l. DEP.AR'J:MBNT OF THE INTERIOR 

f'l' ;~.~ W- sHERMAN, • J .. 

Civil Engineer, 

Belmont, Masa. 

WATER-SUPPLY. 

AND 

.IRRIGATION PAPERS 

Oh' THE 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

No. 48 

WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

1901 
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UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR 

OPERATIONS A_T RIVER STATIONS, 1900 

A REPORT OF THE 

DIVISION 0}1 HYDROGRAPHY 

OF THE 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

PART II 

WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

1901 

CONTENTS. 

Measurements at river stations. ____ --·- ________ .. _---.-----_------------·-

Wissahickon Creek near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania_------_-~- _______ _ 

Schuylkill River above Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ______ ._. ____ .. ___ . 

North Branch of Susquehanna River at Wilkes barre, Pennsylvania .. _. 

North Branch of Susquehanna River at Danville, Pennsylvania .. _____ _ 

West Branch of Susquehanna River at Allenwood, Pennsylvania ____ _ 

Juniata River at Newport, Pennsylvania. ____ .. _. _______ . ______ --_ .. __ _ 

Susquehanna River at Harrisburg. Pennsylvania _____ . ________ . __ .. _ .. 

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pennsylvania ______________ _ 

Patapsco River at Woodstock, Maryland. _____ ._---· . _______ ·--- __ . _ -· 

North Branch of Potomac River at Piedmont, West Virginia_ ... ______ . 

South Branch of Potomac River near Springfield, West Virginia ____ _ 

Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland ___ . _________ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ 

North and South rivers at Port Republic, Virginia_._, _______ . _______ _ 

North Branch of Shenandoah River near Riverton~ Virginia_ . . . _____ . 

South Branch of Shenandoah River at Front Royal, Virginia _________ _ 

Shenandoah River at Millville, West Virginia. ______ . __ . _____________ _ 

Potomac River at Point of Rocks, Maryland ____ .. __________ ·--------

Monocacy River near Frederick, Maryland _____ . _____ . ______________ _ 

Rock Creek at Zoological Park, District of Columbia ____ . __ . _ . _______ _ 

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Virginia _____ ... ___________ -- __________ _ 

North (of James) River at Glasgow, Virginia ________ . ____ .. _________ _ 

James River at Buchanan, Virginia ____ .. _____________ .. __ . ____ . _-- ---

James River at Cartersville, Virginia __ .. _. __ . _______ . _______________ . 

James River at Holcomb Rock, Virginia. __ . _____________ .. __ --· ___ .. __ _ 

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Virginia ______ . ___________ --.-------------

Roanoke River at Neal, North Carolina ____ ._--------------------=--· - Dan River at South Boston, Virginia __________ . _____ . __ . _ . ______ --.---

Staunton River at Randolph, Virginia ___ . ________________ . _________ . 

Tar River at Tarboro, North Carolina __________________ . __ . ____ .. - . --

Neuse River at Selma, North Carolina. ______ . _______________________ _ 

Deep River at Cumnock, North Carolina. ________ . ________________ .. _. 

Cape Fear River at Fayetteville, North Carolina _ .. ___ . _. _________ .. _ 

Yadkin River at Siloam, North Carolina _____________________________ _ 

Yadkin River at Salisbury, North Carolina ______ . ________ . __________ _ 

Yadkin River at Norwood, North Carolina ___________________________ _ 

Catawba River near Morganton, North Carolina ....• ----- ___________ .. 

Linville River near Bridgewater. North Carolina. ___ .~ __ . ~ __________ . _ 

John River near Morganton, North Carolina _______ ---··- ___________ ... 

Catawba River at Catawba, North Carolina _____________________ . ____ _ 

Catawba River at Rockhill, South Carolina ____ . __________ . ____ .. _ .. __ . 

Broad River (of the Carolinas) at Dellinger, South Carolina .. ________ _ 

Broad River (of the Carolinas) near Alston, South Carolina. ____ ._ .. __ . 

Saluda River at Waterloo, South Carolina _________ -· _________ ... ____ .. 

Tallulah River at Tallulah Falls, Georgia _______ ---- ________ . ______ _ 

Tugaloo River near Madison, South Carolina. ___ . ___ .... __ . _ .. ____ ... __ 

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106 CONTENTS. 

Measurements at river stations-Continued. 

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, South Carolina ... _. _. __ . ___ . _. __ . 

Savannah River at Augusta, Georgia_. __ .... _____ . __ .-.--- _. --- ... -.. 

Broad River (of Georgia) near Carlton, Georgia. __ ._._ .. ___ . _______ ._ 

Oconee River near Dublin, Georgia _ . ___ .. _ .. __ . . . ______ .... -..... -- .. 

Yellow River at Almon, Georgia. __ • ___ . __ .. _ .. ____ . __ .--. -----.. --. --

Towaliga River near Juliette, Georgia. ___ • _ . • . . __ • _. - . -- - .. - --- - - -. 

Ocmulgee River at 1\lacon, Georgia.-------------------~--~-----------

Flint River at Albany, Georgia . __ . ___ . _ . ____ . . ..... __ .. __ . -... -.... ---

Flint River-at Woodbury, Georgia _______ ---- ....... ---- --------------

Chattahoochee River at Oakdale, Georgia ... _ .. _- _ .. __ . _ .. _- _.- ... ----

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Georgia._ .. -- ____ .. -------.. -- .... 

Etowah River at Canton, Georgia ___ ... _. _ . ___ . --.---.--------.. -----

Coosawattee River at Carters, Georgia _. __ - _. ___ - ______ -------.--- .. -. 

Oostanaula River at Resaca, Georgia .. __ . . _ . _____ . _. ___ --- _ .. -- _ .. -. 

Coosa River at Rome, Georgia _. ________ •..... __ ...... __ .'. ----------.---

Coosa River near Riverside, Alabama_ .... _ ... ------------------ .... ----

Coosa River at Locks Nos.4 and 5, Alabama_ .. ----_ ... --- ·---· --- ---

Tallapoosa River near Susanna, Alabama __ ._ ..... __ . _. _ -- . --.--.-----

Tallapoosa River near Sturdevant, Alabama_ . __ .. __ . -- _ .. --. __ --.----. 

