2,460

1,990

76,171

2,457

-

-

Feb.

1,990 

1,350

1,260

*1,000

1,220

1,050

568

848

924

858

972

1,170

544

'BUB" 344

798

973

812

824

920

1,360

1,210

1,090

1,070

1,010

986

968

869

-

27,594

986

_

-

Mar.

1,550 

2,210

3,020

2,710

*1,900

1,500

1,350

1,350

1,230

1,210

1,370

1,510

1,630

2,950

2,680

2,120

1,710

1,480

1,320

1,510

1,360

1,210

1,180

3,366

3,790

5.950

3,770

2,730

2,150

2,150

2,940

66,880

2,157

_

-

Apr.

4.520 

5,060

2,510

2,170

1,990

1,910

1,860

*1,910

2,090

1,910

1,480

1,700

1,760

1,580

1,280

1,290

2,140

1,650

1,520

1,380

1,190

848

779

741

688

1,120

1,060

1,130

1,150

1,070

49,286

1,643

-

-

May

1,220 

966

923

1,190

1,190

874

682

710

690

*791

793

750

962

1,890

1,960

917

1,180

1,250

1,200

1,720

2.100

1,460

1,050

1,000

1,020

948

850

915

686

578

rss

33,175

1,070

-

-

June

747 

778

676

709

466

330

446

675

530

*522

508

378

318

500

678

844

1,020

1.090

763

448

650

552

559

506

472

470

'2"55 276

440

406

17,019

567

-

-

July

466 

440

518

'B3B" 711

444

454

572

508

468

478

560

625

543

 498

481

324

~55G 232

511

498

576

*662

389

262

536

494

510

476

495

384

14,698

474

-

-

Aug.

266 

280

390

352

*344

643

475

309

311

484

414

395

416

338

282

253

560

314

338

367

308

289

370

440

344

410

370

304

262 

355" 240

10,979

354

-

-

Sept.

570 

421

*S46~

194

119

144

187

554

280

526

169

54

I'BB" 52

252

222

182

84

129

58

151

124

104

96

96

108

53

83

93 

169

5,046

168

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,780 Mln 48 Mean 875 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.84

Water year 1953-54: Max 14,800 Mln 52 Mean 922 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.80

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfa). Jan. 22 (12 p.m.) 22,900 cfs (11.62 ft)j Mar. 26 (6 a.m.)

8,160 cfs 16.12 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
100 TENENSSEE RIVER BASIN

North Toe River at Altapass, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°53'59", long 82°01'50", on left bank 0.1 mile upstream from Rose Creek, 

1.0 mile northwest of Altapass, Mitchell County, and at mile 36.0.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1954. Prior to October 1938, published as 

"above Spruce Pine (flow of Rose Creek included).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,542.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, at site 1.2 miles downstream at datum 13.90 ft lower.

Average discharge. 20 years, 199 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,520 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.91 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.99 ft); minimum daily, 32 cfs Sept. 8, 9.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 22,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 19.5 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 9, 1954; minimum daily, that of 

Sept. 8, 9, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 24 ft in July 1916.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills and primary mineral processing mills.

Revisions..--WSP 973: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

24

34

47

84

129

234

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.6

395

570

960

1,380

1,870

2.19O

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

52

49

43

43

43

43

43

*44

44

43

43

43

44

47

47

44

44

43

43

 43

43 

43

43

42

42

46

61

64

68

BT

1,441

46.5

0.447

0.52

Nov.

49

49

47

47

47

46

44

43

IT

*44

46

46

44

44

44

44

43

43

43

46

82

143 

-59- 264

86

78

68

62

57 

61

1,903

63.4

0.610

0.68

Dec.

57

54

105" 52

118

93

*143

120

164

314

16O

214

240

404

2BT

186

b!50

b!30

b!2O

b!20

b!40

b!30 

b!20

bllO

blOO

b95

b90

b92

b96 

93

64

4,361

141

1.36

1.56

Jan.

76

b72

b74

76

76

72

62

b60 bSO~

68

91

b70

b60

b70

b!20

804

364

225

*189

173

844

2.160

l.SSo

696

486

370

330

273

240 

220

197

10,028

323

3.11

3.59

Feb.

183

181

173

170

160

156

b!40

b!25

b!30

*139

131

122

111

bllO T2o"

126

222

143

131

260

977

35C

298

264

234

208

192

216

-

5,842

209

2.01

2.09

Calendar year 1953; Max 1,920 Min 34

Mar.

632

384

360

b290

b250

b230

225

225

231

*228

220

214

217

350

255

222

214

202

211

261

202

189 

IS?

255

243

581

367

340

286

261

522

8,856

286

2.75

3.17

Apr.

651

m

353

305

276

270

327

264

252

222

220

211

194

194

189

*194

243

2OO

183

176

168

I5B~ 166 

202

186

178

220

229

186

181

7,240

241

2.32.

2.59

May

170

194

423

374

273

240

222

243

205

192

181

*170

181

46~8~ 588

344

286

261

255

283

270

222 

205

194

186

176

170

168

168

163

148

7,623

246

2.37

2.73

June

141

143

141

146

131

124

120

*111

128

124

113

120

111

122

134

146

163

178

13T

120

106

102 

93

88

82

80

76

76

70

66

3,489

116

1.12

1.25

July

66

 62

92

78

74

66

61

93

86

104

84

72

64

59

57

96

70

66

78

93

122

115 

-55 160

78

80

72

68

64

64 

82

2,514

81.1

0.780

0.90

Aug.

82

91

SO

70

61

61

54

52

54

54

49

46

47

46

44

49

44

46

44

44

72

68 

*54

67

83

72

120

IU5

106 

57

49

1,969

63.5

0.611

0.70

Sept.

44

42

38

34

34

33

34

32

37

51

57

42

39

38

37

*37

38

34

34

59

91

64 

44

40

37

37

38

37

35 

35

1,293

43.1

0.414

0.46

Mean 157 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.46

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,160 Min 32 Mean 155 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.24

Peak discharge (base. 1.5OO efs).--Jan. 22 (5:30 p.m.) 3,S20 cfs (8.91 ft); Feb. 21 (l a.m.) 1,540 

cfs 15.33 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Cane River near Sioux, N. C.

101

Location. Lat 36°00'52", long 82°19'40", on right bank on State Highway 26, 1.3 miles 

upstream from confluence with North Toe River, 1.5 miles east of Sioux, Yancey County, 

and at mile 1.3.

Drainage area. 157 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,045.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years, 242 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,660 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.74 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Oct. 26 (gage height, 1.69 ft); minimum daily. 31 cfs Nov. 9, Sept. 13.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 31,800 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 17.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at 15.65 

ft; minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 6, 1940 (gage height, 1.14 ft), result of freezeup; minimum 

dally, 27 cfs Sept. 14, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at low flow 

caused by small mills and Burnsvllle powerplant.

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1934(M). WSP 1143: 1940(M) .

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

30

39

62

93

155

298

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.6

485

720

1,320

2,080

3,020

4,150

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54 

55

53

57

39

49

46

42

*48

44

44

38

38

45

57

42

44

47

35

42

40

39 

*40

41

41

34

15

57

62

5T

51

1,430

46.1

0.294

0.34

Nov.

51 

38

47

42

44

43

43

40

*31

4T

44

43

43

41 

40

32

45

42

42

44

56

102 

205

TTO

99

84

66

61

64

56

1,740

58.0

0.369

0.41

Dec.

56 

53

57

80

155

101

261

151

230

518

228

221

231

410 

290

202

158

111

blOO

blOO

134

116 

119

98

b95

b92

b90

86

92

84

77

4,792

155

0.987

1.14

Jan.

73 

b70

69

73

73

66

63

63

61

64

79

b70

b60 bTO" 

355

1,840

665

*369

276

236

2,010

4,040 

1,980

924

625

489

446

375

320

287

244

16,435

530

3.38

3.89

Feb.

241 

217

214

204

175

172

155

b!50

b!50

*146

141

135

134

117 

T25

134

230

171

147

218

1,160

379

327

288

258

230

281

6,819

244

1.55

1.62

Mar.

1,040 

595

629

502

409

352

312

302

*298

295

291

281

SIS

725 

510

406

350

316

341

409

338

305

291

544

757

1,660

872

646

513

446

772

15,823

510

3.25

3.75

Apr.

1,080 

676

538

449

401

376

447

365

337

305

283

290

266

256 

240

*256

389

330

291

265

242

446 

232

237

240

253

295

298

275

227

10,385

346

2.20

2.46

May

215 

275

460

480

350

290

267

282

238

230

*210

220" 188

1,260 

980

610

465

405

370

385

405

330

315

267

240

223

212

200

200

230

188

10,990

355

2.26

2.60

June

170

167

163

178

155

138

*136

121

123

132

122

119

132

144 

150

169

183

215

152

123

121

110 

104

101

94

90

85

76

82

70

3,925

131

0.834

0.93

July

70

*72

93

120

91

75

74

155

156

145

110

87

77

77 

73

78

77

76

1Q-S- 66

101

TS3" 272 

117

100

73

78

72

74

70 

73

3,073

99.1

0.631

0.73

Aug.

80 

72

90

75

67

99

71

71

58

63

59

56

53

52 

52

46

50

52

48

51

50

58 

*89

107

60

78

63

314

165

87 

65

2,401

77.5

0.494

0.57

Sept.

60 

49

47

46

50

33

41

41

40

43

43

40

31

35

39

38

41

39

38

54

88

TSS 

48

45

43

41

32

37

39

41

1,332

44.4

0.283

0.32

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,530 Mln 27 Mean 174 Cfsn 1.11 In. 15.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,040 Mln 31 Mean 217 Cfsn 1.38 In. 18.76

Peak discharge (base. 2,600 cfs). Jan. 22 (4:30 p.m.) 6,660 efs (9.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. " - " .... , . -. ^. ...... ,. ..._ __,_.. __-,_-ji - basis O f weather records u a 1/age-u.LBUiLeu ge rej.ai'-i.uu a-L-Leui/eu ujr ±ue .

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 24 to June 65 discharge estimated on 

Burnsvllle powerplant log, and records for Nollchucky River at Poplar.
102 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nolichucky River at Poplar, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°04'29", long 82°20 I 41", on right bank at Poplar, Mitchell County, 3.9 

miles downstream from Cane River, 6.1 miles upstream from North Carolina-Tennessee State 

line, and at mile 106.8.

Drainage area. 608 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1954.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,971.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 15, 1926, staff gages at site 

a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. Feb. 15, 1926, to Sept. 30, 1927, 

staff gage at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1927, to May 17, 1934, 

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,201 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,300 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.07 ft); minimum, 133 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 27, 28 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 74,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 19.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 89 cfs Sept. 7, 1925.

Floods of 1901 and 1916 reached a stage slightly over 21 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageneight record, which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by many small 

mills and powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperature for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1928(M), 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

125 

165 

210 

260 

385 

540 

S20

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,390

2,030

3,460

5,120

7,110

9,490

12,600

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

250 

a270

5177

8220

8195

8205

8190

al90

*196

196

196

174

188

196

225

210

201

201

178

201

188 

188 

*188

183

178

161 

T5F

230

250

255

240

. 6,379

206

0.339

0.39

Nov.

220 

192

210

196

201

196

201

196

*170

T5Z

192

192

192

188

183

170

188

188

188

192

266 

524 

970

555

400

359 

a300

a270

a250

a260

8,031

268

0.441

0.49

Dec.

a240 

a230

a220

aSTJO"

a600

a450

877 *558

650

1.770

1,010

780

991

1,510

1,400

894

U630

b480

b450

b.430

549 

524 

476

b450

b410

b390 

b370

b360

372

366

340

19,157

618

1.02

1.17

Jan.

b320 

b305

314

326

320

a300

a270

a260

a280

a290

a330

a290

a230

a220

aSSS

3,070

2,780

*1,330

980

830

5,050 

12,500 

*8,240

3,440

2,370

1,860 

1,650

1,430

1,220

1 ,090

969

53,764

1,734

2.85

3.29

Feb.

883

830

820

800

720

684

630

a560

a570

*a560

558

532

508

484 4~9T

508

880

770

603

696

4,570 

2, SCO 

1,550

1,280

1,140

1,000 

894

970

26,492

946

1.56

1.62

Mar.

4,440 

2,610

2,430

2,000

1,590

1,390

1,230

1,190

*1,210

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,150

2,260

1,890

1,430

1,250

1,130

1,130

1,410

1,200 

1,050 

991

l,35o"

2,160

4,600 

2,730

2,120

1,730

1,510

2,540

55,371

1,786

2.94

3.39

Apr.

4,110 

2,520

1,980

1,650

1,450

1,350

1,600

1,330

1,290

1,150

1,090

1,080

991

969

936

*958

1,410

1,250

1,060

958

904 

872 

862

39T

914

947 

1,080

1,120

958

872

38,605

1,287

2.12

2.36

May

830 

899

1,640

1,720

1,280

1,080

991

1,060

936

894

*820

ETo" 750

5.640

3,370

2,120

1,670

1,450

1,340

1,380

1,4.70 

1,230 

1,070

1,000

925

862 

841

790

780

894

750

39,292

1,267

2.08

2.40

June

675 

675

648

702

630

576

*540

532

524

639

540

508

532

629

693

693

'§6~9~ 978

810

630

540 

492 

445

415

392

378 

366

320

326

308

17,105

570

0.938

1.05

July

296 

*296

352

452

359

326

296

481

540

468

445

359

520

296

290

578

326

296

296

372

438 

859 

54T

516

378

296 

302

290

255

245

zro

11,914

384

0.632

0.73

Aug.

502 

540

359

296

272

266

255

230

192

196

a!90

a!85

al80

al80

a!75

a 180

a!75

alSO

a!75

a200

a240 

272 *290

326

334

352 

290

809 E39"

372

266

8,718

281

0.462

0.53

Sept.

220 

188

183

174

170

137

T5T

149

149

220

284

220

170

174

170

*170

161

157

161

232

378 

355 

240

192

170

165 

137

153

155

149

5,709

190

0.312

0.35

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,500 Mln 141 Mean 749 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.73

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,500 Mln 137 Mean 796 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.77

Peak discharge (baae. 9,000).--Jan. 22 (4 p.m.) 23,300 cfs (11.07 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Cane River near 

Sioux and Nollchucky River at Embreevllle, Term, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 103

North Indian Creek near Unicol, Term.

Location. Lat 36 0 10'35", long 82°17'36", on right bank 900 ft upstream from Rocky Branch 

arid 3.4 miles southeast of Unicoi, Unicoi County.

Drainage area.--15.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1944 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,209.56 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 10 years, 21.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 486 cfs July 22 (gage height, 4.08 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 280 cfs; minimum, 1.9 cfs Nov. 29; minimum gage height, 

1.00 ft Sept. 15-18.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, that of July 22, 1954; minimum, that of Nov. 29, 1953; 

minimum gage height, 0.79 ft Sept. 22-28, 1944.

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

Some diversion from Davis Spring 1 mile upstream for part of water supply of Johnson 

City.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

1.5

3.3

6.0

10

23

1.8 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

41

79

109

143

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.5 

3.8 

5.8 

9.0

14

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.3

28

68

143

239

303

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a2.9

a2.8

a2.7

a2.6

*2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4 274-

2.4

2.4 

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8 

2.8

2.8

3.1 2T5-

2.6

82.3

2.65

0.167

0.19

Nov.

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.8 

2.8

2.6

2.9

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.2 

2.2

72.9

2.43

0.153

0.17

Dec.

*2.2

274

2.4

2.6

2.4

3.1

3.1

2.6

9.1

7.2

4.1 

13

8.0

~?.7 22 

6.4

4.9

4.4

4.1

3.8

5.5

5.5 

4.9

3.8

3.6

3.6 

3.6

3.8

4.1 

3.6 

3.3

162.8

5.25

0.330

0.38

Jan.

3.3

3.1

BTS

*3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

4.1 

3.3

3.1

3.6 

39

143

45

23

16

15

114

290 *I35"

69

47

34 

32

26

22 

18 

16

1,131.6

36.5

2.30

2.65

Feb.

14

*13

14

13

12

11

11

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.9 

9.0

8.7

8.4 

574

11

24

15

14

26

52

3T 

29

25

20

17 

15

41

487.1

17.4

1.09

1.14

Mar.

97

*61

62

49

39

32

32

34

41

45

46 

44

44

58 

48

39

32

29

30

34

28

26 

25

32

35

98 

52

50

40 

34

90

1,416

45.7

2.87

3.31

Apr.

114

72

54

44

35

*36

39

48

52

44

40 

40

32

31 

37

49

To- 117

65

51

43

36 

33

30

27

24 

25

31

23 

ii

1,383

46.1

2.90

3.23

May

39

42

37

41

*33

31

32

34

32

28

27 

26

27

51 

45

39

33

35

40

49

52

4?

37

32

28

26 

22

21

20 

22

17

1,042

33.6

2.11

2.44

June

15

*14

14

14

13

12

11

10

12

14

13 

11

9.4

9.4 

8.7

8.7

16

13

11

10

9.4

8.7 

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.1 

5.6

5.2

5.0 

_4.8

306.2

10.2

0.642

0.72

July

4.8

7.9

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.8

*5.0

17

7.7

5.8

5.4 

5.2

5.0

4.8 

4.8

7.2

4.8

4.6

7.6

5.4

6.6

30- 92 

9.9

6.8

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.4 

4.2

572

298.3

9.62

0.605

0.70

Aug.

lo- 11

ii

*6.1

5.2

4.'e 5 2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.7 

5.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.5 

5.3

4.8

3.5

3.4 

374

4.7

5.6 

3.7

3.7

150.8

4.86

0.306

0.35

Sept.

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

*2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8 

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

6.0

4.1

3.3 

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.0

2.9 

4.5

95.4

3.18

0.200

0.22

Calendar year 1953 : Max 199 Mln 2.2 Mean 14.8 Cfsm 0.931 In. 12.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 290 Mln 2.2 Mean 18.2 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.50

Peak discharge (base. 220 cfs) . Jan. 22 (10a.m.) 334 cfs (3.87 ft); July 22 (6 p.m.) 486 cfs 

(4.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.
104 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 3S°10'35", long 82° 27'27", on left bank 2,000 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 81 at Embreeville, Washington County, 3 miles northwest of Erwin, 5.2 

miles downstream from North Indian Creek, and at mile 89.0.

Drainage area.--80S sq mi.

Records available.--September 1900 to May 1901 (published as "near Chucky Valley"), July 

1980 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,519.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. September 1900 to May 1901 chain gage at site 

3 miles downstream at different datum. July 1920 to October 1931 chain gage at bridge 

2,000 ft downstream at datum 6.33 ft lower.

Average discharge.--35 years (1919-54), 1,305 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,800 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.20 ft); minimum, 178 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.69 ft).

1900-1901, 1919-54: Maximum discharge, 82,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 18.57 

ft), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 1925 (gage height, 1.60 ft, site and datum 

then in use).

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

523 

543 

563 

583 

713

Water 

year

1921 

1922 

1923 

1924 

1931

Date

Aug. 3, 

Jan. 21, 

Mar. 16, 

Sept. 29, 

Apr. 4,

1921 

1922 

1923 

1924 

1931

Discharge 

(cfs)

25,900 

16,200 

15,800 

11,900 

11,500

Gage height 

(feet)

11.5 

8.98 

8.90 

7.82 

7.70

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill above 

station.

;r yea

or discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1921-24, superseding those 

published in WSP 523, 543, 563, and 583-, are given herewith:

Date

1921

Feb. 9

10

11

12

Aug. 3

4

15

16

18

Discharge

4,540

12,200

8,250

4,320

6,530

6,530

7,080

5,240

6,530

Date

1922

Jan. 20

21

22

1923

Mar. 7

8

16

17

Discharge

7,360

11,500

7,650

8,250

3,910

7,950

8,560

Date

1923-Con.

Mar. 18

19

20

1924

Sept. 29

30

Discharge

4,770

4,110

3,170

11,500

5,490

Month

Calendar year 1921 .............

Calendar year 1922. ............

Calendar year 1923. ............

Maximum

12,200

11,500

8,560

Minimum

463

330

315

Mean

1,510

1,450

1,470

Per square 

mile

3.44

1.88

1.88

2.45

1.88

1.80

3.59

1.88

1.83

1.47

1.75

Runoff In 

Inches

3.59

25.42

25.36

24.40

24.79

1.64
TENNESSEE RIVER B4SIN 105

Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Term.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second]

0.7 

.8 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

180

210

520

810

1,310

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.1

2,160

3,200

5,580

8,850

18,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

26

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

285

306

265

255

*242

238

242

234

238

230

238

230

218 230"

255

255

242

238

238

218

234

222

222 

218

218

218

222

285

295

320

285

7,636

246

0.306

0.35

Nov.

265

*250

246

242

242

238

234

234

222

222

238

234

234

234

234

230

214 230"

226

230

265

560

829 

832

STF

452

379

326

300

275

9,429

314

0.390

0.44

Dec.

*300

280

270

29T

574

601

830

778

656

1,880

1,210

992

1,360

1,740

1,770

1,140

887

a700

a550

a525

b600

b650

b600 

a550

a500

a475

a450

3425

a500

469

452

23,011

742

0.922

1.06

Jan.

393

372

386

*386

393

372

346

306

332

339

372

435

272

206

907

*7,560

3,910

1,970

1,380

1,140

7,350

18,000

12,000 

4,820

3,180

2,380

2,080

1,810

1,510

1,370

1,210

77,483

2,499

3.10

3.58

Feb.

1,090

*1,030

1,000

1,000

944

876

810

726

736

726

705

696

638

620

610

648

920

1,030

832

821

4,540

2,980

1,990 

1,600

1,420

1,210

1,100

1,170

32,468

1,160

1.44

1.50

Mar.

5,510

*3,570

3, .330

2,730

2,120

1,790

1,560

1,490

1,560

1,600

1,590

1,490

1,440

2,460

2,480

1,830

1,540

1,400

1,320

1,670

1,510

1,320

1.250 

1,650

2,640

6,450

4,100

2,960

2,380

2,030

3,570

72,320

2,333

2.90

3.34

Apr.

6.540

3,860

2,850

2,280

*1,970

1,790

2,120

2,120

2,280

1,880

1,670

1,620

1,460

1,400

1,360

1,370

2,440

2,440

1,830

1,510

1,320

1,200

1,160 

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,230

1,420

1,230

1,100

56,930

1,898

2.36

2.63

May

1,040

1,100

1,950

2,050

*1 , 650

1,370

1,280

1,340

1,230

1,130

1,030

980

944

3,580

4,650

2,810

2,120

1,790

1,670

1,650

1,990

1,690

1,440 

1,310

1,170

1,100

1,040

980

944

1,040

887

48,935

1,579

1.96

2.26

June

*845

810

768

810

778

696

638

629

601

726

648

601

658

648

778

810

944

1,100

980

726

620

583

547 

520

478

452

428

379

586

365

19,950

665

0.826

0.92

July

552

352

444

601

452

*400

358

503

667

610

529

452

386

358

352

407

572

558

332

460

478

718

1,120 

656

469

365

352

552

500

500

290

14,107

455

0.565

0.65

Aug.

559

444

*452

393

332

352

552

290

270

275

265

242

230

230

222

226

214

222

210

ZTF

242

265

352 

400

300

386

520

676

1,020

 5X6

386

10,623

343

0.426

0.49

Sept.

300

260

242

230

222

206

*192

195

186

212

280

285

234

192

198

192

189

186

198

242

428

VZ8

295 

242

210

204

195

183

IW

198

7,022

234

0.291

0.52

Calendar year 1953; Max 14,000 Min 168 Mean 986 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 18,000 Min 183 Mean 1,041 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.54

Peak discharge (base, 9,500 cfs).--Jan. 16 (2:30 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (5.34 ft); Jan. 22 (7 p.m.)

28,800 cfs (9.20 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

when available, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

3890ZZ O -56 -6
106 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nolichucky River below Noliohucky Dam, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36°03'59", long 82°52'18", on right bank 0.30 mile downstream from

 Nol'iehucky Dam, Greene County, 2.2 miles upstream from Cove Creek, 7.0 miles south 01 

Greeneville, and at mile 45.7 (revised).

Recordfeavailable! May^OS to December 1908, April 1919 to October 1925 and October 1945

 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as "near Greeneville 

1903-8, 1919-25. May 1903 to December 1908 (revised) and April 1919 to September 1924 

in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. ,,.»,.* 

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,173.46 ft above mean sea level datum of 

i'929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 1903 to December 1908, April 1919 to 

October 1925 at bridge 8.4 miles upstream at different daturas. 

Average discharge. 20 years (1903-8, 1919-25, 1945-54), 1,774 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,000 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 16.05 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Sept. 11.

1903-8 1919-25, 1945-54: Maximum discharge, 73,500 cfs Jan. 23, 1906 (gage height, 

19.3 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs; minimum daily, 24 cfs July 14, 1953.

Flood'of Aug. 14, 1940, reached a discharge of 73,500 cfs, by computation of flow 

over dam. 

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow regulated by Nolicnucky Dam since 1913 (usable storage,

FTC^O acre-ft). 

Revisions. See Records available.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

54

70

98

134

188

280

3.1

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

10.0

13.1

460

880

1,580

3,290

5,150

7,200

14,400

22,900

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

538

651

33T

222

328

382

424

 403

434

441

326

434

286

236

228

314

330

332

336

322

320

334

540 

331

326

341

234

215

213

222

221

10,604

342

0.289

0.33

Nov.

119

*349

530

535

640

538

333

333

326

232

244

232

224

378

332

330

333

336

336

329

334

325

314 

538

902

877

830

544

474

328

12,475

416

0.351

0.39

Dec.

*424

436

452

536

336

329

33T

621

1,170

1,150

1,680

1,990

889

668

2,590

1,320

1,940

1,370

578

719.

543

426

615 

914

907

624

627

618

434

528

716

26,484

854

0.721

0.83

Jan.

540

519

541

 503

422

420

322

312

323

510

466

370

574

601

1,220

5,020

*7,130

3,330

2,590

1,970

4,950

16,300

*22,800 

8,340

5,190

3,900

3,250

2,930

2,730

2,610

2,530

103,013

3,323

2.81

3.24

Feb.

1,630

*1,640

1,430

1,270

1,250

1,540

1,300

1,380

1,310

1,240

1,260

al,200

al , 050

a850

a950

a750

a700

990

1,760

1,250

1,820

4,280

2,956 

2,640

2,530

2,480

942

1,370

43,762

1,563

:.32

1.37

Mar.

3,000

 5,390

4,640

4,390

3,400

2,820

2,590

2,530

2,530

2,030

2,430

2,530

2,520

2,260

2,520

2,620

2,460

2,480

2,520

2,460

1,950

1,890

1.510 

1,760

2,520

5,160

6.180

4,160

3,470

2, 890

3,580

93,190

3,006

2.54

2.93

Apr.

9,500

6,310

4,300

3,430

*2,970

2,680

2,700

2,840

3,330

2,970

2,610

2,550

2,530

2,520

2,440

2,170

1,910

3,410

3,090

2,620

2,550

2,500

1,990 

2,500

1,780

34

1,270

1,980

2,160

2,430

85,874

2,862

2.42

2.70

May

1,380

1,550

1,380

2,200

2,590

 2,530

2,800

1,480

1,340

1,340

1,530

1,520

1,630

2,170

4,940

4,070

3,020

2,640

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,030 

1,990

1,930

1,540

1,540

1,470

1,290

1,210

1 j 200

64,510

2,081

1.76

2.03

June

*1,090

1,240

1,260

1,150

918

964

987

1,050

824

852

616

804

685

700

788

890

1,710

1,860

1,690

1,180

1,030

733

831 

734

628

640

614

632

529 

53T

28,163

939

0.793

0.88

July

526

542

438

428

412

 369

778

786

849

1,260

1.510

1,310

563

232

43T

435

462

432

454

602

627

606

856 

958

1,020

904

550

444

422

423

410

19,842

640

0.541

0.62

Aug.

313

433

*605

598

684

700

1.050

S63

536

320

327

218

?2T

405

326

309

476

419

334

316

380

319

312 

314

480

513

704

428

421

394

760

14,099

455

0.384

0.44

Sept.

897

902

715

250

230

340

 330

334

281

314

27

25

235

551

454

320

324

336

357

242

228

531

534 

540

317

231

228

334

327

338

11,078

369

0.312

0.35

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,000 Mln 24 Mean 1,325 cfsm 1.12 In. 15.18

Water year 1953-54: Max 22,800 Mln 27 Mean 1,406 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.11

Peak discharge (base, 11,500 efs) Jan. 23 (4 a.m.) 32,000 cfs (16.05 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

when available, records for station near Morristown, and Nolichucky Dam releases.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 107

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Term.

Location. Lat 36°12'09", long 83 0 02'53", on right bank 0.25 mile east of Mohawk, Greene 

County, 0.6 mile upstream from Riley Creek, and 17.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 220 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,060.59 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 8 years, 236 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,890 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 14.33 ft); 

minimum, 8.4 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Jan. 31, 1950 (gage height, 16.24 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 12, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28 to Dec. 14)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

15

26

63

107

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.2

3.0 

6.0

Jan. 15 to Sept. 30 

6.0

395

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.8

14.0

815

1,000

1,420

2,180

4,200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

17

16

17

18

15

16

*17

18

18

18

17

18

18

16

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

18

20

18

17

17

544

17.5

0.080

0.09

Nov.

IS

16

16

18

*18

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

21

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

19

24

20

26

21

21

21

20

16

574

19.1

0.087

0.10

Dec.

16

16

*15

17

18

16

20

17

18

21

29

35

39

73

105

65

37

26

17

19

20

24

24

21

18

17

16

18

22

23

25

845

27.2

0.124

0.14

Jan.

22

19

18

21

18

*18

18

18

16

16

19

25

25

22

450

2,950

*2,980

855

206

222

1,860

4,120

*4.160

1,750

585

307

267

245

202

176

157

21,767

702

3.19

5.68

Feb.

159

151

150

*125

118

107

100

94

91

89

86

82

78

76

76

75

77

80

73

72

105

99

80

72

72

66

.62

103

-

2,557

91.3

0.415

0.43

Mar.

676

772

1,070

1.550

*740

287

221

190

176

167

153

139

127

160

165

120

109

105

99

110

115

97

93

361

517

935

939

524

216

182

682

11,575

373

1.70

1.96

Apr.

1.400

*1,050

321

234

195

183

187

172

162

139

124

121

109

103

105

145

522

652

252

171

145

123

112

102

95

92

92

92

91 

86

7,373

246

1.12

1.25

May

90

78

*74

76

72

67

66

74

75

67

66

61

59

480

519

176

105

87

94

227

165

86

73

66

62

58

58

60

58

51 

50

3,400

110

0.500

0.57

June

49

47

*53

58

53

45

40

39

39

38

39

37

55

38

41

55

66

141

88

47

40

36

33

30

23

28

27

25

24 

24

1,545

44.8

0.204

0.23

July

23

*24

55

Aug.

16

21

34

52! C7

87

42

34

150

~5o 174

37

34

40

31

24

22

22

22

34

42

36

27

24

24

22

20

18

rs

17 

17

17

1,246

40.2

0.183

0.21

26

IS

29

20

20

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

19

20

18

17

17

16

16

19

16

22

18

18

17 

15

16

621

20.8

0.091

0.10

Sept.

14

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

9.6

9.2

10

9.2

8^

9.2

10

11

10

9.6

11

12

24

27

23

18

15

14

12

12

12 

12

382.6

12.8

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,190 Mln 15 Mean 227 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,160 Mln 8.8 Mean 143 Cfsm 0.650 In. 8.82

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Jan. 23 (1:30 a.m.) 4,890 cfs (14.33 ft); Jan. 17 (l a.m.) 

4,400 cfs (14.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
108 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nolichucky River near Morristown, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°10'49", long 83°10'32", on right bank 0.25 mile downstream from Bent 

Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Susong Bridge, 1.1 miles upstream from Forgey Island, 

7 miles southeast of Morristown, Hamblen County, and at mile 14.5.

Drainage area.--1,679 sq mi.

Records available. November 1920 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,015.78 ft above sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 6, 1925, chain gage at bridge 

3^ miles downstream at datum 10.34 ft lower. Nov. 6, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1942, waterstage recorder at site 150 ft upstream from chain gage at same datum as chain gage.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 2,183 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,000 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 19.38 ft); 

minimum daily, 70 cfs Sept. 13.

1920-54: Maximum discharge, 61,900 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.68 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 39,000 cfs on basis of 

records for station at Embreeville and peak flow over Nolichucky Dam; minimum daily, 

60 cfs Sept. 7, 28, 1925.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant 18 miles 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 563: 1921(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 873: 193S(M). 

WSP 893:1927(M), 1928, 1925, 1936-37(M).

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.9 

2.5 

3.0

140

250

690

1,150

4.0 2,250

5.0 3,600

6.0 5,050

8.5 9.250

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

60

173

390

1,070

2,170

3,470

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

16.0

18.2

4,920

8,120

11,700

15,700

25,500

32,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

668

575

632

387

274

392

464

*488

483

396

472

421

442

304

168

268

366

375

370

366

366

375

378

578

392

381

384

286

280

268 

268

12,367

399

0.238

0.27

Nov.

256

172

392

604

*574

668

534

368

375

371

268

268

262

262

406

383

367

371

575

375

374

390

408

391

645

1.080

863

858

622

516

13,816

461

0.275

0.31

Dec.

395

518

*490

492

556

iii

366

373

674

1,630

1,430

2,010

£U60

1,190

1,890

2,110

1,530

2,000

1,160

448

847

478

469

808

896

888

669

676

686

521

573

29,277

944

0.562

0.65

Jan.

732

512

628

511

669

*443

413

358

362

548

451

472

467

679

2,520

9,090

*12,300

6,490

3,300

2,740

7,410

19,400

*32.200

14,200

7,780

5,080

4,060

3,61O

3,270

3,070 

2,930

146,495

4,726

2.81

3.24

Feb.

2,500

1,700

1,890

*1,560

1,510

1,520

,590

,580

,560

,490

,440

,430

,330

982

1,030

1,170

864

827

1,480

1,680

1,590

4. 290

3,440

2,850

2,720

2,660

1,950

1,180

-

........

49,813

1,779

1.06

1.10

Mar.

3,010

7,460

7,320

6,580

5,520

3,710

3,150

*3,010

2,960

2,450

2,810

2,840

2,850

2,840

2,620

2,900

2,770

2,740

2,790

2,760

2,280

1.980

1,990

2,900

3,890

6,050

8.360

5,540

4,200

3,540 

6,530

120,350

3,882

2.31

2.67

Apr.

10,800

9,110

5,880

4,340

 3,620

3,250

3,120

3,290

3,620

3,540

3,050

2,900

2,860

2,840

2,790

2,580

3,140

3,830

4,060

3,140

2,890

2,830

2,270

2,850

2,480

1,030

846

1,970

2,230

2,770

103,926

3,464

2.06

2.30

May

1,970

1,700

1,690

2,010

2,790

*2,750

2,350

1,950

1,610

1,520

1,600

1,690

1,760

4,680

5.360

5,310

3,690

3,090

2,930

3,430

3,160

2,940

2,410

2,270

2,180

1,980

1,860

1,780

1,540

1.500 

1,390

76,690

2,474

1.47

1.70

June

1,670

1,230

* 1,680

1,350

914

1,120

1,130

1,460

1,070

1,060

5^2

767

875

821

801

937

1,950

1,460

2.270

1,470

1,360

1,050

919

914

763

834

658

629

687

578

32,959

1,099

0.655

0.73

July

574

*625

1,010

534

560

512

521

1,160

1,170

1,200

1,400

1.520

1,160

588

414

484

486

390

631

564

597

772

739

1,010

1,080

1,070

836

588

477

459 

452

23,583

761

0.453

0.52

Aug.

437

414

486

649

*653

929

946

961

600

654

364

348

260

270

434

362

371

507

440

355

351

391

351

347

346

537

546

750

460

426 

407

15,262

492.

0.293

0.34

Sept.

862

899

837

714

272

240

332

332

320

*286

245

112

JO

208

530

437

340

338

346

357

314

292

584

562

504

354

260

240

346

346

11,879

396

0.236

0.26

Calendar year 1953: Max 20,500 Mln 172 Mean 1,830 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.79

Water year 1953-54: Max 32,200 Mln 70 Mean 1,744 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.09

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 cfs).--Jan. 17 (7 a.m.) 14,300 cfs (11.33 ft); Jan. 23 (11 

37,000 cfs (19.38. ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this 'day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 109

French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 35°57'06", long 83°33'05", on right bank 1.0 mile downstream from Douglas 

 Dam, 1.7 miles upstream from Millican Creek, 5.8 miles north of Sevierville, Sevier

County, and at mile 31.3. 

Drainage area.--4,543 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1918 to September 1954. Published as "at Dandridge" 1918-42.

Gage-height records collected at Dandridge 1904-42 are contained in reports of U. S.

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T:929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 1, 1918, to Oct. 7, 1923, staff gage at

Dandridge 13 miles upstream at datum 37.67 ft higher. Oct. 8, 1923, to June 18, 1931,

staff gage, and June 19, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder, at Dandridge

at datum 37.63 ft higher.

Average discharge. 36 years, 6,522 cfs (unadjusted). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,400 cfs Jan. 26 (gage height, 11.94 ft);

mTnTmum daily, 7.9 cfs Oct. 23.

1918-54: Maximum discharge, 95,600 cfs Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 20.93 ft), site

and datum then in use; minimum, 4.7 cfs Mar. 10, 1943 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum

daily, 5.5 cfs Mar. 9, 10, 1943.

Flood of May 21, 1901, reached a stage of 28.0 ft at Dandridge. Stages of 40 ft in

March 1867 and 32 ft in May 1875 or 1876 are said to have occurred. 

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

Plow completed regulated by Douglas Lake (see p. 245).

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

132

230

365

605

890

1,420

2,090

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.1

2,990

4,130

6,920

10,200

18,000

27,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

,7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,210

1,140

994

1,090

1,620

1,820

2,130

1,780

140

14

12

1,060 

2,360

2.600 

98

15 

16

12

9.6

*8.4

8.4

8.4

7.9

12

11 

11

11

11

10

 °

18,240.3

588

Nov.

9.0

9.0

10

*10

8.4

11

422

2,770

4,340

5,250

5,710

5,800 

5,890

2,700 

3,810

5,380 

5,540

5,240

3,280

3,200

1,450

2,250

3,220

2,460

3,070

2,330 

2,250

2,210

2,200

5,710

86,539.4

2,885

Calendar year 1953 :

Water year 1953-54 :

Dec.

6,250

6,480

*6,150

6,190

2,300

2,480

2,800

5,550

4,330

3,930

1,900

1,590 

1,760

6,420 

6,530

6,730 

6,940

6,550

8.070

6,680

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

4,500 

2,300

2,500

2,600

2,800

2,800

152,130

4,907

Jan.

2,600

5,800

2,300

2,500

2,800

4,000

5,800

5,600

5,000

5,300

6,000

4,500 

7,860

4,760 

64

55 

23

4,955

2,680

2,250

4,640

8,060

11,300

14,400

*22,700

27.400 

26,600

*26,100

25,200

20,600

18,000

279,842

9,027

Feb.

15.900

14,000

12,300

12,400

*12,400

12,000

11,700

11,600

11,500

11,000

11,300

11,000 

10,700

10,500 

7,060

6,280 

6,560

6,840

6,710

4,120

3,880

3,640

6,780

6,140

6,080

6,260 

5,550

2,260

_

 

246,460

8,802

Mar.

3,520

1,320

4,410

5,750

1,170

5,090

3,760

8,050

8,480

10,600

*12,500

12,200 

12,300

12.500 

12,000

11,900 

12,200

10,600

10,700

12,200

12,300

12,100

9,570

7,500

5,400

1,350 

31

22

4,253

1,260

1,110

226,113

7,294

Apr.

42

25

23 910"

*2,780

4,600

4,650

6,870

6,600

2,780

2,510

6,700 

8,430

6,820 

6,680

6,510 

3,340

3,540

3,100

3,180

3,320

3,280

3,290.

5,340

4,390

8.460 

7,780

8,190

4,420

1,440

130,000

4,333

May

2,600

5,510

3,710

2,210

5,980

8,350

6,570

4,220

4,360

*8,320

8,380

8,700 

8,610

4,880 

2,170

2,000 

4,530

4,370

2,580

6,180

5,620

6,810

5,190

7,030

5,810

7,350 

7,480

7,670

6,590

4,860

a, 950

177,590

5,729

June

6,430

4,650

2,520

4,036

5,380

4,010

6,390

6,060

4,660

*6,370

6,560

6,760 

7,000

8,440 

8,500

8.620 

6,140

5,380

5,540

7,040

6,860

7,030

6,930

6,590

6,700

6,600 

5,810

7,480

6,790

6,510

187,780

6,259

July

6,340

7,280

5,310

1,580

1,280

6,500

6,760

7,140

7,160

4,090

3,840

6,000 

*7,600

7,400 

8,520

8,780 

6,030

3,740

6,850

6,110

5,520

7,910

7,240

5,640

3,500

7,610 

7,940

7,200

7,760

7,740

*

194,580

6,277

Aug.

6,340

7,950

7,710

7,500

8,270

8,160

6,720

5,680

6,500

*4,020

3,680

1.860 

6,560

7,530 

5,710

7,520 

8,100

7,800

7,810

8,390

6,920

3,900

8,520

8.630

S.640

6,310 

6,460

3,800

2,680

3,970 

2,390

193,130

6,230

Sept.

1,070

*2,260

1,120

1,290

1,130

1,220

2,560

2,170

2,480

2,840

2,580

974 

2,550"

2.970 

2,920

2,800 

2,770

1,640

1,560

2,300

2,660

2,420

2,450

2,400

1,450

1,280 

2,360

2,440

2,630

2,500

64,124

2,137

Observed Adjustedt

flax 24,200 Mln 7.9 Mean 5,294 Mean 5,325 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.91

flax 27,400 Min 7.9 Mean 5,360 Mean 5,339 Cfsm 1.18 in. 15.95

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change In contents In Douglas Lake.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 21 to Jan. 12j discharge estimated on basis of records for 

station near Knoxvllle, Little Pigeon River at Sevierville and Douglas Dam releases.
110 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Little Pigeon River at Sevlervllle, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°52'34", long 83"34'36", on left bank at Eokel farmhouse, 0.5 mile down- 

 stream from city limits of Sevlervllle, Sevler County, and 0.5 mile downstream from

West Fork Little Pigeon River. 

Drainage area. 353 sq ml.

Records available.--November 1920 to September 1954. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 881.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 14, 1928, staff gage at same

site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 540 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.80 ft); minImum, 31 cfs Sept. 10; minimum gage height, 0.46 ft Sept. 18; minimum dally discharge,

34 cfs Sept. 9.

1920-54: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs June 29, 1928 (gage height, 15.4 ft), from

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 21, 1925 (gage height,

0.33 ft); minimum daily, 8.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1925.

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1921 and 1923 have

been revised to 15,700 cfs Feb. 10, 1921 (gage height, 12.0 ft, from graph based on

gage readings) and 18,000 cfs Dec. 15, 1922 (gage height, 12.5 ft, from graph based on

gage readings), superseding those published in WSP 523 and 563, respectively. 

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow caused by powerplants on forks. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1921-34. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet

per second, in the water year 1922, superseding those published in WSP 543, are given

herewith:

Apr. 18, 1922........... 3,20O

Month

Water year 1921-22. . ............

Maximum Minimum

55

36

Mean

717

757

Per square 

mile

2.03

2.14

Runoff in 

Inches

3.36

27.56

29.11

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19-29, May 2 to June 16)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 3O

0.4 

.6

30 1.5

45 2.0

75 3.0

125 4.6

340

620

1,400

2,850

0.4 

.6

1.0 

1.5

14,1

360

2.0 660

4.0 2,340

6.0 4,380

8.0 6,680

 10.5 10,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

47

46

45

44

45

43

44

45

44

49

42

40

38

40

39

42

40

35

3T

35

36

36

36

35

35

38

40

41

116

TIT 

71

1,437

46.4

0.131

0.14

Nov.

77

84

82

79

73

70

64

59

55

53

52

51

50

50

50

51

50

50

47

55

72

129

425

54T

223

197

133

111

95

84

2,907

96.9

0.275

0.31

Dec.

77

73

71

28T

360

214

584

300

508

Ij200

446

380

415

740

531

360

272

180

122

164

148

168

189

148

122

105

103

103

114

114 

103

8,695

280

0.793

0.92

Jan.

93

84

90

95

86

82

77

75

7S

77

202

201

103

122

2,8OO

10,100

2,400

998

647

654

8,410

10,700

5,340

2,100

1,330

982

942

758

634

530 

464

51,251

1,653

4.68

5.40

Feb.

393

360

340

371

320

295

265

246

238

220

211

199

179

175

172

179

415

345

285

270

921

56T

437

398

366

330

305

697

9,494

339

O.96O

1.00

Mar.

2,680

1,670

2,820

1,850

1,120

822

654

582

556

576

614

845

1,090

1,490

1,020

737

582

506

470

530

437

371

360

2,4l>5

2,670

4,480

2,100

1,320

935

751

1,880

38,978

1,257

3.56

4.11

Apr.

5.780

1,820

1,200

875

716

634

674

634

772

640

562

667

614

556

524

500

2,215

1,760

1,220

875

695

595

640

709

602

614

588

556

716

758

27,706

924

2.62

2.92

May

530

470

569

751

60?

470

426

459

404

360

325

300

300

556

569

476

404

382

464

464

628

464

388

335

300

280

256

233

220

220 

19JL

12,796

413

1.17

1.35

June

207

371

275

260

211

191

168

151

138

132

141

195

256

242

260

251

335

350" 448

275

215

183

161

148

129

121

115

112

98

93

6,182

206

0.584

0.65

July

86

82

90

221

183

195

126

175

148

118

105

95

88

78

72

70

65

76

70

64

60

43T

805 2TB158

124

102

90

84

80 

80

4,473

144

0.408

0.47

Aug.

138

126

148

93

80

787

ITT

191

313

310

179

141

155

144

118

115

98

93

84

82

90

82

135

126

88

80

76

66

13T

93 

76

4,858

157

0.445

0.51

Sept.

66

64

62

56

53

45

40

38

34

5?

62

53

48

45

43

41

40

38

39

48

200

T3?

72

50

48

43

41

44

40

40

1,677

55.9

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,470 Min 35 Mean 465 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.85

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,700 Min 34 Mean 467 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.96

Peak discharge (base. 7,OOO cfs).--Jan. 16 (7:3O a.m.) 14,500 cfs (11.75 ft); Jan. 21 (11 a. 

14,600 cfs (llTeO ft). 
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 111

French Broad River near Knoxville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°57'33", long 83°46'28", on right bank 245 ft upstream from Rlverdale 

Ferry, 0.65 mile downstream from Johnson Hollow, 7.6 miles upstream from confluence 

with Holston River, and 8 miles east of Knoxville, Knox County.

Drainage area. 5,101 sq ml.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 8 years, 7,310 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,100 cfs Jan. 26 (elevation, 825.61 ft); minimum, 67 cfs Oct. 25 (elevation, 813.38 ft).

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 38,600 cfs Feb. 7, 1950 (elevation, 826.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, that of Oct. 25, 1953.

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

Flow regulated by'Douglas Lake (see p. 245), 24.6 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (elevation, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

813.3 55 816.5 2,280

813.5 85 817.0 3,240

813.7 125 818. 0 5,5OO

813.9 175 819.0 8,O6O

814.2 275 820. O ll.OOO

814.6 455 822. O 17,400

815.0 695 824.0 25,100

815.5 1,070 824.8 28,50O

816. O 1,6OO

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,270

1,190

1,O60

1,030 

1,110

1,820 

1,920

2,060

1,3OO

238

111

*347

1,450

2,250

2,08O

230

111

91

85

*79

74

72

68

68

68

68

74

79

79

91

155

2O, 728

669

Nov.

121

107

109

113

111

105 

103

1,390

4,160

*5,240

5,330

5,790

5,76O

3,950

3,360

4,530

6,270

5,45O

3,91O

3,130

2,O8O

2,20O

2,720

3,530

3,010

2,570

2,410

2,470

2,O80

4,99O

87,099

2,9O3

Calendar year 1953: 1 Water year 1953-54: I

Dec.

5,880

6,03O

6,480

6,160 

4,510

1,75O 

3,100

4,79O

5,64O

5,180

2,910

1,910

2,02O

5,210

6,98O

*6,890

6,98O

6,61O

8,O9O

7,O2O

6,80O

7,100

7,OOO

7,310

7,360

5,4OO

3,920

2,610

2,72O

2,900

3,O4O

160,300

5,171

Jan.

2,910

5,470

3,970

2,550 

2,880

3,190 

5,690

6,010

5.5OO

5,790

6,45O

5,O20

7,85O

6,790

3,300

15,800

5,380

4,860

*3,980

3,670

16,OOO

20,8OO

21,500

15,300

22,400

*28,200

27,70O

26,80O

25,900

21,3OO

18,500

351,440

11,340

Feb.

*15,600

14,60O

12,300

12,400 

12,400

12,100 

11,800

11,600

11,500

11,000

*11,2OO

11 , OOO

1O.7OO

10,400

7,640

6,660

6,460

7,O70

6,700

4,920

5,22O

4,450

6,08O

6,980

6,300

6,370

5,89O

4,700

-

254,040

9,073

Mar.

6,040

5,390

6,030

9,650 

4,040

4,70O 

5,14O

7,490

*8,680

10,300

12,500.

12,6OO

12,900

15,500

12,800

12,200

12,20O

10 , 8OO

alO , 8OO

a!2 , 5OO

a!2,400

a!2,500

alO,5OO

a9 , 5OO

a9,80O

a8 , 1OO

5,320

1.950

4,O90

3,540

3,750

269,110

8,681

Apr.

5,76O

2,860

1.850

2,060 

3,O40

5,070 

5,760

6,770

*7,570

4,74O

3,020

6,000

8.910

7,980

6,38O

7,120

5,26O

5,740

4,54O

4,23O

4,150

3,970

3,990

5,97O

5,080

7,070

8,690

8,340

7,41O

2 ,62O

161,930

5,398

May

2,760

4,95O

6,230

2,550 

5,610

8,5OO 

7,070

6,270

4,600

*7,550

7,910

8,79O

8,710

7,07O

5,620

2,550

4,780

4,850

5,950

4,960

5,950

7, ISO

5,620

6,840

6,45O

7,44O

7,67O

7,720

7,67O

4,71O

8,010

188,280

6,074

June

7,36O

5,OOO

4,710

5.5.30

4,580

5,020 

4,680

6,450

*4,120

6,240

6,390

6.97O

6,710

8,400

8.59O

8,590

6,75O

5,86O

5,85O

6,390

7,040

6,950

6,92O

6,580

6,580

6,84O

6,110

6,68O

6,740

6,430

188,860

6,295

July

6,060

7,770

5,500

3,100 

1.650

4,040 

6,86O

7,13O

7,150

5,040

4, ISO

4,840

*7,4OO

7,2OO

8,480

8.54O

6,47O

4,54O

5,430

6,770

5,760

7,21O

8,34O

6,740

3,63O

6,78O

8,07O

7,380

7,570

7,780

8,510

195,910

6,320

Aug.

6,240

8,OOO

7,98O

7,68O 

8,010

8,880 

8,080

5,560

*7,150

5,28O

4,690

1.980

4,7OO

7,440

5,920

7,08O

8,4OO

7,8OO

7,620

8,230

7,13O

4,640

7,3OO

9,010

5,590

6,210

6,210

5,190

2,430 

4,790

3.1OO

198,320

6,397

Sept.

1,230

1,620

1,77O

1,200 

1,160

1,260 

1,560

2,360

2,430

2,780

5,010

1,760

1,410

*2 , 800

5,090

2,910

2,830

2,620

1,18O

1,49O

2,90O

2,710

2,610

2,55O

2.49O

1,230

1,42O

2,590

2,790 

2,440

64,200

2,140

Observed Adjustedt

lax 24,900 Min 68 Mean 5,801 Mean 5,832 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.52

lax 28,2OO Min 68 Mean 5,864 Mean 5,842 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Douglas Lake.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

station below Douglas Dam and Little Pigeon River at Sevlerville.

Steve Keesung Spring at Sugar Grove, Va.

Location. Lat 36°46'27", long 81°25'05", at Sugar Grove, Smyth County.

Records available. July 1928, November 1947 to September 1954 (discharge measurements 

only).

Extremes. Maximum discharge measured during year, 3.34 cfs Apr. 6; minimum measured, 

1.75 cfs Oct. 7, Aug. 17.

1928, 1947-54: Maximum discharge measured, 3.79 cfs July 30, 1928; minimum measured, 1.74 cfs Sept. 2, 1952.

Remarks.. Discharge measurements generally made once a month 200 ft below spring.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 7.... 1.75

Nov. 3.... 1.82

Mar. 10.... 2.55

Apr. 6.... 5,54

May 5.... 2.26

June 2.... 2.58

July 26.... 2.74

Aug. 17.... 1.75

Sept.10.... 1.90
112 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°45'37", long 81°37'53", on right bank 400 ft upstream from highway

bridge at Riverside, Smyth County, 900 ft upstream from Spring .Branch, 3.2 miles downstream from Redstone Branch, and 4 miles southeast of Chilhowie.

Drainage area. 76.0 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1920 to November 1931, July 1942 to September 1954. Prior 

to October 1924, published as "near Chilhowie." June 1907 to December 1909 at site 

4? miles downstream also published as "near Chilhowie," records not equivalent.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,106.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Nov. 1, 1920, to Nov. 14, 1931, chain gage at 

site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1921-31, 1942-54), 106 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 6.53 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 21; minimum gage height, 1.12 ft Sept. 16, 17.

1920-31, 1942-54: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs June 12, 1923 (gage height, 9.0 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum recorded, 2 cfs Aug. 26, 

Oct. 15, 1943, Aug. 9, 11, 1944, Oct. 19, 1945: minimum daily, 8 cfs July 19, 1926.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 500 ft above 

station prior to August 1951.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1943-44(m). WSP 1276: 

1923(M).

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

In cubic feet per second)

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

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

13

22

47

80

168

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

16

26

50

102

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

176

476

810

1,300

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Yean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

20

20

19

19

20

20

20

*19

li

19

19

18

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18 

18

18

18

18

18

20

22

"ya 38 

CO

23

618

19.9

0.262

0.30

Nov.

22

*21

21

20

20

20

19

18

T9

19

19

19

19

19 

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

23

22

22

22

21

20

19

19

598

19.9

0.262

0.29

Dec.

19

19

*18

Jz

28

24

35

29

29

3S

34

42

56

~§6 116 

66

52

43

37

37

34 

34

34

28

28

27

27

27

28

28

£6

1,161

37.5

0.493

0.57

Jan.

24

23

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

24

24

23

*28 

37

476

317

171

117

92

111 

1.220

875

386

257

188

155

127

111

98

90

5,154

166

2.18

2.51

Feb.

79

76

72

71

68

63

58

53

55

*53

52

49

46

46 

44

44

61

66

66

66

350 ?m

176

137

113

98

86

86

-

2,512

89.7

1.18

1.23

Mar.

506

371

311

254

206

171

150

142

158

185

200

185

163

155 

140

124

113

"104

109

160

166 

145

129

115

109

242

248

200

163

147

166

5,737

185

2.43

2.80

Apr.

431

*350

257

200

163

140

145

137

124

113

106

102

92

88 

82

90

137

150

134

115

104 

96

90

84

79

76

74

72

69

6^6

3,966

132

1.74

1.94

May

63

61

*64

69

66

63

64

84

92

92

88

84

79

96 

163

171

142

210

356

461

m224

168

137

109

106

92

84

84

74

4,442

143

1.88

2.17

June

*69

69

66

63

61

58

56

53

50

50

49

47

46

52 

11

61

52

50

47

43

42 

39

36

34

33

33

33

32

51 

3T

1,457

48.6

0.639

0.71

July

30

31

38

40

34

32

30

36

35

31

30

29

28

28 

28

28

26

28

*36

33

m86

63

49

43

37

35

34

33

31

1,341

43.3

0.570

0.66

Aug.

33

40

*39

35

32

37

33

31

36

34

31

29

29

26 

26

26

27

27

27

27

37 

30

28

27

26

26

~tt 24

25

25 

24

921

29.7

0.391

0.45

Sept.

23

23

22

21

21

*21

21

22

22

25

24

22

22

21 

21

20

20

20

21

34

36 

31

26

25

24

23

23

22

22

23

701

23.4

0.308

0.34

Calendar year 1953: Yax 1,050 Yin 18 Yean 88.9 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.87

Water year 1953-54:' Yax 1,220 Yin 18 Yean 78.4 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.97

Peak discharge (base. 500 ofs). Jan. 16 (12 m.) 581 cfs (3.37 ft); Jan. 22 (5 p.m.) 2,280 cfs 

(6.53 ft); Mar. 1 (8:30 a.m.) 678 cfs (3.63 ft); May 20 (8 p.m.) 596 cfs (3.40 ft); July 21 (7:30 

a.m.) 581 cfs (3.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 113

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va.

Location. Lat 36"37'40", long 81 "47"28", on right bank in pumphouse of American Cyanamid 

Co., at Damascus, Washington County, 0.65 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 56.0 sq mi.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,946.66 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 7 years, 93.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 4.60 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.15 ft).

1947-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Plant diverts about 0.5 cfs 800 ft above station.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1 Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

0.2 

.3 

.4

.5

.7

1.0

3.0

7.0

14

26

54

109

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

229

405

620

895

1,280

1,870

1.0

3.0

9.0

18

42

0.8 72

1.0 112

1.5 240

2.0 415

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

e7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.5

7.O

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

8.0

8.5

11

18

48

21

12

302.6

9.76

0.174

0.20

Nov.

9.8

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

11

12

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

12

13

18

14

20

22

15

15

14

14

363.6

12.1

0.216

0.24

Dec.

12 

11

*11

45

34

22

68

31

42

97

54

110

133

200

147

85

59

42

36

39

42

44

42

35

30

31

32

30

30

31

29

1,654

53.4

 0.954

1.10

Jan.

26 

24

27

27

25

25

22

24

22

22

35

29

24

*30

132

1,590

620

248

149

113

261

1,770

995

413

245

174

149

121

105

93

82

7,624

246

4.39

5.06

Feb.

75 

68

68

69

64

59

54

46

46

*50

52

50

46

45

45

45

109

107

97

93

184

182

144

121

103

89

75

80

-

2,266

80.9

1.44

1.50

Mar.

195

184

214

190

158

133

119

125

165

214

223

192

156

147

121

105

93

*87

103

151

142

123

117

111

107

333

28T

197

151

133

233

5,009

162

2.89

3.33

Apr.

*407

255

185

145

128

172

165

185

160

140

126

104

97

95

267

291

205

155

128

110

97

91

97

95

155

138

119

104

5,149

172

3.07

3.42

May

97 

89

*95

126

117

104

102

228

261

280

213

168

135

160

165

155

130

124

119

150

168

150

124

104

91

114

133

97

83

74

62

4,218

136

2.43

2.80

June

58 

55

53

52

48

43

38

 37

35

35

37

36

55

62

41

36

60

80

48

40

32

30

28

25

23

22

22

18

16

15

1,180

39.3

0.702

0.78

July

14 

15

31

35

28

22

18

56.

4T

25

20

19

16

15

15

22

14

14

*15

14

20

53

32

18

16

14

13

12

12

14

11

664

21.4

0.382

0.44

Aug.

25 

50

40

25

19

22

18

15

16

34

18

14

13

13

11

 11

12

14

14

12

14

11

9.8

9.0

9.8

9.0

9.0

8.3

15

12

7^6

510.5

16.5

0.295

0.34

Sept.

6.4 

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.8

4.0

2.6

3.0

7.0

7.6

5.8

4.6

3.5

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.8

3.0

30

12

8.3

7.6

8.3

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.8

233.9

7.80

0.139

0.16

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,200 Min 4.8 Mean 78.5 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.03

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,770 Min 2.6 Mean 79.9 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.37

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). Jan. 16 (6 a.m.) 1,870 cfs (4.05 ft); Jan 

;4.60 ft)j Apr. 1 (10 a.m.) 742 cfs (2.77 ft).

22 (4 p.m.) 2,880 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day.
114 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va.

Location. Lat 36°39'06", long 81°50'39", on right bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 58 at Vestal, Washington County, 0.7 mile downstream from Laurel Creek, 

3.2 miles northwest of Damascus, and 4.9 miles upstream from Middle Fork Holston River.

Drainage area. 301 sq mi.

Records available. November 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,792.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--22 years (1932-54), 448 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,350 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 12.40 ft); minimum, 50 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 2.35 ft); minimum daily. 60 cfs Sept. 18.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Mar. 26, 1935 (gage height, 13.26 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 14, 1941, Dec. 24, 1943 (gage height, 2.16 ft); minimum daily, that 

of Sept. 18, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station. 

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

56

68

103

177

330

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

530

1,080

1,790

3,630

5,980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October X953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

73 

73

li71

73

*71

75

73

73

75

73

76

73

73

73

76

75

73

75

71

76

71 

73

75

76

78

89

113 m103

2,581

83.3

0.277

0.32

Nov.

90 *87

82

82

80

76

78

78

82

78

80

78

80

78

78

82

78

80

76

78

89

96 

132

108

108

113

99

92

83 

89

2,610

87.0

0.289

0.32

Dec.

82 

83 *78

157

152

122

268

172

177

323

217

383

424

IfB" 845

365

259

205

190

195

197

202 

191

157

152

145

148

150

152

147

130

7,053

228

0.757

0.87

Jan.

122 

113

127

125

120

115

108

99

115

110

144

127

98

*137

346

4,060

2,000

960

630

476

900

5.850 

4,060

1,830

1,180

872

735

605

512 

458

408

27,542

888

2.95

3.40

Feb.

372 

354

344

334

316

289

271

244

259

*253

256

244

"S3? 226

232

229

386

408

390

379

845

"eSo 900

560

476

416

365

365

10,625

379

1.26

1.31

Mar.

1.280 

1,210

1,240

T,080

845

708

630

620

708

872

930

872

735

735

630

555

498

*462 4"90"

708

708

625 

585

530

480

1,280

1,210

930

762 

680

900

24,498

790

2.62

3.02

Apr.

2.220 

1,590

1,110

872

708

615

708

630

630

570

521

503

*467

416

400

408

900

990

818

630

540

485 

440

400

396

386

503

444

404 

568

20,072

669

2.22

2.48

May

348 

350

*337

390

362

340

334

630

708

735

630

526

454

526

615

620

545

735

1,240

1,530

1.850

1,210 

872

680

555

565

575

462

416 

412

368

19,880

641

2.13

2.46

June

»551

302

295

274

253

235

220

214

208

205

202

220

235

235

238

229

262

205

183

170

157 

152

144

137

132

125

120

113 

110

6,246

208

0.691

0.77

July

108 

122

154

170

152

130

115

199

188

132

117

113

105

99

98

103

96

90 *l52

144

234

262"

177

147

132

117

108

103 

103

99

4,489

145

0.482

0.56

Aug.

112 

T?o" 205

140

115

130

117

99

103

152

115

96

90

89

89

*96

124

152

115

103

137

105 

96

90

92

80

85

73

IF 

83

75

3,413

110

0.365

0.42

Sept.

71 

71

67

67

63

*63

62

62

64

73

83

73

68

66

63

63

61

60

62

161

202

137 

103

76

75

73

75

71

70 

66

2,371

79.0

0.262

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,310 Mln 71 Mean 396 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.81

Water iter year year ia&a-&4; 1953-54: Max Max 5,850 b,BbU____Mln Mln 60 60_____rcean Mean 360 aeu____ursm Cfsm 1.20 i.eu In. in. 16.22 is.ga____

Peak discharge (baae. 5.000 cfs). Jan. 16 (5;30 a.m.) 4,870 cfs (9.07 ft)j Jan. 22 (5 p.m.) 

9,350 .350 cfa cfs (12.4O (12.40 ft). ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 115

Middle Pork Holston River at Groseclose, Va.

Location. Lat 36°53'19", long 81 "20'51", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge in village of Groseclose, Smyth County, 0.2 miles upstream from Rocky Spring 

Branch and 10 miles northeast of Marion.

Drainage area. 7.39 sq mi.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 2,442.86 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 6 years (1948-54), 8.90 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 178 cfs July 21 (gage height, 4.06 ft); minimum, 

2.1 cfs June 27 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 813 cfs July 6, 1953 (gage height, 7.42 ft); minimum, 

1.8 cfs Jan. 24, 1948, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.48 ft Nov. 25, 1950, 

result of freezeup; minimum daily discharge, 2.9 cfs Oct. 30, 1952.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1236: 1948(M), 1949-51.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 14 to Apr. 6)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

1.6 2.6

1.7 3.6

1.8 4.9

1.9 7.2

2.1 15

2.5 33

3.0 67

4.0 171

1.6 2.1

1.7 3.5

1.8 5.7

2.0 

2.4

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.4 ft.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6 

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.6

5.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3.5

5.5

5.5 

5.4

571

5.4

3.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.9

tii

3.4

109.5

5.55

0.478

0.55

Nov.

fit

5.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2 

33.2

asa.

83.1 

85.1

85.1

*3.1

3.2

3.3

5.3

5.5

5.2

5.3

3.5

5.2

5.2

5.1

5 2

97.1

5.24

0.458

0.49

Dec.

5.1 

3.1

3.1

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.6

3.3

3.9

3.7

3.3

*6.2

4.5

174"

3.9 

5.6

3.4

83.3

83.5

83.4

83.5

a5.3

a3.1

85.0

83.2

a5.4

83.5

83.1

85.3 

85.0

115.5

5.73

0.505

0.58

Jan.

a3.0 

57T

5.5

5.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

5.1

5.3

5.7

5.3

5.1 

5.1

7.0

32 

12

7.5

*6.5

6.9

12

"38 102

21

16

15

15

10

9.5

8. 7 

7.7

567.7

11.9

1.61

1.86

Feb.

7.1 

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.5

6.2

5.7

5.5

5.5

*5.2

5.0

4.5

4.3 

3.7

3.7

5.7 

4.3

5.7

5.4

572

16

To

7.5

6.5

6.2

5.7

5.5

7.5

_

169.2

6.04

0.817

0.85

Mar.

20

17

17

13

10

9.1

8.4

8.1

7.7

7.5

7.1

6.9

7.1 

7.5

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.5

6.0

6.5

5.5 *fr?

5.5

5.7

9.5

7.7

7.5

6.5

6.9 

12

260.0

8.39

1.14

1.31

Apr.

21

TT

11

9.1

7.7

*9.1

12

12

11

9.8

9.1

8.1

7.7 

7.5

7.7

8.7 

9.5

8.1

7.1

6.9

6.2

672

6.2

6.2

6.5

11

10

9.1

8.1

7.5

274.1

9.14

1.24

1.38

May

6.9 

6.5

6.9

6.5

6.0

5.7

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.5

5.2

*5.2

5.2

11

16

12 

10

18

18

22

16

13

12

10

10

9.5

8.7

8.7

7.7 

7.1

316.7

10.2

1.38

1.59

June

7.7 

*6.9

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.7 

8.9

5.7

**.«

5.7

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.1

5.7

579

5.9

3.9

166.5

5.55

0.751

0.84

July

3.9 

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

4.3

5.2

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7 

3.7

3.7

3.5 

5.5

4.5

4.5

4.1

45

To

6.2

5.0

4.5

*4.5

4.1

4.1

5.9

5.7 

5.9

173.0

5.58

0.755

0.87

Aug.

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

e3.5

3.4 

3.4

*4.6

3.4

5.5

3.7

3.7

5.7

5.9

5.9

5.0

4.1

4.1

5.9

4.1 

5.7

125.9

4.00

0.541

0.62

Sept.

5.9 

3.9

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.9

*3.7

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.1

5.7

3.7 

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3.5

3.7

4.5

11

6.0

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.4

575

128.9

4.50

0.582

0.65

Calendar year 1953: Max 119 Mln 5.0 Mean 8.86 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.23

Water year 1955-54: Max 102 Mln 5.0 Mean 6.51 Cfsm 0.854 In. 11.59

Peak discharge (baae. 90 cfs). Jan. 22 (1 p.m.) 171 efs (4.00 ft)} June 16 (3 p.m.) 95 cfs (3.50 

ft)j July 21 (2 a.m.) 178 cfs (4.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for South Fork Holston River at Riverside and Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenmlle 

Ford.
116 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenraile Ford, Va.

Location. Lat 36°48'26", long 81°37'20", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 11 at Sevenmile Ford, Smyth County, 0.3 mile upstream from Meade Creek 

and 3.3 miles downstream from Walker Creek.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,960.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 156 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,910 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 8.08 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 2.08 ft); minimum daily, 24 cfs Nov. 15.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 5,880 cfs Aug. 4, 1947 (gage height, 9.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 8.98 and 9.86 ft; minimum, 9 cfs Sept. 26, 1944 (gage height, 1.32 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 26, 1944.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 9 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1942(m).

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

in cubic feet per second)

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

2.1

2.2 

2.5

19

30

88

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

19

31

90

180

3.2 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

375

850

2,140

2,940

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

68

If 

66

66

64

64

62

*62

60

33

32

27

Tf

29

29

28

27

29

29

28 

27

32

30

29

32

30

38

47 

37

30

1,294

41.7

0.316

0.36

Nov.

32

»32

29 

29

28

29

30

27

37

28

29

28

28

28

24

35

28

28

28

27

30

27

42

25

32

28

37

28

27 

30

894

29.8

0.226

0.25

Dec.

33

29

28 

33

38

30

56

44

49

66

51

58

75

»166 ^2~

60

48

42

39

33

40 

42

40

31

29

33

31

37

31 

33

31

1,448

46.7

0.354

0.41

Jan.

27

31

30

37

31

29

30

30

27

30

48

48

37

*39

124

1,060

280

133

108

90

180 

2.150

1,300

472

280

198

173

152

136

121 

105

7,536

243

1.84

2.12

Feb.

95

90

84

DA

80

76

70

64

68

68

»70

64

58

60

62

60

72

74

72

74

145 

180

136

118

105

95

86

84

-

2,394

85.5

0.648

0.67

Mar.

640

454

502 

392

261

202

173

170

173

194

180

159

139

170

180

148

127

*115

TT5

212

173 

139

133

124

115

718

3o2

256

189

170

187

7,315

236

1.79

2.06

Apr.

568

380

266 

198

162

156

348

300

243

198

170

152

»130

115

112

121

166

159

139

121

108 

102

98

88

95

86

23?

162

124 

105

5,406

180

1.36

1.52

Hay

92

98

*98 

98

86

82

78

86

82

82

78

7474"

90

331

238

162

332

676

^5$

460 

290

194

145

121

108

98

88

84 

88

76

5,197

168

1.27

1.46

June

*70

74

66 

64

62

58

64

50

46

52

48

48

46

46

54

48

68

50

46

44

42 

40

39

39

37

39

37

37

35 

35

1,484

49.5

0.375

0.42

July

35

35

35 

37

37

37

33

68

48

42

35

37

35

37

31

37

35

33

*54

46

555 

280

156

86

68

58

54

48

46 

44

40

2,222

71.7

0.543

0.63

Aug.

42

64

 

120 6"8

50

68

50

46

50

50

44

39

39

37

37

»33

37

40

40

39

40

37

37

37

44

25

T6

46

42

37

33

1,417

45.7

0.346

0.40

Sept.

33

31

31

31

29

29

29

30

30

31

31

30

»31

30

29

29

29

29

30

95

74 

50

37

35

31

31

33

30

31 

30

1,049

35.0

0.265

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,760 Mln 24 Mean 144 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.74

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,150 Mln 24 Mean 103 Cfsm 0.780 In. 10.60

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 cfa). Jan. 22 (5 p.m.) 3,910 cfs (8.08 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 117

South Pork Holston River below South Holston Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36"31'25", long 82°05'50", on right bank 1,900 ft downstream from South 

 Holston Dam powerhouse, 1.0 mile upstream from bridge at Bristol, Tenn. waterworks,

1.0 mile upstream from Thomas Creek, 6.7 miles southeast of Bristol, Sullivan County,

and at river mile 49.4.

Drainage area. 703 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,450.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 37.44 ft); minlmum daily, 4.6 cfs Nov. 7, 8.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 3,360 cfs Sept. 13, 1953; minimum daily, 1.3 cfs 

Feb. 5, 6, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 cfs, which are fair. Plow completely regulafed by South Holston Lake (see p. 245).

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

32.5

32.6 

32.S 

33.0 

33.3 

33.6

6.6

16

33

75

135

34.0

34.5

35.0

35.5

36.0

37.1

243

425

660

960

1,370

2,550

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Oct.

1,960

2.020

51

7.7

1,100

»1,000

1,340

1,070

1,200

1,040

1,190

12

8.5

7.7

5^

6.0

6.0

9.9

7.0

6.3

6.3

7.0

7.0

7.4

6.0

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

11

15

12,135.3

391

Nov.

6.3

6.3

*6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

4.6

4.6

5.8

360

416.

6.6

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.0

6.6

7.7

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.3

139

1,083

36.1

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

*80

76

7.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

6.3

6.3

5.8

323

6.0

930

967

974

1,090

1,040

405

.5,2

2,090

2,120

2,200

2,190

1,720

1,410

16

2,120

2,240

2,170 

2,390

26,618.4

859

Jan.

2,220

2.540

2,100

2,320

*2,150

2,170

2,300

2,200

2,100

12

2,120

2,120

2,110

2,070

1,750

1,860

16

1,870

1,940

1,770

1,860

1,770

517

8.5

7.4

519

7.7

782

270

7.4 

6.6

43,493.6

1,403

Feb.

7.0

606 5~92

*599

535

6.6

6.6

101

6.6

6.6

6.6

333

7.2

1*1

6.3

6.6

7.0

6.6

6.3

6.6

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.6

328

62

6.6

7.6

-

3,291.5

118

Mar.

11 "

9.3

*L,400

607

424

100

8.5

8.1

8.1

8.5

8.X8.1

L3-

8.5

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.5

8.5

8.5

464

802

345

1,620

1.640

15

8.5

645

1,130 

1,150

10,493.1

338

Apr.

911

9.3

8.5

8.1

79

*8.5

9.6

10

9.3

8.1

8.1

8.7

7.7

8.1

8.9

495

11

9.3

1,500

825

888

931

947

7.4

8.3

7.8

7.0

7.0

6,3

6.3

6 , 559 . 3

219

May

G.S.

6.6

6.6

855

703

13

1.480

8.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

708

28

7.4

7.0

7.0

953

504

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.6

997

1,160

1,160

1,180

1,140

8.1

7.0 

1,140

12,142.5

392

June

1,170

1,140

*1, 100

1,540

17

7.0

978

939

848

870

929

7.4

7.0

1.750

961

889

913

911

7.0

S^B

1,480

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,440

7.7

6.6

1,210

1,120

1,120

25,774.3

859

July

1,100

1,160

8.3

7.0

648

1,100

1,050

1,070

*1,040

7.0

6.6

1,710

1,110

1,100

1,120

1,650

7.8

3^3.

1,670

1,660

1,640

1,670

1,760

7.5

6.6

1,660

1,710

1,680

1,730

1,700 

453

31, 227 . 8

1,007

Aug.

281

1,710

*L,700

1,720

1,710

1,710

76

340

1,740

1,730

1,730

1,720

1,710

7.2

3^0

1,650

1,560

1,620

1,620

1,680

7.6

6.5

1,640

1,660

1,570

1,620

1,750

8.5

6.5

2,100 

1,890

58,238.7

1,234

Sept.

1,880

1,980

2.050

1,590

7.4

6.5

666

950

958

892

197

6.0

1,550

1,540

1,380

1,450

1,490

7.2

6.0

1,510

1,500

1,550

1,570

1,530*9.5

6.0

1,620

1,690

1,580

1,660

32,771.4

1,092

Observed Adjustedt

lax 2,600 Mln 2.8 Mean 965 Mean 818 Cfsm x.16 In. 15.79

Max 2,540 Min 4.6 Mean 668 Mean 639 Cfsm 0.909 In. 12.34

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In South Holston Lakes.
118 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Beaver Creek near Wallace, Va.

Location. Lat 36°38'25", long 82°06'42", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from Clear 

Creek, 1.3 miles southeast of Wallace, Washington County, and 3.8 miles northeast of 

Bristol.

Drainage area. 13.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,808.93 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 9 years, 14.2 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 103 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 3.16 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 383 cfs July 15, 1948 (gage height, 5.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 230 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, that 

of Oct. 7, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Dec. 1-12, 1946.

Remarks. Records good.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.4 3.4

1.5 6.0

1.6 9.4

1.7 14

2.0 33

3.0 94

1.4 3.0

1.5 5.8

1.6 9.2

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 94

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

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31 .

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.7

4.7

.4

* .4

71" .2

[4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

4.2

5.0

5.O

5.0

4.7

4.2

136 .1

4.41

0.322

0.37

Nov.

4.2

*4T2

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

5.0

BTfr

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

136.6

4.55

0.332

0.37

Dec.

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.4

5.2

5.5

4.7

5.7

5.7

ii°

5.7

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.

4.

4.

4. 

4.

148.0

4.77

O.348

0.40

Jan.

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

379

3.9

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

*3.9

13

40

18

13

12

12

23

71

47

36

32

23

22

19

18

16

16

489.2

15.8

1.15

1.33

Feb.

14

14 

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

*11

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.9

O" 8.5

12

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

,

302.8

10.8

0.788

0.82

Mar.

17

16 

26

23 

20

20

18

18

17

16

16

15

16

16

15

14

14

*13

14

15

14

14

14

13

13

22

19

17

16

17

20

518

16.7

1.22

1.41

Apr.

19

*19 

18

18 

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

18

23

18

16

16

14

14

14

13

12

13

13

12

11

11

450

15.0

1.09

1.22

May

10

10

10 *11 

11

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

10

10

9.6

9.2

10

10

10

9.2

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.5

775

12~~a K

y . o

293.9

9.48

0.692

0.80

June

8.9

8.5 

9.6

9.6 

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.2

*7.2

8.9

7.5

6.8

6.8

8.2

8.5

11 "8.2

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.2

221.4

7.38

0.539

O.60

July

5.5

5.8 

5.8

7.2 

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.5

5.8

5.2

5.2

*5.2

5.5

6.1

8.5

578

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

5.2

4.7

4.4

172.7

5.57

0.407

0.47

Aug.

5.0

7.2 

*7.2

5.2 

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1 572-

4.4

15

7.5

6.5

6.1

5.5

5.0

4.4

4.7

167.2

5.39

0.393

0.45

Sept.

4.7

*4.7 

4.1

4.1 

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

7.2

6.5

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

5 

'

2

135.2

4.51

0.329

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 76 Mln 4.2 Mean 13.3 Cfsm 0.971 In. 13.21

Water year 1953-54: Max 71 Mln 3.8 Mean 8.69 Cfsm 0.634 In. 8.61

Peak discharge (base. 1OO efs). Jan. 22 (12 m.) 103 cfs (3.16 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Percy Preston Spring near Wallace, Va.

Location. Lat 36°38 I 25", long 82°06'06", miles south of Wallace, Washington County,

and 3-f miles northeast of Bristol. 

Records available.--August 1928, November 1947 to September 1954 (discharge measurements

only). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge measured during year, 2.65 cfs Apr. 2; minimum measured,

0.299 cfs Dec. 3.

1928, 1947-54: Maximum discharge measured, 6.21 cfs Feb. 16, 1950; minimum measured,

that of Dec. 3, 1953. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements made once a month 100 ft below spring.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 6.., 

Nov. 2... 

Dec. 3... 

Jan. 14..,

0.507

.339

.299

.355

Feb. 1O....

Mar. 18....

Apr. 2....

May 4....

1.4O 

2.19 

2.65 

1.98

June 10.... 

July 19.... 

Aug. 3.... 

Sept. 2....

1.21

.726

.857

.550
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 119

Watauga River near Sugar Grove, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°14'18", long 81°49'22", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Cove 

Creek and 2.3 miles southwest of Sugar Grove, Watauga County.

Drainage area. 90.8 sq ml.

Records available. May 1940 to September' 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage Is 2,6U7.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 14 years, 157 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 9.11 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs as explained below; minimum, 6.5 cfs Jan. 1 

(gage height, 1.13 ft), result of freezeup; minimum dally. 13 cfs Sept. 19, 30.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 50,800 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 29.6 ft, from 

profile based on floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, that of Jan. 1, 1954; minimum daily, 

that of Sept. 19, 30, 1954.

Flood In July 1916 reached a stage of 22.1 ft, from floodmarks on barn a quarter 

of a mile above station as witnessed by local resident (discharge, 28,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs as explained above).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills and powerplants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

24

44

89

154

240

390

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

12

18 

24 

44

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 1.6 ft.

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

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.5

550

755

990

1,260

1,550

2,240

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

*21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

*20

20

20

20

18

19

20

28

'55' 80 

oo

29

724

23.4

0.258

0.30

Nov.

25

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

23

22

22

22

22

22" 21

22

83

138

-72 256

62

50

41

37

35

34

1,256

41.9

0.461

0.51

Dec.

32

30

30

54

74

62

*112

63

112

213

102

139

147

204" 363

132

b!05

b90

b80

b75

79

75

68

60

b55

b53

b51

50

52

49

48

2,859

92.2

1.02

1.17

Jan.

b40

b39

48

44

42

42

40

b40

42

40

53

b45

b43

b55

94

399

225

137

*108

102

380

2,150

956

450

327

252

219

173

149

130

117

6,981

225

2.48

2.86

Feb.

108

102

98

93

89

84

77

70

*73

75

70

64

61

63

62

64

141

89

80

271

1 ,800

468

321

255

210

178

149

254

-

5,469

195

2.15

2.24

Mar.

1,270

540

474

372

303

252

228

225

*231

228

219

201

201

291

237

198

176

162

178

210

165

142

140

149

144

330

258

240

204

210

378

8,556

276

3.04

3.50

Apr.

550

3T5

297

243

210

198

222

213

187

168

159

152

137

132

*132

152

261

176

154

137

128

123

126

137

126

123

140

157

130

123

5,571

186

2.05

2.28

May

121

123

308

297

213

176

162

162

147

130

121

*115

126

499

435

321

261

219

207

237

225

190

170

154

142

135

126

121

123

130

106

6,002

194

2.14

2.46

June

~95 100

93

95

86

79

74

*70

79

91

72

68

64

74

79

84

72

70

66

58

52

48

45

43

40

40

36

34

32

11

1,970

65.7

0.724

0.81

July

*30

31

36

40

35

32

30

64

43

38

37

35

31

29

30

53

33

29

38

35

41

90

53

35

31

29

27

26

25

24

22.

1,132

36.5

0.402

0.46

Aug.

24

32

30

24

22

28

24

21

20

20

18

16

16

16

15

17

15

14

14

18

28

43

*37

51

66

35

30

64

58

32

27

875

28.2

0.311

0.36

Sept.

23

22

20

18

16

16

16

15

15

22

23

18

16

16

*15

14

14

14

13

35

34

23

19

17

16

15

15

15

14

13

542

18.1

0.199

0.22

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,090 Min 16 Mean 135 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.22

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,150 Mln 13 Mean 115 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.17

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (3:30 p.m.) 4,460 cfs (8.85 ft)j Feb. 21 (4:30 a.m.)

4,740 cfs (9.11 ft); Mar. 1 (3:30 a.m.) 2,380 cfs (6.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
120 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Watauga River at North Carolina-Tennessee State line

Location Lat 36°17 1 25", long 81°55'33", on left bank in Tennessee, 0.6 mile downstream 

from North Carolina-Tennessee State line, 1.9 miles downstream from Stone Mountain 

Branch, and 7^ miles southeast of Carderview, Johnson County, Term.

Drainage area. 152 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,060.57 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge . 12 years, 256 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,990 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 4.94 ft); minImum, 6.4 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 1.05 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Aug. 14.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs Dec. 7, 1950 (gage height, 7.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs; minimum, that of Aug. 14, 1954; minimum daily, 

that of Aug. 14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow caused by a small powerplant near Sugar 

Grove, N. C.

Rating table, water year 1955-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 29 to Sept. 20)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

8.0

14

73

140

2.0 

2.2 

2.8 

3.5

4.0

310

460

1,110

2,300

3,410

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

29

24

27

26

29

*31

26

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

26

26

27

22

21

26

21

24

20

26

22

18

25

50

115 ^70

45

951

50.0

0.197

0.25

Nov.

55

53

51

*29

51

24

27

26

24

26

22

29

26

29

27

22

24

26

28

24

75

88

570

105

82

75

57

52

41

45

1,527

50.9

0.335

0.37

Dec.

43

*39

57

55

103

70

144

91

94

299

149

172

222

485

502

195

b!50

b!30

b!20

b!20

164

125

107

84

b80

b75

b70

82

76

76

70

4,025

150

0.855

0.98

Jan.

61

60

63

63

*60

60

49

65

65

60

76

b70

b60

b80

184

375

*487

271

204

173

690

5.540

1,850

827

550

404

558

264

228

204

178

11,962

386

2.54

2.95

Feb.

154

154

*145

140

155

122

118

103

101

110

107

94

82

94

94

94

214

154

155

181

2.160

750

487

575

510

258

216

278

-

7,559

265

1.75

1.80

Mar.

1.810

920

*816

610

460

580

558

552

588

404

596

575

559

560

460

559

504

264

264

545

258

228

222

?59

255

630

496

428

359

545

605

14,205

458

5.01

5.48

Apr.

1,150

750

552

412

558

*504

352

552

551

284

271

258

222

216

266

284

478

566

297

258

228

216

210 259"

255

228

252

284

259

216

10,046

535

2.20

2.46

May

259

252

650

650

420

*351

284

297

258

228

204

187

187

756

827

580

444

388

352

417

428

552

504

271

239

228

182

187

182

216

164

10,644

345

2.26

2.60

June

154

*149

140

164

140

125

118

110

107

155

100

94

94

118

110

118

114

114

97

88

79

68

65

60

55

52

50

45

45

59_

2,945

98.1

0.645

0.72

July

57

57

45

65

52

45

*59

99

70

52

50

45

41

57

59

91

50

59

45

55

58

204

no

65

50

45

41

57

52

52

£§.

1,729

55.8

0.567

0.42

Aug.

41

57

57

*41

29

55

55

27

20

26

25

20

19

12

25

22

17

16

16

50

45

40

57

57

88

45

55

45

144

60

1,258

40.6

0.267

0.51

Sept.

47

52

58

57

35

27

51

*28

29

56

50

45

57

22

29

30

24

50

16

77

79

4T

24

26

24

16

25

17

16

18

1,008

55.6

0.221

0.25

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,940 Mln 15 Mean 212 Cfsm 1.59 In. 18.90

Water year 1955-54: Max 5,340 Mln 12 Mean 185 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.55

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). 

cfs (4.45 ft); Mar. 1 (5:50 a.m.) 2,6

Jan. 22 (5 p.m.) 5,900 cfs (4.94 ft); Feb. 21 (6 a.m.) 4,560 

80 cfs (5.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Elk River near Elk Park, N. C.

121

Location . Lat 36°ll'0l", long 81°57'45", on right bank 1.4 miles downstream from Little 

Elk Creek, 2.0 miles northeast of Elk Park, Avery County, and 3.1 miles upstream fromNorth Carolina-Tennessee State line.

Drainage area. 42.0 sq mi.

Records available . October 1934 to September 1954. Prior to October 1949, published as 

Elk Creek near Elk Park.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,810 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Aug. 18, 1940, water-stage recorder and Aug. 18, 1940, to Feb. 25, 1941, staff 

gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 81.9 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,560 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 6.28 ft), from 

rat ing curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 17.8 ft; minimum, 5.7 cfs Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.35 ft); minimum daily, 

6.1 cfs Sept. 8,9.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 27,500-cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 17.8 ft, from 

floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 4 cfs Dec. 15, 1939 (gage height, 0.78 ft), result of 

freezeup; minimum daily, that of Sept. 8, 9, 1954.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

diurnal fluctuation caused by small powerplant above station.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Slight

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

82

136

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.3

199

271

415

600

840

1,180

1,440

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

10

10

9.8

9.2

9.8

9.8

*9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.2

8.6

876

8.6

*8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

11

14

40

19

15

341.2

11.0

0.262

0.30

Nov.

13

12

11

IT

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

18

40

54

22

26

21

17

16

15

14

466

15.5

0.369

0.41

Dec.

14

13

12

47

32

40

*48

*29

84

103

50

87

82

-§2 177

66

50

b47

b43

b43

49

46

39

34

b32

b31

b30

31

32

31

28

1,542

49.7

1.18

1.37

Jan.

b27

b26

29

27

25

24

24

b25

25

26

39

24

b23

b30

90

349

164

100

*80

75

321

1,560 572"

297

210

160

140

109

95

85

74

4,655

150

3.57

4.12

Feb.

70

66

64

61

57

54

b47

b45

*48

*49

49

b42

b40

40

43

45

79

53

47

136

345

175

126

111

95

84

73

130

-

2,274

81.2

1.93

2.01

Mar.

330

204

190

146

b!25

bllO

107

116

132

*138

136

130

132

226

164

134

114

102

135

142

112

96

93

103

101

240

164

146

120

111

259

4,558

147

3.50

4.04

Apr.

302

2lO

166

136

116

114

120

118

107

93

88

84

76

76

*73

80

111

84

76

70

67

66

70

70

64

78

82

96

79

72

3,044

101

2.40

2.70

May

83

135

248

201

162

134

128

116

103

93

85

*79

94

414

284

210

169

156

142

158

140

118

105

96

88

84

78

72

68

64

57

4,164

134

3.19

3.69

June

56

52

53

53

49

44

43

*40

44

48

44

40

37

38

35

40

48

44

36

33

29

28

27

24

24

24

22

21

19

19

1,114

37.1

0.883

0.99

July

*18

47

32

29

24

21

19

40

26

24

22

19

19

18

24

43

22

19

32

40

37

46

37

24

23

19

19

17

15

15

ii

804

25.9

0.617

0.71

Aug.

19

26

22

17

16

17

15

13

13

13

11

11

11

11

11

13

11

11

10

11

15

12

*11

13

11

10

9.2

14

19

11

9.2

416.4

13.4

0.319

0.37

Sept.

9.2

8.6

7.5

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.1

6.1

32_

13

9.8

8.6

8.1

*7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

25

21

13

11

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

8. 1

304.7

10.2

0.243

O.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,O30 Min 7.6 Mean 63.9 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.64

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,360 Min 6.1 Mean 64.9 Cfsm 1.55 In. 20.98

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). --Jan. 22 (l:3O p.m.) 2,560 cfs (6.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage -discharge relation affecjced by ice.

389022 O -56 -9
122 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Roan Creek near Neva, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°22'37", long 81 0 53'14", 1.1 miles downstream from Avery Branch, 1.7

 miles southwest of Neva, Johnson County, and 2.2 miles upstream from Hopper Creek. 

Drainage area.--102 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1942 to September 1954. -,/,*. f 

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,103.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 102 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 6.35 ft); mini-

 mum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 17; minimum gage height, 0.88 ft Sept. 7, 8, 17.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 17, 1954; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 7, 8, 17, 1954.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in "the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

973

1003

973

1003

1003

1033

1053

1083

1113

1206

1236

1276

Water 

year

1942t

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1951

1952

1953

Date

Aug.

Dec.

Feb.

May

Jan.

Jan.

Apr.

Dec.

Dec.

June

9,

30,

18,

18,

8,

20,

8,

7,

21,

10,

1942

1942

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1950

1951

1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,140

tt2,690

tt2,720

1,830

tt2,990

tt3,230

tt2,020

tt2,870

1,830

1,670

Gage height 

(feet)

4.11

5.26

5.28

4.67

5.46

5.62

4.81

5.44

4.67

4.91

t Period June to September, 

tt From rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs. 

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1206: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1942-47, 1951, 1953, superseding those published in 

WSP 973, 1003, 1033, 1053, 1083, 1206, and 1276, are given herein:

Date

1942

Aug. 9

Dec. 29

30

1943

Feb. 5

6

1944

Feb. 17

Discharge

710

402

1,710

756

944

978

Date

1944-Con.

Feb. 18

26

27

Mar. 19

20

Oct. 20

21

1945

Jan. 1

Discharge

1,740

721

702

358

1,020

528

520

871

Date

1945-Con.

Jan. 2

Feb. 17

18

May 18

1946

Jan. 7

8

Feb. 10

11

Discharge

705

800

1,020

1,240

767

1,780

1,390

1,140

Date

1947

Jan. 20

1950

Dec. 7

1953

Feb. 21

June 10

Discharge

2,410

1,270

1,000

351

Month

Calendar year 1943. ..............

Calendar year 1944. ..............

January 1945. ......................

Water year 1944-45. ..............

Calendar year 1946. ..............

January 1947 .......................

Water year 1950-51 ...............