Tallapoosa River near :Milstead, Alabama _ .. _ .. _ ... ------- ------------

Alabama River at Montgomery, Alabama ____ .. __ . __ -- __ --------------

Alabama River at Selma, Alabama ________ ...... -- ________ ------------

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Alabama ___ •. ___ - ---- .. -- -- ... ---

Black Warrior River near Cordova, Alabama ___ .. ___ --.---------------

Hillabee Creek near Alexander City, Alabama_. ___ ----.----------•.. --

Talladega Creek at Nottingham, Alabama._. __ .... ---- _ ---- --·- -- _--. 

Big Sandy Creek near Dadeville, Alabama .. ___ •. ______ .. -- ..... --. ___ -

Tombigbee River at Columbus, Mississippi. __ . __ .. ---- ... ------------· 

Tom big bee River near Epes, Alabama _ .. _ . _ . ____ • _ . ____ . - . -- - -.. -. - -- -

Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, Maryland __ . __ . _ ..... -. ___ •.• -.. -

Cheat River near Uneva, West Virginia _____________ .... --.---.--· .. --

New River at Radford, Virginia .. ________________ ------------ .. -- .. --

Greenbrier River at Alderson, West Virginia .. _____ ._ ..... _- ..... ---.-

North Fork of New River at W eaversford, North Carolina .. _____ . ____ • 

South Fork of New River at New River, North Carolina .. ________ . ___ _ 

New River near Oldtown, Virginia . ____________ ... __ .... --------- .. --

New River at Fayette, West Virginia _ .. _ ... ___ .. __ . __ ....... l. _.-- _.--

South Fork of Holston River at Bluff City, Tennessee .. _._._._-. __ ... _. 

Watauga River at Butler, Tennessee------------·---------------------

Roan Creek at Butler, Tennessee _____ . ______ • __ • _ •• ____ - . ----... --.. ---

Elk Creek at Lme back, Tennessee . _ .. ________ . ______ . ____ . -- ___ ... _ .. --

Nolichucky River near Chucky Valley, Tennessee ____ . __ .. _ . - ____ . _. _.-

French Broad River near Asheville, North Carolina . _ .. _. _. ___ . ___ .... 

French Broad River at Oldtown. Tennessee._ ... _______ ·----- __ ._-- __ --

Pigeon River at Newport, Tennessee _ _ _ .. _____ .. ____ . _ .• _______ -- _ ... 

Tuckasegee River at Bryson, North Carolina_. ___ ... ____ -..... _-----.--

Little Tennessee River at Judson, North Carolina. _________ -- ____ --_.--

Hiwassee River at Murphy, North Carolina. ___ . ___ ---------· .. "'-- __ _ 

Hiwassee River at Reliance, Tennessee _______ . ________ .•.. __ -- •.. - ___ . 

Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tennessee------------·---------·-------

Toccoa River near Blueridge, Georgia_ ... ---· _. __ .. _________________ _ 

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tennessee __ . ______ --- ___ . __ -- ____ . ___ --

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tennessee ... ___ --------_ .•. ------.---

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OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. 

PA'RT II. 

1\IEASUREMENTS AT RIVER STATIONS. 1 

WISSAHICKON CREEK NEAR PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. 

This station is described in the Twentieth Annual Report, Part IV, 

page 94, followed by tables of monthly flow for 1897 and 1898. In 

Water-Supply Paper No. 35, page 74, will be found the figures for the 

daily discharge for 1899, ending with June 5, when the observations 

were discontinued temporarily, and were no1J again resumed until 

July 1, 1900. The figures for monthly flow for 1899 and diagrams of 

daily discharge for the entire period of observation (1897 to 1899, 

inclusive) will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, 

pages 81 and 82. The following tables contain the figures for the daily 

discharge from which the diagrams were constructed, as well as those 

for 1900, diagram for which is not yet plotted. 

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Wissahickon Creek near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for 1897. 

[Drainage area, 64.6 square miles.] 

Day. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-------------- 1------------------- --·------- --·-·· --·----- 84 62 162 76 41 68 65 

2------- -----------· ---- ---·------·-- -------· 87 72 148 102 25 432 65 

3 -------------------·--------------- ............... 74 63 139 74 24 132 65 

4----- -----· ---·------------------·· -----9i" 137 60 131 55 29 77 74 

5----- --····--·--- ------------------ 168 56 134 59 32 65 276 

6.------ -----·------ ---·-· -----· ---- 83 117 56 128 67 30 46 136 

. 7-------------.... ------------------ 75 75 53 120 67 29 45 86 

8 .. -------------· -----· ----.--------- 71 132 57 108 53 29 48 75 

9-----------.----------------------. 71 1,384 32 119 52 28 54 75 

10----------------------------------- 73 228 32 117 52 27 75 75 

11.-------------- ---------- ---------- 74 152 32 160 36 26 57 75 

12--------------- ·--- ---------------- 77 141 54 110 49 32 53 93 

13------- -------------- ·--- ---------- 345 131 50 101 68 33 45 93 

14----------------------------------- 182 121 59 90 35 30 35 296 

15- -----· ............. --------------- 140 105 43 550 32 29 39 833 

16---·- __ :_ ..... --- ------------------ 117 112 51 497 32 28 28 162 

17 ----------------------------------- 98 103 41 158 35 24 32 133 

18 --------- ---------------- ------·--- 86 111 36 108 35 24 34 111 

19--------------· -------·-· ---------- 84 97 90 97 35 24 40 103 

20.----.--------- -----· -·--. ----· ---- 79 100 64 93 35 25 35 98 

21----------- ................ -------- 77 103 96 82 30 26 33 94: 

22- ..... -------- ---------------------- 99 88 2,817 79 29 31 39 105 

23- ---· ·----· ---- ... ------- ---------- 91 84 187 88 31 30 42 94 

24- .... ------------------------------ 85 81 268 388 41 28 40 84 

25---------------------------.------- 204 74 139 142 33 74 30 80 

26-------.... ----.------------------- 89 73 121 97 34 89 51 73 

27----------------.-------- .... ------ 77 70 131 91 33 39 211 75 

28 ----- ---------------- ..... ---------- 72 68 763 85 36 30 98 75 

29--------------------------- ·------- 69 67 336 78 49 29 68 77 

30 ---------------.... ---------------- 110 67 223 80 45 29 65 82 

31 ..... ·----------------------------- 216 -------- 184 79 -------- 27 -------- 111 ---- -- --- ----------

Mean------------------- ______ 95 148 204 147 47 32 71 127 

1 Continued from Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 47. 

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108 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily discharge, in second-feet. of Wissahickon Creek near Philadelphia, Pennsyl-

'IJania, for 1898. 

Day. 

1 --------------

3 2-------------- _____________ _ 

4 --------------

5 --------------

6--------------

j ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11 -------------- 12--------------

13--------------

14 -------------- 15--------------

16--------------

17 -------------- 18 ------- 19--------------

20 21 -----------"--

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22 ·----·· -------- 23--------------

24--------------

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28 -------------- 29--------------

30--------------

31 --------------

Mean ___ _ 

Jan. 

118 

91 

80 

74 

70 

71 

75 

71 

64 

us 

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97 

136 

105 

215 

177 

105 

78 

75 

132 

223 

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113 

1 I Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June.

1

.July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

m m ~ oo ~1 « 29 24 w ~ m m m ~ w1 34 30 u w 29 113 119 101 73 86 I 35 68 24 18 24 

n~ us 1gy ~~ ~6 1 tl 1~~ 1 ~ i~ ~ 108 110 101 79 79 ! 34 108 23 18 23 98 110 101 Ill 79 34 64 23 16 27 oo ~ ~ m n ~ 64 22 TI ~ 

93 94 91 256 79 32 66 20 17 29 

93 93 87 136 78 32 84 22 16 170 104 96 87 125 7 4 31 158 22 15 248 1~ 96 87 125 70 30 125 20 17 82 143 91 87 235 68 30 118 21 19 63 108 91 93 118 68 29 83 21 21 65 108 87 93 281 60 29 76 20 24 75 96 84 87 242 64 30 79 21 25 70 w 86 79 323 70 28 108 21 18 79 oo M m ~ oo 26 m 20 ~ ~ 

120 82 75 131 61 28 859 19 29 918 

1

• ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~i ~ ~ i~ ~ i~ 210 101 75 1251 55 64 55 19 61 89 ~ ~ m m 55 64 « 28 M ~ 

~ m ~ m 55 32 w ~ 26 m 133 113 122 128 54 30 55 25 22 118 130 93 107 1~ 54 48 42 25 47 118 ~ M oo rn ~ ~ 42 26 m ~ 

rn ~ • m ~ m 26 m 60 ~ 

------- 157 235 107 79 50 27 20 « 168 ------- 357 107 107 60 34 70 19 31 129 

------- 138 ------- 100 ------- 31 67 ------- 48 -------

176 110 103 162 71 43 111 22 28 118 

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122 

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163 

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Wissahickon Creek near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for 1899. 

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_F_e_b_. _M_a_r_. _A_pr_. _M_a_y. _Ju_n_e_.

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1 

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_J_an_.l Feb.! Mar. Apr. May. June. 

2 1 .... ------ _________ _ 3 _________ _ 4 _________ _ 5 _____ _, ___ _ 6 _________ _ 

8 7---------- _________ _ 9 _________ _ 

10 ____ ------ 11 ____ -----· 

13 12.---.----- _________ _ 

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110 

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33 21 .•.••...• 

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1471 227 273 129 96 ---·--

1181350 603 129 90 ·-···· 116 466 340 123 73 ------ 115 436 202 115 68 ------

106 779 521 106 75 ------ 106 630 328 106 9(1 ------ 259 359 232 106 00 ------ 925 250 202 106 75 ----·- 184 245 216 106 64 ------ 142 1,285 198 106 64 ------ 1~ 423 434 101 M ------ 136 ------ 813 98 50 ------ 136 ------ 260 95 59 ..... . 

136 ------ 218 -----· 54 ------

Mean.. 207 1 271 i---a26J46 ------=sl == 

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Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Wis.sahickon Creek near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for 1900. 

- Day. J~ly.l Aug. Sept. I Oet. N~v. Dec. r ;.;:-J~ Au~.~ Sept. I Oct.[ Nov.! Dec 

-~--~-----;--;-----;--~-;---; 18 __________ 13 ~11----;-1' 251~1 24 

2----------- 17 24 15 40 17 24 19--- ------ 9 ~ 152 17 19 12 i 22 3___________ 20 20 15 11 15 24 20 __________ 10 1 

80 I 11. 19 1

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5----------- 17 16 15 14 17 219 22------ --- 21 27 14 21 12 i 21 6 ___________ 17 17 13 H 18 47 23 .. ________ 114 22 12 21 11 21 7_______ ____ 11 20 10 12 H 31 1 24 __________ n4 26 13 20 w 21 

8.---------- 20 17 9 27 14 38 11 25 ---------- 19 31 13 17 11 21 

15::::::: ===~ g u 1~ ~~ ~g g~ I ~ ==~::: :::: ~ ~¥ i8 u ~ ~ n___________ 10 12 13 23 10 52 '28 __________ 26 .40 13 12 26 20 

12__________ 40 98! 9 15 15 6~2 I 29 __________ 11 40 13 15 2o 1 20 

13. ,j ____ ---- 54 31 8 16 18 41 '130 ---------- 176 32 37 17 2.'} ! 20 14,___________ 32 311 9 274 14 24 31 __________ . 219 27 ------ 15 ------1 20 

15........... 15 24 121 92 13 31 I ----------~-- 16___________ 13 18 278 54 ll I 30 · Mean__ 42 35 26 34 29 42 

17 _______ ---- 15 181 85! 35 11 26 : 

SCHUYLKILL RIVER ABOVE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. 