Cfs-days

7 347

32,110

34 725

3 199

43,391

6,180

39,597

10,266

37,343

35.072

Maximum

944

1,740

871

1,780

2,410

2,410

1.270

Minimum

11

10

75

18

66

18

20

Mean

237

88.0

119

199

118

108

331

102

96.1

Per square

mile

.863

3 25

1.17

1.95 

2 52

2 59

1.06

3.25

1.00

.942

Runoff In 

Inches

11.71

3 50

15.81

2.25

15 52

14.44

3.74

13.60

12.78
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 123

Roan Creek near Neva, Tenn. Continued

Revised figures of monthly dlschar

Month

Water year 1953-53. .............

ge^ in cubic feet per second, 1942-47. 1951. 1953--Contlnued

Cfs-days

5,314 

1,704 

28,436.5

Maximum

1,000 

351 

1,000

Minimum

59 

35 

9.3

Mean

190 

56.8 

77.9

Per square 

mile

1.86 

.557 

.764

Runoff In 

Inches

1.94 

.62 

10.37

Revised peak discharge.--1942; June 23 (10 p.m.) 953 cfsj Aug. 9 (2 p.m.) 1,140 cfsj Sept. 27 

(3 p.m.) 984 cfa.

1943-43: Dec. 30 (5 a.m.) 2,690 cfsj Jan. 28 (4 p.m.) 810 cfsj Feb. 6 (5:30 a.m.) 1,050 cfs.

1943-44: Feb. 18 (l a.m.) 2,720 cfs; Feb. 26 (6 p.m.) 984 cfsj Mar. 20 (7t30 a.in.) 1,160 cfsj 

Mar. 39 (2 p.m.) 798 cfsj Sept. 30 (8 a.m.) 705 cfs.

1944-45: Oct. 20 (6 p.m.) 1,060 cfsj Jan. 1 (5:30 p.m.) 1,260 cfs; Feb. 14 (5 a.m.) 668 cfsj 

Feb. 17 (9 p.m.) 1,760 cfs; May 18 (4 a.m.) 1,830 cfs.

1945-46: Jan. 8 (2 a.m.) 2,990 cfsj Feb. 10 (8:30 p.m.) 2,870 cfs.

1952-53: Feb. 31 (3 a.m.) 1,530 cfs (4.77 ft)j June 10 (3 a.m.) 1,670 cfs (4.91 ft).

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

5.0

9.0

15

33

59

94

157

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.1

295

470

680

920

1,280

1,870

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

Day

1

3

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

39

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

*9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.2

XT?

9.0

10

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.6

10

11

15

25" 44

14

341.8

11.0

0.108

0.12

Nov.

13

11

11

*11

11

10

10

9.6

tt

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

13

14

30

IT

21

21

17

16

13

14

383.2

13.8

0.125

0.14

Dec.

13

*11

TE

26

35

21

53

26

45

76

40

101

102

230

TFT

76

56

46

46

50

48

46

40

32

39

34

30

28

29

28

35

1,551

50.0

0.490

0.57

Jan.

21

20

24

21

*21

20

19

18

21

20

27

22

14

2T

68

*1,090

438

216

143

111

*259

*1.820

*1,040

416

265

190

162

139

111

96

85

6,928

323

2.19

3.53

Feb.

76

73

*68

64

59

55

51

44

46

46

46

40

40- 36

39

40

90

74

71

77

187

IrTT

139

111

94

81

69

90

-

3,066

73.8

0.724

0.75

Mar.

348

295

*310

241

190

155

135

135

152

170

170

147

133

150

127

115

102

92

98

104

89

80

W

83

80

301

356

193

150

193

550

5,423

175

1.73

1.98

Apr.

156" 980

289

211

164

*140

138

135

119

105

104

98

92

93

92

96

153

150

129

107

96

85

80

BT

96

147

182

150

119

100

4,985

166

1.63

1.82

May

90

85

161

160

138

*119

113

150

162

162

143

121

109

164

190

174

145

133

125

150

162

140

117

100

87

80

73

66

62

71

58

3,810

123

1.21

1.39

June

71

*55

53

58

48

43

38

37

35

35

37

35

35

46

53

67

90

m

52

43

35

31

30

26

24

21

21

19

17

T7

1,252

41.7

0.409

0.46

July

16

33

38

40

32

37

*24

69

33

25

21

19

17

16

14

17

14

14

21

21

31

 JO- 80

34

19

17

16

14

14

16

13_

795

25.6

0.251

0.29

Aug.

23

32

?T

*17

14

19

14

13

12

19

13

11

10

9.0

10

10

9.0

9.6

9.0

13

23

13

11

11

9.6

8.6

IB"- 7.8

25

13 

11

437.6

14.1

0.138

0.16

Sept.

10

9.6

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.6

*11

21

15

10

8.6

8.2

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

3T~ 6.2

25- 35

13

11

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.0

8.6

8*6

339.0

11.3

0.111

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,000 Mln 8.2 Mean 77.0 Cfsm 0.755 In. 10.25

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,820 Mln 6.3 Mean 77.6 Cfsm 0.761 In. 10.33

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). Jan. 16 (10:30 a.m.) 1,510 cfs (4. 75- ft); Jan. 33 (5 p.m.)

3,340 cfs (6.35 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
124 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Watauga River below Wilbur Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°20'39", long 82°07'46", 1,800 ft downstream from Wilbur Dam, 0.7 mile 

downstream from Big Laurel Branch, 2.7 miles downstream from Watauga Dam, and 5 miles 

east of Elizabethton, Carter County.

Dra inage are a.--4 71 sq mi.

Records available. May 1903 to December 1908 and January 1948 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as "near Elizabethton" 1903-8. May 1903 to 

December 1908 (revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,550.00 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 11, 1903, to Dec. 31, 1908, chain 

gage at railroad bridge 2 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 713 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 35.43 ft); 

minimum daily, 26 cfs Dec. 2.

1903-8, 1948-54: Maximum discharge observed, 21,500 cfs Jan. 22, 1906 (gage 

height, 13.6 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,500 

cfs; minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Aug. 14, 1949.

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

Plow completely regulated by Watauga Lake (see p. 245).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1906(M). See also Records available.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

31.2

31.3

31.4

31.7

32.0

20

27

37

79

136

32.5

33.0

33.5

34.0

35.1

270

475

820

1,280

2,530

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Oct.

964

1,070

955

1,190

1,350

*1.550

1,400

1,430

1,480

143

77

916 

974

1,000

1,010

913

93

68

1,250

1,330

1,380

1,350

1,150

188

180

510

514

473

607 

449

198

26,142

843

Nov.

190

76

*59

51

47

47

45

45

47

67

184

60 

59

57

56

56

55

52

50

49

48

47

45

44

43

41

37

31

27 

27

1,742

58.1

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

*109

1|

M

28

28

28

1,730

1,870

1,800

1,840

1,770

1,020 

77

1,720

1,900

1.970

1,840

1,960

1,070

1,050

1,260

1,650

1,470

1,310

909

672

1,190

1,360

1,030 

1, 290

1,160

35,165

1,134

Jan.

1,290

1,470

944

1,180

*1,360

1,250

2,280

2,380

2,320

173

2,130

2,490 

2,350

2,330

2,210

2,020

68

2,180

2,270

1,800

2,000

2,150

600

50 So

850

50

650

300 

50

50

41,295

1,332

Feb.

50

1,100

*1,200

1.260

1,100

65

63

210

124

63

59

260 

60

59

57

56

56

56

55

53

52

50

50

4950"

52

50

50

6,409

229

Mar.

50

49

*848

624

364

52

52

50

49

49

49.

49 

48

48

47

47

47

45

45

44

44

43

43

44

44

45

45

45

44

§

3,137

101

Apr.

100

50

52

50

*49

49

49

49

49

49

48

48 

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

45

45

45

45

45

44 

44

1,472

49.1

May

444s13

90

*461

63

"68 964

66

65

65

62 

152

65

65

63

62

62

60

59

59

59

59

268

357

426

434

414

63 

63

396

5,220

168

June

388

409

619

*678

63

62

562

715

728

642

608

68 

66

1.620

667

616

684

696

62

60

924

1,060

1,070

1,090

1,040

59

7'2~5 56

806 

792

17,632

588

July

766

803

55

53

748

764

666

*854

762

52

50

911 

774

1,080

790

1,090

68

66

1,260

1.860

1,290

1,460

1,260

84

69

1,130

1,310

1,220

1,300

1,220 

14S

23,963

773

Aug.

157

1,210

*1,320

1,280

1,320

1,320

127

348

1,210

1,310

1,330

1,260 

1,250

132

63

1,020

1,060

1,050

1,020

1,050

62

60

1,010

1,030

1,010

1,030

1,060

63

62

1,800

1.820

27,844

898

Sept.

1,750

1,850

1,780

66

63

115

2,030

2,260

*2.300

2,290

236

107 

1,550

1,700

1,700

1,770

1,590

122

69

1,660

1,050

1,800

1,790

1,720

74

123

1,680

1,750

1,780

1,780

38,555

1,285

Observed Adjustedt

tax 2,080 Mln 26 Mean 510 Mean 523 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.06

lax 2,490 Mln 26 Mean 626 Mean 511 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change In contents In Watauga Lake.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 20 to Steb. 3; discharge estimated on basis of releases at Wilbur 

Dam, and records for station at Elizabethton.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 125

Doe River at Elizabethton, Term.

Location. Lat 36°20'40", long 82°12'37", on left bank 1,500 ft upstream from bridge on

 State Highway 91 at Elizabethton, Carter County, and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1907 to June 1908 and September to December 1912 (gage heights 

only) /December 1911 to September 1916 and November 1920 to September 1931 (published 

as "at Valley Forge"), June 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,524.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 1907 to June 1908 and September to 

December 1912, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. December 

1911 to September 1916 and November 1920 to September 1931, chain gage 3 miles upstream 

at altitude 1,610 ft (from topographic map). June to September 1932 staff gage at 

present site at datum 0.50 ft higher. September 1932 to January 1934 staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1912-16, 1921-31, 1933-54), 212 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,150 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 5.73 ft); minimum. 28 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 0.33 ft result of freezeup).

1911-16, 1920-31, 1932-54: Maximum discharge, 7,300 cfs July 30, 1940 (gage height, 

6.75 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 

1925 (gage height, 0.60 ft, site and datum then in use).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1933 has been revised to 3,000 

cfs Feb. 14, 1933 (gage height, 4.40 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 743.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water year 1938, superseding those published in WSP 853, are given 

herewith:

Month

Calendar year 1938. ..........

Aug. 10, 1

Cfs-days

84,415

938........

Maximum

1 240

1,180

. . . 339

Minimum

54

64

Mean

230

231

Per square 

mile

1.68

1.76

1.69

Runoff In 

Inches

1.94

23.88

22.92

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4

.5

.7

.9

1.1

1.3

1.5

32

41

71

113

162

219

280

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

355

485

740

1,050

1,490

2,050

2,930

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

37

36

36

*36

37

40

39

39

40

40

40

38

37

38

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

38

40

48

54

62

5T

1,249

40.3

0.294

0.34

Nov.

46

42

41

*42

41

41

42

42

42

44

44

44

44

42

42

42

41

42

41

42

46

51

64

57

57

66

54

51

45 

49

1,387

46.2

0.337

0.38

Dec.

46

*45

45

60

93

68

98

77

84

190

109

160

190

243

182

129

91

51

66

79

95

106

91

66

56

58

66

71

71

69

66

2,921

94.2

0.688

0.79

Jan.

54

51

66

61

*61

59

56

53

64

59

71

66

36

61

260

*999

474

264

204

173

*753

*2 , 900

1,460

665

440

331

290

246

213 

196

176

10,862

350

2.55

2.95

Feb.

159

154

*149

154

144

131

122

106

118

115

115

111

95

106

104

106

228

179

159

182

595

391

290

243

213

187

168

187

-

5,011

179

1.31

1.36

Mar.

*756

535

565

462

367

312

284

294

343

383

400

379

367

565

480

379

312

277

271

339

280

252

246

274

268

840

555

462

363

319

561

12,530

404

2.95

3.40

Apr.

1.000

670

495

391

331

*294

339

351

418

347

308

301

261

252

264

294

739

640

449

355

298

268

252

268

254

240

261

304

258

234

11,116

371

2.71

3.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,320 Mln 35 Mean 160

May

237

268

654

*4851

375

312

284

315

280

255

237

222

222

426

415

551

294

280

504

352

422

355

301

264

237

219

207

190

179

182

159

9,281

299

2.18

2.52

June

149

*146

144

162

T14

131

122

115

113

136

131

131

115

120

106

104

133

162

115

102

91

87

81

75

71

68

64

62

59

57_

3,294

110

0.803

0.89

Cfsm 1.17

July

56

86

*129

120

93

77

71

164

113

93

77

71

66

62

59

122

79

66

81

160

170

358

342

146

104

85

71

66

59

57

57

3,360

108

0.788

0.91

Aug.

117

154

129

87

69

68

59

53

51

51

48

44

44

42

44

75

49

45

42

41

48

42

40

16

45

40

40

91

~Tf 162

57

2,000

64.5

0.471

0.54

Sept.

50

4S

44

40

39

37

36

56

*56

41

40

38

36

35

34

34

33

32

32

91

124

85

57

50

46

45

45

42

42

40

1,388

46.3

0.338

0.38

In. 15.83

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,900 Mln 32 Mean 176 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.48

geak discharge (base. 1,700 cfs).--Jan. 22 (5 p.m.) 5,150 cfs (5.75 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
126 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Watauga River at Elizabethton, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°21'21", long 82°13'26", on left bank 25 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 19E at Elizabethton, Carter County, 0.6 mile downstream from Doe River, and at 

mile 25.9.

Drainage area. 692 sq ml.

Records available. February 1926 to July 1949, July 1953 to September 1954. Gage-height 

records collected In this vicinity December 1909 to July 1949 are contained In reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,486.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Dec. 1, 1909, to Feb. 20, 1926, U. S. Weather 

Bureau tape gage, and Feb. 21 to Oct. 4, 1926, staff gage on Southern Railway Bridge 

10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1926-48, 1953-54), 1,061 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. 1953: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 2,950 cfs Aug. 28 

(gage height, 5.69 ft); minimum, 103 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 10,600 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 

9.54 ft); minimum, 81 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1926-49, 1953-54: Maximum discharge, 75,100 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 20.87 

ft), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum (revised), 42 cfs Sept. 20, 1932; minimum dally, 85 cfs 

Dec. 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.54 ft Sept. 20, 1932 (corrected).

Maximum stage known (revised), about-21 ft in May 1901 (discharge, 75,900 cfs), from 

high-water profile by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions. The figures of maximum arid minimum discharge for some water years have 

been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published In 

the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

643 

663 

713 

728

Water 

year

1927 

1928 

1931 

1932

Date

Feb. 23, 1927 

Nov. 17, 1927 

Nov. 29, 1930 

Sept. 20, 1932

Discharge 

(cfs)

16,100 

13,600 

55 

42

Gage height 

(feet)

11.1 

10.39 

1.61 

1.54

Remarks.-'-Records good. Flow partly regulated by Watauga Lake, 10 miles upstream (see 

p~T2"45).

Revisions "(water years) . WSP 758: 1932(M) . WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1928(M) . 

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1930, superseding those published in WSP 698, are given herewith:

Aug. 15, 1930. 919

Month

Calendar year 1930 .................

Maximum

4,840

Minimum

175

175

Mean

501

933

737

Per square 

mile

1.35

1.07

Runoff In 

Inches

0.83

18.31

14.46

Rating table, July 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3 

2.6

78

108

150

203

310

520

835

1,260

1,720

2,220

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

3,310

4,700

6,600

9,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1955

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Mean

July

900

950 

1,000

270

250

450

600

950

900

900

Aug.

807

415 

573

821

814

842

850

1,010

252

575

Sept.

1,110

908 

998

1,010

1,110

360

122

812

*1,100

1,070

Day

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

July

370

350

750

750

800

850

850

150

150

900

Aug.

850

858 

793

918

862

162

716

950

974

1,040

Sept.

1,160

1,200 

463

984

1,200

1,180

1,170

1,190

1,190

475

Day

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

974

1,110 

1,640

956

235

175

718

713

746

858

790

710

Aug.

1,020

1,100 

479

768

1,880

1,990

1,940

2,100

1,330

424

1,760

964

Sept.

841

1,220 

1,220

1,210

1,220

1,200

368

821

1,210

1,200

-

977

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 1-20; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for station below Wllbur Dam and Doe River at 

Elizabethton.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 127

Watauga River at Elizabethton, Tenn.--Continued

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,050

1,170

1,080

1,260

1,520

*1.690 

1,490 

1,560

1,620

333

122

882

1,070

1,100 

1,100

1,030

278

110

1,230

1,430

1,480

1,460

1,390

259

195

551

539

498

671

529 

231

28,918

933

Nov.

222

152

*106

103

95

97 

97 

95

94

103

TI3- 325

105

105 

103

103

103

102

100

100

102

103

112

106

110

116

103

97

~a£ 86

0:5

3,346

112

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

*140

102

85

107

132

110 

1,710 

2,000

1,980

2,220

1,930

1,390

520

1,960 

2.250

2,240

2,110

2,170

1,400

1,110

1,610

1,780

1,660

1,460

1,050

769

1,400

1,450

1,290

1,450 

1,340

40,325

1,320

Jan.

1,460

1,700

1,120

1,260

*1,520

1,380 

2,340 

2,540

2,500

496

2,020

2,610

2,600

2,440 

2,840

4,460

1,190

2,540

2,630

2,310

3,170

6.920

3,410

1,260

814

1,440

550

1,040

634

342 

324

61,860

1,995

Feb.

278

1,270

*1,390

1.450

1,330

382 

225

577

273

212

209

380

201

195 

186

189

332

278

256

264

765

568

438

370

324

290

259

298

_

13,189

471

Mar.

1,050

758

1.660

*1,370

914

508 

449 

460

574

670

676-

616

574

772 

664

544

454

400

400

520

449

395

415" 380

405

1,450

998

739

592

628

1,320

21,799

703

Apr.

2.450

1,340

902

700

580

*520 

562 

556

622

538

478

466

405

390 

390

432

1,270

1,150

772

598

496

438

400

405

365

355

370

427

365

524

19,066

636

May

324

370

805

*720

908

515 

1.540

sfe

490

508

449

395

475

646 

622

558

460

452

449

496

574

490

422

578

638

680

658

632

265

270

569

17,262

557

June

548

584

*775

889

222

205 

750 

868

876

806

796

212

181

Hi

851

964

1,040

245

206

1,070

1,050

1,250

1,270

1,250

504

158

812

921

398

22,522

751

July

871

949

213

183

868

848 

777 

*1,090

926

166

141

998

766

1,170 

1,050

1,160

266

155

1,210

2.040

1,570

1,920

1,750

518

186

1,120

1,480

1,560

1,450

1,550 

402

28,924

933

Aug.

504

1,280

*1,550

1,450

1,460

1,480 

584 

414

1,140

1,450

1,480

1,350

1,370

412 

126

1,090

1,160

1,150

1,120

1,120

184

120

1,080

1,120

1,120

1,150

1,160

198

*212

1,780

1,820

51,154

1,005

Sept.

1,900

1,900

1,950

512

110

149 

1,810 

2.450

2,420

2,550

498

145

1,450

1,720 

1,750

1,780

1,740

218

108

1,680

1,200

1,780

1,950

1,790

188

160

1,640

1,760

1,820

1,800

40,448

1,548

Observed Adjustedt

<Iax - Mln - Mean - Mean - Cfsm - In.

lax 6,920 Mln 85 Mean 903 Mean 788 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In Watauga Lake.
128 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

South Pork Holston River at Kingsport, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36°31 I 51", long 82°33'29", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from new

bridge on State Highway 81, l£ miles upstream from Reedy Creek, and 3f miles upstream 

from confluence with North Pork Holston River. Prior to Dec. 2, 1953, at site 

2 miles upstream.

Drainage area. 1,935 sq mi.

Records available. September 1925 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,175.84 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 2, 1953, at sites 2 miles 

upstream at datum 8.47 ft higher. Since May 1, 1954, supplementary water-stage recorder on overflow channel on downstream side of new bridge on State Highway 81.

Average discharge.--29 years, 2,502 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,590 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 4.82 ft); minimum daily, 301 cfs June 13.

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 68,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.80 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, that of June 13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Since May 1, 1954, discharge computed by adding discharges of 

main channel and overflow channel as determined from separate stage-discharge relations. Plow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Fort Patrick Henry Reservoirs (see p. 245). Some diversion upstream by the city of Kingsport, Eastman Corporation, and Holston Ordnance Works.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1930(M).

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,510 

*1,680

1,670

1,680

2,000

2.540

2,210

1,340

1,420

1,580

1,480 

1,460

1,490

1,630

1,780

1,720 

1,730

1,740

1,830

1,480

1,330

1,250

1,250

1,230

1,250

1,470

875

506

446

459 

466

44,502

1,436

Nov.

472 

*498

502

552

548

541

555

570

555

555

541 

534

520

513

513

506 

513

600

929

76T

686

654

630

630

654

662

600

499

527

520

17,343

578

Calendar year ^955:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

520 

*655

630

690

1,040

2,010

1,170

1,660

1,340

3,260

3,200 

3,210

1,980

3,070

3,220

3,190 

3,170

3,120

3,090

3,250

3,360

3,700

3,450

3,590

3,750

3,730

5.820

3,710

3,470

3,620 

3,680

83,320

2,688

Jan.

3,770 

3,790

3,900

4,040

3,930

*3,860

3,880

4,040

4,500

4,100

5.680 

4,100

4,100

4,300

4,540

4.740 

4,610

4,590

4,270

4,140

4,480

4,080

4,580

4,590

4,550

4,070

4,540

4,250

5,820

4,500 

4,540

129,640

4,182

Feb.

4.540 

2,780

2,470

*2,490

1,420

776

891

670

462

*471

1,130 

570

462

462

462

480 

587

770

710

640

560

591

665

1,880

788

2,540

520

580

50,965

1,106

Mar.

560 

*510

2,570

*1,840

550

500

510

520

480

638

*381. 

552

1,570

417

1,900

2,700 

435

*1,220

*1,900

426

417

354

1/500

1,040

1,950

2,000

444

426

838

2.950 

2,850

34,588

1,109

Apr.

2,840 

*5,970

2,690

1,750

1,960

1,440

*1,440

1,580

1,460

462

455 

444

455

426

480

1,150 

500

2,570

3,110

4.580

*4,190

4,190

4,210

420

590

776

599

1,040

2,860

2,850

54,607

1,820

May

446 

356

2,450

*2,250

*759

529

557

556

356

1,080

1,320 

1,370

1,300

1,340

349

2,^20

2,030

2,070

*2,720

*956

*352

328

2,600

1,540

2,050

2,380

2,350

568

346 

2,950

39,677

1,280

June

2,750 

2,300

2,270

*3,640

1,600

527

2,160

2,250

1,600

2,100

2,190 

580

501

2,130

2,200

2,500 

2,100

2,260

2,270

524

3,570

5,010

2,610

5.650

5,580

878

346

1,760

2,110

2,170

61,096

2,057

July

*2,320 

2,530

375

399

458

1,950

1,970

2,000

1,980

565

372 

2,350

3,570

5,120

2,040

4,320 

466

400

5,230

5.040

3,050

4,460

2,860

584

382

5,260

2,760

5,150

5,900

3,630

374

67,645

2,182

Aug.

582 

3,570

5,570

*5,430

3,450

3,440

429

401

3,570

3,510

5,510 

5,450

5,510

542

419

5,470 

3,660

3,640

3,490

3,610

-475

419

3,670

5,650

5,500

5,520

3,460

456

428

5.920 

3,640

81,771

2,658

Sept.

5,900 

*4.050

4,020

431

591

400

3,280

3,770

3,560

3,710

419 

400

3,560

5,570

3,500

3,560 

3,500

655

401

3,730

3,080

5,420

3,530

3,510

464

406

3,000

3,090

3,060

5,060

77,585

2,580

Observed Adjustedt

lax 4,930 Mln 430 Mean 2,110 Mean 2,088 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.68

lax 5,040 Mln 301 Mean 1,979 Mean 1,854 Cfsm 0.958 In. 13.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Port Patrick Henry

Reservoirs.
TENNESSE RIVER BASIN 129

North Fork Holston River near Saltviile, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°53'48", long 81°44i47", on right bank 0.5 mile upstream from Cedar

Branch bridge, 1.5 miles northeast of Saltvllle, Smyth County, and 7.8 miles downstream 

from Laurel Creek.

Drainage area.. 222 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1907 to November 1908, November 192Q to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,703.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 11, 1907, to Nov. 12, 19Q8, chain gage on 

highway bridge 2.1 miles downstream at different datum. Nov. 2, 1920, to May 23, 1934, 

chain gage on highway bridge 0.5 mile downstream at datum 7.74 ft lower.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 284 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,500 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.19 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Oct. 21; minimum gage height, 0.56 ft Sept. 18, 19.

1907-8, 1920-54: Maximum discharge recorded, 13,100 cfs Feb. 18, 1944 (gage height, 

10.75 ft), from rating curve extended above 6.500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

1 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 1947 (gage height, 0.13 ft), flow retarded by mine cave-in; minimum 

daily, 2 cfs Oct. 15, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good. Prior to September 1947, small diurnal fluctuation at low flow 

caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1944-47.

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

in cubic feet per second-)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20

0.5 16

.6 24

.7 36

1.0 

1.4

2.0

101

222

490

0.5

.6

.7

1.0

1.4

Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

20

27

39

96

210

2.0 457

2.6 840

3.4 1,540

5.0 3,340

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

2S

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

24

23" 23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23 

24

24

23

23

24 

26

30

*32

38

40

773

24.9

0.112

0.13

Nov.

32

30

29

28

26

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

31 

32

49

41

36 

*32

30

28

28

886

29.5

0.133

0.15

Dec.

26

252~5~

28

30

34

49

72

59

79

89

82

154

280

504

151

101

80

70

65

59 

55

55

44

43

44 

45

45

44

*42 

42

2,321

74.9

0.337

0.39

Jan.

38

33

35

38

38

39

38

33

35

39

63

48

42

*86

146

2,610

992

448

300

221

316 

2,980

3,080

984

575

411 

*344

312

268

237 

203

15,036

485

2.18

2.51

Feb.

177

165

156

147

142

12S

115

96

106

106

103

103

89

94

94

108

128

120

123

673

356

*280

229

190 

174

144

4,956

177

0.797

0.83

Mar.

402

551

718

690

492

398

340

328

352

398

407

364

324

390

448

377

312

268

355" 256

477 

390

360

336

320

1,270 

1,010

632

*462

398 

348

14,257

460

2.07

2.39

Apr.

340

328

308

272

244

225

372

425

385

332

300

276

237

218

207

260

656" 612

443

348

284 

248

221

200

197

187

260

*240

210

184

8,963

299

1.35

1.51

May

165

187

180

203

200

184

171

197

194

194

180

168

159

194

425

482

368

394

808

562 

472

372

300

268

*210 

197

174

162

168

134

8,716

281

1.27

1.46

June

*115

ITS

106

103

101

92

83

76

72

74

74

70

66

78

70

64

74

72

68

61

57 

52

49

45

44

41 

38

37

34

33

2,062

68.7

0.309

0.34

July

33

34

35

37

38

38

35

53

61

50

41

35

34

34

34

33

3135"

47

52

1,170 

696

416

218

139

103

81

68

*59

55 

50

3,839

124

0.559

0.64

Aug.

49

61

134

T6TT

72

70

61

50

45

44

39

37

35

34

3T

34

34

44

70

66

49 

42

38

38

44

38 

35

38

52

*49 

41

1,585

51.1

0.230

0.27

Sept.

35

33

31

29

28

27

26

26

26

28

32

29

31

27

26

25

25

24

24

72

~§2" 159 

61

44

37

34 

32

32

31

*32

1,158

38.6

0.174

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,960 Min 23 Mean 264 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,080 Mln 23 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.797 In. 10.81

Peak diBqharee (base. 3.000 cfs).-

6,500 cfs (7.19 ft).

-Jan. 16 (11 a.m.) 3,470 cfs (5.10 ft); Jan. 22 (9 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
130 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

North Pork Holston River at Holston, Va.

Location. Lat 36°46'29", long 82°04'22", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

V. S. Highway 19, 100 ft downstream from Greendale Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from 

Garrett Creek, 0.5 mile east of Holston, Washington County, and 0.6 mile upstream from 

Little Moccasin Creek.

Drainage area. 402 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,437.10 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,570 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 10.24 ft); minimum, 41 cfs Sept. 8; minimum gage height, 1.98 ft Oct. 8, 9.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 8,090 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 10.61 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 8, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 4 to Sept. 6)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 

43

Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.3

3.6 

3.1

108

303

397

1.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

34

45

130

335

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

408

995

2,570

6,010

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52

51

51

51

52

*52

52

50

49

51

52

52

51

51

52

52

52 

52

52 

53

52 

53

52

53

53

54

55

56

55

58

62

1,633

52.7

0.131

0.15

Nov.

66

 60

56

56

54

54

53

52

53

53

53

53

52

52

53

53

53 

53

51 

5?

57 

57

66

76

74

68

60

57

56

55

1,708

56.9

0.142

0.16

Dec.

55

55

54

56

58

60

76

86

105

138

132

141

192

297

597

259

172 

120

89 

95

98 

98

90

80

70

61

70

77

83

*83 

80

3,527

114

0.284

0.33

Jan.

74

65

68

71

74

74

71

68

63

77

148

90

70

126

323

3,840

2,040

890

549 

408

687 

4,070

5.160

1,790

1,060

735

615

*560

470

413 

365

25,112

810

2.01

2.32

Feb.

310

288

275

267

255

235

218

193

190

193

193

193

176

172

176

179

210 

*247

239 

251

1.560

1,280

795

588

475

394

352

319

-

-- -'

10,203

364

0.905

0.94

Mar.

729

995

1,310

1,310

960

735

610

566

610

717

765

693

598

729

825

699

566 

480

446 

655

765 

657

598

566

*516

2.080

1,870

1,240

890

765 

699

25,622

827

2,06

2.58

Apr.

705

*627

571

505

460

417

604

765

711

615

549

495

452

390

372

490

1.480 

1,420

995 

729

576 

485

427

386

354

352

386

399

365

528

17,568

579

1.44

1.61

May

293

293

306

*341

337

315

297

341

350

332

310

293

275

323

593

735

582

765

1.420 

1,140

890

717

560

450

376

319

293

263

259

279 

247

14,294

461

1.15

1.35

June

224

218

210

214

204

193

179

172

165

*172

182

176

176

293

228

235

301 

337

267 

224

196 

182

162

148

134

126

116

112

106

£2

5,744

191

0.475

0.53

July

89

89

98

92

92

95

83

144

158

130

106

89

74

68

63

65

63 

59

61 

*86

441

516

267

168

120

95

74

65

61

53

4,694

151

0.376

0.43

Aug.

51

98

186

Ise

134

137

116

102

*89

83

74

65

59

59

61

68

63 

74

77 

130

112 

86

65

77

74

68

63

61

59

74 

65

2,722

S7.8

0.218

0.25

Sept.

59

*53

45

44

45

44

43

42

43

44

45

44

47

53

53

47

47 

47

49 

68

235 

2T4

144

109

89

74

71

61

61

65

2,085

69.5

0.173

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,010 Min 49 Mean 460 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.54

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,160 Min 42 Mean 314 Cfsm 0.781 In. 10.62

acharge (base. 4. 

7,570 cfs (10.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

OOP cfs). Jan. 16 (4:30 p.m.) 4,680 cfa (7.90 ft); Jan. 23 (2 a.m.)
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 131

Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City, Va.

Location.--Lat 36 0 38'47", long 82 0 33'12", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 71, 0.2 mile downstream from Franklin Branch, 0.9 mile upstream from 

Pike Branch, 1.6 miles upstream from Little Moccasin Creek, and 1.6 miles east of Gate 

City, Scott County.

Drainage area. 79.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,267.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 5.98 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 2,550 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 7.67 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 11, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to

Dec. 17, Feb. 16-21)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

2.0

7.0

15

44

113

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

213

375

790

1,240

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

14 

13

13

13

*13

14

15

15

15

15

20

IS

15

15

16

17

19

18 

13

13

13

11

9.5

11

13

13

12

14

13

14

440.5

14.2

0.178

0.21

Nov.

13

12 

10

*9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

12

12

7.8

9.5

10

11

10

10

13

10 

8.7

11 

9.5

14

20

21

19

11

18

14

13

11

14

372.5

12.4

0.156

0.17

Dec.

10

fti 10

10

14

13

12

18

27

33

39

44

*69

73

42

24 

20

18 

21

21

22

21

14

13

12

13

20

17

17

17

696.9

22.5

0.283

0.33

Jan.

17

15 

15

13

13

14

14

13

13

19

37

66

45

34

172

1,200

141

94 

80

284

948

1,040

361

199

141

132

*130

106

90

76

5,880

190

2.39

2.76

Feb.

65

60 

57

54

54

47

44

41

38

37

36

31

29

26

26

26

*28 

30

27 

27

66

~rr 102

66

60

56

48

57

-

1,315

47.0

0.590

0.61

Mar.

264

267 

510

 264 550

181

143

*125

123

127

125

110

104

137

148

118

98 

87

83

91

98

87

78

77

74

290

267

170

134

116

125

5,171

167

2.10

2.42

Apr.

139

130

112

101

90

83

110

123

101

87

78

74

67

62

6£

66 m190 

135

108

*98

88

78

70

64

77

77

69

170

3,618

121

1.52

1.70

Hay

116

87 

77

78

67

58

57

66

62

54

50

47

45

88

160

115

91 

95

235 

162

125

100

84

73

65

60

*53

53

50

102

98

2,673

86.2

1.08

1.24

June

66

58 

53

49

47

41

37

35

34

33

*37

35

37

36

31

38

43 

49

45 

34

29

23

27

26

22

20

18ire

19

18

1,058

35.3

0.443

0.49

July

18

15 

16

29

30

24

20

22

20

26

21

19

17

13

13

13

14 

15

14 

*16

22

28

24

41

T8

5.1

15

13

11

13

12

577.1

18.6

0.234

0.27

Aug.

13

15 

27

29

23

21

16

15

14

13

11

*7.8 IS"

11

11

14

11 

12

20 

22

18

13

13

31

?3

12

18

20

17

15

13

511.8

16.5

0.207

0.24

Sept.

 11

9.5 

8.7

7.8

8.7

7.8

7.8

5.8

5.1

5.1

4.0 778"

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.8 

5.8

7.0 

13

19

26

23

17

13

11

10

9.5

9.5

10

298.7

10.0

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,500 Mln 5.1 Mean 101 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.29

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,200 Mln 4.0 Mean 62.0 Cfsm 0.779 In. 10.58

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs). Jan. 16 (10 a.m.) 1,380 cfa (5.31 ft); Jan. 22 (1:30 a.m.) 

1,700 cfs (5.98 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
132 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

North Pork Holston River near Gate City, Va.

Location. Lat 36 "36' 31", long 82°34'05", on left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on

U. S. Highway 23, 1.6 miles downstream from Big Moccasin Creek, and 2.1 miles southeast 

of Gate City, Scott County.

Drainage area. 672 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1931 to September 1954.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,197.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 22 years (1932-54), cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 23,700 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 14.75 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Dec. 24, 1943, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.00 ft Jan. 6, 

1940.

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

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 'small dam above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1932(M). WSP823: Drainage area. WSP1276: 1932-34.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 38 3.0 860

1.2 53 4.0 1,760

1.5 119 6.0 4,240

2.0 300 8.0 8,110

2.5 540 10.0 12,300

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

77

75

73

67

66

*67

67

67

67

67

67

66

69

71

67

67

69 

71

71

69

67

69 

71 

71

71

71

75

82

~Se 90

84

2,217

71.5

0.106

0.12

Nov.

82

88

100

*92

77

73

73

73

75

73

71

7s

73

75

73

75

75 

73

75

75

86

90

114 

114

116

128

92

88

85

84

2,543

84.8

0.126

0.14

Dec.

84

84

84

85

88

90

100

120

150

210

200

210

300

*440

560

400

300 

180

140

145

150

150 

140 

120

110

98

100

115

120

120

118

5,311

171

0.254

0.29

Jan.

110

100

105

108

110

110

105

100

95

120

180

150

105

232

452

4,820

5,100 

1,860

1,010

712

1,560

4,810 

11,000 

4,450

2,140

1,420

1,160

*1,050

860

718

618

45,470

1,467

2.18

2.51

Feb.

529

465

440

435

415

385

354

328

304

292

292

284

272

256

248

256

272 

*292

320

324

667

2.140 

1,340 

916

725

600

502

496

-

-------

14,149

505

0.751

0.78

Mar.

1,520

1,810

2,700

5.000

2,020

1,420

1,110

948

916

996

1,060

1,040

900

1,000

1,200

1,050

900 

758

680

725

972

972 

832 

790

*758

3,000

2,500

1,700

1,300

1,100

1,000

40,677

1,312

1.95

2.25

Apr.

1,040

900

830

720

660

600

900

1,100

1,000

900

800

700

630

580

540

1,000

2.000 

1,900

1,400

1,000

900

*818 

712 

624

618

51i

673

692

630

876

26,255

875

1.30

1.45

May

570

475

460

485

496

475

445

460

496

485

450

415

395

490

758

956

972 

846

1,810

1.970

1,470

1,160 

924 

751

618

529

*475

435

405

435

470

21,581

696

1.04

1.20

June

376

332

312

300

284

264

244

224

213

199

*206

213

210

202

292

272

300 

552

430

316

256

213 

196 

171

144

134

125

108

103

97

7,288

243

0.362

0.40

July

95

92

92

134

144

116

111

128

128

206

160

138

116

100

88

82

79 

77

88

*97

197

1.020 

908 

618

372

260

206

168

141

128

116

6,405

207

0.308

0.36

Aug.

108

114

185

248

268

213

168

154

138

128

114

*97

95

88

82

90

86 

88

95

108

147

171 

125 

138

106

154

103

108

95

86

82

3,982

128

0.190

0.22

Sept.

*84

86

73

75

67

64

60

58

55

55

53

53

52

52

52

52

55 

55

50

69

119

198 

260 

174

128

100

88

77

69

67

2,500

83.3

0.124

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,600 Mln 66 Mean 798 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.10

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,000 Min 50 Mean 489 Cfsm 0.728 In. 9.86

Peak discharge (base. 6.0DO cfs). Jan. 16 (9:30 p.m.) 7,270 cfs (7.55 ft); Jan. 23 (10 a.m.) 

11,900 cfs (9.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 27 to Jan. 13, Mar. 13-17, Mar. 26 to Apr. 21; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 133

Holston River at Surgolnsvllle, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36°28'19", long 82°50'50", on right bank 1,500 ft upstream from Surgoinsvllle Creek and county ferry at Surgolnsvllle, Hawklns County, 9.8 miles upstream 

from Big Creek, and at mile 118.4. Records Include flow of Surgolnsvllle Creek.

Drainage area. 2,874 sq ml, Includes that of Surgolnsvllle Creek. 

Records available. April 1941 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,088.46 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--13 years, 3,454 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 7.57 ft); minimum, 485 cfs July 19 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs Feb. 18, 1944 (gage height, 17.48 ft); 

minimum, 470 cfs Oct. 21, 1941 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Plow partly regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and 

Port Patrick Henry Lakes (see p. 245).

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

530

730

1,400

3,350

4.0 

5.0

7.4

5,840

8,550

16,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,340

*1,720

1,720

1,720

1,760

2,420

2,540

1,720

1,420

1,510

1,580

1,510

1,530

1,600

1,830

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,810

1,740

1,380 

1,340 

1,320

1,340

1,280

1,320

1,530

774

640

 jrg^

3OU

46,924

1,514

Nov.

590

*590

570 loo

610

640

640

650

650

640

640

640

630

630

620

620

610

620

690

840

752 

720

741

700

710

720

730

670

620

19,703

657

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

620

*620

630

660

680

2,160

2,180

1,700

970

2,820

3,630

3,720

3,260

3,020

5.990

3,990

3,770

3,530

3,280

3,510

3,510 

3,750 

3,820

3,800

3,870

3,800

3,920

3,920

3,750

3,750

3,870

90,500

2,919

Jan.

3,890

3,960

3,990

*4,210

4,180

4,010

3,990

4,040

4,380

4,510

5,750

3,890

4,360

4,340

4,910

11,600

11,100

7,360

5,840

5,010

8,470 

10,500 

16,100

11,600

7,470

6,200

6,020

5,870

5,290

5,160

5,190

191,190

6,167

Feb.

5.060

*4,060

3,150

3,130

2,750

1,310

1,360

1,260

900

807

829

1,510

840

785

774

763

796

974

1,060

1,020

1,000 

2,030 

2,300

2,290

2,440

1,780

2,400

1,090

-

48,468

1,731

Mar.

2,120

*2,940

5,110

6.820

3,890

2,500

2,010

1,740

1,610

1,610

1,700

1,580

2,070

1,960

2,570

3,110

 2,750

1,460

2,560

1,750

1,230 

1,420

1,750

1,950

2,150

4,080

4,980

3,310

2,460

3,250

4,760

83,250

2,685

Apr.

5,270

*5,B10

4,580

3,400

2,440

2,920

2,450

2,630

2,730

1,940

1,380

1,280

1,190

1,070

1 . 020

1,090

3,310

5,320

5,090

5,790

5,370 

5,180 

5,030

2,980

1,030

1,170

1,060

1,340

1,790

4,130

89,790

2,993

May

2,660

924

*1,330

2,980

2,270

1,040

829

876

888

1,280

1,850

1,700

1,660

1,880

1,510

1,250

2,250

2,770

3,650

4,410

3,280 

2,060 

1,360

2,000

2,990

2,150

2,600

2,710

2,080 

785

i , you

61,972

1,999

June

3,220

*2,940

2,440

2,630

3,800

1,310

1,060

2,440

2,620

1,990

2,400

1,950

620

1,090

2,380

2,540

2,670

2,600

4,080

2,060

1,170 

4.210 

3,000

3,560

3,610

2,020

860

570

2,260

2 , 260

70,360

2,345

July

2,300

2,780

1,830

660

600

982

2,200

2,340

2,320

1,730

590

974

3,880

3,360

2,580

3,120

3,250

550

1,650

3,890

5,040 

5,010 

4,880

2,560

936

2,010

3,490

3,490

4,510

3,930

i f yyu

79,432

2,562

Aug.

560

*1,950

3,910

3,890

3,940

3,920

2,470

640

2,120

3,860

3,690

3,930

3,810

2,580

570

1,760

4,020

4,000

3,910

4,010

2,690 

650 

2,060

4,200

4,080

3,960

3,970

2,620

650

1,860

4,590

90,870

2,931

Sept.

4,190

*4,510

4,480

2,810

590

530

1,580

4,140

4,000

3,980

2,560

540

1,810

3,870

3,840

3,830

3,880

2,400

730

2,270

3,520 

3,920 

4,060

4,060

2,480

640

1,610

3,410

3,420 

3,420

87,080

2,903

Observed Adjustedt

Max 18,800 Min 570 Mean 3,104 Mean 3,082 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.56

Max 16,100 Min 530 Mean 2,629 Mean 2,503 Cfsm 0.915 In. 11.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Fort Patrick Henry Lakes.
134 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Mossy Spring near Jefferson City, Term.

Location. Lat 36°07'17", long 83 0 28'22", in spring pool, 15 ft upstream from water plant 

intake, 300 ft south of city water plant, 300 ft upstream from mouth, 1.1 miles east of 

Jefferson City Post Office, Jefferson County.

Records available. September 1950 to September 1954. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1951-54 are contained in 

the following table:

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954

Maximum

Date

Mar. 29, 1951 

Dec. 21, 1951 

Feb. 21, 1953 

Jan. 22, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

128 

127 

135 

163

Sage height 

(feet)

1.84 

1.83 

1.89 

2.10

Minimum daily

Date

Nov. 18, 19, 1950 

Sept. 30. 1952 

(a) 

Jan. 8, 9, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

14 

11 

10 

7.4

a Occurred Oct. 25, 26, 30, 31, Nov. 1-21, 1952.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 163 cfs Jan. 22, 1954 (gage height, 2.10 ft); minimum 

daily, 7.4 cfs Jan. 8, 9, 1954.

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

Records do not include diversion averaging about three-quarters of a cubic feet per 

second for the water supply of Jefferson City.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1950'

Day

Sept. 1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7

a

Discharge

I a25

24 

23 

22

Day

Sept. 9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Discharge

22 

22 

23 

22 

23 

21 

20 

20

Day

Sept. 17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Discharge

20 

21 

20 

20 

19 

25 

23 

21

Day

Sept. 25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

Mean .........................................................

Discharge

21 

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

654 

21.8

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations .

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

11

17

17

17

16

16 

16

16

538

17.4

-

-

Nov.

16

16

16

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

22

27

19

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

493

16.4

-

-

Dec.

16

18

26

21

64

50

61

66

56

49

42

38

34

31

29

27

26

25

23

23

21

20

20

20

20

18

16

18

18

18

18

990

31.9

-

-

Jan.

18

18

11

24

21

20

20

23

21

20

19

18

37

80

98

87

79

74

68

64

61

58

56

54

53

50

46

44

48

56 

72

1,424

45.9

-

-

Feb.

107

113

103

96

91

86

94

93

88

83

82

79

76

74

71

68

67

15

71

91

109

102

96

92

88

87

94

92

-

2,458

87.8

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln -

Mar.

88

86

M

84

93

91

111

115

114

110

109

109

113

115

113

110

105

102

98

94

93

91

90

88

86

85

84

86

119

JL21 

120

3,112

100

-

-

Apr.

115

118

123

118

114

110

106

105

103

103

102

109

108

104

102

113

113

110

108

105

103

100

98

97

96

93

92

91

90

§2

3,136

105

-

-

May

84

86

86

83

82

79

79

77

75

74

73

72

71

70

68

67

65

64

63

61

60

58

57

56

55

53

52

a51

a50

50 

49

2,070

66.8

-

-

June

46

45

44

44

43

42

42

45

61

65

54

50

52

52

48

45

44

41

40

38

40

38

36

35

34

34

33

32

32ii

1,286

42.9

-

-

July

30

29

30

68

84

71

61

54

51

45

42

38

37

36

34

32

31

31

30

30

29

28

48

87

79

71

65

56

51

46 

42

1,466

47.3

-

-

Aug.

23.

37

35

33

31

30

30

29

28

27

26

26

25

24

28

25

25

24

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

li 

19

794

25.6

-

-

Sept.

12

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

17

17

17

16

16

16

521

17.4

-

-

Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 126 Mln 14 Mean 50.1 Cfsm - In. -

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

available, and records for Mill Spring near Jefferson City.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Mossy Spring near Jefferson City, Term. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

135

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15 

15

15

15

23

18

16 

18

490

15.8

Nov.

80

66

54

41

33

29

49

39

32

29

26

25

23

36

37

40

38

32

30

27

25

24

22.

31 

55

44

39

34

31

29

1,101

36.7

Dec.

27

26

25

47

60

49

40

36

34

31

30

29

27

36

73

65

57

62

65

77

124

114

105

98 

92

90

86

82

79

76

74

1,916

61.8

Jan.

71

68

66

64

67

66

64

62

60

84

84

79

76

73

71

67

66

66

65

67

66

77

82

77 

74

72

75

94

99

93

90

2,285

73.7

Feb.

86

84

80

85

88

85

82

79

77

75

73

71

70

68

67

67

65

70

67

65

63

61

60

57 

56

55

54

53

.52

2,015

69.5

Mar.

51

50

74

1Q4

93

88

84

80

77

73

alOO

a90

a90

a85

aSO

a75

a75

a75

aSO

a75

a70

a70

a85

80 

77

75

73

70

67

65

64

2,395

77.3

Apr.

64

64

6ft

60

58

56

55

54

53

51

50

49

48

45

44

43

42

41

40

39

38

36

36

35 

34

34

38

45

40

37

1,391

46.4

May

35

34

33

32

31

30

30

30

29

29

34

39

32

30

29

28

27

26

26

26

25

24

24

1

23

23

23

23

23

23

868

28.0

June

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

19

19

18

18

18

22

19

18

18

17

17

17

17 

17

17

16

16

16

16

559

18.6

July

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

16

15

15

18

17

16

15

15

15 

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

469

15.1

Aug.

24

30

20

17

IS

39

36

26

24

26

23

20

19

17

16

18

45

34

24

21

31

58

40

34 

28

25

23

21

20

19

18

812

26.2

Sept.

12

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12 

12

12

12

12

12

.....11

402

13.4

Calendar year 1951: Max 126 Mln 15 Mean 54.2 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 124 Mln 11 Mean 40.2 Cfsm - In. -

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

when available, and records for Mill Spring near Jefferson City.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbta:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

10

10

347

11.2

-

-

Nov.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

25

70

15

60

50

40

565

18.8

-

-

Dec.

30

27

25

23

32

34

27

24

22

61

88

75

63

55

49

44

41

37

34

31

29

27

25

23

23

21

20

19

IS

32

1,077

34.7

-

-

Jan.

44

44

32

30

28

26

25

40

58

22.

74

67

62

56

52

49

46

45

44

41

61

66

61

57

54

52

51

64

68

63

60

1,599

51.6

-

-

Feb.

56

54

52

50

18

49

60

60

56

53

52

103

104

96

103

106

102

97

93

91

126

128

120

113

106

102

98

93

-

2,371

84.7

-

-

Mar.

91

87

92

116

116

109

104

100

97

93

90

87

84

84

98

94

91

90

88

86

84

83

80

79

78

76

75

74

73

71

68

2,738

88.3

-

-

Apr.

66

65

64

63

62

61

62

60

57

56

55

56

63

61

57

55

54

52

52

50

49

48

46

45

44

43

43

42

40

47

1,618

53.9

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 104 Mln 10 Mean 36.0

May

51

54

56

51

49

53

68

63

58

55

53

52

50

*48

46

45

44

43

87

102

91

84

88

113

98

90

84

79

76

73

71

2,075

66.9

-

-

June

67

64

63

61

58

64

80

70

63

*58

55

53

53

53

53

51

49

48

45

44

44

43

42

41

40

38

38

38

36

35

1,547

51.6

-

-

July

34

32

*31

30

30

30

35

40

34

31

30

30

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

865

27.9

_

-

Aug.

22

22

22

23

*22

21

20

20

21

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

21

22

20

20

19

18

19

18

18

18

16

16

16

17

16

605

19.5

-

-

Sept.

16

16

16

16

18

12

17

16

17

16

16

16

17

*16

15

15

14

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

458

15.3

-

-

Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max ,128 Mln 10 Mean 43.5 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, Nov. 4-30, Dec. 16-21, Feb. 4-8, June 11-14, 

July 26; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, range In stage when available, and records 

for Mill Spring near Jefferson City.
136 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Mossy Spring near Jefferson City, Term. Continued 

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

12

13

14

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11 

12

11

330

12.3

Nov.

IS, 1111

11 *11

11

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

10

9.B

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.8

9.4

9.4

9

9 

9

301.2

10.0

Dec.

9.0

8.7

*9.0

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9.4

9.8

9.

9.

9.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8 .

8.

276.8

8.93

Jan.

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

*7.7

iui

7.4

7.7

11

9.4

9.0

8.4

51

120

105

88

77

74

124

145

157

142

130

120

113

106

100

96 

93

1,958.9

63.2

Feb.

87

85

82

79

77

76

73

72

67

66

65

*62

60

57

56

54

55

54

51

50

49

47

46

45

44

44

42

47

-

1,692

60.4

Calendar year 1953: Max 128 Min 8.4

Mar.

72

73

92

92

87

82

77

74

72

*67

66

62

61

56

55

54

51

50

49

48

47

46

14

71

83

90

86

82

77

74 

15

2,136

68.9

Apr.

no

103

98

94

88

84

82

*79

76

73

73

70

66

65

63

61

60

61

57

56

55

54

52

51

50

48

£L

51

52

65

2,044

68.1

May

58

55

51

50

47

46

45

45

44

42

41

*38

38

51

62

54

50

47

45

44

42

41

41

38

38

37

36

34

33 

33

32

1,358

43.8

June

32

31

*32

31

29

30

28

28

28

27

26

26

26

24

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

22

23

23

20

20

21

20

20

20

756

25.2

July

 19

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

21

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17 

16

585

18.9

Aug.

IS

16

16

16

*15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

15

16

14

14

13

13

14 

13

12

445

14.4

Sept.

12

12

*12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

12

11

14

13

12

12

11

12

11

10

11 

11

348

11.6

Mean 40.6 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 157 Min 7.4 Mean 33.6 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--No gage-height record Nov. 28-30, Dec. 4-15, Feb. 2, 3, July 21 to Aug. 4; discharge 

itimated on b^sis of weather records, recorded range in stage when available, and records for Hill 

>ring near Jefferson City.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 137

Holston River near Jefferson City, Term.

Location. Lat 36°10'03", long 83°30'10", on left bank 250 ft upstream from bridge on 

 §ta~t? Highway 92, 0.2 mile downstream from Cherokee Dam, 2.5 miles upstream from Mill 

Spring Creek, and 3 miles north of Jefferson City, Jefferson County.

Drainage area. 3,429 sq mi.

Records available. April 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1"929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 30, 1941, at datum 20.02 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 3,941 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs July 6 (gage height, 29.50 ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs May 23. ,,,,,_ -, «*. 

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 58,700 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 41.82 ft, 

present datum); minimum, 2.2 cfs Dec. 8, 1941, discharge measurement; minimum daily, 

2.6 cfs Dec. 25, 1941; minimum gage height recorded, 19.75 ft Dec. 25, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Port Patrick 

Henry, and Cherokee Lakes (see p. 245).

Revisions (water ygara).--WSP 923: 1939-40(M).

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 31 to Apr. 11, Apr. 23)

20.2

20.3

20.5

20.7

21.0

21.5

22.0

50

70

135

235

430

850

1,370

22.5

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

26.9

1,980

2,710

4,410

6,450

8,700

10,900

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,620

1,790

1,770

1,640

2,400

2,610

2,870

4,020

4,080

4,240

4,030

7,230

6,800

*6,870

7,160

6,410

4,120

3,200

7,460

6,220

4,810

4,970

4,930

3,050

3,320

7,480

7,410 

7,640

7,900

7,780

4,760

150,590

4,858

Nov.

4,070

6,920

6,540

6,290

7,620

6,130

3,170

1,420

*4,910

3,720

3,580

4,230

1,970

1,030

1,060

4,830

5,490

4,900

4,660

3,920

1,590

842

4,110

3,560

3,380

992

3,350 

4,180

1,360

5,140

114,964

3,832

Calendar year 1953: t

Water year 1953-54 : I

Dec.

3,610

1,890

3,390

*3,430

12

79

2,830

3,380

2,260

1,440

1,460

85

85

1,780

1,350

4,690

6,820

7,640

6,040

6,080

3,640

6,100

6,140

7,730

5,910

4,280

6,810 

6,940

6,630

7,880

4,600

125,078

4,035

Jan.

5,290

5,810

4,630

6,000

2,820

5,470

5,980

2,270

2,300

2,260

4,810

*7 J 020

6,580

5,040

82

85

79

2,650

3,670

88

3,410

3,720

685

97

602

200

359 

1,520

2,940

800

1,330

88,597

2,858

Feb.

1,340

2,080

3,680

3,910

1,820

97

91

8,560

5,780

4,110

2,240

*8,220

3,840

2,930

7,510

3,640

3,770

2,430

73

73

76

3,350

4,970

1,410

2,000

2,340

2,120 

1,060

_

83,520

2,983

Mar.

276

186

5,080

100

88.

88

88

1,310

812

*557

91-

94

100

104

890

153

750

206

1,800

100

97

5,250

*6.830

1,520

104

107

104 

107

245

97

97

27,431

885

Apr.

85

100

107

100

97

100

94

*94

91

94

100

2,680

2,480

2,880

2,740

1,040

94

94

94

100

104

104

107

2,910

100

8,150

*8,660 

10,400

143

85

44,027

1,468

May

68

66

68

64

68

70

70

73

76

70

70

*68

68

68

68

66

103

104

85

2,230

1,840

1,000

60

69?

2,840

2,270

5,680 

2,350

2,220

73

2,200

22,855

737

June

*2,170

480

82

369

79

79

2,200

4,870

3,910

4,040

2,150

1,340

70

4,540

3,130

3,1*0

2,100

2,120

76

1,260

5,100

5,530

6,000

5,630

5,650

4,700

2,580 

10,700

8 , 690

6,380

------

99,165

'3,306

July

*8,140

8,990

5,960

1,160

1,260

6,310

7,230

7,360

7,740

2,910

3,020

10.600

7,860

7,860

7,650

7,610

6,760

3,990

7,700

7,620

6,840

8,100

6,970

2,360

1,730

4,750

5,430 

5,380

5,510

5,500

4,050

184,350

5,947

Aug.

2,890

5,700

5,370

5,660

5,580

5,560

2,720

2,820

4,140

*1,110

558

85

79

3,335

3,890

,100

,740

,840

,490

,300

,480

,600

,900

,840

,400

,280

,340 

,400

,840

,410

,040

134,492

4,338

Sept.

6,600

6,370

*6,530

6,380

5,100

4,160

6,480

6,650

6,760

6,770

4,640

3,880

6,740

6,430

7,380

6,060

6.140

5,910

4,360

7,790

7,510

6,540

5,870

6,150

2,840

3,020

3,900 

2,550

2,570

2,420

-------

164,500

5,483

Observed Adjusted^-

{ax 8,080 Mln 47 Mean 3,875 Mean 3,614 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.31

lax 10,700 Mln 60 Mean 3,396 Mean 2,875 Cfsm 0.838 In. 11.38

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Port Patrick Henry, and Cherokee 

Lakes.

389022 O -56 -10
138 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Mill Spring near Jefferson City, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°09'08", long 83°31'35", in spring pool at Tennessee Valley Authority 

pumping station, 300 ft northwest of State Highway 92, half a mile above mouth, and 

3 miles northwest of Jefferson City, Jefferson County.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1940 to September 1948 in files of Tennessee Valley Authority.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete weir.

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for the water year 1951-54 are contained in the 

following table:

Water 

year

1951t 

1952 

1953 

1954

Maximur..

Date

Aug. 1, 1951 

Dec. 21, 1951 

Feb. 21, 1953 

Jan. 22, 1954

Discharge 

(of s)

$6.0 

15 

17 

15

Gage height 

(feet)

1.08 

1.15 

1.11

Minimum daily

Date

Sept. 30, 1951 

Sept. 23-30, 1952 

Nov. 3, 10-21, 1952 

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.0 

2.4 

2.1 

1.9

t Period August to September.

t Maximum daily.

a Occurred Nov. 26-28, 30, Dec. 1, 1953, Jan. 14, 1954.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 17 cfs Feb. 21, 1953 (gage height, 1.15 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.9 cfs Nov. 26-28, 30, Dec. 1, 1953, Jan. 14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Records do not include diversion averaging about 0.05 cfs for 

the domestic water supply of Cherokee Dam.

Rating tables, Aug. 1, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 6 to Oct. 17, 1951)

Aug. 1, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1953 

0.2 1.4 0.9 12

3.6 

6.6

1.1

Oct. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954 

0.2 1.4 

3.6 

6.2

0.9 

1.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Mean

Aug.

a6.0

aS.5

a5.5

a5.0

a5.0

4.7

4.4

4.2

Sept.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.6

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

*3.9

3.7

3.7

Sept.

3.6

3.6

*3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.5

3.6

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

Sept.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

4.03

Sept.

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

-

105.7

3.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of record for Mossy Spring 

near Jefferson City.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Mill Spring near Jefferson City, Tenn. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

139

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.0

27?

2.9 2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

574

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.9

*3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.9

2.8

2 . 8 

2 . 9

84.4

2.72

-

-

Nov.

4.9

TT?

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

*3.7

4.0

4.2

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

123.0

4.10

-

-

Dec.

4.2 472-

4.2

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.3

6.8

6.4

6.4

7.1

7.6

9.3

15

TT

14

13

12

*12

11

11

11

11 

10

247.4

7.98

-

-

Jan.

9.9

9.7

9.4

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.7

F77

8.7

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.7

9.6

*9.6

9.4

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.7

9.4

9.7

9.6

9.6

9.7

10

12

13

T3 

12

301.7

9.73

-

-

Feb.

12

TZ

12

12

12

12

 11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.7

8.7

8.5

8.3

296.5

10.2

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min -

Mar.

8.3

8.1 S72-

1111

*11

11

10

10

10

14

T3

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.9

9.6

337.8

10.9

-

-

Apr.

9.6

7TT

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.7

8.3

8.1

8.1

*8.0

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.0

223.3

7.44

.-

~

May

 575 6.0

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.2

*5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.3

153.6

4.95

-

~

June

4.3

TTZ

4.2

*4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5 375-

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

112.5

3.75

-

~

July

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

*3.2

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

99.6

3.21

-

~

Aug.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

*3.0

3.0

3.0

5.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2 5

27B88.2

2.85

-

"

Sept.

2.5

2.6 276"

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

274

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

75.5

2.52

~

"

Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 15 Min 2.4 Mean 5.86 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

574

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

272

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2 . 2

71.6

2.31

-

-

Nov.

2.2

2.2

2.1

572

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.6

3.5 372-

2.9

2.6

2 . 6

69.1

2.30

-

-

Dec.

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.4

278

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

3.9

4.8

TT2

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

s'.Q

96.4

3.11

-

-

Jan.

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.0

2.9

*2.8

27ff

3.2

3.6

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.9

4.0

3.9

3.9

4.8

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.3

5.5 575-

5.3

127.5

4.11

-

-

Feb.

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.2

5.4

8.9

9.2

9.0

10

*11

11

11

10

10

15

16

T3

15

14

14

13

13

_

263.8

9.42

-

-

Mar.

12

12

12

14

TT

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

 11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.6

9.4

9.2

8 . 8

 : 

357.4

11.5

-

-

Apr.

8.5

S75

8.3

8.1

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.4

*7.3

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.2

57?

5.5

197.3

6.58

-

-.

May

5.5

6.2

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.8

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.6

*5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.2

S74

9.4

8.8

8.7

8.8

11

TT

10

9.6

9.0

8.5

8 , 1

223.2

7.20

-

-

June

7.6

773

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.3

*6.1

6.1

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.4

170.8

5.69

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 14 Min 2.1 Mean 5.26 Cfsm -

July

4.4

773

*4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.3

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

a3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3 5 

T^

123.9

4.00

-

-

In. -

Aug.

3.5

375

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

0 A

c . y

97.9

3.16

-

-

Sept.

2.8 278-

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

a2.5

a2.4

a574

a2.4

a2.4

a2.4

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

76.0

2.53

-

-

Water year 1952-53: Max 16 Min 2.1 Mean 5.14 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Mossy Spring near Jefferson 

City.
14 0 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Mill Spring near Jefferson City, Tenn.--Continued 

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

574

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

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^JL

70.4

2.27

Nov.

2.2

F7T

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9 179"

1.9

2.0

1.9

60.9

2.03

Dec.

1.9 770"

2.0

*2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

27T

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

65.4

2.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 14

Jan.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

372

6.5

5.2

4.5

4.1

4.2

8.7

12

14

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.3

8 . 8

8 . 7

173.2

5.59

Mil

Feb.

8.2 B70~

7.9

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.5

6.4

6.1

*5.9

5.8

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

161.6

5.77

1 1.9

Mar.

5.8

6.1

7.9

8.3

8.3

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.9

*7.6

7.4

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.6

6.5

6.4

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.8

-575 5.6

6.5

7.2

8.5

8.7

8.7

8.5

8.3

10

225.8

7.28

Mean t

Apr.

12

T?

11

11

11

10

10

*9.8

9.3

9.0

8.8

8.7

8.3

8.2

8.0

7.9

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.2

5._9

249.9

8.33

.80 C

May

S7S" 5.9

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

*5.2

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

152.9

4.93

fsm -

June

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.0

*4.1

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3. .5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

37?

3.2

111.2

3.71

In.

July

*3.2

37?

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

275

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2 . 9

2.9

93.1

3.00

Aug.

2.9

2-7ff

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4 2~T

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

80.4

2.59

Sept.

2.4

274

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

27T

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

67.3

2.24

Water year 1953-54: Max 14 Mln 1.9 Mean 4.14 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 141

Holston River near Knoxville, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°00 1 56", long 83°49'54", on left bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on 

D. S. Highway 70, 1.8 miles northeast of Knoxville city limits, Knox County, and 

5.5 miles upstream from confluence with French Broad River.

Drainage area.--3,747 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 19S4. Published as "at Strawberry Plains" 

1930-48. R~ec"ords published for both sites June 194S to September 1948.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since June 19, 194S. Datum of gage 

Is 815.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Oct. 1, 1930, to June 8, 1931, staff gage, and June 9, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1948, waterstage recorder, at site 11.5 miles upstream at datum 22.55 higher.

Average discharge.--24 years, 4,360 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 cfs July 13 (gage height, 7.47 ft); minimum daily, 218 cfs Dec. 7.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 62,900 cfs Mar. 28, 1935 (gage height, 20.20 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 44 cfs Dec. 21, 22, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Fort Patrick 

Henry, and Cherokee Lakes (see p. 245 ).

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1935JM). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic 

feet per second, for the water year 1939, superseding those published in WSP 873, are 

given herewith:

Jan. 31, 1939........... 7,75O

Month

Calendar year 1939 .............

Cfs-days

1.281.720

Maximum

24 . 8OO

Minimum

684

Mean

3.512

Per square 

mile

.969

Runoff in 

inches

13.14

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5

180

290

540

890

1,640

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.9

2,580

4,920

7,840

10,800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

4,150

1,800

1,840

1,860

1,780

2,510

2,760

3,450

3,820

3,830

4,460

5,200

7,410

*6,910

6,530

6,920

4,950

4,860

4,650

7,450

5,560

5,000

4,830

3,730 

2,940

4,800

7,280

7,520 

7,950 

7,770

6,450

150,970

4,870

Nov.

4,41O

5,640

6,860

5,970

6,310

7,260

6,050

2,030

*2,680

4,550

3,560

3,700

5,380

1,540

1,090

1,920

4,790

5,570

4,590

4,100

3,210

1,560

1,140

4,290 

3,280

2,940

1,110

5,120 

3,870 

2,160

-

112,480

5,749

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

4,290

5,160

1,920

4,080

2,560

402

218

2,840

3,230

2,110

1,370

1,380

368

299

1,590

*1,570

5,780

6,800

7,400

5,400

5,5OO

4,050

5,880

7,580 

4,990

5,280

4,650

7,050 

6,580 

6,620

7,580

122,107

3,939

Jan.

5,920

4,540

5,660

4,670

5,420

2,520

7,710

2,840

2,190

2,250

2,830

5,410

6,790

5,340

5,650

4,840

1,940

1,180

*3,070

5,770

5,780

9,550

6,110

2,480 

1,310

1,420

1,080

2^990 

2,390

1,340

118,060

3,808

Feb.

1,750

2,280

1,560

5,540

2,650

1,910

584

2,950

7,490

4,940

*5,720

4,120

7,060

5,550

4,540

5,970

4,520

5,590

1,700

416

339

39T

4,650

3,500 

1,660

2,080

2,360

3,260

-

88,640

5,166

Mar.

2,500

1,540

2,080

5,800

1,150

842

754

650

*1,620

1,280

1,050

617

584

584

540

1,200

782

1,230

638

2,180

722

2,140

5,240

7,180 

1,980

1,870

1,510

981 

818

842

1,700

52,384

1,690

Observed

Apr.

1,890

1,240

981

842

746

698

*710

662

584

540

520

510

2 460

2 540

2 880

2 750

1 450

562

440

416

400

40O

400

427 

2,500

1,950

*8,620

9,400 

7,540 

722

-

55,760

1,859

May

450

584

424

540

400

560

553

408

576

*559

532

325

33?

628

628

551

470

460

500

460

2,300

1,920

1,410

530 

933

2,870

2,9OO

5,500 

2,570 

2,430

623

50,706

991

June

2,270

2,560

1,160

617

628

460

560

2,575"

*5,840

5,830

3,260

2,470

1,760

1,590

3,880

3,620

5,500

2,480

2,420

617

2,160

5,320

6,190

6,040 

5,990

5,940

4,220

6,080 

10,800

-

105,842

3,528

July

7,170

8,620

8,650

4,580

1,660

5,840

6,860

7,510

7, 770

5,590

5,560

5,690

10,100

6,030

8,270

7,820

7,210

5,790

*6,230

7,240

7,530

7,930

8,540

5,120 

2,650

3,000

4,800

5,600 

5,730 

5,720

5,850

194,660

6,279

Aug.

3,680

3,960

5,640

6,000

5,940

6,150

4,860

5,190

3,870

*3,740

1,630

866

490

597

4,250"

5,820

6,760

5,510

5,230

4,670

6,880

5,870

5,180

5,010 

6,160

7,360

7,920

7,300 

5,580 

5,250

7,300

146,303

4,719

Sept.

6,560

6,360

7,610

6,720

7,080

5,120

4,890

7,200

7,100

7,100

5,950

5,500

5,080

6,980

6,640

7,560

6,510

5,910

6,080

6,910

7,790

7,540

 6,770

*6,100 

4,400

5,440

3,370

5,940 

2,890 

2,720

-

177,620

5,921

Adjustedt

lax 8,900 Mln 218 Mean 4,241 Mean 3,980 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.42

lax 10,800 Mln 218 Mean 5,714 Mean 5,192 Cfsm 0.852 In. 11.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents in South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Fort Patrick Henry, and 

Cherokee Lakes.
142 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

First Creek at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Knoxville, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°00'53", long 83°55'18", on right bank at Mineral Springs Avenue Bridge 

in Knoxville, Knox County, 0.3 mile downstream from Whites Creek, 4.1 miles upstream 

from gage at Fifth Avenue in Knoxville, and 5.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 15.7 sq mi (includes 3.8 sq mi without surface drainage). 

Records available. April 1945 to September 1954.

_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 940.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--9 years, 23.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 593 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 6.78 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Nov. 6; minimum gage height, 1.58 ft Sept. 6-9.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 1,280 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 8.62 ft); 

minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 26, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.32 ft Sept. 21, Oct. 1, 1945.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions.--WSP 1276: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15, Jan. 24 to

Feb. 16, Aug. 15 to Sept. 21)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

6.1

72

115

195

360

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.6 

3.4

3.2

3.0

.LI

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

5._8

37?

3.1

3.0

3.0

100.7

3.25

0.207

0.24

Nov.

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.8

LL±

2.4

2.6

3.1

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.1

8.6

57?

4.4

4.7

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.8

3.0

95.9

3.20

0.204

0.23

Dec.

2.8

?7e

3.0

3.7

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

32

15

7.3

22

12

24 

14

10

8.4

a .3

a .1

a .6

a .0

.8

.1

.1

a .7

a .7

a .5

a .9

a .4

a .7

a .2

245.5

7.92

0.504

0.58

Jan.

a4.2

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.4

a3.8

a3.7

a3.7

a3.6

a8. 9

a 11

7.9

5.6

6.8 

189

315

68

49

42

91

 291 352

174

90

70

57

57

45

40

36

33

2,074.6

66.9

4.26

4.91

Feb.

31

30

27

24

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

15.

20

20

16

15

16

16

15

14

18

16

15

14

56

-

552

19.7

1.25

1.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 241 Min 2.4

Mar.

76

53

59

43

47

33

29

27

25

23

22

20

30

24 

2O

18

17

16

18

30

19

17

17

83

81

100

52

43

37

33

156

1,238

39.9

2.54

2.93

Apr.

"51 76

44

39

34

34

31

28

26

24

23

21

20

20

19

19

26

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

11

13

18

56

38

21

809

27.0

1.72

1.92

Mean 17.5

May

17

15

77

54

28

23

23

21

18

17

16

15

15

32 

20

17

15

17

16

15

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.1

589.3

19.0

1.21

1.40

June

12

16

36

16

13

12

12

11

11

1O

10

9.6

9.8

8.9 

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.1

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.3

6.8

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.4

329.8

11.0

0.701

0.78

Cfsm 1.11

July

5.3

4.9

5.6

6.8

6.8

5.6

5.4

11

6.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.9 

4.5

4.4

3.8

4.0

3.8

5.7

3.7

32

14

7.7

6.4

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.2

4.2

200.2

6.46

0.411

0.47

Aug.

4.0

4.2

4.4

3.8

3.8

4.5

3.8

3.8

4.7

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.0

13

5.3

5.3

5.6

4.5

5.5

5.3

4.7

4.4

4.0

4.0

5.0

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.4

133.9

4.32

0.275

0.32

Sept.

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.O

3.0

3.0

4.2

3.2

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

9.1

11

4.2

3.6

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

4.6

112.9

3.76

0.239

0.27

In. 15.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 352 Min 2.4 Mean 17.8 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.36

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--No peak above base, 

a Mo Rage-height record;discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for station at Fifth Avenue.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 143

First Creek at Fifth Avenue, at Knoxvllle, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35°58'40", long 83°54'51", on left bank at Fifth Avenue Bridge In Knox-

 ville, Knox County, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth and 4.1 miles downstream from gage

at Mineral Springs Avenue in Khoxville.

Drainage area.--21.1 sq mi (includes 4.5 sq mi without surface drainage). 

Records available.--June 1932 to March 1934, April 1945 to September 1954. Published as

"at Knoxville" 1932-34. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 883.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 23, 1932, to Mar. 31, 1934, staff gage 

at McCalla Avenue Bridge a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1932-33, 1945-54), 29.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 673 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 7.03 ft); minimum, 

2.7 cfs Oct. 11, 12; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft Jan. 9.

1932-34, 1945-54: Maximum discharge, 1,230 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 8.92 

ft); minimum, that of Oct. 11, 12, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Jan. 9, 1954.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1933 has been revised to 

770 ci's Feb. 14, 1933 (gage height, 8.60 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding figure published in WSP 743.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions. WSP 1276: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

 second, for the water year 1933, superseding those published in WSP 743, are given 

herewith:

1932 

Dec. 28.......... 363

1933 

Feb. 14.......... 341

Month

Calendar year 1933. ..........

Maximum

488

Minimum

9 7

4.3

Mean

29.6

Per square

mile

1.40

Runoff in 

inches

19.04

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Nov. 12, Nov. 17-22, 

Apr. 6-25, June 26 to Sept. 6, Sept. 20-30)

Oct. 1-14 Oct. 14 to Sept. 30

0.5 2.2 0.1 2.1 0.9 18 3.0 100

.7 4.4 .3 4.6 1.1 24 4.0 180

.5 8.0 1.5 38 5.0 290

.7 12 2.0 56 6.2 484

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.4

375

3.4

3.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.1

2.9

3 z'.ap 4

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

110.1

3.55

0.168

0.19

Nov.

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.2

57?

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.3

15_

7i9

7.4

5.1

4.9

5.0

3.8

3.7

130.4

4.35

0.206

0.23

Dec.

3.7

3.6

ITS' 3.4

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.6

45

55

9.4

26

14

28

14

11

9.2

8.2

7.3

7.1

7.3

7.1

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.6

6.4

6.9

6 . 2

5.7

298.5

9.63

0.456

0.53

Calendar year 1953: Max 371

Jan.

5.2

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.4

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.0

15

17

9.4

7.6

11

272

431

78

50

44

117

467

37T

198

93

76

63

66

50

45

40

37

2,604.1

84.0

3.98

4.59

Feb.

35

33

32

28

26

24

22

22

21

20

19

17

17

16

16

27

24

18

16

20

17

16

15

2?

18

17

16

81

-

655

23.4

1.11

1.15

Min 2 . 9

Mar.

100

64

77

51

43

37

33

30

28

26

24

21

32

26

22

20

19

18

25

36

22

20

21

122

99

138

61

50

43

39

143

1,488

48.0

2.27

2.62

Apr.

~5"9~ 102

50

45

40

42

34

31

26

24

24

23

22

21

20

24

34

22

20

19

18

18

18

17

55

19

21

54

63

27

957

31.9

1.51

1.69

Mean 21.4

May

22

19

76

75

33

28

28

25

22

20

20

19

22

45

25

21

19

27

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

11

TT

732

23.6

1.12

1.29

June

68

2T

50

23

17

15

14

14

13

13

12

11

20

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.8

9.8

8.8

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.7

6.0

BTS

6.7

6.9

433.3

14.4

0.682

0.76

July

7.1

8.2

8.8

12

13

6.7

5.9

19

7.1

6.0

5.6

5.9

5.9

6.2

5.6

5.6

6.5

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.8

55

2?

9.4

7.1

6.9

7.1

6.9

7.1

6.7

5 9

289.0

9.32

0.442

0.51

Aug.

5.2

8.6

6.0

5.9

6.2

8.6

5.6

5.9

~5.6 10

5.4

5.5

5.6

4.8

9.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

4.6

9.4

5.8

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.1

3.7

177.9

5.74

0.272

0.31

Sept.

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.3

375

3.3

4.3

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.5

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.7

20

19

4.8

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

8.7

148.7

4.96

0.235

0.26

Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.79

Water year 1953-54: Max 467 Min 2.9 Mean 22.0 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.13

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--Jan. 16 (6:30 a.m.) 625 cfs (6.83 ft); Jan. 21 (7:30 a.m.) 673 

cfs (7.03 ft).
144 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°57'17", long 83°51'42", on left bank 0.7 mile downstream from confluence of French Broad and Holston Rivers, 3.5 miles upstream from First Creek, 

3.6 miles upstream from Gay Street Bridge at Knoxville, Knox County, and at mile 

651.4.

Drainage area.--8.934 sq mi, includes that of First Creek.

Records available.--January 1899 to December 1912 (1899 and 1910-12, gage heights only) 

and October 1918 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1899 

to September 1924 (prior to October 1918, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology 

Bulletin 34. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1883 are contained 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 797.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 1, 1943 (corrected), staff 

or recording gages at several sites within 4 miles of present site at various datums. 

Since Sept. 1, 1943 (corrected), auxiliary water-stage recorder 6.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 55 years (1899-1954), 12,770 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,300 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 

18.04 ft Jan. 23; minimum daily discharge, 1,010 cfs Mar. 28; minimum gage height, 

7.95 ft Jan. 18.

1899-1954: Maximum discharge observed, 195.000 cfs Mar. 1, 1902 (gage height, 

36.4 ft, corrected, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

130,000 cfs; minimum daily, that of Mar. 28, 1954; minimum gage height, -1.7 ft 

Sept. 11, 1925, site and datum then in use.

Maximum stage known, 45.8 ft Mar. 10, 1867, site and datum of gage at old city 

pumping plant, 3.2 miles downstream from base gage (discharge, 270,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 130,000 cfs), from high-water profile by Corps of 

Engineers and Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good above 10,000 cfs and fair below. Flow regulated by Douglas, South 

Holston, Watauga, Boone, Fort Patrick Henry, and Cherokee Lakes (see p. 245).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 583: 1902(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1867(M). 

See also Records available.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,080

2,050

1,980

1,970

2,630

4,370

4,370

4,840

4,940

4,350

4,330

5,500

9,390

9,620

10,500

7,090

5,820

5,260

5,240

7,620

5,670

5,050

4,540

3,460

1,780

4,580

7,820

8,150

8,880

8,150

6 , 75C

170,680

5,506

-

-

Nov.

4,120

5,140

6,470

5,070

6,470

7,690

6,100

5,140

7,480

10,400

10,200

10,600

9,400

5,670

4,170

6,900

8,690

"11,500

9,120

6,810

5,010

3,350

4,180

8,210

7,130

5,930

3,960

5,190

6,040

7,310

201,450

6,715

-

-

Dec.

11,200

9,640

8,940

10,900

7,750

1,790

2,820

7,990

9,550

7,870

4,040

3,370

1,200

6,940

9,660

*9,230

12,900

14,300

14,300

13,300

13,000

11,800

13,600

15.600

13,300

12,000

9,920

10,500

10,300

10,500

11,300

299,510

9,662

-

-

Jan.

7,760

10,500

11,200

8,060

9,470

5,900

13,700

9,860

8,020

8,260

9,770

11,200

14,900

12,900

10,900

21,100

10,700

5,830

8,340

8,960

22,300

30,300

50,600

19,700

25,200

* 30, 500

30,600

29,600

30,400

26,500

21,100

504,130

16,260

-

-

Feb.

18,600

18 , 300

14,900

18,500

16,600

15,100

13,300

15,000

20,100

17,000

*16,200

15,800

19,000

15,000

13,400

14,400

12,700

12,600

10,400

6,320

6,380

5,570

11,600

11,300

9,520

9,950

9,590

8,790

376,220

13,440

-

-

Mar.

9,910

7,500

9,500

16,400

5,710

6,910

6,470

9,230

11,000

12,300

14,200

14,000

14,100

14,700

14,200

14,000

*13,200

12,400

12,200

15,000

15,400

14,800

15,900

17,100

13,000

10,700

2,650

1,010

4,570

4,570

6,630

337,260

10,880

-

-

Apr.

7,020

3,220

2,140

2,130

2,630

5,500

6,360

8,180

8,730

4,600

3,180

6,560

11,900

11,400

10,400

10,400

6,460

5,790

4,220

3,280

3,300

2,810

2,840

5,600

7,350

10,500

*18,500

18,700

16,800

2,080

212,380

7,079

-

-

May

3,570

5,260

6,630

1,410

7,870

10,400

7,340

7,150

6,070

9,340

8,870

10,100

10,100

7,610

3,570

2,810

6,530

5,390

4,210

5,500

8,150

9,180

7,590

8,270

7,350

10,400

11,300

11,800

10,800

7,090 

8,360

229,820

7,414

-

-

June

10,000

7,400

6,630

4,630

4,670

4,210

4,910

8,500

10,700

9,340

*9,580

8,050

7,530

8,830

12,400

12,000

9,700

7,730

8,150

6,070

8,460

12,200

13,500

12,400

12,400

12,800

11,100

11,600

17,600

14,200

287,090

9,570

-

-

July

13,900

16,600

15,000

7,730

2,850

8,870

14,900

15,300

15,100

11,000

6,920

11,700

18,000

16,300

17,100

*16,500

14,800

10,200

15,300

15,600

14,300

15,600

17,400

11,900

4,220

9,480

13,200

13,300

15,700

15,800 

15,200

403,750

13,020

-

-

Aug.

9,530

12,500

14,000

13,700

14,400

15.700

13,600

8,230

11,200

8,660

5,460

2,770

5,OSO

6,540

8,980

10,200

15,300

12,700

12,100

*12,100

14,400

7,680

10,500

14,400

12,000

13,700

14,500

12,600

6,710

9,480 

10,200

558,790

10,950

-

-

Sept.

7,290

7,090

9,460

9,100

8,940

6,680

6,650

9,860

9,700

9,540

9,780

7,640

6,210

9,590

9,890

10,700

10,100

9,170

7,580

12,700

11,400

9,950

10,100

*9,620

6,160

4,480

5,560

5,110

5,520

5,500

244,230

8,141

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 29,500 Min 1,200 Mean 10,350 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.73

Water year 1953-54: Max 30,600 Min 1,010 Mean 9,878 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.01

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 145

Little River near Maryville, Term.

Location.--Lat 35 0 47'10", long 83°53'04", on right bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 411, 0.8 mile downstream from Crooked Creek, 5.0 miles east of Maryville, Blount County, and at mile 17.32.

Drainage area.--269 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 850.00 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 18.44 ft); 

minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 16, 18 (gage height, 6.72 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 16, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 16, 18, 

1954.

Floods of March 1875, April 1980. and Mar. 29, 1951, reached stages of 31.0, 24.0, 

and 81.05 ft (discharge, 20,800 cfs) respectively, present datum, from floodmarks.

Remarks:--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above 

station.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

6.8 41

6.9 57

7.0 79

7.3 182

7.6 315

8.0 535

9.0 1,260

10.5 2,560 164

285

8.0 

9.0

11.0

13.0

16.6

510

1,250

3,350

5,540

10,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

57

*54

54

54

54

50

51

51

54

49

51

54

47

51

47

51

46

49

52

49

49

49

*46

47

47

54

52

54

121

121

70

1,735

56.0

0.208

0.24

Nov.

61

*64

64

64

64

64

61

57

61

54

54

56

54

50

51

59

55

51

51

55

57

105

270

167

210

194

137

120

101

85

2,596

86.5

0.322

0.36

Dec.

79

*79

72

91

210

144

250

194

315

926

409

345

382

547

481

350

270

194

178

178

182

214

235

202

178

159

152

148

174

167

152

7,657

247

0.918

1.06

Jan.

137

127

134

*137

127

124

117

110

107

113

326

256

171

198

2,530

*10,400

2,800

1,220

795

688

7,300

*8,570

4,640

2,100

1,380

1,050

1,030

802

668

575 

492

49,224

1,588

5.90

6.81

Feb.

438

*402

379

362

325

300

276

254

244

236

228

220

200

193

189

196

362

276

244

254

480

374

335

346

330

300

276

616

_

8,635

308

1.14

1.19

Mar.

2,140

 1,380

2,430

1,660

1,020

773

64O

575

556

575

614

703

759

1,020

810

647

542

492

462

510

420

374

368

1,520

1,900

*5,420

1,890

1,230

915

752 

1,270

32,367

1,044

3.88

4.47

Apr.

2,560

*1,480

1,060

840

689

614

640

542

568

486

456

462

426

408

390

379

1,270

1,190

870

689

582

510

549

840

710

986

766

647

582

523

22,714

757

2.81

3.14

May

456

414

*462

582

480

438

426

498

432

396

368

346

346

634

620

542

468

456

516

492

504

444

396

362

330

310

290

276

272

272 

244

13,072

422

1.57

1.81

June

648

*654

438

374

300

267

244

228

212

204

196

200

216

212

216

212

465

426

320

272

232

212

196

186

171

164

154

147

133

127

8,026

268

0.996

1.11

July

124

*127

150

133

124

133

118

124

133

121

109

106

89

86

86

73

78

84

95

76

78

261

478

164

121

103

92

86

86

7K

3,792

122

0.454

0.52

Aug.

86 *112

121

95

84

139

195

12T

137

171

130

109

103

100

92

84

78

78

90

72

65

67

71

112

68

73

68

62

92

97 

64

3,036

97.9

0.364

0.42

Sept.

60

*67

53

49

51

58

50

46

50

45

58

60

60

50

51

49

45

46

44

57

101

95

67

54

56

45

56

48

46

50

1,667

55.6

0.207

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,370 Min 46 Mean 469 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.65

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,400 Min 44 Mean 423 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.36

Peak discharge (base, 4.800 efsl.--Jan. 16 (7:30 a.m.) 13,300 cfs (18.44 ft); Jan. 21 (10:30 a.m.) 

11,500 cfs (17.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
146 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°08 I 57", long 83°22'46", on left bank 600 ft upstream from Owenby 

Branch, 0.5 mile upstream from Cartoogechaye Creek, and 2 miles north of Prentiss, 

Macon County.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi.

Records available. June 1944 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,008.39 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 10 years, 382 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,430 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.28 ft); minimum, 67 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 5,900 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 12.85 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Flood in October 1898 reached a stage of about 15 ft, from profiles by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record and those 

above 2,000 cfs, which are good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1236: 1949(M).

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21-25)

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22

132

220

377

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

7.0

587

1,130

1,700

2,680

1.2

1.3

Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

64 1.6

77 2.0

128

220

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

117

114

109

106

104

102

99

99

100

99

97

96

95

99

112

115

102

99

99

97

96

95

95

*94

92

92

114

159

TIT

104

100

3,215

104

0.743

0.85

Nov.

99

99

96

96

96

96

95

94

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

91

91

91

91

97

346

271

516

547

220

179

157

*143

136

132

4,223

141

1.01

1.12

Dec.

127

124

122

58T

310

317

463

301

574

1,050

569

630

592

750

616

472

388

341

314

298

321

345

348

304

282

267

253

244

*321

310

282

12,022

388

2.77

3.19

Jan.

267

256

264

253

247

242

234

231

228

225

264

276

236

234

356

2,380

1,800

750

592

519

*1,510

*2,500

2,660

1,330

944

812

755

680

621

578

537

22,781

735

5.25

6.05

Feb.

501

480

459

435

415

400

381

370

359

348

341

331

317

310

304

307

370

310

*295

£57

1.180

665

532

484

447

415

392

552

12,390

442

3.16

3.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,230 Min 87

Mar.

878

6TT

616

550

501

468

443

*427

404

392

381

435" 370

834

587

501

459

439

472

555

480

443

435

715

720

818

775

829

70S

635

764

17,672

570

4.07

4.69

Apr.

917

730

650

597

559

573

625

606

601

541

523

*501

472

489

489

637

840

635

569

523

501

480

472

476

541

519

497

463

443

44T

16,916

564

4.03

4.49

May

423

407

423

468

404

385

377

381

355

345

338

331

352

550 a4"50"

a400

a370

352

338

327

*314

304

295

288

279

273

267

270

273

282

259

10,880

351

2.51

2.89

June

292

348

304

310

270

253

244

236

228

223

220

215

247

239

225

273

*335

552" 431

256

236

220

210

202

192

187

177

172

163

161

7,361

245

1.75

1.96

July

157

155

159

187

159

155

146

142

152

168

202

157

144

142

210

*163

146

138

138

134

130 ire

148

134

231

350

5BT

189

161

150

148

5,208

168

1.20

1.38

Aug.

177

161

150

132

126

171

150

130

202 T59-

130

*120

122

117

113

109

106

104

102

OT

107

120

170

128

132

128

109

109

144

122

106

4,060

131

0.936

1.08

Sept.

99

9S

94

92

89

86

83

82

84

97

90

84

82

*82

*78

76

76

76

73

73

77

78

74

72

70

69

70

69

68 

7TJJ bo

2,406

80.2

0.573

0.64

Mean 322 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.24

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,660 Min 68 Mean 326 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.63

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). --Jan. 16 (3 p.m.) 2,840 cfs (7.34 ft); Jan. 22 (8 p.m.) 3,430

cfs (9.28 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

and records for station at Needmore.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 147

Cullasaja River at Highlands, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°03'55", long 83°13'30", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Highlands municipal dam, 0.9 mile downstream from Big Creek, and 2 miles northwest of 

Highlands, Macon County.

Drainage area.--14.9 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1927 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,373.63 ft above mean sea level. Prior 

£o Aug. 29, 1931, water-stage recorder on crest of Highlands municipal dam 0.5 mile 

upstream at datum 230.22 ft higher.

Average discharge.--26 years (1928-54), 57.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 618 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 2.89 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 0.10 ft).

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 5,100 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 9.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 13, 14, 1947; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 13, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Low flow regulated by Sequoyah Lake. Some diurnal fluctuationcaused by powerplant at Highlands municipal dam.

Revisions (water years). VJSP 728: 1931. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 953: 1941(M). 

WSP 1206: 1950(m).

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.2

2.2

3.8

6.3

16

27

40

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

133 

203 

303 

44 S

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

11

1.6

177

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

*5.5

9.0

9.0

18

20IB17 

17

411.2

13.3

0.893

1.03

Nov.

17

16

9.8

1.2

TTJ

1.3

1.3

8.7

10

13

9.5

8.5

*8.1

8.5

8.1

8.1

9.8

6.9

8.5

16

55

101

115 ~4T

40

31

27

24

21

21

650.6

21.7

1.46

1.62

Dec.

20

19

20

166

72

151

114

79

210

T5o

109

177

124

177

*114

96

82

73

65

59

76

78

69

57

53

48

45

46

55

50

45

2,729

88.0

5.91

G.81

Jan.

40

38

42

38

36

35

*33

32

32

33

42

35

30

3?

68

390

144

97

86

78

273

412

275

182

144

122

114

100

92

86

79

3,238

104

6.98

8.08

Feb.

73

69

66

60

56

53

50

48

46

42

40

36

29

28

3T

58

70

41

*38

202

226

IOT

85

78

69

60

59

100

1,920

68.6

4.60

4.79

Mar.

100

77

79

68

61

58

55

*53

52

51

49

58

93

172 ~9T

81

69

65

101

97

77

73

69

114

92

109

112

107

92

84

128

2,590

83.5

5.60

6.46

Apr.

125

92

102

88

77

102

96

90

91

79

72

*65

60

62

57

120

132 ~9T

97

82

69

68

69

82

111

100

86

74

65

56_

2,560

85.3

5.72

6.39

May

54

51

62

61

53

49

50

47

45

42

40

40

44

65

5T

47

*45

42

40

38

36

34

33

32

31

30

29

3T

30

29

29

1,313

42.4

2.85

3.28

June

33

39

35

31

28

26

25

26

21

*22

21

21

20

20

21

39

46

3T

28

25

23

21

22

25

17

17

16

5F

16

17

759

25.3

1.70

1.89

July

17

T?

11

16

14

13

12

11

11

12

12

11

14

13

7.0

*16

15

10

10

9.5

10

10

10

8.5

16

17

17

17

17

13

 Lisas.!

12.4

0.832

0.96

Aug.

3.1

4.1

12

9.5

9.5

13

10

9.5

17

11

11

*17

17

17

17

17

17

7.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3 23 

44 27

15

16

19

14

14

15

415.8

13.4

0.899

1.04

Sept.