This river is described in Water-Supply PaperNo. 35, page 7 4. Records of the height of the river at Fairmount dam have been kept, for 

many years, but measurements for computing the daily discharge were 

not made until1898. The first of t.he following tables does not represent 

the total flow of the stream, hut the amount wasted over the flash boards 

at the dam, to which must be added the pumpage from the river, the 

leakage, and the quantity used for power at Fairmount. The second 

table is an estimate of the total monthly yield, in cubie feet, inelndjng 

the foregoing items. The figures were furnished by Mr. John E. Codman, hydrographer for the water department of the city of Philadelphia. 

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Schuylkill Rtver above Philadelphia, Pennsylvam:a, for 1900, being amount wa.sted over jlashboard.s at Fairmount darn. 

Day. Jan. Feb. I Mar. Apr. I May. July. i Dec. 

}_ ___________________________________________ -------- = 5,526 1,0271=== 

2.--- ---------------------------------------- -------- -------- 19.061 880 '- --- ---- ---- ---- -------- 3---... ---.------.-------------- ------ -------- -- .. ---- _ -- .. _.. 13,197 613 I.--_---· -------. --~- ----

4------------------------------------------------------------ 7,318 207 ) ________ -------- 425 

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9 .... -------- ____ ---- ____ .... _ ---- ________ ---- ____ .... 5, 618 2,277 378 ______ .. ________ ' tiS 

10 ...... ------------ ------------ ---- ---------- -------- 3, 441 2, 076 260 -------. ---- ----:---- ---- 11 ____________________________________________ -------- 1,712 :!,076 ---------------- ________ , _______ _ 

12-------------------------- -'------- ---------- 7, 013 1, 348 1, 551 -------- -------- --------!---. ---- 13 ____________________________________ , ________ -------- 14,009 1,027 238 -- ---- --------i-------- 14 ________________________________________________ .. ___ 15,905 1,027 238 .-_-- __ .__ --------------

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4,243 

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22.--- ---------------------------------------- 2,198 H, 183 3, 641 411 I'- ---- --------.-------- 23 ___ - ---------------------------------------- 1, 275 21,798 2, 477 519 --:: ---1 80 --------

24 .. --- __ , ---- . ------------------------------- 944 12,626 2. 689 361390 1---_-_-_ -_-__ -_-1 15149 _--_ -_-_ -_-_-_-_ 25.----------------- ---· --------·- ------------ 685 8, 235 2, 300 26-------------------------------------------- 675 4,742 1,699 ------·-, 211 I 2.861 _______ _ 

28____________________________________________ 225 2,076 2,088 ---------------- 923 -------- 27____________________________________________ 450 4,642 2,088 -------- 211 2,52.51 _______ _ 

29-- -------------- ---------------- ------------ 156 II __ ------ 1, 524 _:_: ~- _= -_- -_- --~ -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- _=-_-=_-_-1---=- =_ -_- -_- -_- -_-.-_-,: · __ -_- -_- -_- -_- -_. -_- · __ 

&i'::: = =~~~=~ ==== = ====·= ==== =======: ==== ===~= === ____ ~- ~=== ==== tm ! -

NOTE.-The amount wasted over the flashboards on June 28 was 1,088 second-feet. on August 

13 it was 79 second-feet, and on November 27 and 28 it was 43 and 18 second-feet, respectively. 
110 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [~0.4:8. 

Total rnonthly yield of Schuykill River above Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,for 1900. 

Month. 

January------ ________ --------~--- February . ----- ____________ . ____ _ 

March ...... ------------------ ___ _ April .... ------ _______ ------ _____ _ 

MaY------------------------------ June ____________ -------- ____ ••...• , 

Yield. 

Cubic feet. 

6, 610,.500, 000 

33, 771, 128, 000 

14,666,146,000 

5, 730, 472,000 

5, 073, 978, 000 

2, 743,671,000 

Month. 

July------·----------------------

August--------------------------

September.------- .. ------------ October-----· ___________________ _ 

November _____________ ----------

December ·r---· -----------------

Yield. 

Cubic feet. 2, 856, 566, 000 

2, 040, 9'.27, 000 

1, 229, 059, ()()() 

1, 372, 271, ()()() 

1,579,652,000 

3, 429,617,000 

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NORTH BRANCH OF SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT WILKESBARRE, PENNSYLVANIA. 

This station, which was established by E. G. Paul J\tiarch 30, 1899, 

is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 35, page 76. The results of 

measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 88. A bench mark was established September 

26, 1900, being the extreme west. end of the stone doorsill of the north 

entrance to the Coal Exchange Building, at 32.99 feet above datum 

of the gage.· During 1900 two measurements of discharge were made 

by Mr. Paul, as follows: 

May 20: Gage height, 5.60 feet; discharge, 6, 772 second-feet. 

September 26: O"age height, 2.20 feet; disc~arge, 961 second-feet. 

The measurement of September 26 was made at Retreat, Pennsylvania, 10 miles below Wilkesbarre. 

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Daily gage height, in feet, of North Branch of Susquehanna River at Wilkesbarre, 

Pennsylvania, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. I Dec. 

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1 ---- -----· ---- 6.80 7.40 10.40 6.90 6.10 3.80 3.00 3.20 ~-10 2.30 2.70 10.50 2-------------- 6.20 6.80 17.75 7.50 5.80 3. 70 2.80 3.20 3.00 2.30 2.60 9.20 

3-------------- 6.40 6.30 14.55 9.80 5.50 4.20 2.70 3.00 3.10 2.30 2.60 8.10 

4 -------------- 6.80 6 50 11.80 11.20 5.30 3.90 2.90 2.90 3.00 2.30 2.50 7.40 

5-------------- 7.00 8.40 9.90 11.10 5.20 3. 70 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.30 2. 70 9.20 6-------------- 7.(1(} 8.50 8.40 9.40 r.oo 3.80 3.40 2.90 2.80 2.20 2.80 11.90 

7-------------- 6.90 7.90 8.20 9.60 4.80 3. 70 3.90 2.90 2.70 2.10 3.00 11.30 

8-------------- 6.80 7.80 8.10 11.70 4. 70 3.60 3.60 2.90 2.70 ~-10 2.90 9.90 

9 ---------- ---- 6.50 14.4.1) 7. 70 12.20 4.60 3.60 3.40 2.90 2.60 2.20 2.90 8.90 