19

19

19

18

17

12

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2 *27T

6.6

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

<LL

7. 1

5.4

4.0

4.2

12

18

18

12

3.1

3 2

267.2

8.91

0.598

0.67

Calendar year 1953: Max 780 Min 1.2 Mean 55.5 Cfsm 3.72 In. 50.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 412 Min 1.2 Mean 47.2 Cfsm 3.17 In. 43.02

(27

ii/ci- yca.i .1:700-0*; ri«ut *t it iiJ.ii j. , c pie an *t I . c. wi am o. _l / in. *o. \Jc.

Poak discharge (base, 550 cfs),--Jan. 16 (9 a.m.) 562 cfs (2.80 ft); Jan. 22 (l:30 p.m.) 618 cf

' £Q f 4 \

Discharge measurement made on this day.
148 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Cullasaja River at Cullasaja, N. C.

Location.--Lat 350 09'59", long 83 C 19'25", on right bank at Cullasaja, Macon County, 0.4 

mile downstream from Ellijay Creek and 4.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 86.5 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1907 to December 1909, February 1921 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,023.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 23, 1934, staff gages at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years, 224 cfs.

'Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.78 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

1907-9, 1921-54: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 20.83 

ft), from rating curve extended above 8,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 18-22, 1925, Jan. 2, 1940.

Maximum stage known, that of Aug. 30, 1940. A stage of 17.2 ft, from floodmarks, 

occurred in July 1916, but has been exceeded at other times, according to information 

by State Highway Commission.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

Slight regulation at low flow by Sequoyah Lake.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1143: 

1933-38, 1939(M), 1940-43, 1944(M), 1946, 1947(M).

1907-10, 1921-31, 1932(M),

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 28

.6 35

.7 42

.8 50

1.0 69

1.2 92

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

7.5

134

226

487

1,080

1,780

1,960

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58

56

54

54

53

52

51

51

51

51

50

50

49

53

58

52

49

43

36

36

35

34

*3T

34

37

41

58

70

5T

52

51

1,507

48.6

0.562

0.65

Nov.

50

50

48

41

35

34

3T

34

39

41

46

41

41

41

40

*40

41

42

38

48

156

196

262 115-

104

86

76

71

66

65

2,021

67.4

0.779

0.87

Dec.

63

60

50

321

183

254

272

178

505

516

285

405

320

470

323

253

b210

b!85

b!75

b!60

181

187

176

150

140

131

124

125

*155

142

125

6,834

220

2.54

2.94

Jan.

118

112

120

112

106

102

*96

96

96

98

118

blOO

b85

blOO

168

1,280

519

341

276

248

1,050

*1.940

1,190

717

554

464

421

365

325

295

271

11,883

383

4.43

5.11

Feb.

253

241

228

216

203

195

183

176

171

165

158

148

144

142

159

164

213

152

*144

512

718

387

308

283

253

228

209

334

------

6,667

238

2.75

2.87

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,500 Min 34

Mar.

423

325

349

300

273

253

239

*228

222

213

205

197

34TJ

665 339~

338

300

273

315

343

283

262

255

423

376

519

478

449

390

357

531

10,533

340

3.93

4.53

Apr.

588

¥5?

407

376

333

357

357

414

407

349

330

*305

281

290

276

408

499

376

343

323

290

283

269

281

310

290

271

248

239

226

10,178

339

3.92

4.38

May

218

209

241

237

209

201

201

207

189

180

174

169

189

260

220

197

*185

178

171

167

160

147

148

137

136

132

130

132

131

126

T rtd l£o

5,509

178

2.06

2.37

June

166

176

164

152

131

122

118

113

109

*108

120

109

128

115

108

121

245

ISO

140

124

113

106

102

98

96

91

87

86

88

IB.

3,704

123

1.42

1.59

July

80

79

75

97

7F

74

70

69

71

77

76

69

66

70

67

*72

69

63

60

58

66

64

68

58

67

89

78

68

64

64

§1

2,183

70.4

0.814

0.94

Aug.

54

53

58

54

51

95

68

55

~59~ 108

56

*57

60

58

57

57

58

55

41

38

50

48

56

83

101

70

57

58

54

48

44

1,871

60.4

0.698

0.80

Sept.

48

48

48

46

44

44

39

34

37

44

38

36

33

*31

30

30

31

31

31

35

56

4T

37

35

33

38

42

42

40

35

1,157

38.6

0.446

0.50

Mean 188 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,940 Min 30 Mean 175 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.55

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (11:30 a.m.) 2,810 cfs (9.78 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 149

Little Tennessee River at Needmore, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°20'll", long 83°31'39", on left bank 0.8 mile downstream from DeHart 

Creek, 0.8 mile north of Needmore, Swain County, 2.4 miles downstream from Brush Creek, 

and 6.3 miles downstream from Tellico Creek.

Drainage area. 436 sq mi.

Records available. June 1944 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,761.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--10 years, 1,034 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.58 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 8, 14 (gage height, 1.22 ft); minimum daily, 152 cfs Oct. 28.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 11.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

Sept. 8, 14, 1954; minimum daily, 79 cfs Nov. 2, 1952.

Floods of October 1898 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of about 13 and 11.5 ft, 

respectively, from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those based on twice-daily radio-stage reports and 

those below 300 cfs, which are good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by 

Porters Bend powerplant at Lake Emory.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

151

223

362

700

1,150

2,360

3,960

5,880

8,120

9,090

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

311

306

288

297

274

274

261

257

270

261

261

257

257

265

306

297

283

265

244

248

240

240

244

223

219

515

306

152 

244

288

274

8,427

272

0.624

0.72

Nov.

270

261

261

252

244

244

240

240

244

240

252

252

248

236

244

240

240

244

244

252

572

614

1,120

650

531

464

408

*352 

345

318

10,322

344

0.789

0.88

Dec.

336

321

306

766

921

630

1,060

765

1,350

*2,840

1,440

1,470

1,610

1,910

1,630

1,170

994

815

749

724

740

815

858

740

654

623

580

580

716

749

662

29,524

952

2.18

2.52

Jan.

609

594

601

573

551

551

510

524

483

503

587

601

517

531

915

6,580

4,750

2,260

1,660

1,470

*5,640

8,720

9.020

4,560

2,980

2,370

2,120

1,880

1,660 

1,490

1,380

67,190

2,167

4.97

5.73

Feb.

1,300

gl,250

gl,200

gl,150

gl,100

gl,050

gl,000

g957

*912

885

867

850

798

781

775

781

1,000

850

773

1,290

3,460

1,880

1,440

1,280

1,200

1,090

1,000

1,340

32,257

1,152

2.64

2.75

Mar.

2,590

1,870

1,860

1,700

1,490

1,380

1,250

1,190

1,140

1,090

*1,060

1,040

1,310

2.940

2,020

1,630

1,450

1,350

1,340

1,610

1,390

1,230

1,210

2,000

2,260

2,640

2,260

2,320

1,970 

1,780

1,980

52,350

1,689

3.87

4.47

Apr.

2,890

2,230

1,950

1,780

1,630

1,580

1,710

1,550

1,780

1,510

1,430

1,370

1,290

1,320

*1,270

1,390

2,220

1,650

1,470

1,380

1,290

1,240

1,210

1,200

1,300

1,250

1,240

1,150

1,150 

1,120

45,550

1,518

3.48

3.89

May

1,060

1,020

1,030

1,190

1,020

985

966

1,030

948

912

885

858

885

1,420

1,210

1,070

985

939

921

903

*858

807

781

757

724

740

685

732

716 

724

700

28,461

918

2.11

2.43

June

819

1,280

985

1,080

903

781

765

716

685

685

685

677

685

724

685

669

*790

1,110

833

724

646

623

580

580

537

551

544

517

497 

483

21,839

728

1.67

1.86

July

470

457

470

616

510

464

438

445

451

490

573

503

419

*408

457

477

419

402

379

379

368

385

445

390

447

651

655

451 

408

385

385

14,197

458

1.05

1.21

Aug.

419

438

379

352

321

534

522

368

583

519

357

336

336

336

316

302

297

302

283

283

297

336

352

402

385

385

*347

302

342 

326

288

11,345

366

0.839

0.97

Sept.

270

231

231

252

231

240

215

175

182

248

225

212

215

171

200

193

193

193

182

182

240

240

200

193

185

185

193

*196 

189

187

6,249

208

0.477

0.53

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,930 Min 152 Mean 872 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.18

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,020 Min 152 Mean 898 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.96

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Jan. 16 (12 ro.) 8,170 cfs (7.02 ft); Jan. 22 (8:30 p.m.) 

12,200 cfs (8.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Discharge based on twice-daily radio-stage reports.
150 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°07'35", long 83°37'11", on right bank on Nantahala Forest Service road 

300 ft upstream from Roaring Pork, 1,000 ft downstream from Buck Creek, and 5 miles 

downstream from town of Rainbow Springs, Macon County.

Drainage area.--51.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,072.97 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 196 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 6.36 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Nov. 18, 19 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge 6,300 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, that of Nov. 18, 19, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years ). WSP 973: 1941 (M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2

1.5

34

65

103

149

235

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.9

418

641

910

1,550

2,180

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52

51

49

48

46

44

44

44

44

43

43

42

42

49

52

44 

42

42

40

40

40

38

*OT

38

38

38

60

sr

46

42

40

1,370

44.2

0.852

0.98

Nov.

40

38

38

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

34

3¥

34

34 

34

34

*34

58

156

144

132

85

118

79

72

67

63

60

1,715

57.2

1.10

1.23

Dec.

59

57

57

150

91

144

125

101

535

ITS

248

325

258

414

278

232 

198

b!85

b!75

b!70

213

232

204

181

170

157

147

157

235

192

175

6,283

203

3.91

4.50

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,9£

Jan.

162

154

187

157

149

142

135

130

127

T3T

175

135

b!30

b!35

697

2.160 

785

529

422

386

1,090

1,970

1,280

868

675

556

542

447

*402

370

333

15,567

502

9.67

11.15

Feb.

307

289

275

258

242

232

216

207

201

192

198

181

175

172

167

184 

*192

165

159

1ST

378

278

248

242

220

207

198

473

_

6,739

241

4.64

4.83

0 Min 34

Mar.

456

344

363

303

278

265

248

238

232

223

216

207

T77

476

333

*292 

275

258

314

307

272

255

265

514

424

570

498

438

390

363

 

593

10,587

342

6.59

7.59

Apr.

570

T5S

414

374

351

359

*322

352

322

296

282

268

261

261

248

359 

340

292

275

258

248

235

258

235

238

220

207

207

216

204

8,935

298

5.74

6.40

May

195

187

216

210

190

181

207

216

192

184

*178

172

198

223" 278

207 

195

187

175

172

167

162

159

154

149

147

142

139

147

139

152

5,600

181

3.49

4.01

June

273

721T

260

242

201

181

167

*159

149

142

139

135

162

159

168

152 

159

154

137

127

121

116

114

105

103

99

97

93

89

87,

4,516

151

2.91

3.24

July

85

87

97

97

83

81

79

79

136

101

97

81

78

79

87

81

72

70

70

67

76

93

83

70

554

210

118

*95

83

79

81

3,049

98.4

1.90

2.18

Aug.

122

103

103

81

74

107

79

74

182 *9"9~

85

81

79

74

72

69 

67

65

63

65

69

63

104

83

72

67

89

103

81

67

6£

2,602

83.9

1.62

1.86

Sept.

57

*55

54

52

51

49

48

46

60

57

51

48

46

46

44

43 

43

42

40

TZ

57

48

43

42

40

40

40

40

40

40

1,404

46.8

0.902

1.01

Mean 169 Cfsm 3.26 In. 44. O6

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,160 Mln 34 Mean 187 Cfsm 3.60 In. 48.98

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). Jan. 16 (3 a.m.) 3,320 ofs (6.36 ft); Jan. 22 (9 a.m.) 2,87O

cfs (5.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 151

Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°17'55", long 83°39'22", on left bank on U. S. Highway 19, 1 mile northeast of Nantahala, Swain County, 2.3 miles downstream from Rowlin Creek, and 2.6 miles 

downstream from Nantahala Dam powerhouse.

Drainage area.--144 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,894.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 489 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2.840 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 5.41 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Nov. 9 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 7,510 cfs Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height, 8.15 ft); 

minimum, that of Nov. 9, 1953; minimum daily, 17 cfs Nov. 8, 16, 1952, Oct. 25, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated by Nantahala Lake (see p. 245) and Queens 

Creek Reservoir (capacity, about 300 cfs-days).

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

75

135

289

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.7

540

865

1,250

1,960

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

546

329

398

370

456

438

446

438

404

416

392

508

428

442

388

22

20

384

382

379

384

386

20

17

382

404

416

399 

392

U,121

359

-7,700

Nov.

18

394

418

394

460

416

145

417

471

435

420

460

576 456"

424

411

419

418

424

33

309

381

383

*402

390

380

476

468 

418

11,628

388

-7,500

Dec.

564 

613

600

346

498

104

462

464

510

488

392

94

67

514

483

472

646

632

530

416

535

665

658

*646

466

540

432

594

652 

646

652

15,381

496

-2,300

Jan.

646 

639

646

652

646

635

646

652

598

610

672

658

652

665

798

1,500

340

582

563

530

*1,460

1,910

1,270

454

504

540

510

510

380

133 

299

21,300

687

+15,100

Feb.

192 

109

107

492

467

95

91

216

79

97

73

256

456

63

418

426

426

*424

410

456

419

485

509

478

474

326

468

122

-

8,640

309

+5,700

Mar.

565 

558

736

641

502

453

91

499

487

480

*456

450

160

190

536

516

517

502

521

109

99

448

460

508

556

647

570

545

513 

499

14,383

464

+10,400

Apr.

"536 573 

317

178

*487j

487

467

462

471

464

374

448

560

438

451

534

424

259

463

444

437

446

444

440

192

436

462

471

437

448

13,043

435

+7,20O

May

528 

620

646

*639

550

451

509

639

496

470

444

452

466

458

449

450

626

632

626

639

626

482

444

582

620

620

620

613

620

613 

613

17,243

556

-3,600

June

"665 72O

658

658

639

554

470

427

462

442

440

441

74

77

86

72

98

120

107

82

*73

76

74

68

il

440

61

550

614

614

9,923

331

+2,500

July

616 

618

590

53

442

618

618

625

656

442

400

613

613

613

620

602

460

334

557

613

620

639

620

600

582

*110

580

606

600 

600

594

16,854

544

-8,900

Aug.

538 

556

600

600

600

632

123

68

599

606

600

606

606

600

402

606

604

607

608

608

608

538

615

620

606

613

*606

613

458 

608

613

17,267

557

-10,300

Sept.

620 

620

620

488

362

373

564

620

613

626

405

253

476

620

620

450

611

440

232

462

490

528

525

502

530

231

390

*382

382 

386

14,421

481

-10,100

Adjusted for change in contents in Nantahala Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

110 

0.764 

0.88

138 

0.958 

1.07

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

422 

2.93 

3.38

1,174 

8.15 

9.40

512 

3.56 

3.70

799

5.55 

6.40

Observed

675 

4.69 

5.23

440 

3.06 

3.52

Max 1,830 Min 17 Mean 370 

Max 1,510 Min 17 Mean 469

414 

2.88 

3.21

257 

1.78 

2.05

225 

1.56 

1.80

144 

1.00 

1.12

Adjusted

Mean 401 Cfsm 2.78 In. 37.81 

Mean 443 Cfstr, 3.08 in. 41.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, in cfs-days, in Nantahala Lake; furnished by Tennessee V. lley Authority.
152 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tuckasegee River at Tuckasegee, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°16'55", long 83°07'37", on right bank 0.9 mile north of Tuckasegee, 

Jackson County, and 1.0 mile downstream from West Fork Tuckasegee River.

Drainage area.--143 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,125.16 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years, 389 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 4.14 ft); minimum, 5.3 cfs Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 0.56 ft); minimum daily, 9.0 cfs Oct. 25.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 40,800 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determinations at gage heights 14.3 and 21.1 ft; minimum, that of Sept. 6, 7, 1954; 

minimum daily, 8.0 cfs Sept. 6, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Thorpe Lake beginning Feb. 12, 1941 

(see p. 246), Cedar Cliff Lake beginning Apr. 26, 1952 (see p. 250), and Bear Creek 

Lake beginning Oct. 9, 1953 (see p. 250).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1053: 1943.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.3

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

170

327

595

1,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

186

360

68

208

*146

44

188

134

281

286

443

458

388

521

5S5

338

16

25

286

368

328

294

270

56

9.0

172

174

170

170

162

31

7,080.0

228

-4,536

Nov.

16

147

178

177

167

177

170

36

162

*169

168

181

159

212

194

246

166

180

182

156

23

30

156

164

168

171

176

196

198

192

4,717

157

-1,309

Dec.

220

233

242

161

183

80

169

198

248

223

131

62

40

204

204

192

262

258

258

169

188

185

180

180

28

26

156

236

*267

267

262

5,762

186

+4,930

Jan.

258

262

267

262

262

214

262

258

254

235

271

*262

288

271

300

408

133

248

222

210

848

970

*940

855

878

768

484

326

194

70 ^ry1C

11,552

373

-fl.0, 080

Feb.

202

56

188

199

202

52

50

278

347

384

524

493

485

242

164

100

398

308

495

506

799

*759

452

586

662

762

404

96

_

10,193

364

+2,034

Mar.

366

756

502

527

766

564

428

435

*334

345

216

211

119

170

249

354

735

707

736

555

256

208

215

745

533

780

762

580

552

704

783

15,193

490

+3,506

Apr.

814

766

600

572

790

878

797

253

230

230

73

212

598

450

690

*791

633

540

689

441

340

677

540

372

391

516

456

236

401

403

15,379

513

+361

May

422

384

366

512

483

*193

438

672

540

261

46

40

48

273

274

40

544

687

688

586

56

42

30

190

190

186

184

193

44

30

79

8,721

281

+412

June

178

88

462

186

187

122

176

184

153

*156

84

128

162

138

224

220

388

381

306

307

44

338

364

348

335

96

102

34

141

120

6,152

205

-389

July

126

178

148

140

108

43

77

62

212

123

24

*251

164

163

158

69

"46 20

164

162

254

270

254

34

20

257

328

368

366

338

410

5,337

172

-2,067

Aug.

90

158

354

 161

188

281

142

72

372

166

170

306

166

37

52

260

212

182

204

167

254

248

376

245

188

158

160

177

30 iTo 148

149

5,873

189

-2,697

Sept.

156

158

156

26

il

11

*124

318

653

306

32

17

114

129

144

155

164

26

16

132

201

197

163

152

156

156

158

154

180

158

4,523

151

-3,150

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfstn 

In.

82.1 

0.574 

0.66

114 

0.797 

0.89

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

345 

2.41 

2.78

698 

4.88

5.63

437 

3.06 

3.18

603 

4.22 

4.86

5Z5 

3.67 

4.09

295 

2.06 

2.38

Observed

Max 3,210 Min 9.0 Mean 313 

Max 970 Min 9.0 Mean 275

192 

1.34 

1.50

105

0.734 

0.85

102 

0.713 

0.83

45.8 

0.320 

0.36

Adjusted

Mean 337 Cfsm 2.36 In. 32.01 

Mean 295 Cfsm 2.06 In. 28.01

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, In cfs-days, In Thorpe, Cedar Cliff, and Bear Creek Lakes; furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority and Nantahala Power and Light Co.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 153

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°23'02", long 83°12'5l", on right bank 800 ft downstream from Aliens 

Branch, 3,500 ft upstream from Cope Creek, and 0.8 mile upstream from Sylva, Jackson 

County.

Drainage area.--50.7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,056.42 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--13 years, 104 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 5.54 ft); 

minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 1,990 cfs Feb. 10, 1946; maximum gage height, 6.77 ft 

Feb. 21, 1953; minimum discharge, 8.0 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 1941 (gage height, 1.30 ft); 

minimum daily, 22 cfs Sept. 19, 29, 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 8.6 ft Aug. 30, 1940, from floodmarks (discharge, 3,200 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: 1942-44(M).

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

69

106

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.2

152

236

340

528

801

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.6 15 2.7 207

1.7 23 3.0 303

1.8 33 3.5 500

2.0 59 4.0 700

2.2 92 4.7 985

2.4 130

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

28

28

28

27

»27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

43

36

28 

28

27

853

27.5

0.542

0.63

Nov.

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

»26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

27

30

39

59

64

34

48

33

30

29

27 

28

924

30.8

0.607

0.68

Dec.

27

26

27

105

48

72

62

41

246

146

74

134

98

187

104

81

60

53

52

58

78

79

69

57

54

51

48

51

»68

56 

50

2,362

76.2

1.50

1.73

Jan.

47

46

51

46

44

43

40

38

40

43

78

»50

40

51

231

789

272

189

155

180

632

»953

*564

372

279

231

228

185

166

151 

139

6,373

206

4.06

4.67

Feb.

132

128

124

118

112

108

101

97

96

94

92

87

85

84

84

96

101

84

80

180

163

*122

108

108

101

96

92

145

-

3,018

108

2.13

2.21

Mar.

158

130

151

130

120

114

110

110

 110

108

106

105

164

252

166

146

137

130

173

156

137

128

132

270

228

 234 326

207

185

171 

225

5,019

162

3.20

3.68

Apr.

*204

179

163

153

144

148

142

135

126

124

122

116

114

122

114

143

139

120

114

110

108

106

106

105

105

103

99

96

104

97

3,761

125

2.47

2.76

May

92

90

103

97

89

87

»92

90

84

82

80

80

90

122

94

87

84

84

84

89

84

77

75

73

72

70

69

72

70

72

2,601

83.9

1.65

1.91

June

73

73

98

84

72

67

64

61

»59

61

71

61

83

67

67

79

89

77

65

61

58

55

53

51

49

49

48

45

43

43

1,926

64.2

1.27

1.41

July

43

45

46

59

45

44

41

46

46

46

44

»41

39

41

43

38

37

37

37

35

35

53

48

38

37

38

34

32

32

32

40

1,272

41.0

0.809

0.93

Aug.

45

41

35

»31

30

63

38

32

79

43

34

35

38

34

32

32

32

33

35

48

41

37

33

32

36

44

38

37

34

30

11

1,179

38.0

0.750

0.86

Sept.

27

27

26

25

25

25

»24

23

24

25

25

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

29

11

28

25

24

23

24

23

23

22

22

743

24.8

0.489

0.55

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,150 Win 25 Mean 87.7 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.50

Water year 1953-54: Max 953 Min 22 Mean 82.3 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.02

Peak discharge (base, 900 efs).--Jan. 16 (8 a.m.) 1,270 cfs (5.34 ft); Jan. 22 (9 a.m.) 1,360 ofs 

(5.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

389022 O -56 -11
154 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tuckasegee River at Dlllsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°21'59", long 83°15'38", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Scott 

 Creek and 0.5 mile downstream from U. S. Highway 23 at Dlllsboro, Jackson County.

Drainage area. 347 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1928 to September 1954.

e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,950.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 24, 1934, staff gage at site 

below Scott Creek 0.4 mile upstream at datum 7.27 ft higher.

Average discharge.--26 years, 757 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,250 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.24 ft); mini-

 mum, 42 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 1.62 ft); minimum daily, 107 cfs Sept. 19.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 52,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.96 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,400 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination and computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 17, 1953 

(gage height, 1.60 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record and those

 below 300 cfs, which are good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Dillsboro 

powerplant 0.7 mile above station. Plow partly regulated by Thorpe Lake beginning 

Feb. 12, 1951 (see p. 246), Cedar Cliff lake beginning Apr. 26, 1952 (see p. 250), 

and Bear Creek Lake beginning Oct. 9, 1953 (see p. 250).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1940(M).

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

2.7 

3.0

90

111

159

218

333

479

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.2

780

1,130

2,000

3,050

4,630

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

298

443

290

166

316

211

211

236

314 

410

514

612

378

634

628

552

198

125

219

482

434 

401 

386

266

145

160 

316

308

283

264

250

10,450

337

-

-

Nov.

125

152

278

*284

268

276

266

244

157 

275

270

278

270

310

289

351

270

2S1

284

288

242

204 

295

294

321

295 

294

308

308

300

8,077

269

-

-

Dec.

322

346

342

550

284

329

278

341

893

Tsi

445

496

344

647

526

446

463

412

437

357

416 

418 

400

362

316

188

211

407

*479

447

437

13,090

422

-

-

Jan.

416

416

442

426

421

402

378

TT2

407 

392

484

*442

418

447

782

3,040

1,070

744

674

638

2,810 

-&§§

2,170

1,790

1,600 

1,200

903

884

614

542

32,974

1,064

-

-

Feb.

634

478

578

520

538

480

384

465

636

768

736

813

820

542

432

448

598

654

642

1,020

1,440 

 1,200 

958

964

909

1,080 

870

647

_*____-

20,254

723

-

-

Mar.

844

1,210

1,200

911

1,200

1,040

835

904

*604 

808

573

558

755

1,320

924

857

1,230

1,200

1,300

1,160

898 

610 

679

1,470

1,360

1,740 

17575

1,330

1,200

1,290

1,520

33,065

1,067

-

-

Apr.

1.600

1,410

1,260

1,150

1,240

1,400

1,370

856

724 

698

624

559

?53

925

1,020

*1,220

1,250

998

1,040

962

617 

1,070 

890

808

788

820 

902

648

710

782

29,294

976

-

-

May

736

730

725

778

938

526

*662

1.040

832 

784

344

348

361

712

626

476

608

994

986

1,000

455 

334 

313

380

454

452 

452

378

389

"332 309

18,454

595

-

"

June

376

482

591

599

512

390

408

400

*344 

367

362

319

464

350

475

613

644

"575 820

555

360 

466 

564

542

538

354 

287

238

294

294

13,582

453

-

-

July

285

282

336

400

271

300

196

296

328 

323

282

*318

319

320

336

272

180

176

234

292

388 

427 

411

270

165

300 

445

466

490

454

518

10,080

325

-

Aug.

360

228

438

304

294

534

376

3240

3640 

3355

a315

a415

a320

a270

a!82

a270

3325

a295

a310

a305

3380 

3340 

a355

3550

a290

*308 

300

330

274

'26"§ 160

10,332

333

-

-

Sept.

256

254

252

225

111

111

 119

286

706 

531

228

116

111

250

243

240

250

204

107

131

345 

312 

254

234

246

248 

254

245

250

270

7,389

246

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,430 Min 125 Mean 597 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.36

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,490 Min 107 Mean 557 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.19

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfa).--Jan. 16 (9 a.m.) 4,540 cfs (7.14 ft); Jan. 22 (1:30 p.m.) 

6,250 cfs (8.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Bryson City and 

at Tuckasegee.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, H. C.

155

Location. Lat 35°27'42", long 83°21'13", on right bank 200 ft upstream from county 

bridge, 0.5 mile south of Birdtown, Swain County, 0.6 mile downstream from Adams 

Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Goose Creek, and 2.2 miles southwest of Cherokee.

Drainage area.--184 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1945 to September 1946, July 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,843.30 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 10, 1945, to September 30, 1946, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 506 cfs.

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 7,970 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 7.95 ft); minimum, 82 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

1945-46, 1948-54: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 12.0 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,200 cfs on basis of computation 

of peak flow over dam; minimum, that of Nov. 19, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

O.6

1.0

1.2 

1.5

67

89

114

172

239

365

2.0 

3.O 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.6

640 

1,400 

2.40O 

3,58O 

4,950 

5,850

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

109

109

1O4

1O2

102

*99

96

96

96

96

94

94

92

102

106

99

94

94

92

92

89 

89 

89

89

89

87

122

139

151

120

120

3,152

102

0.554

0.64

Nov.

117

117

112

106

102

96

92

89

89

89

89

*89

89

89

JLZ

87

87

87

87

89

185 

188 

392

182

274

185

148

134

120

120

3,817

127

0.690

0.77

Dec.

114

109

109

481

329

297

546

291

1,170

*1,180

526

652

562

1.220

714

514

399

291

b270

b300

324

365 

370

307

291

270

255

255

291

262

243

13,307

429

2.33

2.69

Jan.

222

211

228

208

201

*198

182

185

182

191

414

262

b210

b260

1,480

*5,540

1,740

1,030

777

872

3,870 

5,720 

3,880

1,970

1,360

1,050

998

819

700

640

35,980

1,161

6.31

7.27

Feb.

526

504

487

455

423

403

379

360

*352

342

338

316

295

295

286

303

418

316

295

618

867 

556 

476

460

429

399

375

632

_

11,905

425

2.31

2.41

Mar.

960

670

721

628

562

514

476

470

475

476

*504

568

756

1,200

798

664

598

556

622

652

562 

514 

532

1,440

1,270

2.240

1,390

1,130

952

833

1,240

24,968

805

4.38

5.05

Apr.

* 1.260

1,060

930

826

735

688

707

652

598

556

538

550

514

509

504

713

962

688

628

562

526 

498 

482

487

470

526

482

455

444

429

18,999

633

3.44

3.84

May

403

389

403

399

365

352

*365

399

356

338

324

316

295

598

444

394

370

365

408

429

455 

399 

370

352

334

320

307

303

312

303

274

11,441

369

2.01

2.31

June

322

381

342

324

291

27O

258

247

247

251

232

236

330

*278

286

295

356

365

338

312

270 

251 

236

222

214

204

198

191

182

iifi.

8,107

270

1.47

1.64

July

175

178

185

446

294

228

182

211

265

211

185

169

163

157

157

154

151

163

151

148

160 

410 

*401

218

178

172

163

157

151

148

148

6,279

203

1.10

1.27

Aug.

169

191

163

145

142

442

^78

188

396

286

208

182

188

169

157

151

148

145

142

174

204

160 

154

154

148

*166

151

278

324

175

6,186

200

1.09

1.25

Sept.

a!65

a!60

al50

a!40

a!30

a!25

a!20

alls

allo

166

al45

a!35

a!25

alls

109

104

102

125

102

114

169 

136 

109

102

96

96

*96

92

89

89

3,631

121

0.658

0.73

Calendar year!953 : Max 6,360 Mln 87 Mean 413 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.46

Water year 1953-54 : Max 5,720 Min 87 Mean 405 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.87

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Jan. 16 (4 a.m.) 7,970 cfs (7.95 ft); Jan. 22 (9 p.m.) 7,89O 

cfs (7.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of. weather records and records for Scott 

Creek above Sylva and Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
156 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'40", long 83°26'50", on left bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 288 at Bryson City, Swain County, and 0.6 mile downstream from Deep 

Creek.

Drainage area.--655 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1897 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey.

Records prior to October 1913 revised in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34 and 

North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,716.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Nov. 7, 1897, to Feb. 2, 1914, and May 18, 

1920, to June 27, 1927, staff gages at bridge 400 ft upstream at same datum. Feb. 3, 

1914, to May 17, 1920, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--56 years (1898-1954), 1,573 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.35 ft); minimum, 220 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 0.60 ft); minimum daily, 246 cfs Sept. 13, 20.

1897-1954: Maximum discharge, 61,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.96 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 10, 1925; minimum gage height, 

0.47 ft Oct. 26, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 31 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 1925, caused by 

filling reservoir on Oconaluftee River; minimum daily during normal regulation, 186 cfs 

Oct. 13, 1925.

Flood in May 1840 reached a stage of 21 ft, from survey by the Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown In the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

-

403,758

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

803

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

403

523

453

523

523

523

523

543

563

583

603

623

643

663

683

743

758

Water 

year

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1933

1934

Date

Sept. 3, 1898

Mar. 19, 1899

Feb. 13, 1900

May 21, 1901

Feb. 28, 1902

Mar. 23, 1903

Jan. 22, 1904

Jan. 12, 1905

Sept. 30, 1906

Nov. 19, 1906

Feb. 15, 1908

June 4, 1909

Dec. 13, 1909

Apr. 5, 1911

Mar. 29, 1912

Mar. 27, 1913

Apr. 20, 1914

Dec. 25, 1914

Dec. 18, 1915

Mar. 4, 1917

Jan. 28, 1918

Dsc. 22, 1918

Apr. 2, 1920

Dec. 14, 1920

Jan. 21, 1922

Dec. 17, 1922

Jan. 11, 1924

Dec. 8, 1924

Jan. 18, 1926

Dec. 28, 1926

Aug. 16, 1928

Mar. 14, 1929

Dec. 28, 1932

Mar. 3, 1934

Discharge 

(cfs)

£22,000

32,500

£17,500

£32,000

£39,300

£21,100

£9,080

£13,500

£17,500

48,300

£17,500

£17,100

£6,900

£18,200

£14,800

£28,000

£4,610

11,600

24,400

39,000

26,200

19,600

41,100

16,800

21,800

14,100

10,700

12,500

13,500

13,100

21,600

13,800

22,000

17,900

Gage height 

(feet)

g9.3

gll.6

g8.0

gll.5

g!2.8

g9.0

g5.4

g6.8

g8.0

g!4.2

g8.0

g7.9

g4.5

g8.2

g?.2

glO.7

g3.5

6.2

9.85

g!2.8

10.3

8.6

hlS.l

gV.8

g9.2

g7.0

g5.9

g6.5

g6.8

g6.7

9.15

6.90

9.25

8.13

£ Not previously published.

g From graph based on gage readings.

h From high-water mark.

Remarks. Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above 

station. Flow regulated by Thorpe Lake beginning Feb. 12, 1941 (see p. 246), Cedar 

Cliff Lake beginning Apr. 26, 1952 (see p. 250), Bear Creek Lake beginning Oct. 9, 1953 

(see p. 250), and two small reservoirs with combined capacity of about 250 cfs-days.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 523: 1916, 1918-20. WSP 823: Drainage area. See also 

Records available. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water years 1907, 1916-20, superseding those published in Bulletin 34, Tennessee Division of Geology, and WSP 453, 523, are given herein:
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 157

Taokasegee River at Bryson City, N. C.--Continued

Revised figures of daily discharge, in cubic feet per second

Date

1906

Nov. 18

19

1915

Dec. 17

18

19

29

30

31

1916

July 9

10

11

12

17

20

21

22

1917

Mar. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1918

Jan. 7

Discharge

9,960

25,600

5,310

16,200

5,710

11,200

7,150

5,150

8,340

8,990

6,630

4,550

5,480

5,020

5,660

4,650

6,100

5,150

12,100

28,000

12,700

7,660

5,890

5,600

4,570

10,300

6,480

5,730

8,800

6,550

5,460

4,740

1,000

Date

1918-Con.

Jan. 8

9

10

11

28

29

30

31

Apr. 2

3

4

5

Oct. 14

15

16

17

IS

24

28

29

30

31

Dec. 22

23

1919

Aug. 2

3

5

7

8

9

10

11

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

900

850

900

1,100

14,100

8,180

9,550

6,900

1,254

1,188

1,201

1,162

800

700

650

620

600

7,150

8,180

14,100

7,150

4,820

17,800

6,430

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,100

1,000

960

900

860

1,200

1,100

1,000

950

900

850

820

Date

1919-Con.

Aug. 21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

9

Discharge

300

900

850

780

740

720

700

680

1,100

900

760

700

660

640

620

600

580

560

550

550

700

640

600

580

570

560

550

540

800

850

900

950

650

600

550

530

520

510

500

800

750

. 1907. 19

Date

1919-Con.

Oct. 10

11

12

17

18

19

20

21

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

29

6-20

Discharge

700

660

660

900

850

800

750

700

1,200

1,000

900

850

800

760

750

1,200

950

850

800

760

740

720

700

680

680

1,400

1,200

1,100

1,000

900

850

800

750

720

710

700

700

700

1,000

900

Month

Water year 1906-7 ...................

Calendar year 1915. .................

Calendar year 1916. .................

Calendar year 1917. .................

Calendar year 1918. .................

Water year 1918-19..................

October 1919. . ........................

Water year 1919-20. .................

Maximum

25,600

16,200

16,200

8,990

28,000

17,800

17,800

22,500

Minimum

515

595

616

520

522

522

500

500

Mean

1,740

1,650

1,740

1,930

1,870

1,620

1,800

1,930

Per square

mile

2.66

2.52

2 99

2.66

2.85

1.92

2.47

2.75

2.95

Runoff in 

inches

36.04

5.06

34.26

5.95

40.74

36.20

10.70

39.90

38.67

26.17

4.50

33.57

1.81

37.26

40.03
158 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tackasegee River at Bryson City, N. C. Continued

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

220

290

545

1,090

1.B10

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.6

3,590

5,710

8,180

11,000

12,800

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

220

285

530

1,070

1,780

3.0 3,570

4.0 5,710

5.0 8,180

5.6 9,830

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

483

467

622

322

486

388

310

442

394

637

564

704

600

776

810

756

504

283 

276

589

618

582 

552

512

293

262 

45?

570

504

484

457

15,743

508

_

-

Nov.

306

290

453

455

455

455

455

438

290

421

455

446

446

446

500

482

509

446 

464

464

602

464 

862

597

730

592 

*527

500

527

491

14,565

486

-

-

Dec.

473 BIBSIS

1,190

768

751

1,020

751

2,210

2.710

1,250

1,430

1,190

2,270

1,600

1,230

1,030

850 

910

828

828

946 

*934

795

773

574 

554

710

898

839

795

32,170

1,038

-

-

Jan.

740

730

762

751

720

710

S9o~ 640

680

700

1,010

839

670

817

2,590

*11,100

4,060

2,400 

1,920

1,650

8,170

12,800 

9,?96

5,480

3,990

3,280 

2,930

2,240

2,020

1,680

1,450

88,009

2,839

_

-

Feb.

1,440

1,300

1,230

1,300

1,210

1,160

986

950

1,140"

1,350

1,210

1,280

1,310

998

998

962

1,120

1,210 

1,060

1,780

2,900

2,106 

1,810

*1,600

1,560

1,660 

1,560

1,650

-

38,834

1,387

_

-

Mar.

2,440

2,240

2,420

1,960

2,130

1,940

1,620

1,700

1,370

1,560

1,540

1,460

1,700

3,120

2,120

1,910

2,070

2,070 

2,200

2,270

1,860

1,380 

1,500

3,400

3,470

4,970 

3,790

3,260

*2,670

2 490

3 200

71,570

2,309

_

-

Apr.

5,650

5,030

2,750

2,420

2,300

2,420

2,480

1,960

1,660

1,520

1,470

1,340

1,700

1,700

1,690

2,050

2,750

2,000 

1,910

1,860

1,410

1,700 

1,630

1,570

1,510

1,500 

*1,600

1,410

1,260

1^410

57,620

1,921

.

-

May

1,310

1,280

1,300

1,580

1,480

1,120

1,050

1,640

1,54(5

1,400

866

797

842

1,400

1,280

1,140

962

1,510 

1,570

1,570

1,270

854 

808

786

914

*902 

878

866

878

700

680

34,773

1,122

_

-

June

786

1,070

950

1,180

890

764

753

764

720

720

751

700

797

850

819

962

1,140

1,450 

1,076

986

866

755 

*926

890

854

690

584

575

476

56T

25,242

841

_

-

July

550

557

640

948

690

640

485

593

584

779

593

467

658

557

595

521

458

416 

424

548

557

890 

1.010

700

432

440 

670

708

710

686

*688

19,172

618

_

-

Aug.

790

550

559

658

495

1,000

794

538

1.050

771

598

555

680

485

592

400

586

548 

476

559

630

611 

562

878

500

555 

542

*578

762

424

485

18,949

611

_

-

Sept.

467

440

440

408

292

266

252

359

695

840

448

266

246 550"

376

568

576

592

252

246

490

512 

424

585

358

379 

578

565

361

*586

11,797

593

_

-

Calendar'year 1953: Max 15,200 Mln 262 Mean 1,225 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.38

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,800 Mln 246 Mean 1,174 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.33

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Jan. 16 (10 a.m.) 14,700 cfs (7.18 ft); Jan. 22 (10 p.m.)

18,700 cfs (8.35 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 159

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°29'06", long 83°30'15", on right bank in Great Smoky Mountain National 

Park, 1.1 miles downstream from Mill Creek, 3.6 miles upstream from Fontana Lake, and 

5 miles northwest of Bryson City, Swain County.

Drainage area. 13.8 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,280 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--19 years, 43.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 987 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 4.21 ft); minimum, 

5.0 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 1,530 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 4.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 540 cfs on basis of critical-depth determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 3.5 cfs Oct. 24, 1939 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1936, 1937-39(M).

Rating tables, 

height,

0.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

Oct. 1

5.8

8.2

11

19

28

41

water year 1953-54, except periods of lei 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per

to Jan. 15

1.8 59

2.0 81

2.3 126

2.6 189

3.0 313

3.6 600

Jan. 16 to

0.7 4.2

.8 6.1

.9 8.7

1.0 12

1.2 20

e effect (( 

second)

Sept. 30

1.4 32

1.6 44

1.8 60

2.0 81

(gage

ing table above 2.0 ft. 

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.2

*7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.2

8.2

3.0

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6?8

6.8

12

TT

12 

9.1

9.4

252.7

8.15

0.591

0.68

Nov.

9.4

9.4

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.0

*7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

8.7

24

27

28

15

23

14

12

11

10 

10

326.3

10.9

0.790

0.88

Dec.

9.4

9.1

9.1

50

23

41

37

23

123

89

*41

60

48

85

56

45

b39

b35

b28

b30

34

44

39

34

32

30

28

29

32 

28

26

1,236,6

39.9

2.89

3.33

Jan.

25

24

25

23

22

*22

21

20

20

24

38

22

b!9

23

267

542

182

109

82

89

366

596

374

192

130

98

102

80

70 

64

57

3,728

120

8.70

10.05

Feb.

53

50

48

45

41

39

38

36

34

*34

33

30

29

29

28

32

35

29

28

48

46

37

34

35

33

32

30

15

-

1,059

37.8

2.74

2.85

Mar.

70

55

59

52

48

45

43

43

43

*43

44

48

67

77

57

52

48

46

54

53

46

44

46

126

127

165 Tie

97

81 

73

2,094

67.5

4.89

5.64

Apr.

104

89

79

70

64

60

57

56

52

48

46

44

*42

42

41

61

60

50

46

43

41

40

41

43

46

45

42

41

43 

42

1,578

52.6

3.81

4.25

May

40

38

43

41

38

37

39

40

36

34

34

33

35

46

39

36

34

34

*34

34

32

30

29

28

26

26

25

25

28

25 

15

1,042

33.6

2.43

2.81

June

37

33

33

30

28

26

25

24

23

22

20

20

24

22

24

33

41

39

36

31

28

25

24

22

20

20

19

*18

17 

i§

780

26.0

1.S8

2.10

July

16

15

16

17

15

15

14

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

11

10

15

*'20 36

14

12

12

11

11

11 

10

10

429

13.8

1.00

1.16

Aug.

11

13

11

9.7

9.0

26

13

11

34

17

13

12

12

11

10

9.4

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.2

8.4

8.7

9.7

9.0

16

14

11

14

14

10

*8 . 7

379.9

12.3

0.891

1.02

Sept.

8.2

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.6

7.9

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.3

6.1

ia6.6

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.5

*5.3

5^2

5.2 

5.2

188.7

6.29

0.456

0.51

Calendar year 1953: Max 409 Mln 6.5 Mean 37.9 Cfsm 2.75 In. 37.31

Water year 1953-54: Max 596 Mln 5.2 Mean 35.9 Cfsm 2.60 In. 35.28

Peak dischare:e (base, 600 cfs). --Jan. 16 (12:30 a.m.) 987 cfs (4.21 ft): Jan. 22 (5:30 D.m. )

966 cfs (4.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
160 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Tennessee River at Fontana Dam, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°26'44", long 83°48'19", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Fontana 

Dam, Swain and Graham Counties, 5.3 miles upstream from Twenty Mile Creek, and at 

mile 60.6.

Drainage area. 1,571 sq mi.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1954. Prior to October 1944, published as 

"near Fontana.''

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,270.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1944, at site 500 ft upstream at datum 5.09 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1944, to Feb. 12, 1945, at site 1,200 ft 

downstream at present datum. Feb. 13, 1945, to Sept. 25, 1946, discharge computed 

from powerplant records at Fontana Dam. Since Sept. 25, 1946, auxiliary water-stage 

recorder 2 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 16 years, 3,586 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 8,100 cfs at times after Feb. 4 (capacity of 

three turbines) ; maximum gage height, 8.49 ft Sept. 22; minimum discharge, 40 cfs at 

times; minimum gage height, 3.99 ft Jan. 23; minimum daily, 857 cfs June 6.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 71,200 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.94 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs on basis of computation of flow into Cheoah Lake below station; minimum daily, 5 cfs (estimated leakage 

prior to installation of turbines) Nov. 8-11, 1944, Dec. 24, 1944, to Jan. 1, 1945.

Floods of May 1840 and March 1867 reached stages of 21 and 23 ft, respectively 

(former datum) , from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Thorpe, Nantahala, Bear Creek, 

CecEr Cliff, and Fontana Lakes (see pp. 246,250).

Revisions. WSF 973: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

3,510

3,790

3,020

2,160

4,330

4,610

4,490

3,910

4,460

2,880

2,780

4,300

4,220

4,180

4,300

4,380

3,240

2,590

4,470

4,310

4,220 

4,250

4,370

3,350

*3,140

4,630

3,900

4,560

4,710

3,780

3,440

120,280

3,880

Nov.

2,120

4,470

4,530

4,850

4.880

4,640

4,500

3,490

4,860

4,130

4,390

4,410

4,510

3,780

2,770

4,550

*4,240

3,300

3,460

2,710

2.040

2,150

2,290

3,560

4,140

2,670

2,660

2,750

2,220

3,080

 

108,150

3.605

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

3,490

3,200

3,130

2,750

1,900

1,560

2,650

2,470

2,940

2,370

3,070

2,130

1.360

2,890

2,900

3,500

3,470

4.490

3,410

2,320

3,210 

*3,090

3,930

3,100

1,550

2,040

2,100

3,890

3,800

3,600

3,230

89.340

2,882

Jan.

4,060

3,430

2,070

3,690

4,090

3,970

4,430

3,960

3,670

3,090

4,200

4,220

4,750

4,290

3,160

1,970

2,290

4,100

3,340

2,860

1,650 

2,830

2,000

1,890

2,530

*3,320

2,850

3,610

3 020

2,950

2,830

101,120

3,262

Feb.

3,670

4,220

4,750

5,080

4,690

3,630

3,290

4,290

4,260

3,060

4,010

4,390

3,580

2,860

2,630

3,360

4,160

3.360

2,790

3.400

2.410 

3,500

*3,950

3,690

3,610

3,260

2,870

1,650

 

100,420

3,586

Mar.

3,310

4.660

4,350

3.820

3,890

3.450

2.790

3.730

3.470

2,840

2.690-

2.390

1,700

2,040

3,540

2,800

*2,940

3,210

3,150

2,790

1,650 

4,040

4,130

3,830

3,400

2,560

2,950

2,050

4,190

4,020

3,550

99,910

3,223

Apr.

4,100

3,650

2,180

1,260

3,540

3.550

3,920

4,050

3,950

2,730

1,570

2,640

2,600

2,350

2,490

2,970

2,790

1.280

3,110

*3,250

3,750 

4,300

4,490

2,100

1,800

3,600

3,970

4,870

3,680

4,020

 

94,540

3,151

May

4,190

3,040

5,130

5.420

5,070

4,640

5,300

4,250

2,640

4,480

4,080

4,140

4,640

3,720

2,750

1,830

3,490

3,230

3,800

3,780

3,450 

1,580

1,260

*4,360

5,070

5,160

4,010

3,290

2,240

2,060

3,350

111,450

3,595

June

3,050

2,450

2,440

3,150

1,590

857

1,960

3,550

1,650

1,640

1,690

1,840

950

2,770

2,840

1,980

2.740

3,250

1,410

1,060

*3,470 

5,480

5,950

5.050

4,860

2,400

1,720

3,460

2,710

2,520

 

76,247

2,542

July

2,600

3,290

1,740

1,730

1.620

2,190

2,220

2,960

2,620

1,930

2,100

3,280

3,190

5,670

2,420

2,700

2,650

1,980

3,290

2,880

3,210 

*2,880

3,010

2,740

2,570

2,940

3,200

2,510

3,250

2,590

2,930

82.890

2,674

Aug.

3,510

2,930

2,800

3,250

*3.830

2,860

3,420

3,130

3,610

4,250

3,780

3.760

1,830

3,240

2,400

3,560

3,580

3,260

3,240

3,250

2,560 

2,580

3,790

4,010

3,600

3,680

3,780

3,150

2,590

3,690

2,640

101.540

3,275

Sept.

2,630

3,300

3,140

2,590

2,540

2,540

4,420

4,030

5.270

4,060

2,530

1,780

*3,160

3,950

3,270

3,560

3,350

3,340

4,230

4,980

3,420 

3,130

3,420

3,980

2,740

2,340

4,600

4,800

4,180

4,090

 

105,170

3,506

Observed Adjustedt

lax 4,880 Mln 677 Mean 3,105 Mean 3,086 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.66

"lax 5,420 Min 857 Mean 3,263 Mean 3,057 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Thorpe, Nantahala, and Fontana Lakes.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 161

Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Term.

Location. Lat 35°30'24", long 84°00'14", on right bank 250 ft downstream from Scona 

Lodge Ferry, two-thirds of a mile west of Calderwood, Blount County, Z\ miles downstream from Calderwood Dam, and at mile 41.1.

Drainage area. 1,862 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1912 to December 1918, January 1921 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1927, staff gages and waterstage recorders at several sites within 1 mile of present site at various daturas.

Average discharge. 38 years (1912-18, 1922-54), 4,306 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 3.86 ft); minimum daily, 1,070 cfs June 20.

1912-18, 1921-54: Maximum discharge, 82,000 cfs Mar. 4, 1917; maximum gage height 

observed, 11.75 ft Mar. 4, 1917, before breaking of levee near gage; minimum discharge 

observed, 16 cfs May 28, 1950; minimum daily, 102 cfs Aug. 31, 1947.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by several reservoirs above station (see p. 245).

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Aluminum Co. of America.

RevlslonsTwater years). tfSP 803; 1933-35. WSP 823: 1917(M) , drainage area. WSP 923: 

1930.Monthly figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches 

from December 1927 to September 1941 may be considerably in error owing to regulation 

from one or more reservoirs above station and should not be used. Revised figures of 

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for some days in the water years 1912, 1916, and 

1926, superseding those published in WSP 523 and 623, are given herewith:

July 5, 1912.......... 5,490

June 17, 1916.......... 14,39O

May 17, 19Z6.......... 3,4,30

Month

July 1912 ........................

Calendar year 1912 .............

Calendar year 1916 .............

Calendar year 1926. ............

Maximum

36,100

40,670

27,470

27,900

Minimum

1,798

1,860

1,160

Mean

4,820

5,110

4,990

3,820

Per square

mile

2.59

2.74

2.68

2.05

Runoff in 

inches

37.33

40.06

36.47

27.85

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

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Oct.

4,580

4,090

3,560 

3,340

4,690

4,600

4,850

4,600

4,590

3,630

3,520

4,600

*4,920 

5,020

4,430

4,520

3,320

2,890 

4,950

4,870

4,740 

4,550

4,300 

3,340

3,170

4,530

4,230

4,820

5,320

3,870

3,390

131,830

4,253

Nov.

2,160

4,880

4,550 

5,230

5.250

4,820

4,190

3,280

5,070

*4,540

4,630

4,860

4,910 

3,890

2,890

4,390

4,040

3,320 

3,240

2,720

2,330 

1.950

3,260 

3,410

4,550

2,810

3,160

2,970

2,500

3,370

113,170

3,772

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

3,390

3,450

3,460 

2,890

2,100

1,470

*2 , 810

2,860

3,440

2,560

3,390

2,180

1,480 

3,580

3,060

4,110

4,770

5.050 

3,950

2,500

3,770 

3,810

4,500 

4,200

2,180

2,930

2,440

4,240

4,450

4,530

4,370

103,920

3,352

Jan.

4,260

4,160

2,810 

4,460

4,830

5,370

4,810

4,660

4,440

3,620

4,620

5,280

5,150 

4,790

5,180

5,540

2,950

5,170 

3,790

3,900

6.520 

6,390

4,040 

2.300

3,440

4,270

3,520

4,060

3,880

2,770

2,710

133,700

4,313

Feb.

4,840

4,700

5.750 

5,680

5,140

4,200

3,660

*4,940

4,680

3,600

4,600

5,330

3,890 

3,240

3,090

4,530

4,890

4,260 

3,620

3,660

2,450 

4,270

4,910 

5,040

4,590

4,390

3,250

2.160

-

119,360

4,263

Mar.

4,930

5,620

6,270 

5,430

5,130

5,130

3,090

*4,540

4,480

3,830

3,500

3,320

2,060 

2,470

4,720

4,070

3,830

4,000 

4,270

3,240

2,180 

4,900

4,850 

5,340

5,280

4,910

5,000

3,440

5,240

5,080

5 220

135,370

4,367

Apr.

5,540

4,590

3,190 

1.760

4,860

4,520

4,800

4,600

4,980

3,660

2,450

3,510

3,440 

3,190

3,140

4,140

3,220

2,270 

4,510

4,050

4,570 

5,460

5,430 

3,190

2,530

4,820

5,390

6.140

4,750

5,020

123,720

4,124

May

5,220

4,360

6,040 

6.260

5,740

5,320

6,O1O

5,350

3,060

5,050

4,630

*4,830

5,320 

4,920

3,190

2,570

3,950

4,060 

4,790

4,950

4,720 

2,280

1,670 

4,810

4,090

4,160

4,590

4,430

2,910

3 350 

4^500

137,130

4,424

June

4,650

4,020

4,O6O 

4,330

2,790

2,550

3,140

3,760

2,610

2,810

*2,980

2,740

1,210 

3,640

3,750

3,220

3,820

4,220 

2,870

1.070

3,490 

4,540

5,270 

6,060

6.140

3,620

1,550

4,120

4,160

3,540

106,730

3,558

July

4,O6O

3,960

2,410 

1,780

2,660

3,700

2,980

3,760

3,620

2,960

2,350

3,880

4,200 

4,600

*3,240

3,950

3,300

2,730 

4,090

4,190

3,960 

3,840

3,980 

3,340

2,610

3,350

3,570

3,250

3,820

3,600

3,420

107,160

3,457

Aug.

4,270

3,540

3,920 

3,430

4,230

3,390

4,470

3,860

4,390

*4,970

4,790

4,200

2,620 

3,540

2,650

4,540

4,610

3,680 

3,830

3,540

3,270 

3,020

4,420 

4,540

4,230

4,120

4,090

3,890

3,030

4,030

3,260

120,370

3,883

Sept.

3,520

4,110

3,140 

3,080

2,330

2,600

5,230

4,720

5,010

*5,060

3,160

1,910

3,870 

4,210

3,970

4,000

3,400

3,500 

4,540

5,350

4,100 

3,850

4,060 

4,470

3,180

2,480

5,240

4,900

4,670 

4,400

118,060

3,935

Observed Adjustedt

Max 6,480 Mln 1,370 Mean 3,743 Mean 3,729 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.19

viax 6,520 Min 1,070 Mean 3,974 Mean 3,764 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.44

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Pontana, Cheoah, Calderwood, Nantahala, Thorpe, and Santeetlah Lakes.
162 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°21'42", long 84°16 I 44", on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

Tellico Plains-Rafter road, 0.4 mile downstream from Laurel Creek, 0.8 mile east of 

Tellico Plains, Monroe County, and at mile 28.2.

Drainage area. 118 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1954. Published as "near Tellico Plains" 

October 1927 to September 1930.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 846.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 20, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1927, staff gage 

at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1930, staff gage at site half a 

mile upstream at datum 8.29 ft higher.

Average discharge. 29 years, 280 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.21 ft); 

minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 29, 30 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 15,100 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 12.82 ft), fror 

rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 7, 1925 [gage height, 

0.25).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revisec 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supplj 

papers indicated:

WSP

643 

663 

803

Water 

year

1927 

1928 

1936

Date

June 12, 

Sept. 2, 

Feb. 4,

1927 

1928 

1936

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,260 

5,950 

t!3,200

Gage height 

(feet)

9.49 

7.7 

12.20

t From rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting.

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

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

1936, 1940 and 1944, superseding those published in WSP 803, 893, and 1003, are given 

herewith:

1936 

Feb. 4.......... 6,710

1940 

Apr. 28.......... 309

29.......... 278

1940-Con. 

Apr. 30.......... 266

1944 

June 4.......... 154

5.. ........ 146

Month

February 1936. ...........

Water year 1935-36..... 

Calendar year 1936. ....

April 1940... ............

Water year 1939-40..... 

Calendar year 1940.....

Water year 1943-44..... 

Calendar year 1944.....

Cfs -days

114,076 

114,116

53,704 

57,813

90,309 

92,639

Maximum

6,710

6,710 

6,710

1,320 

1,320

2,710 

2,710

Minimum

250

30 

30

165

28 

36

36 

36

Mean

666

312 

312

369

147 

158

247 

253

Per square 

mile

5.64

2.64 

2.64

3.13

1.25 

1.34

1.03

2.09 

2.14

Runoff In 

Inches

6.09

35.95 

35.98

3.49

16.94 

18.23

1.15

28.47 

29.21
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN , 

Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Term. Continued

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

163

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

84

155

276

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.5 

8.5

465

705

1,240

2,720

4,550

0.9 

1.0 

1.3

1.6 150

2.0 268

2.5 465

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.3 ft.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40 

*39

37

34

33

32

33

32

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

31

31

30

30

30

30

2929"

29

29

29

37

59

-SB- 131

46

1,166

37.6

0.319

0.37

Hov.

43 

*41

40

40

39

37

37

3635-

36

36

36

36

36

36

a36

a36

a36

a37

a40

46

63

210

7Q

135

103

a90

72

59

54

1,660

55.3

0.469

0.52

Dec.

52 

*5050"

114

103

84

177

105

387

482

212

228

203

341

250

188

150

116

160

136

171

222

206

163

144

142

131

114

155

136

123

5,295

171

1.45

1.67

Jan.

a!15 

105

112

*105

101

97

92

90

59" 88

315

177

150

150

1,320

*4,420

1,070

580

434

410

5,070

3,740

1,840

a990

a690

542

542

447

396

356

313

24,956

805

6.82

7.87

Feb.

288

 271

265

258

230

218

203

192

189

183

180

172

158

155

155

166

268

192

177

255

310

249

221

252

236

221

203

608

-------

6,473

231

1.96

2.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,210 Mln 29

Mar.

876 

*519

964

640

456

376

325

299

285

275

265

335- 258

537

408

332

295

275

306

344

285

258

262

1,120

790

 1,590 76"0-

570

470

416

700

15,591

503

4.26

4.91

Apr.

1^070 *645

514

438

388

356

329

332

313

278

268

271

249

55?

249

313

775

575

424

356

317

292

275

292

295

292

262

252

332

332

11,336

378

3.20

3.57

Mean 263

May

275 

252

*310

376

275

278

313

262

239

224

212

227

278

278

249

227

233

262

275

255

227

209

194

197

174

166

158

180

172

153

7,440

240

2.03

2.34

June

624 

*643

$47

372

310

262

230

209

194

183

172

161

164

177

230

241

474

414

321

246

212

189

180

164

150

139

131

126

116

113

7,594

253

2.14

2.39

Cfsm 2.23

July

106 

*101

118

155

ToT

101

93

91

101

88

86

80

74

73

73

69

65

62

62

62

62

88

127

74

65

101

76

69

60

57

54

2,599

83.8

0.710

0.82

Aug.

54 

*71

60

52

47

89

88

58

"53" 162

64

55

55

52

49

46

42

40

39

39

49

58

44

73

47

47

44

57

46

40

36

1,796

57.9

0.491

0.57

Sept.

33 

*31

30

29

28

27

26

25

25

38

31

28

26

26

25

24

24

24

23

25

36

47

3?

29

27

26

25

24

23

2ZL

839

28.0

0.237

0.26

In. 30.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,070 Mln 22 Mean 238 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.33

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). --Jan. 16 (3 a.m.) 6,850 cfs (9.79 ft); Jan. 21 (6 a.m.) 10,300

cfs (11.21 ft); June 1 (8:30 p.m.) 3,140 cfs (7.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage,

and records for Little River near Maryville.
164 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Term.

Location. Lat 35°36'16", long 84°12'43", on right bank at mouth of Tellico River, 100 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 0.3 mile upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, and 0.5 mile south of McGhee, Monroe County.

Drainage area. --2, 443 sq mi, including that of Tellico River.

Records available.--January 1905 to December 1913 (gage heights only, October to December 

iyi3) and October 1918 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. November 

1904 to September 1924 (most records prior to 1919, revised) in Tennessee Division of 

Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 760.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 6, 19S9, chain or staff gages 

located at various sites and datums within 0.4 mile of present site.

Average discharge.--49 years (1905-54), 5,672 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,500 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 15. 22 ft); min1904-54: Maximum discharge (revised), 104,000 cfs Nov. 19, 1906, from rating curve 

extended above 66,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 30.5 ft Apr. 2, 1920, site and datum 

then in use; minimum daily discharge, 500 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 39.0 ft in March 1867, original site and datum.

Revis ions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

t)t)t)t)t

t)t)t

t)t)t)tt)t) 503

503

523

543

563

583

503

523

543

563

583

Water 

year

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

Date

Feb. 9, 1905

Jan. 22, 1906

Nov. 19, 1906

Feb. 15, 1908

June 4, 1909

June 5, 1910

Apr. 5, 1911

Mar. 29, 1912

Mar. 27, 1913

Apr. 19, 1914

Dec. 26, 1914

Dec. 18, 1915

Mar. 5, 1917

Jan. 29, 1918

Oct. 30, 1918

Apr. 2, 1920

Feb. 10, 1921

Jan. 22, 1922

Dec. 18, 1922

Apr. 18, 1924

Dec. 9, 1924

Jan. 19, 1926

Dec. 26, 1926

Sept. 3, 1928

Mar. 23, 1929

Discharge 

(cfs)

37,600

42,600

tt!04,000

30,800

58,000

29,200

41,600

55,200

62,100

18,100

58,400

58,800

tt92,500

64,200

68,700

tt!02,000

60,700

72,300

44,300

39,100

42,300

22,900

49,300

38,500

40,800

Gage height 

(feet)

14.7

16.2

30.0

12.5

20.5

12.0

15.9

19.8

21.5

8.4

20.6

20.7

28.0

22.0

23.8

30.5

22.0

24.6

17.6

16.0

17.0

12.4

20.87

18.0

18.50

t Bulletin 34, Tennessee Division of Geology, 

tt From rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated by several reservoirs above station (see

P- 245). 

Revisions ons [water (wat years).--WSP 803: 1933-35. WSP 823: Drainage area. See also Records

______ liable. Previously published monthly figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second 

per square mile and runoff in inches, for December 1927 to September 1941 do not represent natural runoff owing to regulation from one or more reservoirs above station and 

should not be used. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water years 1905, 1911, 1913, 1915-22, 1925-29, superseding those published in WSP 503, 

523, 543, 603, 623, 643, 663, and 683 and Bulletin 34, Tennessee Division of Geology, 

are given herewith:

Date

1905

Feb. 9

1911

Apr. 6

1913

Mar. 1

2

3

4

5

6

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

35,400

36,700

17,200

12,200

9,860

9,020

8,180

7,620

12,200

10,400

8,740

38,900

46,900

32,000

21,800

16,600

14,200

12,400

13,000

19,000

13,000

Date

1913-Con.

Mar. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1914

Dec . 26

1915

Dec. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

Discharge

11,300

10,400

10,400

34,500

46,600

26,400

20,200

18,400

54 , 500

7,340

49,300

39,600

18,700

13,000

11,000

9,020

7,900

7,620

10,100

8,460

29,800

Date

1915-Con.

Dec. 30

31

1917

Mar. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EO

21

Discharge

40,900

18,100

12,700

32,900

35,700

54 , 100

83,200

47,600

30,100

24,900

22,400

19,000

17,200

15,700

20,200

16,900

16,900

15 , 100

13,100

25,200

17,200

14,800

14,200

Date

1917-Con.

Mar. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1918

Jan. 12

13

15

16

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. 26

30

31

Discharge

20,200

15,700

26,100

42,900

26,100

33,200

36,400

26,400

21,800

13,700

11,000

7,620

7,620

9,300

12,200

18,100

56,800

33,500

46,600

15,500

51,200

45,900

Date

1920

Apr. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1921

Feb. 9

10

11

12

13

1922

Jan. 20

21

22

23

24

Dec. 16

18

Discharge

39,700

73,200

39,100

39,400

28,200

22,400

18,000

15,800

40,100

49,000

27,600

18,600

44,300

34,800

68,200

35,100

20,800

31,000

43,300
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Tennessee River at McGhee , Term. Continued

165

Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1905, 1911, 1913, 

1915-22, 1925-29--Contlnued

Discharge Discharge Date Discharge Discharge Discharge

1924 

Dec. 9

1926 

Jan. 6

18

19

20

22

23

40,700

7,890

14,600

16,600

11,600

9,640

7,640

1926-Con.

Apr. 9

10

12

13

14

10,600

8,140

8,390

17,900

10,900

8,140

14,600

17,900

11,900

1926-Con 

Dec. 22 

23

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

13,200

10,900

26,400

48,500

25,400

23,300

41,300

22,800

15,200

1928

Sept. 2

3

19,700

33,700

22,000

12,100

24,400

16,100

13,900

11,100

1929 

Mar. 1 23,500

31,100

28,900

35,600

27,000

26,200

33,600

Month Per square

mile

Runoff in 

Inches

February 1905........

Water year 1904-5.. 

Calendar year 1905.

April 1911...........

Water year 1910-11. 

Calendar year 1911.

March 1913...........

Water year 1912-13. 

Calendar year 1913.

December 1914........

Calendar year 1914. 

Water year 1914-15.

December 1915........

Calendar year 1915. 

Water year 1915-16.

March 1917...........

Water year 1917 ....

Calendar year 1917.

January 1918.........

Water Year 1917-18.

October 1918.........

Calendar year 1918.

April 1920...........

Water year 1919-20. 

Calendar year 1920.

February 1921........

Water year 1920-21. 

Calendar year 1921.

January 1922.........

Water year 1921-22.

December 1922........

Calendar year 1922. 

Water year 1922-23.

December 1924........

Calendar year 1924. 

Water year 1924-25.

January 1926.........

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

Water year 1925-26.

December 1926........

Calendar year 1926. 

Water year 1926-27.

September 1928.......

Water year 1927-28. 

Calendar year 1928.

March 1929...........

Water year 1928-29. 

Calendar year 1929.

35,400

35,400

35,400

36,700

36,700

36,700

46,900

46,900

46,900

54,500

54,500

54,500

49,300

49,300

49,300

56,800

56,800

51,200

59,000

73,200

73,200

73,200

49,000

49,000

49,000

43,300

68,200

43,300

40,700

40,700

40,700

16,600

17,900

17,900

48,500

48,500

48,500

33,700

33,700

33,700

35,600

35,600

35,600

2,600

5,410

1,650

1,650

10,900

4,750

5,370

12,920

5,040

5,460

6,220

1,650

1,650

17,000

6,300

6,160

3,420

1,220

1,220

2,790

1,650

2,250

12,520

4,790

6,320

10,700

6,370

7,700

13,100

2,020

1,520

26,700

7,930

7,610

1,460

1,460

1,340

720

8,980

5,120

6,330

6,390

4,920

720

1,810

16,600

7,360

7,580

5,420

1,810

1,650

12,700

5,790

5,480

3,310

1,200

1,200

1,070

1,070

12,300

7,270

8,100

7,190

6,720

1,600

1,600

500

5,440

5,420

3,600

1,690

2,980

530

2,780

1,180

1,180

5,300

6,210

3,690

12,200

4,510

5,630

3,080

1,140

2,220

9,150

6,540

6,460

7,900

1,390

1,390

17,000

7,040

7,730

4.46

1.94

2.20

5.29

2.06

2.23

6.96

2.58

2.52

5.12

1.96

2.59

4.38

2.61

3.15

10.93

3.25

3.12

2.59

2.62

6.79

3.01

3.10

5.20

2.37

2.24

5.03

2.98

3.32

2.94

2.75

2.23

2.22

1.47

2.17

2.54

1.51

1.85

2.30

2.68

2.64

2.88

3.16

4.63

26.42

29.88

5.90

28.01

30.32

8.04

35.01

34.24

5.91

26.64

35.11

5.06

35.41

42.88

12.58

44.09

42.27

4.24

28.41

2.99

35.51

7.56

40.99

42.25

5.42

32.19

30.47

5.82

40.42

3.82

39.95

37.36

2.57

30.23

19.99

2.51

2.84

20.52

25.07

31.27

36.43

35.98

39.14

42.96
166 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Term. Continued

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 26 to Apr. 5, June 1-13)

3.6 1,650

5.0 4,380

7.0 9,150

10.0 16,800

13.1 24,800

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

Day

1

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Itotal

Mean

Oct.

4,470

4,380 

3,890 

3,580 

4,370

4,630

4,820

4,660

4,560

4,200

3,760

3,940

*5,000 

5,000 

4,540

4,910

3,930

3,060 

4,090

5,070

4,700

4,610 

4,450

3,730

3,440

3,980

4,290

4,630

5,650

s'Jfo

134,510

4,339

Nov.

2,760

4,800 

5,090 

4,930 

5,360

5,000

4,820

3,430

4,680

«4,820

4,520

4,930

5,090 

4,310 

3,220

4,060

4,360

3,710 

3,400

3,010

2,300

2.200 

3,226

3,620

4,570

3,840

2,900

3,190

2,820

3,020

117,980

3,933

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

3,460

3,560 

3,630 

3,140 

2,630

1,710

«2,360

2,990

3,840

3,970

3,580

3,000

2,150 

3,630 

4,020

4,430

4,720

5.480 

4,720

3,000

3,790

4,080 

4,870

4,450

3,290

2,570

2,950

3,640

4,700

4,860 

4,560

113,830

3,672

Jan.

4,610

4,290 

3.460 

4,llO 

5,000

5,170

5,290

4,610

4,570

4,300

4,930

5,740

5,450 

5,190 

9,300

23,100

14,100

*8,210 

5,840

5,430

21,200

24.600 

19,300

8,720

5,690

5,890

5,290

5,720

5,240

3,970 

4,200

242,520

7,823

Feb.

4,860

5,260 

6,560 

6,560 

6,270

4,930

4,220

*5,430

5,310

4,110

4,820

5,790

4,890 

5,540 

3,560

4,240

5,790

5,070 

4,360

4,150

3,750

4,220 

5,360

5,650

6,100

4,860

3,890

4,200

-

137,750

4,920

Mar.

8,600

8,600 

9,700 

9,280 

7,010

6,410

5,310

»5,050

5,260

4,980

4,590

4,470

3.310 

3,580 

5,070

5,380

4,890

4,540 

4,860

4,170

3,570

4,610 

5,360

9,080

10,000

12,800

9,200

5,980

6,270

7J610

 195,830

6,317

Apr.

10.400

5^070 

5,580 

4,770

5,690

5,430

5,740

5,950

5,050

5,710

5,910

4,150 

3,890 

3,930

4,040

6,250

4,910 

4,840

5,310

5,290

5,740 

6,800

5,000

4,080

5,310

6,290

6,990

5,930

5,360

161,320

5,377

May

5,890

5,330 

6,080 

7,530 

6,820

6,100

6,370

6,730

4,330

4,930

5,190

*4,910

5,450 

6,050 

4,720

3,860

3,890

4,450 

5,240

5,310

5,790

3,750 

2,350

3,800

4,790

4,400

4,380

4,960

3,540

3,540 

4,380

154,660

4,989

June

5,860

7.180 

5,190 

4,720 

3,910

3,010

2,850

3,600

3,310

2,620

*2,970

2,800

1,780 

2,390 

4,790

3,330

4,260

4,820 

4,660

1,870

2,540

4,790 

5,190

6,460

6,290

4,340

2,640

3,180

4,470

3,600

119,420

3,981

July

3,890

4,170 

3,540 

1,910 

2,300

3,460

3,330

3,560

3,670

3,130

2,600

3,210

4,000 

4,680 

*4,220

3,670

3,330

3,270 

3,560

4,040

3,860

3,910 

4,110

3,630

2,560

3,350

3,460

3,480

3,500

3,730 

3,110

108,240

3,492

Aug.

4,080

4,040 

3,600 

3,630 

3,910

4,110

4,110

4,450

4,560

*4,770

5,020

4,700

3,210 

3,190 

3,200

3,820

4,910

3,910 

3,710

3,730

3,620

2,890 

4,150

4,500

4,540

4,330

4,240

4,200

3,330

3 , 820 

3,710

123,990

4,000

Sept.

3,500

3,770 

3,350 

3,250 

2,630

2.370

4,520

4,820

5,000

»5,210

3,790

3,100

3,160 

4,330 

3,950

3,920

3,720

3,420 

4,400

5,360

4,660

3,930 

4,020

4,110

3,750

2,410

4,310

5,190

4,700

4,960

119,610

3,987

Observed Adjustedt

tax 16,000 Min 1,710 Mean 4,669 Mean 4,655 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.86

«ax 24,600 Min 1,710 Mean 4,739 Mean 4,529 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.17

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Santeetlah, Fontana, Thorpe, Cheoah, Calderwood and Nantahala 

Lakes.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 167

Tennessee River at Loudon, Term.

Location.- -La t 35°44'33", long 84°19'56", in second pier from left bank of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 11, at Loudon, Loudon County, 9f miles downstream from Little Tennessee River, 

10? miles downstream from Port Loudoun Dam, 61 miles upstream from Watts Bar Dam, and 

at mile 591.6.

Drainage area. 12,220 sq mi.

Records available . --October 1922 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected in same 

vicinity since 1884 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 726.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, staff gage at Huff 

Perry, 5| miles downstream at datum 6.60 ft lower. Since Feb. 17, 1942, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at Lenoir City, 8f miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge. --32 years, 18,810 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge recorded during year, 81,000 cfs Jan. 16, but may have been 

greater on Jan. 22 or 23 during period of no gage-height record; maximum gage height 

recorded, 18.12 ft Jan. 17; minimum daily discharge, 3,420 cfs Oct. 4; minimum gage 

height, 8.69 ft Feb. 22.

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 169,000 cfs Mar. 28, 1936 (gage height, 25.75 ft); minimum daily, 1,820 cfs Apr. 30, 1950; minimum gage height, 0.82 ft Sept. 12, 1925, site 

and datum then in use.

Flood of Mar. 5, 1917, reached a stage of 32.9 ft, present site and datum (discharge, 

225,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 151,000 cfs). U. S. Weather Bureau 

reports stages of 49.7 ft Mar. 10 or 11, 1867, 42.7 ft Feb. 27, 1875, and 34.9 ft 

Mar. 31, 1886, present site and datum. Flood of Mar. 31, 1886, may have reached a 

higher stage; no readings obtained that year after Mar. 31.

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

Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station.

Revisions.- "WSP 823: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9,360

9,400

9,190

3.420

9,610

8,680 

9,970

10,200

9,080

10,100

5,900 

8,820

*15,500

15,300

15,000

12,400

12,000

5,980

11,700

13,300

11,900

11,200

10,900

9,310

4,250

10,300 

13,600

13,100

14,200

13,100 

9,940

326,710

10,540

-

-

Nov.

7,310

10,400

14,000

13,400

15,600

15,400 

13,300

7,970

*12,100

15,500

15,500 

14,200

13,400

8,810

5.500

11,900

16,200

14,500

16,200

15,900

9,370

6,380

9,950

12,500

14,400

11,300 

10,400

8,160

6,800

11,100

357,250

11 , 910

-

-

Dec.

13,100

15,300

16,900

14,600

10,900

8,160 

10,700

14,600

13,100

12,500

11,300 

9,820

5.700

10,900

15,600

14,700

13,700

19,300

18 , 500

16,200

*17,200

17,700

19,600

16,600

12,900

13,800 

12,900

16,900

15,800

16,300

14,000

439,280

14,170

-

-

Jan.

14,300

14,800

10,800

15,800

11,500

14,400 

19,500

15,100

11,700

6.150

14,900 

18,700

19,800

17,500

22,000

49,800

65,300

18,000

10 , 600

*13,000

52,000

60,000

48,000

35 , 500

31 , 500

40,500 

48 , 000

49,000

39 , 500

28,000 

24,500

840,150

27,100

-

-

Feb.

25,000

22,500

24,000

24,500

24,000

20,000 

18,500

*19,000

20,900

19,200

21,100 

24,600

25,900

20,700

16,600

19,100

16,300

16,300

14,900

13,500

9,260

9.200

16,000

16,000

17,000

14 , 500 

12,500

13,000

-

514,060

18,360

-

-

Mar.

20,000

17,500

18,000

23,500

20,000

19,500 

14,000

14,000

16,000

* 17, 500

16,800 

16,200

20,000

22,200

21,100

18,400

18,200

16,900

17,000

17,000

17,400

19,300

18,600

20,000

23,700

26.600 

21,700

16,800

18,300

10,400

11,700

568,300

18,330

-

-

Apr.

17,500

19,000

10,200

7.560

12,700

11,800 

10,000

16,300

*15,300

11 , 900

9,540 

13,100

15,400

14,900

15,700

15,400

16,600

10,300

10,000

10,200

9,720

9,540

10,800

13,300

14,900

15,000 

17,400

19,500

17,700

14,100

405,360

13,510

-

-

May

8,880

9,480

14,000

12,000

12,000

12 , 500 

17.500

14,000

11,500

12,000

*16,000 

14,300

14,600

13,200

10,300

8,040

9,980

10,500

9,300

9,720

13,000

12,800

15,200

10,300

15,300

13,200 

15,700

13,900

13,500

12,100

11,300

386,100

12,450

-

-

June

15,900

19,000

17,200

9,040

6,640

4.150 

11,200

*15,100

14,200

14,600

12,400 

12,500

12,500

11,700

15,800

16,600

16,600

14,600

14,000

8,510

11,400

18,800

18,800

20,100

18 , 000

17,500 

15,900

10,900

21.900

21,200

436,740

14,560

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 42,600 Mln 2,690 Mean 15,750 Cfsm 1.29

July

20,700

17,100

17,600

12,400

7,910

12,900 

19,400

19,700

20,300

11,000

7,880 

16,600

19,100

*21,100

23,300

21,200

13,700

10,300

17,500

19,100

19,900

20,300

19,500

12,200

13,400

12,700 

20,000

19,100

19,100

16,500 

13,500

514,990

16,610

-

"

Aug.

11,100

17,900

18,300

19,600

19,000

19,600 

13,400

9,000

*14,400

12,700

13,100 

8,610

11,800

10,700

8,000

12,100

19,600

17,900

17,600

21,500

16,400

7.610

12,700

19,200

18 , 900

19,400 

19,600

9,340

8,160

14,000 

17,500

458,720

14,800

-

"

Sept.

14,300

14 , 000

12,900

7,420

5,840

5,980 

15,400

15,000

15,800

15,800

6,920 

4,720

10,800

* 14, 900

15,100

17,900

17,500

8,420

7,650

12,700

15,500

16,500

17,400

18 , 500

9,700

5.980 

l6,760

11,000

10,600 

10,100

362,830

12,090

-

-

In. 17.50

Water year 1953-54: Max 65,300 Mln 3,420 Mean_ 15,370 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.07

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 20 to Feb. 8, Feb. 22 to Mar. 10, and May 3-11; discharge estimated on basis of Fort Loudoun Dam releases combined with records for Little Tennessee River at 

McQhee.
168 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Clinch River at Richlands, Va.

Location. Lat 37°05'10", long 81°46'52", on right bank 1 mile southeast of Richlands, 

Tazewell County, 1.6 miles downstream from Middle Creek, and 2.2 miles upstream from 

Big Creek.

Drainage area.--139 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,923.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 6, 1950, wire-weight gage at 

bridge 1.1 miles downstream at datum 6.53 ft lower.

Average discharge.--8 years, 173 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.42 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.48 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Oct. 13, 19, Nov. 9.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 5,080 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 13.23 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Oct. 8, 9, Nov. 4, 1952, Oct. 2, 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.45 ft 

July 2, 3, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 14 cfs Oct. 7, 1946.

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

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Dot. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

0.6 10

.7 18

1.0 52

1.5 140

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

245

490

780

1,550

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

18

54

137

237

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

488

780

1,550

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*20

17

17

20

19

20

24

21

19

21

20

16

23

21

21

20

20

22

16

22

21

20 

21

21

22

18

22

23

29

27

ii

652

21.0

0.151

0.17

Nov.

23

22

25

*26

21

22

21

21

16

21

27

23

22

22

22

22

28

20

26

20

24

22 

38

38

32

30

23

32

22

22

733

24.4

0.176

0.20

Dec.

28

23

24

22

21

26

26

37

36

41

37

42

57

84

89

*50

42

35

30

26

28

34

27

26

25

24

24

24

27

26

20

1,061

34.2

0.246

0.28

Jan.

24

21

25

19

25

24

20

27

18

23

46

57

74

51

162

1,110

425

200

140

100

132

1,250 

1,120

420

249

181

*159

141

118

107

89

6,557

212

1.53

1.76

Feb.

79

75

75

72

71

65

60

57

54

56

57

56

53

50

55

*51

58

66

68

66

500

1,250 

675

516

250

150

140

110

4,810

172

1.24

1.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,840 Mln 16

Mar.

280

350

560

640

450

300

250

230

260

300

280

250

220

310

360

270

220

190

170

190

190

170 

160

155

*155

720

600

400

3OO

250

280

9,460

305

2.19

2.52

Apr.

260

240

210

180

160

150

170

175

150

140

130

125

115

105

100

150

680 B~40~

*350

300

220

180 

160

140

120

115

110

115

105

105

5,900

197

1.42

1.58

May

90

82

85

90

86

80

75

85

85

76

72

68

64

125

580

400

250

400

580

450

340

270 

220

*180

150

130

230

170

165

290

200

6,168

199

1.43

1.65

June

150

120

105

95

85

75

65

60

*55

90

95

90

65

85

99

132

155

ToT

81

67

60

55 

53

48

46

44

41

40

34

32

2,323

77.4

0.557

0.62

July

34

32

38

69

65

41

45

157

90

53

44

41

38

32

32

32

31

29

71

*83

849

1,230 

530

257

175

133

103

84

74

60

4,620

149

1.07

1.23

Aug.

102

133

99

71

61

71

60

51

48

*44

41

40

38

34

32.

32

32

48

74

55

54

41

40

54

45

82

90

219

149

89

69

2,098

67.7

0.487

0.56

Sept.

*61

51

50

45

44

40

37

37

37

40

48

44

37

37

37

33

33

28

33

68

87

62 

45

37

34

28

29

29

3"2~ 26

1,249

41.6

0.299

0.33

Mean 188 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.28

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,25O Min 16 Mean 125 Cfsm 0.899 In. 12.19

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 efa).--Jan. 16 (ll:3o a.m.) 1.430 cfs (5.73 ft): Jan. 22 (8:3O p.m.) 

2,180 cfs] (7.42 ft); Feb. 22 (4:30 a.m.) 1,640 cfs (6.19 ft); July 22 (2 a.m.) 1,78O cfs (6.51 ft).

* ~ Discharge i/iacnarge measurement maaed on on rnis this aay. day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 9-21, Feb. 25 to June 14; discharge estimated on basis of 

charge measurements, weather records, and records for Clinch River at Cleveland, Clinch River 

Speers Ferry, and North Fork Holston River near Saltville.

5 dis-
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 169

Clinch River at Cleveland, Va.

Location. Lat 36°56'41", long 82°09'18", on right bank 500 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Cleveland, Russell County, 0.5 mile downstream from Muddy Hollow, 2.3 miles 

downstream from Weaver Creek, and 4.4 miles downstream from Thompson Creek.

Drainage area. 528 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,500.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 1, 1931, chain gage on highway 

bridge 500 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1921-23, 1924-54), 679 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,980 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 10.47 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Oct. 24 (gage height, 1 25 ft).

1920-54: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Dec. 22, 1926 (gage height, 23.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 39 cfs Feb. 10, 1934 (gage height, 

0.96 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1926(M).

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17

1.2 38

1.5 102

2.0 225

2.5 390

3.0 610

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

1,160

1,930

3,530

6,380

Apr. 18 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

60

120

215

380

3.0 600

4.0 1,160

5.0 1,890

6.0 2,690

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

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*65 

73

62

58

56

56

58

60

67

65

60

62

60

56

60

58 

58

58 

60

56

56

54.

56

56

54

58

62

71

71

B3-

1,906

61.5

0.116

0.13

Nov.

80 

78

67

*60

67

64

61

60

56

56

56

54

65

62

60

58 

58

56

65

58

67

69 

100

111

122.

102

91

76

67

78

2,122

70.7

0.134

0.15

Dee.

58 

58

65

65

65

65

65

76

98

160

150

150

202

284

590

301 

198

135 

110

100

110

116 

120

105

95

90

90

89

91

91

89

3,881

125

0.237

0.27

Jan.

82

67

71

67

73

65

73

69

58

91

185

232

195

170

424

4,030 

2,810

1,130 

685

506

635

3,510 

*5,620

2,490

1,340

925

735

660

542

466

406

28,412

917

1.74

2.01

Feb.

350 

322

304

294

284

265

248

230

220

222

220

220

205

195

192

*192 

218

259 

265

259

1,790

2,550 

1,230

870

685

565

470

418

_

13,322

476

0.902

0.94

Mar.

1,070 

1,260

2,170

2,410

1,570

1,160

952

898

980

1,150

1,130

980

842

1,130

1,410

1,130 

870

735 

660

710

735

635 

610

610

*588

2.750

2,650

1,650

1,160

952

1,070

36,587

1,180

2.25

2.57

Apr.

1,040 '925

815

710

655

565

655

660

610

542

502

488

448

406

590

498 

2.650

2,550 

*1,570

1,150

865

700 

625

525

476

452

428

444

596

408

25,048

768

1.45

1.62

May

540 

312

312

340

540

305

288

322

326

298

Z84

264

249

476

2,290

1,580 

950

1,110 

2,290

1,730

1,350

1,160 

865

*700

595

500

892

650

625

1,150

810

23,685

764

1.45

1.67

June

560 

464

400

572

522

288

258

235

*225

536

360

294

246

505

580

294 

653

1.040 

510

348

264

228 

Z08

188

171

156

149

135

129

124

9,622

321

0.608

0.68

July

HI

114

161

255

185

142

305

540

280

185

154

133

122

127

142 

120

106 

106

*133

241

2,210 

1,610

838

484

336

261

218

198

188

178

10,304

552

0.629

0.75

Aug.

Hi392

291

210

198

202

188

*152

151

122

112

108

102

104

96 

 124

190 

190

190

185

159

155

180

255

190

294

220

512

238

185

5,914

191

0.362

0.42

Sept.

*li§

124

112

106

100

96

90

90

82

90

94

96

92

86

80 

82

72 

76

152

322

270 

188

142

114

104

96

90

88

84

5,512

117

0.222

0.25

Calendar year 1953 : Max 12,400 Min 54 Mean 667 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.14

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,620 Min 54 Mean 445 Cfsm 0.843 In. 11.44

Peak discharge (base.5,000 cfs).--Jan. 25 (l a.m.) 6,980 cfs (10.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3890ZZ O -56 -12
170 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Guest River at Coeburn, Va.

Location. Lat 36°55'45", long 82°27'23", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 72, 1.0 mile southeast of Coeburn, Wise County, 1.4 miles upstream from 

Jaybird Branch, 1.8 miles downstream from Pine Camp Creek, and 6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 87.3 sq mi.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,925.00 ft above mean sea level (Interstate Railway benchmark).

Average discharge. 5 years, 138 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 6.83 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 25, 26, Nov. 9, 10; minimum gage height, 1.27 ft Sept. 18. 

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 2,850 cfs Jan. 31, 1950 (gage height, 9.93 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 21, 22, 25, 26, Nov. 9, 10, 1953; minimum gage height, that of 

Sept. 18, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

1.2 1.0

1.3 2.0

1.4 5.0

1.5 12

2.0 78

2.5 155

3.0 252

3.5 368

2.0

1.0

3.4

6.0

15

73

2.5 

3.0

4.0 

6.0 

6.3

143

230

475

1,190

1,310

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

179

1.9

1.9

*1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0 

1.9

57.0

1.84

0.021

0.02

Nov.

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

 1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

T76

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.4

6.4

7.0

570

4.6

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.4

74.4

2.48

0.028

0.03

Dec.

2.4

274

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.3

5.4

30

24

15

12

33

*47_

32

b23

b!7

b!3

10

10

11

b!2

b!3

bll

b9.2

b8.4

7.6

7.6

7.6 

b7.4

387.8

12.5

0.143

0.16

Jan.

b9.4

b8.4

8.3

b7.8

b7.5

b7.0

b6.8

b6.4

5.9

972

58

72

b64

b58

314

1,310

460

169

106

81

167

678

750

310

192

137

*131

146

127

106 

87

5,599.7

181

2.07

2.39

Feb.

73

66

60

58

54

48

44

40

37

38

40

35

33

35

30

30

38

41

42

40

150

162

120

94

85

77

69

68

1,707

61.0

0.699

0.73

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,090 Min 1.6

Mar.

268

280

474

430

270

199

167

167

206

290

290

230

206

445

372

238

170

140

118

167

170

143

137

127

117

*400

310

224

175

153

131

7,214

233

2.67

3.08

Apr.

125

121

117

103

87

81

94

97

106

100

92

90

85

63

60

64

87

96

83

*80

. 76

70

70

78

78

96

178

16T

148

127

2,919

97.3

1.11

1.24

Mean 114

May

106

94

89

136

120

103

94

110

96

92

81

73

66

25T

925

460

246

236

280

230

173

132

110

89

78

*70

159

108

90

106 

81

5,084

164

1.88

2.17

June

69

66

63

55

50

43

38

34

41

*46

44

38

48

90

76

87

103

~sr 106

64

50

42

40

37

30

26

23

19

18

16

1,549

51.6

0.591

0.66

July

14

13

21

66

49

29

21

139

146

69

47

36

28

24

22

20

17

14

13

14

*27

142

81

48

34

26

21

18

14

13 

11

1,237

39.9

0.457

0.53

Aug.

12

13

23

23

19

25

IS

12

9.6

*7.8

7.8

7.8

5.7

5.5

5.7

5.2

6.0

6.0

5.2

5.0

5.5

9.6

6.9

7.8

6.0

5.5

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.0 

5.0

291.6

9.41

0.108

0.12

Sept.

4.4

*4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.7

4.4

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.9

279

3.2

35

58

33

18

10

6.9

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.7

4.7

253.6

8.45

0.097

0.11

Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.73

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,310 Min 1.6 Mean 72.3 Cfsm 0.828 In. 11.24

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 ef3).--Jan. 16 (10 a.m.) 1,510 cfs (6.83 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 171

Copper Creek near Gate City, Va.

Location. Lat 36°40'26", long 82°33'57", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

0.2 mile upstream from Plank Camp Creek, 1.1 miles downstream from Obeys Creek, and 

2.6 miles northeast of Gate City, Scott County.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available. September 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,290 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Aug. 30, 1953, wire-weight gage on highway bridge at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 143 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 7.59 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage well); minimum, 17 cfs Dec. 1; minimum gage height, 2.14 ft 

Sept. 17, 18.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs Jan. 30, 1950 (gage height, 13.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings!, from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Dec. 1, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 17, 18, 

1954.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1948. WSP1276: 1950(M).

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

22

Si?T

21

21

*ZZ

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

22

21

690

22.3

0.210

0.24

Nov.

21 

21

21

 21

20

20

19

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

23

25

33

29

28

23

21

20

19

19

632

21.1

0.199

0.22

Dec.

18 

18

18

20

19

21

20

19

30

50

60

80

120

*101

59

40

34

27

25

28

33

31

27

25

22

21

21

24

25

25

24

1,085

35.0

0.330

0.38

Jan.

23 

22

21

20

20

19

20

18

20

35

60

55

40

35

840

1.200

450

250

180

300

900

700

500

400

350

250

220

*176

148

126 in

7,509

242

2.28

2.63

Feb.

96 

90

88

89

83

79

76

72

71

68

64

59

53

51

50

47

*48

50

47

47

98

123

89

78

72

65

62

72

-

1,987

71.0

0.670

0.70

Mar.

328 

278

552

566

286

206

171

*148

142

140

131

117

110

144

171

128

110

100

96

102

99

88

85

85

90

388

264

179

152

139

153

5,748

185

1.75

2.02

Apr.

150 

139

123

112

106

98

106

110

104

93

88

85

78

75

74

76

167

184

117

92

81

*74

72

67

63

5972"

76

75

187

3,003

100

0.943

1.05

May

118 

86

75

82

72

65

64

71

74

65

60

56

56

114

292

171

126

136

270

182

142

116

99

88

81

74

*68

65

68

214

155

3,405

110

1.04

1.20

June

102

89

82

72

65

62

58

55

55

*58

58

100

117

95

83

83

96

79

69

63

58

60

54

50

49

48

45

44

43.

2,109

70.3

0.663

0.74

July

42

42

44

59

65

48

44

49

55

49

43

39

39

38

36

37

36

35

35

*40

42

51

59

37

31

28

27

27

26

26

26

1,253

40.4

0.381

0.44

Aug.

44 

48

65

51

38

38

32

29

28

27

27

*27

27

27

28

28

28

53

43

34

28

27

26

TO

28

30

36

~58 100

35

28

1,158

37.4

0.353

0.41

Sept.