10 -------------- 6.10 9.20 8.40 10.90 4.50 3.80 3.20 2.80 2.60 2.20 2.90 8.20 

11 -------------- 5.80 9.80 9.00 9.20 4.50 3.90 3.10 2.80 2. 70 2.20 3.00 7.50 

12-------------- 5.90 9.20 7.80 7.90 4.80 4.30 2.90 2. 70 2.70 2.20 3.10 6.60 

13-------------- 5.60 9.20 6.80 7.30 4.90 4.30 3.00 '2. 70 2.70 2.20 3.30 6.20 

14-------------- i.90 i2.10 6.30 7. 70 4.80 4.80 3.00 2.60 2.50 2.20 3.50 6.1(] 

15-------------- 5.60 13.65 5.70 8.10 4. 70 4.30 3.00 2. tiO 2.40 2.20 3.50 a10.30 

16-------------- 5.50 11.80 5. 70 7.80 4. 70 4.00 3.00 2.60 2.50 2.30 3.40 9.80 

17 -------------- 5.50 9.20 9.00 7.60 4.90 3.80 2.90 •• 00 I 

2.40 2.40 3.30 9.20 

18-------------- 5.20 7. 70 8.10 10.03 5.00 3.60 2.90 2.50 2.30 2.40 3.20 8.70 

19 -------------- 5.10 8.90 8.30 12.45 5.10 3.50 2.80 2.40 2.20 2.50 3.20 9.20 

20-------------- 5.80 10.70 8.50 12.40 5.60 3.40 3.10 2.50 2.2C 2. 70 3.10 9.60 

21 ____ ---------- 14. 6.5 9.80 10.85 11.10 5.20 3.30 3.20 2. 5(l 2.10 2.60 3.10 !-1.40 

2:-l ____ -- ---- ---- 16.85 11.40 9.70 10.00 5.00 3.20 3.10 2.00 1 2.20 2.60 3.20 9.1_'{) 

23-------------- 13.50 i6.10 9.20 9.50 4.80 3.50 3.00 2,80 1 2.20 2.70 3.60 ................. 

24-------------- 10.30 14.75 8.40 11.30 4.60 3.30 2.90 3. 00 I 2.20 2.90 4.00 ............... 25---------- ___ _. 8.50 11.00 9.90 10.70 4.50 3.30 2.90 2.90 I 2.20 2.80 4.30 ------ 26-------------- 7.80 8.80 8. 70 9.50 4.30 3.20 4.00 2.60 2.20 2.80 4.70 _____ .. 

27-------------- 7.90 T.OO 8.10 8.40 4.10 3.20 3. 70 

~:i& I ~:~ 2. 70 16.75 ................. 

28-------------- 6.20 8.50 7.10 7.50 4.00 3.10 3.40 2. 70 20.75 ---·-· 29----------- -- 9.20 ------- 7.00 6.90 3.90 3.10 3.20 2.80 2.20 2. 70 14.65 ------ 30-------------- 9.00 ------- 6.80 6.50 3.80 3.10 3.30 ~:i8 --~~~- . 

2. 70 11.80 11.40 

31 -------.------ 8. 70 ·------ 6.50 ------- 3. 70 ------- 3.30 2.60 ------- 11.40 

a Ice backed water at gage . 

• 
PENNSYLVANIA. 111 

NORTH BRANCH OF SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. 

This station, which was established March 25, 1899, by E. G. Paul, 

is de~cribed in 'Vater-Supply Paper No. 35, page 77. The results of 

measurements for 1899 will be found· in the Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 89. A bench mark was established, being the 

ext~eme south end of the stone doorsill at the east entrance of the 

city filtering plant, at 31.7 feet above datum of the gage. During 

1900 two measurements were maue by Mr. Paul, as follows: 

May 20: Gage height, 4.60 feet; discharge, 10,515 second-feet. 

September 25: Gage height, 1.60 foot; discharge, 822 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of North Branch of Susquehanna River at Danville, 

Pennsylvania, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July.[ Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1 .... ·--------· (a) (a) 7.55 5.60 5.35 3.00 2.30 2.40 2.20 1. 70 2.00 8. 75 

2 -----------·-· (a) (a~ 15.25 5.80 5.05 2.90 2.30 2.40 2.20 1.70 2.00 7.15 

3-------- -----· (a) (a 13.10 6. 75 4.80 2.90 2.30 2.30 2.20 1. 70 2.00 5.90 

4-------------- (a) (a) 10.65 8.40 4.5f) 3.50 2.20 2.20 2.20 1. 70 2.00 5.50 

5-------------- (a) (a) 9.25 9.30 4.40 3.30 2.20 2.20 2.20 1. 70 2.00 7.10 6 ______________ (a) ~a) 7.10 8.45 4.25 3.10 2.30 2.10 2.10 1. 70 2.00 8.80 

7-------------- (a) a) 7.10 7.40 4.15 3.00 2. 70 250 2.10 1. 70 2.00 9.65 

8 -------------- (a) (a) 7.30 8.70 4.05 2.90 2.90 2.20 2.00 1.70 2.00 8.55 

9 ·------------- (a) 9. 70 6.85 9.75 4.00 2.90 2.90 2.10 1.80 1.70 2.00 7.50 

10-------------- (a) 9.90 6. 75 9.45 3.95 2.90 2. 70 2.10 1.90 1. 70 2.00 6.85 

11 -------------- (a) 7.60 7.50 8.25 3.85 3.10 2.50 2.00 1.80 1, 70 2.10 6.30 

12 -------------- (a) 7.80 7.20 7.10 3.90 3.10 2.50 2.00 1.80 1. 70 2.10 5.55 

13-------------- (a) 9.40 6.40 6.30 4.10 3.30 2.40 1.90 1.80 1. 70 2.20 5.20 

14-------------- (a) 9.60 5.65 6.10 4.20 3.30 2.30 2.00 1.80 1. 70 2.40 5.00 

15 -------------- (a) 111.20 5.20 6.30 4.00 3.90 2.30 2.00 1.80 1.80 2.40 5.00 

16 .... ---- : _____ (a) 10.40 !1,.90 6.65 4.00 3.00 2.30 1.90 1.80 1.80 2.60 6.80 