»26 

24

24

23

22

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

I?

19

105

100

60

35

30

28

28

25

23

22

21

875

29.2

0.275

0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,900 Mln 18 Mean 126 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,200 Mln 18 Mean 80.7 Cfsm 0.761 In. 10.34

Peak discharge (base. 1,2OO cfs). Jan. 16 (time unknown) 1,340 cfs (7.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 3-13, Dec. 23 to Jan. 27, Sept. 18-29; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for Clinch River at Speers Perry, Big Moccasin Creek near Gate 

City, and Powell River at Big Stone Gap.

Quillin Spring near Gate City, Va.

Location. La t 36°41'49", long 82 "34'38", 4 miles north of Gate City, Scott County 

Records available.--January to September 1954 (discharge measurements only)

!\ emfj' Maximum discharge measured during period, 3.42 cfs Jan. 28; minimum measured,

0.896 cfs Sept. 1. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements made 50 ft below spring.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, January to September 1954 

Jan. 28.......... 3.42 July 20.......... 1.26

Feb. 17.......... 1.60 Aug. 12.......... .943

Apr. 21.......... 1.97 Sept. 1......... 896

May 28.......... 2.00
172 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°38'55", long 82°45'02", on right bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on 

UTST Highway 58, 0.5 mile downstream from Copper Creek, 0.8 mile northwest of Speers 

Ferry, Scott County, and 1.8 miles downstream from Clinchport.

Drainage area. 1,126 sq mi.

Records available . October 1920 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity February 1895 to July 1933 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,196.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 22, 1926, staff gage at site 

400 ft upstream at datum 1.50 ft higher. Nov. 22, 1926, to Nov. 6, 1931, chain gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 1,560 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 12.95 ft); minimum, 97 cfs Oct. 7-9 j(gage height, 1.24 ft).

1920-54: Maximum discharge, 37,200 cfs Feb. 3, 1923 (gage height, 25.85 ft, present 

datum from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 29, Oct 23, 1939; minimum daily, 77 cfs 

Oct. 7, 8, 14, 15, 22, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good. Prior to May 1951, diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 

above station.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1925(M) , 1927, 1928-3l(M) , 1932, 1935(M).

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 6-13)

3.0

90

168

268

431

645

4.0

6.0

9.0

13.0

1,260

3,100

6,560

11,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

n18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

114

112

110

108

106

*104

97 97

97

101

103

106

106

104

106

106

104

105

104

104

104

103

103

101

99

101

108

112

114

116 TTS1

lib

3,272

106

0.094

0.11

Nov.

119

123

127

*127

121

116

110

112

112

108

104

136

106

104

104

106

108

106

104

104

110

127

158

158

170

166

162

149

133

119

3,679

123

0.109

0.12

Dec.

110

108

106

103

154

108

118

114

137

257

254

335

371

*530

745

695

550

348

230

200

214

230

219

192

170

160

151

155

177

177

172

7,540

243

0.216

0.25

Jan.

168

160

162

149

145

143

145

T39" 135

194

595

595

450

361

1,440

9,080

7,520

3,210

1,840

1,380

2,700

5,360

10,700

7,040

3,430

2,300

2,060

2,060

1,750

1,460

1,220

68,091

2,196

1.95

2.25

Feb.

1,040

910

855

828

800

745

670

620

572

*550

530

502

470

447

424

420

4513

486

530

572

1,000

5,100

2,600

1.880

1,500

1,260

1,080

1.000

-

25.S41

923

0.820

0.85

Mar.

2.450

3,320

4,310

5,960

4,090

2,900

2,300

*2,060

2,020

2,250

2,400

2,200

1,930

2.160

2,700

2,500

2,060

1,700

1,540

1,500

1,620

1,580

1,460

1,380

1,340

3,210

5,360

3,650

2,600

2,160

2 , 200

78,910

2,545

2.26

2.61

Apr.

2,110

1,930

1,750

1,580

1,460

1,340

1,380

1,460

1,460

1,340

1,260

1,140

1,080

1,000

940

910

1/253

3,320

2,700

2,050

*1,660

1,380

1,220

1,180

1,040

1,000

1,180

1,340

1,300

1,500

44,240

1.475

1.31

1.46

May

1,460

1,140

1,040

1,110

1,140

1,040

940

1,080

1,110

1,000

882

800

745

1,070

4,760

4,640

2,800

2,250

3,980

3,980

2,800

2,300

1,980

1,620

1,380

1,140

*1,180

1,540

1,220

1,880

2,110

56,117

1,810

1.61

1.86

June

1,580

1,260

1,000

882

800

670

595

530

494

550

620

720

580

1,580

1,040

940

882

1,300

1,580

970

720

572

506

443

395

351

323

295

268

248

22,694

756

0.671

0.75

July

235

227

222

406

427

443

355

332

720

882

550

388

307

268

240

222

222

224

209

*?14

227

846

2,450

1,750

1,040

695

506

402

345

301

274

15,929

514

0.456

0.53

Aug.

260

277

375

550 4"90~

392

329

310

280

243

*214

195

186

175

175

200

172

190

260

307

277

271

254

251

230

326

307

411

355

326

332

8,920

288

0.256

0.30

Sept.

*260

212

183

164

153

139

133

123

118

116

112

104

104

108

112

112

106

103

99

iSS

224

431

424

314

243

202

177

164

153

145

5,173

172

0.153

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 22,200 Mln 97 Mean 1,367 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,700 Min 97 Mean 933 Cfsm 0.829 In. 11.26

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Jan. 16 (12 m.) 10,100 cfs (11.90 ft); Jan. 23 (11 a.m.) 

11,600 cfs (12795 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Clinch River at DuffleId, Va.

173

Location.--Lat 36°42'40", long 82°47'45", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highways 58 and 421, 0.2 mile downstream from Spurlock Branch, 0.5 mile south 

of Duffield, Scott County, and 1.6 miles upstream from Harris Branch.

Drainage area. 23.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,814.15 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum -discharge during year, 702 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 6.82 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs Oct. 18-21; minimum gage height, 1.31 ft Sept. 7.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 782 cfs Feb. 21, 1953 (gage height, 7.32 ft); minimum, 

that of Oct. 18-21, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Dec. 9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 3O

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

5.4

8.8

14

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

27

51

88

137

260

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

1.1

3.0

6.0

11

22

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

37

79

1S7

430

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

*1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3 

1.2

1.2

1.1

T7T

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1^6

1.6

1.5

1.5 

1.5

40.5

1.31

0.057

0.07

Nov.

1.5

T3

1.5

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.6

2.1

2.9

2.6

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

51.3

1.71

0.074

O.O8

Dec.

1.6

176

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.6

2.4

5.9

13

6.1

6.4

7.1

15

*I¥

7.8 

6.1

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.9

3.2 

3.2

142.4

4.59

0.199

0.23

Jan.

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

276

12

47

20

11

9.3

183

m58

36

47

185

295

192

90

107

44

71

*90

64

49 

38

2,211.4

71.3

3.09

3.56

Feb.

31

27

26

25

22

21

20

18

18

17

16

14

12

12

12

12 

*12

12

9.7

11

17

18

19

19

18

8

16

32

-

504.7

18.0

0.779

0.81

Mar.

160

106

178

129

84

65

55

*53

61

67

62

52

55

76

70

55 

46

39

37

37

34

31

31

30

34

164

106

73

57

48 

40

2,135

68.9

2.98

3.44

Apr.

35

31

28

27

26

25

31

33

32

30

28

26

23

22

21

21 

24

23

22

20

*19

20

22

26

24

23

24

30

28

28

772

25.7

1.11

1.24

May

25

23

26

38

37

32

33

39

39

36

30

26

22

55

106

70 

52

55

79

63

49

40

30

24

20

17

*17

15

14

14 

11

1,137

36.7

1.59

1.83

June

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.0

7.2

6.0

5.7

6.8

7.2

*6.0

5.7

7.6

13

8.0

11 

19

T¥

9.7

7.6

6.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.0

37o

223.2

7.44

0.322

0.36

July

2.5

2.5

3.3

8.8

5.7

4.2

3.6

4.8

4.5

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3 

2.3

2.3

2.5

*2.8

13

20

6.4

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.3 2 3

131.7

4.25

0.184

0.21

Aug.

2.1

2.5

2.8

2.5

3.6

4. * ?.^ 

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.3

*2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.8 

2,5

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.8

2.1

2.3

1.9

1,7

1.9

1.7

74.5

2.40

0.104

0.12

Sept.

1.5 *I7T

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.5 

1.5

1.7

1.7

3.6

3.9

3J5

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

56.0

1.87

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 565 Min 1.1 Mean 3O.6 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.98

Water year 1953-54: Max 415 Min 1.1 Mean 20.5 Cfsm O.887 In. 12.04

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs). Jan. 16 (2 a.m.) 7O2 cfs (6.82 Tt). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
174 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Clinch River above Tazewell, Term.

Location.--Lab 36°25'30", long 83°23'54", on right bank 0.4 mile upstream from Grlssom

Island, 4.6 miles downstream from Big War Creek, 10 miles east of Tazewell, Clalborne

County, and at mile 159.8 

Drainage area. 1,474 sq ml. 

Records available. April 1919 to September 1927 (published as "near Lone Mountain"),

August 1927 to December 1936 (published as "near Tazewell"), July 1935 to September

1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Dec. 4, 1935. Datum of gage

is 1,060.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Apr. 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage on railroad bridge 23 miles downstream at

datum 102.7 ft lower. Aug. 8, 1927, to Dec. 31, 1936, water-stage recorder at site

7.7 miles downstream at datum 47.2 ft lower. July 29 to Dec. 3, 1935, staff gage at

present site and datum. 

Average discharge.--35 years, 2,067 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 9.53 ft); minImumT 138 cfs Oct. 9-12, Sept. 14-15, 20; minimum gage height, 0.45 ft Oct. 9-12.

1919-54: Maximum discharge observed, 39,700 cfs Feb. 4, 1923 (gage height, 20.3 ft,

site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 108 cfs Sept. 11, 1925.

Maximum stage known, about 24 ft In 1862, present site and datum, from information

by local resident. 

Remarks.--Records good. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, for periods In the

water year 1928, superseding those published In WSP 663, are given herewith:

1928 

Mar-. 1.......... 1,010

2. ......... 958

3.......... 905

1928-Con

Month

Calendar year 1928 ..........

Maximum

14, 300

Minimum

469

Mean

2,450

Per square 

mile

1.65

Runoff In 

inches

22.51

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

125

151

220

355

675

1,070

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

2,100

3,350

6,450

10,400

12,200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*170 TEO"

154

151

148

146

143

141

T3B- 138

138

141

141

g!43

g!46

g!48 

g!48 

g!48

g!48 

151

151

148

148

146

146

146

148

151

157

157 

157

4,596

148

0.100

0.12

Nov.

157

160

160

166

*170

170

160

157

154

157

157

154

154

154

154

154 

154 

157

157 

g!60

g!60

6176

197

212

252

232

g220

6216

g209

g!93

5,213

174

0.118

0.13

Dec.

g!82

*166

163

T6T

166

163

166

182

209

340

382

399

528

633

833

873 

74? 

g563

g394 

g292

g269

264

Z78

278

287

256

248

212

212

224

10,298

332

0.225

0.26

Jan.

224

209

209

209

*201

193

190

190

186

15T

602

929

758

612

1,350

10,200 

12,100 

6,670

3,190 

2,160

6,590

7,150

11,800

11,600

6,110

3,560

2,790

2,900

2,580

2,100

1,740

99,503

3,210

2.18

2.51

Feb.

1,450

*1,260

1,150

1,150

1,090

1,010

945

873

810

772

735

705

661

626

605

584 

ST? 

626

640 

668

765

1,680

5,500

2,480

1,880

1,550

1,320

1,330

-

-------

31,484

1,124

0.763

0.79

Mar.

2,730

4,410

5,630

*7.410

6,500

4,440

3,320

2,750

2,470

2,570

2,840

2,820

2,480

2,290

2,780

3,100 

2,690 

2,180

1,890 

1,780

1,780

1,840

1.750

1,760

1,850

3,390

5,680

5,650

3,910

2,540

2, 960

100,190

3,232

2.19

2.53

Apr.

*3,010

2,750

2,440

2,150

1,920

1,740

1,740

1,770

1,840

1,720

1,580

1,480

1,360

1,260

1,190

1,150 

1,150 

g2,210

g5,490 

g2,690

g2,080

1,600

1,480

1,370

1,310

1,190

1,170

1,500

1,550

1,570

53,440

1,781

1.21

1.35

Hay

1,780

1,580

1,340

gl,400

gl,440

*1,370

1,280

1,350

1,480

1,470

1,320

1,150

1,040

1,220

3,110

7,810 

4,650 

3,010

g3,160 

4,830

3,950

2,950

2,480

2,030

1,680

1,420

1,230

1,400

1,540

1,330

2,290

68,090

2,196

1.49

1.72

June

2,020

1,550

*1,280

1,070

953

857

765

698

640

675

661

698

765

805

1,470

1,060 

1,160 

1,460

1,600 

1,450

1,010

795

668

584

528

476

422

382

345

520

27,167

906

0.615

0.69

July

305

287

282

345

470

*509

483

516

452

735

865

605

452

366

320

287 

264 

252

274 

907

428

422

1,370

2,300

1,530

994

728

563

458

399

350

18,518

597

0.405

0.47

Aug.

320

300

*428

556

612

605

476

394

355

340

296

269

248

236

220

212 

236 

228

212 

274

394

345

315

310

305

296

305

350

355

422

345

10,559

341

0.231

0.27

Sept.

377

*310

260

228

209

193

179

166

160

157

154

151

146

141

141

143 

146 

146

141

1ST

228

274

428

35o" 446

282

240

212

193

179

6,531

218

0.148

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 23,100 Mln 138 Mean 1,735 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,100 Mln 138 Mean 1,193 Cfsm 0.809 In. 11.00

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from blhourly readings of. Tennessee Valley Authority radio gage located In Geological 

Survey gage well.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Powell River at Big Stone Gap, Va.

175

Location.--Lat 36°52'08", long 82°46'32", on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 23 at Big Stone Gap, Wise County, 1 mile upstream from South Fork Powell 

River, and 2.5 miles downstream from Pigeon Creek.

Drainage area. 112 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,459.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19"29, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 27, 1948, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1945-54), 204 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 4.89 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Jan. 1 result of freeze-up; minimum gage height, 0.58 ft Jan. 1, Sept. 18.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.8 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, that of Jan. 1, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1948.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6 

.7

2.0 

6.0

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

102

175

310

555

870

0.5

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.3

4.0 

8.5

24

51

106

1.6 

2.0 

Z.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

190

340

570

87O

1,780

3,020

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.8

6.0

6.0

7.6

*7.6

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.0

5.3

6.8

6.0

6.8

6.0

6.8

6.0

6.0

5.3

6.0

6.8

7.6

6.8

6.8

7.6

10

12

T2

11

8 . 4

224.8

7.25

O.065

0.07

Nov.

7.6

6.8

7.6

8.4

*6.8

6 0

6^8

8.4

8.4

7.6

7.6

9.2

9.2

7.6

7.6

8.4

9.2

7.6

6.8

8.4

11

13

24

15

16

14

10

10

7.6

7.6

284.2

9.47

0.085

0.09

Dec.

7.6

6.8

6.8

8.4

7.6

8.4

12

10

59

100

44

34

32

88

*69

45

20

18

17

17

21

27

24

15

13

13

14

19

21

21

19

817.6

26.4

0.236

0.27

Jan.

14

13

20

14

16

14

14

13

16

57

148

78

39

53

594

 1)960 '516

241

157

133

390

1,280

800

416

263

199

*238

259

220

178 

142

8,495

274

2.45

2.82

Feb.

118

106

100

90

82

77

68

58

58

56

54

48

«

45

44

45

 51

48

44

46

65

70

68

68

68

61

56

97

1,833

65.5

0.585

0.61

Mar.

385

354

530

452

326

263

238

271

349

448

462

362

466

"530 717

362

263

214

196

238

214

193

193

172

*166

267

279

248

211

202

214

9,785

316

2.82

3.25

Apr.

166

151

139

133

123

120

136

136

128

120

120

116

104

102

100

106

154

190

172

142

*128

116

118

116

108

118

208

199

178

157

4,104

137

1.22

1.36

May

128

113

133

175

163

148

169

202

202

178

151

130

118

222

560

434

295

412

511

390

287

224

184

154

130

 113

116

96

90 

90

77

6,395

206

1.84

2.12

June

70

79

75

73

65

60

54

48

60

*58

51

46

48

84

116

197

248

252

T66

113

86

70

96

68

54

48

46

40

38 

35

2,544

84.8

0.757

0.84

July

34

34

34

48

42

31

28

152

125

66

51

39

32

29

30

28

23

22

25

22

*30

116

58

39

30

25

21

20

19 

18

16

1,287

41.5

0.371

0.43

Aug.

17

22

36

25

29

31

22

19

17

17

 19

14

14

13

13

13

12

13

13

17

20

17

19

19

14

12

12

11

10

TT

11

532

17.2

0.154

0.18

Sept.

*9.8

9.2

9.8

9.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

S.O

8.0

60

60

29

19

14

12

12

11

10

9.8

411.8

13.7

0.122

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,590 Mln 5.3 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,960 Min 5.3 Mean 101 Cfsm 0.902 in. 12.18

cfs (4.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
176 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Powell River near Jonesville, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°39'43", long 83°05'42", on right bank 35 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 2 miles southeast of Jonesville, Lee County, and 10 miles upstream from Wallen 

Creek.

Drainage area.-~319 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,259.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--32 years (1932-54), 501 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,680 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 14.27 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 19, 20; minimum gage height, 0.91 ft Oct. 22-25.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 30.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

Sept. 19, 20, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1932-44.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

0.9 22

1.0 30

1.3 64

1.7 126

Discharge, In cubic

2.0 192

3.0 540

5.0 1,620

13.0 6,770

0.9 13

1.0 23

1.3 57

1.6 102

2.0 167

2.5 310

3.0 530

5.0 1,620

cond, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

]8

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

27

25

*25

24

24

24

24

2_3

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

25

26

27

28

28

75S

24.5

0.077

0.09

Nov.

?7

26

26

25

*24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

28

41

52

.SI

52

44

38

34

30

890

29.7

0.093

0.10

Dec.

30

28

28

27

27

28

29

31

46

277

220

126

107

143

*280

182

119

70

58

52

54

57

64

52

45

40

40

45

50

57

58

2,470

79.7

0.250

0.29

Jan.

54

48

46

46

46

44

44

41

39

66

648

460

214

145

806

6,510

2,610

925

560

432

1,800

2,940

3,580

1,440

870

602

740

*1,140

815

602

480

28,793

929

2.91

3.36

Feb.

396

346

315

301

265

235

212

184

172

172

160

152

134

124

124

124

*137

139

132

128

158

214

229

214

212

192

174

244

_

------

5,589

200

0.627

0.65

Mar.

1,170

1,090

1,980

1,560

980

740

598

598

665

815

842

690

980

1,620

1,170

790

598

516

498

598

552

503

494

462

*440

1,010

1,060

842

665

575

25,653

828

2.60

3.00

Apr.

503

440

400

359

342

310

364

382

386

359

346

334

296

275

264

254

286

342

350

322

*278

254

240

254

240

258

282

413

404

372

9,909

330

1.03

1.15

May

322

278

268

431

458

408

364

485

530

490

400

334

289

350

1,010

1,090

740

690

1,230

980

740

552

458

368

306

*272

268

240

223

201 

187

15,022

485

1.52

1.75

June

167

160

164

164

155

142

130

117

114

*140

145

122

119

220

211

220

404

598

418

272

194

158

138

167

135

112

100

90

82

75

5,433

181

0.567

0.63

July

70

68

72

174

169

123

S4

94

210

169

US

98

84

72

64

58

58

56

75

117

*87

507

303

164

117

94

78

68

60

56 

50

3,628

117

0.367

0.42

Aug.

49

46

69

87

84

94

106

To

62

53

*47

45

46

40

39

38

47

47

40

39

52

47

49

51

49

49

50

41

33

31

_29

1,639

52.9

0.166

0.19

Sept.

28

*27

26

24

22

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

28

88

~84 122

55

43

35

30

29

27

26

957

31.9

0.100

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,070 Mln 23 Mean 409 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,510 Mln 18 Mean 276 Cfsm 0.865 In. 11.74

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Jan. 16 (2 p.m.) 7,f 

,080 cfs (10.42 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

cfs (14.27 ft); Jan. 23 (1
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 177

Powell River near Arthur, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°32'30", long 83°37'49", on left bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 25E, 2.3 miles east of Arthur, Claiborne County, and 2.4 miles downstream from Indian Creek.

Drainage area. 685 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey.

Gage-height records collected at same site December 1892 to August 1920 are contained 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,045.84 ft above mean sea level (Tennessee River Survey datum). Prior to July 22, 1927, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 1,135 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 12.76 ft); 

minimum, 64 cfs Sept. 13-15; minimum gage height, -0.03 ft Oct. 10.

1919-54: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 27.15 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 47 cfs Jan. 6, 1940, result of freezeup; minimum gage 

height, -0.12 ft Oct. 28, 29, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 65 cfs Sept. 13-16, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 ft Jan. 29, 1918 (discharge, 33,000 cfs).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

503 

523 

563

Water 

year

1920 

1921 

1923

Date

Jan. 24, 

Dec. 15, 

Feb. 4,

1920 

1920 

1923

Discharge 

(cfs)

17,200 

10,100 

20,300

Gage height 

(feet)

tie. 5

ttll.2 

18.7

t Observed.

tt From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1920 and 1923, superseding those published in WSP 503 and 563, are 

given herewith:

Month

Calendar year 1920. ............

Calendar year 1923. ............

Maximum

17,200

18,900

Minimum

110

185

715

101

83

Mean

2,390

1,730

1,510

1,370

Per square 

mile

3.49

2.53

2.20

6.13

2.04

2.00

Runoff In 

Inches

4.03

34.38

29.97

6.39

27.72

27.26
178 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Powell River near Arthur, Term. Continue

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 4-23)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 3O

-0.1 

0.0

145

250

1.0

3.0

6.0

10.3

427

1,560

3,740

7,830

180

370

3.0 1,500

6.0 3,900

12.1 9,710

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*91 

88

86

86

85

85

84

57

84

84

84

84

85

86

88

88

86

86

86

88

85

85

86

85

85

85

91

91

92

90

2,684

86.6

0.126

0.15

Nov.

90 

90

91

88

*88

88

88

86

86

86

8588"

92

90

90

88

91

88

90

90

96

100

128

130

138

151 140-

128

118 

110

3,012

100

0.146

0.16

Dec.

104 

*98

97

ftfj

97

98

100

97

168

399

447

482

347

427

525

487

432

286

206

163

148

140

132

125

125

118

114

116

116

116

6,523

210

0.307

0.55

Jan.

120 

120

120

112

*110

110

106

108

104 123-

650

1,120

894

518

1,790

7,830

*9,700

4,700

1,960

1,490

5,290

6,650

7,480

6,150

5,140

1,940

1,770

2,220

2,530

1,770

1,380

71,865

2,518

5.58

5.90

Feb.

1,120

*950

840

796

730

647

581

520

485

460

440

410

384

366

343

338

537

425

402

584

379

379

420

475

465

450

450

596

-

14,592

521

0.761

0.79

Mar.

1,780 

2,350

5,290

*4,120

3,486

2,250

1,680

1,400

1,300

1,280

1,370

1,400

1,410

1,620

2,330

2,060

1,520

1,220

1,070

996

972

978

§48" 912

1,070

1,550

2,140

1,990

1,610

1,360

1,500

52,756

1,702

2.48

2.86

Apr.

*1,180 

1,050

912

828

779

746

752

779

840

812

768

740

697

652

608

603

691

708

697

686

636

581

554

520

505

515

537

801

900

796

21,855

728

1.06

1.19

May

708 

625

603

674

746

*757

718

746

818

878

812

702

625

625

806

1,330

1,480

1,150

966

1,510

1,300

1,010

801

664

581

510

455

440

420 

597

370

24,227

782

1.14

1.52

June

556 

345

*350

321

305

295

274

257

240

252

252

257

240

218

350

574

574

505

'672 779

455

356

295

257

232

257

222

190

177 

164

9,505

517

0.463

0.52

July

152 

144

144

149

125

*222

208

226

194

155

257

204

158

141

125

112

105

98

96

155

180

268

596

475 5l5"

229

187

161

144 

130

122

5,773

186

0.272

0.51

Aug.

115 

120

*215

184

180

204

171

161

174

141

122

112

108

105

100

98

98

100

100

112

117

110

100

105

105

108

100

98

96 

96

89

5,842

124

0.181

0.21

Sept.

80 

*77

76

73

75

72

70

67

67

67

66

66

65

65

65

65

69

69

69

79

120

138

158

174

T3F

112

98

89

84 

82

2,575

85.8

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,200 Mln 84 Mean 868 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.20

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,700 Mfn 65 Mean 601 Cfsm 0.877 In. 11.90

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Jam. 17 (10:30 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (12.76 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 179

Clinch River below Norris Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°12'56", long 84°04'56", 0.5 mile upstream from Clear Creek, 1.0 mile 

(revised) downstream from Norris Dam, 1.5 miles north of Norris, Anderson County, and 

at mile 78.8.

Drainage area. 2,913 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1927 (published as "at Clinton"), my 1927 

to September 1937 (published as "near Coal Creek"), and April 1936 to September 1954 

in reports of Geological Survey. October 1903 to September 1924 (published as "at 

Clinton ) in Bulletin 34 of Tennessee Division of Geology. Gage-height records collected in vicinity of Clinton from 1884 to 1943 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage (revised).--Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Jan. 28, 1937. 

Datum or gage is 819.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 1, 1903, to June 30, 1920, staff gage at railroad bridge 19.6 miles 

downstream at datum 42.49 ft lower. July 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage at 

highway bridge 19.8 miles downstream (1,000 ft downstream from previous site) at datum 

42.59 ft lower, my 27 to Sept. 8, 1937, staff gage and Sept. 9, 1927, to Sept. 30, 

1935, water-stage recorder, at site 2.9 miles downstream at datum 10.50 ft lower. 

Oct. 1, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1937, water-stage recorder at site 2.9 miles downstream at 

datum 13.50 ft lower. Apr. 16, 1936, to Jan. 27, 1937, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--S1 years, 4,332 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,650 cfs June 7 (gage height, 5.57 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Dec. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.19 ft); minimum daily, 50 cfs Dec. 13.

1903-54: Maximum discharge (revised), 87,000 cfs Mar. 5, 1917 (gage height, 

38.5 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating 

curve extended above 62,000 cfs; minimum, 1.3 cfs May 17, 18, 20, 24-26, May 29 to 

June 5, 1936 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

Flood of Mar. 31, 1886, reached a stage of 45 ft (discharge, 113,000 cfs) at 

Clinton.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1917 and 1918 have 

been revised to 87,000 cfs Mar. 5, 1917 (gage height, 38.5 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings) and 85,100 cfs Jan. 30, 1918 (gage height, 38.0 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings, respectively, from rating curve extended above 62,000 cfs, superseding 

figures published in Bulletin 34 of Tennessee Division of Geology.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by Norris Lake (see p. 247).

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water

periods in the water years 1917-18, and 1928, superseding those published in Bulletin 

34 of Tennessee Division of Geology, and WSP 663, are given herewith:

1917

Mar. 3.......... 47,000

4.......... 67,100

5. ......... 85,100

6. ......... 74,000

7.......... 60,600

18.......... 38,500

1917-Con. 

Mar. 19.......... 39,700

26.......... 39,400

1918 

Jan. 29.......... 62,200

30.......... 83,600

1918-Con. 

Jan. 31.......... 81,700

1928 

June 2.......... 4,540

24.......... 4,420

25.......... 5,830

Month

Calendar year 1917 ..................

Calendar year 1928 ..................

Maximum

85,100

83,600

45,400

45,400

Minimum

680

425

1,460

Mean

6,410

4,880

5,500

Per square 

mile

2.10

1.36

1.60

1.74

1.88

Runoff in 

inches

28.45

21.66

25.65
180 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Clinch River below Norris Dam, Term. Continued

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0

95

160

360

880

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.1

1,640

2,520

4,580

7,310

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,260

2,800

2,440

2,240

4,410

4,500

4,390

5,380

5,560

2,970

2,880

5,450

5.920 

*4,960 

5,120

3,490

3,570

1.580

4,650

3,360

3,060

3,570

3,770 

4,080

3,570

4,390

2,540

3,760 

4,870 

3,120

3,300

118,160

3,812

Nov.

1,470

3,560

2,480

1,600

4,600

3,060

3,020

2,180

3,240

2,650

2,900

3,800

2,550 

3,990 

1,820

3,720

4,260

2,280 *705

688

380

2,S90~ 282

3,280

3,880

2,640

2,630

4,830 

2,940

4,040

82,165

2,739

Calendar year 1953: I Water year 1953-54: J

Dec.

4,920

4,900

2,310

972

972

995

*2,720

850

406

521

868

472

50 

95? 

616

1,840

4,230

4,540

4,030

2,490

2,710

3,600

7,040 

5, 990

2,440

2,200

2,600

5,150 

6,460

5,010 

4,520

87,411

2,820

Jan.

4,740

4,540

5,430

5,590

5,180

5,080

5,240

5,900

4,620

940

5,130

*5,170

6,170 

6.220 

783

53

53

1,520

1,440

398

1,410

998

61 

57

93

842

368

424 

1,400 

93

62

80,005

2,581

Feb.

537

1,060

436

328

235

198

61

3,2TO~

1,960

2,150

1,370

3,310

2,420 

1,720 

*1,940

2,400

2,240

1,250

82

155

69

3,480

2,110 

1,440

2,780

1,140

1,220

3,250

42,551

1,520

Mar.

812

1,620

3,700

652

69_

74

69

279

194

69

97 *69

69 

69 

448

302

473

239

1,270

202

69

5,970

6.660 

2,220

69

116

69

69 

1,200 

69

74

27,361

883

Apr.

69m69

69

147

69

*273

74

74

69

74

4,910

5,050 

5.080 

5,080

3,100

2,640

79

2,500

2,570

2,590

2,580

3,400 

2,610

2,530

4,970

3,650

2,660 

1,700

147

58,902

1,963

May

84

84

1,160

89

89

5,450

1,900

89

89

3,900

*4,710

4,360

4,390 

1,590 

79.

79

79

79

79

878

1,460

2,040

79 

2,740

3,730

3,500

3,500

3,520 

3,000

2,040

4, 290

59,156

1,908

June

2,940

1,080

102

1,990

95

95

4,150

7,130

6,110

*6,020

4,030

2,870

2,360 

5,980 

7,100

6,640

4,970

4,090

4,360

5,340

5,690

5,490

5,730 

5,450

5,400

3,840

2,760

5,720 

5,720

4 340

127,592

4,253

July

4,560

*6,400

5,310

590

550

4,210

4,690

5,040

4,970

2,430

2,910

5,940

7,270 

5, 440 

5,870

5,910

2,000

2,560

3,030

5,750

5,010

4,270

2,890 

1,680

1,260

3,770

4,010

3,810 

3,840

3,900

3,340

123,190

3,974

Aug.

2,740

2,070

3,160

3,520

4,660

*4,480

3,320

2,130

2,740

890

918

437

2,550" 364 

3,110

3,340

4,. 7 30

3,830

3,940

3,660

2,860

2,460

3,960

3,810

3,700

4,020

3,910

4,030 

3,200

3,720

4,100

96,749

3,121

Sept.

4,040

4,130

4,220

2,640

2,600

2,520

3,470

4,680

*4,690

3,660

3,750

2,120

4,070 

4,100 

4,240

4,170

4,330

4,400

2,650

4,720

3,680

3,830

3,200 

3,420

1,990

2,290

4,410

4,080 

3,860

3,940

109,900

3^663

Observed Adjustedt

lax 12,500 Min 50 Mean 3,943 Mean 3,431 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.99

lax 7,270 Mln 50 Mean 2,776 Mean 2,435 Cfsm 0.836 In. 11.35

* Discharge measurement made on this day

t Adjusted for change In contents in Norris Lake.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 181

Clinch River near Scarboro, Term.

Location. Lat 35°56'45", long 84°13'17", on right bank 0.6 mile downstream from Beaver 

Creek, 2f miles south of Scarboro, Anderson County, 4§ miles miles downstream from 

Solway Bridge, and 17 miles west of Knoxvllle.

Drainage area. 3.300 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1936 to September 1954. Published as "near Wheat" September 1936 to January 1941.

_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 753.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 1, 1941, at site 24 miles downstream at datum 35.99 ft lower.

Average discharge. 18 years, 4,497 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.17 ft); minimum daily, 378 cfs May 2.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 42,900 cfs Feb. 9, 1937 (gage height, 23.45 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 131 cfs Jan. 23, 1941.

Remarks,.--Records good. Flow regulated by Norris Lake, 41 miles upstream (see p. 247). 

The town of Oak Ridge diverts an average of about 15 cfs for municipal supply, 

2z miles upstream.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

314

501

870

1,330

3.0 

5.0 6.5

3,990

6,990

9,990

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

*6.250

2.250

2,610

2,320

2,910

4,150 

4,650

4,170

5,310

5,390

2,560

3,370

5,750 

5,430

5,270

4,350 

3,310

3,270

2,260

4,240

3,180

5,090

3,450

3,670 

4,200

3,580

3,820

2,610

4,130

4,830

3,200

119,560

3,857

Nov.

2,640

*2,070

3,320

2,400

1,890

2)940

2,360

2,850

3,000

2,550

3,090

3,780 

2,960

3,300

2,530 

3,780

4,070

1,770

802

603

592

599

2,970 

3,630

3,400

2,970

2,880

4,530

3,210

82,256

2,742

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1955-54:

Dec.

*4,260

4,810

4,630

1.8OO

1,100

1,100 

1,300

2,600

1,280

1,180

954

1,280

947 

710

1,755

1,040 

2,700

4,510

4,430

5,880

2,880

2,540

5,090

6.850 

5,980

2,580

2,480

3,370

6,210

5,130

4,870

91,991

J2,967

Jan.

4,890

4,350

5,510

*5,630

5,050

5,090 

5,070

5,930

4,95O

4,050

2,220

5,250

6,070 

6,250

6,450

8,550 

4,950

2,340

2,280

2,510

9,510

9.910

7,150

3,350 

1,980

1,540

2,120

1,810

1,680

2,050

844

139,054

4,486

Feb.

*702

1,100

1,390

898

792

592

535

1,060

3,160

2,180

2,090

2,130

5.590 

2,140

2,520

1,890 

5,160

2,400

1,520

453

405

879

3,020

2,560 

2.27O

2,590

1,450

2,850

________

-------

49,526

1,769

Mar.

*6,550

3,070

4,220

4,95O

1,99O

1,160 

940

792

884

740

569

524

512 

491

434

672 

671

750

568

1,540

535

1,640

6,610

7.410 

2,720

2,460

1,980

1,340

1,530

1,470

1,760

61,462

1,983

Apr.

*2,780

1,960

1,320

1,020

844

805 

715

831

592

501

472

1,090

5,030 

5.510

5,290

5,050 

3,360

2,890

725

2,800

2,830

2,760

5,270

3,070 

2,740

3,650

4,650

4,010

2,560

1,890

--------

74,595

2,486

May

465

378

474

*1,700

628

1,470 

4.850

2,050

524

1,250

4,550

4,650

4,550 

4,010

1,750

581 

465 '456

604

424

1,210

1,640

2,160

416 

3,480

3,650

5,490

3,450

3,450

2,310

2,810

63,591

2,051

June

*4,450

3,100

1,570

647

2,25O

415 

652

5,750

6,910

6,190

5,650

3,280

2,600 

3,720

6,850

6.990 

6,630

4,080

4,050

4,620

5,750

5,570

5,850

5,590 

5,470

5,730

2,720

5,950

5,950

5,110

--------

151,854

4,395

July

*4,510

5,490

6,770

5,21O

728

1,080 

4,530

5,010

5,030

4,050

2,840

5,700

stslc

5,650

6,150 

4,070

2,670

2,130

4,470

5,230

5,550

4,850

2,550 

1,750

1,710

3,840

3,950

5,970

5,800

3,610

125,378

4,044

Aug.

5,490

*2,860

2,090

5,240

5,750

4.630 

4,010

3,090

2,640

2,300

1,010

949

2,900 m

3,130 

4,130

4,050

3,770

3,850

3,570

2,630

2,680

5,830 

5,780

5,800

4,030

3,920

3,900

3,040

4,040

96,157

3,102

Sept.

*4,030

5,980

4,040

4,120

2,680

2,670 

2,350

4,060

4.850

4,350

3,390

3,480

2,370 

4,030

4,110

4,150 

4,240

4,290

4,110

3,650

5,970

5,870

5,870

3,190 

3,210

1.790

3,010

4,310

3,830

4,030

_..__._..

109,990

3,666

Observed Adjustedt

lax 15,500 Min 405 Mean 4,271 Mean 3,759 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.46

lax 9,910 Min 378 Mean 3,138 Mean 2,798 Cfsm 0.848 In. 11.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Norris Lake.
182 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Whiteoak Creek at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, near Oak Ridge, Term.

Location.--Lat 35 C 55'34", long 84°18'49", on right bank 500 ft southeast of Oak Ridge 

National Laboratory, Roane County, 1.2 miles upstream from Melton Branch, and 6 miles 

south of Oak Ridge.

Drainage area. 2.08 sq mi.

Records available. June 1950 to September 1954.

^.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 775.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

29, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 216 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 2.53 ft); minimumdaily, 0.8 cfs Nov. 6-8.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 616 cfs Aug. 2, 1950 (gage height, 4.31 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 170 cfs; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Nov. 2, 1950; Aug. 2, 8, 

12, 13, 21, 26-28, 30, 31, Sept. 8, 9, Oct. 14, 1951; July 25, 26, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow affected by operations of Oak Ridge National Laboratory above station.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19 Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

0.0 0.4

.1 1.6

.2 3.9

,3 7.2

0.5 

1.0 

1.4

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4

0.9 

1.8 

3.6 

7.0

0.6 13

1.0 44

1.3 63

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*1.9

1.6

1.2

1.1

TT?

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

TTT

1.4 

1.4

1.2

40.4

1.30

-

-

Nov.

1.1

 1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

ft

.8 

1.0

1.1

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

TT4 l.*7

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.2

38.6

1.29

-

-

Dec.

*1.1

l!2

1.6

1.7

1.2

2.2 

1.6

1.6 

13

1.6

1.0

974

3.3

8.0

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4 

1.2

1.1

73.3

2.36

-

-

Jan.

1.1

TTT

1.1

*1.2

1.2

1.1 

1.2

1.2 

1.2

3.3

2.5

1.9

1.7

4.3

*76

46

16

10

8.4

43

66

58 

23

12

9.2

6.3

9.6

5.6

5.3 

4.3

3.6

426.4

13.8

-

-

Feb.

*3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.5

2.5 

2.4

2.4 

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

?T6

2.2

6.2

3.9

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.5 

2.5

3.6

2.9

2.7

2.5

36

112.4

4.01

-

-

Mar.

*22

12

11

7.0

6.0

4.6 

3.9

3.6 

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.5

4.8

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

3.1

2.5

2.2

z'.o

22

20

17

10

6.7

5.6 

4.6

19

218.2

7.04

-

-

Apr.

*11

~8. 1

6.0

4.6

4.3

4.3 

3.6

3.9 

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.1

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

1.9

ift

1.8

2.4

2.0

3.6 

2.4

98.0

3.27

-

-

May

2.2

2.8

*8.8

3T9

3.4

3.1 

2.9

2.4 

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.7

5.3

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

T79

1.9

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0 

2.0

1.9

79.4

2.56

-

-

June

 7.6

2/0

2.0

 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.6

ill

1.4

1.6

1.6 

1.6

l.fi

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.4

1.5 

1.8

57.4

1.91

-

-

July

 1.8

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0 

1.9

1.8 

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.0

1.8

2.4

2.7

2.4

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.7

Ti

1.5

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.5 

1.5

1.5

63.0

2.03

-

-

Aug.

1.5

*1.5

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6 

1.4

ttf

1.6

1.3

TT3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.1

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.3 

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.5 

1.6

1.3

51.6

1.66

-

-

Sept.

*1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.3 

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

TTT

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.7

2.1

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.5

1.5 

7.4

45.7

1.52

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 43 Mln 0.7 Mean 3.11 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 76 Mln 0.8 Mean 3.57 Cfsm - In. -

iaP55kft) SCharge (base ' 17° Ofs ^---Jan- 15 (10 p.m.) 192 cfs (2.39 ft); Jan. 20 (8:30 p.m.) 216 cfs 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 183

Whiteoak Creek at Whiteoak Dam near Oak Ridge, Term.

Location. Lat 35°53'17", long 84°19'15" at Whiteoak Dam, on White Wing Ferry Road, 0.9 

mile downstream from Melton Branch, 2 miles south of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 

Roane County, and 8 miles south of Oak Ridge.

Drainage area. 6.01 sq mi.

Records available. July 1953 to September 1954.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 740.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. 1953: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 49 cfs July 29; maximum gage height, 10.14 ft July 23; no flow July 17-20.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 499 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 11.64 

ft, gate setting, 7.00 ft); maximum gage height, 11.67 ft Jan. 21, gate setting, 7.50 

ft; no flow Dec. 1, May 18, 19.

Remarks. Records good except those for days when there is flow over dam, which are fair. 

Plow affected by operations of Oak Ridge National Laboratory above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

I 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Mean

July Aug.

e3.2

3J.

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.2

2.9

Sept.

3.2 

3.3

3.6

3.7

5.8

4.8

3.7

3.3

3.2

3.2

Day

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

July

1.8 

2.2

2.6

2.8

2.9

1.8

. 0

0

0

0

Aug.

2.9 

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.9

3.1

2.9

Sept.

3.1 

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.7

4.4

Day

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

e2.4 

e6.0

e!2

6.9

6.1

3.4

3.1

2.8

20

9.6

1.9

128.3

4.14

Aug.

2.9 

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.9

94.4

3.05

Sept.

H5.1

4.2

6.0

5.4

4.4

4.1

4.0

3.8

-

112.4

3.75

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

station at Oak Ridge National Laboratory near Oak Ridge. 

e Part of flow over top of dam.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total 

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0 

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

37T

3.1

3.2 

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.7 

3.4

107.4 

3.46

-

-

Nov.

3.2 

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.6

1.7

2.6 

3.3

4.0

5.4 

6.9

7.4

8.4

6.8

5.8

5.4

4.9

3.2

119.5 

3.98

-

-

Dee.

0 

3.6

6.8

*6.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.1

28

23

4.8

15

16

26

34

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.1 

6.0

5.8

5.7 

5.5

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.1

4.0

270.7 

8.73

-

-

Jan.

3.7 

3.4

3.3

5.2

376

*3.8

3.8

4.0

3.7

4.2

8.2

7.3

6.1

5.7

*e225

e!92

54

42

17 

e58

*e238

e!99 

e68

41

28

20

21

*18

14

12 

10

1,321.0 

42.6

-

-

Feb.

*8.7 

7.6

7.3

6.8

6.1

5.8

5.2

5.1

5.1

4.1

4.2

3.1

373

3.6

3.7

5.8

14

12

9.5 

8.2

7.3

6.6 

6.1

7.6

8.0

7.3

6.8

e75

-

253.9 

9.07

_

-

Mar.

*e75 

38

33

26

20

16

13

11

10

9.1

8.2

7.6

9.3

10

8.9

7.8

6.9

6.8

7.5 

7.6

6.8

H42

54

60

38

25

9.1

7.3

e38

624.8 

20.2

_

-

Apr.

*42 

28

22

16

13

11

11

11

9.8

8.5

7.8

7.5

6.9

6.6

6.5

6.9

9.7

8.9

7.6 

6.8

6.6

6.1 

5.8

5.5

5.1

4.8

F7T

5.4

6.0

8.4

306.3 

10.2

_

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Min - Mean -

May

6.6 

6.0

14

21

15

11

9.1

8.2

6.8

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.4

11

12

9.1

4.3

0

0 

7.5

11

6.6 

4.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.4

4.0

220.1 

7.10

-

June

7.6 

13

~^. 6.'57

5.1

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.4

3.7

3.8

4.0

3.6 

3.2

3 1

z'.2

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.8

3.7

3.4

128.8 

4.29

-

Cfsm -

July

f*

3.4

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.7

4.2

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.8 

3.8

4.2

6.1 

8.5

575

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4 

3.6

124.2 

4.01

-

Aug.

3*1

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.1

3.7

3.8

7.6

671

5.1

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.6

4.4

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.4

5.1 

7.5

5.4

4.5

4.1

3.8

4.5

4.8

4.4 

4.2

137.3 

4.43

-

Sept.

4.0 

4.0

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.9

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.2

4.1

5.1

5.8

4.4

3.7

3.3

3*2. 

3.8

5.4

4.5 

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.8

3.8

6.8

129.8 

4.33

-

In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 238 Min o Mean 10.3 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Part of flow over top of dam.
184 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Emory River near Wartburg, Term.

Location. Lat 36°06'46", long 84°36'54", on right bank 50 ft downstream from county highway bridge on Wartburg-Lancing road, l£ miles northwest of Wartburg, Morgan County, 

1^- miles downstream from Rock Creek, and 5tj- miles upstream from Obed River.

Drainage area. 83.2 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,002.14 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 20 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,380 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 16.78 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, Aug. 5, Aug. 23 to Sept. 29.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 18,700 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 25.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

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

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.8 

6.6

2.5 

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.7

179

281

526

1,210

2,030

3,940

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

(*)

O

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

TT

.1

.1

0.7

0.02

0.00024

0 . 0003

Dec.

0.1

TT

.1 *.l

.2

.7

1.2

1.8

28

76

36

37

51

138

105

60

40

26

20

15

14 

12

11

11

9.9

9.3

8.1

8.1

9.3

9.3

8.7

747.0

24.1

0.290

0.33

Jan.

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.6

7.1

*6.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

7.1

48

60

42

37

1,170

3,310

547

266

175

902

5,900 

*2,730

812

377

243

177

380

423

279

199

142

16,289.1

525

6.31

7.28

Feb.

110

92

*81

70

59

51

44

37

35

32

31

26

23

21

20

29

155

159

136

127

161 

151

125

432

449

287

205

1,510

-

4,458

159

1.91

1.99

Mar.

1,210

*583

553

384

275

211

163

132

110

96

87

78

92

129

119

110

98

92

96

117

108 

98

104

1.270

965

730

454

302

221 

175

217

9,379

303

3.64

4.19

Apr.

324

283

223

175

138

119

119

104

91

21

83

102

100

102

102

136

718

518

311

217

165 

130

161

223

175

205

215

258

209

161

5,946

198

2.38

2.66

May

127

104

353

532 322"

223

183

173

136

112

92

78

70

100

110

96

83

74

65

67

62 

49

42

36

31

26

24

21

20 

22

11

3,450

111

1.33

1.54

June

29

37

40

41

32

24

18

14

11

12

9.3

7.6

6.2

5.0

4.2

5.0

5.4

5.0

4.6

3.8

3.1 

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

.8

.6 

.5

328.9

11.0

0.132

0.15

July

0.4

.3

.9

3.8

1.8

1.1

.8

4.4

3.5

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.1

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

li

1.8

3.5

2.0

1.4

.9

.6

.4 

.3

.1

40.1

1.29

O.O16

0.02

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.3

.2

.3

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1 

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

7.7

0.25

O.OO3O

0.003

Sept.

0

O

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0 

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0 

.4

0.4

o.oi

0.00012

0.0002

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,110 Mln 0 Mean 113 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.47

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,900 Mln 0 Mean 111 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.16

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs). Jan. 16 (4 a.m.) 6,410 cfs (15.47 ft); Jan. 21 (3:30 a.m.)

7,380 cfs (16.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 185

Daddys Creek near Crab Orchard, Term.

Location. Lat 35 0 55'33", long 84°54'47", on left bank 0.6 mile upstream from North 

Creek, 1.5 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1.5 miles downstream 

from Bird Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Crab Orchard, Cumberland County.

Drainage area. 93.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954. Prior to October 1952, published

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,569.19 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 17, 1934, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 168 cfs.

bremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 6,880 cfs Jan. 21 

flow Sept. 11-22.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 

flow Sept. 23, 24, 1936, Sept. 11-22, 1954.

height, 16.10 ft); no 

height, 21.30 ft); no

Remarks. Records good.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 12

1.5

2.0

2.8

3.5

6.0

8.0

11.0

13.2

36

85

200

338

1,040

1,880

3,510

4,910

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~~TS 0.3

'.Z

.2

.1

.1

.09

.07

.05

.04

.03

.03

.02

.02 

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.03

*.04

04

.05

1.94

0.063

0.00067

0.0008

Nov.

0.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

*.6

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

. 6

9.9

0.33

0.0035

0.004

Dec.

0.5

.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.4

2.0

2.7

19

30

15

21

50

146 

170

118

84

58

41

36

*38

59

66

52

42

36

32

27

30

42

46

1,267.5

40.9

0.437

0.50

Jan.

40

35

32

30

30

29

27

24

2225"

61

92

72

62 

1,270

4,200

1,530

556

 333

1,210

4.860

3^740

1,570

680

410

287

386

379

279

217

173

22,661

731

7.82

9.01

Feb.

143

127

115

109

101

87

78

68

64

59

56

48

42

39

66

340

*281

212

207

265

215

178

391

425

295

219

633

4,901

175

1.87

1.95

Mar.

796

573

626

524

360

265

207

172

144

124

109

95

96

123 

114

97

87

81

16

130

123

 106

105

945

1,200

1,030

631

410

291

228

445

10,323

333

3.56

4.11

Apr.

634

428

302

231

185

158

150

133

122

107

98

100

95

§9 

101

*160

663

532

331

235

183

148

127

149

146

181

197

166

146 

127

6,424

214

2.29

2.56

May

107

92

127

258

214

167

154

198

177

155

126

106

95

1,500 

1,090

537

326

254

221

 193

202

160

126

101

82

66

53

45

39 

34

29.

6,834

220

2.35

2.72

June

39

130

143

156

105

73

53

39

31

26

21

15

12

9.1 

7.2

83

177

2±5

116

74

*45

30

21

15

10

7.2

5.6

4.3

3.5 

2.7

1,668.6

55.6

0.595

0.66

July

2^3

275

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7 

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5 

*.4

.3

25.1

0.81

0.0087

0.01

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.09

.07

.06

.07

.1

.2

.5

.7

*.5

54.

T7T

.7 

.5

.4

13.69

0.442

0.0047

0.005

Sept.

0.3

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.07

.05

.03

.02

.01

0

cT

0

0 

 *0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1 

.2

2.78

0.093

0.00099

0.001

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,660 Mln 0.01 Mean 137 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.83

Water year 1953-54 : Max 4,860 Mln 0 Mean 148 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.53

Peak discharge (base, 1.700 cfs). Jan. 16 (5:30 a.m.) 5.010 cfs (13.36 ft): Jan. 21 (2 a.m.)

6,880 cfs (16.10 ft); May 14 (2:30 p.m.) 2,020 cfs (8.27 ft).

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

3890EE O - 56 -13
186 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Emory River at Oakdale, Term.

Location. Lat 35°58'59", long 84 0 33'29", at Oakdale, Morgan County, 1,000 ft downstream 

from highway bridge and 1,100 ft downstream from Mud Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 764 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1954.

f

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 763.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 25 years, 1,311 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 62,900 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 24.18 ft); no 

flow Oct. 24-29, Nov. 7-21.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 31.00 ft); no 

flow at times in 1944, 1952-53.

Maximum stage known, about 42.3 ft Mar. 23, 1929, from floodmarks at highway bridge 

(discharge, 195,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 85,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1940.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14

.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.6

3.6

11

26

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

43

72

119

250

490

840

Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

0.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.6

1.8

2.0

O

.2

.8

2.0

4.4

7.7

18

42

68

110

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

20.0

250

490

840

1,250

3,270

5,860

9,350

15,900

29,700

42,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*T~f 1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

5-0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

17.6

0.57

0.00075

0.0009

Nov.

0.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.8

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4 

1.4

11.2

0.37

0.00048

0.0005

Dec.

1.4

T7f

1.4

 1.5

1.6

2.2

2.8

3.0

22

164

168

163

191

514

768

571

391

264

194

184

163

150

150

176

163

136

126

121

129 

121

121

5,165.3

167

0.219

0.25

Jan.

141

138

131

119

117

*114

112

105

100

102

168

298

386

335

3,980

28,000

10,100

4,130

2,510

5,090

*42,500

29,500

12,100

5,540

3,480

2,500

3,310

4,220

3,050

2,260 

1 740

166,176

5,361

7.02

8.09

Feb.

1,410

1,210

*1,080

976

856

739

648

557

508

479

452

402

345

308

294

308

1,570

2,180

1,730

1,500

1,830

1,710

1,450

2,500

3,780

2,750

2,020

6.510

-

40,120

1,432

1.87

1.95

Mar.

8,480

*5,190

4,680

4,330

3,220

2,450

1,930

1,590

1,360

1,180

1,040

920

856

1,100

1,060

912

808

746

725

896

944

824

792

5,530

9,230

8,250

5,370

3,560

2,620 

2 080

2 400

85,073

2,744

3.59

4.14

Apr.

*4,490

3,510

2,660

2,090

1,700

1,440

1,370

1,230

1,120

1,000

912

976

952

888

880

960

4,060

4.590

3,090

2,220

1,720

1,430

1,300

1,800

1,690

1,850

1,870

1,640

1,430

1,220

56,088

1,870

2.45

2.73

May

1,06O

888

1,290

2,540

*2,090

1,640

1,400

1,550

1,400

1,210

1,030

880

768

2,210

4.850

3,050

2,110

1,630

1,410

1,240

1,240

1,060

872

718

599

496

418

350

321 

282

250

40,852

1,318

1.73

1.99

June

489

*2.780

1,770

1,560

1,160

864

655

490

396

396

355

260

214

193

199

190

508

760

599

380

274

214

169

138

105

83

68

56

45

39_

15,409

514

0.673

0.75

July

35

*29

29

64" 71

42

31

29

37

43

37

35

34

29

23

19

16

14

11

10

8.6

9.6

9.6

8.2

6.7

5.7

6.7

7.0

6.7 

8.2

9.1

724.1

23.4

0.031

0.04

Aug.

8.2

7.0

6.7

*5.4

4.7

5.4

5.1

6.3

28

24

17

36

3T

24

20

17

14

12

11

8.6

7.7

7.7

7.0

5.4

5.1

4.4

3.9

3.9

3.7 

3.4

2.7

346.3

11.2

0.015

0.02

Sept.

*2.5

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.3

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.9 

5.6

27.3

0.91

0.0012

0.001

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,000 Mln 0 Mean 1,087 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.31

Water year 1953-54: Max 42,300 Mln 0 Mean 1,123 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.96

Peak discharge (base, 19/000 cfs).--Jan. 16 (7:30 a.m.) 37,500 cfs (18.88 ft)j Jan. 21 (5:30 a.m.) 

62,900 cfs (24718 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Page heights computed from blhourly radio-gage readings in same gage well, June 4-20.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 187

White Creek near Glen Alice, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°47'49", long 84°45'37", on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Black Creek (also known as Hines Creek), half a mile upstream from Southern Railway 

bridge, and l| miles southwest of Glen Alice, Roane County.

Drainage area. 123 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 758.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years, 215 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 16.18 ft); minimum, 0.06 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 19.45 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 11, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.55 ft Oct. 3-5, 1936.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 783: 1934. WSP 803: 1935(M). WSP 823: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 14-2O)

0.50 

.56 

.70 

.75 

.80 

.90

1.1

1.4

1.8

.1 

.3 

.6 

1.2 

2.9 

7.0 

18 

40

2.4

3.0

3.8

5.0

6.0

8.O

10.0

12.1

89

158

290

590

990

2,210

3,850

5,940

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

He an

Cfsin

In.

Oct.

0.6

 TT

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.4

0.24

0.0020

0.002

Nov.

0.4

.4

*.3

.3

.3

~3.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.9

4.0

4.4

4.0

44475

3.5

2.7

2

e

. D

36.4

1.21

0.0098

0.01

Dec.

2.4 *^4

27?

2.7

3.1

4.2

5.9

6.3

184

248

83

244

2O6

302" 503

175

120

84

64

56

50

53

53

47

43

38

35

36

45

50

A a 4O

2,796.0

90.2

0.733

0.85

Jan.

44

41

41

*39

38

36

33

30

29

3l

94

106

90

91

3,180

5,220

1,180

605

402

1,780

5,890

3,740

1,440

756

504

365

405

390

332 

264

213

27,412

884

7.19

8.29

Feb.

181

*163

145

132

116

101

91

81

78

74

68

59

53

50

49

55

138

134

129

152

235

238

216

414

476

372

282

1,240

-

5,522

197

1.60

1.67

Mar.

1,120

*724

664

566

434

332

259

213

181

158

139

122

149

174

153

140

128

121

I2T

154

134

126

128

1,160

1,210

1,160

713

521

386 

302

381

12,279

396

3.22

3.71

Apr.

554

*46O

358

284

230

196

179

158

140

126

116

113

101

97

97

127

473

484

352

264

216

179

163

182

157

238

181

167

145

140

6,677

223

1.81

2.02

May

126

111

*423

584

419

302

249

237

197

166

141

121

110

56O

614

424

294

246

208

191

167

138

116

94

78

65

53

46

40 

36

2£

6,585

212

1.72

1.99

June

57

*87

106

100

71

53

43

35

28

24

21

17

15

12

10

10

12

33

28

18

14

11

8.8

6.8

5.7

4.8

4.0

3.3

2.6 

2.0

843.0

28.1

0.228

0.25

July

 1.6

1.5

1.6

6.3

5.7

5.2

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.3

2.7

2.4

1.8

1.2

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1 

.1

.1

49.5

1.60

0.013

0.01

Aug.

0.1

*a

.1

.1

.1

9

tr.1.2

.2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

3.9

0.13

0.0011

0.001

Sept.

0.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.08

.08

^07

.07

.08

.09

.1

».09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

- 

4.22

0.141

0.0011

0.001

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,210 Mln o.l Mean 186 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.54

Hater year 1953-54: Max 5,890 Mln 0.07 Mean 170 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.80

Peak discharge (base. 4,800 eta). Jan. 16 (1 a.m.) 11,000 cfs (15.52 ft)j Jan. 21 (3 a.m.) 12,200 

of8 (16.18 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
188 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Term.

Location. --Lat 35°34'53", long 84°44'53", on right tank a third of a mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 58, half a mile downstream from Dry Pork, 4? miles upstream 

from mouth, and 5 miles north of Decatur, Meigs County.

Drainage area. 117 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1954. 

Suee Creek near Decatur.

Prior to October 1935, published as

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 694.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--80 years, 190 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,380 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.58 ft): minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 20, 29; minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Sept. 2, 3, 7-9, 13, 20.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 23.97 ft, from 

floodmarks), on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 11 cfs 

Sept. 24, 1935, Jan. 7-10, Oct. 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 1940; minimum gage height, 

that of Sept. 2, 3, 7-9, 13, 20, 1954.

Remarks^ Records good.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

in feet,

0.19 

.24 

.3 

.5 

.9

38

108

320

2.0

4.5

9.0

10,6

650

1,480

3,500

4,530

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*ie 

1117

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

20

22

72

20

20

561

18.1

0.155

0.18

Nov.

20 

20

20

20

20

18

IB

18

18

*18

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

30

48

76

24

24

22

20

20

20

644

21.5

0.184

0.20

Dec.

20 

i|

TS

22

22

22

22

20

210

126

41

122

97

218

118

*74

54

41

33

30

30

30

24

22

20

20

20

20

24

24

22

1,584

51.1

0.437

0.50

Jan.

20 

20

20

20

20

20

18

18

17

20

54

54

36

38

*784

*2,840

826

425

320

460

4.460

3,710

1,790

767

512

395

440

336

275

236

195

19,148

618

5.28

6.09

Feb.

170 

158

143

133

118

108

97

93

89

*85

81

78

74

70

67

103

214

118

104

100

100

93

85

153

153

133

118

678

3,716

133

1.14

1.18

Mar.

887 

473

408

302

253

220

183

164

148

138

128

*113

113

108

93

85

81

81

85

93

81

74

74

1,140

972

1.680

671

464

366

298

552

10,528

340

2.91

3.35

Apr.

3§8

316

258

226

208

*201

170

148

138

128

123

113

108

108

123

195

148

128

118

108

100

113

118

97

89

85

81

81

78

4,922

164

1.40

1.56

May

74 

78

293

253

143

*113

108

104

93

81

78

74

78

195

138

108

97

100

100

97

g93

g81

g78

g74

g70

g67

g64

g60

glOTS

g78

g60

3,230

104

0.889

1.03

June

giso

g!73

g!58

*g93

78

64

60

57

54

51

48

44

48

41

38

38

38

54

38

36

33

33

33

30

30

30

30

28

28

IS

1,662

55.4

0.474

0.53

July

26 

*26

26

28

30

28

26

26

26

26

24

22

22

20

20

22

22

24

22

20

20

22

22

22

20

20

18

18

17

17

i§

698

22.5

0.192

0.22

Aug.

if17

17

17

*17

17

18

57

35

22

22

22

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

22

32

48

22

22

22

20

20

18

18

697

22.5

0.192

0.22

Sept.

17 

 17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

16

16

16

16

17

18

15

16

T6

16

16

16

16

16

18

502

16.7

0.143

0.16

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,920 Min 16 Mean 146 CfBm 1.25 In. 16.94

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,460 Mln 16 Mean 131 CfBm 1.12 In. 15.22

Peak discharge (base. 2.PC 

12.58 ft); Mar. 2

OOP Cfs). Jan. 16 (1:30 p.m.) 3,'580 cfs (9.15 ft); Jan. 21 (12 m.)

6,380 cfs (12.58 ft); Mar. 26 (5 a.m.) 2,360 cfs (6.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from graph based on bihourly radio-gage readings furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Richland Creek near Dayton, Term.

189

Location. Lat 35°30'17", long 85°01'20", on left bank at Morgantown, 0.4 mile upstream 

from bridge on State Highway 30, 1 mile northwest of Dayton, Rhea County, and 

if miles downstream from Payne Creek (formerly Gooch Creek).

Drainage area.--50.2 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1927 to September 1931, June 1934 to September 1954. Published 

as "at Dayton" 1927-31.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 728.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 22, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage 

at bridge 1..mile downstream at datum 43.61 ft lower.

Average discharge. 24 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,370 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 7.26 ft); minimum, 0.01/cfs Oct. 25-27 (gage height, 0.25 ft).

1927-31, 1934-54: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.08 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; no flow July 28, Aug. 19 to Sept. 12, 1929, 

Sept. 14-30, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are fair. City of Dayton diverts 

an average of about 1 cfs 3 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: 1935-36(M), 1937, drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.24 0.01 0.6 10

.26 .03 .8 28

.28 .07 1.2 86

.29 .1 1.8 207

.31 .2 2.5 430

.33 .4 3.5 915

.38 1.4 4.5 1,610

.5 5.3 5.4 2,530

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*i.2

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.OS

.05

.05

.05

.05

.03

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02 

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.1

.07

.07 

.07

.07

1.87

0.060

0.0012

0.001

Nov.

0,07

*!i

.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1

a

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.1

3.77

0.126

0.0025

0.003

Dec.

«!*

.2

.6

.3

.4

.8

1.0

61

125

58

277

210

'2"0"2~ 301

142

103

75

58

48

51 

58

51

42

37

33

28

29

51 

54

48

2,145.5

69.2

1.38

1.59

Jan.

42 

38

44

 45

45

41

36

33

31

36

83

76

66

66

741

1,830

610

332

229

428

2.520 

1,910

785

416

286

210

238

204

169 

138

112

11,840

382

7.61

8.77

Feb.

96 

*86

78

81

70

62

55

51

48

44

4O

33

29

28

_27

38

123

107

94

121

154 

132

114

218

215

164

132

421

-

2,861

102

2.03

2.12

Mar.

409 

*322

350

277

210

164

132

112

96

84

72

64

58

60

52

49

45

42

47

62

51 

45

47

'STo 782

770

398

265

194 

154

221

6,304

203

4.04

4.67

Apr.

319 

*238

178

142

116

100

93

81

70

61

56

56

48

47

58

81

227

192

146

116

96 

83

89

180

144

169

129

108

140 

132

3,695

123

2.45

2.74

May

112 

96

*202

238

175

132

116

110

88

72

60

49

52

310

295

200

142

127

114

130

123 

1O1

81

64

51

40

31

25

24 

22

16

3,398

110

2.19

2.52

June

20 

*37

32

37

24

17

13

11

8.3

6.8

4.9

4.2

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.9

6.3

11

8.3

4.9 

2.3

1.7

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3 

.3

267.0

8.90

0.177

0.20

July

*0.3 

.6

.8

.8

.8

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.07

.07 

.07

.1

.1

.3

1.4

 o2.9

1.2 

.3

.2

14.31

0.462

0.0092

0.01

Aug.

0.2 

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

*7.8

479

2.3

1.2 *.e

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.1

1.2

2.6

1.4

1.0

.8 

 8

 6

30.2

0.97

O.O19

0.02

Sept.

0.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.07

.07

.OS

.03

*.03

.03

.03

.03

.02

.03

.07 

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05 

.05

3.61

0.120

0.0024

0.003

Calendar year!953 : Max 1,770 Min 0.01 Mean 82.9 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.44

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,520 Min 0.01 Mean 83.7 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.65

discharge (base. 1.300 cfs).--Jan. 16 (8:30 a.m.) 2,490 cfs (5.37 ft); Jan. 21 (5 a.m.) 

eta (7.Z6 Ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
190 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hiwassee River at Presley, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°54'17", long 83°43'0l", on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Cynth 

Creek, 0.5 mile southeast of Presley, Towns County, 1.3 miles upstream from Hightower 

Creek, and at mile 133.9.

Drainage area.--45.5 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,932.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--12 years (1942-54), 132 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 9.00 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 27-30 (gage height, 1.61 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 15.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

determinations at gage heights 12.80 and 15.24 ft, respectively; minimum, that of 

Sept. 27-30, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.60 ft Oct. 6, 7, 1947.

Remarks. Records excellent.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1942.

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

and discharge, In feet per second)

2.1

2.5 136

3.0 

4.0 

6.O

7.5

233

464

990

1,440

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

Day

1

i4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

54

50

49

47

45

44

43

42

41

41

38

38

38

47

42

38

38

38

38

37

*37

36

35

35

34

34

48

42

41

38

37

1,265

40.8

0.897

1.03

Nov.

37

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

31

31

31

60

110

143

*141

88

80

66

60

55

53

50

1,539

51.3

1.13

1.26

Dec.

49

48

48

134

98

129

143

113

312

514

188

216

192

263

208

169

*145

128

116

111

128

131

124

114

109

103

98

102

117

111

105

4,366

141

3.10

3.57

Jan.

100

96

96

91

88

85

82

81

80

82

96

85

81

81

221

1,500

458

296

*239

210

527

1,160

800

486

577

516

294

256

233

218

202

8,817

284

6.24

7.21

Feb.

190

182

177

169

162

154

149

143

140

136

145

135

126

124

121

*153

136

126

121

295

512

220

188

177

164

152

145

247

-

4,665

167

5.67

5.81

Mar.

503

233

244

214

196

184

173

164

158

152

149

141

162

216

*175

162

154

149

169

171

160

152

167

270

261

287

526

550

276

246

269

6,415

207

4.55

5.24,

Apr.

298

256

233

214

202

*208

196

218

208

194

190

181

177

177

165

242

261

222

202

190

181

173

175

167

169

167

162

156

164

156

5,902

197

4.55

4.82

May

152

147

160

154

145

140

158

134,

129

124

*121

119

129

156

138

151

124

122

119

119

115

108

105

102

100

97

96

96

97

91

88

3,794

122

2.68

3.10

June

508

521

*250

208

179

160

147

156

129

122

151

121

128

119

151

153

218

198

162

143

131

121

116

109

106

102

97

94

90

87.

4,717

157

3.45

3.86

July

82

82

87

84

80

78

74

75

95

94

*92

77

75

74

75

69

66

69

68

65

65

77

66

62

61

70

*64

59

56

55

74

2,266

75.1

1.61

1.85

Aug.

59

54

51

48

47

58

55

48

88

*62

50

48

47

45

45

42

40

58

58

41

42

41

58

55

50

46

45

44

45

41

58

1,507

48.6

1.07

1.25

Sept.

36

*35

34

32

51

50

29

29

51

51

51

29

28

28

27

27

27

27

26

27

54

50

27

27

26

26

25

24

23

24

861

28.7

0.631

0.70

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,700 Mln 31 Mean 125 Cfsm 2.75 In. 37.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,300 Mln 23 Mean 126 Cfsm 2.77 In. 37.68

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfsh Jan. 16 (7 a.m.) 1,960 cfs (9.00 ft); Jan. 22 (l2 m.) 1,640 cfs 

(8.1Z ft); June 1 (7:30 a.m.) 1.2OO cfs (6.73 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 191

Shooting Creek near Hayesville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°01'25", long 83°42'25", on left bank 400 ft downstream from Hothouse 

Branch, half a mile upstream from Chatuge Lake, and 6.5 miles east of Hayesvllle, Clay 

County.

Drainage area.--37.6 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1922 to March 1924, February 1942 to September 1945, October 

1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,930.33 ft above mean sea level, datum

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Aug. 15, 1922, to Mar. 13, 1924, chain

gage at bridge 0.7 mile downstream at datum 16.82 ft lower.

Average discharge.--12 years (1922-23, 1942-45, 1946-54), 89.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 6.38 ft); minimum, 9.6 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.22 ft),

1922-24, 1942-45, 1946-54: Maximum discharge, 6,820 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 

9.20 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are good. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by small mill above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

Oct. 1 to July 3

14 

20 

32 

SO 

87 

143

July 4 to Sept. SO

254

424

620

825

1,050

1,190

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

23 

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20 

19

19

18

18

20

11

21

20

20

19

19

18

18 »18

18

18

18

22

21

20

19

19

616

19.9

0.529

0.61

Nov.

19 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

34

48

54

49

*34

44

33

30

27

26

25

747

24.9

0.662

0.74

Dec.

24 

23

23

55

38

42

41

36

203

T43

84

109

92

180

116

89

b68

»b58

b56

54

66

72

68

61

57

53

49

54

84

77

71

2,246

72.5

1.93

2.22

Jan.

65 

60

66

60

57

54

50

47

H

58

b47

b46

47

288

1.120

364

220

160

»135

488

1,060

576

350

257

208

194

160

141

126

114

6,711

216

5.74

6.64

Feb.

105 

101

97

92

86

83

79

74

73 

71

74

68

66

65

62

71

»76

66

62

158

160

116

100

97

87

81

76

212

_

2,558

91.4

2.43

2.53

Mar.

257

183

167

139

122

112

103

98

93 

90

87

84

145

229

160

»132

118

109

120

126

112

105

120

288

280

30"9 370

287

223

194

314

5,256

170

4.52

5.20

Apr.

339 

254

217

183

165

157

»145

148

137 

126

120

112

111

112

105

138

145

126

116

109

103

10O

97

100

103

101

98

95

97

_90

4,049

135

3.59

4.00

May

86 

83

95

95

81

79

83

80

76 

72

»69

68

79

89

84

77

73

72

69

72

66

62

60

58

57

55

54

54

53

50

M

2,194

70.8

1.88

2.17

June

139 

139

122

103

83

71

65

»60

56 

54

53

50

53

48

53

49

66

61

55

48

45

42

45

40

37

35

32

31

29

26

1,742

58.1

1.55

1.72

July

29 

30

41

34

30

29

27

26

40 

34

33

28

26

30

29

26

24

24

25

24

28

30

28

25

35

11

31

*26

25

24

24

912

29.4

0.782

0.90

Aug.

34

28

26

22

22

31

24

22

69 

»32

26

24

24

22

20

20

1§

18

18

20

28

24

31

29

26

23

29

31

26

21

19

807

26.0

0.691

0.80

Sept.

18 

 17

16

15

15

14

14

14

23 

19

17

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

I|T5

25

18

16

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

470

15.7

0.418

O.46

Calendar year 1953: Max 751 Min 16 Mean 72.5 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.16

Water year 1953-54: Max l,12o Min 12 Mean 77.6 Cfsin 2.06 In. 27.99

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs).--Jan. 16 (8:30 a.m.) 1.8OO ofs (6.38 ft); Jan. 22 (8 a.m.) 

1,720 cfs (6.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
192 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hiwassee River below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°01'45", long 83°47'45", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from Hyatt Mill 

Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Chatuge Dam, 1.7 miles southeast of Hayesville, Clay 

County, and at mile 119.3.

Drainage area.--190 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1907 to December 1909 (fragmentary), August 1922 to September 

1923 (gage heights only), April 1942 to September 1954. Published as 'near Hayesville 

1907-9, 1922-23.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,789.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of

^1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 20, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1909, staff gage 

and Aug. 16, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage, at site 1.1 miles upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1942-54), 444 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs June 25 (gage height, 5.47 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 25 (gage height, 0.34 ft).

1907-9, 1922-23, 1942-54: Maximum gage height recorded, 11.9 ft Mar. 13, 1909, 

site and datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge 0.6 cfs 

Oct. 21, 1952; minimum gage height, 0.30 ft Aug. 3, 1942, Oct. 21, 1952.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 10 cfs, which are good. Plow completely 

regulated by Chatuge Lake since 1942 (see p. 247).

Revisions (water years).-- WSP 973: 1942.

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

In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27

0.6 

1.6 

4.1 

8.4

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

75

138

211

355

515

895

1,360

1.2 

1.4

1.7 

2.0

38

150

229

2.5 372

3.0 530

4.0 930

5.0 1,420

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 1.2 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

 1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.4 

1.3

1.3

42.3

1.36

+3,000

Nov.

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.8

3.0

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.2

41.7

1.39

+4,000

Dec.

1.2

1.3

1.5

2.2

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.3

11

3.4

2.3

4.3

3.2

5.9

2.5

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.3

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.5

3.7

2.4

83.3

2.69

+12,200

Jan.

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.1

2.0 Tn

12

34

6.8

5.6

*6.0

4.4

22

46

12

8.4

6.9

5.8

6.0

5.0

4.6 

4.3.'l

224.8

7.25

+32,100

Feb.

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.5

*3.2

2.8

2.8

4.6

3.5

3.1

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.7

7.8

-

95.6

3.41

+14,300

Mar.

5.4

3.9

4.3

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9.

Z79

*20

168

*289

361

406

436

487

560

546

532

560

771

926

1,210

1,300

1.580

1,280

1,160

1,190

13,624.1

439

+11,400

Apr.

1.400

1,320

1,200

1,080

966

890

*840

831

862

782

728

689

662

658

288

11

7.9

8.4

8.1

111

304

322

333

348

363

162

8.7

8.7

12

5,8

L5.209.6

507

+5 , 600

May

4.3

3.9

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.6

6.4

10

27

*65

*108

155

*232

339

366

378

378

381

384

587

369

554

542

535

522

316

510

301

298 

298

293

6,782.8

219

+4,600

June

556

808

*831

795

692

615

554

500

459

421

393

375

551

342

530

553

411

523

491

443

615

880

856

887

1,270

1,270

944

905

1,050

1,080

19,956

665

-6,600

July

975

502

10

10

TT

507

872

988

840

741

628

766

854

624

497

411

359

278

255

226

213

210

202

192

186

229

224

*199

179 

171

168

12,305

397

-6,400

Aug.

173

184

171

153

140

145

148

140

*253

276

234

199

181

163

150

158

150

120

111

113

120

125

125

138

142

135

132

140

142

130

113

4,764

154

-200

Sept.

*96

85

78

76

74

72

68

61

61

63

65

61

55

49

49

48

46

46

44

57

83

83

76

70

63

61

59

57

57

65

1,928

64.5

-500

Adjusted for change In contents In Chatuge Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

98.1 

0.516 

0.60

135 

0.711 

0.79

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1953-54:

596 

2.08 

2.40

1,043 

5.49 

6.33

514 

2.71 

2.82

807 

4.25 

4.90

694 

3.65 

4.07

367 

1.93 

2.23

Observed

Max 2,210 Mln 1.0 Mean 302 

Max 1,400 Mln 1.2 Mean 206

445 

2.34 

2.61

190 

1.00 

1.16

147 

0.774 

0.89

54.3 

0.286 

0.32

Adjusted

Mean 384 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.44 

Mean 407 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.12

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, In cfs-days, In Chatuge Lake furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 193

Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°04'50", long 84°00'10", on right bank on U. S. Highway 64, 600 ft upstream from Will Scott Creek, 2 miles east of Murphy, Cherokee County, and at mile 99.2.

Drainage area. 406 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1896 to August 1897 (gage heights only), October 1897 to June 

1917, and October 1918 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Published 

as "at Murphy" prior to April 1940. October 1897 to December 1923 (including revised 

records for January 1901 to December 1902 and January 1904 to June 1917) in North 

Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34. October 1897 to September 1924 (including revised records for January 1901 to December 1902 and January 

1904 to June 1917) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,538.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Jan. 30, 1921, wire-weight or chain 

gages at bridge 2.8 miles downstream at datum 30.40 ft lower. Jan. 30, 1921, to Nov. 8, 

1926, chain gage 2.8 miles downstream at datum 28.40 ft lower. Nov. 9, 1926, to 

Apr. 30, 1940, water-stage recorder 2.8 miles downstream at datum 28.20 ft lower.

Average discharge. 56 years (1898-1954), 917 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Jan. 16 (gage hsight, 12.08 ft); minimum, 59 cfs Nov. 15, 16, 19 (gage height, 1.88 ft); minimum daily, 64 cfs Nov. 7, 9.

1896-1917, 1918-54: Maximum discharge observed, 23,100 cfs Mar. 19, 1899 (gage 

height, 18.4 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 

cfs; minimum daily, 10 cfs Dec. 3, 1924, result of filling of Andrews Reservoir; minimom daily during normal regulation, 62 cfs Oct. 19, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Mission powerplant at Andrews Dam (normal regulated storage, about 75 cfs-days). Plow regulated by 

Chatuge Lake beginning Feb. 12, 1942 (see p. 247).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 583: 1899(M). WSP 973: Drainage area. WSP 1003: 1943. 

See also Records available.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

£.1 

£.3 

£.6 

3.0 

3.5

62 

111 

180 

3£0 

551 

895

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

9.8

1,£80 

£,£60 

3,440 

4,780 

7,980

3.5 895 9.8 9,4£0 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

£1

2£

£3

£4

£5

£6

27

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1£7

130

113

116

108

106

110

100

104

100

101

101

97

103

157

114

10£

100

103

98

*90

87

88

88

86

86

100

114

100 

101

90

3,200

103

Nov.

97

88

116

94

66

116

64

1??

64

76

92

8£

88

84

108

70

8£

88

86

88

134

136

£65

TB75

*160

128

140

94

104 

108

3,190

106

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

155

71

71

£15

180

156

198

164

978 514"

420

546

539

89£

602

*443

336

£81

268

£30

273

320

338

300

269

246

£££

££3

340

314

£91

10,795

348

Jan.

£74

£45

276

£5£

££6

£11

198

197

188

192

231

£10

184

5075

1,510

9^ £50

27090

*1,090

866

641

5,020

7,660

3,850

1,740

1,060

940

85£

736

648

596

539

4£,17£

1,360

Feb.

630

484

419

334

406

391

369

358

344

3£3

369

35£

325

315

505

*3£0

457

542

515

512

619

484

431

451

397

374

352

675

-

11,413

408

Mar.

1,160

799

771

680

589

551

50£

47£

443

4£5

414.

391

l,T2o~

1,890

1,3£0

*1,130

1,040

1,0£0

1,110

1,250

1,160

1,090

1,150

2,270

2,270

2,990

2,620

£,440

2,150

1,910

£ , 600

39,747

1,£82

Apr.

5.160

£,470

£,100

1,870

1,660

1,560

*1,440

1,440

1,430

1,3£0

1,£50

1,190

1,140

1,160

987

556

707

609

546

508

743

772

764

786

749

728

437

447

666

630

33,821

1,127

May

496

478

535

545

478

437 4"5"5

545

478

*487

511

533

6£0

79£

855

813

792

778

785

792

750

708

674

654

6£5

615

596

596

602

596

564

19,163

618

June

1,210

*1,540

1,790

1,650

1,300

1,120

1,0£0

910

835

771

780

729

708

708

694

680

79£

991

910

806

787

1,110

1,120

1,050

1,340

1,540

1,£20

1,070

1,£30

1,£70

31,681

1,056

July

1,£00

978

£40

££1

210

£68

942

1,180

1,110

1,0£0

87£

824

1,080

845

718

598

5£0

467

426

398

380

40£

391

358

336

*414

443

363

336

310

315

18,165

586

Aug.

3£5

363

331

£94

£74

£84

300

269

*663 4"9~0

388

358

331

305

£84

£64

£50

£31

227

2£2

£70

£89

310

310

310

274

£60

£60

305

260

£31

9,532

307

Sept.

*£09

T9T

175

168

177

16£

136

142

144

170

169

147

142

133

1£4

1£8

122

126

134- 118

176

184

17£

152

144

140

136

132

13£

142

4,5£8

151

Observed Adjustedt

"lax 3,780 Min 64 Mean 636 Mean 718 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.00

*lax 9,250 Min 64 Mean 6£3 Mean 825 Cfsm £.03 In. £7.58

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Chatuge Lake.
194 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°08'20", long 83°58'50", on right bank at highway bridge at Tomotla, 

Cherokee County, 0.2 mile upstream from Rodgers Creek, 4.7 miles northeast of Murphy, 

and 6.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 104 sq ml.

Records available. June 1904 to December 1909, January 1914 to April 1917, October 1918 

to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,556.46 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 11, 

1934, various staff or chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 42 years (1904-9, 1914-16, 1919-54), 253 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 6,450 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 15.25 ft); mlnjm, 22 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1904-9, 1914-17, 1918-54: Maximum discharge observed, 9,030 cfs Nov. 19, 1906 

(gage height, 17.3 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs; minimum, 12 cfs 

several times In August and September 1925 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent.

Revisions (water years). WSP 503: 

Drainage area.

imum,

1905-9, 1915-17. WSP 783: 1906(M). WSP 823:

Rating table, water year 1955-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

16

25

36

64

102

20S

3S8

3.5

4.0

5.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

12.8

596

793

1,140

2,290

3,150

4,200

4,680

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

45

15

41

40

39

37

36

36

36

35

34 

33

34

37

36

34

33

33

*33

32

32

32

32

32

32

44

45

40 

37

35

1,131

36.5

0.351

0.40

Nov.

M

3l

34

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

35 

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

36

62

76

 126

64

98

66

56

52

48 

46

1,382

46.1

0.443

0.49

Dec.

44

42

4?

100

77

73

94

71

156" 486

184

240 

230

376

264

 187

145

118

107

102

148

199

208

164

140

120

111

116

172 

14S

135

5,049

163

1.57

1.81

Jan.

123

114

130

116

109

102

96

92

88

9T

164

130 

111

114

1,290

4,660

1,10O

*590

417

385

3;i20

3,460

2,170

946

652

501

488

404

352 

314

281.

22,715

733

7.05

8.12

Feb.

260

247

237

224

208

196

184

178

172

167

170

158 

150

148

145

 153

181

150

145

307

325

250

218

224

205

190

178

390

-

5,760

206

1.98

2.06

Mar.

704

458

552

460

388

329

292

267

247

234

224

4"g5

893

*564

425

352

318

356

352

314

285

296

834

828

1.010

^57

602

501 

437

14,577

470

4.52

5.21

Apr.

6"53 831

505

429

»3SO

344

365

310

288

267

257

243 

240

254

234

306

364

303

271

250

237

224

218

218

234

230

211

208

53I 

224

9,262

309

2.97

3.31

May

202

190

264

243

211

199

224

240

211

 196

184

175 

196

230

288

250

221

211

202

202

184

170

161

153

145

140

135

135

145 

138

125

5,968

193

1.86

2.15

June

597

»495

555

376

296

240

208

184

170

158

153

140 

167

155

165

156

145

150

156

152

120

114

109

104

98

96

92

86

84 

80

5,414

160

1.75

1.94

July

78

75

82

78

75

82

71

75

90

86

75

69 

64

66

71

62

60

60

58

56

60

86

103

gg

61

»62

61

61

58 

54

52

2,156

69.5

0.668

0.77

Aug.

54

56

52

48

45

87

64

55

*7B" 171

60

55 

56

54

49

48

45

45

52

45

59

73

68

64

54

61

49

52

68 

48

42.

1,854

59.6

0.575

0.66

Sept.

*59

37

56

55

54

52

50

2930'

55

33

29

28

28

27

26

26

25

24

24

37

55

29

27

26

25

25

24

||

6S4

29.5

0.284

0.32

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,700 Win 27 Mean 201 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.28

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,660 Mln 23 Mean 209 Cfam 2.01 In. 27.22

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfu}.-

cfs (13.02 ft)) June 1 (9t30 p.m.) 1

-Jan. 16 (7 a.m.) 6,450 cfs (15.25 ft)j Jan. 21 (10 a.m.) 4,810 

,750 cfs (6.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 195

Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga.

Location.~Lat 34°50'28", long 83°56'10", on left bank 250 ft upstream from county road 

bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Arkaqua Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from Akins Creek, and 

2.7 miles southeast of Blairsville, Union County.

Drainage area. 74.8 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1954.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,812.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,080 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 11.05 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.82 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 16.78 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 8, Oct. 7, 1947 (gage height, 1.77 

ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

station. Occasional regulation by Lake Trahlyta in Vogel State Park.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: 1942(M), 1943. WSP 1236: 1946(M), 1950(M).

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

38

48

86

140

240

420

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.2

665

1,250

1,690

2,070

2,540

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.3 

2.6

85

140

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.6 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CfsB

In.

Oct.

66

BZ

58

56

52

51

50

49

49

48

47

46

45

49

48

46 

45

45

43

43

42

*41

40

40

39

40

59

49

43

43

4CA.9

1,481

47.8

0.639

0.74

Nov.

42

41

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38 

35

38

38

55

102

162

135

*85

88

72

64

59

57

55

1,680

56.0

0.749

0.84

Dec.

52

35

75

182

128

155

160

124

546

155

226

288

252

360

256

204 

*172

144

124

116

153

162

158

140

130

120

111

116

153

144 

136

5,542

179

2.39

2.76

Jan.

128

124

122

113

99

94

91

88

55

89

109

94

91

91

334

2.540 

687

404

 315

874

998

2,340

1,300

698

501

404

368

318

284

265

243

13,684'

441

5.90

6.80

Feb.

229

218

212

202

191

184

174

169

162

149

167

151

142

140

158

*178 

189

158

149

344

322

243

212

212

196

184

174

417

-

-------

5,606

200

2.67

2.79

Mar.

400

297

376

297

265

240

234

209

199

194

186

?53~ 179

304

 229

209 

196

189

226

234

212

199

234

380

360

488

550

SOT

392

336 

500

9,018

291

3 89

4 '.48

Apr.

525

W5

344

308

284

*288

271

305

274

252

243

229

223

218

207

312

315

271

246

229

226

218

218

209

207

223

209

204

218

19?

7,875

262

3.50

3.92

May

194

184

196

TS5

176

169

169

164

158

*151

149

147

162

184

164

155 

149

149

147

149

138

132

128

124

122

120

116

118

128

118

113

4,662

150

2.01

2.32

June

1.140

*547

422

318

259

220

194

*176

164

155

158

153

161

151

174

261 

218

186

164

151

142

134

130

122

116

113

109

106

100

9_7

6,541

218

2.91

3.25

July

94

104

100

99

92

92

B5

85

155

175

130

97

87

84

82

79 

73

73

78

72

76

94

78

72

67

73

 70

66

61

60TTK

OU

2,713

87.5

1.17

1.35

Aug.

61

58

56

53

52

53

53

50

*99

69

55

53

53

50

47

45 

43

3?

45

54

65

55

~5? 113

66

57

56

55

57

52

46

1,797

58.0

0.775

0.89

Sept.

*44

43

41

39

3B

36

35

34

37

43

44

37

35

35

34

34 

35

36

33

36

48

15

36

34

34

34

33

32" 32

34

1,106

36.9

0.493

0.55

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,510 Mln 36 Mean 164 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.36

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,540 Mln 32 Mean 16'9 Cfsm 2.26 In. 30.69

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efa) . Jan. 16 (6:30 a.m.) 4, 

3.67O cfs (10.36 ft); June 1 (8 p.m.) 2,350 cfs (7.74 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

4,060 cfa(11.05 ft); Jan. 22 (10:30 a.m.)
196 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°57'55", long 84°05'25", on right bank 1,600 ft downstream from Rhodes 

Branch, 0.6 mile downstream from Nottely Dam, 0.6 mile upstream from Dooley Creek, and 

1.8 miles west of Ivylog, Union County.

Drainage area. 215 sq mi.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,599.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 411 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,290 cfs May 5 (gage height, 5.58 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 6-9, 19 (gage height, 0.15 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 2,830 cfs May 25, 1944 (gage height, 6.34 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 6-9, 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records'excellent except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Flow completely 

regulated by Nottely Lake (see p. 247).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4

.5

.6

.8

1.0

0

.3

1.0

2.2

4.2

7.2

18

36

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.6

64

120

250

427

640

1,170

1,830

2,310

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

309 

302

296

289

285

276 

263

197

129

129

131

131

131

133

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

*135

135

133 

133

133

133

135

138

138

138

5,297

171

-700

Nov.

138 

138

138

138

138

85 

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.8

.6

*.4 

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

785.6

26.2

+3,700

Dec.

0.4

'.4

.7

.5

.4 

.4

.4

2.2

.8

.6

.9

.7

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

251 

516

512

508

710

984

972

1,210

5,677.8

183

+5,700

Jan.

1.420 

1,400

1,370

1,330

1,170

978 

950

787

604

590

572

554

533

508

500

404

1.5

1.0

* q

T¥

5.0

8.5

2.1

1.5 

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

13,698.4

442

+18,300

Feb.

0.8 

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.9

199

516

512

516

516

516

799

1,190 

1,190

766

311

1,010

-

8,051.9

288

+4,300

Mar.

1,010 

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,000

1,000 

994

1,200

1,460

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,420

1,420

1,410

*1,050

525

525

525

525

525

934

1.470

1,130 

770

396

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

2.9

26,658.0

860

-4,400

Apr.

2.1 

1.6

1.4

1.2

*419

 1,460 

1,980

1,970

1,950

1,930

1,920

1,480

535

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

T^O

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

448 

843

34,957.5

499

+3,300

May

631

631

631

1,090

1,980

2,250 

2,240

2,220

2,190

*2,160

2,150

2,130

2,100

1,810

1,460

1,440

1,420

1,400

1,390

1,360

1,190

1,020

1,000

984 

972

950

928

781

636 

626

615

42,383

1,367

-29,200

June

710

868

*868

874

86?

852 

474

.9

.7

.7

271

568

564

649

755

745

740

725

715

695

680

662

640

533 

439

427

411

392

316 

244

16,681.3

556

-2,000

July

244 

244

247

247

250

260 

256

256

256

272

292

292

362

415

3§6

316

247

244

238

220

198

200

206

206 

206

220

*241

238

232

200

182

7,883

254

0

Aug.

"53 200 

.6

.4

.6

.5

47?

1.2

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.5

.3

.3

.3

.4

.2

.3

.7

.5 

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.5

.3

294.1

9.49

+5,700

Sept.

0.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

y 

3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4 

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

^5

10.0

0.33

+3,300

Adjusted for change in contents in Nottely Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

148 

0.688 

0.80

15C 

0.69E 

0.78

367 

1.71 

1.97

1,032 

4.80 

5.53

441 

2.05 

2.14

718 

3.34 

3.85

609 

2.83

3.16

425 

1.98 

2.28

Observed

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

Max 1,780 Mln 0.4 Mean 385 

Max 2,250 Mln 0.2 Mean 390

489 

2.27 

2.54

254 

1.18 

1.36

193 

0.898 

1.04

110 

0.512 

0.57

Adjustedt

Mean 361 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.82 

Mean 412 Cfsm 1,92 In. 26.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, in cfs-days, in Nottely Lake, furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority-
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Turtletown Creek at Turtletovm, Term.

197

Location. Lat 35°07'57", long 84°20'37", on left bank half a mile north of Turtletovm, 

Polk County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Nigger Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 26.9 sq ml.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,490.61 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years, 49.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 784 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 5.61 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 1,120 cfs June 13. 1952 (gage height, 6.50 ft); minimum, 9.3 cfs Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1143: 1936(M) , 1946-47(M).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor 

Jan. 16, 21-23)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

12

34

70

149

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.8

262

330

435

543

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

30

2J 

22

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

*19

19

18

18

17.

17

17

17

17

17

17

23

22

26

21

19

620

20.0

0.743

0.86

Nov.

19

19

19 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

*17

17

17

19

30

2T

23

28

23

22

19

19 

19

587

19.6

0.729

0.81

Dec.