17-------------- (a) 8.30 4. 70 6.35 3.80 3.20 2.30 1.90 1. 70 1.80 2.50 (a) 

18-------- ---·-- (a) 7.30 4.90 7.00 3.90 3.00 2.30 1.90 1. 70 1. 80 2.50 (a) 

19 -------- ·----- (a) 5. 70 5.05 9. 75 3.90 3.00 2.30 1.80 1. 70 1.80 2.50 (ct) 

20-------- ·-·-·- (a) 5.00 5.10 10.55 4.40 2.90 2.30 1.80 1. 70 1.80 2.50 (ct) 

21 .............. 9.40 4.70 7.95 9.85 4.40 2.80 2.20 1.90 1. 70 1.70 2.50 (a) 

22-------------· 12.70 5.95 8.80 8.95 4.10 2. 70 2.40 1.90 1. 70 1.70 2.50 (a) 

23 .............. 11.95 12.15 7.95 8.10 3.90 2.60 2.30 1.80 1.60 1.90 1 2.60 (a) 

U-------------- 9.70 13.50 7.40 8.35 3. 70 2.60 2.20 1 1.80 1.60 2.10 2. 70 (a) 25 ______________ 7.80 11.05 7.40 9.30 3.60 2. 70 2.10 2.30 1.60 2.30 2.90 (a) 

26-------------- 6.80 8.95 7.65 8.40 3.60 2.60 2.30 2.10 1. 70 2.20 3.90 7.05 

27-------------- 6.45 6.85 6.95 7.40 3.40 2.50 3.00 2.20 1. 70 2.10 8.45 8.60 

28-------------- 6.30 5.45 6.50 6. 6.'> 3.20 2.50 2.80 2.10 1. 70 2.10 16.60 7.55 29 5.80 ------- 5.85 6.10 3.20 2.40 2.60 2.00 1.70 2.10 12.65 6.95 

30 -~~: ~=~= ~===== 5.80 ------- 5.90 5.65 3.10 2.40 2.40 2.00 1. 70 2.00 10.20 6.55 

31 ............... (a) ------- 5.65 ............. 3.00 ------- 2.40 2.00 ------- 2.00 ............... 6.30 

I -

a River frozen . • 

WEST BRANCH OF SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT ALLENWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA. 

This station, which was established by E. G. Paul March 23, 1899, 

is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 35, page 78. rrhe resuUs of 

measurements for 1899 will be found in the 'l.,wenty-:first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 90. A bench mark was established on September 24, 1900. It consists of a copper bolt set in the capstone of the 

wing wall on the lower side of the west end of the bridge, and is 

33.19 feet above datum of the gage. During 1900 two measurements 

of discharge were made by Mr. Paul, as follows: 

.May 19: Gage height, 3.2 feet; discharge, 4,812 second-feet. 

,September 24: Gage height, 1.8 feet; discharge, 511 second-feet. 
112 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. -PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of TVest Bran,ch of Susquehanna River at Allenwood, 

Pennsylvania, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. I I Mar. Apr. I 

1 May. I June. July. I I Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. I I Dec. 

------!--~----1--------~--

1______________ 4.50 3.20 7.55 55 .. 3000 I~ 4.30' 3.90 2.10 11.90 2.00 1.30 2.10 II 5.75 

2-------------- 5.50 3.20 9.60 4.20: 3.90 2.30 1.80 1.90 1.30 2.10 5.40 

3 ----------·--- 5. 70 3.40 7.7'0 5.40 'I 4.20 i 3.90 2.60 I 1.80 1.90 1.20 2.10 I 5.00 

L~=~====~~~=~~ g:~ ~J8 ~:88 g:~ §:~I !:ro ~:~ i:~8 i:~ }:~ ~:i8 ~:~8 

~ ====~~======== ~:~ ~:~8 I gJg ~:~I g:~8 gjg ;:~8 i:~8 L~8 i:~ i::rJ ~J8 s ______________ 4.7o 4.50 5.90 6.20 3.30 3.50 2.20 1.60 1.10 1.20 1.90 6.00 

lg =~==~=====~=~= g:~ ~:£8 ~:l8 ~:gg 1 g:~ ~:§8 ~:ro tgs i:~ ~:~ tro t~s n ________ ..... 4.20 5.60 6.9o 5.7o 3.20 3.20 2.50 1.40 1.60 2.20 1.90 4.60 

12 -------------· 4.50 5.30 6.20 5.30 3.20 3.00 2.70 1.50 1.50 2.10 1.90 4.20 

13 ______________ 4.40 6.00 5.40 4.90 3.50 3.00 2.90 1.50 1.50 2.10 1.90 4.00 

14_ _____________ 4.20 7.70 5.00 4.80 3.40 3.00 2.80 1.40 1.40 2.10 1.90 3.80 

15-------------- 4.00 7.30 4.00 4.80 3.40 3.00 2.60 1.40 1.40 2.10 1.90 3.60 

i¥ ~::::::::::::: !:88 ~:~I 1:88 !:~8 g:~ ~:38 ~:g& i:!S i:§8 ~:i8 }:~8 g:~ 18-------------- 4.20 5.40 3.80 6.00 3.20 2.80 2.40 1.40 1.30 2.20 1.80 3.20 

19 ______________ 4.50 5.60 3.70 7.00 3.50 2.70 2.20 1.40 1.30 2.10 1.70 3.10 

20 ______________ 5.30 5.00 6.20 6.90 3.50 2.70 2.00 1.40 1.30 2.00 1.70 3.10 

21 .........•.... 13.20 6,00 7.10 6.30 3.30 2.60 2.00 1.40 1.30 1.90 1. 70 3.10 

22-------------- 12.20 8.20 6.90 6.20 3.20 2.50 1.90 2.30 1.30 1.90 1.90 3.00 

23 8. 50 10.15 6. 60 6. 00 3. 00 2. 40 1. 90 2. 30 1. 30 2.10 2. 40 3. 00 24:=::::::::===~ 6.50 7.85, 6.1o 6.3o 3.oo 2.40 1