18

18

ft

23

22

21

19

88

61

33

41

36

60

*43

34

30

26

26

24

31

34

30

27

25

24

23

27

38 

31

29

988

31.9

1.19

1.37

Jan.

26

24

26 

24

24

23

22

^2

22

27

37

*28

26

27

147

534

ISS

86

70

67

396

500

244

127

98

83

80

70

65 

61

57

3,193

103

3.83

4.41

Feb.

55

53

53 

53

50

47

45

44

*44

44

45

43

42

42

42

51

53

45

43

55

53

47

44

51

46

43

42

95

-

1,370

48.9

1.82

1.89

Mar.

96

71

71 

61

58

53

52

50

49

47

*46

46

84

99

69

61

57

55

62

66

55

53

65

120

98

~95 133

84

76

73 

124

2,229

71.9

2.67

3.08

Apr.

136

92

83 

76

71

*70

69

71

69

64

62

61

60

61

58

69

80

69

64

60

57

5555"

67

69

65

60

57

62 

57

2,049

68.3

2.54

2.83

May

53

52

71 

71

60

*56

57

60

55

52

51

50

53

60

57

53

50

50

50

50

47

45

44

42

42

42

41

41

41 

41

41

1,578

50.9

1.89

2.18

June

68

*60

57 

50

46

43

41

40

38

37

37

36

54

46

101

99

84

79

70

56

49

44

43

41

38

37

36

34

32

31

1,527

50.9

1.89

2.11

July

31

31

32

31

30

*31

29

28

28

28

30

28

27

26

26

28

26

29

29

26

24

24

25

24

27

28

24

24

22 

22

21

839

27.1

1.01

1.16

Aug.

23

24

21

*19

24

27

24

66

3T

26

24

24

23

22

20

19

19

19

22

28

26

42

31

*24

22

20

29

25 

20

19

786

25.4

0.944

1.09

Sept.

18

17

17 

17

16

16

16

*15

16

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

I¥

19

IS

16

15

14

14

14

14

14 

19

464

15.5

0.576

0.64

Calendar year 1953: Max 390 Mln 17 Mean 49.0 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.72

Water year 1953-54: Max 534 Mln 13 Mean 44.5 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.43

Peak dlscharKe (base, 300 cfs). Jan. 16 (11 a.m.) 784 cfs. (5. 61 ft); Jan. 22 (12 m. ) 602 cfs

(5.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
198 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Hiwassee River near McFarland, Term.

Location. Lat 35°10'48", long 84°26'36", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Smith Creek, 0.4 mile downstream from Apalachia powerhouse of Tennessee Valley 

Authority, 2.8 miles west of McFarland, Polk County, and at mile 53.2.

Drainage area. 1,136 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12years, 2 ,402 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 7.04 ft); 

minimum daily, 75 cfs Oct. 19.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs June 13, 1952 (gage height, 10.42 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum daily, 55 cfs Sept. 12, 1943.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 500 cfs and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are fair. Plow regulated by Chatuge, Nottely, Hiwassee, and 

Apalachia Lakes (see p. 247 ).

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.6 

1.9 

2.4 

3.0

58

165

290

620

1,170

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.9

2,8OO

5,09O

7,8OO

10,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

984

1.490

17555

1,000

1,O30

920 

1,160

1,120

1,170

676

1,160

1,030

1,150

 1,180

1,170

1,030

214 

a80

a75

46T

1,150

1,070

1,150

1,010 

928

1,050

1,110

885 

1,100 

869

526

29,011

936

Nov.

224

955

895

907

961

1,210 

1,270

969

974

1,280

1,500

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,160

1,050

1,200 

1,190

995

1,120

574

368

2,130

2,170 

2,580

2,120

2,O40

2,740 

2,510

2 , 20

41,357

1,379

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

 2,800

2,760

2,580

2,240

2,160

874 

2,460

2,760

2,740

2,800

1,840

1,450

1,480

2,100

2,420

2,490

2,780 

2,780

1,870

2,750

2.860

2,866

2,860

2,820 

110

744

1,850

2,440 

2,840

2 ,7OO 

1,950

70,128

2,262

Jan.

a2,600

al,900

a2,600

a2,800

a2,800

2,640 

2,860

2,600

2,470

2,560

2,900

2,860

2,88O

2,320

2,950

5,440

1.540 

2,416

2,590

1,960

7,OOO

a8,000

a7,000

a6,000

aa.soo

alo.soo

 10,200

4,650 

 4,500

3,52O 

3,450

127,000

4,097

Feb.

5.450

5TT55

2,860

2,88O

2,880

2,860 

2,860

2,840

2,860

2,840

2,760

2,46O

2,550

2,760

2,82O

2,520

2,820 

2,840

2,510

1,450

1.560

1,980

2,820

2,900 

2,590

1,61O

1,610

2,590

.......

72,560

2,584

Mar.

2,710

2,5OO

2,540

2,420

2,570

2,450 

1,880

2,19O

2,240

2,150

1,930.

1,960

1,880

1,600

2,720

2,230

2,160 

2,220

2,220

2,520

1,860

2,560

2,500

5.090 

5,000

5,020

2,020

1,470 

2,116 2 29O

2^630

71,240

2,298

Apr.

 2,910

1,990

2,020

1.23O

2,160

1,550 

1,460

1,590

1,590

265

1,540

2,320

2,43O

2,48O

2,500

2,450

2,770 

804

458

245

2 2O

208

204

55T 

344

275

224

212 

255

356

57,122

1,237

May

1

220

204

2,355

2,570

2,520

2,420 

2,400

2,580

2,410

2,400

2,560

2,370

2,320

2,420

2,250

1,26O

1,810 

2,510

2,550

2,580

2,620

2,570

2,25O

§76^

2,510

2,510

2,490 

2,570

2,510 

2,54O

69,194

2,232

June

2,820

5,140

 2,920

2,780

1,450

1.020 

1,930

2,840

2,840

2,840

2,840

2,840

2,180

2,510

2,550

2,460

2,730 

2,560

2,68O

1,680

2,640

2,800

2,840

2,840 

2,840

2,560

2,880

2,680 

2,490

2,570

76,550

2,551

July

2,35C

2,400

1,520

1,510

1.55C

2,050 

1,940

2,O7O

1,200

1.060

1,520

2,580

2,500

2,520

2,210

2,190

1,460 

1,610

2,280

2,500

2,310

2.670

2)400

1,110 

1,540

1,340

1,800

2,150 

2,580

2,22O 

1,750

59,O70

1,905

Aug.

2,280

1,350

1.47Q

1,640

 2,320

2,240 

1,240

1,350

2,160

2.460

1,860

940

1,555

1,270

1,250

1,880

1,68O 

1,92O

2,120

1,980

2,000

1,520

1,940

1,570 

1,580

1,390

1,440

2,36O 

1,550

1^520

55,920

1,739

Sept.

1,410

1,680

1,210

1,090

766

780 

2,060

2,280

2.690

2.6S6

2,080

454

2.OOO

2,37O

2,200

2,090

2,490 

2,450

356

1,650

1,810

1,860

 794

906 

868

85

1,950"

1,820 

1,860

1,930

48.O17

1,601

Observed Adjustedt

tex 5-,860 Mln 75 Mean 1,982 Mean 2,O67 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.70

«ax 10,500 Mln 75 Mean 2.O68 Mean 2,192 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.19

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change In contents In Chatuge, Nottely, Hiwassee, and Apalachia Lakes, 

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for Apalachia Dam.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 199

Toccoa River near Dial, Qa.

Location . Lat 34°47'24", long 84°14'24", on right bank 1.4 miles upstream from Shallow 

Ford Bridge, 1.8 miles upstream from Stanley Creek, and 2.5 miles northwest of Dial, 

Pannin County.

Drainage area. 177 sq mi.

Records available. January 1913 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,782.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

i"929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1927, water-stage recorder, 

and Oct. 1, 1927, to Nov. 16, 1928, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years, 486 cfs.

Extre es . Maximum discharge during year, 7,840 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 9.35 ft, from

graph based on bihourly radio-gage readings); minimum, 120 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 

0.74 ft) .

1913-54: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 11.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 60 cfs Sept. 6, 1925 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

Flood in 1898 reached a stage about 2.8 ft higher than that of Mar. 11, 1952.

Remarks . Records excellent.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1932(M).

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.6 

Z.5 

3.1

116

171

357

770

1,140

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

112

178

328

530

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

7.5

1,070

2,650

4,810

5,410

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

167

160

154

148

146

145

145

145

141

141

159

137

136

141

*143

145

157

156 

154

154

152

152

150

150

129

129

165

m145

136

4,419

145

0.808

0.95

Nov.

154

132

130

130

150

129

156

157

156

154

130

127

126

126

126

124

*124

124 

124

129

225

302

525

T§5

198

169

156 

150 

146

145

4,602

153

0.864

0.97

Dec.

143

141

TI5

552

248

270

514

256

1.150

§65

458

575

490

*616

480

595

557

300 

289

282

401

476

454

373

357

510

289 

296 

414

365

329

12,146

392

2.21

2.55

Jan.

306

289

289

275

266

257

248

242

259

242

286

251

556" 222

795

5.510

1)560

965 

770

665

1,700

3,460

2,240

1,440

1,150

987

981 

849 

770

715

670

28,669

925

5.25

6.02

Feb.

654

620

602

584

552

554

512

»498

494

481

494

472

446

458

450

472

544

446 

450

866

814

611

559

554

505

481

464 

652

15,147

541

5.06

5.18

Mar.

748

598

700

624

580

552

526

*508

494

481

472

556" 459

695

544

505

485

476 

595

595

526

498

534

634

656

909

1.010 

1,000 

814

732

885

19,595

626

5.54

4.08

Apr.

IjlpO

855

764

710

*665

656

647

680

647

606

595

580

575

580

552

759

825

675 

629

598

580

566

580

595

647

715

642 

606 

726

652

20,005

667

5.77

4.20

May

611

588

629

654

*575

552

544

554

512

498

485

481

508

584

526

494

476

472 

468

464

446

450

418

414

406

402

398 

398 

410

390

375

15,122

488

2.76

3.18

June

704

*685

652

566

490

451

430

410

394

387

375

372

443

459

505

516

498

454 

402

585

568

555

542

555

525

318

311 

301 

291

 284

12,782

426

2.41

2.69

July

278

518

297

308

304

552

»278

291

281

518

308

268

253

247

244

244

255

226 

252

226

258

?72~ 575

259

258

252

252 

252 

218

224

8,266

267

1.51

1.74

Aug.

221

210

*201

194

188

191

199

188

498

275

212

196

196

191

186

178

171

m185

215

224

201

*255

226

210

185 

175 

199

196

178

6,480

209

1.18

1.56

Sept.

171 166"

159

154

152

147

*143

159

156

156

136

154

150

128

126

126

124

141 

145

159

154

156

152

145

139

152

130 

128 

126

122

4,212

140

0.791

0.88

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,610 Mln 124 Mean 406 Cfsm 2.29 In. 51.12

Water year 1955-54: Max 5,510 Mln 122 Mean 414 Cfsm 2.54 In. 51.78

Peak discharge 

cfs (6.90 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
200 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°53'14", long 84°17'07", on left bank three-eighths of a mile downstream 

from Blue Ridge Dam of Tennessee Valley Authority, 2£ miles west of Morganton, and 

2 5 miles northeast of Blue Ridge, Pannin County.

Drainage area. 233 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1898 to March 1903 and April 1913 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1898 to March 1903 and April 1913 to September 

1924 (prior to April 1913, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34, 

published as Toccoa River near Morganton.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,538.77 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 20, 1931, staff gage and 

water-stage recorders at sites within 1 mile of present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1913-54), 586 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs June 4 (gage height, 5.14 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Nov. 22, 23 (gage height, 0.77 ft); minimum daily, 3.5 cfs Nov. 22.

1913-54: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs July 9, 1916 (gage height, 13.0 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; no flow Dec. 6, 

1930, to Mar. 3, 1931 (caused by closing of Blue Ridge Dam).

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 100 cfs, which are good, 

by Blue Ridge Lake beginning Dec. 6, 1930 (see p. 248).

Revisions. See Records available.

Flow regulated

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.2

4.1

13

28

52

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

90

215

640

1,170

1,800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

744

808

855

936

672

968

866

803

714

849

812

833

690

820

738

720

638 

670

738 

708

956

954

1.060

Ire

800 

896

795

870

842

854

24,677

796

Nov.

287

928

652

662

640

681

848

854

622

873

842

690

774

850

621

796

*809 

760

648

612

26

3.5

492 

798

875

720 

636

411

8.4

612

19/530. 9

634

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

732

756

609

877

642

9.3

856

850

364

4.5

4.1

4.5

4.1

209

540

530

507 

708

1,010 

984

967

335

331 

312

290

568 

592

614

402

660

918

16,189.5

522

Jan.

918

578

546

566

268

272

284

40T~ 7.9

424

618

880

875

225

96

10 

9.2

8.8 

8.8

18

28

12 

12

12

12 

11

11

256

246

269

8,505.7

274

Feb.

326

438

414

420

406

336

300

*358

532

558

560

369

396

348

408

234

452 

280

98

35T

414

454

464

617

624

564 

538

547

11,762

420

Mar.

12

11

11

350" 480

420

385

*410

309

338

246

269

13

12

12

12

12 

12

13 

388

380

370

383

70

18

15 

14

14

14

14

17

5,124

165

Apr.

17

T?T

17

17

199

256

342

255

197

201

215

278

274

352

144

16 

370

16 

278

294

266

275 

338

355

418 350"

101

17

17

5,907

197

May

255" 17

549

479

*236

210

387

271

266

17

17

17

17

17

18

19

19

21

22 

22

24

483

487 

610

1,270

1.800 

493

810

759

738

762

11,064

357

June

296

256" 20

987

996

717

734

724

726

727

708

739

746

844

792

804

747 

322

428 

385

274

197

830 

822

900

688 

484

631

602

446

18,572

619

July

444

615

654

561

729

633

*830

852

861

656

246

770

916

750

748

758

712 

677

648 

768

19

19

19 

20

20

21 

220

286

£2" 18

717

15,249

492

Aug.

142

596

660

792

870

938

8§0

820

684" 20

588

616

786

818

817

802

905 

908

902 

854

782

840

818 

756

717

712 

729

696

780

734

468

22,440

724

Sept.

762

680

756

864

785

801

*834

1,000

1,020

1,080

892

857

850

632

535

1,010

1.140

(517

966 

705

1,030

824

788 

938

654

676 

914

828

870

677

25,515

850

Observed Adjustedt

tax 1,220 Min 3.5 Mean 550 Mean 501 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.20

"lax 1,800 Min 3.5 Mean 504 Mean 515 Cfsm 2.21 In. 29.98

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Blue Ridge Lake.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 201

Ocoee River at Copperhill, Tenn.

Location. Lat 34°59'29", long 84°22'36", on right bank 0.2 mile upstream from Fightingtown Creek and 0.4 mile downstream from Copperhill, Polk County.

Drainage area. 352 sq mi.

Records available. March 1903 to December 1913, October 1918 to August 1925 (gage heights 

only) , and November 1942 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. March 1903 

to September 1924 (March 1903 to December 1911, revised, gage heights only after Decem1913) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge. 19 years (1903-6 , 1907-10, 1911-13, 1943-54), 842 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 6,100 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 6.36 ft); minimum daily, 126 cfs July 25.

1903-13, 1918-25, 1942-54: Maximum gage height observed, 18.5 ft Nov. 19, 1906, 

site and datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge determined, 76 cfs Dec. 24, 1943, Oct. 5, 1947.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are fair. Sixty-six 

percent of drainage area regulated by Blue Ridge Lake beginning Dec. 6, 1930 (see 

p. 248). The Tennessee Copper Co. diverts approximately 13,000 gal per minute Just 

below station to Mill Creek, Potato Creek, or Ocoee River below the control.

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from Flghtlngtown 

Creek (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 May I to Sept. 2

1.5 150

1_8 204

2.3 470

2.B 

3.5 

4.8

1.690

3,780

2.0 

2.6

122

295

660

3.2 

3.9

1,210

2,160

Sept. 3-30

2.4 440

2.8 755

3.3 1,250

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

782

798

868

711

1,060

1,040

749

730

757

1,050

906

836

794

*771

858

796

732

612

884

558

1,060

974

1.100

834

429

874

988

976

951 

926

858

26,262

847

Nov.

588

752

924

700

765

714

778

904

918

720

930

918

766

863

877

654

870

*804

803.

677

267

153

55?

764

959

906

666

595

172

549

21,506

717

Calendar year 1953: 1

Water year 1953-54: I

Dec.

662

797

805

855

752

320

708

890

1.210

416

240" 202

224

492

*699

712

643

630

1,140

1,100

1,130

732

418

518

426

546

684

723

705 

697

955

21,081

680

Jan.

1,020

789

666

654

680

488

362

384

160

454

362

*674

950

960

762

e5,770 eat

380

305

269

1,740

c3,080

970

551

440

374

356

322

434

645

24,155

779

Feb.

557

675

643

628

628

525

509

569

*685

752

812

584

590

534

588

460

706

522

306

517

954 559"

740

836

844

842

760

926

-

18,326

654

Mar.

474

322

344

700

710

624

726

532

*612

570

462.

489

643

744

410

344

305

289 3T6"

735

676

654

700

656

518

820 355"

512

428

392 

606

16,871

544

Apr.

794

455

428

392

368

*537

579

700

608

518

504

499

582

587

640

493

386

711

305

552

550

538

543

624

622

698

603

356

356

289

15,850

528

May

270

445

915

*800

543

459

626

524

498

260

255

255

265

300

334

280

260

260

260

280

260

708

692

810

1,190

2.110

1,100

994

886

1,020 

954

18,813

607

June

*733

433

710

1.400

1,260

1,030

970

966

942

946

930

994

944

984

1,070

1,010

1,050

628

686

508

296

5BT

964

972

990

906

554

847

725

570

25,579

853

July

563

726

761

625

813

*829

890

888

960

810

382

858

976

555

853

851

801

824

654

942

186

145

145

156

126

137

352

423

137

215 

758

18,671

602

Aug.

212

75?

728

*853

886

982

948

901

722

802

716

718

822

870

876

858

948

915

994

1.010

924

890

927

888

*837

800

784

741

856

843 

544

25,567

825

Sept.

790

822

813

932

863

877

890

*1,040

1,080

1,110

1,130

968

942

449

1,230"

1,040

1,100

1,070

888

747

1,150

859

1,220

897

793

725

717

1,070

954

878

28,044

935

Observed Adjustedt

"lax 1,580 Mln 135 Mean 722 Mean 673 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.95

«ax 3,770 Min 126 Mean 714 Mean 725 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.95

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Blue Ridge Lake.

c Backwater from Plghtlngtown Creek.

389022 O - 56 - 14
202 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°58'53", long 84°23'12", on right bank 0.2 mile upstream from county 

highway bridge, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, and 0.9 mile west of McCaysville, 

Fannin County.

Drainage area. 70.9 sq mi.

Records available. November 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,449.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 11 years (1943-54), 201 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,380 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 9.25 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Nov. 19, Sept. 29, 30.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 5,420 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 11.92 ft); minimum, that of Nov. 19, 1953, and Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above 

station.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

1.4 39

1.8 101

2.2 188

3.0 445

Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.6 

2.2 

3.0

31

69

192

445

4.0 

6.0 

7.4

905 

1,620 

2.2OO

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53

56

50

49

47

47

45

45

45

45

45

45

44

fS

*53

47

46

45

46

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

62

"55 64

53 

49

1,496

48.3

0.681

O.78

Nov.

47

47

46

46

46

45

45

45

44

44

44

*43

41

41

41

40

39 "35

39

40

46

67

96 tr

70

57

50

47

45

45

1,442

48.1

O.678

O.76

Dec.

44

43

13

92

7O

65

80

64

"34? 423

135

167

144

185

*146

121

103

90

86

82

110

119

114

103

96

90

85

90

129

115 

1O8

3,684

119

1.68

1.93

Jan.

103

97

99

92

88

83

81

80

 55 78

*141

108

97

97

342

2, 160

770

420

320

268

959

1,490

973

606

466

396

364

320

290

268 

250

11,991

387

5.46

6.29

Feb.

236

228

220

212

202

192

187

180

*178

176

192

180

167

165

162

183

225

178

169

202

210

185

174

183

174

167

162

25O

-

5,339

191

2.69

2.80

Mar.

265

222

287

247

222

207

197

187

*183

ISO

176

 525 174

SIZ

320

265

241

228

250

274

239

225

253

420

392

496

424

392

347

320 

480

9,150

295

4.16

4.80

Apr.

592

TSB

372

337

*317

307

294

307

297

268

259

250

241

241

233

325

333

277

256

241

233

228

733

236

265

297

287

2 SO

281

256

8,741

291

4.10

4.59

May

241

230

432

35G

*287

262

253

253

233

222

214

210

217

233

228

210

2OO

2OO

200

200

187

180

178

174

169

167

165

162

176

169 

156

6,748

218

3.07

3.54

June

*230

240

25S

T555

187

174

162

156

151

145

141

136

136

161

172

178

240

178

187

160

145

134

130

134

124

120

116

116

112

110

4,856

162

2.28

2.55

July

106

104

110

108

118

108

*98

98

108

110

114

98

95

91

110!

92

87

85

87

83

82

100

100

98

85

89

87

112

87

80 

76

3,006

97.0

1.37

1.58

Aug.

76

7fl

*71

69

68

117

93

76

243

T5Z

85

78

76

73

69

66

63

63

62

107

93

74

71

93

100

71

64

64

64

60 

57

2,548

S2.2

1.16

1.34

Sept.

|4

53

53

51

50

49

49

*46

49

50

49

46

46

46

45

44

44

50

44

42

48

49

45

42

41

40

40

39

58

TS

1,381

46.0

0.649

0.72

Calendar year 1953: Max l,50O Mln 39 Mean 165 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.49

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,160 Mln 38 Mean 165 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.68

Peak discharge (base. 1.2OO cfs). Jan. 16 (11 a.m.) 3.38O cfs (9.25 ft)) Jan. 22 (ll a.m.) 1,860 

cfs (6.64 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 203

Davis Mill Creek at Copperhill, Term.

Location. Lat 34°59'43 M , long 84°22'56", on right bank 0.4 mile northwest of Louisville 

& Nashville Railroad station, 0.8 mile from post office at Copperhill, Polk County, 

and 0.1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5.16 sq mi.

Records available. July 1940 to September 1941 (published as Mill Creek at Copperhill), 

December 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete San Dimas flume and dam. Datum of gage is 

1,451.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

July 16, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1941, water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir at site 

145 ft upstream at datum 1.58 ft higher.

Average discharge. 5 years (1949-54), 33.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 4.23 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Aug. 7.

1940-41, 1948-54: Maximum discharge, 3,950 cfs Oct. 6, 1949 (gage height, 6.02 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of critical-depth determination of 

peak flow; minimum daily, 3.1 cfs July 30, 1940.

Remarks Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Flow includes an unknown amount of diversion from other basins 

through the sulphuric acid plant of Tennessee Copper Co. Some fluctuation due to irregular release of wastes by Tennessee Copper Co. just above gage.

Revisions..--WSP 1206: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-27)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

2.5 

2.7

98

116

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

39

39

39

39

37

35

34

36

35

34

35

35

43

 37

36

37

37

37 

32

32

36

35

34

33

34

40

32

29 

31

30

1,100

35.5

-

-

Nov.

31

31

31

30

28

28

28

28

28

a28

33

30

29

27

Tf

27

28

*29

28

30

28

46

33

32

29

30

29

28

28

29

891

29.7

-

-

Dec.

28

28

30

33

29

29

29

28

79

35

32

34

32

*38

29

28

27

27

28 

28

31

29

27

28

27

27

27

33

29

29

26

964

31.1

-

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 182

Jan.

26

2T

28

28

27

27

27

28

28

33

33

*29

30

29

55

103

35

29

a29 

51

90

103

49

a45

41

a40

39

35

35 

35

34

1,248

40.3

-

-

Feb.

34

35

34

30

32

32

31

31

*32

31

34

31

30

31

32

38

32

31

31 

37

29

30

30

35

30

30

27

47

-

907

32.4

-

-

Min 26

Mar.

38

34

35

31

31

29

30

31

*32

32

31

31

113

TS

35

34

34

33

40 

34

a30

30

40

51

43

45

40

a39

38

37

1,229

39.6

-

-

Apr.

42.

40

36

35

35

*35

35

37

36

35

35

36

35

33

34

43

35

32

1

30

a30

a40

a35

a35

a36

a35

a36

a35

a34

1,055

35.2

-

-

Mean 35.2

May

a32

330

380

a 40

335

*335

335

335

334

333

331

331

333

335

333

332

332

332

332 

332

331

330

330

331

331

330

331

a30

a31

a30

a30

1,047

33.8

-

-

June

ainn

*35

*48

37

a35

334

33

29

31

31

31

31

30

31

31

31

34

36

34

31

31

31

32

31

31

31

30

29

31

30

1,040

34.7

-

-

Cfsm -

July

330

330

330

330

336

*333

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

a35

330

330

335

a30 

330

330

330

330

330

a40

a30

330

33

30

27

24.

953

30.7

-

-

In. -

Aug.

30

28

26

*25

26

24

23

33

44

31

29

29

29

28

28

29

29

31

24 

57

68

340

32

32

32

31

31

47

335

31

30

1,012

32.6

-

-

Sept.

29" 28

28

28

28

29

28

*29

29

29

28

29

29

31

31

31

31

31

31 

30

31

31

32

3T

32

30

31

31

30

32

896

29.9

-

-

Water year 1953-54 : Max 113 Min 23 Mean 33.8 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Doubtful or no gsge-height record; discharge estimated on bssls of recorder graph, weather 

'records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
204 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Location. --Lat 35"00'5 

State Highway 40, I 

mouth .

North Potato Creek near Ducktown, Term.

", long 84°22'58", on right bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on 

miles south of Ducktown, Polk County, and 2 miles upstream from

Drainage area. 13.0 sq mi.

Records available. --my 1934 to September 1954. Prior to October 1950, published as 

Potato Creek near Ducktown.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete San Dimas flume. Datum of gage is 1,492.51 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to 

Oct. 7, 1935, water-stage recorder and wooden weir and Oct. 8, 1935, to Aug. 25, 1948, 

water-stage recorder and Parshall flume, at same site and datum.

Average discharge .--20 years, 28.2 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.57 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 7,080 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 7.2 ft), from 

rating curve then in use, extended above 1,100 cfs; minimum daily, 2.8 cfs June 16, 

17, 1941.

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

fair. Discharge includes diversion from Brush Creek and from Ocoee River. Some 

fluctuations caused by Tennessee Copper Co. plant's irregular pumpage from mines.

Revisions. --WSP 823: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

9.5

14

32

54

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

3.8

89

143

227

330

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

Iff

18

17

18

17

15

TS

16

16

16

17

16

18

21

*17

17

16

17

16

16

al6

16

a!6

a!6

16

a20

a21

al9

18

a!8

.536

17.3

-

-

Nov.

al8

18

al8

a!7

a!7

17

a!8

al8

a!8

18

a!8

18

17

16

16

17

15 *Tff

16

18

18

50

2T

21

19

20

18

18

17

17

566

18.9

-

-

Dec.

17

16 Tjr

30

20

20

19

17

~35 142

24

36

31

51

*28

24

20

20

21

22

31

28

23

20

22

20

20

32

28

25

22

883

28.5

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 264

Jan.

22

21

25

22

20

20

20

20

20

31

32

*22

21

27

110

300

58

42

35

70

245

~ar 329

60

54

47

47

38

36

36

33

1,947

62.8

-

-

Feb.

36

32

35

33

31

30

29

27

*25

25

30

25

24

2T

24

36

29

25

24

40

28

26

24

30

25

24

24

64

--___.-

829

29.6

-

-

Mln 15

Mar,

43

32

35

28

26

26

25

26

*24

24

24

23

135

Tff

38

30

29

27

38

34

27

28

44

65

61

59

52

42

39

34

77

1,264

40.8

-

-

Apr.

45

38

37

34

34

*36

32

46

35

30

31

29

30

31

2i8

53

15

31

31

30

30

30

39

32

31

33

30

36

34

30

1,029

34.3

-

-

Mean 31.0

May

29

28

86

5?

33

*31

34

34

29

29

27

27

34

36

34

30

29

30

29

31

27

25

25

26

26

25

27

25

26

25

25

961

31.0

-

-

June

224

*BT

*50

35

32

29

28

a28

a27

a26

26

25

52

34

44

31

38

39

36

28

25

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

20

2S

1,106

36.9

-

"

July

20

21

21

21

31

23

*19

20

20

20

21

21

18

 19

26

20

18

26

22

18

19

18

20

18

37

23

18

18

17

17

li

646

20.8

-

"

Aug.

21

19

16

15

*16

20

19

27

93

2T

20

20

20

18

18

16

12

T?

13

60

24

20

24

18

18

 17

17

82

25

20

16

760

24.5

-

"

Sept.

16

16

16

15

16

16

15

*14

13

13

9.8

tt

12

13

12

12

12

14

13

17

16

13

12

12

13

14

14

13

12

23

416.6

13.9

-

"

Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 329 Mln 9.8 Mean 3o.O Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

when available, and records for nearby stations.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Ocoee River at Emf, Term.

205

Location. lat 35°05'48", long 84°32'07", on left bank 700 ft downstream from Tennessee 

Valley Authority powerplant, three-quarters of a mile upstream from former village of 

of Emf, Polk County, and 2 miles downstream from Goforth Creek.

Drainage area. 524 sq mi.

Records available. January 1913 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 837.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 41 years, 1,227 cfs (unadjusted).

Extreme^.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 9.98 ft): minimum daily, 48 cfs May 19.

1913-54: Maximum discharge, 29,400 cfs July 10, 1916 (gage height, 13.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum daily, 5.0 cfs July 28, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Blue Ridge and Ocoee No. 3 Lakes (see p. 248) 

and by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1913-34.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

38

99

202

404

760

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

3.1

1,200

1,790

3,360

5,250

8,360

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Oct.

947 

964

964

956

964

964

938

947

938

964

956 

964

947

947

947

938 

964 

964

956

956

956

956

947

947

950

938 

938

947

947 

930

930

29,451

950

Nov.

678 

*768

930

930

938

938

956

956

947

938

938 

938

938

947

678

794 

930 

923

922

922

686

647

836

475

825

938 

938

678

631

811

25,368

846

Calendar year 1953 :

Hater year 1953-54: !

Dec.

930 

938

930

938

694

647

811

930

1,430

1.450

1,280 

1,260

956

998

981

956 

964 

956

694

655

820

930

938

947

938

930 

938

956

964 

964

964

29,687

958

Jan.

956 

938

938

938

*938,

670

631

777

662

639

820 

947

947

956

1,900

8.260 

2,230 

1,060

956

1,270

*4,570

6,450

3,010

1,740

1,590

1,030 

1,230

1,280

981

q* '

51,199

1,652

Feb.

938 

930

938

947

947

947

947

947

947

956

651 9?2"

964

930

956

1,120 

1.260 

5ll

981

981

972

972

973

981

981

973 

972

1,120

-

27,132

969

Mar.

1,330 

1,270

1,460

1,040

*998

990

972

956

956

947

956- 

964

1,100

1,800

1,270

998 

964 

1,010

990

1,010

990

964

972

1,410

1,690

1.920 

1,690

1,440

998 

998

1,310

32,263

1,170

Apr.

1.870 

1,690

1,620

1,060

1,010

998

998

1,010

990

998

998 

990

1,010

1,030

1,050

998 

1,070 

1,060

1,020

990

981

990

1,010

998

998

782 

631

964

1,140

1,480

32,434

1,081

May

1,230 

981

1,010

*1,020

998

981

981

990

981

460

400 

327

387

913

981

972 

1,140 

591

48

93

981

1,200

1,200

1,210

1,230

1.240 

1,166

1,220

1,200

1,180

1,180

28,485

919

June

1.710 

1,560

1,530

1,530

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,180 

1,140

1,180

1,220

1,230

1,200 

1,230 

1,280

1,200

748

o§8" 655

998

1,160

1,140

1,120 

628

820

823 

981

34,281

1,143

July

*956 

990

981

998

998

990

998

958

972

1,010

864 

972

1,020

1,010

1,020

1,020 

1.050 

1,020

1,010

469

359

462

526

524

504

586 

330

380

tig

549

24/171

780

Aug.

654 

964

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,020

1.180

1,030

1,010 

1,010

1,020

1,030

1,030

1,030 

1,020 

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,100

1,120

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,030 

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,040

587

31,205

1,007

Sept.

*1,030 

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,030

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,040

1.050 

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,040 

1,030 

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,010

990

930 

1,7JTO~

1,020

1,010

972

30; 652

1,022

Observed Adjustedt

tax 5,030 Mln 49 Mean 1,070 Mean 1,022 Cfan 1.95 In. 26.47

lax 8,260 Hln 48 Mean 1,042 Mean 1,052 Cfam 2.01 In. 27.26

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Blue Ridge and Ocoee No. 3 Lakes.
206 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Ocoee River at Parksville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°05'48", long 84°39'15", on right bank 0.4 mile downstream from dam and 

Ocoee" No. 1 powerplant of Tennessee Valley Authority at Parksville, Polk County, and 

at mile 11.5.

Drainage area. 595 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1911 to September 1916, March 1921 to September 1954.

;e_.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--38 years, 1,282 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 12.13 ft); minimum, 139 cfs June 26 (gage height, 3.02 ft).

1911-16, 1921-54: Maximum discharge, 21,700 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 

20.22 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs Oct. 28, 1925.

Remarks. Records excellent. Plow regulated by Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 3, and Parksville 

Calces (see p. 248).

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of Tennessee Valley Authority.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

3.1 175 6.0 2,660 3.0 130 6.0 2,740

3.5 400 8.0 5,040 3.5 400 9.2 6,600

4.0 755 10.2 7,900 4.0 775

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

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,280

1,210

252 

252 

1,220

1,180

1,210

1,230

1,300 

258

258

1,240

1,210

1,190

1,200

1,190

252

264

1,230

1,260

1,230

1,210

1,010 

258

190

1,200

1,340

m1,320

286

29,440

950

Nov.

269

1,240

1,130 

1,110 

1,130

1,100

274

264

1,130 

1,130

1,190

1,190

1,170

269

264

1,130

1,110

1,120

*1,100

1,220

269

269

1.410 

1,250

1,040

842

832

247 

796 

1,240

26,735

891

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54 :

Dec.

1,150

1,130

1,130 

1,120 

247

242

1,220

1,420

1,360 

1,540

1,540

247

247

1,830

2,170

2,230

2.290

2,280

290

236

1,540

1,380

1,380 

1,430

242

242

242

1,680 

1,460

1,620

1,810

36,945

1,192

Jan.

252

298

236 

1,060 

*1,410

1,520

1,560

1,570

236 

2,170

1,020

1,150

1,050

1,170

1,340

1,810

2,770

2,560

1,860

2,020

*5,410

7,840

6,500 

3,810

2,920

1,770

1,500

1,580 

1,650 

247

247

60,536

1,953

Feb.

1.820

1,620

1,680 

1,630 

1,600

236

242

1,690

1,540- 

1,640

1,690

1,660

242

247

1,310

1,300

1,300

1,640

1,640

264

264

1,440

1,410 

1,450

1,580

1,560

269

269

-_-

33,233

1,187

Mar.

1,430

1,420

1,520 

1,600 

*1,470

269

258

1,680

1,650 

1,710

1,790-

1,830

252

958

2.030

1,850

1,620

1,580

1,730

258

258

1,390

1,400 

1,370

1,360

1,320

286

269 

1,920

1 ,590

1,860

39,928

1,288

Apr.

1,940

1,950

1.960 

1,930 

1,860

1,940

1,520

1,470

1,550 

269

264

1,270

1,170

1,180

1,200

1,250

274

280

1,340

1,530

1,350

1,500

1,510 

284

190

1,200

1,030

1,510 

1,500

1,520

 " 

37,741

1,258

May

1,500

1,510

1,540 

*1.550 

1,540

1,520

1,520

205

200 

9S6

215

210

210

210

210

210

1,190

225

220

215

1,450

1,520

280 

1,250

1,180

1,360

1,500

1,390 

284 

538

1,430

27,368

883

June

1,490

2,190

2.320 

2,270 

1,500

268

1,380

1,470

1,470 

1,470

1,470

252

180

1,480

1,570

1,570

1,620

1,610

1,400

185

1,420

1,300

1,210 

1,110

1,030

144

144

1,070 

1,230

1,220

37,043

1,235

July

*1,140

1,140

180 

170

1,160

1,230

1,470

1,470

1.490 

248

180

1,200

1,450

1,450

1,480

1,250

249

162

1,260

1,470

1,490

731

678 

162

166

166

342

190 

166 

606

166

24,712

797

Aug.

175

1,180

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,300

218

185

2.180 

1,620

1,620

1,630

1,640

250

205

1,420

1,110

1,080

1,320

1,250

238

230

1,310 

1,430

1,430

1,470

1,350

334 

269 

1,320

1,340

32,854

1,060

Sept.

*1,250

1,160

1,150 

232 

225

1,260

1,360

1,240

1,330 

1_.56Q

310

236

1,160

1,310

1,330

1,440

1,530

368

258

1,290

1,350

1,510

1,550 

1,560

230

220

1,440

1,320 

1,310 

1,310

31,799

1,060

Observed Adjustedt

Max 2,830 Mln 190 Mean 1,179 Mean 1,129 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.77

Wax 7,840 Mln 144 Mean 1,146 Mean 1,157 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 3, and Parksville Lakes.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 207

Hiwassee River above Charleston, Term.

Location. Lat 35°12'33", long 84°39'3l", on right bank 0.2 mile downstream from Ocoee 

River, a third of a mile upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 2| miles 

north of. Benton, Polk County, and at mile 34.1.

Drainage area. 2,001 sq ml.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 682.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 1.8 miles downstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,800 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 20.55 ft); minimum, 375 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.51 ft); minimum daily, 500 cfs Oct. 18.

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

Flow regulated by seven reservoirs (see p. 245).

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

470

62O

1,230

2,070

7.0

10.0

15.0

18.8

5,840

9,950

17,400

23,200

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

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,500 

2.700

1,800

1,300 

2,000

2,300

2,500

2,500

2,500 

1,200

1,500

2,000

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,400

1,000

500

1,005

1,500

2,000

2,500

2,400

1,500

1,200

2,000

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,240 

1,340

61,380

1,980

Nov.

620 

1,740

2,140

2,060 

2,120

2,210

1,760

1,290

2,040 

2,230

2,520

2,520

2,560

1,910

1,430

*2,230

2,340

2,340

2,210

2,100

1,310

832

2,710

3,740

3,660

3,380

2,730

. 3,060

3,270 

5, 990

69,052

2,302

Calendar year 1953 : I

Water year 1953-54 : ^

Dec.

3,980 

4,080

3,930

3,490 

2,820

1,210

3,370

4,450

4,590 

*4,760

*4,120

2,180

2,030

3,930

4,940

4,850

5.310

5,290

2,750

3,130

4,350

4,530

4,370

4,410

1,680

748

1,600

3,770

4,620

4, GOO 

4,270

114,158

3,683

Jan.

2,990 

2.360

2,650

3,720 

4,500

4,270

4,550

4,270

2,840 

4,490

4,590

4,140

4,200

3,750

6,450

14,500

10,100

6,440

*5,610

4,790

*19,000

25.200

22,000

13,900

10,700

12,900

12,000

7,530

6,630

4,600 

4,250

237,920

7,675

Feb.

5.480 

5,260

4,940

4,940 

4,810

3,630

3,450

4,680

4,760 

4,680

4,660

4,440

3,450

3,040

4,360

4,160

4,580

4,830

4,550

2,290

2.070

3,240

4,640

4,760

4,850

3,480

2,860

2,990

-

115,880

4,139

Mar.

5,870 

5,140

5,240

5,060 

4,480

3,420

3,070

3,800

4,440 

4,150

*4,100-

4,320

2,550

3,120

4,980

4,810

4,110

4,100

4,240

3,060

2,760

3,840

4,180

5,520

6,200

7.700

4,490

3,200

4,190

4,600 

5,230

135,970

4,386

Apr.

7.540 

5,200

5,020

3,980 

4,340

4,120

*3,740

3,540

3,620 

1,430

1,400

3,660

3,670

4,020

*3,96O

4,270

4,060

2,490

2,160

2,510

1,710

2,000

2,010

*1,090

888

1,480

1,530

1,910

1,940

*1,970

91,258

3,042

May

*2,OOO 

1.900

3,170

4,630 

4,460

4,510

4,250

3,170

2,810 

3,470

2,930

2,780

2,830

3,000

2,690

1,960

2,980

2,700

2,960

3,080

4,080

4,270

3,060

4,010

3,920

4,150

4,320

4,220

3,140

2,890 

3,890

104,230

3,362

June

4,530 

6.360

*5,940

5,750 

3,920

1.860

2,800

4,630

4,630 

4,630

4,640

3,660

2,710

3,840

4,420

4,460

4,790

5,020

4,930

2,670

3,680

4,320

4,380

4,290

4,160

3,070

3,190

3,640

4,180

3,600

124,700

4,157

July

3,590 

3,540

2,240

1,400 

2,240

3,060

3,590

*3,810

3,130 

1,630

1,580

2,950

3,970

3,970

3,930

3,470

2,320

2,010

2,990

3,900

3,980

3,890

3,330

1,840

1,310

1,880

2,190

2,060

2,680

3,020 

2,020

87,520

2,823

Aug.

2,480 

2,740

2,470

3,020 

3,510

4,050

2,180

1,810

4,750 

4,800

*3,920

3,240

2,950

2,310

1.540

2,690

3,330

3,010

3,500

3,340

2,450

2,010

2,750

3,320

2,960

3,140

2,880

3,020

1,880

3,250 

3,010

92,310

2,978

Sept.

2,730 

2,740

2,580

1,530 

1,390

1,480

3,140

3,600

*4,100 

3,920

2,900

1,280

2,190

3,790

3,550

3,680

4,020

3,240

1,640

1,960

3,230

3,380

2,790

2,370

1,440

885

2,T70

3,100

3,380

3,110

81,315

2,710

Observed Adjustedt

lax - Mln - Mean - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

lax 23,200 Mln 500 Mean 3,605 Mean 3,738 Cfsm 1.87 m. 25.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents in 7 reservoirs above station.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. l-29j discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for station near McFarland and ocoee River at Parksvllle.
208 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

South Chickamauga Creek below Georgia-Tennessee State line

Location. Lat 34 0 59'52", long 85°10'36", on right bank 1,200 ft downstream from Mackey 

Branch, 1.0 mile downstream from Georgia-Tennessee State line, and 16.3 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 249 sq ml.

Records available . July 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 659.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 18.78 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 7,600 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 

47 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 17, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 3, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuations caused by small mills above station.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

1.6 51

2.5 184

4.2 475

Dec. 15 to Sept. 3O

1.5 

2.5 

3.5

6.0 

9.0

49

1S5

364

980

2,020

12.0

14.0

16.0

16.9

3,310

4,560

6,500

7,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

M

68

67

66

66

*66

66

64

64

64

64

64

60

62

62

63

62

61

60

60

60

60

59

59

59

59

61

63

66

62

61

1,946

62.8

0.252

0.29

Nov.

60

60

*60

60

£9

59

59

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

62

67

11

80

70

72

68

64

63

62

1,886

62.9

0.253

0.28

Dec.

§3. *63

63

70

80

78

72

68

143

332

144

308

356

457

317

180

142

119

107

101

108

148

158

130

114

107

101

114

232

217

173

4,865

157

0.631

0.73

Jan.

144

131

126

124

114

*m

107

101

100

112

239

212

161

144

756

5,360

7,170

1,610

727

598

5,240

*7.650

6,360

2,080

1,010

737

631

533

422

368

«0c GCO

43,484

1,403

5.63

6.49

Feb.

293

 274

259

239

222

206

193

180

176

172

173

190

166

154

I4fi

365

626

292

231

222

234

207

187

388

379

288

250

1.040

-

7,755

277

1.11

1.16

Mar.

1,380

734

624

*514

408

358

317

292

266

250

234

219

482

2.200

971

530

404

34S

354

475

334

279

265

574

564

1,570

790

662

535

449

664

18,066

583

2.34

2.70

Apr.

*1.820

946

617

490

399

346

315

336

578

401

301

275

243

229

215

214

427

275

227

203

187

176

167

162

162

152

148

141

156

149

10,459

349

1.40

1.56

May

136

130

172

238

*161

137

130

130

128

118

112

108

126

352

254

176

148

140

166

170

148

128

117

112

108

104

105

103

257

279

137

4,826

156

0.627

0.72

June

121

148

248

A5£

212

154

131

*119

111

107

104

100

96

93

93

91

167

332

130

100

93

89

86

87

84

79

76

74

73

Tfi

3,924

131

0.526

0.59

July

69

*69

71

7O

71

66

65

64

75

101

79

71

66

65

63

60

51

60

62

62

60

60

76

184

132

84

75

69

66

64

60

2,298

74.1

0.298

0.34

Aug.

59

59

58

*51

57

57

58

60

887

263

90

70

68

66

68

64

*62

62

128

100

73

70

63

59

62

68

64

59

60

65

58

3,094

99.8

0.401

0.46

Sept.

*55

53

i2.

54

54

55

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

56

56

*56

55

55

53

52

54

52.

55

54

54

53

52

52

51

54

1,617

53.9

0.216

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,190 Min 59 Mean 339 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,630 Min 49 Mean 286 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.56

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Jan. 17 (4 a.m.) 10.7OO cfs (18.78 ft): Jan. 23 (l a.m.) 8,720

cfs (17.61 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 209

South Chickamauga Creek near Chicamauga, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°00'50", long 85°12'27", on right bank a third of a mile upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 11, l| miles south of Chickamauga, Hamilton County, 6 miles 

east of Chattanooga, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 428 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1954. Prior to October 1937, published as 

Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 651.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 700 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 16.24 ft); 

minimum, 65 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.47 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 20.73 ft); minimum, 61 cfs Oct. 8, 1941; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 4, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above 

station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1937.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Dec. 9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 17 Jan. 18 to Sept. 30

0.6 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

6.2 

8.0

86

157

460

1,260

2,180

2,990

10.0

11.5

13.0

14.0

15.6

3,97O 

5,130 

7,520 

9,520 

13,200

0.4

.8

1.5

52

134

317

3.0 

6.2

860

2,180

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.2 ft.

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

Hi

114

115

111

110

 114

110

108

105

108

108

108

110

108

108

111

115

115

111

114

102

105

105

106

105

105

116

116

116

108

108

3,405

110

0.257

0.30

Nov.

108

108

*111

105

102

100

99

100

100

105

103

97

99

99

100

97

100

99 a*

96

100

105

120

127

118

111

108

105

94

95

5,099

105

0.241

0.27

Dec.

22. 99

102

120

118

121

116

110

192

585

556

488

865

863

799

393

294

244

209

192

195

232

261

258

205

189

176

195

460

501

364

9,555

502

0.706

0.81

Jan.

297

261

244

252

215

*205

189

176

174

205

364

417

315

275

1,200

6,840

15.100

6,140

2,170

1,160

7,570

 11,800

12,900

6,800

2,980

1,400

1,120

952

772

680

600

81,547

2,651

6.15

7.09

Feb.

556

 500

473

445

411

585

559

558

526

529

311

347

308

282

280

448

1,000

485

592

580

418

596

350

581

700

532

450

1.560

-

13,516

476

1.11

1.16

Mar.

2,740

1,480

1,070

*896

724

636

566

514

476

447

421

599

577

5.140

2,510

984

728

620

608

796

608

504

475

880

862

2,400

1,470

1,120

956

796

1,020

31,201

1,006

2.55

2.71

Apr.

*2.900

2,130

1,140

876

720

628

570

551

820

676

514

473

427

402

385

571

566

440

574

547

517

500

288

282

274

266

452

506

555

586

18,732

624

1.46

1.65

May

517

285

523

440

 555

291

266

252

247

229

216

211

251

680

612

585

311

288

308

317

285

250

231

218

208

198

188

186

320

580

254

9,258

299

0.699

0.80

June

215

257

571

856

405

288

247

 226

216

205

196

190

180

176

180

175

265

443

216

178

168

160

148

151

148

144

129

129

134 125

6,895

250

0.557

0.60

July

125

125

151

125

122

116

122

118

120

178

144

120

118

118

113

111

105

105

105

111

111

116

139

308

218

166

146

129

118

111

96

4,106

132

0.308

0.36

Aug.

107

98

103

 94

§§.

92

88

94

221

589

156

118

115

111

111

111

116

122

204

196

132

125

111

111

98

109

105

100

96

98

100

4,667

151

0.555

0.41

Sept.

*94

84

70

M

72

72

76

86

76

82

70

70

68

86

84

*78

82

84

76

74

96

96

94

96

82

80

72

105

86

115

2,482

82.7

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,440 Mln 94 Mean 602 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.08

Water year 1955-54: Max 13,100 Mln 66 Mean 515 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.36

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs). Jan. 17 (ll a.m.) 14.900 cfs (16.24 ft): Jan. 23 (6:50 a.m.)

13,900 cfs (15.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
210 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°05'12", long 85°16 I 43", on right bank at Meadow Lake Country Club golf 

course, half a mile downstream from South Chlckamauga Creek, 3 miles downstream from 

Chlckamauga Dam, 3| miles upstream from Walnut Street Bridge In Chattanooga, Hamilton 

County, and at mile 467.6.

Drainage area. 21,400 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. April 1874 to October 1913, March 1915 to June 1930 and January 1936 

to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey. April 1874 to September 1924 In 

Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. July 1930 to September 1954 at site 38 miles 

downstream, published as Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga. Gage-height 

records collected In this vicinity since 1874 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 621.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 1, 1939, staff or chain gages, 

or water-stage recorders at several sites from 7 miles upstream from Chattanooga to 

Hales Bar Dam 33 miles downstream, at or within 0.2 ft of present datum; except staff 

gage at Bridgeport, Ala., 49.9 miles downstream at different datum Oct. 22, 1913, to 

Feb. 28, 1915, and Oct. 1, 1918, to Jan. 5, 1921. Auxiliary gages at several sites 

parts of period since Feb. 28, 1915. Present auxiliary gage site 2£ miles downstream 

from base gage.

Average discharge. 80 years (1874-1954), using records at Hales Bar July 1930 to December 

1935, 37,200 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 185,000 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 31.70 

ft Jan. 22; minimum dally discharge, 1,200 cfs Nov. 1; minimum gage height, 10.64 ft 

Oct. 8.

1874-1954: Maximum discharge observed, 410,000 cfs Mar. 1, 1875 (gage height, 53.8 

ft, present datum, at Walnut Street), from rating curve extended above 250,000 cfs; 

minimum dally, that of Nov. 1, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.0 ft Sept. 11-14, 1881, 

Sept. 19, 1883 (before filling of Hales Bar Pool).

Maximum stage known, 57.9 ft Mar. 11, 1867, present datum, at Walnut Street (discharge, about 459,000 sfs) .

Remarks . Records excellent. Since 1936, flow regulated by Increasing numbers of reservoirs above station (see p. 245).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 353: 

WSP 973: 1942.

1874-1912. WSP 783: 1917. WSP 823: 1875(M)

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15,400

14.500

15,000

16,500

15,000

20,500

22,700

24,400

19,400

20,800

11,800

19,500

23,000

21,500

22,300

21,500

19,000

S.700

19,300

22,500

22,000

19,600

15,000

17,400

12,000

19,300

18,800

22,900

19,400

29 800

18,200

588,700

18,990

-

-

Nov.

el. 200

18,200

20,200

22,600

21,600

28.500

21,200

7,900

25,500

20,600

21,100

21,200

24,600

22,400

e2,400

23,600

21,800

23,200

17,500

18,100

16,900

15,100

22,700

23,700

25,500

13,100

25,400

24,500

22,400

26,300

599,000

13,970

-

-

Dec.

*22,700

25.600

24,200

24,400

23,100

13,100

16,200

20,700

20,200

24,300

35,700

26,600

16,400

22,400

28,200

24,800

26,100

30,000

29,500

23,500

27,000

26,800

29,000

28,600

24,700

20,100

11 . 400

24,500

29,500

57.000

27,500

763,800

24,640

-

-

Jan.

20,900

26 . 200

11.600

23,700

21,700

28,000

35,100

26,000

26,600

11,900

35,900

29,500

32,900

27,400

22,600

77,400

133,000

106,000

58,500

43,100

131,000

178,000

*180.000

167,000

129,000

104,000

91,800

75,600

72,100

56,100

42,500

2,025,300

65,330

-

-

Feb.

42.100

41,000

35,800

35,800

38,800

35,800

24,900

31,800

34,400

31,600

35,300

34,300

33,600

31,200

24,600

33,600

33,800

28,800

29,300

30,100

19 , 400

15.000

25, 600

28,800

*34,900

32,100

21,900

20,000

-

864,300

30,870

-

Mar.

40,600

43.700

45.600

44,800

42,200

41,500

41,300

38,100

31,100

30,500

32,600

30,100

29,100

29 , 800

35,700

31,100

29,400

28,800

27,200

26,300

22.000

25,700

29,400

36,200

43,200

44,700

43,400

42,400

41,200

30,700

41,200

1,099,600

35,470

-

Apr.

42.800

38,600

21,200

12,200

22,600

22,800

24,700

28,400

25,900

20,800

9,690

24,300

24,000

22,900

25,000

25,200

8,220

6.680

8,820

17,900

18,000

14,100

19,900

23,600

21,600

20,700

22,600

*20,700

21,300

12,200

627,410

20,910

-

-

May

13,300

17,600

26,300

30,900

32,500

55 . 700

30,100

22,500

18,800

22,700

24,100

25,900

25, 200

27,000

17,200

9.450

21,200

23,300

25,500

26,300

26,000

26,200

26,100

22,400

24,200

23,600

22, 200

26,800

25,000

17,000

17,800

730,650

23,580

-

-

June

24,500

24, 800

29,200

26,400

21,700

13.500

*26,100

30,700

28,900

23,800

20,400

25, 700

23,000

25,000

23,300

25,900

26,300

28,300

27,900

20,800

25,100

30,000

31,900

29,800

29,200

29,400

24,100

27,600

52.500

30,200

786,000

26,200

-

-

July

33,400

28 . 100

27,100

14.700

15,200

26,300

24,900

26,100

22,700

20,700

21,500

28,500

53,000

30,600

51,500

26,600

27,500

18,400

25,700

28,500

50,800

26,400

27,500

55.800

20,100

22,500

24,000

23,100

22,600

25 500 

26^000

792,700

25,570

-

-

Aug.

11,900

26,000

25,000

27,300

28,900

29,500

24,600

8.420

29,200

29,000

29,700

51.100

25,800

20,500

10,200

20, 600

26,800

27,300

*26,000

22,000

20,100

20,700

24,800

25,000

26,000

27,000

25,100

20,200

17,500

25,600

25,200

756,820

23,770

-

-

Sept.

23,000

19,600

22,800

19,700

12,700

15,400

22,500

24,100

25,200

22,100

20,400

11,600

24,000

22,400

22,000

25,000

26,100

22,000

15,000

22,200

22,500

25,500

25,900

27.100

20,200

10.600

18,900

21,700

24,000

18 300

628,500

20,950

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 105,000 Mln 1,200 Mean 29,700 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.84

Water year 1953-54: Max 180,000 Mln 1,200 Mean 28,060 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Extremely low fall; discharge estimated on basis of records for Chlckamauga Dam, adjusted for 

storage and Inflow.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Chattanooga Creek near Fllntstone, Oa.

211

Location. Lat 34°58'20", long 85 0 19'40", on right bank 0.8 mile south of GeorgiaTennessee State line and 2.3 miles northeast of Plintstone, Walker County.

Drainage area. 50.6 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 649.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 0.17 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 6,140 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 12.90 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage well); minimum, that of Sept. 8, 9, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 9, Dec. 11, 12, 

17-28, Jan. 2-14)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

1.5 

4.0

12

47

199

6.0 

6.8 

7.2 

8.9

374

485

645

1,970

1.2 

3.4

19

34

142

5.5 

6.O 

6.8 

7.2 

9.0

2S7 

345 

490 

640 

2,060

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

iu3 sTT

5.1

4.9

4.9

*4.5

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

2*2.

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.5

4.3

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.3

120.3

3.86

0.077

0.09

Nov.

i£

4.1

*3.9

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.5

5.3

5.3

6.8

7.5

?75

6.E

6.5

6.5

5.7

5.5

5.3

148.5

4.95

0.098

0.11

Dec.

.5*1

*5.1

6.3

14

14

11

9.6

8.5

44

65

23

89

64

135

78

45

32

23

18

16

18

21

19

17

15

13

11

15

58

51

41

984.6

31.8

0.628

0.72

Jan.

34

29

27

26

23

*21

18

16

li

16

29

32

28

28

215

1,910

615

236

152

127

*1,320

*2,040

932

387

236

174

146

118

102

QDau 

79

9,220

297

5.87

6.78

Feb.

70

*66

60

55

52

47

44

41

40

38

42

40

35

34

33

46

97

*72

64

70

76

68

63

95

1O9

98

86

277

-

1,918

68.5

1.35

1.41

Mar.

314

195

173

140

119

104

91

82

74

68

62

57

76

90

66

60

56

56

65

76

66

60

61

79

92

265

205

157

124

107 

129

3,369

109

2.15

2.48

Apr.

*256

195

149

116

97

86

76

71

68

58

56

53

49

48

46

51

56

50

47

44

42

40

40

54

49

47

53

51

74

74

2,196

73.2

1.45

1.61

May

64

55

64

82

*72

60

53

50

43

38

34

31

43

156.

137

99

76

64

60

61

54

48

43

38

35

32

31

30

37

30 

25

1,745

56.3

1.11

1.28

June

22

28

45

52

36

32

26

*22

20

21

22

19

17

18

22

20

14

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.5

8.8

8.0

7.5

7.2

6.5

6^

559.7

18.7

0.370

0.41

July

6.0

*6.0

16

7.5

6.2

5.8

5.0

4.8

5.3

5.5

6.2

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.8

3,5

3.5

3.5

4.8

4.0

3.8

4.2

26

17

10

7.7

6.5

5.3

4.8

4.0

3.5

203.8

6.57

0.130

0.15

Aug.

3.5

3.3

3.1

*2.9

2.9

3.1

3.8

3.5

5,3

4.0

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.7

4.6

4.0

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.2

2.1

1*1

2.2

2.1

2.1

92.3

2.98

0.059

0.07

Sept.

*1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

JU3-

1.4

1.7

2.4

2.2

1.6

1.4

2.2

1.7

*1.9

2.1

2.4

2.2

1.6

3.5

1*1

4.0

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

71.7

2.39

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,650 Mln 2.9 Mean 69.5 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.65

Water year 1953 -54 : Max 2,040 Mln 1.3 Mean 56.5 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.16

Peak dlscharee (base. 800 cfs). J

cfa (9.78 ft).

an. 16 (11:30 a.m.) 2,820 cfs (9.9O ft); Jan. 22 (12 m.) 2,720

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
212 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°01'43", long 85°32'48", In center pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 41, 

64, and 72, 1.4 miles downstream from Hales Bar Dam, 5^ miles southeast of Jasper, 

Marion County, 7 miles upstream from Sequatchle River, 34.5 miles downstream from 

Chattanooga, and at mile 429.7.

Drainage area. 21.800 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1930 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder." Datum of gage Is 588.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 13, 1932, water-stage recorder 

on lower lock wall 1.4 miles upstream at datum 0.35 ft higher. Since Jan. 27, 1939, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder 22 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 24 years, 34,110 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 199,000 cfs Jan. 23; maximum gage height,

27.53 ft Jan. 23; minimum dally discharge, 2,900 cfs Nov. 1, 15; minimum gage height, 

3.26 ft Nov. 5.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 264,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1932, Jan. 1, 1933; maximum gage 

height, 31.2 ft Dec. 31, 1932, Jan. 1, 1933, Mar. 30, 1936; minimum dally discharge, 

that of Nov. 1, 15, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.21 ft Oct. 27, 1931, site and datum 

then in use.

Maximum stage known, 44.6 ft in March 1867, present site and datum. A stage of 

37.4 ft occurred Mar. 8, 1917, present site and datum (discharge, 345,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 261,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those below 10,000 cfs', which are fair. Plow regulated by 

many reservoirs above station (see p. 245).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1942.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16,400 

16,800

16,800

16,600

16,700

21,600 

26,600

24,900

20,800

18,000

16,800

23,900

23,800

25,100

24,400

21,800

22,600

14,800

18,100

23,800

22,300

21,300

19,000

18,400 

ell. OOP

19,600

25,300

25,500

24,400

*28 800 isleoo

641,300

20,690

-

-

Nov.

e2.900 

177TOO

20,100

20,500

21,300

28,900 

23,800

69,600

27,600

21,200

21,700

25,200

50.000

23] 800

e2,900

22,100

23,500

24, 900

21,000

19,100

18,100

16,700

22,600

25,300 

26,700

612,800

26,600

25,300

24,200

28 000

651,500

21,040

_

-

Dec.

25,000 

24,800

27,400

25,100

25,500

15,400 

17,000

22,800

21,900

51,000

42.600

28,566

18,100

19,400

54,400

26,400

23,700

32,600

30,600

21,400

29,800

27,100

 52,900

52,800 

24,400

20, 200

12.000

26,000

51,500

40 000 

55^500

819,600

26,440

_

-

Jan.

20, 800 

27,100

10.100

28, 50C

25,200

27,600 

57,100

29,900

24,400

17,200

32,500

32,700

31,200

29,500

55,700

74,700

155,000

119,000

71,000

45,600

125,000

189,000

"192,000

175,000 

151,000

104,000

91,000

76,200

71,200

59, 900

45,700

*2,106.6

67,950

-

Feb.

42.700 

41,000

40,600

58,500

40,000

59,000 

27,900

52,800

55,900

54,200

57,600

56,000

56,000

55,500

26,800

55,300

37,600

35,700

51,400

52,800

21,700

18.500

30^500

51,400 

57,000

57,700

26,100

25,500

-

939,000

33,550

-

Mar.

41,600 

49,700

49,300

46,400

44,800

44,800 

40,700

40,900

55,300

31,700

35,000

30,600

30,600

32,600

36,700

54,700

52,900

50,500

51,100

29,500

25.500

29,30C

52,500

56,800 

45,400

51.500

49,666

45,700

44,700

 55,200

44,200

*1,184.8

58,220

-

Apr.

45.400 

44,900

28,000

17,900

25,500

24,500 

26,500

31,500

27,300

24,200

610,500

26,500

26,500

23,900

25,800

25,000

6*9,200

67.400

ell, 000

18,700

19,300

13,700

18,500

21,500 

25,700

21,100

22,100

21,200

22,700

e8 900

672,500

22,420

-

May

15,200 

18,800

27,000

52,000

55.800

55,200 

50,900

25,300

20,600

24,700

23,600

27,600

26,900

28,500

19,900

11.200

22,900

26,400

26,800

29,000

27,500

28,000

27,500

23,200 

25,500

25,500

25,000

29,200

26,100

17,400

18, 600

775,800

24,960

-

June

25,800 

24,700

29,200

27,800

22,800

612.000 

25,600

30,600

29,000

26,000

20,400

25,300

21,700

25,400

23,200

25,700

26,800

29,100

27 , 200

20,200

25,700

29,300

52.500

50, 200 

28,900

28,300

24,600

28,100

31,500

30,100

787,700

26,260

-

July

52,100 

27,900

27,500

14.500

14,900

24,000 

25,400

26,800

22,600

20,500

26,200

29,600

29,500

51,600

52,000

25,900

26,600

23,000

25,000

*28,500

28,800

26,200

23,000

54.100 

25,100

22,600

21,900

22,900

22,200

24,200

27 , 600

792,500

25,560

-

Aug.

15,600 

23,700

25,400

24,600

27,900

29,200 

28,900

12.500

28,700

51.500

30,300

31,000

23,700

24,800

15,700

21,200

27,400

26,800

24,400

23,600

21,600

24,000

24,200

26,200 

25,600

26,400

27,300

25,100

20,600

25,900

25,600

769,000

24,810

-

Sept.

20, 900 

20,200

21,400

19,700

15,600

17,000 

21,500

25,500

23,300

24,100

22,800

14,400

24,800

22,900

21,500

23,800

25,900

22,300

17,400

21,500

23,900

24,200

26 , 800

27.500 

21,500

elO.900

18,200

 21,500

21,600

19,300

639,500

21,320

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 115, 000 Mln g,9QO Mean 51,540 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.64

Water year 1955-54: Max 192,000 Mln 2,900 Mean 29,470 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.35

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

e Discharge estimated on basis of records at Hales Bar Dam.

Note. No gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage Oct. 1, Dec. 4 to Jan. 3, and May 14 to 

June 1; discharge -- - estimated - - on basis of records at Hales Bar Dam.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 213

Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35"12'22", long 85"29"48", on right bank 15 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, l| miles east of Whitwell, Marion County, 3 miles upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 27, and 4? miles downstream from Griffith Creek.

Drainage area. 384 sq mi.

Records available. December 1920 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 632.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Tennessee Valley Authority). Prior 

to Sept. 16, 1927, staff gage at bridge 15 ft upstream at datum 0.03 ft higher. 

Sept. 16, 1927, to Oct. 31, 1929, staff gage, and Nov. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1930, 

wire-weight gage, at bridge 15 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 720 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 15.53 ft); minimum daily, 34 cfs Oct. 23-26.

1920-54: Maximum discharge, 21,400 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 16.55 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 6-21, 27, 28, 1925.

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

fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by two small mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 603: 

WSP 1033:19431MJ.

1922(M). WSP 758: 1929(M). WSP 823: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 13-17)

Oct. 1 to July 25 July 26 to Sept. 30

0.5

.70 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

33

46

69

125

209

482

6.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.3

1,510

3,000

4,120

5,200

7,220

13,200

0.6 

.80

1.0 

1.5

65

125

Mote. Same as preceding table above 1.5 ft.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

Q

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf BB!

In.

Oct.

46 IF

42

42

41

40

39

38

38

39

38

38

37

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35 

34

34

34

34 

38

38

38

38

38

1,165

37.6

0.098

0.11

Nov.

40

39

*38

39

38

38

38

39

38

38

37

37

36

35" 35

35

35

35

35

35

36

37 

41

40

42

40

41

41

40

40

1,138

37.9

0.099

0.11

Dec.

40

*39

15

42

41

45

46

44

148

205

193

380

343

409

511

450

348

264

213

182

166

155 

148

140

136

128 

118

118

120

132

137

5,481

177

0.461

0.53

Jan.

137 

136

131

*126

125

124

119

113

108

105

116

126

132

143

948

5,130

5,950

4,580

2,500

1,560

9,520

«12.800 

9, 946

6,460

3,920

2,400 

1,950

1,670

1,390

1,170 

983

74,615

2,407

6.27

7.23

Feb.

853 

768

707

649

598

536

488

447

415

395

374

346

318

299

«288

301

421

543

546

562

867

830

734

874

1,180

1,140 

918

1.570

_

17,967

642

1.67

1.74

Bar.

2,430 

 2,170

1,880

1,650

1,420

1,190

966

823

724

653

592

536

495

463

434

404

366

346

343

354

354

337 

323

886

2,800

5,170 

2,980

2,180

1,500

1,160

1,130

35,059

1,131

2.95

3.40

Apr.

1.970 

1,760

1,390

1,110

932

806

724

660

592

533

501

482

456

*431 "508"

549

949

1,310

1,140

891

731

632 

559

704

670

731 

1,120

758

687

670

24,956

832

2.17

2.42

Bay

595 

514

504

639

690

612

*527

549

514

460

406

366

348

1,140

1.960

1,640

1,150

857

734

656

598

530 

466

404

360

323 

293

267

250

245

225

18,822

607

1.58

1.82

June

213 

*205

225

'ST9 243

199

184

173

165

161

157

154

143

143

138

149

158

152

157

166

148

131 

120

110

106

102 

97

94

88

84

4,584

153

0.398

0.44

July

 82 

82

96

148

104

89

80

74

72

67

67

66

64

63

59

57

58

86

63

61

60

70 

75

78

121

137

73

63

57

54

50

2,376

76.6

0.199

0.23

Aug.

48

*47

46

44

*3

45

49

46

«5.250

1,020

326

213

173

149

132

121

110

102

97

96

87

86 

84

83

74

85 

74

69

74

70

60

6,983

225

0.586

0.68

Sept.

58 

*55

54

53

51

50

49

48

47

47

45

44

44

44

*44

43

42

42

40

40

42

40 

39

38

38

36 36"

36

36

36

1,317

43.9

0.114

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,710 Bin 34 Bean 552 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.50

Water year 1953-54: Bax 12,800 Mln 34 Bean 533 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.84

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs).-

14,600 cfs (15.53 ft).

-Jan. 17 (1 to 2 a.m.) 6,860 cfs (13.87 ft); Jan. 21 (6 p.m.)

e Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Saint' No gage-height record Oct. 13-26, Nov. 11-21; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for stations on nearby streams.
214 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°37 I 27", long 86°18'23", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 5 S., R. 3 E., on left bank 

20 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 72, 1,000 ft downstream from Southern 

Railway bridge, 2 miles west of Woodville, and 4 miles upstream from Little Paint 

Creek.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi.

Records available. December 1935 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 570.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Dec. 23, 1935, to Jan. 16, 1938, staff gage and Jan. 17, 1938, to July 24, 

1940, water-stage recorder, at site 20 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1936-54), 628 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,800 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 19.81 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.39 ft).

1935-54: ffeximum discharge, 31,300 cfs Dec. 28, 1942; maximum gage height, 20.84 ft 

Jan. 5, 1949; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-20, Nov. 24 to Dec. 4j rate of 

change In stage used as a factor Dec. 9-16, Jan. 15-26, Mar. 1-2, 

Apr. 17-18).

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.8

1.5

2.0 

4.0 

5.9

112

397

790

Note; Same as followIng table above 5.9 rt.

0.3

.5

.7

1.2

2.0

3.0

5.9

1.5

6.2

13

40

108

234

790

10.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.6

1,910

3,620

5,050

6,650

10,000

21,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11 

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

119 *96

81

71 

65

60

54

50

45 

42

39 

36

55

51

29

28

26

25

24

24

25

25

22

22

22

21

22

25

25 

25

23

1,225

39.5

0.123

0.14

Nov.

23

23

*22

22 

22

21

20

19

18 

15

19 

19

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

22

25

26

55

36

38

34

30

29

702

23.4

0.073

0.08

Dec.

28

*25

27

60 

124

198

597

584

1,060 

5,520

4.410

57115

5,030

2,670

2,720

1,600

848

584

451

581

446

335

328

299

272

250

229

265

458 

590

474

29,591

948

2.96

3.42

Jan.

579

352

500

*272 

252

238

216

196

181 

188

282 

400

354

338

2,520

12,500

*13,100

5,280

5,180

1,610

7,100

20.500

12,100

5,590

5,660

2,160

1,190

855

700 

604

518

96,675

5,119

9.75

11.24

Feb.

450

*405

376

345 

311

277

248

224

214 

206

198 

185

167

154

150

147

670

860

456

414

1,020

792

578

612

1,060

760

604

1.250

-

13,113

468

1.46

1.52

Mar.

2,510

*1 760

1,120

1,000 

812

686

526

506

442 

399

365 

551

302

273

242

214

196

252" 186

324

354

264

236

231

316

726

950

672

544 

476

715

17,860

576

1.80

2.08

Apr.

1,880

*1,460

910

714 

592

506

444

405

446 

436

376 

369

561

555

315

370

1,720

1.920 1,080

742

588

488

414

658

782

1,090

815

652

850 

674

22,568

746

2.33

2.60

May

520

414

*506

1,000 

810

514

460

405

351 

297

253 

226

213

334

1.060

718

502

405

482

434

504

392

315

261

225

198

174 m234 

277

244

12,898

416

1.30

1.50

June

184

*154

307

Hfl

542

255

203

168 

145

306 

476

227

162

138

555

420

416

195

141

115

99

85

74

65

58

52

47

41 

38

7,020

234

0.731

0.82

July

*34

32

32

33

35

57

56

52

54 

36

28 

25

22

19

18

16

14

13

19

15

12

18

60

263

TSlf

109

182

98

59

41 

35

1,561

50.4

0.158

0.18

Aug.

27

*25

19

17 

14

12

12

11

11 

10

8.8 

7.8

7.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

7.5

9.8

13

14

15

*13

11

8.8

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.8 7 8

555.8

11.5

0.056

0.04

Sept.

7.g

*6.8

6.5

6.2 

5.2

4.6

4.4

3.6

4.4 

4.9

3.9 

5.4

3.4

4.4

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.9

5.4

4.6

3.9

2.8

3.2

3.4

2.6

2.1

isji

132.0

4.40

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,090 Mln 14 Mean 654 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.91

Water year 1955-54: Max 20,500 Mln 1.9 Mean 557 Cfsin 1.74 In. 23.64

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 efs). Jan. 16 (10 p.m.) 22,800 cfs (19.81 ft); Jan. 22 (3 a.m.) 

22,500 cfs (19.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 215

Flint River near Chase, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°49'08", long 86°28'52", in SVf£ sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 1 E., on left bank 

250 ft downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, a quarter 

of a mile downstream from highway bridge, a third of a mile downstream from Brier Pork, 

and 5 miles northeast of Chase.

Drainage area. 342 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 640.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~l'929. Prior to May 18, 1934, staff gage at railway bridge 250 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 517 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42,000 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 25.00 ft, from 

 floodmark); minimum, 50 cfs Sept. 3, 27 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1954; minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 20, 27, 

30, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.82 ft Sept. 3, 27, 1954.

Flood of September 1929 reached a stage of 25.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

42,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1936(M).

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.5 

2.0 

3.5 

5.0

57

230

420

1,220

2,120

7.0

9.0

14.0

19.4

3,340

5,050

10,500

25,000

0.8 

1.0 

1.3

47

78

153

1.8 

3.0 

3.5

350

945

1,220

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.5 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

CfBm

In.

Oct.

97

95

95

92

89

89

87

84

84

84

84

*84

82

79

79

79

79 

79

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

79

79

84

84 

87

2,570

82.9

0.242

0.28

Nov.

87

84

*82

82

82

7979"

79

82

82

84

84

87

87

87

87

87 

87

87

87

87

100

lo~a" 108

102

100

97

95

95

95

2,669

89.0

0.260

0.29

Dec.

95

92

117

212

153

180

*177

141

570" 943

268

328

332

555

452

300

240 

206

186

180

177

180

168

156

150

147

144

153

189

212 

186

7,689

248

0.725

0.84

Jan.

171

162

162

156

153

150

144

138

ISS

147

*174

189

177

177

1,450

7,630

3,040 

1,170

804

1,070

*24,900

11,700

4,680

1,770

1,170

905

935

805

655

580 

510

66,012

2,129

6.23

7.18

Feb.

*455

430

405

372

346

323

300

282

278

274

260

269

248

236

232

595

2,010 

716

485

780

735

495

410

675

570

430

368

1,340

-

14,313

511

1.49

1.56

Mar.

985 S3o~

575

510

420

372

336

*318

296

282

269

296

252

240

220

206

199 

196 "SIS

269

240

213

206

220

269

545

445

330

*287

269 

420

10,541

340

0.994

1.15

Apr.

470

460

354

305

269

248

232

244

296

252

232

256

236

216

202

1,260

2,390 

905

580

435

354

305

278

264

244

224

210

236

425

364

12,746

425

1.24

1.39

May

256

206

224

386

282

224

199

196

185

*169

159

153

182

725 B4"0~

410

300 

305

323

269

248

199

175

163

153

145

142

TTT

592

695 

332

8,784

283

0.827

0.96

June

224

455

2,830

1,080

525

346

269

232

*202

185

216

196

175

159

159

169

156 

199

147

136

128

118

112

112

108

105

102

100

96

93^

9,134

304

0.889

0.99

July

91

96

 192

105

98

96

98

93

93

93

85

*75

73" 71

73

75

73 

73

71

71

71

110

661

1T5o~

159

122

110

96

89

85 

80

3,778

122

0.357

0.41

Aug.

76

76

75

78

73

73

73

73

*71

70

73

73

68

64

68

64

66 

64

64

204

134

82

70

*124

78

78

70

66

55

BT 

66

2,433

78.5

0.230

0.26

Sept.

63

61

57

58

58

57

*61

61

60

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

57 

58

61

60

61

60

61

61

61

60

Bo~ 55

60

*61

1,778

59.3

0.173

0.19

Calendar year 1953 : Max 7,930 Mln 70 Mean 486 CfBm 1.42 In. 19.31

Water year 1953-54 : Max 24,900 Mln 55 Mean 390 CfBm 1.14 In. 15.50

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efa). Jan. 16 (10:30 a.m.) 9,250 cfs (13.06 ft); Jan. 21 (9:30 a.m.) 

42,000 ofs (25700 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
216 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River at Whitesburg, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°34'27", long 86°32'42", In NEv sec. 30, T. 5 S., R. 1 E., on right bank 

at Whitesburg, a quarter of a mile upstream from Aldridge Creek, a third of a mile upstream from Clement C. Clay Bridge on State Highway 38, 5? miles downstream from Flint 

River, 11 miles south of Huntsville, 15-g miles downstream from Ountersville Dam, 58? 

miles upstream from Wheeler Dam, and at mile 333.3.

Drainage area. 25,610 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1954. Prior to October 1936, published as 

at Decatur." Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1875 (fragmentary 

prior to April 1909) are contained in files of Corps of Engineers and in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 549.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929. Oct. 1, 1924, to Dec. 2, 1926, staff gage, and Dec. 3, 1926, to Sept. 30, 1936, 

water-stage recorder, at site 28.3 miles downstream at datum 14.70 ft lower. Since 

Mar. 4, 1937, auxiliary water-stage recorder 28.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--29 years (1924-36, 1937-54), 42,070 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 258,000 cfs Jan. 23, 24; maximum gage height, 

21.96 ft Jan. 24; minimum dally discharge, 700 cfs Nov. 1, Aug. I; minimum gage height, 

1.04 ft Nov. 21.

1924-36, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 283,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1927 (gage height, 23.2 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 700 cfs Sept. 7, 1952, Nov. 1, 1953, Aug. 1, 

1954.

Maximum stage known, 31.4 ft in March 1867, present site and datum, from high-water 

profile by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10,000 cfs, which are fair, 

many reservoirs above station (see p. 245).

Flow regulated by

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

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16,400 

14,900

17,300 

15,000

16,000

24,500

28,000

24,400

15,700

20,700

14,000

19,600

24,600

23,400

22,100

21,800

17,500

14,800

18,800

25,100

20,100

20,300 

21,500

18,500

69,800

16,900

21,200

24,500

21,300

30,400 

20,600

619,900

20,000

-

-

Nov.

6700 

*17,1500~

21,000 

20,400

22,700

25,900

23,500

68,000

21,000

20, 100

18,400

23,600

25,300

17,700

11,700

21,200

24,200

21,000

16,600

13,500

24,100

14,100 

28,700

21,100

29,100

614,700

25,400

24,800

22,300

26, 900

605,600

20,190

-

-

Dec.

21,500 

22,300

23,600 

32,100

24,500

13,700

18,800

20,900

23,600

29,500

31,300

41,800

35,000

39,200

47,500

39,600

31,100

38,500

32,900

17 , 400

27,400

33,500 

38,000

29,700

21,500

16,700

18,800

27,500

35,100

40,400 

36,400

909,800

29,350

-

-

Jan.

23,600 

28,400

16,400 

Z9 , 300

35,200

36,000

34,800

28,900

28,100

19,200

37,400

*36,000

35,100

31,600

38,000

83,400

155,000

181,000

172,000

119,000

119,000

213,000 

*255,000

255,000

242,000

208,000

163,000

127,000

109,000

85,500 

62,500

*3/>07.4

97,010

-

-

Feb.

52,400 

43,000

44,500 

45,200

47,200

42,400

28,500

35,100

37,600

40,000

44,100

40,300

35,900

29,500

30,100

37,400

39,100

37,300

38,100

35,000

24,400

24,500 

35,800

40,100

39,400

43,500

31,800

36,000

-

-------

*1,058

37,790

-

-

Mar.

*49,200 

57,700

60,700 

53,900

52,400

58,700

51,000

48,900

45,400

38,100

37,000

38,800

35,400

37,700

38,600

44,400

44,800

38,800

30,400

29 , 200

27,400

33,400 

35,500

38,800

48,600

50,200

52,200

52,200

51,700

53,200 

56,200

*1,390.5

44,850

-

-

Apr.

59,100 

56,400

31,900 

18,700

26,700

28,600

33,600

39,000

36,800

35,100

613,500

30,800

34,100

30,800

29,400

24,200

611,800

65,800

27,100

22,200

24,500

21,300 

24,700

23,800

20,600

23,000

22,900

23,300

29,300

27 900

836,900

27,900

-

-

May

20,800 

18,000

28,700 

34,700

56,000

30,400

31,200

27,700

25,500

*24,800

29,500

29,800

31,400

33,500

19,700

18,900

26,600

30,800

32,100

34,100

33,000

24,800 

19,200

23,600

27,600

31,100

30,000

31,500

22,000

616,600 

20,000

843,600

27,210

-

-

June

26,700 

26,800

35,300 

36,900

23,100

617,600

27,800

31,400

27,200

23,300

26,000

20,700

17,700

24,600

27,700

30,700

32,600

29,600

22,300

17,100

27,500

33,700 

33,900

30,000

29,000

23,400

21,600

28,300

34,500

31,300

818,300

27,280

-

-

July

33,200 

34,300

617,500 

65,900

19,000

29,600

34,300

32,100

30,500

611,200

614,800

29,700

33, 700

34,000

37,300

24,000

e!2,200

64,200

28,400

31,600

*37,000

58,600 

38,100

33,000

eSOO

35,500

33,500

31,800

32,700

34 , 200

e7,100

819,800

26,450

-

-

Aug.

6700 37,00"0~

33,900 

34,000

36,400

31,500

68,100

6800

37,900

59,100

39,500

42,400

36,400

69,300

el, 200

31,900

34,900

57,200

37,400

36,600

14, 600

el, 400 

25,600

51,000

31,400

33,500

39,500

613,800

61,300

34,600 

36,200

828,900

26,740

-

-

Sept.

30,600 

30,000

57.800 

22,300

6800

611,100

33,100

54,300

36,200

24,900

e5,000

6900

27,400

34,500

30, 700

32,600

35,500

17,800

62,600

20,500

28,800

51,000 

54,000

28,500

19,400

64,100

14,500

18,500

21,500

24 200

695,100

23,100

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 153,000 Min 700 Mean 37,050 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.64

Water year 1953-54: Max 255,000 Min 700 Mean 34,060 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.05

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

e Extremely low fall; discharge computed on basis of records for Gun^ersvllle Dam releases, adjusted for storage and inflow.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 217

Flint Creek near Falkville, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°22>23", long 86°56'01", In SW£ sec. 2, T. 8 S., R. 4 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of highway bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Robinson Creek, 1 5 

miles west of Falkville, and 2.8 miles upstream from Cedar Creek.

Drainage area. 86.3 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 580 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 14.0 ft); no 

flow Oct. 4 to Nov. 24, Aug. 12-17, Sept. 1-3.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 16, 1954; no flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records good above 50 cfs, fair between 10 and 50 cfs, and poor below 10 cfs.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Dec. 9, Dec. 11, 12, 

Dec. 17 to Jan. 14, Feb. 4-20, and July 5-18)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24 

0.6 0

Nov. 25 to Sept. 30

0.7

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

.2 

.4

1.0

1.4

2.8

5.3

15

27

5.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

15.0

45

95

225

415

770

960

1,270

3,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~0.3

.1

0Q0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

0.00022

0 .0003

Nov.

0Q0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.2

.7 75-

.4

.3

.2

2.4

0.08

0.00093

0.001

Dec.

0.2

.1

71

11

8.4

7.4

*16

9.2

132

204

43

313 233"

188

156

93

58

40

31

27

30

41 

32

26

22

21

20

23

58

60

51

1,954.7

63.1

0.731

0.84

Jan.

42

38

35

31

28

27

23

20

19

3T

*47

47

35

38

252

3,260

1,800

780

528

330

970

3,500 

1,640

830

596

404

301

241

195

170

144

16,392

529

6.13

7.06

Feb.

123

114

105

90

82

70

62

*54

53

52

55

70

51

45

*1

50

90

67

54

200

233

150 

132

249

195

160

141

575

3,165

115

1.51

1.36

Mar.

53B" 427

225

178

147

152

114

*102

90

82

74

70

60

55

45

58

35

34

5T

93

58

45 

42

42

44

111

194

285

202

174

186

3,704

119

1.38

1.60

Apr.

350

233

195

156

*126

108

95

90

125

82

72

72

59

54

50

171

283

170

129

99

77

64 

55

47

49

39

33

29

53

51

3,210

107

1.24

1.38

May

33

27

79

~7T 132

54

43

39

32

26

*22

19

22

34

33

26

20

17

15

14

15

11 

10

8.8

7.8

6.8

20 6.5

50

26

17

937.7

30.2

0.350

0.40

June

12

9.8

145

~rr 155

30

22

17

14

13

10

8.2

6.8

5.0

3.9

6.9

6.3

5.2

3.9

2.8

2.2

1.9 

2.4

*1.8

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

-JL

536.9

17.9

0.207

0.23

July

0.4

.4

.3

3.3

3.6

1.3

.9

.7

*.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.3

.2

7?

48

"IS 256

5.5

51

71

11

4.6

8.8

12

3.7

2.2

1.5

g

509.3

16.4

0.190

0.22

Aug.

0.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1 *oQ0

0

0

0

~s* 109

6.2

2.0

1.1 

.7

.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

157.4

5.08

0.059

0.07

Sept.

0

ff

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

*.5

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

71 

.3

.3

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

6.2

0.21

0.0024

0.003

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,740 Mln 0 Mean 130 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,500 Mln 0 Mean 83.8 Cfsrn 0.971 In. 13.16

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Jan. 16 (3 p.m.) 5,000 cfs (14.0 ft); Jan. 22 (12 m.) 4,370 cfs 

(13.6 ft). 

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

38902E O - 56 - 15
218 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

West Fork Flint Creek near Oakville, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°28'35", long 87°08'30", in SW£ sec. 35, T. 6 S., R. 6 W., on left bank 

at upstream side of bridge on county highway 0.9 mile east of Five Points, 0.9 mile 

upstream from Shoal Creek, 1-j miles downstream from McDaniel Branch, and 2f miles 

northeast of Oakville.

Drainage area. 87.6 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 576.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 19.75 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Dec. 8, July 29 to Sept. 30.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1954; no flow at times each year.

Remarks . Records good above 30 cfs and poor below.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0 

.2

.5

1.2

2.7

4.7

14

1.0

1.5

3.0

6.0

11.0

16.0

19.0

33

83

278

538

1,090

2,100

2,850

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0o~

0

0

0

0

*0

0

12

11

7.0

5.0

5.6

19

18

11

7.5

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.7 

4.5

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.9

9.7

25

16

212.4

6.85

0.078

0.09

Jan.

14

12

11

9.5

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.3 57E-

*7.0

7.5

7.0

8.6

188

1,340

1,090

474

166

165

1,310

2,800 

2,350

1,040

370

238

194

151

129

116

101

12,339.5

398

4.54

5.24

Feb.

91

83

76

69

63

60

56

*51

49

4§

70

120 ~7T

60

56

63

97

70

60

79

93

76 

70

76

76

69

63

109

-

2,022

72.2

0.824

0.86

Mar.

116

92

88

80

69

64

61

*56

53

51

48

45

44

39

37

34

32

30

3T

56

52

44 

40

39

40

57

59

59

60

141

1,780

57.4

0.655

0.76

Apr.

320

187

130

104

*87

74

66

62

64

57

53

52

47

44

11

349

503

237

143

105

86

73 

68

187

244

158

119

86

93

78

3,912

130

1.48

1.66

May

60

52

150

200

T5T

96

79

72

61

51

*44

39

47

74

83

68

55

47

42

38

33

28 

26

23

21

19

18 IB"

23 

32

19

1,745

56.3

0.643

0.74

June

16

16

184

TT4

37

28

23

19

16

14

12

10

8.5

6.5

6.0

138

42

16

11

9.0

7.0

5.6 

5.0

*4.7

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.5

2.1 

1.7

765.1

25.5

0.291

0.32

July

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.6

.9

.8

.8

*.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

7.2

375

1.4

1.1 

.9

.8

.7

.5

.4

.1

0

0

30.3

0.98

0.011

0.01

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,950 Mln 0 Mean 109 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.85

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,800 Mln 0 Mean 62.5 Cfsm 0.713 In. 9.68

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Jan. 22 (2 p.m.) 3,050 cfs (19.75 ft).

» Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 219

Elk River near Pelham, Term.

Location. La t 35°17'48", long 85°52'12", On right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 41, l.l miles southeast of Pelham, Grundy County, and 1.8 miles upstream 

from Caldwell Creek.

Drainage area. 65.6 sq ml.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1954.

^ssrAo^Water"stage recorder- Datum of gage is 981.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,520 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.00 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 27, 28; minimum gage height, 1.94 ft Sept. 11. 

-,« c i 951~54: Maxlmum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1954; minimum that of Sept. 27, 28, 

1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 11, 1954.

Remarks . Records fair.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Dec. 8, Sept. 9-12, 27-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan 21, Sept. 10-30

2.1 0.8

2.2 2.0

2.4 6.7

2.7 18

3.0 36

3.5 75

5.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.5 

11.1

Jan. 22 to Sept. 9

294

774

1,010

1,310

3,350

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

1.5

4.6

13

2.8 

3.0

Note. Same as preceding" table above 3.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsffl

in.

Oct.

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

*1.5

1.4 rr

1.4

1.6

2.4

4.1

3T7

3.3

66.7

2.15

0.033

0.04

Nov.

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.8

4.9

375

1.8

*2.4

2.6

2.0

1.9

TT9" 1.8

72.8

2.43

0.037

0.04

Dec.

1.9

1.8

2TZ

4.6

5.7

9.0

12

12

49

144

65

65

108

172

T5T

*95

70

53

42

35

35

59

60

46

38

32

27

25

67

78

67

1,633.2

52.7

0.803

0.93

Jan.

54

46

44

48

44

41

35

30

27

25

47

51

40

40

727

2,700

*1,180

521

262

488

5,350

2,480

1,170

633

344

233

259

227

186

156

131

15,619

504

7.68

8.85

Feb.

112

101

91

85

75

65

57

52

49

48

45

40

35

34

*32_

82

227

167

132

148

178

137

117

259

241

185

144

422

3,360

120

1.83

1.90

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,460 Mln 1.4

Mar.

545

355

304

259

202

162

134

114

97

87

78

70

64

60

52

44

41

*3740"

68

55

46

47

114

204

462

329

216

162

134

243

4,825

156

2.38

2.74

Apr.

489

318

215

166

132

111

97

86

83

70

80

125

97

*90

85

300

760

532

278

188

146

121

100

97

92

80

73

64

8T

70

5,226

174

2.65

2.96

Mean 116

May

56

51

103

202

156

119

105

196

161

121

93

76

91

313

404

259

174

148

136

*173

167

131

103

80

64

51

43

39

43

38

31

3,927

127

1.94

2.23

June

26

25

46

80

TS

35

28

24

21

24

28

25

19

17

14

18

26

22

19

17

14

12

11

*9.5

8.7

8.1

7.6

7.0

6.3

5.6

652.8

21.8

0.332

0.37

July

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.1

3.9

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

5.8

5.1

3.7

4.4

5.1

*3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.7

113.4

3.66

0.056

0.06

Aug.

2.8

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.3

126

TT

5.8

5.6

*4.6

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.8

3.3

2.8

2.4

*2.4

273- 2.2

9.7

9.7

3.7

3.2

3.0

253.5

8.18

0.125

0.14

Sept.

*2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.9 *i.e

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

*1.0

1.0

1.2

2.0

50.7

1.69

0.026

0.03

Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,350 Mln 1.0 Mean 98.1 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.29

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efa).--Jan. 16 (9 a.m.) 3,090 cfs (10.90 ft); Jan. 21 (4:30 

4,520 ofs U2.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
220 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Bradley Creek near Prairie Plains, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°21'2l", long 85°58'45", on left bank 165 ft downstream from highway

 bridge, 1.1 miles northwest of Prairie Plains, Coffee County, and 3.6 miles upstream from Elk River.

Drainage area. 41.3 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 968.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 9.79 ft); min-

 imum, 3.6 cfs Oct. 22; minimum gage height, 1.03 ft Nov. 29 to Dec. 3.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 2,500 efs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 11.68 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs Nov. 17, 18, 1952 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 23 Apr. 24 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.8 

2.4

3.1 

6.7

18

54 

1O6

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.8

171

320

68O

1,460

1.1

1.15

1.2

3.9 

5.4 

7.8

1.5 

2.4

24

106

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.4 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

 BT7 6.7

6.7

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9 3 9

146.5

4.73

0.114

0.13

Nov.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.Z

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.9

475

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.9

126.1

4.20

0.102

0.11

Dec.

3.9

775

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.3

4.9

4.9

23

24

14

38

31

52

TS

34

29

*26

24

23

22

21

19

17

16

16

15

16

16

15

14

582.5

18.8

0.455

0.52

Jan.

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

17

231

*835

309

184

140

437

*1,280

1,430

516

290

211

172

223

158

131

116

102

6,937

224

5.42

6.25

Feb.

92

86

80

73

66

61

56

52

49

46

44

40

38

36

*!§

91

128

72

59

100

101

69

62

145

101

78

66

212

_______

2,138

76.4

1.85

1.93

Mar.

170 150"

126

99

84

74

65

59

55

50

47

43

41

38

36

33

31

*31

31

32

30

28 25

44

54

152

73

56

48

44

138

1,960

63.2

1.53

1.76

Apr.

183

102

82

69

61

56

56

52

49

_45

58

70

52

*48

45

216

361

157

107

84

72

62

151

267

105

76

64

66

64

53

2,933

97.8

2.37

2.64

May

44

38

49

56

42

36

43

63

41

35

31

30

72

208

T53

93

72

64

59

*72

56

47

41

37

35

32

30

30

29

27

!§

1,690

54.5

1.32

1.52

June

24

25

41

31

25

23

21

21

20

46

34

26

23

22

32

55

54

53

60

W

34

3O

27

*25

23

21

21

20

18

TS

913

30.4

0.736

0.82

July

17

18

T5

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

16

12

11

9.8

*9.8

9.8

9.3

8.8

8.3

7.8

376.0

12.1

9.293

0.34

Aug.

7.8

9.3

8.3

7.3

7.3

12

TZ

8.8

7.8

*7.3

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

»5.8

5.4

57I

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

213.3

6.88

0.167

0.19

Sept.

*5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

*4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

TTff

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.9

*3.9

3.9

4.4

20

143.7

4.79

0.116

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,140 Mln 3.9 Mean 52.3 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,430 Mln 3.9 Mean 49.8 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.34

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs) . Jan. 16 (12 m. to 2 p.m.) 1,030 cfs (7.39 ft)) Jan. 21 (6 a.m.)

1,810 cfs (9.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 221

Elk River at Estlll Springs, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°15'30", long 86°07'17", in center of stream on downstream side of old 

bridge pier, 250 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 41A, 400 ft downstream from 

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southeast 

of Estlll Springs, Franklin County, 1.0 mile upstream from Taylor Creek, and 1.4 miles 

upstream from Rock Creek.

Drainage area. 282 sq ml.

Records available.--December 1920 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 859.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 472 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,310 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 13.57 ft); mlnimum daily, 22 cfs Sept. 11-15.

1920-54: Maximum discharge, 22,900 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 20.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 9, 10, 1925; minimum gage 

height, 0.4 ft for several days in September, October, November 1924, October 1925.

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

fair. Plow regulated by Woods Reservoir since 1952 (see p. 249).

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

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

20

36

66

150

495

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.9

1,610 

3.OOO 

4.5OO 

6,350 

8,480

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

113 ^70

66

59

37

36

35 

37

36

37

39

39

37

36

36

36

37

37

37

37

37

*37

39

39

39

40

40

34

33 

"32 32

1,299

41.9

Nov.

32 

32

32

32

33

33

33 

33

33

31

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

28

28

30

30

30

*31

30

30

29

29

28

889

29.6

Calendar year 1953 :

Water year 1953-54 :

Dec.

29 rs

29

31

30

32

30 

29

36

36

32

36

36

44

118

164

*'560" 280

257

204

169

148

189

145

145

145

145

164

201 

204

204

3,601

116

Jan.

204

155

177

136

124

131

103 

101

133

195

192

74

91

70

379

2,930

3,490

*2,440

1,130

1,500

4,900

*8,460

7,340

3,940

3,640

2,660

1,440

1,110

705 

705

567

49,222

1,588

Feb.

391 

387

387

387

387

383

383 

383

379

379

375

210

126

124

*I33

287

1,110

950

478

612

700

450

375

720

760

750

680

962

-

13,648

487

Mar.

1,460 

1,150

760

750

745

675

437 

372

387

383

383-

375

225

207

207

207

207

207

240

277

277

*274

274

270

326

531

660

603

411

411 

641

14,332

462

Apr.

64O

770

720

459

340

225

207 

120

70

59

74

91

124

244

270

843

1,730

1.880 ^738

120

109

*105

alOO

a!80

a400

alOO

a!20

a!80

a220

358

11,596

387

May

247 

260

368

219

128

133

234

411

361

344

274

247

471

745

901

862

518

504

471

536

<447

a360

a300

a250

a210

alSO

alSO

340

332 

226

212

11,241

363

June

162 

233

302

195

257

177

180 

174

137

733

560

192

189

174

133

404

463

368

284

152

199

140

166

130

<77

129

100

99

85

C.A 2*.

6,648

222

July

56 

51

63

76

81

89

85

79

81

76

45

39

44

166

252

210

257

284

132

79

85

322

411

284

91

*99

79

81

105

120 

118

4,040

130

Aug.

81 

66

58

58

56

80

302 

234

161

74

68

48

49

48

48

59

76

76

74

76

93

87

*91

81

77

70

68

54

56

51 

42

2,562

82.6

Sept.

34

31

28

26

26

25

24 

23

23

23

22

22

22

*24

25

28

32

37

49

52

51

46

46

45

*44

39

40

44

975

32.5

Observed Adjustedt

Wax 4,110 Mln 26 Mean 351 Mean 398 cfsm 1.41 In. 19.17

Hax 8,460 Mln 22 Mean 329 Mean 359 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.28

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 efs). Jan. 16 (6 to 8 p.m.) 3,520 cfs (7.75 ft); Jan. 22 (6 p.m.) 

9,310 cfs (13.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Woods Reservoir.

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

Elk River Dam records, and records for station at Fayettevllle.
222 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Elk River above Fayetteville, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°08'04", long 86°32'23", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway

 bridge, if miles southeast of Fayetteville, Lincoln County, 4 miles upstream from 

Norris Creek, and at mile 93.9.

Drainage area. 827 sq mi.

Records available. August 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,360 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 24.89 ft); mln-

 ImumT 111 cfs Sept. 17 {gage height, 1.29 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 35,500 efs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 27.14 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 17, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.02 ft Oct. 27, 1941.

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

 Plow regulated by Woods Reservoir since 1952 (see p. 249).

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 22-29, Jan. 1-11, 13, 14)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.8 

2.5 

4.0 

7.0

135

255

520

1,350

3,150

10.0

16.0

19.0

24.1

5,100

9,020

13,000

26,300

1.3 

1.8

113

259

3.0 

7.0

705

3,150

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 7.0 ft.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

220 

E40

222

198

192

188

173

165

165

163

161 

161

157

155 *155

153

153

149 

149

149

147

147

147

145

145

143

145

149

153 

151

145

5,085

164

Nov.

145 

145

143

143

141

139

139

139

139

139

*139 

141

139

139

157

139

139

137 

137

139

139

141

165

161

159

159

153

147

141 

139

4,302

143

Calendar year 1953 : 1

Water year 1953-54 : ^

Dec.

139 

137

149

182

185

202

208

202

558

*792

630 

620

555

1.190

956

720

575

610 

580

520

520

434

397

397

382

354

346

360

405 

448

448

14,201

458

Jan.

425 

417

405

343

397

315

322

300

"297 276

378 

456

346

*346

2,770

*8,730

8,690

7,320 

4,260

4,050

*16,400

26.200

21,500

16,400

9,820

6,350

5,140

3,550

2,860 

2 320

2^090

153,473

4,951

Feb.

1,870 

1,560

1,470

1,400

1,330

1,260

1,190

1,150

1,130

1,090

*1,060 

1,030

870

718

669

1,550

2,510

2,490 

2,040

1,640

1,830

1,800

1,420

1,450

1,970

1,830

1,680

2,700

-

42,707

1,525

Mar.

5.150 

3,100

2,700

2,080

1,880

1,730

1,580

1,310

1,120

1,090

*1,050 

1,010

966

815

714

674

652

640 

648

669

692

669

669

714

922

1,600

1,610

1,500

1,420

1,180

1,480

40,034

1,291

Apr.

2,210 

2,240

1,780

1,690

1,370

1,100

895

*785

736

612

588 

592

596

580

632

4,650

5,000

4,110 

3,330

2,120

1,080

895

770

911

1,110

928

669

710

840 

875

44,404

1,480

May

810

696

750

977

885

612

596

592

810

682

696 

596

*696

2.000

1,960

1,770

1,520

1,150 

1,140

1,260

1,280

1,130

955

790

750

648

616

576

960 

870

682

29,455

950

June

550 

569

2,090

1,320

840

723

624

572

512

960

5.410 

1,760

935

*790

692

620

815

950 

860

696

580

530

475

461

454

400

586

382

568

558

24,680

823

July

336 

504

557

350

326

410

340

323

312

299

292 

282

262

249

253

*344

320

320 

350

340

540

1,600

1,200

670

540

450

550

320

290

270

13,059

421

Aug.

280 

280

260

250

240

230

250

240

300

*282

272 

221

215

202

202

196

187

190 

212

221

218

208

212

202

205

*199

2O2

187

182

167

164

6,856

221

Sept.

159 

147

142

139

151

129

126

121

*118

121

118 

116

116

118

116

116

116

116 

116

118

*129

145

147

142

156

151

151

129

151

164

5,884

129

Observed Adjustedt

lax. 11,100 Mln 137 Mean 1,138 Mean 1,185 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.44

lax 26,200 Mln 116 Mean 1,047 Mean 1,077 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.68

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs).--Jan. 16 (2:50 p.m.) 9,150 ofs (16.18 ft); Jan. 22 (4 p.m.) 

28,700 cfs (24.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Woods Reservoir.

Note. No gage-height record July 17 to Aug. 9; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for stations at Estlll Springs and near Prospect.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Tenn.

223

Location. Lat 35°12'5l", long 87°06'05", on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 1 mile downstream from Weakley Creek, and 4 miles west of 

Pulaski, Giles County.

Drainage area. 366 sq mi.

Records available. April 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.54 ft above -nean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 20 years, 592 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,940 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 16.34 ft); minimum, 7.9 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 62,400 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 24.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 21,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 11, 1954.

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 823; 1935-36(M) . WSP 1113: 1945-46(M) .

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

in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22

23

32

62

119

189

294

Jan. 23 to Sept 30

2.9

7.0

12.0

14.0

15.9

576

2,080

4,180

5,760

8,240

0.5 

.6 

.8

7.4

12

1.0 59

1.5 172

2.9 576

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.9 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

29

28

28 

28

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

*25 

26

26

26

25

24

24

25

25

25

25

26

27

29

31

32

32 

32

830

26.8

0.073

0.08

Nov.

32

37

32

32 

32

32

32

32

32

*32

34

34

34

35 

40

38

37

37

37

38

43

47

52

46

44

43

41

40

38

37

1,115

37.2

0.102

0.11

Dec.

37

37

62

104 

71

124

101

69

135

*142

90

86

88

121 

137

104

79

64

58

59

59

58

53

50

50

49

47

58

81

77 

69

2,419

78.0

0.213

0.25

Jan.

64

79

66

56 

53

50

47

47

47

50

79

77

*69

81 

1,140

4,700

1,950

903

600

1,830

7,390

*6.110

5,380

2,020

1,240

936

1,180

964

813

673 

544

41,238

1,330

3.63

4.19

Feb.

461

410

375

339 

302

274

244

224

214

*208

206

182

167

162 

158

1,350

2,370

1,210

838

3.950

3,350

1,570

1,080

900

702

579

503

921

-

-------

23,249

830

2.27

2.36

Mar.

759

655

610

494 

443

416

384

350

325

*311

290

280

265

250 

240

230

210

200

520

240

220

210

200

240

670

1.000

640

450

340

300 

400

11,842

382

1.04

1.20

Apr.

1,850

1,500

1,000

800 

600

500

*416

389

347

319

372

353

314

305 

294

3,950

5.500

2,270

1,350

957

727

593

840

669

610

491

416

404

482

407

29,025

968

2.64

2.95

May

353

328

404

452 

404

356

342

322

272

235

214

*206

470

2.910 

1,960

1,140

802

617

503

449

372

330

300

263

238

221

214

203

263

208 

175

15,526

501

1.37

1.58

June

158

175

30"8~ 556

224

188

165

150

141

136

126

114

105

90 

*100

114

93

88

81

74

68

62

58

54

52

50

49

48

43

39.

3,709

124

0.339

0.38

July

38

45

163

24J.

165

76

64

61

49

44

43

40

38

34

*31

27

25

24

28

30

33

43

43

37

35

32

28

24

22

18

17.

1,600

51.6

0.141

0.16

Aug.

16

17

23

21 

19

17

18

17

16

16

*15

13

13

13 

12

12

10

11

12

15

24

19

16 .

13

*13

14

14

12

12

10

9.J7

462.7

14.9

0.041

0.05

Sept.

9.7

8.9

8.9

9.3 

10

11

9.7

9.7

*10

8.9

8.2

8.5

9.7

10 

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

12

*28

34

19

14

13

12

12

12

12

270

619.0

20.6

0.056

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,700 Mln 16 Mean 603 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.38

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,110 Min 8.2 Mean 361 Cfsm 0.986 In. 13.37

6,880 cfs (14.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Har. 11 to Apr. 6, Aug. 2-10; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for stations on. nearby streams.
224 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Elk River near Prospect, Term.

Location. Lat 35°01'39", long 86°56'52", on right bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

1.1 miles downstream from Richland Creek, 3.2 miles east of Prospect, Giles County, 

5.2 miles upstream from Ford Creek, and 7.7 miles upstream from Tennessee-Alabama State 

line.

Drainage area. 1.784 sq mi.

Records available. July 1904 to February 1908, January 1919 to September 1954. Published 

as "near Elkmont, Ala." 1904-8, 1919-34.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 563.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 1904 to February 1908 and January 1919 to March 1934, chain gage at site 

llf miles downstream at datum 13.52 ft lower.

Average discharge.--38 years {1904-7, 1919-54), 2,979 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,600 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 31.63 ft); minimum/ 116 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

1904-8, 1919-54: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 38.17 

ft); minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 18-20, 1925, Sept. 11, 1931.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated by Woods Reservoir since 1952 (see p. 249).

Revisions (water years). WSP 523: 1904-8, 1919-20. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1003: 

1929(M).

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.3

155 

2O5 

300

0.6 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

3.O

112

197

338

650

1,260

6.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

3,600

7,040

12,000

18,200

25,100

28.0 3O,3OO

30.0 36,400

31.5 42,900

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

"268 300

293

300

272

247

238

229

217

202

200

198

192

*192

190

185

182

185

182

178

178

178

175

172

Tf2

175

132

188

192 

20O

205

6,467

2O9

Nov.

200

195

195

192

190

188

185

185

180

182

*188

188

188

190

190

19O

192

192

192

192

192

200

211

241

247

238

232

226

217

6,006

200

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

200

200

208

259

317

375

428

375

*723

1,140

1,050

914

980

1,450

1,710

1,270

950

758

746

710

644

639

551

496

475

469

443

459

518 

595

622

20,674

667

Jan.

60O

568

562

534

459

480

413

404

394

375

423

529

595

*529

3,800

16,100

 17,000

12,900

8,94O

8,010

24,000

32,000

*42.500

36,000

27,000

20,300

10,700

7,330

5,210

g4,280

g3,520

286,455

9,240

Feb.

g3,100

g2,710

g2,380

g2,220

g2,060

gl,880

gl,730

gl,620

gl,590

gl,520

*gl , 530

1,460

1,350

1,180

1.070

3,000

7,980

5,170

4,180

5,100

7,080

4,840

3,610

2,990

2,970

3,040

2,720

3,740

-

83,820

2,994

Mar.

4,730

4,590

4,350

3,550

2,990

2,700

2,500

2,270

1,920

*1,800

1,720

1,640

1,560

gl,520

gl,310

gl,140

gl,130

gl.080

gl,130

gl,200

gl,200

gl,160

gl,130

1,280

1,540

3,750

3,610

3,170

2,760

2 , 400

2 , 900

69,730

2,249

Apr.

5,810

4,860

4,010

3,360

2,930

2,320

*2,010

1,740

1,580

1,420

1,380

1,390

1,280

1,24O

1.210

14,000

22.000

15,600

7,290

5,390

3,370

2,520

2,580

2,500

2,330

2,420

1,840

1,890

2,530

2,060

124,860

4,162

May

1,810

1,710

2,120

2,060

2,070

1,730

1,440

1,400

1,300

1,390

1,240

1.200

*3,850

12.500

8,750

5,150

3,910

3,180

2,580

2,480

2,370

2,150

1,910

1,640

1,440

1,340

1,210

1,260

1,660

1,960

1,410

80,220

2,588

June

1,170

1,040

2,480

3,230

1,930

1,400

1,210

1,060

974

884

1,680

3'. 7 10

1,790

*1,210

1,070

1,020

1,020

1,380

1,180

1,O80

938

800

722

639

617

606

534

512

496

4.SQ *oa

36,841

1,228

July

438

413

628

896

710

524

546

464

433

399

366

347

334

313

*292

274

356

408

408

443

433

423

2.570

2,000

1,040

812

622

464

404

347

325

18,432

595

Aug.

325

330

33O

300

281

270

259

259

285

435

*343

304

259

239

226

214

214

206

203

233

256

252

256

236

*233

233

2 2O

217

229

194

182

8,021

259

Sept.

172

170

163

159

152

144

136

134

*130

126

121

119

121

119

117

117

119

119

121

123

140

150

172

172

168

159

152

146

148

159

4,248

142

Observed Adjusted t

lax 3O,90O Mln 160 Mean 2,649 Mean 2,695 Cfsm 1.51 In. 2O.51

lax 42,500 Mln 117 Mean 2,043 Mean 2,073 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.78

Peak discharge (base. 17,000 cfs).--Jan. 17 (8:30 a.m.) 17,800 efs (19.66 ft); Jan. 23 (6 p.m.) 

43,6OO efs (31.63 ft); Apr. 17 (7:30 p.m.) 22,100 efs (22.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Woods Reservoir.

g Computed from graph based on blhourly radio-gage readings furnished by Tennessee valley 

Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 225

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°40'12", long 87°19'02", in SW^ sec. 30 T. 4 S., R. 7 W., near right bank

 on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 20, at Courtland, 12f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 166 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1935 to September 1940, March 1945 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 537.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 277 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,620 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 20.49 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 15-17.

1935-40, 1945-54: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 22.60 

ft)- minimum daily, that of Sept. 15-17, 1954; minimum gage height observed, 1.19 ft 

Sept. 28, 29, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record and those for

 periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).-WSP 1033: 1939, 1940(M). WSP 1053: 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Indefinite 

stage-discharge relation and discharge, In cubic feet per 

second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Dec. 9, July 6-12)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30.

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

0.4

6.0

20

58

116

3.0 185

5.0 550

9.0 1,480

11.9 2,310

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

0.3

1.5

6.0

20

58

185

5.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

20.0

550

1,480

2,340

3,240

4,870

6,940

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33^8

a3.8

a3.2

a3.2

a3.2

a2.6

a2.6

a2.6

82.1

a2.1

82.1

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

T75

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

2.1

2.1

1.5

1.5

60.0

1.94

0.012

0.01

Nov.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.0

T75

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.6

3.2 

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.9

5.4

6.0

6.0

69.3

2.31

0.014

0.02

Dec.

6.0

6.0

11

18

19

25

*19

26

58

11

44

29

31

47

65

44

25

17

13

12

12

12

12 

12

11

11

10

10

12

19 

20

747.0

24.1

0.145

0.17

Jan.

20

16

15

13

12

12

12

12

3_]_

12

13

*16

17

22

336

1,730

2,310

924

277

220

1,960

*5,140

6,690 

3,020

753

420

336

277

232

206 

184

25,218

813

4.90

5.65

Feb.

163

149

139

126

113

104

95

*88

83

11

116

 224 579

136

113

113

272

246

146

170

394

206

141 

125

126

111

93

321

_

-------

4,771

170

1.02

1.07

Mar.

504

172

155

124

106

95

85

*79

75

72

68

65

60

53

47

43

42

45

65

74

58

48 

45

46

86

119

80

66

59 

142

3,018

97.4

0.587

0.68

Apr.

859

438

204

145

*115

94

80

86

120

90

79

98

88

70

60

1,100

2,760

1,640

406

251

191

156

136

153

156

112

95

88

100

88

10,058

335

2.02

2.25

May

76

65

100

277

182

99

74

87

64

56

*48

42

61

801

770

301

180

129

103

91

78

65

59 

52

48

43

40

40

75

167

79

4,332

140

0.843

0.97

June

50

39

171

304

108

56

42

34

29

26

24

22

21

20

21

33

84

96

28

19

16

*12

10 

8.4

6.6

6.0

5.4

4.9

4.4

1,305.1

43.5

0.262

0.29

July

3.9

3.9

3.4

2.4

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.5

1.0

.9

79

.9

1.2

1.0

.9

1.5

1.2 

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

52.2

1.68

0.010

0.01

Aug.

1.0

.9

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.2

1.2

n.a

1.5

el. 2

el.O

el.O

e.9

e.S

e.7

e.6

"21 31

5.4

e4.0

e3.5 

e3.0

*e2.5

e2.2

e2.0

el. 8

el. 6

el. 5

el. 4

101.1

3.26

0.020

0.02

Sept.

el. 3

el. 2

el.l

el.l

el.O

el.O

*1.0

1.5

el. 2

el.O

e.8

e.7

e.6

e.S

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.6

e.S

el. 2

*e2.2

3.9

3.4 

3.0

e2.6

e2.4

e2.2

e2.0

el. 8

el. 6

42.9

1.43

0.0086

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max' 4,070 Min 1.0 Mean 233 Cfem 1-40 m. 19.06

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,690 Min 0.4 Mean 136 Cfsm 0.819 m. 11.15

Peak discharge 3,800 23 (3 a.m.) 7,620 cfs ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Bear 

Creek at Bishop.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of gage-height record, 2 discharge measurements, and Intermittent pumping records.
226 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Term.

Location. Lat 35"01 "20", long 87°34'44", on right bank 600 ft upstream from Louisville 

& Nashville Railroad bridge, 700 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream 

from Holly Creek, a quarter of a mile east of Iron City, Lawrence County, and at mile 

21.7.

Drainage area. 348 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1954.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 534.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

_929. Prior to Feb. 25, 1931, staff gage at railroad bridge 600 ft downstream at datum 

1.54 ft lower. Feb. 25, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1933, staff gage at site 75 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 630 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 12.35 ft); minimum, 69 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 0.43 ft).

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 65,000 cfs Mar. 13, 1927 (gage height, 23.4 ft, present 

site and datum), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening determination at gage height 22.9 ft; minimum, 38 cfs Aug. 31, 1943 (gage 

height, -0.02 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Lawrenceburg.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1927(M).

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16

0.5 90

1.0 230

1.7 467

2.5 835

3.6 1,430

6.0 2,94O

8.0 4,400

10.9 7,900

Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

0.4 65 2.0 510 

0.8 131 3.6 1,430 

1.5 310

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.6 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

121

118

118

118

118

118

118

115

TI5

115

115

115

115

*115

115

115

115 

115

115

118

118

118 

118

118

118

124

126

135

135 

135

129

3,701

119

0.342

0.40

Nov.

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

*129

129

129

132

132

132

132

132 

132

132

138

140

154 

185

157

146

146

143

138

135

132

4,086

' 136

0.391

0.44

Dec.

132

132

184

365

227

433

402

230

*293

347

236

227

222

247

267

224

194 

168

154

152

166

168 

154

143

138

135

135

174

261 

224

191

6,725

217

0.624

0.72

Jan.

174

168

160

152

146

143

138

135

135

160

233

205

*182

196

1,040

4,680

1,770 

935

667

1,590

7,660

7.770 

4,230

1,710

1,120

895

1,010

845

715 

626

541

39,691

1,280

3.68

4.24

Feb.

483

443

411

376

350

330

314

296

290

*281

314

293

270

267

264

629

1,540 

870

690

5,560

4,440

1,560 

1,080

1,030

850

730

636

810

-

25,407

907

2.61

2.72

Mar.

770

680

710

631

582

541

499

459

431

*411

399

376

380

411

350

324

311 

~5S7 305

459

411

380 

365

471

537

984

890

765

658 

590

644

16,111

520

1.49

1.72

Apr.

905

700

636

577

524

483

*455

423

391

580

564

780

735

662

604

4,100

4,920 

2,010

1,300

944

742

632 

1,240

1,180

835

720

593

610

1,030 

852

30,527

1,018

2.93

3.26

May

670

615

896

'86"2 992

714

620

535

442

387

354

*334

372

796

698

540

446 

391

364

347

331

328 

316

293

264

261

261

267

273 

273

248

14,490

467

1.34

1.55

June

240

253

540

490

298

259

234

231

250

237

221

2O8

218

210

*195

203

208 

208

186

178

171

167 

160

155

151

146

144

140

133 

151

6,565

219

0.629

0.70

July

127

125

142

604

248

178

153

142

135

131

127

123

121

113

*107

106

102 

100

TlO

119

210

364 

270

186

164

142

133

127

121

115

111

5,056

163

0.468

0.54

Aug.

107

111

155

144

121

113

119

113

104

97

95

*90

88

88

86

86

86 

88

88

138

158

121 

106

100

107

*119

104

97

88 

82

80

3,279

1O6

0.305

0.35

Sept.

77

77

75

75

74

72

73

*73

75

75

73

70

72

72

72

72

72 

74

78

75

115

160 

109

93

90

88

87

84

84 

123

2,508

83.6

0.240

0.27

Calendar year 1953; Max 14,800 Mln 98 Mean 656 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.58

Water year 1953-54 : Max 7,770 Mln 70 Mean 433 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.91

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Jan. 16 (l p.m.) 6,120 cfs (9.52 ft); Jan. 22 (6 p.m.) 9,940 

cfs (12.12 ft); Feb. 20 (10:30 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (12.35 ft); Apr. 17 (12:30 a.m.) 8,790 cfs (11.46 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 227

Tennessee River at Florence, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°47'12", long 87°40 I 08", in SW£ sec. 14, T. 3 S. , R. 11 W., on left bank 

at lock and dam 1 at lower end of Patten Island, 700 ft upstream from Southern Railway 

bridge, 1,000 ft upstream from O'Neal Bridge on U. S. Highway 72, 1 mile south of 

Florence, 1.7 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 2.7 miles downstream from Wilson Dam, 

and at mile 256.7.

Drainage area. 30,810 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1871 to September 1894 (gage heights only), October 1894 to 

September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 401.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1926, several U. S. Weather Bureau staff gages at or near 

Southern Railway bridge 700 ft downstream at same datum. Since Oct. 1, 1938, auxiliary water-stage recorder 15£ miles downstream.

Average discharge. 60 years (1894-1954), 50,790 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 311,000 cfs Jan. 23 (computed on basis of Wilson Dam records); maximum gage height, 23.31 ft Jan. 23; minimum daily discharge, 

3,500 cfs Oct. 4; minimum gage height, 6.83 ft Nov. 22.

1871-1954: Maximum discharge observed, 444,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1897 (gage height, 

32.5 ft), from rating curve extended above 320,000 cfs; minimum daily, 250 cfs 

Sept. 13, 1953; minimum gage height, -3.0 ft Oct. 8, 1925, caused by filling of Wilson 

Lake.

Remarks^ Records good. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station (see p. 245).

Cooperation.--Auxiliary water-stage recorder graph furnished by the Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Revisions (water years). WSF 473: 1897(M).

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

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20,000 

18,800

16,100

5.500 

20, 300

21 , 800 

30,400

30,600

29,200 

18,100

8,200

22,500

*22,700

23,600 

25,700

20,500

16,500

7,900

27,400

28,100

23,600

21,700

23, 300

20,700

14,400

20,400

17,200

20,900

19,700

18, 000 

14,400

626,200

20,200

-

-

Nov.

10,400 

19,300

19,600

23, 100 

22,300

27,400 

20, 800

15,000

24,300 

23,800

22,800

21,400

21,400

17,500 

7,800

20,600

22,300

23,300

21,000

19,400

12,100

13,300

24,800

27,300

21,900

15,600

25,000

24,800

16,400

25,400

610,100

20, 340

-

-

Dec.

24,200 

22,600

25,000

24,700 

18,200

17,500 

27,600

*27,300

33,000 

38,900

37,500

32,400

35,400

47,300 

47,800

45,400

44,000

39,000

31,700

25,400

29,300

30,100

41,100

29,300

24,200

23,700

19,100

32,800

31,800

37,400

44,000

987,700

31,860

-

-

Jan.

24, 300 

25, 100

21,100

30, 400 

33,800

38,900 

37,400

34,600

20,700 

23,400

36,700

43, 500

35, 900

35,100 

37,600

94,000

193,000

185,000

183,000

162,000

3226,000

a270,000

3299, 000

a287, 000

a282,000

3272,000

a238,000

al75,000

aL40, 000

105,000

75,600

*3,665 . 1

118,200

-

-

Feb.

73,800 

54,000

54,000

50,900 

42,000

41,600 

39, 600

49,700

* 38, 200 

40,700

48,000

50, 600

39,700

51,100 

43,000

42,000

48,000

55,100

61,900

54,600

42,000

42,900

46,400

42,500

36,000

48,600

31,500

43,800

-

*1,292.2

46,150

_

-

Mar.

64,400 

67,400

75,700

65,900 

66,500

63, 500 

45,900

54,500

47,200 

44,600

40,400

53, 600

40,300

35,600 

47,600

49,400

44,800

41,800

36, 600

41,000

32, 900

g33, 700

g38,500

g32,800

g31,700

g34,100

37,900

g32,900

37,500

g 50, 400

62,300

tt.,449.4

46,750

_

-

Apr.

373,600 

362,000

29,000

21,700 

32,300

*37,500 

33,500

26,900

35, 100 

34,700

28,400

32,600

32,500

33, 200

35,700

53, 900

59,500

32,000

48,200

36,000

37,600

28,200

27,800

27,900

20,500

29,700

32,800

27,500

29,500

35,400

tt.,075.2

35,840

_

-

May

39,100 

27,000

38,600

44,500 

40,100

29,400 

31,900

24,600

18,600 

31,000

30, 900

31,600

34,400

48,600 

41,706

37,400

39,700

34,000

35, 700

38,100

30,100

26,600

28,000

29,700

30,100

28,000

32,100

28,100

26,000

18,800

26, 400

1 1,000. 8

32,280

_

-

June

27,300 

32,500

35,000

36,800 

27, 700

22,400 

58,600

38,100

30,400 

27,000

30, 700

31,200

24,200

24,800 

26,200

*28, 600

26,500

25, 300

27,400

25,800

32,500

34,400

34,800

26,900

23, 900

25,600

18,700

28,100

31 , 200

30, 600

873,200

29,110

_

-

July

32,000 

34,300

21,000

9,500 

20, 800

32,900 

33,200

26,300

28,900 

g!9,600

g!9,400

g33,600

32,000

57,100 

32,400

24, 700

25, 600

14,900

27,100

g31,400

g35, 500

g27,200

g27,400

g20,600

g9,400

g34, 700

31 , 500

28,700

33, 600

35, 500

23, 900

844,500

27,240

_

-

Aug.

8,100 

36,900

37,100

31 , 700 

25,100

21,400 

22,000

8,200

24,200 

30, 800

33,700

* 32, 500

36,600

22,500 

10,900

58,700

29,800

28,400

25, 900

24,800

18,600

9,300

32,000

28,900

28,400

34,200

34,200

19,100

15,100

29,200

25,500

803, 800

25,930

_

-

Sept.

22,500 

25,200

26,400

14,600 

8,300

14,800 

24,600

26,000

a50.900 

325,200

312,600

aS,200

324, 200

a26,200 

a25,200

a23,700

a28,100

a!4,200

a!3,500

a24,200

327,400

325,400

a28,600

322,500

311,800

a8,800

320, 700

a2 1,700

a2 1,200

al9,200

625,900

20,860

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 192,000 Mln 250 Mean 43,290 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.07

Water year 1953-54: Max 299,000 Mln 3,500 Mean 37,960 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16,72

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thoussnds.

3 No gage-height record st suxlllary gage; discharge estlmsted on bssls of records of release for 

Wilson Dam.

g Computed from bihourly remote-indicator-gage readings furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
228 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°39'21", long 88°07'21", in SE£ sec. 5, T. 5 S., R. 15 ¥., on left bank 

20 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Little Bear Creek, and 

three-quarters of a mile southwest of Bishop.

Drainage area. 667 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1926 to March 1932, June 1933 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 23, 1928, and Feb. 10, 1929, to Mar. 31, 1932, staff gage 35 ft 

downstream at datum 5.06 ft lower. June 7, 1933, to May 28, 1934, chain gage at 

bridge 20 ft downstream at same datum as staff gage.

Average discharge.--24 years (1926-27, 1929-31, 1933-54), 1,060 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 17.23 ft); minimum, 9.3 cfs Sept. 15-17.

1926-54: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs Dec. 26, 1926 (gage height, 22.0 ft, present 

datum, from floodmarks); minimum, that of Sept. 15-17, 1954; minimum gage height observed, -0.15 ft Sept. 1, 1943.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 698: 1929. WSP 853: 1927, 1928(M), 1929, 1930(M), 1932(M).

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Dec. 5, Dec. 8, 9, 13, 14, 

17-28, Jan. 2-10, 12-14)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23 Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

1.0 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

42

63

207

310

450

1,140

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.1

2,500

3,500

5,000

7,500

11,600

15,100

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

8.0

250

480

1,670

2,510

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 8.2 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63 g?

60 

59

58

58

55

51

49

48

47

4&

*49

51

50

50

49

49

50

51

52

52

51 

50

51

51

55

56

60

59

62

1,656

53.4

0.080

0.09

Nov.

63

64

68 

72

63

62

60

60

56

*55

61

62

63

66

67

68

71

76

72

71

71

79

87 

89

90

90

86

83

82 

80

2,141

71.4

0.107

0.12

Dec.

80Sty

110 

227

223

441

328

 211

312

432

369

366

269

308

399

342

281

209

168

147

145

153

146 

145

143

133

126

164

330 

402

480

7,669

?47

0.370

0.43

Jan.

335

253

211 

188

170

162

150

143

133

1ST

340

305

*261

269

1,290

4,950

4,390

2,700

3,640

2,080

4,010

11,500

15.100 

11,800

7,740

3,820

2,110

1,590

1,350

1,170

1,030

83,347

2,689

4.03

4.65

Feb.

914

810

730 

670

610

554

501

465

*439

422

417

422

409

391

570

384

468

518

530

4,550

4,490

1,940

1,420 

1,690

1,350

1,110

978

1,520

-

29,072

1,038

1.56

1.62

Mar.

1,340

1,280

1.580 

1,190

1,030

930

854

774

*714

658

614

586

554

508

450

404

574

565

414

508

590

543

453 

419

442

646

650

622

602

578

965

21,455

691

1.04

1.20

Apr.

2,090

1,580

1,590 

1,140

950

*818

7IQ- 710

1,020

914

1,100

1,290

1,060

914

910

5,140

6,820

4,530

5,320

3,060

1,680

1,550

1,210 

1,270

1,210

1,070

946

790

1,120

856

50,988

1,700

2.55

2.84

May

754

718

1,580 

1,560

1,480

1,180

942

786

674

570

471

*422

442

526

634

570

471

401

354

534

510

288

272 

254

259

52B" 225

288

528

274

234

17,784

574

0.861

0.99

June

212

191

338 

718

826

384

280

230

201

185

165

149

137

151

*124

119

187

241

552

212

180

142

119 

105

90

85

76

75

64

62

6,354

212

0.518

0.35

July

59

102

160 

72

90

95

68

58

58

55

50

49

51

*80

64

47

ITS- 59

197

104

541

749

2-9T 

212

120

83

67

61

52

52

49

3,751

121

0.181

0.21

Aug.

42

39

46 

42

55

51

30

28

27

*45

44

39

46

54

28

26

24

22

20

5TT

~5S 175

52 

49

 38

51

28

25

25

28

22

1,253

40.4

0.061

0.07

Sept.

18

18

17 

16

15

14

14

*g!5

813

19

18

14

gll

g9.8

g9.5

g9.3

g9.5 gio

gll

g!2

*15

26

55 

~S2 149

52

55

26

23

22

755.7

24.5

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,500 Min 37 Mean 1,011 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.58

Water year 1953-54: Max 15,100 Min 9.3 Mean 620 Cfsm 0.930 In. 12.61

Peak discharge (base. 7,500 cfs).--Jan. 23 (11 a.m.) 15,500 cfs (17.23 ft); 

7,600 cfs (14.06 ft).

Feb. 20 (12 p.m.)

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Tennessee River at Savannah, Term.

229

Location.--Lat 35°13'29", long 88°15'36", on left bank pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 

at Savannah, Hardin County, 16.8 miles downstream from Pickwick Landing Dam, and at 

mile 189.9.

Drainage area.--33.140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1930 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 7, 1945, at datum 41.61 ft higher. Since Oct. I, 1948, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder on downstream end of lock wall in lower pool at Pickwick Landing 

Dam, 16.8 miles upstream. Apr. 5, 1937, to Jan 31, 1939, auxiliary staff gage 4.0 

miles downstream and Feb. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1948, water-stage recorder 4.3 miles 

downstream.

Average discharge. 24 years, 51,910 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 291,000 cfs Jan. 26; maximum gage height, 

85.55 ft Jan. 27; minimum daily discharge, 6,500 cfs Oct. 4; minimum gage height, 

53.63 ft Jan 1.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 396,000 cfs Feb. 16, 1948; maximum gage height, 

92.29 ft Feb. 17, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 1,100 cfs Sept. 3, 1945, caused by experimental closure of Pickwick Landing Dam; minimum gage height, 41.20 ft, present datum. Oct. 28, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 101.2 ft Mar. 21, 1897, present datum, from floodmarks (discharge, 450,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 320,000 cfs). Flood of Jan 2 

1927, reached a stage of 92.7 ft, present datum (discharge, 349,000 cfs). Minimum 

stage known, 38.8 ft Sept. 8, 1925, present datum.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station (see p. 245). 

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 1937.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17,100

17,500

16,900

6,500

21,800

26,200

32.600

29,300

22,300

21,300

12,300

22,900

25,000

23,700

23,700

22,100

21,500

11,600

26,100

26,800

21,600

20,000

24,000

20,200

13,700

20 , 400

19,500

23,000

20,200

21,900

17,500

649,400

20,950

_

-

Nov.

11.600

15, 700

26,800

25,500

25,300

27,600

13,200

13,000

*26,400

26,200

25,500

26,200

26,600

14,200

12,900

20,100

23,500

24,400

17,600

22,900

12,700

11,900

27.900

26,300

20 , 500

13,100

21,800

22 , 800

12,700

20,300

615,400

20,510

_

-

Dec.

27,600

25, 100

27,000

24,800

15,600

11.600

32,800

29,800

32,900

39,600

35,000

30,900

31,700

36,100

43,800

45,100

45.600

45,500

36,100

20,100

28,100

33,700

40,100

32,900

24,400

21,300

19,200

32,300

31,400

35,400

31,100

967,000

31,190

_

-

Jan.

19 . 600

21,500

21,600

32,800

28,300

34,300

39,100

36,900

20, 600

21,300

33,000

39,100

36,400

33,200

43,500

87,500

161,000

176,000

180,000

177,000

200,000

238,000

267,000

279,000

286,000

 290.000

277,000

228,000

183,000

139,000

113,000

$3,742.7

120,700

_

-

Feb.

95 . 200

63,600

50,900

51,000

53 , 600

38,500

38,600

47,500

39,600

37,100

44,000

45,700

40 , 700

38,700

39,200

38,500

51,600

55,600

59 , 800

65,000

56,500

61,700

58,300

45,000

43,600

35,900

52.000

33,500

*1,358.9

48,530

_

-

Mar.

63 , 600

67,200

85 . 700

70,300

68,300

60,900

50,300

53,700

48,300

43,800

46,500

43,800

36,200

39 , 300

41,200

48,500

44,900

36,100

38,900

38,800

29,700

27,200

26,500

28,100

21,900

33 , 800

30 , 600

16.000

30,100

39,100

56, 200

*1,363.5

43,980

_

-

Apr.

52,800

39,000

36,400

26,400

39,800

51,100

 49,600

54,700

41,200

37,400

30,800

36,800

37,200

34,700

33,100

33,900

36,000

39,600

50,000

48,000

55.900

53 , 800

52,700

27,900

25.900

34,400

36,300

34,600

35,500

48,300

*1,211.8

40,390

_

-

May

51,500

29,600

38,600

51.700

46,800

36,500

39,200

31,400

25,700

36,000

36,100

36,800

34,200

42,700

47,500

43,700

48,800

38,900

39,700

37,900

32,000

35,700

31,000

28,100

35,900

34,400

36,900

34,300

32,600

21.800

22 ' 900

*1, 134.9

36,610

_

-

June

32,300

42,400

*39,500

45,100

31,500

21.100

38,900

37,000

30,200

28,700

29,600

32,500

31,000

29,900

31,700

30,900

36,000

29 , 700

27,300

29,500

34,200

36,300

38,500

28,800

26,000

35,800

33,600

24,500

30,200

28, 800

969,500

32,520

^

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 198,000 Mln 6,300 Mean 46,820 Cfsm 1.41

July

28,200

34,300

31,800

24,300

15,900

31,500

31,500

28,800

18,700

35,100

33,100

29 , 800

30,300

31,100

30,700

25,300

29,800

29,700

25,400

28,900

30,800

26,900

31,300

35,500

14.900

57.500

32,100

27,300

28,600

29,900

30, 900

897,900

28,960

_

-

Aug.

17.600

30,500

27,500

27,100

28,800

24,100

52.500

23,000

27,900

31,500

29,200

32,100

27,100

27,400

23,400

29 , 400

27,100

25,000

*25,600

25,000

29,500

27,300

26,600

29,500

28,200

27,300

28,000

29,500

25,200

26,200

25,500

844,000

27,250

-

In. 19.18

Sept.

25,300

19,600

18,500

24,100

17,400

23,100

23,000

26,400

21,100

14,800

27,000

14,900

18,300

21,900

23,700

24,700

29.000

24,200

16,000

21,100

24,200

23,200

28,500

24,000

25,300

14,100

15.200

18,400

22,600

16 f 200

645,800

21,460

_

-

Water year 1953-54 : Max 290,000 Mln 6,500 Mean 39,450 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
830 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Duck River below Manchester, Term.

Location.~Lat 35°28'15", long 86°07'18", on right bank 50 ft downstream from Power's 

bridge, 2 miles southwest of Manchester, Coffee County, 3| miles downstream from 

Little Duck River, and 7 miles upstream from Crumpton Creek.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 878.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years, 174 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,500 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.73 ft); minimum, 8.9 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 18.93 ft), fromrating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 8 cfs Aug. 12, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.57 ft Sept. 19, 20, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional regulation for short periods during low flow by small 

reservoir above station.

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

per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 30

1.0 15

1.3 29

1.6 57

2.0 107

2.3 170

2.8 

4.0 

6.0 

7.5

340

865

1,880

2,780

1.4 

1.8 

2.5 

3.0

53

118

260

430

5.0 

7.0 

9.8

1,360

2,480

4,530

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

7.5

12

19

31

2.0 115

3.0 420

3.7 730

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

2?

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19 

19

18

18

18

18 

*18

18

19

19

20

20

21 

20

21

615

19.8

0.185

0.21

Nov.

21

21

21

21

20

19

20

20

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22 

22

22

22

23

27 

25

*24

25

23

22

22

21 

21

656

21.9

0.205

0.23

Dec.

21

5T

24

28

24

31

27

24

51

42

33

42

40

60

49

44

40 

*36

34

34

34

33 

30

28

27

27

27

30

31 

29

28

1,029

33.2

0.310

0.36

Jan.

27

27

27

25

25

24

24

2323"

26

28

27

25

29

504

2,760

*766 

260

151

1,070

4,390

4,500 

1,620

522

308

228

406

308 210' 

177

154

18,694

603

5.64

6.50

Feb.

136

125

116

111

104

93

86

77

76

74

71

63

60

58

58

184

*676 

560

176

224

296

186 

149

210

212

163

134

5B6

-

4,764

170

1.59

1.66

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,350 foln 18

Mar.

703

320

244

202

165

145

129

118

109

104

96

91

87

84

79

71

66 

65

gg

79

74

*68 

69

280

530

950

3SO

226

181 

158

322

6,264

202

1.89

2.18

Apr.

730

302

206

168

147

132

156

141

138

122

181

311

198

*158

149

920

1.920 

582

284

202

167

145 

189

622

226.

163

140

122

123 

122

9,166

306

2.86

3.19

Hay

102

95

228

317

179

136

129

174

138

109

95

87

200

*960

554

255

177 

150

136

145

141

116 

104

93

86

79

74

74

72 

68

65

5,338

172

1.61

1.86

June

76

91

159

134

98

80

72

66

63

313

212

132

102

87

79

256

730 

184

120

91

71

58 

51

44

*41

39

37

36

33

33

3,588

120

1.12

1.25

July

33

33

35

36

48

49

39

41

37

36

35

33

31

31

30

29

28 

28

n.

27

55

93

5T

39

49

46

*33

31

30

OQCO

27

1,168

37.7

0.352

0.41

Aug.

28

31

28

26

25

30

29

25

24

24

25

44

4T

25

23

24

25 

24

22

28

22

20 

22

22

*20

19

18

17

17

17

17

763

24.6

0.230

0.27

Sept.

16

16

10

9.3

9.1

9.3

9.3

9.5

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

11 

12

12

13

21

14 

12

12

12

12

12

*12

13

14

350.5

11.7

0.109

0.12

Mean 145 cfsm 1.36 In. 18.39

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,500 Mln 9.1 Mean 14* cfsm 1.35 In. 18.24

Peak dlscharice (base. 2.500 cfsl. Jan. 16 (lli30 a.m.) 3.500 cfs (8.56 ft)j Jan. 21 (7 a.m.)

6,500 cfs (11.73 ft); Apr. 17 (3 a.m.) 2,820 cfs (7.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 231

Duck River near Shelbyville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°28'49", long 86°29'58", on right bank 150 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 2 miles upstream from Sugar Creek, 2^ miles west of Shelbyville, Bedford 

County, and 2f miles downstream from Plat Creek.

Drainage area.--481 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 685.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--20 years, 790 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 23.81 ft); minimum, 45 cfs Sept. 16.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 62,900 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 36.40 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 5 cfs Aug. 23, 1936; minimum daily, 29 cfs 

Sept. 2, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good. Prior to 1948, diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1934. WSP 853: Drainage area.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

65

106

223

378

3.5

7.0 

8.1

925

2,850

3,560

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.5

75

194

560

4.5 1,420

10.0 4,450

16.0 8, 4OO

23.0 16,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

85

83

81

80

80

78

77

76

75

76

76

76

76

76

76

75

75

75

75

75

75

*73

73

73

73

73

76

80

84

83 

80

2,389

77.1

0.160

0.18

Nov.

78

77

77

78

77

76

75

73

73

75

76

76

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

78

80

87

96

*96

94

91

90

87

83

80

2,412

80.4

0.167

0.19

Dec.

80

78

83

98

104

122

146

123

165

355

226

188

235

546

530

335

*246

190

163

144

136

133

127

117

110

106

104

114

131

146

136

5,517

178

0.370

0.43

Jan.

127

121

121

117

114

110

106

104

103

114

163

209

163

158

3,520

9,800

*5,750

2,150

1,240

3,080

12,500

*16,400

13 000

3,880

1,940

1,380

1,740

1,580

1,260

1,000

840

82,890

2,674

5.56

6.41

Feb.

724

656

596

548

496

448

404

368

346

339

318

294

270

257

251

1,700

*2,910

1,760

1,080

948

984

908

732

700

760

708

604

1,560

-

21,669

774

1.61

1.68

Mar.

2,300

1,760

1,240

968

816

708

620

560

508

472

440

408

384

360

318

294

277

264

270

287

274

260

*254

728

1,190

2,580

2,000

1,190

888

736

1,410

24,764

799

1.66

1.91

Apr.

2,330

1,850

1,190

912

752

648

580

568

520

468

508

688

736

616

544

4,270

6,390

3,760

1,880

1,260

*984

836

724

856

1,090

788

620

540

504

472

37,884

1,263

2.63

2.93

May

432

384

440

648

700

502

428

448

472

396

332

300

*692

5.060

2,250

1,420

952

760

648

740

640

544

460

392

350

318

290

283

280

264

235

20,060

647

1.35

1.55

June

216

241

448

480

356

267

225

200

263

1,750

1,540

788

508

368

283

238

500

1,000

500

332

251

206

*185

174

160

149

138

131

126

119

12,142

405

0.842

0.94

July

112

110

108

200

143

124

131

112

106

104

97

93

91

89

84

82

79

79

82

80

79

120

364

552

238

185

*188

128

108

95

88

4,251

137

0.285

0.33

Aug.

99

136

116

99

89

88

461

T§5

124

99

91

86

82

89

88

80

74

70

121

171

104

88

77

*70

68

70

70

68

66

63

i°

3,252

105

0.218

0.25

Sept.

59

59

58

56

54

50

48

47

47

*47

47

47

47

47

47

*46

48

50

52

53

66

*82

80

64

58

55

54

54

68

99

1,689

56.3

0.117

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,600 Mln 70 Mean 688 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 16,400 Mln 46 Mean 600 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.93

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs).--Jan. 16 (1:30 p.m.) 10,500 cfs (18.28 ft)j Jan. 22 (4 p.m.) 

17,700 cfs (23.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
232 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Duck River at Columbia, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°37 I 05", long 87"01'57", on right bank 4 ft downstream from bridge on 

former U. S. Highway 31, 2 blocks north of public square at Columbia, Maury County, 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Columbia hydroelectric plant, Zt miles upstream from Rutherford Creek, and at mile 132.4.

Drainage area. 1,208 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1904 to December 1908 and April 1920 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1904 to December 1908 and April 1920 to October 

1924 (prior to October 1921, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. 

Gage-height records collected in this vicinity, during periods of high water, since 

1886, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

;§_. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 535.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929. Prior to Jan. 9, 1925, chain, tape, or staff gages near this site; all gages at 

datum 2.37 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1933.

Average discharge.--38 years (1904-8, 1920-54), 1,911 cfs.

Extremes.. --Maximum discharge during year, 28,200 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 36.43 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 13; minimum daily, 43 cfs Sept. 13, 14.

1904-8, 1920-54: Maximum discharge, 61,100 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 51.75 

ft); no flow Oct. 22, 1922.

Flood of Mar. 30, 1902, reached a stage of 48.0 ft, present datum (discharge, 

50,700 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by powerplants above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1929(M). See also Records available.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-24, Feb. 8-16)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14, 

July 16 to Sept. 30 Jan. 15 to July 15

1.8 41

2.0 61

2.4 136

3.0 

4.0 

4.3

345

850

1,030

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

4.0 

7.0

61

122

237

1,000

2,780

10.0 4,620

20.0 12,100

30.0 21,100

36.1 27,800

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

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

144

Tis

101

89

*76

70

68

66

64

62

67

67 

59

54

56

59

64

64

61

59

59

60

60

60

59

57

*56 

57

60

60

64

2,117

68.3

0.057

0.07

Nov.

74

73

*67

64

64

72

72

66

62

60

59

66 

70

70

74

73

64

66

68

74

76

76

74

*74

74

80

87 

93

91

91

2,174

72.5

0.060

0.07

Dec.

91

*9T

107

113

99

246

168

126

146

184

200

388 

320

354

640

1,000

*554

397

281

207

168

144

136

123

115

107

99 

105

128

121

134

7,092

229

0.190

0.22

Jan.

141

139

130

117

109

105

99

93

91

176

645

275 

265

345

4,690

14,200

16,600

*11,200

4,630

6,970

21,500

*26,900

27.800

25,800

15,100

4,800

4,610 

4,670

3,630

2,950

2 ' 390

201,170

6,489

5.37

6.19

Feb.

1,980

1,690

1,480

1,310

1,170

1,050

944

846

768

768

692

576 

521

460

570

*2,880

8,840

6,910

3.860

8,260

6,070

3,510

2,730

2,260

1,880

1,680

1,550 

2,290

-

67,545

2,412

2.00

2.08

Mar.

3,440

3,750

3,180

2,430

1,950

1,630

1,380

1,200

1,080

966

878

807 

812

851

829

697

582

510

494

532

565

521

482

*956

2,430

4,420

4,700 

3,560

2,570

1,950

2,310

52,462

1,692

1.40

1.62

Apr.

4,580

4,410

3,420

2,520

1,980

1,610

1,400

1,210

1,110

1,020

1,030

1,210 

1,270

1,270

1,170

7,330

15,200

13,400

7,380

3,960

*2,830

2,160

1,830

1,550

1,420

1,760

1,470 

1,180

1,120

1,060

92,860

3,095

2.56

2.86

May

829

763

988

1,310

1,340

1,250

972

846

736

692

648

460 

*723

8,140

10.200

5,080

3,270

2,320

1,800

1,540

1,460

1,280

1,070

917

785

834

477 

433

532

526

450

52,671

1,699

1.41

1.62

June

394

350

384

455

714

592

356

306

279

274

2,100

2,320 

1,290

834

626

626

812

554

790

890

526

258

*290

228

184

154

135 

119

104

96

17,040

568

0.470

0.52

July

88

92

84

86

106

114

154

128

104

94

92

86 

82

80

74

73

70

66

66

66

73

97

91

89

174

358

281 

*190

171

165

132

3,626

117

0.097

0.11

Aug.

113

109

103

101

117

130

115

103

146

239

159

126 

105

97

87

86

 84

78

78

72

67

78

128

*117

126

139

97 

80

72

68

66

3,286

106

0.088

0.10

Sept.

61

59

57

53

52

50

49

48

48

*47

46

44 

43

43

44

44

45

45

46

46

*53

53

54

58

59

70

66 

58

86

922

2,449

81.6

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 21,400 Mln 54 Mean 1,770 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.90

Water year 1953-54: Max 27,800 Mln 43 Mean 1,382 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.54

Peak discharge (base, 16.000 cfs).--Jan. 17 (9 a.m.) 17,100 cfs (25.74 ft); Jan. 22 (6 p.m.) 

28,200 cfs (36.43 ft); Apr. 17 (7 to 9 p.m.) 16,400 cfs (25.00 ft). 

« Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 233

Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek, Term.

Location. La t 35°40'23", long 86 0 58'42", on right bank at upstream side of county highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Double Branch, 3.2 miles south of town of Carters 

Creek, Maury County, 3.5 miles upstream from Carters Creek, and 5.1 miles northeast of 

Columbia.

Drainage area.--68.8 sq mi.

Records available. September 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 590 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period September 1953 to September 1954, 7,740 cfs 

Jan. 21 (gage height, 20.92 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs; no flow 

Sept. 16-18, 1953, Aug. 9 to Sept. 28, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 or above 3,000 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, Sept. 16, 1953, to Sept. 3O, 1954 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Sept. 16, 1953, to Jan. 20, 1954

1.0

1.5

1.6

1.7

.01 

.2 

.7 

1.9 

3.5 

6.2 

10

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

11.2

18

38

108

185

593

1,300

2,160

Jan. 21 to Sept. 3O, 1954

1.0

1.1

1.5

1.6

1.7

0

.03

.2

1.4

3.3

5.9

9.3

16

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0 

14.0

24

42

105

184

593

1,550

3,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Sept. 16. Sept. 24.

.06 

.06

0.04 

.08 

.08

.04 

.04

Observation of no flow made on this day.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.04

TOT

.05

.02

*.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.011 TOT

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02 

.02

.02

0.51

0.016

0.00025

0.0005

Nov.

0.02

T5?

*.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.03

.03

.03

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.06

TOT

.03

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03 

.03

0.87

0.029

0.00042

0.0005

Dec.

0.03

*.03

.4

5.8

5.6

111

16

4.2

5.5

9.0

5.6

4.5

4.2

16

50

10

7.2

6.9

6.6

4.7

3.2

3.2

5.0

2.8

2.5

1.9

1.9

2.6

5.5 

4.7

4.2

284.56

9.18

0.155

0.15

Jan.

5.7

5.5

5.2

5.0

2.8

*2.6

2.5

2.5

2T5

127

106

48

27

*29

1,570

1,300

413

266

200

2,160

»5,070

"2,140

676

443

518

255

617

522

250 

194

157

L4,511.9

468

6.80

7.84

Feb.

154

*116

104

91

79

70

61

56

54

48

45

38

57

56

54

976

461

265

206

«1,670

502

516

250

253

182

150

151

406

-

6,769

242

3.52

5.66

Mar.

214

169

147

119

106

96

87

79

72

66

62

58

80

64

53

48

*44

42

46

47

39

36

4T

350

520

557

255

170

137 

115

316

3,765

121

1.76

2.05

Apr.

201

152

124

106

95

86

80

70

61

57

87

74

*61

58

54

1.880

766

421

284

208

164

154

115

98

85

71

61

64

60

55

5,824

194

2.82

5.15

May

42

58

56

59

41

55

53

51

27

*23

21

20

58

*463

TTZ

115

87

71

65

69

46

58

35

50

27

25

24

22

23 

19

1,827

58.9

0.856

0.99

June

15

13

16

16

12

10

9.5

*8.0

68

175

32

17

12

9.3

14

28

53

11

8.4

7.1

6.2

5.3

4.5

3.8

*5.5

5.1

2.9

2.5

2.5

1.7

547.7

18.5

0.266

0.50

July

1.0

.8

.6

.5

2.1

3.1

1.9

1.0

.5

.2

.3

.2

.1

.07

.03

.02

.01

TOT

.01

.01

*.2

4.1

5.0

3TT

1.9

.7

.5

.2

.1 

.02

.01

28.09

0.906

0.013

0.02

Aug.

0.01

.01

.02

TOT

.01

.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.10

0.003

0.000044

0.00005

Sept.

*5~0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

!§.

76.8

2.56

0.057

0.04

Calendar year 1955: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1955-54: Max 3,070 Mln 0 Mean 92.1 Cfsm 1.54 In. 18.18

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).-

cfs (Z0.92 ft); Feb. 16 [6 p.m. I 2,4

-Jan. 16 (5 a.m.) 2,950 cfs (15.55 ft); Jan. 21 (1 a.m.) 7,740 

50 cfs (12.03 ft); Feb. 20 (12:30 p.m.) 2,860 cfs (13.18 ft);

Apr. 16 (11:30 a.m.) 3,160 cfs (15.89 ft).

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

3890ZZ O - 56 - 16
234 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Big Bigby Creek at Sandy Hook, Term.

Location. Lat 35°29'21", long 87°13'58", on right bank 45 ft west of Louisville & Nashville Railroad track, 0.2 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 0.45 mile 

upstream from Dry Creek, 0.5 mile northeast of Sandy Hook, Maury County, and 3.5 miles 

southwest of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area. 17.5 sq mi.

Records available. September 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 670.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

jT929.

Extremes. 1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,520 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 

8.56 ft), from rating curve extended above 830 cfs; minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 4-7.

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

Rating tables, Sept. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 7-15, Mar. 7-23)

Sept. 1, 1953, to Apr. 16, 1954 Apr. 17 to Sept. 30, 1954

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.7

4.8

10

16

25

47

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

104

180

270

365

575

1.2 1.2

1.3 3.5

1.4 7.3

1.5 12

1.7 23

2.0 47

Note. Same as preceding-Table above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

Sept. 1 

2 

3

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Discharge

3.5 

3.8 

3.8 

4.0 

4.6 

3.8 

3.5 

3.3

Day

Sept. 9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Discharge

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

*3.3

Day

Sept. 17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Discharge

3.2 

3.2 

12 

5 

4 

4 

4 

4

Day

Sept. 25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

Mean. .............

Cubic feet per second per squ 

Runoff in inches .............

Peak discharEe (base. 600 cfs). No oe

* Discharge measurement made on this d 

Note. No gage-height record Sept. 17- 

weather records, recorded range in stage 

Pleasant and for Richland Creek near Pul

Discharge

118.1 

3.94 

0.225 

0.25

ak above base, 

ay. 

30; discharge estimated on basis of 

, and records for station near Mount 

aski.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4

4

4

4

*4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3TS

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.4

476- 4.6

4.6

4.6

126.6

4.08

0.233

0.27

Nov.

4TB- 4.6

*4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

 575 5.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4. 8

144.5

4.82

0.275

0.31

Dec.

4.S *4.6 779-

8.4

6.8

18-5-. 6

6.8

8.9

7.8

7.0

7.6

7.0

9.5

8.4

7.3

6.8

6.0

6.0

5.8

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

7.3

7.8

7.0

6.8

223.1

7.20

0.411

0.47

Calendar year 1953: Max -

Jan,

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

*5.8

5.6

 576- 5.3

9.7

10

8.6

7.6

10

199

124

24

15

12

308

*272

378 -97

50

32

26

29

24

21

18

16

1,743.3

56.2

3.21

3.70

Feb.

14 *13

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.5

S79" 8.9

8.9

126

72

36

26 *589

96

50

37

38

27

23

20

45

1,145.9

40.9

2.34

2.44

Mar.

33

26

25

20

18

17

15

14

14

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.5

*9.2

37?

12

12

11

10

11

17

28

41

3T

25

22

19

36

551.9

17.8

1.02

1.17

Apr.

37

29

24

22

19

18

16

16

15

T5

19

17

*16

16

15

424 m69

43

31

25

23

29

22

21

19

17

22

24

21

1,230

41.0

2.34

2.61

May

18

17

25

28

23

20

18

16

14 *12

11

10

27 *5736-

27

22

19

17

16

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.7

9.6

9.6

8.7

8.2

542.6

17.5

1.00

1.15

June

7.3

8.2

22T2~

11

9.6

6.9 *6.2

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

7.5

7

6.5

6

5.5

5.2

5.2

5

5

*5.0

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

203.1

6.77

0.387

0.43

July

4.3

3.9

3.9

6 5

4.5

4

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.9

*3.0

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

110.1

3.55

0.203

0.23

Aug.

2.5

2.5

4.5 375-

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

*1.9 T79-

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

78.7

2.54

0.145

0.17

Sept.

1.9

*1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

6.5

375

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

3.0

5.4

73.2

2.44

0.139

0.16

Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 424 Mln 1.5 Mean 16.9 Cfsm 0.966 In. 13.12

Peak discharge (base, 600 efa) . Jan. 20 (6:30 p.m.) 1,520 cfs (8.56 ft); Feb. 20 (7 a.m.) 960 cfs 

(6.65 ft); AprT 16 (10 a.m.) 917 cfs (6.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-4, June 13-24, July 4-20, July 27 to Aug. 17; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for station near Mount 

Pleasant and for Riohland Creek near Pulaski'.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 235

Big Bigby Creek near Mount Pleasant, Term.

Location. Lat 35°30'12", long 87°13'54", near midchannel on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 400 ft downstream from small water-supply dam, 0.8 mile 

downstream from Dry Creek, 2.55 miles southwest of Mount Pleasant, Maury County, and 

2.6 miles upstream from West Pork.

Drainage area. 25.8 sq mi.

Records available. September 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 654.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes . 1953-54 : Maximum discharge during water year, 2,810 ofs Jan. 20 (gage height, 

8.02 ft) , from rating curve extended above 930 cfs; minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 24, Sept. 23, 

27-29.

Remarks . Records fair. Irregular discharge at low flow caused by removal and delayed 

return of ore-processing water upstream.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Total .

Mean .....

Cubic fee

Runoff In

Peak dl

Discharge

*4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

5.0

3.1

2.8

3.2

Day

Sept. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.6

4.0

*4.2

t per second per square mile......

Inches ...........................

Day

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge Day

3.6 Sept. 25

3.6 26

8.5 27

4.9 28

3.2 29

2.9 30

3.0

2.9

Discharge

2.9

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.0

112.5

3.75

0.145

0.16

scharee (base, 1.000 cfs). No ceak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.9

*3.5

3.3

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.5

3.3

2.8 372-

3.3

3.5

3.9

3.7

2.9

3.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.2

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.3

Nov.

37?!

4.3

4.3

4.3

110.1

3.55

0.138

0.16

4.0

4.0

*4.3

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.1

4.0

5.9

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

5.2

5.2

6.2

6.4

57?

4.3

5.2

4.7

4.7

5.0

136.0

0

4.53

.176

0.20

Dec.

5.2

is'

15

8.9

39

T?

8.0

17

11

8.5

11

10

14

12

8.9

. a9.5

J

346.9

11.2

0.434

0.50

Jan.

a4.5

(*)

3.8

47?

8.8

22

17

11

9.8

20

361

241

72

40

27

763

*532

*720

152

89

60

45

50

36

30

28

26

3,395.6

110

4.26

4.89

Feb.

21

*17

15

12

12

15

15

9.8

8.5

8.9

8.9

6.7

g!s

7.3

194

109

65

49

*762

164

81

66

66

52

40

39

79

_

1,941.7

69.3

2.69

2.80

Mar.

61

51

47

36

32

36

32

25

19

17

17

17

18

17

12

8

*8

11

14

17

18

14

12

26

45

68

35

51

36

28

61

.5

913.5

29

1.

1.

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Mln -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 857 Mln 1 . 2

.5

14

32

Apr.

66

55

50

45

33

26

23

21

21

23

34

25

*23

22

23

?B~6~ 857

120

74

53

40

33

43

34

31

23

19

2?

31

25

2,168

72. 3

2.80

3.13

May

25

28

42

48

48

39

31

28

22

*17

13

12

35

*79

6?

50

34

24

22

20

18

20

22

18

16

16

15

11

12

12

10

849

27.4

1.06

1.22

June

9.5

9.2

26

14

12

a9

a8

*6.1

6.2

6.9

6.1

6.9

8.4

4.8

4.0

6.9

4.3

4.3

8.4

8.4

3.8

2.8

2.0

1.6

*57T

5.2

5.9

2.8

2.3

1.8

199.7

6.66

0.258

0.29

July

2

3

4

2

2

1

2

2

3

5

3

3

3

3

2

3

4

2

2

]L

*2

5

3

5

2

1

1

2

1

2

3

94

3.

0.1

0.

Mean - Cfsm - In.

Mean 28.1 Cfsm 1.09 In.

.9

.1

.7

.9

.9

.8

.3

.4

.5

.0

.0

.1

.4

.7

.8

.4

.0

.4

.1

.5

.1

.7 70-

.7

.7

.8

.9

.2

.5

.1

.2

.8

06

19

14

Aug.

1.5

1.5

5.0 373-

2.3

2.3

4.1

4.3

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

2.6

2.1

1.6

*1.9

2.1

1.6

4.9

2.6

1.5

1.2 T75-

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

66.5

2.15

0.083

0.10

Sept.

1.3

*1.8

2.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

3.9

1.3

1.2

TT?

3.6

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.3

4/7

52.2

1.74

0.067

0.08

_

14.83

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Jan. 15 (9 p.m.) 1,060 cfs (4.66 ft); Jan. 20 (7 p.m.) 2,810 

cfs 18.02 ft); Feb. 20 (8 a.m.) 1,880 cfs (6.28 ft); Apr. 16 (ll a.m.) 1,900 ofs (6.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for station at Sandy Hook.
236 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Duck River at Centerville, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°47'16", long 87°27'56", on right bank 0.4 mile downstream from bridge 

on State Highways 48 and 100, 0.4 mile downstream from Defeated Creek, 0.6 mile north 

of Centerville, Hickman County, l£ miles upstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. 

Louis Railway bridge, 4 miles downstream from Swan Creek, and at mile 72.1.

Drainage area. 2,048 sq mi.

Records available. March 1919 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 450.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Tennessee Valley Authority). Prior to Jan. 2, 1920, chain gage at site 

three-quarters of a mile downstream at different datum. Mar. 2, 1920, to July 1, 1925, 

chain gage at site 75 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. July 2, 1925, to Aug. 10, 

1927, tape gage, and Aug. 11, 1927, to Oct. 3, 1929, staff gage, at site 75 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--34 years (1920-54), 3,106 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,600 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 24.87 ft); minimum daily, 130 cfs Sept. 16, 17; minimum gage height recorded, 0.30 ft Sept. 21, but 

may have been less during period of no gage-height record.

1919-54: Maximum discharge, 97,700 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 37.58 ft); minimum, 68 cfs Aug. 30, 1925; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 21, 1954.

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

Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above station. Minor diversions for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 543; 1921(m). WSP803: 1935. WSP 823: Drainage area. 

WSP 853:1920(M).

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

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22

0.5 190 2.0 1,080

.8 295 4.0 2,950

1.4 625

Note. Same as following 

table above 4.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1S53 to September 1954

0.3 140

.5 190

.8 295

1.0 390

Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.5 700

2.0 1,100

4.0 3,950

8.0 7,670

16.0 19,000

20.0 25,700

25.0 38,000

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

22

33

24

35

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

230

271

271

255

241

*230

220

220

217

217

220

214

217

220

220

217

208

202 

208

214

217

217

214

214

217

217

224

237

227

227

230

6,943

224

0.109

0.13

Nov.

238

238

244

255

255

244

238

241

248

252

248

244

*241

244

248

252

255

255 

255

248

252

291

318

308

291

283

275

267

271

279

7,778

259

0.126

0.14

Dec.

279

 279"

308

415

451

468

822

604

484

462

468

462

54S

632

667

822

1,120

838 

688

569

513

484

440

395

380

370

360

365

415

440

405

15,954

515

0.251

0.29

Jan.

395

400

415

410

390

375

*360

350

354

639

1,130

1,300

875

732

3,390

18,100

20,900

20,400 

12,300

10,700

33,800

35,900

*37,500

36,200

33,600

21,000

8,890

8,570

7,310

5,740 

4,600

327,036

10,550

5.15

5.94

Feb.

3,790

3,170

2,750

2,400

2,130

1,930

1,740

1,560

1,440

1,340

1,290

1,180

1,040

999

911

2,620

12,900

14,300 

9,110

11,800

19,000

10,200

6,600

5,330

4,300

3,570

3,000

4,010

134,410

4,800

2.34

2.44

Mar.

5,250

5,930

5,800

4,670

3,750

3,150

2,730

2,420

2,170

1,970

1,820

1,690

1,750

1,800

1,660

*1,520

1,370

1,260 

1,210

1,210

1,180

1.170

1,180

1,710

2,930

4,840

6,790

6,160

4,700

3,560

3,290

90,640

2,929

1.43

1.65

Apr.

4,780

6,960

5,970

4,610

3,590

2,890

2,570

*2,220

1,980

1.880

2,280

2,480

2,440

2,340

2,250

5,580

19,900

22.100 

17,500

9,570

5,930

4,400

3,880

3,420

3,000

3,160

2,990

2,660

2,840

2,670

158,840

5,295

2.59

2.88

May

2,350

2,060

2,430

2,950

2,950

2,640

2,350

1,940

1,700

1,470

1,340

1,250

1,170

2,770

13.000

10,800

5,960

3,970 

2,910

*2,450

2,160

2,020

1,790

1,540

1,360

1,210

1,190

983

1,020

1,020

959

83,712

2,700

1.32

1.52

June

847

791

791

855

799

951

927

752

685

685

635

2.350

2,320

1,520

1,100

*935

1,070

1,100 

935

887

1,100

783

625

484

478

430

400

375

345

326

26,271

876

0.428

0.48

July

308

295

291

473

446

365

331

308

318

295

271

255

252

244

234

227

220

214 

211

208

*208

217

227

255

252

227

348

440

350

291

267

8,848

285

0.139

0.16

Aug.

275

271

283

259

238

220

224

252

244

230

255

318

283

252

220

208

193

190 

188

 205

220

217

210

210

220

210

200

200

190

180

170

7,035

227

0.111

0.13

Sept.

160

160

160

160

155

150

150

150

150

145

140

138

135

135

132

130

755

132 

135

138

*140

150

155

165

165

165

168

172

208

318

4,691

156

0.176

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 28,000 Mln 187 Mean 3,132 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.71

Water ye'ar 1953-54: Max 37,500 Mln 130 Mean 2,389 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.85

Peak discharge (base. 20.000 cfs).--Jan. 18 (4 a.m.) 21,300 efs (17.50 ft); Jan. 23 (1 p.m.) 

37,600 ofs (24.87 ft); Feb. 21 (5 a.m.) 21,600 efs (17.68 ft); Apr. 18 (2:30 p.m.) 22,400 efs 

(18.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 23 to Sept. 20; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record, 

recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for station above Hurricane Mills and other 

nearby stations.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 237

Piney River at Vernon, Term.

Location. Lat 35°52'17", long 87°30'00", on left bank 500 ft upstream from relocated

county highway bridge, 600 ft upstream from Pretty Creek, 0.2 mile northwest of Vernon, 

Hickman County, 2.2 miles downstream from Mill Creek, 6.5 miles north of Centerville, 

and 8.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--193 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 464.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 30, 1927, tape gage, and Aug. 30, 1927, to Feb. 8, 1931, chain 

gage, at same site and datum. Pet). 9, 1931, to May 11, 1934, staff gage half a mile 

downstream at datum 2.77 ft lower.

Average discharge. 29 years, 300 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 12.47 ft); minimum, 49 cfs Sept. 15; minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Jan. 9.

1925-54: Maximum discharge observed, 32,500 cfs Dec. 21, 1926 (gage height, 16.5 

ft); minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1936; minimum gage height observed, -0.09 ft 

Sept. 27, Oct. 16, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water yearsK--WSP 758: 1927(M). WSP 823: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

26

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70

72

70

70

72

*69

69

70

69

68

70

72

70

69

70

72

70

72

72

72

72

*72 

72

75 

75

78

85 

85

a83

2,285

73.7

0.382

0.44

Nov.

a83

82

89

89

91

85

82

80

82

a82

a78

a74

*70 a'TO

a72

a74

a76

a76

a78

a78

880

8120 

alOO

a 100 

82

a80

a78

a78

a76 

a76

2,461

82.0

0.425

0.47

Dec.

a72

*68

85

102

82

2*1

132

108

106

96

89

87

82

96

94

87

82

80

78

78

62

82

80

78 

75

73

73

91

87 

82

78

2,828

91.2

0.473

0.54

Jan.

75

73

73

73

71

71

*71

71

75

155

138

96

84

84

513

1,190

433

303

243

*2,620

4,050

1,490 

890

621 

491

430

502

448

405

366

330

16,535

533

2.76

3.19

Feb.

303

284

268

252

237

222

208

199

193

182

177

166

161

158

158

202

268

246

246

*1.180

951

591 

473

402 

349

3310

3300

a410

-

9,096

325

1.68

1.75

Bar.

444

402

398

346

316

303

280

261

243

231

219

205

193

177

166

*153

145

142

145

142

130

126 

145

1.450 

925

686

539

451

388 

340

316

10,411

336

1.74

2.01

Apr.

274

249

231

214

205

196

193

*182

168

174

216

225

225

225

225

363

583

528

448

380

340

360 

644

672 

505

430

394

422

487 

462

10,220

341

1.77

1.97

Bay

408

437

633 5*99"

524

448

416

366

323

290

264

246

261

*297

271

255

243

231

222

*219

199

191 

179

171 

161

155

153

158

171 

153

145

8,794

284

1.47

1.69

June

142

135

202

163

148

135

128

122

118

115

113

108

106

103

101

*101

122

110

103

98

96

94

91

89

87

84

84

84

82 

80

3,344

111

0.575

0.64

July

78

75

84

128

150

106

89

87

87

84

82

80

78

75

75

84

75

71

71

69

*69

71 

69

66 

62

56

55

55

55 

55

55

2,398

77.4

0.401

0.46

Aug.

55

66

71

60

55

62

64

60

64

62

60

60

66

66

62

60

55

55

55

*73

71

66 

62

75 

il

71

66

64

62 

60

56

1,980

63.9

0.331

0.38

Sept.

58

55

55

53

53

53

53

55

55

53

53

53

53

51

51

51

53

53

53

53

*89

66 

62

60 

60

62

60

62

101 

155

1,844

61.5

0.319

0.36

Calendar year!953 : Max 3,400 Mln 68 Bean 273 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,050 Bin 51 Bean 196 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.90

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs).--Jan. 20 (12 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (12.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Buffalo River near Plat Woods and near LSbelvllle.
238 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Duck River above Hurricane Mills, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°55'42", long 87°44'26", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Tumbling Creek, 1.5 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 13, 3.8 miles 

southeast of Hurricane Mills, Humphreys County, and at mile 26.0.

Drainage area.--2.557 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1954. Prior to October 1951, published as 

"near Hurricane Mills."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 370.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Prior to June 2, 1927, tape gage, June 2, 1927, to Feb. 20, 1934, staff gage, 

and Feb. 21, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder, at bridge 5.6 miles downstream at datum 8.80 ft lower.

Average discharge. 29 years, 3,929 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40,200 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 21.57 ft); minimum, 265 cfs Sept. 15-18 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 122,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.70 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house, present site and datum); minimum, 185 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1925; 

minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Oct. 2, 1941, site and datum then in use.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above 

station. Minor diversions for irrigation.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 803: 1935. WSP 823: 1927(M). WSP 853: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 21 to June 13)

0.7 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

265

435

575

785

1,150

1,980

2,980

6.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

19.0

22.0

5,260 

8,OOO 

15,000 

22,600 

30,600 

42,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

442

435

463

477

456

442

435

429

423

423

423

*429

423

423

429

429

429

423 

417

423

423

429 

429

429

429

435

449

463

449 

449

449

13,506

436

0.171

0.20

Nov.

442

442

442

442

449

442

435

435

435

435

*435

"429 429

429

435

435

435

435 

442

442

435

498 

554

540

526

498

477

463

456 

456

13,648

455

0.178

0.20

Dec.

463

463

491

568

631

827

806

1,020

*834

715

680

680

666

785

848

876

1,04O

1,250 

1,000

869

792

729 

680

638

596

568

547

575

596 

624

645

22,502

726

0.284

0.33

Jan.

617

603

610

617

617

596

575

554

554

729

1,O70

1,330

1,450

1,080

2,230

13,800

20,700

21,200 

18,500

13,500

29,200

38,200 

40.000

*39,800

38,000

34,700

17,800

10,400

9,310

7,570 

6,110

372,022

12,000

4.69

5.41

Feb.

5,090

4,300

3,750

3,310

2,920

2,620

2,360

2,160

,990

,860

,730

,680

,560

1,460

*1.580

1,480

7,930

14,300 

12,900

11,000

19.500

16,900 

9,470

7,010

5,900

4,880

4,210

4,650

-

158,300

5,654

2.21

2.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 29,900 Mln 370

Mar.

*5,920

6,420

6,910

6,170

5,080

4,310

3,770

3,360

3,020

2,710

2,490

2,32O

2,180

2,260

2,180

2,030

1,890

1,740 

1,650

1,610

1,590

1,560 

1,570

2,400

4,370

4,950

6,940

7.600

6,280

5,030 

4,180

114,490

3,693

1.44

1.67

Apr.

*4,460

6,280

6,950

5,730

4,660

3,860

3,350

5,O40

2,650

2.430

2,590

3,070

3,140

3,120

3,010

3,190

13,500

21,000 

21,500

14,600

8,340

5,970 

5,450

5,20O

4,480

4,340

4,080

3,970

3,890

*4,O80

181,930

6,064

2.37

2.65

May

3,700

3,350

3,760

4,290

4,520

4,210

3,760

3,340

2,79O

2,460

2,180

2,020

1,960

2,020

7,150

13,700

8,590

5,600 

4,180

3,330

2,860

2,520 

2,320

2,060

1,840

1,650

1,510

1,510

1,380

1,370 

*1,330

107,260

3,460

1.35

1.56

June

1,240

1,170

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,130

1,250

1,200

1,O60

985

955

1,080

2.880

2,460

1,790

1,440

1,310

1,460 

1,490

1,220

1,330

1,360 

1,060

890

785

757

701

659

617

 5SS

36,541

1,218

0.476

0.53

July

561

540

547

673

806

778

659

603

561

568

533

512

484

470

449

435

429

411 

405

399

393

399 

417

429

442

442

405

*519

645 

561

484

15,959

515

0.201

0.23

Aug.

470

498

512

505

463

429

423

423

435

429

411

417

505

470

435

393

369

351 

339

429

411

417 

393

411

381

411

411

381

393

369

*333

13,017

420

0.164

0.19

Sept.

315

310

310

305

300

290

290

290

290

285

280

270

270

270

270

'265 265

270 

270

275

 290

310 

315

315

315

315

315

315

333 

526

9,039

301

0.118

0.13

Mean 3,899 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 40,000 Mln 265 Mean 2,899 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.40

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Term.

239

Location. Lat 35°29'45", long 87°49'58", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Little 

Opossum Creek and bridge on State Highway 13, 1.3 miles north of Flat Woods, Perry 

County, 3.9 miles upstream from Sinking Creek, and at mile 58.7.

Drainage area. 447 sq ml.

Records available. May 1920 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 513.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 27, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 727 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 18.87 ft); 

minimum, 112 cfs Sept. 6, 11-17 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1920-54: Maximum discharge, 90,000 cfs Peb 13, 1948 (gage height, 32.0 ft, from 

high-water mark In gage house), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area and contracted-opening determinations of peak flow and rainfall-runoff 

study; minimum observed, 65 cfs Sept. 9, 1925; minimum gage height observed, 1.12 ft 

Sept. 26, 1931.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: 1933. WSP 803: 1935. WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16

1.9 145

2.5 335

3.0 525

5.0 1,410

8.0 3,300

11.0 5,650

Jan. 17 to Sept. 3O

1.8 112

2.0 176

3.0 536

4.0 945

6.0 2,050

10.0 4,820

14.0 8,650

17.0 12,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

IS

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

167

167

164

164 

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

167

*167

164

164

164

164 

167

167

167

167 

167

167

167

167

169

178

186

189

186

183

5,227

169

0.378

0.43

Nov.

180

183

183

183 

183

183

180

178

*186

186

186

183

186

186

189

189

189

192

192

192

192 

215

300

260

280

250

230

220

210

200

6,066

202

0.452

0.50

Dec.

200

250

310

270 

450

350

470

*360

290

300

286

254

254

262

300

282

248 

221

209

203

212 

221

218

200

192

192

192

218

290

286

251

8,241

266

0.595

0.69

Jan.

227

218

212

212 

200

200

194

192

197

276

374

335

286

279

1,180

5,120

3,400 

1,500

965

*1,970

12.500 

9,350

7,110

2,980

1,750

1,270

1,100

1,040

860

757

676

56,730

1,830

409

4.72

Feb.

607

558

518

488 

455

425

403

384

363

352

345

327

312

309

309

1,310

3,480 

2,040

*1,260

2,420

5.510 

2,720

1,580

1,230

1,060

860

753

909

31,287

1,117

2.50

2.60

Mar.

1.160

1,000

970

909

801

725

668

615

573

536

506

477

480

518

*466

429

406 

392

392

425

425 

392

395

484

540

600

687

657

611

573

596

18,408

594

1.33

1.53

Apr.

806

788

698

641 

592

547

518

*492

462

456

540

710

737

660

619

928

5.850 

2,930

1,700

1,210

950 

806

980

914

810

950

770

714

864

985

28,607

954

2.13

2.38

May

846

778

1,080

1,420 

1,220

980

828

735

649

577

529

492

480

543

698

592

525 

484

455

456

421 

392

381

359

*345

358

327

334

348

348

£1£

18,254

589

1.32

1.52

June

302 *287

569

525"

403

356

341

358

323

305

284

350

280

259

256

377 

403

320

280

262 

242

234

220

210

203

203

196

186

176

9,451

514

0.702

0.78

July

175

169

169

421 

584

305

238

207

200

186

179

176

169

*162

152

145

142 

139

152

166

166 

176

200

193

169

162

149

142

136

133 

127

5,787

187

0.418

0.48

Aug.

124

135

186

228 

190

179

186

186

176

156

149

145

159

156

150

124

121 

121

118

*159

238

196

262

T5o

200

179

166

159

152

139 

130

5,097

164

0.367

0.42

Sept.

124

121

118

115 

115

112

118

118

115

115

115

112

112

112

112

112

112 

121

130

135

*145 

217

245

190

162

152

149

145

139 

179

4,065

136

0.304

0.34

Calendar year 1953 : Max 10,800 Min 145 Mean 761 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23. 08

Water year 1953-54 : Max 12,300 Min 112 Mean 540 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.39

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efs). Jan. 16 (5 p.m.) 6,140 cfs (11.55 ft); Jan. 21 (2:3O p.m.) 

j,300 efs (18.87 ft); Feb. 21 (11 a.m.) 6,130 cfs (11.53 ft); Apr. 17 (8 p.m.) 4,620 efs (9.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. No gage-height record Nov. 23 to Dec. 8j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

Sage, weather records, and records for station near Lobelville. Shifting-control method used Aug. 3 

3 Sept. 4.
240 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Lobelville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°48'46", long 87°47'51", on right bank 30 ft upstream from Standing Rock

 Bridge, 1.4 miles downstream from State Highway 13, 3 miles north of Lobelville, Perry 

County, 13 miles downstream from Cane Creek, and at mile 17.7.

Drainage area. 707 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1927 to September 1954.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 403.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929. Prior to June 1, 1934, staff gage 40 ft downstream on left bank at same datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1928-54), 1,168 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.85 ft); min-

 liumT 176 cfs Sept. 14-20 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 23.76 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 135 cfs Aug. 18, 1953, caused by regulation upstream at unknown location; minimum discharge unaffected by regulation, 

142 cfs Oct. 1-8, 1931 (gage height, 0.35 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: 1935. WSP 853: 1928-37.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-26, Jan. 23 to Apr. 2 Oct. 27 to Jan. 22, Apr. 3 to Sept. 30

246

444

616

806

2,950

5,370

8,000

9,950

13,000

18,100

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

165

277

405

3.0 

7.0

790

2,950

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 7.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

270

265

263

260

258

258

260

260

263

260

260

*263

263

260

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258 

258

258

258

260

270

275

279

282

8,149

263

0.372

0.43

Nov.

279

277

2T7

277

277

277

277

279

279

282

*282

282

282

282

284

284

284

284

284

286

291

322 

'350" 355

350

332

320

308

302

300

8,845

295

0.417

0.47

Dec.

298

295

315

358

374

492

489

523

*566

IBT

439

427

402

388

394

408

408

380

353

332

328

330 

325

325

318

305

300

312

350

380

405

11,801

381

0.539

0.62

Jan.

383

358

342

330

325

320

310

310" 305

433

624

586

554

495

1,720

5,790

5,510

4,450

2,370

3,250

12,200

15,800 

*1S,SOO

9,380

4,280

2,630

2,320

2,120

1,890

1,640

1,440

94,265

3,041

4.30

4.96

Feb.

1,260

1,120

1,010

911

831

770

751

663

630

598

573

548

524

507

*490

344

4,300

4,350

2,860

3,830

5,400

6,280 

3,730

2,460

1,990

1,700

1,480

1,640

52,050

1,859

2.63

2.74

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,000 Min 222

Mar.

1,740

1.820

1,740

1,640

1,540

1,400

1,280

1,160

1,080

990

921

857

806

770

*774

736

690

656

645

634

630

634 

627 690"

766

870

935

1,030

1,010

955

965

30,991

1,000

1.41

1.63

Apr.

1,060

1,240

1,240

1,150

1,060

990

915

*855

790

745

795

940

1,120

1,190

1,120

1,200

1,900

3,990

3,380

2,320

1,830

1,530 

1,360

1,420

1,360

1,280

1,360

1,240

1,360

1,440

42,180

1,406

1.99

2.22

May

1,470

1,420

1,810

2,050

2,170

1,940

1,670

1,460

1,280

1,120

1,000

*900

860

930

925

1,030

940

845

763

709

678

655 

614

578

546

520

498

495

5TO 

534

506

31,436

1,014

1.43

1.65

June

479

*463

495

682

980

840

660

562

562

632

550

485

448

451

433

460

492

538

606

523

448

405 

377

355

342

325

318

308

300 

293 .

14,812

494

0.699

0.78

July

284

277

288

315

358

457

3IS

358

325

300

291

277

268

*261

254

249

240

236

245

247

249

256 

270

275

277

266

252

242

233 

229

224

8,719

281

0.397

0.46

Aug.

220

233

286 27E277

277

266

256

254

249

238

231

224

220

213

209

207

252" 200

*254

279

279 

279

259

249

254

242

231

229 

222

211

7,525

243

0.344

0.40

Sept.

207

198

191

187

187

187

185

187

187

185

183

183

180

178

176

176

176

176

176

183

*191

200 

209

249

254

233

224

211

209 

220

5,888

196

0.277

0.31

Mean 1.178 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.62

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,800 Min 176 Mean "868 Ctam 1.23 In. 16.67

Peak discharge (base, 5,200 cfs). --Jan. 16 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 22 (11 p.m.) 17,200

cfs (14. 85 ft;; Feb. 22 (2 p.m.; 6,660 cfs (11.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 241

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Tenn.

Location. Lab 36°02'19", long 88°13'42", on downstream end of right abutment of county 

bridge, 700 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 0.6 mile upstream from 

Cherry Creek, and 0.9 mile east of Bruceton, Carroll County.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 297 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 12.32 ft); 

minimum, 37 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 2.16 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 16.16 ft, from

f

raph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs; minimum, 

8 cfs Aug. 17-19, 22, Sept. 1, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 853: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1929-35.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 26, Jan. 29 to Feb. 11, Feb. 18)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16 pr. 17 to June 17 June 18 to Sept. 30

2.3

3.0 

7.0 

9.0

110

632

980

11.0

11.5

12.0

13.0

1,600

1,970

2,700

5,150

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

8.0 

9.0

71

118

252

870

1,060

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

34

58

110

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

50

49

*49

48

50

55

56

55

57

58

59

*58

57

57

58

58

58

58

58

59

59

60

61

61

62

64

83

80

76 

72

70

1,855

59.8

0.292

0.34

Nov.

71

71

71

71

71

70

7T

72

73

74

76

76

76

*76

78

78

79

80

81

82

83

199

220

117

106

94

88

84

84

84-

2,656

88.5

0.432

0.48

Dec.

84

84

167

281

136

378

*250

130

129

129

106

102

98

114

130

108

94

84

85

94

107

107

93

82

84

90

93

143

173 

123

106

3,984

129

0.629

0.72

Jan.

101

99

97

94

96

93

90

93

102

382

300

155

114

195

996

1,360

1,120

*997

308

816

1,660

2,940

2,420

1,420

446

285

668

594

378

220

183

18,822

607

2.96

3.41

Feb.

168

162

*155

148

141

138

132

129

134

132

128

120

119

114

*116

591

617

276

183

1,060

847

770

333

254

204

178

184

500

-

8,033

287

1.40

1.46

Mar.

* 362

202

*241

180

154

144

136

133

130

129

128

128

122

112

*104

102

103

107

143

145

118

114

222

618

461

486

271

192

162

*147

136

5,932

191

0.932

1.08

Apr.

130

121

118

116

114

*122

120

116

110

TTz

221

167

128

121

133

520

400

215

157

132

120

128

205

452

323

159

144

356

922 *T5T

6,979

233

1.14

1.27

May

716

37?

566

380

204

160

157

146

123

110

105

103

226

438

211

146

123

116

109

102

94

91

93

87

84

85

83

34

91

114

*86

5,605

181

0.883

1.02

June

80

77

132" 647

109

91

83

123

222

99

83

77

74

87

77

183

341

92

74

70

65

58

56

53

52

52

51

50

49 *ia

3,455

115

0.561

0.63

July

48

48

53

72

56

51

49

48

48

47

47

47

46

45

45

45

45

45

*51

45

44

46

50

53

45

44

43

*43

42

42

42

1,475

47.6

0.232

0.27

Aug.

42

46

47

44

42

42

45

43

*41

40

40

40

42

41

39

38

3$

38

46

108

66

46

42

42

83

46

42

42

40

40

39

1,430

46.1

0.225

0.26

Sept.

*38

3$

39

38

38

38

47

45

42

40

40

39

39

39

38

38

38

39

39

38

*41

42

40

40

40

40

40

40

66

94

1,273

42.4

0.207

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,000 Min 48 Mean 276 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.25

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,940 Min 38 Mean 168 Cfsm 0.820 In. 11.17

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--Jan. 22 (3:30 p.m.) 3,320 cfs (12.32 ft). 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
242 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°01'11", long 88°16 T 50", on left bank at Gllbertsville, Marshall County, 

3,500 ft downstream from Kentucky Dam, 2.3 miles upstream from Shadle Creek, 16 miles 

east of Paducah, McCracken County, and at mile 21.7.

Drainage area. 40.200 sq ml, approximately (at Gllbertsville).

Records available.--October 1875 to September 1954. Prior to September 1889 (gage heights 

only) and October 1889 to September 1931, published as "at Johnsonville, Term." July 

1930 to September 1931, published as "at Aurora Landing, Ky." October 1931 to August 

1944, published as "near Johnsonville, Term." October 1931 to " ' ' """ """

d as Ft 'at nt: Shannon Rhdnnrtn Dam TVa m Q-l Site 4-a vnaa near « Mi Murray, .vi«o -,r v-, Ky. r " r»« (-. * _-..-._. i r_o c *-_-, T\« -.

near Buchanan, Term."