1

1.9o 2.301 L3o 2.20 3.oo 3.oo 

~ =========~==== ~Js g:gg g:~ g:~ g:gg ;:gg i:ro ~:gg 1 i:ro ~:~ ~:ro ~:88 27-------------- 5.30 5.00 5.20 5.30 3.40 2.30 2.20 2.20 1.30 2.60 15.75 3.00 

28 I 4. 60 4. 80 5.10 4. 80 3.20 2. 20 2.20 2. 20 1. 30 2. 40 10.05 3. oo 2930 -~--- -_- -_- -_-=_-_- -_·=_= __ ==_-_- -_- 4. 60 ------- 5.00 4. 60 3. 00 2. 20 2.20 2.10 1.30 2.40 8.25 3. 00 

4.50 ·------ 4.90 4.40 3.00 2.10 2.20 2.10 1.30 2.30 6.60 3.00 

31 .......•...... , 3.20 ·-····- 4.80 ·-····· 3.20 --··-·- 2.00 2.00 ------- 2.20 -------------

JUNIATA RIVER AT NEWPORT, PENNSYLVANIA. 

This station, which was established March 21, 1899, by E. G. Paul, 

is deseribed in Water-Supply Paper No. 35, page 79. The results of 

measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 91. The bench mark is the extreme east end 

of the stone doorsill of the south entranee of Butz's store, on the right 

bank, and is 28.83 feet above datum of the gage. During 1900 two 

measurements of discharge were made by Mr. Paul, as follows: 

May 17: Gage height, 3.40 feet; discharge, 1,778 second-feet. 

September 22: Gage height, 2.80 feet; discharge, 418 second-feet. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 113 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Juniata River at Newport, Pennsylvania, for 1900. 

Day. 

I~ Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

1 ________ ------ 4.10 3. 70 5.90 4.50 4.10 3.30 3.30 3.00 3.30 2.80 3.00 

2 -~------ ------ 4.10 3.40 12.90 4.50 4.10 3.30 3.20 3.00 3.20 2.90 3.00 

3 -------------- 4.60 3.40 8.00 4.50 4.00 3.40 3.10 3.00 3.20 3.00 3.00 

4 -------------- 5.00 3.50 6.00 4.40 3.90 3. 70 3.10 3.00 3.10 3.00 3.00 

5-------------- 5.00 3.80 5.50 4.50 3.80 3.60 3.10 3.00 2.90 2.90 2.90 

6-------------- 4. 70 4.40 5.40 4.60 3. 70 3.40 3.10 3.00 2.90 2.90 2.90 

7-------------- 5.20 4.10 6.00 4.50 3. 70 3.40 3.10 2.90 2.90 2.90 3.00 

8-------------- 4.00 4.20 6.40 4.40 3. 70 3.30 3.10 2.90 2.80 2.90 3.00 

9-------------- 4.20 5.10 5.60 4.40 3.60 3.40 3.10 2.90 2.80 2.90 3.00 

10 -------------- 4.10 5.60 5.40 4.40 3.60 3.50 3.10 2.80 2.80 I 2.90 3.00 11 .............. 4.10 4.80 5.10 4.40 3.50 3.40 3.10 2.80 2.80 2.90 2.90 

12 ---- ---------- 4.80 4.60 5.10 4.30 3.50 3.30 3.10 2.80 2.80 3.00 2.90 

13--------.----- 4.60 5.40 4.90 4.30 3.50 3.30 3.10 2.80 2.80 3.00 2.90 

14-------------- 4.20 9.40 4.80 4.30 3.50 3.30 3.00 2.80 2.80 3.00 2.90 

15 -------------- 3.90 7.60 4.70 4.30 3.50 3.30 3.00 2.80 2.80 3.00 3.00 

16-------------- 3.50 5.90 4.60 4.10 3.50 3.30 3.00 2.80 2.80 3.00 3.00 

17 -------------- 4.10 5.30 4.10 4.00 3.40 3.30 3.00 2.80 2.80 3.00 3.00 

18 -------------- 3.80 4.90 4.10 4.00 3.40 3.30 3.00 2.80 2.80 3.00 3.00 

19-------------- 4.20 4.10 4.10 4.40 3.50 3.30 2.90 2.80 2.80 3.00 3.00 

20- ... ----------- 4.90 4.20 4.40 4.70 3. 70 3.30 2.90 "2.80 2.80 3.00 3.00 21 ______________ 10.60 4.40 6.50 4.50 4.00 3.30 2. 90 2.80 2.80 3.00 3.00 

22-------------- 10.20 11.70 6.50 4.50 3.70 3.30 2.90 2.80 2.80 3.00 3.00 

23-------------- 7.20 11.10 5. 70 4.50 3. 70 3.30 2.90 2.80 2.80 2.90 3.10 

24 -------------- 6.00 8.20 5. 70 4. 70 3.60 3.30 3.20 2.80 2.80 3. 70 3.10 

25-------------- 5.20 5.90 5.60 4. 70 3.50 3.20 3.10 3.30 2.80 3.40 4.00 

26-------------- 5.00 4.50 5.40 4.70 3.50 3.20 3.10 3.30 2.80 3.30 6.30 

27-------------- 4.80 4.40 5.10 

4.ID I 3.20 3.60 3.10 3.70 2.80 3.30 11.60 

28-------------- 4.40 4.60 5.00' 4.30 ·3.30 g_40 3.10 3.40 2.80 3.20 8.00 

29 -------------- 4.40 ............. - 4.80 4.20 3.30 3.30 3.00 3.30 2.80 3.20 5. 70 

30-------------- 4.20 ------- 4.60 4.20 3.30 3.30 3.00 3. 70 2.80 3.10 4.80 31 ____________ _, 4.10 ----·.- 4.50 

-------, 

3.30 ---- ~ .. - 3.00 3.60 ------- 3.00 -------

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. 

Dec. 