September 1935, published 

October 1935 to December 1942, published as

je. Water-stage recorder at present site since Feb. 8, 1939. Datum of gage is 286.35 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Feb. 8, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage 

recorder 16.3 miles downstream at same datum (prior to July 30, 1940, at datum 3.65 ft 

higher); Oct. 1, 1942, to Jan. 1, 1946, water-stage recorder 500 ft upstream from present site at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 16.3 miles downstream at same 

datum; Feb. 15, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder 500 ft upstream from 

present base gage at same datum (prior to July 30, 1940, at datum 3.65 ft higher).

Prior to Oct. 21, 1926, U. S. Weather Bureau staff gages at various sites and datums 

in the vicinity of old Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge near Johnsonville. Oct. 21, 1926, to Oct. 7, 1931, water-stage recorder at site 3.9 miles downstream from present U. S. Highway 70 bridge, at datum 320.72 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1931, to Aug. 20, 1944, water-stage recorder at U. S. Highway 

70 bridge at datum 1.21 ft lower.

July 15, 1930, to Dec. 12, 1942, staff and wire-weight gages and water-stage recorders 

used as base and auxiliary gages at five different locations, ranging from Paducah to 

river mile 66.2, all at different datums.

Average discharge. 65 years (1889-1954), 63,810 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 344,000 cfs Jan. 26, 28; maximum gage height, 

40750 ft Jan. 26; minimum daily discharge, 17, 400 cfs Nov. 26; minimum gage height, 

13.21 ft May 23.

1889-1954: Maximum discharge, 500,000 cfs Feb. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 

62.43 ft Feb. 2, 1937 at Gilbertsville, present datum; minimum daily discharge, 500 cfs 

Sept. 7, 1944.

Remarks. Records good. Backwater from Ohio River and dam 52; discharge computed using 

fail as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Flow regulated by 

many reservoirs above station (see p. 245). Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperature for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20,900

20,600

20,900

17.800 

50,400

27,200

26,400

26,400

25,900

27,100

18,200

*26,600 

26,200

26,600 

27,100

29,200

29,600

18,300

27,700

25,800

25,600

27,900

29,300

29,100

18,300

26,900 

28,400

28,900

28,300

28,300

27,100

797,000

25,710

-

-

Nov.

17,700

26,100

27,500

27,900 

27,900

28,700

28,500

17 , 900

28,500

27,500

28,300

28,100 

27,100

27,300 

18,100

*26,300

26,700

26,600

25,600

26,600

26,600

17,700

27,100

26,600

27,700

17,400 

27 , 900

26,200

17 , 900

28,400

--------

762,400

25,410

-

-

Dec.

27,900

27,500

27,100

28,300 

27,900

29,000

34,800

36,400

43,900

51,100

45,600

40,300 

36,000

47,800 

55.200

46,400

45,500

46,800

40^000

34,000

* 34, 000

38,900

42,700

38,800

24.900

26,200 

25,600

31,200

40,900

44,400

43,200

*1,162.3

37,490

-

-

Jan.

26,100

25,700

26,400

31,700 

35,200

38,400

39,600

34,300

27,100

25,600

33,800

45,800 

46,100

41,600 

44,100

89,000

162,000

216,000

222,000

233,000

268,000

275,000

288,000

334,000

337,000

338,000 

340,000

343,000

*329, 000

297,000

270,000

t4,86£5

156,900

-

-

Feb.

202,000

il5,000

75,700

58,700 

58,400

55 , 600

56,900

56,900

56,600

56,400

46,600

48,100 

46,200

41,000 

51,500

55,500

57,700

60,700

75,800

96,100

108,000

108,000

108,000

101,000

86,700

70,800 

54,400

59,600

-

_______

$2,067 . 9

73,850

-

-

Mar.

69,800

*92,700

97,700

99,200 

92,100

80,800

76,300

68,100

53,200

53,700

54 , 600

55,100 

56,000

49,500 

57,100

48,200

43,400

37,000

43,700

40,500

39,800

39,400

31,100

31,300

31,900

39,400 

42,500

43,300

37,600

39,300

55,500

*1, 699.8

54,830

-

-

Apr.

54,700

51,500

46,000

37,400 

44,100

38,200

39,600

*40,200

40,500

37,100

30,100

35,100 

33,500

32,800 

26,800

39,100

49,700

49,200

50,100

51,400

52,100

52,000

53,300

53,000

54 , 300

53,900 

54,900

45,200

51,100

55,400

- -

tl,352.3

45,080

-

-

May

53,700

52,900

53,400

52,200 

51,100

50,400

47,800

43,200

48,000

*53,400

42,300

42,800 

42,000

37,700 

49,100

49,100

49,500

48,500

55,800

53 , 500

50,100

47,700

25,500

32,500

34,100

35,200 

31,400

27,500

27,800

28,500

28,600

tl, 343.3

43,330

-

-

June

34,100

45,100

49,600

48,600 

45,300

39,900

35,100

35,600

35,000

35,600

36,200

28,400, 

29,900

* 34, 500 

36,800

37,000

37,500

37,300

37,800

38,300

39,300

43,000

44,000

43,900

43,300

45,500 

44,600

39,600

33,100

30,800

-- -

*1, 164.7

38,820

-

-

July

29,000

30,500

31,000

30,900 

31,300

34,400

35,200

33,800

33,200

30,200

25,700

30,800 

33,400

33,200 

32,700

32,400

26,700

27,000

*31,700

32,000

32,500

33,600

34,600

34,000

25,200

30,300 

34,600

34,000

34,900

33,400

27,400

979,600

31,600

-

-

Aug.

27,700

31,100

30,800

30,800 

32,500

30,700

a30,000

a28,300

a28,900

a35,800

a36,200

a56,400 

a32,loO

26,400 

2?, 460

29,200

31,900

33,500

32,800

32,500

27,400

26,600

29,800

34,300

*35,000

35,500 

33,400

28,100

28,200

30,600

29,800

963,700

31,090

-

-

Sept.

29,200

27,100

27,500

26,100 

25,900

25,200

24 , 900

27,900

25,900

26,000

23,200

23,200 

23,300

22,900 

23,000

22,700

22,400

22,400

21,400

23,200

21,700

21,600

21,300

21,200

21,400

21,100 

21,200

21,300

21,800

21,400

707,400

23,580

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 248,000 Mln 17,400 Mean 58,900 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 343,000 Mln 17,400 Mean 48,940 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of records of release from 

Kentucky Dam.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 243

East Pork Clarks River at Murray, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°35'34", long 88°18'00", on downstream side of left pier of Nashville, 

Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 121, 1 mile south of Murray, Galloway County, and l| miles upstream from 

Clay ton Creek.

Drainage area. 89.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 459. £ ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 9.78 ft): no 

flow for many days.

"1551-54: Maximum discharge, 23,700 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 16.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good.

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

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 19)

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

1.14

1.2

1.3

.2 

1.8 

4.3

1.5 

1.7 

Z.O

Note. Same as following 

table~~above 2.0 ft.

0.92

1.0

1.05

1.1

1.15

1.2

.2

.6

1.0

1.5

2.3

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

Z.O 

2.5 

3.0

4.3

7.1

15

38

84

141

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

285

464

1,010

1,780

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.5

4.3

375

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.5

4.3

4.3

28.0

0.93

0.010

0.01

Dec.

4.0

3.7

5.2

6.2

11

~9.5 166

2.3

1.8

1.0

*.7

.7

.6

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.4

71

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

.7

.6

1.6

1.4

.7 *.7

225.3

7.27

0.081

0.09

Jan.

0.9

.9

^ j

^j'.7

.7

.7

.7

_9

4.9

3.0

3.0

2.7

4.0

212

178

26

12

8.6

911

*779

280

65

56

39

294

584

78

42

29

23

3,641.1

117

1.30

1.51

Feb.

20

18

17

16

T9

20

20

18

20

19

18

18

17

18

18

892

153

*52

30

438

94

44

72

76

37

24

25

185

-

2,438

87.1

0.971

1.01

Mar.

50

30

55

29

20

16

14

12

11

9.9

9.1

*8.4

7.4

6.1

5.6

5.3

573

5.6

7.7

6.5

5.6

6.1

12

1,480

524

*209

75

46

32

24 

19

2,746.6

88.6

0.988

1.14

Apr.

16

14

12

11

11

22

25

14

9.9

8.8

19

16

11

9.9

10

1 Oc IJ.93

80

30

18

12

9.1

135

*70

24

14

9.5

86

589

76

1,801.2

60.0

0.669

0.75

May

124

78

117

59

29

20

337

74

30

20

15

*12

9.5

8.4

7.4

6.1

5.6

5.3

4.8

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.3

rrl

3.8

3. 8

2.6

997.4

32.2

0.359

0.41

June

*22

15

766

19

12

8.1

8.9

138

22

9.9

5.6

4.1

4.3

2.4

2.1

3.8

2.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.6

.5

\Z

.2

!l

o~0

1,093.8

36.5

0.407

0.45

July

0

0

37

T.2

1.1

.4

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46.1

1.49

0.017

0.02

Aug.

0

4.4

o'*, 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

0 

0

5.0

0.16

0.0018

0.002

Sept.

0o~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

ff.1

0

0

0

0

0

.7

.4

2.7

0.09

0.0010

0.001

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,540 Mln 0 Mean 94.6 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,480 Mln 0 Mean 35.7 Cfsm 0.398 In. 5.39

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
244 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

East Fork Clarks River near Benton, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°52'24", long 88°20'48", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 68 and State Highway 95, 1 mile north of Benton, Marshall County, and 

6.8 miles upstream from Middle Fork Creek.

Drainage area. 227 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 344.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Tennessee Valley Authority benchmark). Prior to Sept. 10, 1951, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 279 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 12.45 ft); 

minimum, 2.6 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 5.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 16.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; minimum observed, 1.8 cfs Aug. 9, 1948. 

Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft in February 1937, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 923: Drainage area. WSP 1143: 1938-47. WSP 1206: 1949(M).

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12-22, Nov. 7-21, 

Nov. 25 to Dec. 5, Jan. 4-10)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

2.6 

3.7 

7.4

-13

25

3.5

4.0

5.0

10.0

12.2

46

80

178

755

1,700

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

1.7

3.0

7.5

14

32

3.5

4.0

5.0

10.0

12.2

190

755

1,750

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.7

277

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.9

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0 

3.3

3.4

3.4

4.0

5.4

5.4

*4.2 3 9

3 9

100.5

3.24

0.014

0.02

Nov.

3.6

376

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0 

4.0

*4.0

4.0

4.7

12 

li8.4

5.6

4.9

4.4

4.0

3.9

3.9

148.2

4.94

0.022

0.02

Dec.

4.0

4.0

5.2

5.2

6.0

430

207

41

24

17

*12

11

9.2

10

9.2

8.7

7.7 

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.0 

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.7

8.2 

9.2 9 2

915.1

29.5

0.130

0.15

Jan.

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.4

874

8.4

*8.4

8.4

9.0

12

14

16

15

18

135

626

267

81

54

662

*1,560

1,660 

584

249

196

205

1,010

810

249 

167

122

8,790.6

284

1.25

1.44

Feb.

99

84

75

66

60

55

51

48

48

46

44

41

39

39

39

487

1.560 

*698

235

480

667

256

176

238

190

131

104

330

6,186

221

0.974

1.01

Mar.

330

163

154

154

110

87

75

68

62

58

56 *54

51

46

43

40

39 

39

43

44

41

38 

42

755

»1.650

1,500

500

257

185 

143

111

6,918

223

0.982

1.13

Apr.

90

78

69

62

J57

132

151

97

68

70

97

78

68

63

75

394

478 

208

125

87

68

106 

*550

198

106

76

177

1.420

1,290 

558

7,096

237

1.04

1.16

May

350

306

333

280

168

116

1,010

1,010

270

153

107

*82

68

58

53

48

44 

44

41

37

34

32 

32

30

28

27

25

24

29 

40

30

4,909

158

0.696

0.80

June

*81

98

861

1.060

209

93

64

52

71

147

56

44

37

35

31

27

24 

21

21

19

17

15 

13

12

*11

11

10

9.8

9.2

8^ 5^

3,167.5

106

0.467

0.52

July

7.8

7.5

7.5

82

51

19

13

11

9.2

7.8

7.0

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.5

5.0 

4.8

4.8

4.6

*5.0

28 

29

21

8.5

6.0

5.0

4.6

4.4 

4.0

475

392.2

12.7

0.056

0.06

Aug.

75

29

*9.8

6.8

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6 

3.4

3.8

40

19

8.8 

6.0

4.6

*4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4 

3.6

3.2

288.0

9.29

0.041

0.05

Sept.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

579

2.9 *2.9

2.9

3.0 

3.2

3.2

196

~46 530

13

7.8

6.2

5.2

4.6

4.4

85

OCO tOO

1,214.7

40.5

0.178

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,000 Mln 2.6 Mean 275 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.43

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,660 Mln 2.7 Mean 110 Cfsm 0.485 In. 6.56

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 efs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 245 

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin

Douglas Lake.--Lat 35°57'40", long 83°32'20", at Douglas Dam on French Broad River,

SI miles north of Sevierville, Sevier County, Term., and at mile 32.3. Drainage area, 

4,541 sq mi. Records available, February 1943 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 516,900 cfs-days May 24 (elevation, 984.41 ft); 

minimum, 32,900 cfs-days Jan. 14 (elevation, 913.83 ft); maximum contents during period 

1943-54. 760,000 cfs-days July 25, 1949 (elevation, 1,001.79 ft); minimum (after first 

filling), that of Jan. 14, 1954.

Reservoir formed by concrete main dam and 10 saddle dams. Spillway equipped with 

11 taintor gates, 32 ft high by 40 ft wide and 8 sluice gates 10 ft high by 5.67 ft 

wide. Closure of dam was made Feb. 19, 1943; water in reservoir first reached minimum 

pool elevation Feb. 25, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,002.00 ft (top of gates) 

is 763,400 cfs-days, of which 715,800 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 

920.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. 

Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1948.

South Holston Lake. Lat 36°31 I 15", long 82°05'11", 470 ft upstream from South Holston 

Dam on South Fork Holston River in Sullivan County, Term., 7.0 miles southeast of 

Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee, and at mile 49.8. Drainage area, 703 sq mi. Records 

available, November 1950 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to 

May 11, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 203,700 

cfs-days May 31 (elevation, 1,692.44 ft); minimum, 72,600 cfs-days Jan. 15 (elevation, 

1,625.90 ft). Maximum contents during period 1950-54, 293,800 cfs-days Apr. 14, 1952 

(elevation, 1,721.40 ft); minimum (after first filling), that of Jan. 15, 1954.

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earth-fill dam. Spillway is uncontrolled 

morning-glory type, 128 ft in diameter with six piers 3 ft wide to guide flow spilling 

into a concrete-lined shaft and tunnel 34 ft in diameter. Closure of dam was made 

Nov. 20, 1950; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 25, 1951. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,742.00 ft (spillway crest) is 375,100 cfs-days, of which 

315,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,616.00 ft (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Watauga Lake. Lat 36°19'20", long 82°07'16", at Watauga Dam on Watauga River, 5 miles 

east of Elizabethton, Carter County, Term., and at mile 36.7. Drainage area, 468 sq 

mi. Records available, December 1948 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Maximum contents during year, 185,600 cfs-days June 1 (elevation, 1,923.47 ft); minimum, 77,600 cfs-days Jan. 21 (elevation, 1,869.83 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1948-54. 285,900 cfs-days June 24, 1950 (elevation, 1,958.58 ft); minimum (after first 

filling), that of Jan. 21, 1954.

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earth-fill dam. Spillway is uncontrolled 

morning-glory type, 128 ft in diameter with six piers 3 ft wide to guide flow spilling 

into a concrete-lined shaft and tunnel 34 ft in diameter. Closure of dam was made 

Dec. 1, 1948; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 31, 1948. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,975.00 ft (spillway crest) is 342,200 cfs-days, of which 

316,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,815.00 ft (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Boone Lake. Lat 36°26'26", long 82°26'16", at Boone Dam on South Fork Holston River in 

Sullivan County, Term., 0.7 mile northeast of Spurgeon, Washington County, Term., 

1.3 miles downstream from Watauga River, and at mile 18.6. Drainage area, 1,840 sq 

mi. Records available, December 1952 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Maximum contents during year, 95,200 cfs-days Apr. 18 (elevation, 1,383.23 ft); minimum, 45,600 cfs-days Jan. 6 (elevation, 1,352.68 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1952-54. 98,100 cfs-days June 10, 1953 (elevation, 1,384.52 ft); minimum (after first 

filling), that of Jan. 6, 1954.

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped 

with five radial gates, 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Dec. 16, 1952; water 

in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 5, 1953. Total capacity at elevation 1,385.0 ft (top of gates) is 99,200 cfs-days, of which 75,700 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,330 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Fort Patrick Henry Lake. Lat 36°29'53", long 82°30'32", at Fort Patrick Henry Dam on 

South Fork Holston River, 0.2 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 23, 4.5 miles 

southeast of Kingsport, Sullivan County, Term., and at mile 8.2. Drainage area, 1,903 

sq mi. Records available, October 1953 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Maximum contents during period, 14,000 cfs-days Feb. 11 (elevation, 1,263.80 ft); minimum (after first filling), 9,300 cfs-days Mar. 16 (elevation, 1,252.32 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped 

with five radial gates, 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Oct. 27, 1953; water 

in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 8, 1953. Total capacity at elevation 1,263 ft (top of gates) is 13,700 cfs-days, of which 1,700 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,258 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Cherokee Lake. Lat 36°10'00", long 83-°29i55", at Cherokee Dam on Holston River, 0.3 mile 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 2.7 miles upstream from Mill Spring Creek, 

2.8 miles north of Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Term., and at mile 52.3. Drainage area, 3,429 sq mi. Records available, December 1941 to September 1954. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 434,000 cfs-days June 7 (elevation, 

1,047.26 ft); minimum, 48,400 cfs-days Jan. 7 (elevation, 980.77 ft). Maximum contents 

during period 1941-54, 779,400 cfs-days May 11, 1944 (elevation, 1,074.37 ft); minimum 

(after first filling), that of Jan. 7, 1954.
246 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Cherokee Lake Continued. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with nine radial gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide. Storage began Dec. 5, 1941; 

water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 6, 1942. Total capacity 

at elevation 1,075.0 ft (top of gates) is 789,200 cfs-days, of which 742,700 cfs-days 

is controlled storage above elevation 980.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is Used for 

navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority

Fort Loudoun Lake. Lat 35 047'30", long 84 0 14'35", at Port Loudoun Dam on Tennessee 

River, 1 mile northeast of Lenoir City, Loudoun County, Term., and at mile 602.3. 

Drainage area, 9,550 sq mi. Records available, July 1943 to September 1954. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 183,000 cfs-days Sept. 12; 

maximum elevation, 813.87 ft June 29; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 135,000 cfs-days 

Jan. 17; minimum elevation, 805.54 ft Jan. 18. Maximum elevation during period 1943- 

54, 815.00 ft Sept. 11, 1943, May 14, 1945; minimum (after first filling), that of 

Jan. 18, 1954. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped witn 

14 taintor gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide. Closure of dam was made Aug. 2, 1943; water 

in reservoir first reached ordinary minimum pool elevation Sept. 4, 1943. Total level 

pool capacity at elevation 815.00 ft (top of gates) is 194,900 cfs-days, of which 

55,100 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 807.00 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Nantahala Lake. Lat 35°11'56", long 83°39'17", at Nantahala Dam on Nantahala River, 4.2 

miles southeast of Topton, Cherokee County, N. C., and 5.5 miles upstream from Whiteoak Creek. Drainage area, 91.0 sq mi. Records available, October 1944 to September 

1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 122.16 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 60,900 cfs-days Apr. 30 (elevation, 2,878.29 ft); minimum, 17,800 

cfs-days Jan. 15 [elevation, 2,798.92 ft). Maximum contents during period 1944-54, 

70,200 cfs-days Jan. 19, 1950, Mar. 14, 1952 (elevation, 2,890.29 ft); minimum, 9,900 

cfs-days Jan. 8, 1953 (elevation, 2,773.56 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam with side channel gate-controlled spillway 

supplemented by fuse-plug dam. Dam completed and storage began Jan. 30, 1942; water 

in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 16, 1942. Total capacity at 

elevation 2,890.0 ft (top of gates) is 69,900 cfs-days, of which 63,300 cfs-days is 

controlled storage above 2,760.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and power. Gage-height record furnished by the Aluminum Co. of America; level 

storage records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Thorpe Lake. Lat 35°11'57", long 83°09'15", at Thorpe Dam on West Pork Tuckasegee River, 

2.3 miles northwest of Glenville, Jackson County, N. C., and 3.0 miles upstream from 

Shoal Creek. Drainage area, 36.7 sq mi. Records available, October 1944 to September 

1954. Prior to October 1948, published as "Glenville Reservoir." Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 391.75 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 17,400 

cfs-days Oct. 1 (elevation, 3,070.72 ft); minimum, 7,800 cfs-days Jan. 15 (elevation, 

3,048.68 ft). Maximum contents during period 1944-54, 35,700 cfs-days Mar. 13, 1950 

(elevation, 3,100.01 ft); minimum, 7,400 cfs-days Jan. 7, 1953 (elevation, 3,047.27 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth and rock dam and six 40-foot fuse-plug dams. Side 

channel spillway equipped with two taintor gates 12 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began Feb. 12, 1941. Water in reservoir first reached minimum pool 

elevation Mar. 15, 1941. Total capacity at elevation 3,100.0 ft (top of gates) is 

35,700 cfs-days, of which 33,600 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 

3,025.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and power. Gage-height 

record furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; level storage records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Fontana Lake. Lat 35°27'07", long 83°48'18", at Fontana Dam on Little Tennessee River, 

5.8 miles upstream from Twenty Mile Creek, 9.0 miles north of Robbinsville, Graham 

County, N. C., and 9.5 miles upstream from Cheoah Dam. Drainage area, 1,571 sq mi. 

Records available, November 1944 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 

contents during year, 460.700 cfs-days Apr. 27 (elevation, 1,650.97 ft); minimum, 

170,700 cfs-days Jan. 15 (elevation, 1,541.12 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1944-54. 722,300 cfs-days July 23, 1949 (elevation, 1,708.91 ft); minimum (after first 

filling), that of Jan. 15, 1954.

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped 

with four radial gates 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Nov. 7, 1944; dam completed March 1945; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 16, 

1945. Total capacity at elevation 1,710.0 ft (top of gates) is 728,200 cfs-days, of 

which 583,500 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,525.0 ft (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Santeetlah Lake. Lat 35°22i38", long 83°52'33", at Santeetlah Dam on Cheoah River, 1 mile 

downstream from Santeetlah Creek, 5.5 miles northwest of Robbinsville, Graham County, 

N. C., and 9.3 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area, 176 sq mi. Records available, 

October 1946 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is a local 

datum which is 122.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936. Maximum contents during year. 61,800 cfs-days May 23 (elevation, 1,803.48 

ft); minimum, 15,800 cfs-days Jan. 10 (elevation, 1,747.27 ft). Maximum contents during 

period 1946-54, 80,100 cfs-days Feb. 4, 1949 (elevation, 1,817.19 ft); minimum, that of 

Jan. 10, 1954.
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Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Santeetlah Lake Continued.

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity and arch dam with concrete spillway controlled by six taintor gates 12 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and storage 

began Dec. 7, 1927. Water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation June 1928. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,817.00 ft (top of gates) is 79,800 cfs-days, of which 

67,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above 1,740.08 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is 

used for power. Gage-height record furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; level storage 

records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Norris Lake. Lat 36°13'29", long 84°05'29", at Norris Dam on Clinch River, 2? miles 

northwest of Norris, Anderson County, Term., and at mile 79.8. Drainage area, 2,912 

sq mi. Records available, June 193S to September 19S4. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912, and 0.11 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Elevations given are referred 

to adjustment of 1912. Maximum contents during year, 646,100 cfs-days June 7 (elevation, 993.82 ft); minimum, 140,700 cfs-days Jan. 15 (elevation, 929.13 ft). Maximum 

contents during period 1935-54, 1.236,700 cfs-days Feb. 11, 1937 (elevation, 1,031.10 

ft); minimum (after first filling), that of Jan. 15, 1954.

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with three drum gates 100 ft wide by 

14 ft high. Dam was completely closed and placed in operation Mar. 4, 1936; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Mar. 24, 1936. Total capacity at elevation 1,034.0 ft (top of gates) is 1,294,200 cfs-days, of which 1,150,000 cfs-days is 

controlled storage above elevation 930.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for 

navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Watts Bar Lake.--Lat 35°37 I 13", long 84°47'00", at Watts Bar Dam on Tennessee River, 6.5 

miles southeast of Spring City, Rhea County, Term., 72.4 miles downstream from Fort 

Loudon Dam, and at mile 529.9. Drainage area, 17,310 sq mi. Records available, 

October 1941 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level,datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. contents 

during year, 518,000 cfs-days May 16; maximum elevation, 742.55 ft May 17; minimum 

12 p.m. contents, 382,000 cfs-days Dec. 17; minimum elevation, 734.81 ft Feb. 23. Maximum elevation during period 1941-54, 745.12 ft Mar. 9, 1942; minimum (after first 

filling), 733.44 ft Mar. 20, 1945. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 20 taintor gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide, also one 2-section leaf trashway gate 16.3 ft high by 24 ft wide. Storage began with partial closure Dec. 12, 1941, 

and final closure Jan. 1, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation 

pool elevation Feb. 17, 1942. Total level pool capacity at elevation 745.0 ft (top of 

gates) is 570,700 cfs-days, of which 190,400 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above 

elevation 735.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Chatuge Lake. Lat 35°01'0rr , long 83°47 I 28", at Chatuge Dam on Hiwassee River, 2.0 miles 

upstream from Hyatt Mill Creek, 2.5 miles downstream from Georgia-North Carolina State 

line, 2.5 miles southeast of Hayesville, Clay County, N. C., and at mile 120.9. Drainage area, 189 sq mi. Records available, February 1942 to September 1954. Gage, water 

stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 123,700 cfs-days June 3 (elevation, 

1,927.65 ft); minimum, 34,800 cfs-days Oct. 1 (elevation, 1,889.55 ft). Maximum contents during period 1942-54, 124,200 cfs-days Apr. 20, 1943 (elevation, 1,927.80 ft); 

minimum (after first filling), 9,400 cfs-days Sept. 5, 1947 (elevation, 1,860.11 ft). 

Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam with side channel spillway equipped 

with flashboards. Storage began Feb. 12, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,928.0 ft (top of 

flashboards) is 124,900 cfs-days, of which 115,600 cfs-days is controlled storage 

above elevation 1,860.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Nottely Lake. Lat 34°57'29", long 84°05>22", at Nottely Dam on Nottely River, 1.3 miles 

upstream from Dooley Creek, 1.8 miles west of Ivylog, Union County, Ga., and 2.5 miles 

upstream from Georgia-North Carolina State line. Drainage area, 214 sq mi. Records 

available, January 1942 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 34,800 cfs-days Feb. 22 (elevation, 1,740.20 ft); minimum, 300 cfsdays July 30 (elevation, 1,641.6 ft, estimated). Maximum contents during period 

1942-54. 94,100 cfs-days Apr. 20, 1943 (elevation, 1,780.50 ft); minimum (after first 

filling), 200 cfs-days Oct. 6, 1947 (elevation, 1,638.6 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earth-fill dam with side channel spillway 

equipped with flashboards. Storage began Jan. 24, 1942; water in reservoir first 

reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,780.00 

ft (top of flashboards) is 93,000 cfs-days, of which 92,800 cfs-days is controlled 

storage above elevation 1,640.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, 

flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Hiwassee Lake.--Lat 35°09'05", long 84°10'40", at Hiwassee Dam on Hiwassee River, a third 

or a mile northwest of village of Hiwassee Dam, Cherokee County, N. C., 3.9 miles upstream from Shoal Creek, and at mile 75.8. Drainage area, 968 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level, preliminary adjustment of 1929. Subtract 0.63 ft from all elevations to reduce to datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents 

during year, 208,400 cfs-days June 7 (elevation, 1,522.49 ft); minimum, 53,300 cfsdays Jan. 14 (elevation, 1,435.38 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-54, 

220,700 cfs-days Apr. 24, 1944 (elevation, 1,526.48 ft); minimum (after first filling), 

35,800 cfs-days Jan. 28, 1948 (elevation, 1,413.41 ft).
248 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Hlwassee Lake Continued.

Reservoir is formed by gravity overflow concrete dam with seven taintor gates 23 ft 

high by 32 ft long. Slight storage began Apr. 13, 1939, during construction; systematic storage operation began Jan. 14, 1940; dam completed February 1940; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 23, 1940. Total capacity at elevation 1,526.5 ft (top of gates) is 220,800 cfs-days, of which 183,800 cfs-days Is controlled storage above elevation 1,415.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for 

navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Apalachia Lake. Lat 35°10'04", long 84°17'49", at Apalachia Dam on Hlwassee River in 

Cherokee County, N. C., 0.1 mile upstream from North Carolina-Tennessee State line, 

1.5 miles northeast of Farner, Polk County, Term., 9.8 miles downstream from Hiwassee 

Dam, and at mile 66.1. Drainage area, 1,018 sq mi. Records available, February 1943 

to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 29,500 

cfs-days Oct. 5 (elevation, 1,280.02 ft); minimum, 19,500 cfs-days Apr. 18 (elevation, 

1,260.59 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-54, 30,300 cfs-days June 13, 1952 

(elevation, 1,281.40 ft); minimum (after first filling), that of Apr. 18, 1954.

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway equipped with ten radial 

gates. Storage began Feb. 14, 1943; water In reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 21, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,280.00 ft (top of gates) is 

29,500 cfs-days, of which 18,000 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 

1,240.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and 

power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Blue Ridge Lake. Lat 34°52'52", long 84°16'49", 400 ft upstream from Blue Ridge Dam on 

Toccoa River, 2f miles northeast of Blue Ridge, Fannin County, Ga., and at mile 53.0. 

Drainage area, 232 sq mi. Records available, December 1930 to September 1954. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. To convert elevations given herein to datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 0.18 ft should be subtracted. Maximum contents during year, 

97,900 cfs-days May 23 (elevation, 1,688.95 ft); minimum, 11,700 cfs-days Jan. 15 

(elevation, 1,600.37 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period 1930-54, 100,900 

cfs-days Feb. 11, 1946 (elevation, 1,690.83 ft); minimum (after first filling), 8,900 

cfs-days Feb. 6, 1940 (elevation, 1,594.21 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Spillway equipped with five taintor gates 15 ft 

high by 22 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began Dec. 6, 1930. Total capacity at 

elevation 1,690.0 ft (top of gates) is 99,600 cfs-days, of which 92,300 cfs-days is 

controlled storage above elevation 1,590.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir Is used for 

power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Ocoee No. 3 Lake. Lat 35°02'25", long 84°28'00", at Ocoee No, 3 Dam on Ocoee River, 

5 miles west of Ducktown, Polk County, Term., and at mile 29.2. Drainage area, 

496 sq mi. Records available, October 1942 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 1,410.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936; gage readings have been adjusted to mean sea level. Maximum 

contents during year, 4,500 cfs-days Oct. 31, Jan. 16; maximum elevation, 1,435.36 ft 

Jan. 16; minimum contents, 2,000 cfs-days Dec. 18 (elevation, 1,416.96 ft). Maximum 

contents during period 1942-54, 7,800 ofs-days (elevation, 1,436.7 ft, estimated) 

Jan. 8, 1946; minimum 12 p.m. contents (after first filling), 1,100 cfs-days Apr. 3, 

1943 (elevation, 1,394.95 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam. Spillway with crest at elevation 1,412.00 ft 

equipped with seven taintor gates 23 ft high and 32 ft wide. Storage began Aug. 15, 

1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 28, 1942. Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting; revised capacity tables used 

after Sept. 30, 1946, and after Dec. 31, 1953. Total capacity at elevation, 1,435.00 

ft (top of gates) is 4,400 cfs-days, of which 3,000 cfs-days is controlled storage 

above elevation 1,413.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records 

furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Parksville Lake. Lat 35°05'44", long 84°38'51", at Parksville Dam on Ocoee River at

Parksville, Polk County, Term., 13^ miles east of Cleveland, and at mile 11.9. Drainage area, 595 sq mi. Records available, June 1914 to September 1954. Prior to October 

1953, published as "Parksville (Ocoee No. 1) Reservoir." Indicator gage. Datum of 

gage is 7.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 44,500 cfs-days Jan. 22 (elevation, 838.4 ft); minimum, 31,600 cfs-days 

Jan. 14 (elevation, 823.9 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period 1914-54, 

53,300 cfs-days July 9, 1916; maximum 12 p.m. elevation, 840.3 ft Feb. 10, 1946; minimum contents, 28,100 cfs-days Jan. 11, 30, 1940; minimum 12 p.m. elevation, 814.9 ft 

Dec. 14, 1934.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 347 ft of spillway. Spillway is equipped 

with four floodgates 7 ft high by 20 ft wide and 265 ft of flashboards about 5 2/3 ft 

high. Crest of spillway is 1.0 ft lower under gates. Dam completed and storage began 

In 1911. Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting; revised 

capacity table used after Oct. 31, 1952. Total capacity at elevation 837.66 ft (about 

top of flashboards) is 43.700 cfs-days. of which 16,900 cfs-days is controlled storage 

above elevation 817.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records furnished by-Tennessee Valley Authority.

Chickamauga Lake. Lat 35°06'07", long 85°13'42", at Chickamauga Dam on Tennessee River, 

5fr miles northeast of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Term., 58.9 miles downstream from 

Watts Bar Dam, and at mile 471.0. Drainage area, 20,790 sq mi. Records available, 

October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 322,000 cfs-days 

May 3; maximum elevation, 683.64 ft May 4; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 190,000 cfs-days 

Dec. 26; minimum elevation, 674.40 ft Feb. 15. Maximum elevation during period 

1939-54, 685.37 ft May 20, 1950; minimum (after first filling), 673.27 ft Jan. 21, 

1942. Contents based on backwater profile.
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Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Chlckamauga Lake Continued.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with eighteen 2-section lift gates 40.44 ft high by 40 ft wide. Storage 

began Feb. 6, 1940; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation pool elevation 

Mar. 10, 1940. Total level pool capacity at elevation 685.44 ft (top of gates) is 

355,600 cfs-days, of which 166,100 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 675.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Hales Bar Lake. Lat 35°02'48", long 85°32'20", at Hales Bar Dam on Tennessee River, 5^ 

miles southeast of Jasper, Marion County, Term., 8.5 miles upstream from Sequatchie 

River. 39.9 miles downstream from Chickamauga Dam, and at mile 431.1. Drainage area, 

21,790 sq mi. Records available, October 1914 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 113,000 cfs-days Jan. 22; maximum elevation, 634.61 ft Jan. 14; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 69,000 cfs-days Apr. 4; minimum 

elevation, 630.84ft Octi 30. Maximum elevation during period 1914-54, 642.8 ft Mar. 8, 

1917; minimum (after first filling), 619.0 ft Apr. 16, 1918. Contents based on backwater 

profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankments containing concrete core 

walls. Spillway with crest at 616.0 ft equipped with 17 taintor gates 19 ft high by 

40 ft wide, and 1 trash gate 5.5 ft high by 15 ft wide (prior to July 1948 spillway, 

with crest elevation at 626.25 ft, equipped with flashboards 3 ft high prior to July 

1944 and 5 ft high thereafter). Dam completed and storage began Oct. 13, 1913. Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting. Total level pool capacity at elevation 634.0 ft (maximum allowable pool) is 77,800 cfs-days, of which 6,600 

cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 632.0 ft (minimum navigation 

pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished 

by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Guntersyille Lake. La t 34°25'17", long 86°23'34", in powerhouse at Guntersville Dam on 

Tennessee River in sec. 14, T. 7S.,R. 2 E., 11 miles northwest of Guntersville, Ala., 

82.1 miles downstream from Hales Bar Dam, and at mile 349.0. Drainage area, 24,450 

sq mi. Records available, October 1938 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during 

year, 645,000 cfs-days Jan. 23; maximum elevation, 595.41 ft Apr. 18; minimum 12 p.m. 

contents, 404,000 cfs-days Nov. 8; minimum elevation, 591.70 ft Nov. 25. Maximum elevation during period 1939-54, 596.29 ft Mar. 2, 1944; minimum (after start of operation plan in April 1940), 591.65 ft Sept. 8, 1953. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with eighteen 2-section lift gates 40.44 ft high by 50 ft wide. Dam completed 

and storage began Jan. 16, 1939; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation 

pool elevation Jan. 27, 1939. Total level pool capacity at elevation 595.44 ft (top 

of gates) is 513,600 cfs-days, of which 82,100 cfs-days is controlled flood storage 

above elevation 593.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, 

flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Woods Reservoir. La t 35°17'54", long 86°05'48", at Elk River Dam on Elk River, 1.2 miles 

upstream from Spring Creek, 2f miles northeast of Estill Springs, Franklin County, 

Tenn., and 6.8 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 41A. Drainage area, 263 

sq mi. Records available, May 1952 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Maximum contents during year, 41,900 cfs-days Jan. 22 (elevation, 960.82 ft); minimum, 

26,300 cfs-days Nov. 8-11 (elevation, 951.93 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1952-54, that of Jan. 22, 1954; minimum (after first filling), that of Nov. 8-11, 1953.

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity and earth-fill type dam with riprapped embankments. Spillway equipped with three taintor gates, 25 ft high by 50 ft wide and 

two sluice gates 6 ft high by 4 ft wide. Closure of dam was made May 1, 1952; water 

in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 6, 1953. Total capacity at 

elevation 962.0 ft (surcharge pool) is 44.400 cfs-days. of which 9,900 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 957.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for cooling 

water, flood control, and recreational purposes. Records furnished by United States 

Air Force.

Wheeler Lake. Lat 34°47i52", long 87°22'51", at Wheeler Dam on Tennessee River, in SWi 

sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 8 W., 0.9 mile upstream from Big Nance Creek, 29.5 miles downstream 

from Decatur, Ala., 74.1 miles downstream from Guntersville Dam, and at mile 274.9. 

Drainage area, 29,590 sq mi. Records available, October 1936 to September 1954. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 

12 p.m. contents during year, 728,000 cfs-days Jan. 24; maximum elevation, 556.36 ft 

Apr. 19; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 408,000 cfs-days Feb. 22; minimum elevation, 549.60 

ft Feb. 23. Maximum elevation during period 1936-54, 557.32 ft Mar. 1, 1944; minimum 

(after start of operation plan in August 1937), 548.92 ft Nov. 1, 1937. Contents based 

on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 60 taintor gates 15 ft high by 40 ft wide 

and 2 trashway gates 6 ft high by 37.5 ft wide. Storage began Oct. 3, 1936; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 10, 1936. Total level pool capacity at elevation 556.28 ft (top of gates) is 580,000 cfs-days, of which 175,200 cfs-days 

is controlled flood storage above elevation 550.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

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Reservoirs In Tennessee River basin Continued

Wilson Lake. Lat 34°47t46", long 87°37'27", in SE^ sec. 18, T. 3 S., R. 10 W., at coolingwater intake at Wilson Dam on Tennessee River, 2.9 miles southeast of Florence, Ala., 

4.1 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 15.5 miles downstream from Wheeler Dam, and at 

mile 259.4. Drainage area, 30,750 sq mi. Records available, August 1926 to September 

1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Maximum contents during year, 329,200 cfs-days Apr. 20 (elevation, 508.07 ft); minimum, 255,900 cfs-days Dec. 25 (elevation, 504.34 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1926-54, that of Apr. 20, 1954; maximum elevation, 508.35 ft Feb. 11, 1948; minimum 

contents, 233,200 cfs-days Apr. 6, 1927 (elevation, 501.3 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with fixed ogee crest. Spillway equipped 

with 58 Stoney gates 20.54 ft (18.77 ft prior to June 1941) high by 38 ft wide. Storage began Apr. 14, 1924. Revised capacity table used after Dec. 31, 1953. Total capacity at elevation 507.88 ft (top of gates) is 327,700 cfs-days, of which 26,700 cfsdays is controlled flood storage above elevation 504.50 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir 

is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Pickwick Lake. Lat 35°04'16", long 88°15'04", at Pickwick Landing Dam on Tennessee River, 

If miles north of town of Pickwick Dam, Hardin County, Tenn., 6.1 miles upstream from 

Lick Creek, 52 miles downstream from Wilson Dam, and at mile 206.7. Drainage area, 

32,820 sq mi. Records available, October 1937 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents 

during year, 523,000 cfs-days Jan. 24; maximum elevation, 416.10 ft Apr. 19; minimum 

12 p.m. contents, 339,000 cfs-days Feb. 25; minimum elevation, 407.82 ft Feb. 26. Maximum elevation during period 1937-54, 419.49 ft Mar. 30, 1944; minimum (after first 

filling), 407.12 ft Dec. 18, 1944. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with twenty-two 2-section lift gates 40 ft high by 40 ft wide, one of which is 

used as a trash gate. Dam completed and storage began Feb. 7, 1938; water in reservoir 

first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 18, 1938. Total level pool capacity at elevation 418.0 ft (top of gates) is 550,200 cfs-days, of which 210,900 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 408.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is 

used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Kentucky Lake. La t 37°00'45", long 88° 16 "12", at Kentucky Dam on Tennessee River at 

ailbertsvllle, Marshall County, Ky., and at mile 22.4. Drainage area, 40,200 sq mi. 

Records available, July 1944 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 

1,679,000 cfs-days Jan. 26; maximum elevation, 359.94 ft Apr. 24; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 982,000 cfs-days Jan. 2; minimum elevation, 353.32 ft Feb. 11. Maximum elevation during period 1944-54, 368.81 ft Jan. 24, 1950; minimum (after first filling), 

349.20 ft Jan. 22, 1947. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 24 lift gates 50 ft high by 40 ft wide. 

Storage began Aug. 16, 1944, and final closure was made Aug. 30, 1944. Water in reservoir reached minimum pool elevation Apr. 7, 1945. Total level pool capacity at elevation 375.0 ft (top of gates) is 3,026,300 cfs-days, of which 2,022,100 cfs-days is controlled storage above 354.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Other reservoirs. The following smaller reservoirs in the Tennessee River basin are 

described below, but records of contents are not published herein;

Burnett Lake on North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C., with total capacity 

of 11,600 cfs-days, of which 8,900 cfs-days is controlled storage.

Lake Walters on Pigeon River near Waterville, N. C., with total capacity of 12,700 cfsdays, of which 10,300 cfs-days is controlled storage.

Davy Crockett Lake on Nolichucky River at Nolichucky Dam, Tenn., with total capacity of 

8,070 cfs-days, of which 4,060 cfs-days is controlled storage.

Bear Creek Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, N. C., with total capacity of 17,500 

cfs-days, of which 2,290 cfs-days is controlled storage.

Cedar Cliff Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, N. C., with total capacity of 3,200 

cfs-days, of which 400 cfs-days is controlled storage.

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Cheoah Lake on Little Tennessee River at Cheoah, N. C., with total capacity of 17,700 cfsdays, of which 3,700 cfs-days is controlled storage.

Calderwood Lake on Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Tenn., with total capacity of 

20,800 cfs-days, of which 2,060 cfs-days is controlled storage.
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Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

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Douglas Lake

Elevation 

(feet)t

940 . 79 

944.65 

936.84 

928.05

. -

955.61 

944.71 

965.28 

980.66 

982.82 

975.33 

963.55 

945.20 

939.36

-

Contents 

(cfsdays)

131,800 

154, 200 

111,100 

73,300

-

230,200 

154,600 

312,400 

472,200 

497,600 

412,800 

296,700 

157,600 

124,000

-

Change 

in 

contents 

during 

month 

(cfsdays)

+22,400 

-43,100 

-37,800

+11,500

+156,900 

-75,600 

+157,800 

+159,800 

+25,400 

-84, 800 

-116,100 

-139,100 

-33,600

-7,800

Boone Lake

1,377.57 

1,375.41 

1,368.20 

1,353.99

-

1,362.69 

1,364.12 

1,378.42 

1,378.79 

1,380.34 

1,378.35 

1,377.81 

1,373.56 

1,374.40

-

83,700 

79,700 

67,200 

47,200

-

58,800 

60,900 

85,400 

86,100 

89,200 

85,200 

84,200 

76,300 

77,800

-

-4,000 

-12,500 

-20,000

+28,100

+11,600 

+2,100 

+24,500 

+700 

+3,100 

-4,000 

-1,000 

-7,900 

+1,500

-5,900

Fort Loudoun Lake*

812.57 

811.08 

809.02 

807.45

-

808.14 

807 . 82 

809 . 51 

812.32 

812.86 

812.89 

812.27 

812 . 69 

812.07

-

177,000 

166,000 

153,000 

143,000

-

147,000 

145,000 

156,000 

175,000 

179,000 

179,000 

175,000 

178,000 

173,000

-

-11,000 

-13,000 

-10,000

' -1,000

+4,000 

-2,000 

+11,000 

+19,000 

+4,000 

0 

-4,000 

+3,000 

-5,000

-4,000

Fontana Lake

1,616.85 

1,585.57 

1,553.01 

1,553.67

-

1,612.90 

1,611.95 

1,636.86 

1,650.46 

1,646.88 

1,644.66 

1,636.64 

1,621.55 

1,596.78

-

344,900 

260,600 

191,900 

193,200

-

333,200 

330,400 

409,600 

458,800 

445,400 

437,200 

408,800 

359,300 

288,600

-

-84,300 

-68,700 

+1,300

-20,600

+140,000 

-2,800 

+79,200 

+49,200 

-13,400 

-8, 200 

-28,400 

-49,500 

-70,700

-56,300

South Holston Lake

Elevation 

(feet)T

1,655.08 

1,651.19 

1,653.12 

1,643.97

-

1,648.85 

1,657.16 

1,672.93 

1,685.40 

1,692.20 

1,686.63 

1,677.85 

1,663.80 

1 , 649 . 24

-

Contents (cfsdays)

119,400 

112,300 

115,800 

99 , 800

-

108,100 

123,300 

155,800 

185,400 

203,100 

188,500 

167,000 

136,400 

108,800

-

Change 

In 

contents 

during 

month 

(cfsdays)

-7,100 

+3,500 

-16,000

-53,600

+8,300 

+15,200 

+32,500 

+29,600 

+17,700 

-14,600 

-21,500 

-30,600 

-27,600

-10,600

Fort Patrick Henry Lake

1,226.80 

1,242.36

i 1,261.25

-

1,261.60 

1,254.65 

1,260.15 

1,259.62 

1,260.06 

1,259.25 

1,259.88 

1,261.40 

1,260.64

-

2,800 

6,300 

12,900

-

13,000 

10,200 

12,400 

12,200 

12,400 

12,000 

12,300 

13,000 

12,600

-

+3,500 

+6,600

-

+100 

-2,800 

+2,200 

-200 

+200 

-400 

+300 

+700 

-400

-

Nantahala Lake*

2,846.20 

2,831.92 

2,815.92 

2,810.70

-

2,841.88 

2,851.82 

2,868.09 

2,878.23 

2,873.18 

2,876.68 

2,863.87 

2,847.27 

2,828.33

-

39,900 

32,200 

24,700 

22,400

-

37,500 

43,200 

53,600 

60,800 

57,200 

59,700 

50, 800 

40,500 

30,400

-

-7,700 

-7,500 

-2,300

+11,300

+15,100 

+5,700 

+10,400 

+7,200 

-3,600 

+2,500 

-8,900 

-10,300 

-10,100

-9,500

Santeetlah Lake* 

1,767.15 

1,756.49 

1,754.50 

1,755.37

-

1,791.31 

,1,790.52 

1,799.73 

1,801.68 

1,801.98 

1,799.66 

1,790.16 

1,781.38 

1,771.16

-

27,400 

20, 600 

19,500 

19,900

-

48,200 

47,400 

57,400 

59,600 

 60,000 

57,300 

47,000 

38,700 

30,300

-

-6,800 

-1,100 

+400

+2,900

+28,300 

-800 

+10,000 

+2,200 

+400 

-2,700 

-10,300 

-8,300 

-8,400

+2,900

Watauga Lake

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,905.87 

1,895.61 

1,897.36 

1,884.31

-

1,881.23 

1,887.56 

1,903.96 

1,915.62 

1,923.43 

1,919.94 

1,912.72 

1,902.50 

1,884.82

-

Contents (cfsdays)

144,300 

122,800 

126,400 

101,500

-

96,100 

107,600 

140,100 

166,400 

185,500 

176,800 

159,700 

137,000 

102,400

-

Change 

In 

contents 

during 

month 

(cfsdays)

-21,500 

+3,600 

-24,900

+4,500

-3,400 

+11,500 

+32,500 

+26,300 

+19,100 

-8,700 

-17,100 

-22,700 

-34,600

-41,900

Cherokee Lake

1,031.01 

1,015.30 

993.61 

i 984 . 10

-

1,021.25 

1,018.03 

1,031.45 

1,039.87 

1,045.60 

1,043.12 

1,030.87 

1,023.42 

1,007.54

-

288,000 

183,800 

86,000 

56,800

-

219,300 

199,500 

291,400 

362,500 

417,200 

392,900 

286,900 

233,400 

143,500

-

-104,200 

-97,800 

-29,200

-87,000

+162,500 

-19,800 

+91,900 

+71,100 

+54,700 

-24,300 

-106,000 

-53,500 

-89,900

-144,500

Thorpe Lake*

3,070.72 

3,065.57 

3,058.10 

3,055.50

-

3,059.16 

3,062.83 

3,066.06 

3,068.47 

3,067.84 

3,066.88 

3,064.04 

3,057.83 

3,049.34

-

17,400 

14,800 

11,400 

10,300

-

11,800 

13,500 

15,000 

16,200 

15,900 

15,400 

14,000 

11,300 

8,100

-

-2,600 

-3,400

-1,100

+2,400

+1,500 

+1,700 

+1,500 

+1,200 

-300 

-500 

-1,400 

-2,700 

-3,200

-9,300

Norris Lake

973.06 

960.73 

951.11 

941.00

-

965.60 

968.15 

985.95 

989.30 

993.14 

986.28 

977.82 

969.68 

957.84

-

423,000 

319,900 

253,500 

195,100

-

358,300 

379,400 

553,500 

591,800 

637,700 

557,300 

468,200 

392,500 

298,800

-

-103,100 

-66,400 

-58,400

-186,900

+163,200 

+21,100 

+174,100 

+38,300 

+45,900 

-80,400 

-89,100 

-75,700 

-93,700

-124,200

* Elevation Is above a local datum; see text for adjustment to datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

* Contents based on backwater profile.
252 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Date

Sept . 30 .... 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec . 31 ....

Calendar 

year 1953.

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30. . . . 

July 31 .... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30.. .. 

Water year 

1953-54.

Date

Sept. 30.. .. 

Oct. 31. ... 

Nov . 30 .... 

Dec. 31.... 

Calendar 

year 1953.

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31 .... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30. . . . 

July 31.... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30.... 

Water year 

1953-54.

Date

Sept. 30.. . . 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1953.

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31 .... 

June 30 .... 

July 31 .... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30. .. . 

Water year 

1953-54.

Date

Sept. 30.... 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31.... 

Calendar 

year 1953. 

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31 .... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31 .... 

June 30 .... 

July 31 .... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30....

Water year 

1953-54.

Watts Bar Lake*

Elevation 

(feet)t

739.06 

737.50 

735.83 

735.20

-

736.08 

736.47 

737.31 

741.27 

740.91 

741.06 

740.46 

739.16 

738.44

Contents (cfsdays)

451,000 

423,000 

394,000 

385,000

-

402,000 

407,000 

421,000 

494,000 

487,000 

491,000 

480,000 

453,000 

440,000

-

Change 

In 

contents 

during 

month 

(cfsdays)

-28,000 

-29,000 

-9,000

-5,000

+17,000 

+5,000 

+14,000 

+73,000 

-7,000 

+4,000 

-11,000 

-27,000 

-13,000

-11,000

Hiwassee Lake

1,495.95 

1,489.74 

1,472.42 

1,449.20

-

1,470.76 

1,453.22 

1,486.87 

1,513.91 

1,518.66 

1,519.02 

1,510.90 

1,497.16 

1,477.77

140,700 

128,000 

97,900 

67,300

-

95,400 

72,000 

122,500 

183,900 

197,200 

198,200 

176,000 

143,300 

106,400

-

-12,700 

-30,100 

-30,600

+8,400

+28,100 

-23,400 

+50,500 

+61,400 

+13,300 

+1,000 

-22,200 

-32,700 

-36,900

-34,300

Ocoee No. 3 Lake**

1,432.46 

1,433.48 

1,431.29 

1,430.26

-

1,429.10 

1,433.64 

1,431.44 

1,428.38 

1,433.78 

1,433.56 

1,433.41 

1,434.16 

1,431.98

4,200 

4,5OO 

3,900 

3,700

-

3,000 

4,000 

3,400 

2,800 

4,000 

4,000 

3,900 

4,100 

3,600

-

+30O 

-600 

-200

+200

**-200 

+1,000 

-600 

-600 

+1,200 

0 

-100 

+200 

-500

**-100

Hales Bar Lake*

633.88 

633.88 

634.12 

633.09

-

632.23 

632.50 

632.91 

634.36 

633 . 86 

633.78 

633.71 

632.78 

633.41

74,000 

74,000 

75,000 

73,000

-

73,000 

71,000 

74,000 

75,000 

74,000 

75,000 

75,000 

72,000 

72,000

-

0 

+1,000 

-2,000

+2,000

0 

-2,000 

+3,000 

+1,000 

-1,000 

+1,000 

0 

-3,000 

O

-2,000

Chatuge Lake

Elevation 

(feet)t

1 , 889 . 55 

1,891.75 

1,894.44 

1,901.61

-

1,915.64 

1,920.62 

1,924.20 

1,925.85 

1,927.19 

1,925.29 

1,923.34 

1,923.27 

1,923.18

-

Contents 

(cfsdays)

34,800 

37,800 

41 , 800 

54,000

-

86,100 

100,400 

111,800 

117,400 

122,000 

115,400 

109,000 

108,800 

108,500

-

Change 

In 

contents 

during 

month 

(cfsdays)

+3,000 

+4,000 

+12,200

+29,800

+32,100 

+14,300 

+11,400 

+5,600 

+4,600 

-6,600 

-6,400 

-200 

-300

+73,700

Apalachla Lake

1,278.02 

1,277.63 

1,279.40 

1,276.97

-

1,278.53 

1,275.08 

1,278.86 

1,263.23 

1,275.95 

1,272.32 

1,274.08 

1,274.21 

1,273.70

-

28,400 

28,200 

29,200 

27,800

-

28,700 

26,800 

28,900 

20,700 

27,300 

25,300 

26,200 

26,300 

26,000

-

-200 

+1,000 

-1,400

+1,800

+900 

-1,900 

+2,100 

-8,200 

+6,600 

-2,000 

+900 

+100 

-300

-2,400

Parksvllle Lake

834.6 

834.7 

833.7 

827.3 J

-

832.8 

829.6 

833.9 

832.8 

836.0 

835.4 

835.6 

835.4 

835.1

-

40,800 

40,900 

39,900 

34,300

-

39,100 

36,200 

40,100 

39,100 

42,100 

41,500 

41,700 

41,500 

41,200

-

+100 

-1,000 

-5,600

-300

+4,800 

-2,900 

+3,900 

-1,000 

+3,000 

-600 

+200 

-200 

-300

+400

Quntersvllle Lake*

592.11 

592.17 

591.99 

593.03

-

592.86 

593.51 

593.50 

594 . 85 

594 . 83 

594 . 85 

594.48 

594.11 

593.89

-

411,000 

409,000 

411,000 

442,000

-

442,000 

456,000 

462,000 

493,000 

495,000 

499,000 

486,000 

470,000 

463,000

-

-2,000 

+2,000 

+31,000

-12,000

0 

+14,000 

+6,000 

+31,000 

+2,000 

+4,000 

-13,000 

-16,000 

-7,000

+52,000

Nottely Lake

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,659.58 

1,650.10 

1,680.63 

1,700.60

-

1,732.63 

1,737.83 

1,732.58 

1,736.59 

1,668.62 

1,645.75 

1,645.53 

1,688.10 

1,698.58

-

Contents (cfsdays)

1,400 

700 

4,400 

10,100

-

28,400 

32,700 

28,300 

31,600 

2,400 

400 

400 

6,100 

9,400

-

Change 

In 

contents 

during 

month (cfsdays)

-700 

+3,700 

+5,700

-8,700

+18,300 

+4,300 

-4,400 

+3,300 

-29,200 

-2,000 

0 

+5,700 

+3,300

+8,000

Blue Ridge Lake

1,652.50 

1,630.97 

1,608.94 

1,607.18

-

1,647.01 

1,653.09 

1,669.40 

1,682.39 

1,686.81 

1,684.67 

1,681.62 

1,672.28 

1,656.04

-

48,800 

29,300 

15, 600 

14,700

-

43,200 

49,400 

68,800 

87,500 

94,400 

91,000 

86,300 

72,700 

52,600

-

-19,500 

-13,700 

-900

-17,900

+28,500 

+6,200 

+19,400 

+18,700 

+6,900 

-3,400 

-4,700 

-13,600 

-20,100

+3,800

Chlckamauga Lake

679.33 

677.80 

676.45 

675.32

-

676.10 

676.05 

677.47 

683.41 

682.63 

681.46 

680.80 

680.41 

679.37

-

249,000 

227,000 

208,000 

194,000

-

208,000 

204,000 

222,000 

317,000 

303,000 

283,000 

272,000 

266,000 

£50,000

-

-22,000 

-19,000 

-14,000

-10,000

+14,000 

-4,000 

+18,000 

+95,000 

-14,000 

-20,000 

-11,000 

-6,000 

-16,000

+1,000

Woods Reservoir

952.05 

951.98 

952.17 

954.05

-

956.11 

956.25 

956.75 

959.55 

960.02 

959.98 

959.19 

958.67 

958.57

-

26,500 

26,400 

26,700 

29 , 600

-

33,000 

33,200 

34,100 

39,400 

40,300 

40,200 

38,700 

37,700 

37,500

-

-100 

+300 

+2,900

+17,100

+3,400 

+200 

+900 

+5,300 

+900 

-100 

-1,500 

-1,000 

-200

+11,000

** Storage volume taken from revised table beginning Jan. 1, 1954. 

t I Elevation uj.cvai'J.uii at a,\j 12 a.<* p.m. ^.ui.

* Contents based on backwater profile.

** Based on revised storage table being applicable Sept. 30 and Dec. 31,
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 253

Reservoirs In Tennessee River basin Continued

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Bate

Sept. 30.... 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1953.

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30. . .. 

July 31.... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30.. . . 

Water year 

1953-54.

Date

Sept. 30. . . . 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31.... 

Calendar 

year 1953.

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30 .... 

July 31 .... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30.... 

Water year 

1953-54.

Wheeler Lake*

Elevation 

(feet)t

553.71 

552.22 

550.85 

550.33

1" -

551.34 

551.04 

554.95 

555.90 

556.04 

555.66 

554.72 

553.32 

552.22

-

Contents 

(cfsdays)

499,000 

458,000 

426,000 

418,000

-

448,000 

434,000 

546,000 

568,000 

572,000 

561,000 

529,000 

489,000 

458,000

-

Change 

in 

contents 

during 

month 

(cfsdays)

-41,000 

-32,000 

-8,000

-2,000

+30,000 

-14,000 

+112,000 

+22,000 

+4,000 

-11,000 

-32,000 

-40,000 

-31,000

-41,000

Kentucky Lake*

355.66 

354.77 

354.44 

354.09

-

353.63 

354.31 

355.18 

359.00 

359.53 

357.77 

357.09 

356.26 

355.90

-

1,099,000 

1,031,000 

1,010,000 

990,000

-

1,167,000 

1,037,000 

1,112,000 

1,363,000 

1,377,000 

1,253,000 

1,204,000 

1,142,000 

1,107,000

-

-68,000 

-21,000 

-20,000

0

+177,000 

-130,000 

+75,000 

+251,000 

+14,000 

-124,000 

-49,000 

-62,000 

-35,000

+8,000

Wilson Lake**

Elevation 

(feet)t

507.10 

506.96 

506.61 

505.40

-

505.63 

505.46 

506.94 

507.44 

506.57 

506.82 

506.53 

506.83 

506.40

-

Contents 

(cfsdays)

277,400 

276,300 

273,500 

264,100

-

309,700 

308,400 

320,100 

324,100 

317,100 

319,100 

316,800 

319,200 

315,800

' -

Change 

in 

contents 

during 

month (cfsdays)

-1,100 

-2,800 

-9,400

+1,700

**+l,700 

-1,300 

+11,700 

+4,000 

-7,000 

+2,000 

-2,300 

+2,400 

-3,400

**-5,600

Pickwick Lake*

Elevation 

(feet)t

410.60 

410.00 

409.25 

409 . 10

-

409.43 

409.39 

412.15 

414.65 

414.65 

413.65 

412.63 

411.25 

411.18

-

Contents (cfsdays)

390,000 

378,000 

'363,000 

360,000

-

375,000 

368,000 

426,000 

474,000 

474,000 

452,000 

431,000 

402,000 

402,000

-

Change 

In 

contents 

during 

month (cfsdays)

-12,000 

-15,000 

-3,000

+19,000

+15,000 

-7,000 

+58,000 

+48,000 

0 

-22,000 

-21,000 

-29,000 

0

+12,000

** Storage volumes taken from revised table beginning Jan. 1, 1954. 

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

* Contents based on backwater profile.

** Based on revised storage table being applicable Sept. 30 and Dec. 31, 1953.
254 SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

In 1931, a minor drought year, a study was made of large springs In East Tennessee and 

the results published In WSP 713. In 1950, a more detailed study, including some of 

those springs, was started In cooperation with the Ground Water Branch In connection with 

an Investigation of the ground-water resources of the region. This study, made on a

roving" basis, was continued until June 1954. Discharge of one group of springs has been 

measured monthly for one year, then measurements made on another group for a year. During 

the final round of measurements in June 1954, measurements were made at many springs where 

regular monthly measurements had previously been discontinued. As some of the springs 

were measured during the drought year 1931, comparisons might be made to determine probable minimum flow of springs which were not measured in 1931.

Many of these springs are used for municipal or industrial water supplies. .Others do 

not have well sustained flow during the dry season. Results of these discharge measurements show the characteristics of the springs and give good indication of the variation of 

the flow. A complete list of spring measurements made during the water year October 1953 

to September 1954, showing the yield, and in most instances the temperature and physical 

appearance of the water, is given in the following table:

Discharge measurements, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Anderson County

Spring

Do.......

Do.......

Do.......

Do.......

Do.......

Location

\ mile south of 

Dossett.

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

Tributary to 

Brushy Pork to Poplar 

Creek to Clinch 

River.

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

Date

Oct. 1

Nov. 2 

Dec. 4 

Jan. 4 

Feb. 3 

Mar. 2 

Apr. 1 

May 6 

June 2

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute )

610

588 

420 

471 

4,290 

3,860 

4,530 

1,730 

1,160

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air

87

73 

60 

38 

46 

52 

59 

58 

89

Water

58

57 

58 

56 

57 

58 

58 

57 

58

Remarks

Clear.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Blount County

Lovlngood. . . . 

Morton Spring

of Prlendsvllle.

Rockford. 

1 mile southeast 

of Middle Settlement, 3 miles 

west of Alcoa. 

At Bungalow Town. .

Tennessee River.

Lackey Creek to Tennessee River.

Pulton Creek to Pistol 

Creek to Little 

River.

a

8 

8

628

2,150 

808

85

78 

80

61

58 

59

Do. 

Do.

Bradley County

Carpenter. . . . 1,500 ft southeast 

of Lebanon 

Church, 5j miles 

east of Cleveland.

60, 85 miles 

south of Cleveland.

Road 5f miles 

east of Cleveland.

London Branch to 

South Chestuee 

Creek to Hlwassee 

River.

hulla Creek to 

Conasauga River 

(Mobile River 

Basin) .

Chatata Creek to 

Hlwassee River.

June 18 

18

373 

1,030

87 

80

62 

63

Clear. 

Do.

Carroll County

Vaughn. ......

Do..... ..

4 miles north of

Rosser.

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

Crooked Creek. .......

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

Sept. 21

29

54

63

64

74

59

60

Clear.

Do.

Carter County

Big..........

Blue ......... 

Do...... .

Do...... .

Do.......

Do.......

Elliot.......

of Ellzabethton. 

\ mile northeast 

of Blue Spring 

School and 6 

miles east of 

Ellzabethton.

At Winner, 7 miles 

northeast of 

Ellzabethton.

River. 

Blue Spring Branch to 

Watauga River. .

Stoney Creek to Watauga River.

Oct. 6

June 3

Oct. 6

2,250

260

1,830

911

530

69

60

56

80

59

54

54

52

48

54

53

54

Do.

Clear.

Do.

Do.
SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE 255

Discharge measurements of springs in Tennessee, water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Carter County Continued

Spring

Elliot. ...

Do....

Do....

Location

At Winner, 7 miles 

northeast of Ellzabethton.

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

Tributary to 

Stoney Creek to 

Watauga River.

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

Date

Nov. 3

Dec. 1 

Jan. 5 

Feb. 3 

Mar. 3 

Apr. 5 

May 5 

June 3

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute )

438

434 

655 

2,540 

3,260 

4,670 

2,270 

1,500

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air

69

47 

40 

40 

35 

72 

55 

65

Water

54

53 

53 

53 

52 

52 

53 

53

Remarks

Clear.

Do. 

Do. 

Milky. 

Clear. 

Milky. 

Clear. 

Do.

De Kalb County

Do. ...

Overall 

(Blue)t.

Do ....

Do....

Pine Creek

Wharton. . .

Do.. ..

Do....

miles south of 

Smlthville.

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

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

2 miles southeast of 

Liberty.

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

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

3f miles southeast of 

Smithvllle.

2j miles south of 

Smithville.

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

Fork.

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

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

Connell CreeJc to 

Smith Fork to 

Caney Fork. 

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

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

Head of Pine Creek 

to Caney Fork.

Shining Rock Creek 

to Pine Creek to 

Caney Fork.

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

Oct. 19 

Nov. 24

7

Dot. 19

June 7

503

332

462

357

319

346

1,200 

2,120

4,280

9,510

8,480

8,820

6,780

a63

781

588 

606

521

1,530

723

880

76

68

82

81 

54

58

59

79 

79

81

54

85

55

56

58

58

64 

61

60

54

58

58 

59

58 

57

57

57

_

57

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Slightl

murky. 

Clear.

Do.

tXJ.

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

t Location published in WSP 728, 

a Discharge at main spring only.

743, and 1236 In error.

Dlckson County

Bruce. ....

Fielder. . .

4-f miles southwest of 

Dickson.

5 miles southwest of

Dickson.

Piney River to Duck 

River.

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

June 2

2

588

871

58

63

57

58

Clear.

Do.

Franklin County

Francis. . .

Do....

Do....

Sharps 

(published 

in WSP 

728 and 

758 as 

Winchester).* 

Do. ...

Do... .

Do. ...

Do....

t Ulnnhoa

25 miles west of 

Cowan.

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

1 mile north of Winchester.

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

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

Boiling Fork Creek 

to Elk River.

Wagner Creek to 

Boiling Fork Creek 

to Elk River.

Oct. 15

Oct. 15

2,520

2,570

85

59

82

60

60

61

59

Clear.

Do.
256 SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

Discharge measurements of springs in Tennessee, water year October 1953 to September 1954 

Franklin County Continued

Spring

Talley 

Williams

Do... .

Location

5 miles southeast of 

Winchester.

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

Tributary to 

Norwood Creek to 

Boiling Pork Creek 

to Elk River.

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

Date

Oct. 15

Nov. 11 

Dec. 10 

Jan. 15

Feb. 12 

Mar. 22 

Apr. 8 

May 14 

June 29

Discharge 

(gallons 

per

minute )

269

84 

8,380 

20,600

2,260 

1,880 

3,530 

9,240 

669

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air

82

70 

47 

54

32 

50 

59 

59 

88

Water

60

58 

58 

59

59 

55 

57 

56 

59

Remarks

Clear.

Do. 

Milky. 

Partly 

muddy. 

Clear. 

Do. 

Do. 

Cloudy. 

Clear.

Grainger County

Buffalo . . . 

Heatherly.

Cave.

Do....

Do....

On State Game Farm at 

Buffalo Springs. 

At Perrin School.....

Cave, 9 miles 

southwest of Rutledge.

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

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

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

Buffalo Creek to 

Holston River. 

Holston River. ......

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

June 9 

Oct. 8

Feb. 12

June 9

3,940

292

276

278

260

1,140

373

292

803

1,850

1,110

996

76

70 

45

60

45

40

70

60

68

68

60

46

40

60

68

72

58

58 

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

Clear.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Milky.

Do.

Qrundy County

Panther. . .

miles northeast of 

Mount View.

1 mile north of Alpa, 

5 miles southwest 

of Morrlstown.

River.

Hamblen County

Panther Creek to 

Holston.

June 9 965 81 58 Clear.

Hamilton County

Anderson's

Unnamed. . .

Upper 

Sinking 

Creek.

5 miles southwest of 

Georgetown.

0.4 mile southwest 

of Falling Water.

Long Savannah Creek 

to Wolftever Creek 

to Tennessee River.

Mill Branch to Falling Water Creek 

to North Chickamauga Creek to 

Tennessee River.

June 4

May 3

1,880

289

63

68

58

57

Hlckman County

0.9 mile east of 

Pleasantville 

Post Office.

Cane Creek to Buffalo River.May 25 1,590 74 59

Clear.

Do.

Clear.

Humphreys County

Crystal. . .

Do....

Do....

Do....

Do....

Horner. . . . 

Do....

Do....

Do....

Do....

Do....

Do....

4.4 miles north of 

Denver. 

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

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

2.0 miles southwest 

of Buffalo. 

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

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

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

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

Bear Creek to Tennessee River.

Horner Spring Branch 

to Buffalo River.

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

Oct. 1

Oct. 12

Dec 9

June 2

880

925

583

642

85

79

83

58

58

59

59

60

59

59

Clear.

Do.

Do.
SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE 257

Discharge measurements of springs In Tennessee, water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Jackson County

Spring

Big.......

Location

1 mile west of 

Whitleyville.

Tributary to 

Jennlng Creek to 

Cumberland River.

Date

June 7

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute)

2,550

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air

87

Water

56

Remarks

Clear.

Jefferson County

Baker. .... 

Blue......

Do....

Do....

Buck 

Hollow.

Just east of Strawberry Plains. 

4 miles north of New 

Market.

3j miles northeast of 

New Market.

Crowder Branch to 

Holston Riv«r. 

Holston River. ......

Holston River. ......

June 9 

Oct. 8 

Nov. 9

Apr. 8

9

2,590 

934 

853

1,690

2,740

3,660

1,350

610

81 

68 

54

60

47

34

69

66

66

78

79

62 

58 

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

61

Muddy. 

Clear. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Slightly

Milky.

Do.

Do.

Knox County

Big Blue

(published

in WSP

713 as

Deep

Spring).

Do

Do

Do

Do

Do,

Do . .

Do.

Do

Boiling. ..

Carter

Mill.

Fowler. . . .

2.3 miles southwest

of Hall Crossroad

and 3 miles northwest of Fountain

City.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1.0 mile east of

Thorngrove .

1.0 mile southeast

of Trentville.

2.0 miles northwest

of Powell Station.

Beaver Creek to

Clinch River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Limestone Creek to

Tuckehoe Creek to

French Broad River

Lyon Creek to Holston River.

Big Spring Branch to

Bull Run Creek to

Clinch River.

Oct. 7

Nov. 10

Dec. 7

Jan. 12

Feb. 15

Mar. 9

Apr. 7

May 11

June 10

8

8

2

606

462

579

453

1,560

3,440

3,720

1,800

530

4,240

844

1,210

65

56

47

26

70

58

70

58

82

87

84

79

60

57

57

48

58

57

58

57

58

60

59

58

Milky.

Clear.

Do.

Do.

Milky.

Do.

Clear.

Slightly

cloudy.

Clear.

Muddy .

Clear.

Do.

Loudon County

Alien Fine

Simpson. . .

1.5 miles west of

Martel.

On State Highway 72,

5 miles southeast

of Loudon.

Muddy Creek to Tennessee River.

Clear Prong to Fork

Creek to Little

Tennessee River.

June 8

8

889

2,540

85

83

57

57

Clear.

Do.

Marion County

Bible... . . 

Do....

Do....

Do....

Blowing . . .

Do....

Do....

Do....

Do....

Do....

Do....

Bluett. .. . 

Do....

Do....

Do....

Do.. ..

Do....

Do....

Do....

T. H. Martin No. 1

1 mile southwest of 

Comfort .

Just below source at 

Sequatchle .

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

At Jasper. ...........

(Dove).

Big Fiery Gizzard 

Creek to Battle 

Creek to Tennessee River.

Owens Spring Branch 

to Little Sequatchle River.

Town Creek to Sequatchle River.

Oct. 16 

Nov. 3

Mar. 18

Oct. 16

Oct. 16

1,170 

1,000

4,850

3,970

5,070

516

2,460

2,210

243

259

68 

77

36

36

67

58

62 

80

40

64

70

59

60 

58

58

53

59

52

56

59

60

55

53

57

54

57

58

Clear. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

tt Measurement for 1931 published In WSP 713 as Smith's Blue Springs.
258 SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

Discharge measurements of springs in Tennessee, water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Marion County Continued

Spring

T. H. 

Martin 

No. 1.

Do....

T. H. 

Martin 

No. 2.

Do....

Do ....

Location

At Martin Springs 

(Dove).

J mile southwest of 

Martin Springs 

(Dove).

....do...!,...........

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

Tributary to 

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

Date

Nov. 3

Dec. 11 

Jan. 28 

Feb. 12 

Mar. 18 

Apr. 20 

May 7 

June 29 

Oct. 16

Nov. 3 

Dec. 11 

Jan. 28 

Feb. 12 

Mar. 18 

Apr. 20 

May 7 

June 29

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute )

149

12,000 

17,100 

4,760 

4,610 

15, 500 

9,380 

372 

396

411 

28,500 

29,200 

9,980 

8,880 

27,600 

17,800 

1,530

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air

78

38 

38 

34 

63 

68 

55 

81 

70

78 

41 

38 

35 

66 

74 

55 

63

Water

58

54 

53 

58 

53 

54 

56 

59 

57

56 

53 

52 

55 

50 

53 

56 

58

Remarks

Clear.

Milky. 

Do. 

Clear. 

Do. 

Milky. 

Clear. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Milky. 

Do. 

Clear. 

Do. 

Cloudy. 

Clear. 

Do.

McMinn County

Arnwine . . .

Gate. .....

Cedar. ....

Dodd. .....

HicksBrown.

Malone ....

Do. ...

Thompson . .

Do. ...

Whiteside.

5 miles north of

Athens . /, ' f

35 miles northeast

of Riceville.

2 miles southwest of

Athens .

Dentville. ...........

2^ milea north of

Englewood.

2 miles east of Niota

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

1.0 mile northwest of

Riceville. 

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

3^ miles southeast of

Qoodfield, 65 miles

northwest of Riceville.

Lathan Spring Branch

to North Mouse

Creek.

North Mouse Creek. . .

Cedar Spring Branch

to Oostanaula

Creek to Hlwassee

River.

Trews Branch to

Chestuee Creek.

Middle Creek to

Chestuee Creek.

Oostanaula Creek. . . .

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

North Mouse Creek. . .

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

Short Creek to

Rogers Creek.

June 18

Sept. 29

29

June 18

18

18

Sept. 29

June 18

Sept. 29

June 4

1,380

460

b810

933

929

1,800

665

1,120

758

736

95

83

86

90

92

92

84

95

82

62

62

60

63

61

61

61

60

60

59

57

Clear.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

b Sum of several springs.

Meigs County

Big.......

wassee River.

Perry County

Bates. ....

Do....

Do....

Do....

Bunch Cave 

(Spring 

No. 444 

in WSP 

677). 

Do. ...

Do ....

Do. ...

Do... .

Do....

Do....

Hinson 

(Spring 

No. 464 

in WSP 

677) .

Do....

Do....

Do....

Do...-.

Do ....

2.0 miles south of 

Lobelville.

1.3 miles west of 

Horner, 5.0 miles 

northeast of Peters 

Landing.

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

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

2.8 miles east of 

Beards town.

Jones Hollow Branch 

to Lagoon Branch 

to Buffalo River.

Mayberry Branch to 

Cedar Creek to 

Tennessee River.

Cane Creek to Buffalo River.

Oct. 12

Dec 9

Oct. 13

Oct. 12

Dec 9

251

525

399

251

215

1,550

79

80

58

58

57

60

Clear.

Do.

Do.
SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE 259

Discharge measurements of springs in Tennessee, water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Ferry County Continued

Spring

Hurricane 

Creek.

Do....

Ledbetter 

(Spring 

No. 466 

in WSP 

677).

Do....

Do. ...

Sinking 

Creek 

No. 449b 

in WSP 

677).

Unnamed. . .

Do.. ..

Location

5.2 miles southeast 

of Linden.

2.2 miles northeast 

of Lobevllle.

4 miles northeast of 

Plat Woods.

4.7 miles northeast 

of Peters Landing.

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

Tributary to 

Hurricane Creek to 

Buffalo River.

Lost Creek to Buffalo River.

Sinking Creek to 

Buffalo River.

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

Denton Hollow Branch 

to Mayberry Branch 

to Cedar Creek to 

Tennessee River.

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

Date

Oct. 13

Nov. 11 

Dec. 8 

Feb. 1 

19 

Mar. 15 

Apr. 8 

May 25 

June 2 

Oct. 12

Nov. 11 

Dec. 9 

Feb. 1 

15 

Mar. 15 

Apr. 7 

May 12 

June 2 

Oct. 13

Nov. 11 

Dec. 8 

Jan. 27 

Feb. 19 

Mar. 16 

Apr. 8 

May 25 

June 2 

Oct. 13

Nov. 9

Dec. 8 

Jan. 27 

Feb. 19 

Mar. 16 

Apr. 7 

May 25 

June 2

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute )

8,530

8,710 

9,200 

17,500 

28,800 

11,600 

12,200 

10, 700 

10,100 

224

233 

471 1 

1,300 j 

449 j 

565 .j 

880 J 

794 f 422* 

3,18Aj

3,030» 

3,590 

11,300 

9,830 

5,880 

5,340 

4,670 

3,820 

909

58

94 

1,080 

853 

202 

399 

144 

157

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air

28 

54

56 

58 

47 

57 

77 

79 

80

155

F62 

[64

68 

, 50 '74 

62

I 1

40 

56 

42 

62 

39 

55 

77 

80

67

59 

47 

63 

35 

80 

75 

84

Water

56 

57 

55 

56 

56 

57 

59 

59 

60

57 

57 

53 

56 

57 

58 

57 

56

58 

55 

55 

55 

55 

56 

57 

58

58

58 

54 

55 

56 

57 

56 

61

Remarks

Clear.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Slightly 

cloudy 

Clear. 

Murky. 

Do. 

Clear. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Roane County

Crystal 

(McKinney ' s ) .

CMW (Lum)

Roberts .

Rose 

Bailey.

4 miles northeast of 

Wheat.

U. S. Highway 70, 

3.8 miles east of 

Kingston.

0. S. Highway 70, 

4.3 miles east of 

Kingston. 

2.1 miles southeast 

of Kingston on 

U. S. Highway 70.

East Fork Poplar 

Creek to Poplar 

Creek to Clinch 

River.

Smith Creek to Tennessee River.

June 2

7

583 

103

70

63

74 

62

62

65

65 

57

57

72

Milky.

Do.

Do.

Sequatchie County

Barker's. .

Do. ...

lj miles northeast of 

Dunlap.

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

Big Brush Creek. ....

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

Oct. 29

Dec 2

June 21

642 

498

2,590

54

58

68

57 

55

56

56

57

Clear. 

Do.

Do.

Stewart County

Brandon

(Spring

No. 17

in WSP

640).

Shelby

No. 1

(part of

Spring

No. 4 in

WSP 640)

6.0 miles north of

Dover (published in

WSP 743 as 4 miles

north of Dover) .

1.2 miles northeast

of Tobaccoport

(published in WSP

743 as 1 mile east

of Tobaccoport).

Cumberland River. . . .

Shelby Creek to

Cumberland River.

Jims 4

4

570

758

60

64

56

57

Slightly

cloudy

Clear.
260 SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

Discharge measurements of springs In Tennessee, water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Stewart County Continued

Spring

Shelby 

No. 2 

(part of 

Spring 

No. 4 in 

WSP 640).

Location

1.2 miles northeast 

of Tobaccoport.

Tributary to 

Shelby Creek to 

Cumberland River.

Date

June 4

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute )

1,680

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air

64

Water

57

Remarks

Clear.

Sullivan County

Merrill. . . 2 miles southeast of 

Bluff City.

South Pork Holston 

River.

June 3 2,080 74 55 Clear.

Unicoi County

Birchfield

States 

Fisheries

Do.. ..

Do. ...

2 miles northeast of 

Erwln.

Erwln.

.... do ......;........

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

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

North Indian Creek.

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

June 1

Mar. 2

June 1

1,750

1,000

1,050

996

67

57

46

67

55

55

55

58

Clear.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Wayne County

Mill (published

as Big

Spring

in WSP

663).

6 miles west of

Waynesboro (published as 10 miles

west of Waynesboro

in WSP 663 and 2

miles southwest of

Waynesboro in WSP

728).

Hardln Creek to

Tennessee River.

June 2 2,770 80 63 Clear.

White County

Blue ......

Do....

Do ....

Do ....

Johnson's 

Mill.**

Bridge. 

Do.. ..

Do....

Do ....

Do....

Town Creek

rj miles above Calfkiller River, and 

4j miles northeast 

of Sparta.

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

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

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

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

lj miles southeast of 

Doyle.

Bridge, 2j miles 

southwest of Doyle.

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

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

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

Head of Town Creek, 

2 miles west of 

Sparta.

Blue Spring Creek to 

Calf killer River.

Calfkiller River to 

Caney Pork.

Town Creek to Calfkiller River.

Oct. 28

June 22 

Oct. 28

21

415

4,840

1 330

13,000

50

80

88

53

60

60

Clear,

Muddy.

muddy.

Muddy .

** Published in WSP 728 as Taylor's Mill Spring.
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 

South Fork Mills River at The Pink Beab, N. C.

261

Location. Lat 35°21'58", long 82°44'22", at The Pink Beds in Pisgan National Forest, 

400 ft downstream from Thompson Creek and 9 miles north of Brevard, Transylvania 

County.

Drainage area. 9.99 sq mi.

Records avail able.--October 1925 to September 1949, discontinued (prior to March 1926 

monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. August 1926 to June 1949, sharp-crested rectangular weirs. 

Datum of gage is 3,138.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Mar. 31, 

1936, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 30.6 cfs.

Extremes. 1925-49: Maximum discharge, 2,220 cfs Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 8.0 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 425 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

determinations at gage height 7.42 ft; minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 3, 1930.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water year 1929, superseding those published in WSP 683, are given 

herewith:

Jan. 8, 1929.......... 35

Jan. 9, 1929.......... 31

Month

Water year 1928-29 ......

Maximum

480

Minimum

4.8

Mean

36.3

Per square 

mile

3.63

Runoff In 

Inches

4.08

49.33
262 REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

South Pork Cumberland River at Nevelsville, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°50'25", long 84°35'00", 0.5 mile west of Nevelsville, McCreary County, 

 0.7 mile downstream from Turkey Creek, and 1.8 miles downstream from Little South Pork.

Drainage area. 1,264 sq mi.

Records available. March 1915 to August 1950 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 637.29 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum. Prior to Apr. 10, 1934, staff gage at site half mile upstream at same 

datum. Apr. 10 to June 13, 1934, staff gage at described site at same datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1915-50), 2,190 cfs.

Extremes. 1915-50: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs (revised) Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height', 

69TOrt, site then in use, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 54,000 cfs 

on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 5, 6, 1936 (gage height, 

1.37 ft); minimum gage height, 1.32 ft July 31, Aug. I, 2, 1944, Oct. 1, 2, 1948.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

-

453

503

523

543

563

583

603

643

683

823

873

973

Water 

year

1916

1917

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1927

1929

1937

1939

1943

Date

Nov.

Mar.

Mar.

Apr.

Mar.

Mar.

May

Peb.

Dec.

Mar.

Jan.

Peb.

Dec.

15,

3,

13,

17,

10,

7,

30,

16,

26,

23,

2,

3,

30,

1915

1917

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1929

1937

1939

1942

Discharge 

(cfs)

ta48,400

a45,200

a46,600

a45,000

a45,400

a36,300

a46,400

a36,900

a50,600

130,000

70,400

95,600

68,200

Gage height 

(feet)

36.72

35.1

35.8

35.05

35.2

30.4

35.7

30.7

37.8

69.0

46.38

55.95

45.50

t Not previously published.

a Maximum observed.

The minimum daily discharge for the water year 1925 has been revised to 17 cfs 

Aug. 31 and Sept. 3, 1925; minimum gage height, 1.39 ft, superseding figure published 

in WSP 603.

Remarks. Gage site inundated in 1950 by Wolf Creek Reservoir.

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

 second, for the water years 1916-18, 1920-25, 1927-28, superseding those published in 

WSP 453, 473, 503, 523, 543, 563, 583, 603, 643, and 663 are given herein:

Date

1915

Nov. 14

15

16

17

19

20

21

Dec. 17

18

19

20

29

30

31

1916

Dee. 28

29

30

1917

Jan. 4

5

6

15

22

23

24

30

31

Mar. 1

2

3

Discharge

7,050

48,200

20,400

7,700

14,800

13,200

6,930

10,4OO

36, 100

20,400

7,570

22,200

22,200

8,090

11,600

26,200

6,450

21,000

30,600

23,400

6,570

18,300

14,900

6,330

14,100

6,570

6,930

13,000

39,200

Date

1917-Con.

Mar. 4

5

7

12

13

14

15

17

18

19

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

1918

Jan. 27

28

29

30

31

1920

Jan. 22

23

24

25

Peb. 4

5

Discharge

28,300

21,600

6,450

9,650

11,100

7,050

6,930

28,500

22,400

8,090

8,350

6,450

2O,OOO

17,200

7,050

10,200

13,000

6,930

15,300

46,600

26,900

14,600

17,300

27,200

34,000

28,500

17,900

13,100

20,000

Date

1920-Con.

Feb. 22

23

24

Apr. 2

3

1921

Apr. 17

18

1922

Mar. 1

2

3

10

11

15

16

Apr. 28

1923

Jan. 23

24

28

29

31

Feb. 3

Mar. 7

1924

Jan. 1

2

3

Discharge

21,900

19,500

11,700

30,200

21,600

45,000

11,800

21,800

39,400

12,800

45,400

19,500

18,200

11,200

43,400

11,800

15,800

24,600

11,000

25,100

33,300

36,300

11,300

12,800

42,000

Date

1924-Con.

Jan. 4

12

16

17

May 1

29

30

Dee. 8

9

1925

Feb. 15

16

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

24,000

11,300

12,100

19,200

14,200

19,200

46,400

21,200

29,100

22,600

29,300

19

19

17

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

24

22

21

57

50

52

53

45

43

Date

1925-Con.

Sept. 25

26

27

28

29

30

1926

Dee. 10

11

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1927

Nov. 17

18

1928

June 4

5

29

30

Discharge

35

29

28

29

28

32

22,800

15,900

31,400

47,600

13,000

14,200

46,200

50,600

12,000

16,500

26,700

12,800

26,600

12,300

27,200

18,200

41,400

79,600
REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 263

South Pork Cumberland River at Nevelsville, Ky. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1916-18, 1920-25, 1927-28

Month

Calendar year 1916. ...........

Calendar year 1917 ............

Calendar year 1918. ...........

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

Calendar year 1920. ...........

Calendar year 1921. ...........

Calendar year 1922 ............

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

Calendar year 1923. ...........

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

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

Calendar year 1925. ...........

Calendar year 1927 ............

Calendar year 1928. ...........

Maximum

48.20O 

36, 100 

48,200

26,200 

27,500

30,600 

39,200 

39,200 

39,200

46,600 

46, 600 

46,600

34,000 

21,900 

30,200 

40,700 

40,700

45,000 

45,000 

45,000

45,400 

43,400 

45,400 

45,400

25,100 

33,300 

36,300 

36,300 

36,300

42,000 

46,400 

46,400 

29,100 

46,400

29,300 

57 

29,300 

29,300

50,600 

67,500 

50,600

26,600 

28,500

79,600 

79,600 

79,600

Minimum

409 

800 

107

214 

80

1,350 

2,710 

65 

65

660 

88 

76

602 

1,270 

1,270 

63 

90

602 

82 

82

1,870 

1,270 

107 

92

910 

970 

1,590 

92 

56

1,330 

1,090 

54

137 

54

1,330 

17 

17 

17

1,270 

84 

53

51 

51

1,270 

51 

115

Mean

5,280 

5,890 

2,870

2,100 

1,860

6,900 

11,200 

2,740 

2,670

5,620 

1,790 

2,020

6,010 

5,250 

4,990 

3,350 

2,770

4,110 

1,710 

1,880

9,030 

6,280 

3,120 

3,020

5,330 

5,830 

7,500 

2,690 

2,510

6,560 

4,870 

2,170

2,670 

2,240

4,580 

28.8 

1,420 

1,690

12,100 

2,900 

3,140

1,740 

2,230

8,510 

2,930 

2,980

Per square 

mile

4.18 

4.66 

2.27

1.66 

1.47

5.46 

8.86 

2.17 

2.11

4.45 

1.42 

1.60

4.75 

4.15 

3.95 

2.65 

2.19

3.25 

1.35 

1.49

7.14 

4.97 

2.47 

2.39

4.22 

4.61 

5.93 

2.13 

1.99

5.19 

3.85

1.72

2.11 

1.77

3.62 

.023 

1.12 

1.34

9.57 

2.29 

2.48

1.38 

1.76

6.73 

2.32 

2.36

Runoff in 

inches

4.66 

5.37 

30.96

1.91 

20.08

6.29 

10.20 

29.44 

28.69

5.13 

19.10 

21.65

5.48 

4.48 

4.40 

36.12 

29.87

3.63 

18.39 

20.22

8.24 

5.54 

33.53 

32.45

4.86 

4.80 

6.84 

28.85 

26.96

5.98 

4.44 

23.48

2.44 

24.23

3.77 

.03 

15.22 

18.18

11.07 

31.21 

33.77

1.54 

23.98

7.51 

31.51 

32.08
264 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of streamflow In the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins made at points 

other than regular gaging stations are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were made during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from groundwater storage. These measurements when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a 

nearby stream where continuous records are available will give a picture of the low-flow 

potentiality of stream. For many sites measurements have been made In other years.

Determinations of peak flow at points other than regular gaging stations are given In 

a separate table on page 282.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954

Cumberland River basin

Date

Oct. 14 

Nov. 18

Nov. 18

Oct. 15

Oct. 27 

27 

28 

29 

28

Sept. 15 

Aug. 18

7 

7

Oct. 19

Mar. 25

May 27

Stream

Clover Fork. ...... 

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

bypass.

Roundstone Creek. . 

Rockcastle River. .

Little South Fork 

Cumberland River.

Fishing Creek. .... 

Beaver Creek. .....

Whlteoak Creek.. . .

Big South Fork 

Cumberland River.

Creek. 

Jennings Creek. . . .

Pine Creek. .......

Shining Rock Creek

do

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Cumberland River. .....

Rockcastle River. ..... 

Cumberland River. .....

South Fork Cumberland 

River.

Cumberland River. .....

Cumberland River (Wolf 

Creek Reservoir) .

Clear Fork River. ..... 

Cumberland River. .....

Cumberland River. ..... 

Caney Fork. ...........

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 215, 

at Evarts, Harlan County, Ky.

U. S. Highway 421, 0.8 mile west 

of Cawood, Harlan County, Ky.

miles east of Plnevllle, Bell 

County, Ky.

Highway 25, 5.4 miles south of 

Wllllamsburg, Whltley County, Ky.

miles southwest of Wllllamsburg, 

Whltley County, Ky.

i mile below bridge on State Highway 490, at Llvlngston, Rockcastle County, Ky. 

At Louisville & Nashville RR. 

bridge, at Livingston, Rockcastle 

County, Ky. 

2,OOO ft below bridge on State 

Highway 92, 8.2 miles east of Oil 

Valley, Wayne County, Ky. 

At old bridge abutment on State 

Highway 80, 3 miles east of 

Nancy, Pulaski County, Ky. 

At bridge on State Highway 90, 2 

miles west of Montlcello, Wayne 

County, Ky.

ij miles west of Susie, Wayne 

County, Ky. 

At bridge on State Highway 52, O.8 

mile southeast of Rugby, Morgan 

County, Tenn. 

150 ft upstream from Oneida and 

Western RR. bridge and 6.2 miles 

west of Helenwood, Scott County, 

Tenn. (published In WSP 603 as 

South Fork of Cumberland River 

near Oneida) .

Scott County, Tenn. (published 

as Pine Creek In WSP 728 and 743). 

At bridge on State Highway 85, 4£ 

miles north of Qainesboro, 

Jackson County, Tenn. 

Above Pine Creek Springs, 1,000 ft 

upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 146 and 3j miles southwest of Smithvllle, De Kalb 

County, Tenn.

below Pine Creek Springs, 3j 

miles southwest of Smithville, 

De Kalb County, Tenn.

south of Smithvllle, De Kalb 

County, Tenn.

south of Smithvllle, De Kalb 

County, Tenn.

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.72 

2.59

1.31

.30

4.53 

3.66 

1.41 

.90 

5.83

0 

a!6.6

b.l

0 

0

0

1.26

1.31

b Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 265

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Cumberland River basin Continued

Date

Oct. IP

19

19

19

19

Aug. 10

10

Sept. 16

16 

16

Mar. 26

Aug. 12 

Oct. 15

15 

Aug. 10

July 2 

Sept. 16 

Nov. 6

Oct. 15

Stream

Hlckman Creek. ....

Round Lick Creek. .

Creek. 

Martha Branch .....

Cedar Creek. ......

Cumberland River..

East Pork Stones 

River.

Lytle Creek. ...... 

Pall Creek.. ......

Suggs Creek. ...... 

Scotts Creek. ..... 

Mill Creek........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Caney Pork. ...........

Cumberland River. .....

Spencer Creek. ........ 

Cumberland River. .....

Ohio River. ...........

Stones River. .........

West Fork Stones River. 

Stones River. .........

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

Stoner Creek. .........

Locality

south of Smlthvllle, De Kalb 

County, Term.

miles southwest of McMlnnville, 

Warren County, Term.

McMlnnville, Warren County, Tenn.

mile west of Liberty, De Kalb 

County, Tenn.

east edge of Dowelltown, De Kalb 

County, Tenn., 2/3 mile upstream 

from mouth.

2-f miles southwest of Temperance 

Hall, De Kalb County, Tenn.

1 mile northwest of Temperance 

Hall, De Kalb County, Tenn. 

At bridge on Scate Highway 53, Just 

north of public square at Alexander, De Kalb County, Tenn.

Tenn. 

At bridge on State Highway 26, at 

east edge of business section of 

Watertown, Wilson County, Tenn.

miles northwest of Grant, Smith 

County, Tenn.

Road), 2.9 miles east of Lebanon, 

Wilson County, Tenn.

miles east of Lebanon, Wilson 

County, Tenn.

highway" 6135, 4 miles northeast 

of Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn.

west city limits of Lebanon, 

Wilson County, Tenn.

at Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 70N, 0.4 

mile northwest of Martha, Wilson 

County, Tenn. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 70N, 2-t 

miles north of Mount Juliet, 

Wilson County, Tenn. 

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

Below Old Hickory Dam, 2.2 miles 

east of Hendersonville, Sumner 

County, Tenn.

75 ft upstream from Doollttle 

Street Bridge and about 1,000 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 70S at Woodbury, Cannon 

County, Tenn.

east of Walterhlll, Rutherford 

County, Tenn. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 41, at 

Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, 

Tenn. 

At bridge on State Highway 10, 

(U. S. Highway H31), 5 miles north 

of Walterhlll, Rutherford County, 

Tenn.

south of Gladevllle, Wilson 

County, Tenn. 

At bridge on Old Hickory Blvd., 2 

miles northwest of Couchvllle, 

Davldson County, Tenn. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 70N, 3.8 

miles northwest of Mount Juliet, 

Wilson County, Tenn. 

At highway bridge at Antioch,

Davldson County, Tenn.

southwest of Una, Davldson 

Connty, Tenn.

Discharge 

(ofs)

3.36

3.13

10.7

62.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

a36,300

a5,320

4.24 

b.Ol

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

b Estimated.

3890ZZ O - 56 - 18
266 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Cumberland River basin Contined

Date

Sept. 15

Aug. 18 

18

18 

Sept. 9

Aug. 2

Oct. 5

Oct. 2

Nov. 5

Oct. 2 

Nov. 5

June 4

Nov. 5

2

29

Stream

Browns Creek. .....

Creek. 

Lynnwood Branch . . .

Beech Creek. ......

South Harpeth 

River.

Cumberland River..

Red River. ........

Whipperwill Creek.

West Fork Red 

River.

Shelby Creek. .....

Sinking Fork. .....

Eddy Creek. .......

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Cumberland River. .....

Harpeth River. ........

Little Harpeth River. . 

Harpeth River. ........

Ohio River. ...........

Cumberland River. .....

Big West Fork Creek. . .

Cumberland River. .....

Cumberland River. .....

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

Locality

At Lafayette Street Bridge (U. S. 

Highways 41 and 70S) Just inside 

southeast city limits, 2.0 miles 

southeast of Capitol, at Nashville, Davldson County, Tenn.

upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 70S, at Belle.Meade, 

Davidson County, Tenn.

miles southeast of Ashland City, 

Cheatham County, Tenn. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 431, 3.5 

miles north of Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn.

mile north of Bethlehem and 6 

miles north of Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 431, 4-} 

miles west of Brentwood, Williamson County, Tenn. 

2 miles south of Pegram, Cheatham 

County, Tenn. (published in WSP 

728 as 4 miles southeast of 

Kingston Springs ) .

mile west of Kingston Springs, 

Cheatham County, Tenn. 

1,500 ft downstream from Cheatham 

Dam gage, near Neptune, Cheatham 

County, Tenn.

0.7 mile above bridge on State 

Highway 75, 2.4 miles north of 

Adairville, Logan County, Ky.

miles southwest of Russellville, 

Logan County, Ky.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 3 

miles northwest of Trenton, Todd 

County, Ky.

Above Shelby Springs, above county 

bridge, 1.2 miles northeast of 

Tobaccoport, Stewart County, 

Tenn.

below. county bridge, 1.2 miles 

northeast of Tobaccoport, Stewart 

County, Tenn.

miles south of Gracey, Christian 

County, Ky.

miles north of Cadiz, Trigg 

County, Ky. 

At bridge on State Highway 93, 4 

miles southeast of Eddyville, 

Lyon County, Ky.

miles southeast of Dyousburg, 

Crittenden County, Ky. 

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

Discharge 

(ofs)

0

0 

0

0 

4.45

a4,630

4.69

.13

.48

0

0

5.33 

4.28

4.62

a Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Tennessee River basin

Aug. 19

9

Pigeon River. .....

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

French Broad River .... At site of former gaging station 

at Hartford, 4j miles downstream 

from Big Creek and TennesseeNorth Carolina State line and 10-J 

miles south of Newport, Cocke 

County, Tenn.

county highway bridge, 1.3 miles 

downstream from Sinking Creek, 

2.1 miles upstream from mouth, and 

2.7 miles north of Newport, Cocke 

County, Tenn.

upstream from Cosby Creek and 7j 

miles south of Newport, Cocke 

County, Tenn.

405
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 267

Iscellaneous discharge measurements in the 

water year October 1953 t<

Cumberland and Tennessee Riv 

i September 1954 Continued

r basins during

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 13 

13

13

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Aug. 31 

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Oct. 21 

21

Aug. 31 

Oct. 21

Sept. 14 

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

Mar. 16

Stream

Little Limestone 

Creek.

Little Pigeon 

River.

Webb Creek....... . 

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

Little Pigeon 

River.

East Fork Little 

Pigeon River.

Pigeon River.

LeConte Creek. . . .

Creek.

West Fork Little 

Pigeon River.

Walden Creek. .....

Beaverdam Creek. . . 

Sinking Creek. ....

Beck (Back) Creek. 

Beaver Creek. .....

Stoney Creek. .....

South Fork Holston 

River.

do

do

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Nollchucky River. .....

French Broad River....

Little Pigeon River. . .

French Broad River .... 

Little Pigeon River...

West Fork Little 

Pigeon River.

Little Pigeon River. . .

West Fork Little 

Pigeon River.

Laurel Creek. ......... 

Beidleman Creek. ......

Beaver Creek. .........

South Fork Holston 

River.

Holston River. ........

Locality

At bridge on U. S. Highway HE at 

Jonesboro, Washington County, 

Tenn.

mile upstream from mouth and 4.7 

miles south of Greeneville, 

Greene County, Tenn.

mile north of White Pine, 

Jefferson County, Tenn. 

350 ft downstream from new bridge 

on State Highway 73, ij- miles 

southwest of Plttman Center, 

Sevler County, Tenn., and 1.6 

miles upstream from Webb Creek.

At Plttman Center, Sevier County, 

Tenn. , 10 ft downstream from 

Lindsay Creek and 0.2 mile upstream from mouth.

200 ft above Hadsden Bridge on 

U. S. Highway 411 and 3$ miles 

east of Sevierville, Sevier 

County, Tenn. 

15 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 411, 1.3 miles 

upstream from mouth, 4.8 miles 

east of Sevierville, Sevier 

County, at Harrisburg, Tenn.

headquarters, 2 miles upstream 

from Fighting Creek and 2.5 

miles south of Gatlinburg, 

Sevier County, Tenn.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 441, 

0.1 mile upstream from mouth in 

Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tenn.

Highway 441, 80 ft upstream from 

mouth in Gatlinburg, Sevier 

County, Tenn.

350 ft downstream from bridge on 

Highway 71, 1.6 miles northwest 

of Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, 

Tenn. 

100 ft upstream from bridge on 

paved county road, ^ mile upstream from mouth and 2j miles 

northwest of Pigeon Forge, 

Sevier County, Tenn. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 421 at 

Shady Valley, Johnson County, 

Tenn. 

At county bridge i mile downstream 

from former measuring section at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 421 and 

2j miles upstream from mouth and 

at Ruthton, Sullivan County, 

Tenn. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway HE, 

100 ft upstream from mouth near 

Bluff City, Sullivan County, 

Tenn. 

At Thomas Bridge on State Highway 

37, near Bluff City, Sullivan 

County, Tenn.

25 ft downstream from Goose 

Creek and 0.2 mile southwest of 

city limits of Mountain City, 

Johnson County, Tenn.

ft downstream from Dugger Branch 

and 2.1 miles northeast of Doe 

Station, Johnson County, Tenn.

upstream from mouth at Hunter, 

Carter County, Tenn.

ft upstream from mouth at Rio 

Vista near Elizabethton, Carter 

County, Tenn. 

Below Boone Dam, Tenn., 150 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

2,000 ft downstream from Boone 

Dam, and 0.9 mile northeast of 

Spurgeon, Washington County, 

Tenn.

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.45 

4.76

3.63

9.75

2.14 

2.76

37.2 

3.83

6.92

.60 

1.46

1.63

25.5 

3.72

1.57 

3.77

1.80

21.8 

1.34

5.36

5.84

2,980
268 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Mar. 17

17

4

5

Mar. 18

18

18

18

18

18

May 20

19

19

May 4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

20

21

21

20

21

Sept. 14 

14 

Oct. 22 

15

22

Oct. 20

Sept. 14

Oct. 14

20

Aug . 30

Stream

South Pork Hols ton 

River.

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

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

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

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

Kendriek Creek. . . .

South Pork Hols ton 

River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reedy Creek. ...... 

Big Creek. ........ 

First Creek. ......

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

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

Third Creek. ......

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Hols ton River. .......

South Pork Holston 

River.

Holston River. .......

South Pork Holston 

River.

Holston River. ....... 

Tennessee River. .....

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

Locality

Below Boone Dam, Tenn., 150 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2,000 

ft downstream from Boone Dam, and 

0.9 mile northeast of Spurgeon, 

Washington County, Tenn.

downstream from Port Patrick Henry 

Dam, Sullivan County, Tenn.

U. S. Highway 23 and 1,200 ft 

downstream from Port Patrick Henry 

Dam, Sullivan County, Tenn.

0.3 mile downstream from mouth of 

Straight Branch, 0.4 mile upstream 

from mouth, and 5 miles southeast 

of Kingsport, Sullivan County, 

Tenn.

1,000 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 23 and 2,000 ft 

downstream from Port Patrick Henry 

Dam, Sullivan County, Tenn.

Henry Dam, Sullivan County, Tenn.

Henry Dam, Sullivan County, Tenn.

Island at Tennessee Eastman Corporation plant, Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tenn. 

0.1 mile downstream from Roach 

Branch, in Kingsport, Sullivan 

County, Tenn. 

At former gaging station site near 

Rogersvllle, Hawkins County, Tenn., 

2 miles upstream from mouth. 

At Cumberland Ave. in Knoxvllle, 

Knox County, Term., 0.2 mile upstream from mouth.

kel St., 0.4 mile downstream from 

city limits of Knoxville, Knox 

County, Term., 1.15 miles north of 

Rule High School, and 3^ miles upstream from mouth.

west of city limits of Knoxville, 

Knox County, Tenn. and 3.5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

County, Tenn., 250 ft upstream 

from U. S. Highways 70 and 11 and 

1 mile upstream from mouth.

Discharge 

(ofs)

2,280 

2,310

2,290

1,670

1,670

1,650

2,990

3,000

2,300

1,720

1,690

478

1,260

1,250

1,300

1,300

2,370

2,370

2,440

17.6

3,790

2,900

3,440

1,660

1,700

3,450

4.36 

1.74 

3.82
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 269

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 15

20 

Aug. 30 

Sept. 14 

Oct. 20

20

Aug. 30 

Sept. 13 

Oct. 20

Aug. 30 

Oct. 20

20 

23

Sept . 13 

Oct. 15

21 

Aug. 30

Oct. 15

21 

Aug. 31 

Sept. 13 

Oct. 21

Aug. 31 

Sept. 13 

Oct. 21

Aug. 31 

Sept. 13 

Oct. 15

21

Sept. 13 

Oct. 21

Sept. 13 

Oct. 21

Sept. 13 

Oct. 21

20 

Apr. 15

Stream

Fourth Creek. ...... 

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

Ebenezer Branch...

Blue Grass Sink...

Denton Spring 

Branch.

Lackey Creek

tributary.

Turkey Creek. .....

West Prong Little 

River.

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

Middle Prong 

Little River.

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

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

Little River. .....

Hessee Creek. ..... 

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

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

Crooked Creek. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Tennessee River. .....

Ten Mile Creek.. .....

Tennessee River. .....

Tennessee River. .....

Middle Prong Little 

River.

Tennessee River. ..... 

Little River. ........

Locality

At culvert across Lyons View Road, 

J mile south of Bearden Post 

Office, Knox County, Term. , 1.2 

miles upstream from mouth.

On William Henson Home property, 150 

ft downstream from U. S. Highway 

129, lj miles south of city limits 

of Knoxvllle, Knox County, Term., 

and 2.2 miles upstream from mouth. 

At bridge on Williams Road, £ mile 

upstream from Ebenezer Branch and 

0.3 mile northwest of Ebenezer, 

Knox County, Term.

400 ft downstream from Southern Ry. 

bridge, 0.1 mile upstream from 

mouth, 0.15 mile northwest of 

Ebenezer, Knox County, Term.

At farm road bridge to Lowe Perry 

Rd, 0.7 mile northeast of Blue 

Brass, Knox County, Tenn. , 0.7 mile 

upstream from Denton Spring Branch, 

and 0.9 mile southeast of Blue 

Brass School. 

1,000 ft upstream from Lowe Perry Rd. 

and 0.7 mile south of Blue Brass 

School at Blue Brass, Knox County, 

Tenn. 

At farm road J mile northwest of Armona, £ mile upstream from backwater from Port Loudon Reservoir, 

and 3f miles northwest of Maryville, 

Blount County, Tenn.

Just upstream from Dry Branch, 20 ft 

upstream from new bridge, 0.2 mile 

downstream from North Pork, and 0.7 

mile northwest of Concord, Knox 

County, Tenn.

250 ft downstream from North Pork, 

1,500 ft upstream from bridge and 

0.7 mile northwest of Concord, Knox 

County, Tenn. 

In Breat Smoky Mountain National Park, 

600 ft upstream from Middle Prong 

Little River and 3 miles southeast 

of Townsend, Blount County, Tenn.

In Great Smoky Mountain National 

Park, 150 ft upstream from Middle 

Prong, 3 miles southeast of Townsend, Blount County, Tenn.

100 ft upstream from West Prong, 0.3 

mile upstream from mouth and 3 

miles southeast of Townsend, Blount 

County, Tenn.

At ford at Townsend, Blount County, 

Tenn., $ mile downstream from old 

depot and 1.8 miles upstream from 

Short Creek. 

At ford, 0.2 mile upstream from mouth 

and 1.4 miles south of Walland, 

Blount County, Tenn.

300 ft upstream from mouth, at 

Walland, Blount County, Tenn.

0.1 mile upstream from mouth and 7 

miles east of Maryville, Blount 

County, Tenn.

100 ft upstream from county bridge, 

1.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 

5 miles east of Maryville, Blount 

County, Tenn. 

50 ft downstream from unnamed tributary from left, 100 ft downstream 

from county road, 0.6 mile upstream 

from mouth, f mile west of Wildwood 

and 6 miles northeast of Maryville, 

Blount County, Tenn. 

At bridge at Best St. in Maryville, 

Blount County, Tenn. and 2.0 miles 

upstream from Brown Creek.

Discharge 

(efs)

3.09

2.66 

3.54 

2.91 

1.17

6.11

6.93 

6.41 

.74

1.00 

.57

1.10 

3.46

3.£1 

3.15

1.70 

2.20

13.3

12.5 

24.8 

17.0 

2.57

2.62 

1.94 

5.07

5.76 

4.31 

38.8

4.22

1.94 

.09

.21 

3.92

2.55 

5.60

4.32 

10.9
270 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Tennessee River basin--Continued

Date

May 4

Apr. 15

26

26

May 4

13

21

13

21

Aug. 31

Sept. 13

Oct. 13

21 

21

Aug. 31

Oct. 13 

21

Aug. 31

Oct. 21

Sept. 13

Oct. 21

Jan. 21

Aug. 31

Oct. 21

Sept. 13

Oct. 14 

13

14

Sept. 10

Aug. 31

Stream

Ballplay Creek. . . .

Tellico River. ....

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

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

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

Pork Creek. .......

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

Hlnes Creek. ......

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

River .

Tellico River. .......

Little Tennessee 

River.

Tennessee River. .....

Locality

Blount County, Tenn. and 2.0 

miles upstream from Brown Creek.

mile northwest of city limits of 

Alcoa, Blount County, Tenn.

from mouth and 1.3 miles south of 

Rockford, Blount County, Tenn.

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

1 mile south of Rockford, Blount 

County, Tenn.

Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tenn.

Park, 0.2 mile upstream from 

mouth, \ mile downstream from 

Panther Creek, and 0.7 mile east 

of Chilhowee, Blount County, 

Tenn.

from Smoky Branch, J mile south 

of Citico Beach, Monroe County, 

Tenn., and 2.9 miles upstream 

from mouth.

bridge, 4.9 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 4 miles east of Vonore, 

Monroe County, Tenn.

mile upstream from mouth and 3 

miles northeast of Vonore, Monroe 

County, Tenn. 

100 ft upstream from county bridge, 

0.4 mile downstream from Pinetree 

Branch, 1.5 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 6 miles southeast of 

Vonore, Monroe County, Tenn.

0.2 mile upstream from mouth, 2^ 

miles south of Vonore, Monroe 

County, Tenn.

At old gage site, 0.1 mile upstream 

from Corn Tassel Branch, 0.1 mile 

downstream from Notchy Creek, 2.3 

miles southeast of Vonore, Monroe 

County, Tenn. , and 4.2 miles west 

of mouth.

mile northwest of Vonore, Monroe 

County, Tenn., 0.9 mile downstream from Moree Branch, and 2.8 

miles upstream from mouth.

miles west of Greenback, Loudon 

County, Tenn.

miles upstream from mouth and 4^ 

miles northwest of Vonore, Monroe 

County, Tenn.

mile downstream from Clear Prong, 

^ mile upstream from mouth and 6 

miles southwest of Loudon, Loudon 

County, Tenn.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 4^ 

miles northwest of Lenoir City, 

Loudon County, Tenn.

Loudon, Loudon County, Tenn.

mile north of Sweetwater, Monroe 

County, Tenn.

miles upstream from mouth and 2J 

miles west of Loudon, Loudon 

County, Tenn.

Discharge 

(cfs)

9.80

8.57

39.1

34.4

4,2.2

48.4,

45.8

65.4

2.54

11.9

7.44

7.81

12.4

14.4

2.36 

4.93

61.0

8.16

.31
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 271

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 14

14

14

1

15 

15

Oct. 21

7

14

21

21

Sept. 1 

Nov. 3

Oct. 14 

Aug. 30

Stream

Paint Rock Creek. .

Indian Creek. ..... 

Big Creek. ........

Hinds Creek. ......

Melton Branch. ....

Poplar Creek. ..... 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Tennessee River. .....

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

Powell River. ........

Clinch River. ........ 

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

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

Clinch River. ........

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

Whlteoak Creek. ......

Clinch River. ........ 

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

Locality

Just downstream from mouth of 

Little Paint Rock Creek, i mile 

southeast of Paint Rock, Roane 

County, Tenn.

miles east of Barnardsville , 

Roane County, Tenn. 

At bridge on county road, Z\ miles

southeast of Barnardsville, Roane 

County, Tenn. 

At county highway bridge, 0.1 mile 

downstream from Station Creek, 

3.2 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 1.3 miles south of Gibs on 

Station, Clalborne County, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 25W, 0.5 

mile north of LaFollette, Campbell County, Tenn. 

At Main Street Bridge in Lake City,

Anderson County, Tenn.

U. S. Highway 25W In Lake City, 

Anderson County, Tenn.

mile southeast of Norrls, Anderson County, Tenn.

upstream from mouth and 2^ miles 

south of Norris, Anderson County, 

Tenn.

At county highway bridge, 0.4 mile 

upstream from John Creek, and 4.5 

miles northeast of Clinton, 

Anderson County, Tenn. 

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

and 3-J miles northeast of Clinton, 

Anderson County, Tenn.

miles downstream from Smith 

Branch and 6^ miles northwest of 

Fountain City, Knox County, Tenn.

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

upstream from Louisville & Nashville RR. bridge, 1.1 miles upstream from mouth, and l£ miles 

southeast of Edgemoor Station, 

Anderson County, Tenn.

1^ miles southeast of Halls 

Crossroads, Knox County, Tenn.

0.15 mile downstream from unnamed creek, 3.3 miles upstream 

from Grassy Creek, and 1$ miles 

southwest of Powell Station, Knox 

County, Tenn.

from mouth and 2^ miles southwest 

of Solway Station, Knox County, 

Tenn.

downstream from spring, 2,000 ft 

upstream from mouth and 4.0 miles 

southwest of Solway Station, Knox 

County, Tenn.

mile downstream from Grable 

Branch, 1.4 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 5j miles west of Parragut, Knox County, Tenn. 

At mouth 8 miles southwest of Oak 

Ridge and 9 miles southeast of 

Oliver Springs, Anderson County, 

Tenn.

2 miles west of Oak Ridge and 4 

miles east of Oliver Springs, 

Anderson County, Tenn.

At State Highway 61, 2J miles 

southeast of Oliver Springs, 

Anderson County, Tenn. 

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

6.38 

.20

0

4.28

.45

1.01

.89

.93

.46

b.50

.96

.84

3.73

2.59

4.22

7.86

7.92

5.94

4.45

14.2

5.02

6.77

4.87

10.9

7.41

1.90

1.91

.91

.039

4.22

3.90

4.92 

4.77

b Estimated.
272 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 14

Oct. 2

Sept. 1

July 9

30

30

July 8

30

Oct. 2

2

Jan. 21

Sept. 23 

23

23 

Nov. 10

Sept. 10 

10 

Oct. 1

Nov. 19

Mar. 19

July 21

Aug. 6

July 21

Sept. 9

Nov. 19

Mar. 19

July 21

Sept. 9

9

29

Stream

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

East Fork Poplar 

Creek.

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

Rock Creek. .......

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

Otter Creek. ...... 

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

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

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

Obed River ........ 

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

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

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

Ten Mile Creek. ...

Hiwassee River. . . . 

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

Smith Creek. ......

Cane Creek. ....... 

Chesturee Creek. . . 

Ostanaula Creek...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

South Mouse Creek.

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

Poplar Creek. ........

Creek.

Emory River. .........

Obed River. ..........

Emory River. .........

Big Sewee Creek. ..... 

Tennessee River. .....

Hiwassee River. ...... 

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

Conasauga Creek. ..... 

Hiwassee River. ...... 

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

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

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

Locality

downstream from Indian Creek and 

3-| miles south of Oliver Springs , 

Anderson County, Term. 

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

7 miles southwest of Oak Ridge, 

Roane County, Term.

miles southwest of Oak Ridge, 

Roane County, Term. 

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

800 ft upstream from mouth and 2 

miles northwest of Wart burg, Morgan County, Term.

bridge, 8j miles northeast of 

Crossville, Cumberland County, 

Term.

Just upstream from mouth, 5 miles 

north of Hebbertsburg, Cumberland 

County, Term.

4.3 miles north of Hebbertsburg, 

Morgan County, Term.

At Obed junction, just downstream 

from Daddys Creek and Just upstream from Ramsey Creek, 4.6 

miles north of Hebbertsburg, Morgan County, Term.

miles south of Petros, Morgan 

County, Term.

north of State Highway 61 and 5.2 

miles north of Harrlman, Roane 

County, Term. 

At bridge on State Highway 68, 150 

ft upstream from mouth and IC-g 

miles northwest of Decatur, Meigs 

County, Term. 

1,500 ft upstream from Apalaehia 

powerhouse, 2.3 miles west of 

MeFarland, Polk County, Term.

At mouth just downstream from 

Apalaehia powerhouse, west of 

MeFarland, Polk County, Term.

Tuggle Spring and 1.8 miles 

southeast of Etowah, McMinn 

County, Term. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 1.7 

miles southwest of Etowah, MeMinn 

County, Term. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 1.4 

miles southwest of Englewood, 

MeMinn County, Tenn.

No. 2, at Athens, McMinn County, 

Tenn.

Spring No. 1, at Athens, McMinn 

County, Tenn.

downstream from sewage beds and 

1.3 miles north of Cleveland, 

Bradley Cc'inty, Tenn.

of Niota, McMinn County, Tenn.

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.39

4.85

17.1 

12.9

21.3

.66

.62

.52

0 

4.18

.024

.007

.48

.12

4.75

1.20

11.2

.80

0

.001

700

39.8 

39.4

.14 

21.3

.62 

7.03 

6.54

7.39

5.06
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 273

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 23

Oct. 23

Oct. 22

AUK 31

23

Oct. 22

Oct. 22

Oct. 21

Stream

Depot Branch. .....

Henley Creek. .....

Dick Creek. .......

Wagner Creek. .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Lost Creek. ..........

Caldwell Creek. ......

Mud Creek. ...........

Boiling Fork Creek. . .

Locality

way bridge and 3f miles west of 

Athens, McMlnn County, Term.

Creek, 800 ft downstream from 

county highway bridge, 1 1/3 miles 

northwest of Sanford, McMlnn 

County, Term. 

60 ft downstream from county highway bridge and 2j miles east of 

Lamontville, McMinn County, Term. 

150 ft downstream from county highway bridge and 2.4 miles northeast of Lamontville, McMinn 

County, Term. 

J mile south of depot at Sewanee, 

Franklin County, Term. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 41, £

mile west of Monteagle, Orundy 

County, Term. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 1.2 

miles south of Mount View, Orundy 

County, Term.

Mount View and 1.8 miles south of 

Pelham, Grundy County, Term.

miles east of Alto, Franklin 

County, Term.

1.9 miles southeast of Alto, Franklin County, Term.

southeast of Alto, Franklin 

County, Term.

0.9 mile east of Alto, Franklin

County, Term.

west of Alto, Franklin County, 

Term.

east of Prairie Plains, Coffee 

County, Term.

mile north of Gum Creek and 3.3 

miles north of Oak Grove, Franklin County, Term.

mouth and 1.6 miles northeast of 

Capitol Hill, Franklin County, 

Term.

mouth, J mile southwest of Estill 

Springs, Franklin County, Term.

miles southwest of Estill Springs, 

Franklin County, Term.

miles northeast of Cowan, Franklin County, Term.

miles northeast of Cowan, Franklin County, Term.

Cowan, Franklin County, Term.

1.7 miles southwest of Cowan, 

Franklin County, Term.

3.6 miles southeast of Winchester, 

Franklin County, Term.

Winchester, Franklin County, 

Term.

At bridge on old State Highway 50, 

1.0 mile southwest of Dechard, 

Franklin County, Term.

miles west of Winchester, Franklin County, Term.

Discharge 

(cfs)

11.1

18.3

1.25

5.95

.056 

.022

.21 

.30

.27

.61

0

0

0

0

0

.054

0

0

0

.48

.33

.10

0

0

9.22

7.92

12.4

11.6

.17

0

0

.84

0

0

1.74

1.48

10.1

9.76

0 

0

0

0
274 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 21

Aug. 31

Oct. 22

Oct. 22

Aug. 31

Oct. 21

Aug. 31

Oct. 22 

21

Oct. 21

21

Oct. 22

Oct. 20

Oct. 20

Oct. 20

Aug. 30

Oct. 20

Oct. 20

21

Aug. 31

Oct. 21

Aug. 31

Jan. 16

22

Oct. 20

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Aug. 31

Oct. 21

Aug. 30

Oct. 21

Aug. 31

Stream

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

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

Mathias Branch....

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

Teal Hollow. ......

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

Creek.

Mulberry Creek. . . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Coldwater Creek. . .

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Elk River. ...........

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

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

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

Beans Creek. .........

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

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

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

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

Dukes Creek. .........

Elk River............

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

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

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

....do...............

Locality

miles north of Belvidere, Franklin County, Tenn.

Harmony, Franklin County, Tenn.

mile above mouth and 1.2 miles 

northwest of Harmony, Franklin 

County, Tenn.

south of Old Salem, Franklin 

County, Tenn.

At county highway bridge, 0.9 mile 

east of Huntland, Franklin County, 

Tenn.

miles west of Old Salem, and 2.6 

miles north of Huntland, Franklin 

County, Tenn.

Mill, Franklin County, Tenn.

0.7 mile upstream from mouth and 

1.1 miles north of Falls Mill, 

Franklin County, Tenn.

2.1 miles northeast of Shady 

Grove, Tenn.

land, -J mile upstream from mouth, 

4.1 miles east of Kelso, Lincoln 

County, Tenn.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 700 

ft upstream from mouth, at Kelso, 

Lincoln County, Tenn.

Kelso, Lincoln County, Tenn., 0.7 

mile upstream from mouth.

Mulberry, 2.7 miles upstream from 

mouth, 65 miles north of Kelso, 

Lincoln County, Tenn.

stream from mouth and 2.2 miles 

south of Mulberry, Lincoln County, 

Tenn.

wood Acres Lake, 1.0 mile above 

mouth, and 3-J miles southeast of 

Fayetteville, Lincoln County, 

Tenn.

ft upstream from mouth and 3.0 

miles southeast of Fayetteville, 

Lincoln County, Tenn.

miles downstream from Little 

Norrls Creek and 2 miles northeast of Fayettevllle, Lincoln 

County, Tenn.

Fayetteville, Lincoln County, 

Tenn., 1.6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

miles west of Fayettevllle, Lincoln County, Tenn.

mouth and 1.4 miles northeast of 

Molino, Lincoln County, Tenn.

stream from mouth and 3.7 miles 

west of Harms, Lincoln County, 

Tenn.

mouth at Coldwater, Lincoln 

County, Tenn.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

1.82

1.90

2.36

2.46

1.64

2.14

0 

1.22

1.94

3.00

1.02

.81

17.7

19.4

4.01

.72

1.08

.84

2.54

1.90

.28

.12

1.22

518

.20
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 275

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Aug. 30

Oct. 21

Aug. 30

Oct. 21

Oct. 14

Nov. 10

Dec. 10

Mar. 10

July 15

26

Sept. 9

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Aug. 30

Oct. 21

Jan. 16

22

Aug. 30

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

Sept. 2 2

Stream

Creek.

Creek.

Creek.

Shoal Creek. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

....do...............

....do...............

....do...............

....do...............

Tennessee River. .....

Locality

Dellrose, Lincoln County, Term.

County, Term, and 1.4 miles upstream from mouth.

0.9 mile southwest of Bryson, 

Giles County, Term.

Giles County, Term.

west of Riversburg, Qiles County, 

Tenn.

upstream from mouth and 1.0 mile 

south of Wales, Qiles County, 

Tenn.

upstream from mouth and 5 miles 

northwest of Pulaski, Qiles 

County, Tenn.

if miles southwest of Pulaski, 

Qiles County, Tenn.

miles southeast of Pulaski, Qiles 

County, Tenn.

mile upstream from mouth and 3^ 

miles southeast of Tarpley, Qiles 

County, Tenn.

State line, 0.8 mile upstream 

from mouth and 4.3 miles southwest of Elkton, Qiles County, 

Tenn.

Qiles County, Tenn.

miles west of Bethel, Qiles 

County, Tenn.

stone County, Ala. and 2j miles 

upstream from mouth.

miles upstream from mouth and 3f 

miles southwest of Elkmont, Limestone County, Ala.

of Minor Hill, Lawrence County, 

Tenn.

Branch and 2.7 miles south of 

Mount Rozell, Limestone County, 

Ala.

Bridge and 1.2 miles northwest of 

Pleasant Point, Limestone County, 

Ala.

0.1 mile upstream from county 

highway bridge at Confluence 

Church, Lauderdale County, Ala. 

At ford 1,100 ft downstream from 

Little Shoal Creek, above outlet 

from water-supply spring and 1.0 

mile west of Lawreneeburg, 

Lawrence County, Tenn.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.066

.58

.045

11.9

.30

.38

3.82

.82

11.1

.35

1 250

2 37

20.8

b Estimated.
276 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 26 

(c)

( = ) 

Oct. 26

Sept. 20

20

20

Nov. 9

Dec. 8

Oct. 22

22

Sept. 20

20

Oct. 22 

22

22

22

23

23

Aug. 31

Oct. 23

Aug. 31

Oct. 23

23

Sept. 1

Oct. 23

Sept. 10

Oct. 23 

Aug. 25

Sept. 15

28

Oct. 23

Aug. 31

Oct. 23

Aug. 31

Stream

Bear Creek. ........ 

Cripple Deer Creek.

Yellow Creek....... 

....do.............

Little White Oak

Creek.

....do.............

Mlllpond Branch. . . .

Lick Creek. ........

Boiling Springs

Branch. 

....do.............

....do.............

Wolf Creek. ........ 

....do. ............

....do.............

Little Duck River. . 

....do........... ..

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Crumpton Creek. ....

....do............ .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Tennessee River. .....

Tennessee River. .....

Plat Creek. ..........

Tennessee River. .....

....do...............

Little Duck River. . . . 

....do...............

....do...............

Duck River. ..........

....do...............

....do...............

Locality

Lat 34°38', long 88 0 09', in SE£ 

sec. 20, T. 5 S., R. 11 E. , at 

bridge on county road, 4 miles 

east of Tishomingo, Miss. 

Lat 34 °42' /-long 88°18' , SW£ sec.

26, T. 4 S., R. 10 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, Tishomingo County, at 

bridge on Highway 25, 4J miles 

north of Tishomingo, Miss.

Lat 34°51', long 88°21', NWj sec. 

3, T. 3 S., R. 9 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, Tishomingo County, at 

bridge ^ mile upstream from 

Southern Ry. and 1.5 miles 

northwest of Burnsvllle, on 

Highway 72, Miss.

12, T. 3 S., R. 9 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, Tishomingo County, at 

bridge i mile upstream from 

Southern Ry. and J mile southeast from Burnsville on Highway 

72, Miss.

Just east of Enville, Chester 

County, Tenn.

miles west of Saltillo, Hardin 

County, Tenn.

miles west of Saltillo, Hardin 

County, Tenn.

Pope, Perry County, Tenn.

bridge and 1.8 miles southeast 

of Pope, Perry County, Tenn.

County, Tenn.

0.9 mile north of Scotts Hill, 

Henderson County, Tenn.

0.95 mile north of Scotts Hill, 

Henderson County, Tenn. 

200 ft downstream from county 

bridge, Just downstream from 

North Pork and 3.7 miles south 

of Pine View, Perry County, Tenn.

Pine View, Perry County, Tenn.

upstream from mouth and 10 miles 

west of Lobelville, Perry County, 

Tenn.

mouth, 9 miles northwest of 

Lobelville, Perry County, Tenn.

Coffee County, Tenn.

Coffee County, Tenn.

miles northeast of Predonla, 

Coffee County, Tenn.

0.2 mile south of Predonla, 

Coffee County, Tenn. 

1.2 miles upstream from mouth and 

1.4 miles east of Manchester, 

Coffee County, Tenn.

miles southeast of Manchester, 

Coffee County, Tenn.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 

northwest of Manchester, Coffee 

County, Tenn.

Coffee County, Tenn. and 1.3 

miles upstream from mouth.

and 0.1 mile north of Rutledge 

Palls, Coffee County, Tenn.

Discharge 

(cfs)

31.7 

.99

6.52 

1.40

0

0

.04

2.46

.49

5.93

5 09

1 91
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 277

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 26 

Aug. 30

Oct. 23

27

27

Oct. 26 

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Oct. 26

Aug. 24

26

26

Aug. 30

Oct. 26

Aug. 30

Oct. 26 

26

Oct. 26 

Aug. 30

Oct. 22

22

22

22 

22

22

22

20

Stream

Shipman Creek. .....

Garrison Pork. .....

... .do......... ....

....do.............

Creek.

Pall Creek. ........

Alexander Creek. . . .

....do.............

North Pork Creek. . . 

....do.............

Rich Creek. ........

Sanders Creek. .....

Dry Branch. ........

Big Rock Creek. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Duck River. ..........

Duck River. ..........

North Pork Creek. ....

Duck River. ..........

Big Rock Creek. ......

Duck River. ..........

Locality

At county bridge at Roseville, 0.8 

mile upstream from mouth and 2.5 

miles west of Normandy, Bedford 

County, Tenn.

Beech drove, Coffee County, 

Tenn.

1.0 mile east of Palrfield, 

Bedford County, Tenn.

0.5 mile southwest of Wartrace, 

Bedford County, Tenn. and 1.2 

miles above mouth.

At county highway bridge, 0.6 mile 

upstream from mouth and 1.4 

miles west of Haley, Bedford 

County, Tenn.

miles upstream from mouth, 1.8 

miles west of Roseville and 3.0 

miles west of Normandy, Bedford 

County, Tenn.

stream from mouth and 1.2 miles 

southwest of Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tenn.

upstream from mouth and 3.8 

miles northeast of Bedford, 

Bedford County, Tenn.

stream from mouth and 1.1 miles 

northwest of Elbethel, Bedford 

County, Tenn.

upstream from Hurricane Creek 

and 5 mile north of Elbethel, 

Bedford County, Tenn.

ford County, Tenn.

upstream from mouth and 3.0 

miles northwest of Elbethel, 

Bedford County, Tenn.

upstream from mouth and 1.2 

miles southwest of Halls Kill, 

Bedford County, Tenn.

At county highway bridge 0.7 mile 

upstream from mouth and 3.3 

miles southeast of Unionville, 

Bedford County, Tenn.

1.2 miles north of Poplins 

Crossroads, Bedford County, 

Tenn.

1.0 mile northwest of Poplins 

Crosaroads, Bedford County, 

Tenn.

upstream from mouth and 2.2 

miles northeast of Wilhoite 

Mills, Marshall County, Tenn.

Marshall County , Tenn . , and 1 . 3 

miles upstream from mouth.

1.4 miles southwest of Wilhoite 

Mills, Marshall County, Tenn. 

At bridge on State Highways 11 and 

31A, 2.8 miles southwest of 

Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tenn.

mouth and 1.3 miles southeast of 

Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tenn.

0.9 mile upstream from mouth and 

2.2 miles northeast of Lewisburg, 

Marshall County, Tenn.

miles northeast of Lewisburg, 

Marshall County, Tenn. 

At Double Bridges, 1.5 miles south 

of Oslin and 1.8 miles south of 

Verona, Marshall County, Tenn.

Discharge 

(ofs)

3.41

.61

5.25

.007

.027

4.42 

E.78

1.92

1.17

.40

0

0

0

0

0

0

.60
278 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954--Contlnued

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 22 

22

22

Oct. 22 

Aug. 24

20

Nov. 4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4 

Oct. 20

Nov. 4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4 

4 

4

4

4

4

Sept. 2

2

Oct. 20 

Aug. 30

Oct. 20 

Aug. 30

Oct. 21 

Aug. 31

Stream

Mud Creek. ......... 

East Rook Creek. . . .

Belfast Creek. ..... 

East Rook Creek. . . .

Duck River. ........

do

....do.............

....do.............

Flat Creek. ........ 

. ...do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

. ...do........'.....

Derryberry Branch. . 

Duok River. ........

do

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Cedar Creek. ....... 

.... do .............

Dry Creek. ......... 

.... do .............

Fountain Creek. .... 

....do.............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

East Rock Creek. .... 

Big Rook Creek. .....

East Rock Creek. .... 

Big Rock Creek. .....

Tennessee River. ....

Duok River. .........

Duok River. ......... 

Tennessee River. ....

Duok River ..........

Cedar Creek. ........

Duck River. .........

Locality

south of Oslin and 1.8 miles 

south of Verona, Marshall 

County, Term. 

At county highway bridge, J mile 

upstream from mouth and 1.8 miles 

southeast of Farmington, Marshall 

County, Term. 

0.3 mile upstream from Belfast 

Creek and ^ mile southwest of 

Farmington, Marshall County, Term.

mile downstream from Belfast 

Creek and 0.2 mile west of Farmington, Marshall County, Term.

1.2 miles upstream from mouth and 

1.3 miles south of Farmington, 

Marshall County, Term. 

At bridge on State Highway 64, at 

Farmington, Marshall County, Term.

Marshall County, Term.

mile west of Caney Spring, Marshall County, Term.

At State Highway 106, at river mile 

172.1, Marshall County, Term.

mile 171.5, Maury County, Term.

mile 170.6, Maury County, Term.

mile 169.1, Maury County, Term.

mile 168.8, Maury County, Term.

mile 167.6, Maury County, Term.

mile 167.2, Maury County, Term. 

At bridge on State Highway 106, at 

Rally Hill, Maury County, Term.

mile upstream from mouth and 1.7 

miles west of Pottsvllle, Maury 

County, Term.

Pottsvllle, Maury County, Term.

mile 166.5, Maury County, Term.

mile 166.1, Maury County, Term.

164.6, Maury County, Term.

163.4, Maury County, Term.

162.8, Maury County, Term.

162.3, Maury County, Term. 

At mouth, 4.4 miles southwest of 

Pottsville, Maury County, Term. 

Above Sowell Ford, at river mile 

161.1, Maury County, Term.

160.1, Maury County, Term.

Maury County, Term., at river mile 

159.4.

Term. , at river mile 156.1. 

1.7 miles upstream from mouth and 

E.4 miles northwest of Berlin, 

Maury County, Term.

0.7 mile upstream from mouth and 2.4 

miles northwest of Berlin, Maury 

County, Term.

At bridge on State Highway 50A, 1.6 

miles southeast of Culleoka, Maury 

County, Term, and 1.8 miles above 

confluence with dlobe Creek.

Discharge 

(ofs)

0.74

0 

0

1,160

0 

0

0

81.5

81.4

77.6

0

80.0

0 

74.8

72 8

0

0

1.14

 17
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 279

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 21 

Aug. 31

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Aug. 31

Oct. 21

Aug. 31

Oct. 21

Sept. 2

Oct. 20

21

21

Nov. 3

Oct. 21

21

21

21

Dec. 2

Oct. 21

21 

21

21

20

20 

20

Stream

Mooresvllle Creek. .

Sheepneck Creek. . . .

Qlobe Creek. .......

Fountain Creek. ....

....do.............

Qreenllck Creek....

Poplar Creek. ......

Big Blgby Creek. . . .

Hassell Creek.. .... 

Lick Creek. ........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Qlobe Creek. ........

....do..............

Bear Creek. .........

Fountain Creek. .....

Duck River. .........

....do....... .......

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

Duck River. .........

Lick Creek. ......... 

Duck River. .........

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 50A, at 

Mooresville, Marshall County, 

Term. , ly miles upstream from 

mouth .

1.1 miles upstream from mouth 

and 1.3 miles northwest of 

Mooresvllle at Marshall, Maury 

County line, Term..

At bridge on State Highway 50A, 50 

ft upstream from mouth and 2.1 

miles northwest of Mooresvllle, 

Maury County, Term.

400 ft downstream from mouth of 

Bear Creek and 2.3 miles northwest of Mooresville, Maury 

County, Term.

Heights, Maury County, Term.

northeast of Fountain Heights, 

Maury County, Term., and 1.3 

miles upstream from mouth.

0.3 mile upstream from mouth, 1.3 

miles north of Fountain Heights, 

and 2.0 miles northeast of Qlendale, Maury County, Term.

miles southeast of Columbia, 

Maury County, Term.

way bridge, 0.6 mile upstream 

from mouth, and 1.0 mile northeast of Columbia, Maury County, 

Term.

State Highways 50 and 99, and ij 

miles west of Columbia, Maury 

County, Term.

way bridge at Timmons (Athendale) 

and 4j miles northwest of Columbia, Maury County, Tenn.

highway bridge and 4-j miles 

northwest of Columbia, Maury 

County, Term.

bridge upstream from mouth and 

2 miles east of Wllllamsport, 

Maury County, Tenn.

upstream from mouth and 1 mile 

east of Williamsport, Maury 

County, Tenn.

mouth, % mile south of Williamsport, Maury County, Term.

bridge, 100 ft above mouth, and 

3 miles southwest of Mount 

Pleasant, Maury County, Term.

miles northeast of Mount Pleaaand, Maury County, Term. 

At former gaging station, 200 ft 

downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 99, at Cross Bridges, 

Maury County, Tenn.

county bridge, lj miles above 

mouth, and 4£ miles southwest 

of Wllllamsport, Maury County, 

Tenn.

State Highway 50 at Shady Qrove 

(Duck River Post Office), Hickman County, Term.

miles southeast of Wrlgley, 

Hickman County, Term. 

At bridge, J mile upstream from 

mouth and 2j miles northeast of 

Llttlelot, Hickman County, 

Term. 

400 ft upstream from Bratton Ford 

bridge and i mile northeast of 

Llttlelot, Hickman County, Tenn.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0

0

0

.03

.06

0

0

1.02

0

2 76

5.95 

5 22

4.70 

34.0

b Estimated.
280 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 21 

21

21

21

21

20

20

Oct. 21 

21

21

21

22

22 

22

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

Feb. 19

Mar. 16

Apr. 8

May 25

Oct. 13

Nov. 11

Stream

Dry Creek. .........

Big Spring Creek. . .

Beaverdam Creek. . . .

Branch .

Little Hurricane 

Creek.

Hurricane Creek. . . . 

Saw Branch .........

River.

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do........... ..

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Duck River. .........

....do..............

Piney River. ........

Duck River. .........

Hurricane Creek. .... 

Duck River. ......... 

Buffalo River. ......

....do..............

Locality

At first bridge upstream from mouth, 

l| miles northeast of Oraytovm and 

4f miles east of Centerville, 

Hickman County, Term.

miles east of Qordonsburg, Lewis 

County, Tenn.

State Highway 50, 3£ miles southeast of Centerville, Hickman 

County, Tenn.

2^ miles east of Centerville, 

Hickman County, Tenn.

Highways 48 and 100, 1 mile northeast of Centerville, Hickman 

County, Tenn.

Armory, J mile south of Centerville, Hickman County, Tenn.

mile south of Dickson County line, 

4.9 miles north of Pinewood, Hickman County, Tenn. 

4 mile upstream from mouth and l£ 

miles north of Pinewood, Hickman 

County, Tenn.

Pork Mill Creek and ij miles 

southwest of Wrigley, Hickman 

County, Tenn. 

At bridge on State Highway 50, at 

Coble, Hickman County, Tenn.

northwest of Coble, Hickman 

County, Tenn.

bridge, 1 mile northwest of Only, 

Hickman County, Tenn.

way bridge at Bucksnort and lj 

miles north of Only, Hickman 

County, Tenn.

mouth and 4 miles southeast of 

Hurricane Mills, Humphreys County, 

Tenn. 

150 ft downstream from county bridge 

and 5 miles south of McBwen, 

Humphreys County, Tenn. 

1,000 ft upstream from mouth and 2 

miles west of Hurricane Mills, 

Humphreys County, Tenn. 

£ mile upstream from county highway 

bridge at Barnesville and 5 miles 

west of Summertown, Lawrence 

County, Tenn.

miles south of Hohenwald, Lewis 

County, Tenn.

mouth, 7 miles south of Hohenwald, 

Lewis County, Tenn.

mile upstream from mouth and 7j 

miles southwest of Hohenwald, 

Lewis County, Tenn.

at Howard, 7 miles southwest of 

Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tenn.

miles southwest of Hohenwald, 

Lewis County, Tenn.

way bridge, J mile upstream from 

mouth, 1 mile west of Ashland, 

and 85 miles northeast of Waynesboro, Wayne County, Tenn.

east of plat Woods, Perry County, 

Tenn.

from mouth and 3$ miles southeast 

of Plat Woods, Perry County, 

Tenn.

Spring, 4 miles northeast of Plat 

Woods, Perry County, Tenn.

....do.............................

....do.............................

Discharge 

(cfs)

4.60 

4.18

1.69

1.03

3.81

13.4

9.10

43.9 

4.17

3.56

9.23

3.80 

18.0 

4.33

8.95

23.8

6.75

a Furnished by Corps of Engineers.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 281

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued

Date

Feb. 19

Feb. 1

Oct. 13

19

22

22

21

21

Oct. 21 

22

July 19 

Sept. 1

Oct. 22

22

22

Sept. 20

Stream

Inman Hollow Branch

Hurricane Creek. . . .

Cane Creek. ........ 

Blue Creek. ........

Cypress Creek. .....

Hunting Creek. .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

....do.... ..........

Hurricane Creek. ....

Buffalo River. ......

Buffalo River. ...... 

Duck River. .........

Tennessee River. ....

Big Sandy River. ....

Locality

Spring, 4 miles northeast of Flat 

Woods, Perry County, Term.

mouth, Z\ miles north of Flat 

Woods, Perry County, Term.

mouth, 6 miles south of Linden, 

Perry County, Tenn.

County, Tenn. 

At Hurricane Creek Church, 6 miles

southeast of Linden, Perry 

County, Tenn.

25 ft downstream from bridge , 200 

ft upstream from mouth, and 6 

miles southeast of Linden, Perry 

County, Tenn.

j mile downstream from Boiling 

Spring and 5.2 miles southeast of 

Linden, Perry County, Tenn.

upstream from mouth and 3$ miles 

southeast of Linden, Perry 

County, Tenn.

State Highway 100 and 1 mile east 

of Linden, Perry County, Tenn.

j mile northeast of Linden, Perry 

County, Tenn.

State Highway 100, 2J miles 

northeast of Linden, Perry 

County, Tenn.

above mouth, 4J miles northeast 

of Linden, Perry County, Tenn.

Spring, 0.9 mile east of Pleasantville, Hickman County, Term. 

100 ft upstream from county bridge, 

1 1/3 miles east of Beardstown, 

Perry County, Tenn. 

At county bridge, 1 1/3 miles upstream from mouth, 4 miles southwest of Waver ly, Humphreys 

County, Tenn. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1| 

miles southeast of Camden, Benton 

Count/. Tenn.

way 70, 0.3 mile east of Waverly, 

Humphreys County, Tenn.

bridge, just downstream from Wolf 

Creek and 5£ miles north of 

Waverly, Humphreys County, Tenn.

State Highway 13 and 9| miles 

north of Waverly, Humphreys 

County, Tenn. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 2.1 

miles east of Bruceton, Carroll 

County, Tenn.

Discharge 

(cfs)

8.00

40.4

13.3

11.9

10.4

8.51

0

0

0

0

0

.30

0

0

0

.58 

bl.50

0

b'.lO

0

19.0

20.5

39.5

66.0

27.4

23.7

22.5

5.58

1.88

0

3.31

4.16

35.7 

14.3

0 

0

.73

7.35

0

b Estimated. 

3&<)022 0-56-19
282 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

indirect methods at points other than regular gaging stations in the area covered by this 

report.

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

April* 

July 22-23

Stream

Cove Creek. ......

Tributary to 

North Pork Holston. 

River.

Locality '

At bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 

Ij miles northwest of 

Shelleys, Scott County, Va., and 

10 miles northwest of 

Bristol. 

Lat 35°50'40", long 82 "44 '30",

at bridge on secondary road 

0.8 mile upstream from 

mouth, 5 miles northwest of 

Marshall, N.C., and 0.7mile southwest of Walnut Post Office, 

Madison County.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

7.99

Discharge 

(cfs)

604 

1,190

Date of high water is uncertain.
INDEX

Page

Abrams Creek, Term., discharge measurement of....................... 270

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... 7-8

Acre-foot, definition of............... 2

Adams, Term., Red River near........... 55,56

Agencies other than the Geological

Survey, records collected by..... 11-12

Alexander, N. C., Sandymush Creek near. 85

Alexander Creek, Term., discharge

measurement of...................

Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C.......

Aliens Creek, Term., discharge measurement of..........................

Alpine, Tenn., Obey River near.........

Altapass, N. C., North Toe River at....

Anderson Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of.......................

Antioch, Term., Mill Creek near

277

95

280

33

100

275 

51 

Apalachia Lake", N. C., contents of... .248 ,252

Arthur, Term., Powell River near......177-178

Asheville, N. C., French Broad River

at...............................13, 84

Baker Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 270

Ballplay Creek, Term., discharge measurement of....................... 270

Barbourville. Ky., Cumberland River at. 19-20

Barren Pork (tributary to Collins River),

Tenn., discharge measurements of. 265 

near Trousdale, Term................. 39

Barren Fork (tributary to Locust Fork),

discharge measurement of......... 279

Barren Hollow Branch, Term., discharge

measurement of................... 280

Bartons Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 265

Bat Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 270

Beans Creek (tributary to Elk River in 

Coffee County), Term., discharge 

measurements of.................. 273

Beans Creek (tributary to Elk River in 

Franklin County), Tenn., discharge measurements of........... 274

Bear Creek (tributary to Globe Creek), 

Term., discharge measurements 

of............................... 279

Bear Creek (tributary to Poplar Creek, 

East Fork), Term., discharge 

measurements of.................. 272

Bear Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River) at Bishop, Ala............ 228

discharge measurements of............ 276

Bear Creek Lake, N. C., capacity of.... 250

Beaver Creek (tributary to Clinch

River), Tenn., discharge measurements of...................... 271

Beaver Creek (tributary to Cumberland 

River), Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 264

Beaver Creek (tributary to South Fork 

Holston River), Tenn., discharge 

measurements of.................. 267

near Wallace, Va..................... 118

Beaverdam Creek (tributary to Duck

River), Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 280

Beaverdam Creek (tributary to Laurel

Creek), at Damascus, Va.......... 113

discharge measurements of............ 267

Beck Creek, Tenn,, discharge measurement of.......................... 267

Beech Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 266

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C..... 82

Belfast Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 278

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Belleview, Term., Harpeth River at.... 53

Bent Creek, N. C., French Broad River

at.............................. 78

Benton, Ky., East Fork darks River

near............................ 244

Big Blgby Creek, at Sandy Hook, Term... 234 

discharge measurement of............ 279

near Mount Pleasant, Tenn........... 235

Big Creek (tributary to Clinch River),

Tenn., discharge measurement of. 271

Big Creek (tributary to Elk River)

Ala., discharge measurement of.. 275

Big Creek (tributary to Holston River),

Tenn., discharge measurement of. 268

Big Creek (tributary to Richland

Creek), Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 275

Big Hickory Creek, Term., discharge

measurement of.................. 265

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse, N. C. 88

Big Marrowbone Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of.................. 266

Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City,

Va.............................. 131

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala..... 225

Big Richland Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of.................. 281

Big Rock Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of................. 277-278

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Tenn..... 241

Big Spring Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of.................. 280

Big Stone Gap, Va., Powell River at... 175

Billows, Ky., Rockcastle River at..... 25

Biltmore, N. C., Swannanoa River at... 83

Bingham Creek, Term., discharge measurement of...................... 276

Birdtown, N. C., Oconaluftee River at. 155

Bishop, Ala., Bear Creek at........... 228

Black Mountain, N. C., North Fork

Swannanoa River near............ 80-81

Blairsville, Ga., Nottely River near.. 195

Blantyre, N. C. French Broad River at. 72

Blue Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of......................... 281

Blue Grass Sink, Term., discharge

measurement of.................. 269

Blue Ridge, Ga., Toccoa River near.... 200

Blue Ridge Lake, Ga., contents of.... .248,252

Boiling Fork Creek, Term., discharge

measurement of.................. 273

Boiling Springs Branch, Tenn., discharge measurement of........... 276

Boone Lake, Term., contents of.......245,251

Boylston Creek near Horseshoe, N. C... 73

Bradlev Cre^k near Prairie Plains,

Tenn............................ 220

Bradshaw Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 275

Brevard, N. C., Catheys Creek near.... 67 

Davidson River near................. 68-69

Brewer Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 276

Browns Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 266

Bruceton, Tenn., Big Sandy River at... 241

Brush Creek (tributary to Buffalo

River), Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 281

Brush Creek (tributary to French Broad 

River), N. C., discharge measurement of...................... 282

Brushy Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 271

Bryson City, N. C., Noland Creek near. 159 

Tuckasegee River at................156-158

Buchanana Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 275

Buck Creek near Shopville, Ky......... 26

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Buffalo Creek (tributary to Hinds

Creek), Term., discharge measurements of...................... 271

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Watauga

River), Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 267

Buffalo River, near Flat Woods,

Term............................. 239

near Lobelville, Term................ 240

Bullrun Creek, Term., discharge measurements of...................... 271

Burnett Lake, N. C., capacity of....... 250

Byrdstown, Term., Wolf River near...... 34

Cadiz, Ky., Little River near.......... 59

Calderwood, Term., Little Tennessee

River at......................... 161

Calderwood Lake, Term., capacity of.... 250

Caldwell Creek, Term., discharge measurements of...................... 273

Calfkiller River below Sparta, Term.... 38

Calvert, N. C., French Broad River at.. 66 

Candler, N. C., Hominy Creek at........ 79

Cane Creek (tributary to Buffalo River),

Term., discharge measurement of.. 281 

Cane Creek (tributary to Conasauga 

Creek), Term., discharge measurement of....................... 272

Cane Creek (tributary to Elk River),

Term., discharge measurements of 274 

Cane Creek (tributary to French Broad

River) at Fletcher, N. C......... 77

Cane River near Sioux, N. C............ 101

Caney Creek, Term., discharge measurements of......................... 278

Caney Fork, below Center Hill Dam, near

Lancaster, Term.................. 43

near Rock Island, Term............... 41

Caney Hollow Creek, Term., discharge

measurements of.................. 274

Canton, N. C., East Fork Pigeon River

near............................. 93

Pigeon River at...................... 94

Carters Creek, Term., Rutherford Creek

near............................. 233

Carthage, Term., Cumberland River at... 44 

Cartwright Creek, Term., discharge

measurement of................... 266

Catheys Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Term., discharge measurement of.. 279 

Catheys Creek (tributary to French

Broad River) near Brevard, N. C.. 67 

Cedar Cliff Lake, N. C., capacity of... 250 

Cedar Creek (tributary to Cumberland 

River), Term., discharge measurement of....................... 265

Cedar Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Term., discharge measurement of.. 278 

Celina, Term., Cumberland River at..... 36

Center Hill Reservoir, Term., contents

of............................... 63,64

Centerville, Term., Duck River at...... 236

Cfs-day, definition of................. 2

Charleston, Term., Hiwassee River

above............................ 207

Chase, Ala., Flint River near.......... 215

Chattanooga, Term., Tennessee River at. 210 

Tennessee River near................. 212

Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga.. 211 

Chatuga Lake, N. C., contents of......247,252

Cheoah Lake, N. C., capacity of........ 250

Cherokee Lake, Term., contents of.245-246,251 

Chesturee Creek, Term., discharge measurement of....................... 272

Chickamauga, Term., South Chickamauga

Creek near....................... 209

Chickamauga Lake, Term., contents of

of..........................248-249,252

Chicken Creek, Term., discharge measurements of...................... 275

Childer Creek, Term., discharge measurement of....................... 273

Chilhowie, Va., South Fork Holston

River near....................... 112

Citico Creek, Term., discharge measurements of...................... 270

Clarks River, East Fork, at Murray, Ky.. 243 

near Benton, Ky...................... 244

Clear Creek near Hendersonville, N. C.. 75 

Clear Fork Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of....................... 264

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Clear Fork River near Robbins, Term... 28 

leveland, Va., Clinch River at....... 169

Clinch River, above Tazewell, Term.... 174

at Cleveland, Va.................... 169

at Richlands, Va.................... 168

at Speers Ferry, Va................. 172

below Norris Dam, Term.............179-180

near Scarboro, Term.

North Fork, at Duffield, Va..........

Clover Fork, Ky., discharge measurements of........................

Coal Creek, Term., discharge measurements of.

181

173

264

271 

Coeburn, Va., Guest River at.......... 170

Coldwater Creek, Term., discharge

measurements of................. 274

Collins Creek, Term., discharge measurements of..................... 277

Collins River near McMinnville, Term. 40 

Columbia, Term., Duck River at........ 232

Conasauga Creek, Term., discharge

measurement of.................. 272

Conner Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 271

Contents, definition of............... 3

Control, definition of................ 3

Cookeville, Tenn., Falling Water River

near............................ 42

Coon Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of......................... 281

Cooperation, record of................ 1

Copper Creek near Gate City, Va....... 171

Copperhill, Term., Davis Mill Creek

at.............................. 203

Ocoee River at...................... 201

Corbin, Ky., Laurel River at.......... 23

Courtland, Ala., Big Nance Creek at... 225 

Cove Creek, N. C., Jonathan Creek

near............................ 96

Cove Creek, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 282

Crab Creek near Penrose, N. C......... 71

irab Orchard, Term., Daddys Creek near 185 

iripple Deer Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 276

Crooked Creek (tributary to Little

River), Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 269

Crooked Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River), Term., discharge measurement of......................... 276

rooked Fork Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of.................. 272

Crumpton Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of................. 276

ubic feet per second per square

mile, definition of............. 2

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 2

Cullasaja River, at Cullasaja, N. C... 148

at Highlands, N. C.................. 147

Cumberland, Ky., Poor Fork at......... 14-15

Cumberland Falls, Ky., Cumberland

River at........................ 22

Cumberland River, at Barbourville, Ky. 19-20 

at Carthage, Tenn................... 44

at Celina, Term..................... 36

at Cumberland Falls, Ky............. 22

at Dover, Term...................... 57

at Nashville, Term.................. 52

at Smithland, Ky.................... 60-62

at Williamsburg, Ky................. ' 21

Big South Pork, discharge measurement of......................... 264

discharge measurements of..........265,266

Little South Fork, discharge measurement of......................... 264

near Harlan, Ky..................... 16

near Pineville, Ky.................. 18

near Rowena, Ky..................... 31

South Fork, at Nevelsville, Ky...... 262

near Stearns, Ky.................. 29

Cumberland River basin, Ky.-Tenn.,

discharge measurements in......264-266

gaging-station records in........... 14-62

reservoirs in....................... 63-64

Cypress Creek (tributary to Tennessee 

River, in Benton County), Term., 

discharge measurements of....... 281

Cypress Creek (tributary to Tennessee 

River in Perry County), Term., 

discharge measurement of........ 276
INDEX 285

Daddys Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 272

near Crab Orchard, Tenn.............. 185

Dale Hollow Dam, Tenn., Obey River

below............................ 35

Dale Hollow Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of...............................63, 64

Damascus, Va., Beaverdam Creek at...... 113

Data, accuracy of...................... 7-8

explanation of....................... 3-7.

Davidson River near Brevard, N. C...... 68-69

Davis Mill Creek at Copperhill, Tenn... 203 

Davy Crockett Lake, Tenn., capacity

of............................... 250

Dayton, Tenn., Richland Creek near..... 189

Decatur, Tenn., Seweee Creek near...... 188

Defeated Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 280

Denton Spring Branch, Term., discharge

measurement of................... 269

Depot Branch, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 273

Derryberry Branch, Tenn., discharge

measurement of................... 278

Dial, Ga., Tocco'a River near........... 199

Dick Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 273

Dillsboro, N. C., Tuckasegee River at.. 154 

Discontinued stations, revisions of

records for.....................261-263

Doe Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 267

Doe River at Elizabethton, Tenn........ 125

Donelson, Term., Stones River above.... 50

Douglas Dam, Term., French Broad River

below............................ 109

Douglas Lake, Tenn., contents of......245,251

Dover, Tenn., Cumberland River at...... 57

Drainage area, definition of........... 3

Dry Branch, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 277

Dry Creek (tributary to Big Bigby

Creek), Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 279

Dry Creek (tributary to Boiling Fork 

Creek), Tenn., discharge measurements of...................... 273

Dry Creek (tributary to Cedar Creek),

Tenn., discharge measurement of.. 278 

Dry Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Term., discharge measurement of.. 280 

Dry Creek (tributary to Smith Fork),

Term., discharge measurements of, 265 

Duck River, above Hurricane Mills,

Tenn.............................13,238

at Centerville, Tenn................. 236

at Columbia, Tenn.................... 232

below Manchester, Tenn............... 230

discharge measurements of...........276,278

Emf, Tenn., Ocoee River at............ 205

Emory River, at Oakdale, Tenn......... 186

near Wartburg, Tenn................. 184

Estill Springs, Tenn., Elk River at... 221

Factory Branch, Tenn., discharge

measurement of.................. 274

Falkville, Ala., Flint Creek near..... 217

Fall Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Tenn., discharge measurements of 277

Fall Creek (tributary to Stones River),

Tenn., discharge measurement of. 265

Falling Water River near Cookeville,

Tenn............................ 42

Fayetteville, Tenn., Elk River above.. 222

Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga. 202

First Creek, at Fifth Avenue, at

Knoxville, Tenn................. 143

at Mineral Springs Avenue, at

Knoxville , Tenn................. 142

discharge measurement of............ 268

Fishing Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of......................... 264

Flat Creek (tributary to Beech River),

Term., discharge measurement of. 276

Flat Creek (tributary to Duck River 

in Bedford County), Term., discharge measurements of.......... 277

Flat Creek (tributary to Duck River 

in Maury County), Tenn., discharge measurements of.......... 278

Flat Woods, Tenn., Buffalo River near. 239

Flats Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of......................... 276

Fletcher, N. C., Cane Creek at........ 77

Flint Creek, near Falkville, Ala...... 217

West Fork, near Oakville, Ala....... 218

near Shelbyville, Tenn.

Ducktown, Tenn., North Potato Creek

near.............................

Duffield, Va., North Fork Clinch River 

at...............................

Dukes Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of.........................

Dunlap Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................

East Rock Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of..................

Eaton Branch, Tenn., discharge measurement of..........................

Ebenezer Branch, Tenn., discharge

measurements of..................

Eddy Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of..........................

Elizabethton, Tenn., Doe River at......

Watauga River at....................126-

Elk Park, N. C., Elk River near........

Elk River (tributary to Tennessee

River), above Fayetteville, Tenn. 

at Estill Springs, Tenn..............

near Pelham, Tenn....................

near Prospect, Tenn..................

Elk River (tributary to Watauga River), 

near Elk Park, N. C..............

Ellejoy Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................

Embreeville, Term., Nolichucky River

at..............................104-

231

204

173

274

279

278

276

269

266

125

127

121

222

221

219

224

121

269

105

Flint River near Chase, Ala. 

Flintstone, Ga., Chattanooga Creek

near............................

Floods, reports on....................

Florence, Ala., Tennessee River at... 

Fontana Dam, N. C., Little Tennessee

River at.

215

211

11

227

160

Fontana Lake, N. C., contents of.....246,251

Ford Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of......................... 275

Fork Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of........................ 270

Fort Loudoun Lake, Tenn., contents

of.............................246,251

Fort Patrick Henry Lake, Tenn., contents of.......................245,251

Forty-eight Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of.................. 280

Fountain Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of....................278,279

Fourth Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 269

French Broad River, at AshevOle, N. C.13, 84

at Bent Creek, N. C. 

at Blantyre, N. C. 

at Calvert, N. C.. 

at Marshall, N. C. 

at Rosman, N. C.

78 

72 

66 

87 

65 

below Douglas Dam, Tenn............. 109

near Knoxville, Tenn................ Ill

near Newport, Tenn.................. 89-90

Garrison Fork, Tenn., discharge measurements of.....................

Gate City, Va., Big Moccasin Creek

near............................

Copper Creek near...................

North Fork Holston River near.......

Quillen Spring near.................

Glen Alice, Tenn., White Creek near...

Globe Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of........................

Great Falls Lake, Term., contents

of..............................

Green River, Tenn., discharge measurement of.........................

Greenlick Creek, Term., discharge

measurement of..................

Grinders Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of......................

Groseclose, Va., Middle Fork Holston 

River at........................

Guest River at Coeburn, Va............

277

131

171

132

171

187

279

63,64

280

279

280

115

170
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Gum Creek, Term., discharge measurement of....................... 273

Guntersville Lake, Ala., contents of, .249,25!;

Hales Bark Lake, Term., contents of...249,£52 

Haley Creek, Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 280

Harlan, Ky., Cumberland River near..... 16

Harpeth River, at Belleview, Term...... 53

near Kingston Spring, Tenn........... 54

Hassell Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 279

Hayesvllle, N. C., Hiwassee River near. 192 

Shooting Creek near.................. 191

Hazelwood, N. C., Alien Creek near..... 95

West Pork Pigeon River near.......... 91

Helton Creek, Term., discharge measurement of....................... 265

Hendersonville, N. C., Clear Creek

near............................. 75

Henley Creek, Term., discharge measurements of...................... 273

Hepco, N. C., Pigeon River near........ 97

Hesse Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 269

Hessey Branch, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 269

Hickman Creek, Term., discharge measurements of...................... 265

Hickory Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 271

Highlands, N. C. Cullasaja River at.... 147

Hilham, Term., Roaring River near...... 37

Hinds Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 27i

Hines Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 270

Hiwassee Lake, N. C., contents of.247-248,252 

Hiwassee River, above Charleston,

Tenn............................. 207

above Murphy, N. C................... 193

at Presley, Ga....................... 190

below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville,

N. C............................. 192

discharge measurements of............ 272

near McFarland, Tenn................. 198

Holston River, at Surgoinsville, Tenn.. 133 

Middle Pork, at Groseclose, Va....... 115

at Sevenmile Pork, Va.............. 116

near Jefferson City, Tenn............ 137

near Knoxville, Tenn................. 141

North Pork, at Holston, Va........... 130

near Gate City, Va................. 132

near Saltville, Va.................13,129

South Fork, at Kingsport, Term....... 128

at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va... 112 

at Vestal, Va...................... 114

below South Holston Dam, Tenn...... 117

discharge measurements of.........267,268

Hominy Creek at Chandler, N. C......... 79

Hopkinsville, Ky., South Fork Little

River at......................... 58

Horseshoe, N. C., Boylston Creek near.. 73 

Hunt Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 276

Hunting Creek, Term., discharge measurement of....................... 281

Hurricane Creek (tributary to Buffalo

River), Term., discharge measurements of......................... 281

Hurricane Creek (tributary to Duck

River), Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 280

Hurricane Creek (tributary to Fall

Creek), Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 277

Hurricane Creek (tributary to Fountain 

Creek), Term., discharge measurement of....................... 279

Hurricane Creek (tributary to Stones 

River), Term., discharge measurement of....................... 265

Hurricane Mills, Tenn., Duck River

above............................13,238

Hydrologic conditions.................. 12

diagram of........................... 13

Indian Creek (tributary to Duck Rive'r),

Tenn., discharge measurement of.. 280

Indian Creek (tributary to Elk River), 

Tenn., discharge measurements of

Indian Creek (trlburary to Powell

River), Va., discharge measurement of.........................

Iiiman Hollow Branch, Tenn., discharge 

measurements of.................

Iron City, Tenn., Shoal Creek at......

Island Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of.....................

Ivy River near Marshall, N. C.........

Ivy]og, Ga., Nottely River near.......

281

226

270

86

196

Jamestown, Tenn., Obey River near..... 32

Jefferson City, Tenn., Holston River

near............................ 137

Mill Spring near...................138-140

Mossy Spring near..................134-136

Jellico Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of......................

Jenkens Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of......................

Jennings Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of.....................

Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C..

Jonesville, Va., Powell River near....

Juanita Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of......................

264

275

264

96

176

273

Keith Cove, Term., discharge measurements of........................ 273

Kelly Creek, Term., discharge measurements of........................ 275

Kendrlck Creek, Term., discharge measurement of...................... 268

Kentucky Lake, Ky., contents of......250,253

Kingsport, Tenn., South Pork Holston

River at........................ 128

Kingston Springs, Tenn., Harpeth River

near............................ 54

Kitchens Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 274

Knob Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Term., discharge measurements of 279

Knob Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River), Term., discharge measurement of...................... 269

Knoxville, Tenn., First Creek at.... .142,143

French Broad River near............. 131

Holston River near .................. 141

Tennessee River at..................4, 144

Lackey Creek tributary, Tenn., discharge measurements of.......... 269

Lake Walters Reservoir, N. C., capacity

of.............................. 250

Lancaster, Tenn., Caney Fork near..... 43

Lascassas, Tenn., East Pork Stones

River near...................... 45

Laurel River at Corbin, Ky............ 23

LeConte Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 267

Lees Creek, Term., discharge measurements of........................ 274

Leipers Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 279

Lick Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Tenn., discharge measurement of. 279

Lick Creek (tributary to Nolichucky

River) at Mohawk, Tenn.......... 107

Lick Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River), Tenn., discharge measurement of..................'.... 276

Little Bigby Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of.................. 279

Little Buffalo River, Tenn., discharge

measurement of.................. 280

Little Duck River, Tenn., discharge

measurements of................. 276

Little Emory River, Tenn., discharge

measurement of.................. 272

Little Hurricane Creek (tributary to 

DUCK River), Tenn., discharge 

measurements of................. 277

Little Hurricane Creek (tributary to 

Hurricane Creek), Term., discharge measurement of........... 280

Little Limestone Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of........... 267
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Little Pigeon River, at Sevierville,

Term............................. 110

discharge measurements of............ 267

East Pork, discharge measurements of. 267 

West Pork, discharge measurements of. 267 

Little River (tributary to Cumberland

River) near Cadiz, Ky............ 59

South Fork at Hopkinsville, Ky....... 58

Little River (tributary to French Broad

River) near Penrose, N. C........ 70

Little River (tributary to Tennessee 

River), Tenn., discharge measurements of...................... 269

Middle Prong, Tenn., discharge measurements of...................... 269

near Maryville, Tenn................. 145

West Prong, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 269

Little Tennessee River, at Calderwood,

Tenn............................. 161

at Pontana Dam, N. C................. 160

at McGhee, Tenn.....................164-166

at Needmore, N C.................... 149

near Prentiss, N. C.................. 146

Little White Oak Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of................... 276

Llvingston Creek, Ky., discharge measurements of...................... 266

Lobelville, Tenn,, Buffalo River near.. 240 

London, Ky., Wood Creek near........... 24

Long Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 267

Loudon, Tenn., Tennessee River at...... 167

Lynnwood Branch, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 266

Lytle Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Tenn., discharge measurement of.. 279 

Lytle Creek (tributary to West Fork

Stones River), Tenn., discharge 

measurement of................... 265

McCaysville, Ga., Fightingtown Creek

at................ ............... 202

McFarland, Tenn., Hiwassee River near.. 198

McGhee, Tenn., Little Tennessee River

at..............................164-166

McMinnville, Tenn., Collins River near. 40

Manchester, Tenn., Duck River below.... 230

Map of the United States............... 9

Marsh Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 276

Marshall, N. C., French Broad River at, 87 

Ivy River near....................... 86

Martha Branch, Tenn., discharge measurement of........................ 265

Martins Fork, Ky., discharge measurements of......................... 264

Maryville, Tenn., Little River near.... 145

Mathias Branch, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 274

Melton Branch, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 271

Messick Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of...................... 276

Middlesboro, Ky., Yellow Creek near.... 17

Mill Creek (tributary to Cumberland

River), Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 265

near Antioch, Tenn................... 51

Mill Creek (triburary to Piney River),

Tenn., discharge measurement of.. 280

Mill Spring near Jefferson City, Tenn.138-140

Miller Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of...................... 273

Millpond Branch, Tenn., discharge measurement of.................:..... 276

Mills River, South Fork, at The Pink

Beds, N. C. ...................... 261

near Mills River, N. C. .............. 74

Mohawk, Tenn., Lick Creek at........... 107

Mclino Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 274

Mcoresville Creek, Term., discharge

measurements of.................. 279

Morristown, Term., Nolichucky River

near............................. 108

Mossy Spring near Jefferson City,

Tenn............................134-136

Mount Pleasant, Tenn., Big Bigby Creek

near....... ..................... 235

Mud Creek (tributary to East Rock

Creek), Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 278

Mud Creek (tributary to Elk River),

Tenn., discharge measurement of. 273

Mud Creek (tributary to French Broad

River), at Naples, N. C......... 76

Muddy Fork, Ky., discharge measurement of......................... 266

Mulberry Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 274

East Fork, Tenn., discharge measurements of........................ 274

Murell Creek, Tenn.,'discharge measurements of..................... 274

Murfreesboro, Tenn., West Fork Stones

River near...................... 46

Murphy, N. C. Hiwassee River above.... 193

Murray, Ky., East Fork Clarks River at 243

Nails Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 269

Nantahala Lake, N. C., contents of...246,251

Nantahala River, at Nantahala N. C.... 151 

near Rainbow Springs, N. C..........4, 150

Naples , N. C., Mud Creek at........... 76

Nashville, Term., Cumberland River at. 52

Needmore, N. C., Little Tennessee

River at........................ 149

Neva, Term., Roan Creek near........ .122-123

Nevelsville, Ky., South Fork Cumberland River at................... 262

New River at New River, Tenn.......... 27

Newport, Tenn., French Broad River

near............................ 89-90

Pigeon River at..................... 98-99

Newton Branch, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 275

Ninemile Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 270

Noah Fork, Tenn., discharge measurement of......................... 277

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C... 159

Nolichucky Dam, Tenn., Nolichucky

River below..................... 106

Nolichucky River, at Embreeville, Tenn.104-105 

at Poplar, N. C ..................... 102

below Nolichucky Dam, Tenn.......... 106

near Morristown, Tenn............... 108

Norris Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 274

Norris Dam, Tenn., Clinch River

below..........................179-180

Norris Lake, Tenn., contents of......247,251

North Fork Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of.................. 277

North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Term.. 103

North Potato Creek near Ducktown,

Tenn. ........................... 204

North Toe River at Altapass, N. C ..... 100

Norwood Creek, Term., discharge measurements of..................... 273

Notchy Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 270

Nottely Lake, Ga., contents of.......247,252

Nottely River, at Nottely Dam, near

Ivylog, Ga...................... 196

near Blairsville, Ga................ 195

Oak Ridge, Tenn., Whiteoak Creek near.182J.83

Oakdale, Tenn., Emory River at........ 186

Oakville, Ala., West Fork Flint Creek

near............................ 218

Obed River, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 272

Obey River, below Dale Hollow Dam,

Tenn............................ 35

East Fork, near Jamestown, Tenn..... 32

West Fork, near Alpine, Tenn........ 33

Ocoee No. 3 Lake, Term., contents

of.............................248,252

Ocoee River, at Copperhill, Tenn...... 201

at Emf, Tenn........................ 205

at Parksville, Tenn................. 206

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, N. C... 155

Old Hickory Reservoir, Term., contents

of..............................63, 64

Opossum Creek, Term., discharge measurement of...................... 280
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Order, downstream, of listing of gaging stations..................... 3

Ostanaula Creek, Term., discharge

measurements of.................. 272

Otter Creek (tributary to the Cumberland River), Ky., discharge 

measurement of................... 264

Otter Creek (tributary to Obed River),

Tenn., discharge measurements of. 272

Paducah, Ky., Tennessee River near..... 242

Paint Rock Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 271

Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala. .. 214 

Parksville, Tenn., Ocoee River at...... 206

Parksville (Ocoee No. 1) Lake, Tenn.,

contents of..................... 248,252

Pelham, Tenn., Elk River near.......... 219

Penrose, N. C., Crab Creek near........ 71

Little River near.................... 70

Percy Preston Spring near Wallace, Va.. 118 

Petty Branch, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 273

Pickwick Lake, Tenn., contents of.....250,253

Pigeon River, at Canton, N. C.......... 94

at Newport, Tenn..................... 98-99

discharge measurement of............. 266

East Fork, near Canton, N. C......... 93

near Hepco, N. C..................... 97

West Fork, above Lake Logan, near

Hazelwood, N. C.................. 91

below Lake Logan, near Waynesville, 

N. C............................. 92

Pigeon Roost Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 275

Pine Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 264

North Fork, discharge measurement

of............................... 264

Pineville, Ky., Cumberland River near.. 18 

Piney River, at Vernon, Tenn........... 237

discharge measurement of............. 280

Pistol Creek, Tenn., discharge meas- , . 

urement of...................... 269-270

Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky........... 30

Poor Fork at Cumberland, Ky............ 14-15

Poplar, N. C., Nolichucky River at..... 102

Poplar Creek (tributary to Clinch

River), Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 271-272

East Fork, discharge measurements

of............................... 272

Poplar Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Tenn., discharge measurement of.. 279 

Powell River, at Big Stone Gap, Va..... 175

near Arthur, Tenn...................177-178

near Jonesville, Va.................. 176

Prairie Plains, Tenn., Bradley Creek

near............................. 220

Prentiss, N. C., Little Tennessee River

near............................. 146

Presley, Ga., Hiwassee River at........ 190

Prospect, Tenn., Elk River near........ 224

Publications on streamflow, by Geological Survey....................... 8-11

by State agencies.................... 11

Pulaski, Tenn., Richland Creek near.... 223

Quillin Spring near Gate City, Va...... 171

Ragsdale Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 275

Rainbow Springs, N. C., Nantahala River

near............................. 4, 150

Red River, Ky., discharge measurements

of............................... 266

near Adams, Tenn..................... 55

Sulphur Fork, near Adams, Tenn....... 56

West Fork, discharge measurements of. 266

Reed Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 269

Reedy Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 268

Rich Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 277

Richland Creek (tributary to Cumberland 

River), Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 266

Richland Creek (tributary to Elk

River) near Pulaski, Tenn........ 223

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Richland Creek (tributary to Nolichucky River), Tenn., discharge 

measurement of.................. 267

Richland Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Dayton, Tenn........ 189

Richlands, Va., Clinch River at....... 168

Roan Creek (tributary to Tennessee 

River), Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 276

Roan Creek (tributary to Watauga

River) near Neva, Tenn.........122-123

Roaring Fork, Tenn., discharge measurements of........................ 267

Roaring River near Hilham, Tenn....... 37

Robinson Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 274

Robbing, Tenn., Clear Fork River near. 28 

Robertson Fork, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 275

Rock Creek (tributary to Elk River),

Tenn., discharge measurements of 273 

Rock Creek (tributary to Emory River),

Tenn., discharge measurement of. 272 

Rock Island, Tenn., Caney Fork near... 41 

Rockcastle River, at Billows, Ky...... 25

discharge measurement of............ 264

Rockhouse Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of.................280,281

Rogers Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 273

Rose Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of........................ 273

Rosman, N. C., French Broad River at.. 65 

Round Lick Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of................. 265

Roundstone Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of...................... 264

Rowena, Ky., Cumberland River near.... 31

Runoff in inches , definition of....... 2

Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek,

Tenn............................ 233

Saltville, Va., North Fork Holston

River near......................13,129

Sanders Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 277

Sandy Hook, Tenn., Big Bigby Creek

at.............................. 234

Sandymush Creek near Alexander, N. C.. 85

Santeetlah Lake, N. C., contents

of..................... 246-247,251

Savannah, Tenn., Tennessee River at... 229

Saw Branch, Tenn., discharge measurement of......................... 280

Scarboro, Tenn., Clinch River near.... 181

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C......... 153

Scotts Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 265

Second Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 268

Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Tenn.. 213

Sevenmile Ford, Va., Middle Fork

Holston River at................ 116

Sevierville, Tenn., Little Pigeon'River

at.............................. 110

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn........ 188

Shannon Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 275

Sheepneck Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of................. 279

Shelby Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 266

Shelbyville, Tenn., Duck River near... 231

Shelton Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 274

Shining Rock Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of................264-265

Shipman Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of..................... 277

Shoal Creek (tributary to Elk River),

Ala., discharge measurement of.. 275 

East Fork, discharge measurement

of.............................. 275

West Fork, discharge measurement of. 275

Shoal Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River), at Iron City, Tenn...... 226

discharge measurement of............ 275

Shooting Creek near Hayesville, N. C.. 191

Shopville, Ky., Buck Creek near....... 26
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Short Creek, Term., discharge measurement of....................... 281

Silver Creek, Term., discharge measurements of......................... 279

Silver Springs, Term., discharge measurement of....................... 265

Sinking Creek (tributary to Bartons

Creek), Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 265

Sinking Creek (tributary to Beidleman 

River), Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 267

Sinking Creek (tributary to Buffalo

River), Term., discharge measurements of........................ 280-281

Sinking Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Term., discharge measurements of. 277

Sinking Pork, Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 266

Sioux, N. C., Cane River near.......... 101

Smith Creek, Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 272

Smith Pork, Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 265

Smlthland, Ky., Cumberland River at.... 60-62

Smyrna, Term., Stewarts Creek near..... 48-49 

Stones River near.................... 47

Snake Creek, Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 277

Snow Creek, Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 279

Somerset, Ky., Pitman Creek at......... 30

South Chlckamauga Creek, below GeorgiaTennessee State line............. 208

near Chlckamauga, Term............... 209

South Harpeth River, Term., discharge

measurement of................... 266

South Holston Dam, Term., South Pork

Holston River below.............. 117

South Holston Lake, Term., contents 

of..............................245,251

South Mouse Creek, Term., discharge

measurements of.................272-273

Sparta, Term., Calfklller River below.. 38

Speers Perry, Va., Clinch River at..... 172

Spring Creek (tributary to Cumberland 

River), Term., discharge measurements of......................... 265

Spring Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Term., discharge measurement of.. 277

Spring Creek (tributary to Hlwassee 

River), Term., discharge measurement of....................... 273

Springs In Tennessee, discharge measurements of.........'...........254-260

Stackhouse, N. C., Big Laurel Creek

near............................. 88

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of............................... 2

Stamp Creek, Term., discharge measurements of......................... 271

Stearns, Ky., South Pork Cumberland

River near....................... 29

Steve Keesllng Spring at Sugar Grove,

Va............................... Ill

Stewart Creek, Term., discharge measurements of...................... 274

Stewart Creek near Smyrna, Term........ 48-49

Stones River, above Donelson, Term..... 50

East Pork, discharge measurement of,. 265 

near Lascassas , Term............... 45

near Smyrna, Term.................... 47

West Pork, near Murfreesboro, Term... 46

Stoney Creek, Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 267

Straight Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 264

Stukree Creek, Term., discharge measurement of....................... 270

Sugar Creek (tributary to Duck River In 

Bedford County), Term., discharge 

meaaurements of.................. 277

Sugar Creek (tributary to Duck River In 

Hlckman County), Term., discharge 

measurement of................... 280

Sugar Creek (tributary to Elk River),

Ala., discharge measurements of.. 275 

East Pork, discharge measurement of.. 275

Sugar Pork, Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 279

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Sugar Grove, N. C., Watauga River near 119

Sugar Grove, Va., Steve Keesling

Spring at....................... Ill

Sugar Hill Branch, Term., discharge

measurement of.................. 281

Suggs Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of......................... 265

Sulphur Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of...................... 275

Sulphur Pork. See Red River, Sulphur 

Pork.

Surgoinsville, Tenn., Holston River at 133

Swan Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Tenn., discharge measurements of 280

Swan Creek (triubutary to Elk River),

Term., discharge measurements of 274

Swannanoa, N. C., Beetree Creek near.. 82

Swannanoa River, at Blltmore, N. C.... 83 

North Pork, near Black Mountain,

N. C............................ 80-81

Sweetwater Creek, Term., discharge

measurements of................. 270

Sylva, N. C., Scott Creek above....... 153

Taylor Creek, Term., discharge measurements of..................... 273

Tazewell, Term., Clinch River above... 174

Teal Hollow, Term., discharge measurements of..................... 274

Tellico River at Tellico Plains,

Term.. ........................ .162-163

discharge measurement of............ 270

Ten Mile Creek (tributary to Big

Sewee Creek), Term., discharge 

measurement of.................. 272

Ten Mile Creek (tributary to Tennessee 

River), Term., discharge measurement of...................... 269

Tennessee, springs in, discharge

measurements of................254-260

Tennessee River, at Chattanooga, Term. 210 

at Florence, Ala .................... 227

at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga,

Term. ........................... 212

at Knoxville, Term..................4, 144

at Loudon, Term..................... 167

at Savannah, Term................... 229

at Whltesburg, Ala .................. 216

near Paducah, Ky.................... 242

Tennessee River basin, Ala.-Ga.-N. C.- 

Term.-Va., discharge measurements in.......................266-281

gaging-station records in...........65-244

reservoirs in......................245-253

Terms, abbreviations, definition of... 2-3

The Pink Beds, N. C., South Pork Mills

River at........................ 261

Third Creek, Term., discharge measurements of........................ 268

Thompson Creek, Term., discharge measurements of..................... 277

Thorpe Lake, N. C., contents of......246,251

Toccoa River, near Blue Ridge, Ga..... 200 

near Dial, Ga....................... 199

Tomotla, N. C., Valley River.......... 194

Toms Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of......................... 276

Town Creek (tributary to Roan Creek),

Term., discharge measurements of 267

Town Creek (tributary to Tennessee 

River), Term., discharge measurement of...................... 270

Trace Creek (tributary to Buffalo

River), Term., discharge measurement of...................... 280

Trace Creek (tributary to Tennessee 

River), Term., discharge measurement of...................... 281

Trousdale, Term., Barren Pork near.... 39

Tuckasegee River, at Bryson City,

N. C...........................156-158

at Dillsboro, N. C.................. 154

at Tuckasegee, N. C................. 152

Tumbling Creek, Term., discharge measurement of...................... 280

Turkey Creek, Term., discharge measurements of..................... 269

Turnbull Creek, Term., discharge measurement of...................... 266

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Term.. 197
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Unicoi, Tenn., North Indian Creek near. 

Upper Sinking Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of...................

Valley River at Tomotla', N. C.........

Vernon, Tenn., Piney River at.........

Vestal, Va., South Fork Holston River 

at..............................

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103

281

194

237

114

Wades Branch, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 265

Wagner Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of...................... 273

Walden Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 267

Walker Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of....................... 265

Wallace , Va ., Beaver Creek near........ 118

Percy Preston Spring near............ 118

Wartburg, Tenn., Emory River near...... 184

Wartrace Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of...................... 277

Watauga Lake, Tenn., contents of. . ... .245,251

Watauga River, at Elizabethton, Tenn..126-127 

at North Carolina-Tennessee State

line............................. 120

below Wilbur Dam, Tenn............... 124

near Sugar Grove, N. C ............... 119

Watts Bar Lake, Tenn., contents of....247,252

Waynesville, N. C., West Fork Pigeon

River near....................... 92

Weakly Creek (tributary to North Fork 

Creek), Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 277

Weakly Creek (tributary to Richland

Creek), Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 275

Webb Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 267

Wheeler Lake, Ala., contents of.......249,253

Whipperwill Creek, Ky., discharge

measurements of.................. 266

White Creek near Glen Alice, Tenn...... 187

Whiteoak Creek (tributary to Clear Fork 

River), Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 264

Whiteoak Creek (tributary to Clinch 

River), at Oak Ridge National 

Laboratory, near Oak Ridge, Tenn. 182 

at White Oak Dam near Oak Ridge,

Tenn............................ 183

Whiteoak Creek (tributary to Tennessee 

River), Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 281

Whitesburg, Ala., Tennessee River at.. 216

Whitewell, Tenn., Sequatchie River

near............................ 213

Wilbur- Dam, Tenn., Watauga River

below........................... 124

Williamsburg, Ky., Cumberland River at 21

Wilson Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 277

Wilson Lake, Ala., contents of...... .250 ,253

Wolf Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Tenn., discharge measurement of. 280

Wolf Creek (tributary to Little Duck 

River), Tenn., discharge measurement of....................

Wolf Creek Reservoir, Ky., contents 

of............ ................

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Tenn.....

Wood Creek near London, Ky

276

63,64 

34 

24

Woods Reservoir, Tenn., contents of..249,252 

Woodville, Ala., Paint Rock River

214 

2 

1 

3

near.........

Work, division of.. 

scope of.........

WSP, definition of.

Yellow Branch, Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 273

Yellow Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 276

Yellow Creek bypass, Tenn., discharge

measurement of.................. 264

near Middlesboro, Ky................ 17

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