--

4.40 

4.10 

3.90 

3.9 0 5. 50 

7.00 

6.3 

5.2 

G 

0 4.60 

4.50 

4.30 

4-.20 

4.00 

3.80 

3.70 

3.70 

3.60 

3.30 

3.50 

3. 70 

3.80 

3.80 

3.60 

3.40 

3.80 

3.50 

3.30 

3.20 

3.20 

3.20 

3.20 

Gage-height observations were established at this station by E. 

1.\'lather, president of the Harrisburg water board, in 1890. Discharge 

measurements were first made by E. G. Paul on March 31, 1897, from 

the Walnut street bridge. The station is described in Water-Supply 

Pap~r No. 35, page 80. The datum of this gage is the low-water mark 

of 1803, which is recorded on a large rock above the bridge. During 

1900 three measurements were made by Mr. Paul, as follows: 

May 16: Gage height, 2.42 feet; discharge, 17,621 second-feet. 

September 21: Gage height, 0.08 foot; discharge, 2,655 second-feet. 

September 28: Gage height, -0.04 foot; discharge, 2,357 second-feet. 
114 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 

for 1900. 

__ D_a_y_. __ ,_J_a_n_.l Feb. Mar. Apr.! May. : Jnne. July. I Aug. Sep~ Oct. Nov .. Dec. 

1-------------- 1.83 2.91 4.00 4.16 4.00 2.58 1.1711.25 1.00 0.04 0.83 7.00 

2-------------- 1.66 1.83 13.12 4.00 3.75 2.50 1.08 1.00 1.00 .04 .83 5.83 

3-------------- 4.50 3.91 12.33 4.16 3.50 2.33 1.00 1.00 .83 .04 .75 5.25 

4 ______________ 4.91 4.00 9.50 4.41 3.33 2.17 1.08 .92 1.17 .06 .75 4.50 

t:::==~=~~~~:: ~:~ t~ ~:~t ~:~ ~j~ ~:~ t:~ I J¥ J~ :8! J~ ¥:~ 7 ------------- 5.50 5.50 6.00 5.41 2.83 2.50 1.33. .67 .58 .04 .66 7.41 . 8-------------- 5.33 5.00 6.16 5.08 2.75 2.17 1.17 .58 .58 .08 .66 7.08 

9-------------- 4.91 4.00 6.50 6.16 2.50 2.17 1.42 .50 .58 .04 .75 6.00 

10-------------- 4.58 4.83 5.83 6.75 2.50 2.(')8 1.42. .58 .50 .04 .58 5.2.5 n ______________ 4.50 5.75 5.66 6.5o 2.42 2.00 1.3a .50 .42 .04 .66 4.75 

12. _____________ 5.50 5.50 6.25 5.58 2.33 2.00 1.17 .33 .33 .04 .50 4.08 

13 ______________ 4-?! ~.66 5.75 5.oo 1 2.42 1.92 1.os .33 .11 .25 .58 3.83 

14 ______________ 5.25 J.66 4.66 4.50 I 2.42 1.92 1.08 .25 .25 .83 .75 3.60 

15-------------- 5.25 8.00 4.50 4.33 2.50 2.00 1.00 .17 .25 .83 .66 2.91 

16-------------- 5.25 I 8.25 4.00 4.50 2.40 2.17 1.00 .17 .25 .75 .66 2.85 

17-------------- 4.66 1 7.41 3.66 4.41 2.33 2.17 1.00 .25 .25 .58 .83 2.25 

t~ ~~~~::=====:== ~:~I t~ f:a& ~:~ ~:~ i:~ :~ :H :~ :: :~~ ~:~ 20 ______________ 4.00 II 3.91 3.00 7.08 2.50 1.83 .92 .17 .12 .58 .91 2.08 

21______________ 4.25 2.16 3.91 7.33 2.92 1.82 .83 .33 .08 .50 .91 2.00 

2'2 -------------- 10.66 3.58 6.87 6.83 2.17 1.75 .75 .42 .07 .50 .91 2.16 

23 ______________ 12.00 9.50 6.83 6.08 2.83 1.75 .75 .83 .06 .50 .83 2.41 

24-------------- 9.16 11.16 6.00 5.83 2.58 1.58 .75 .50 .04 .50 1.00 2.16 

25 ______________ 7.25 9.75 5.75 6.00 2.42 1.42 .75 1.2S .04 1.00 1.08 2.33 

26-------------- 6.08 6.83 S.83 6.25 ,.2.25 1.33 .83 1.00 .G2 1.08 1.66 2.41 

27-------------- 5.00 5.SO S.50 5.7S 2.17 1.33 1.SO 1.17 .00 1.00 5.91 2.00 

28-------------- 4.SO 4.50 5.25 5.08 2.00 1.33 1.25 1.50 -0.04 1.2.5 13.04 2.66 

29-------------- 4.08 4.83 4.S8 2.00 1.33 1.25 1.33 -0.04 1.16 12.33 2.91 30 ______________ 3.33 4.50 4.17 2.00 1.17 1.42 1.00 +0.04 1.00 8.91 2.58 

31. _____________ 2.SU 4.41 1.92 1.25 1.08 .91 2.50 

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA. 

During the year 1900 the following measurements of the Pennsylvania Uanal and of Lehigh River were made by E. G. Paul: 

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pennsylvania during 1900. 

Date. Stream. Locality. 

1900. 

May16 ___________ Pennsylvania CanaL ____ Harrisburg ____________ _ 

May18' _______________ do·----····--------·-· ___ .. do-----· ___________ _ 

September2L ... _____ do------------------ _____ do ----------------- May18 ______ c ____ .••• do ____ ----------- Steelton ____ ------ _____ _ September23 _________ do ______ ----------- _____ do----------- _____ _ May 18 ___________ ... _do . ____ .. ______ . _ _ __ Highspire . ___ . ____ . ___ _ September 23 _ _ _ _ _ __ . _do ______ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _do _ _ _ ____________ .. 

September26 ________ do·------- _________ Nanticoke _____________ _ September 27 _ _ _ _ Lehigh River __ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Easton, Glendon Bridge_ 

Discharge. 

Sec.-feet. 

376 

369 

360 

192 

161 

15.2 

150 

328 

303 
MARYLAND AND WEST VIRGINIA. 115 

P ATAP~CO RIVER AT WOODSTOCK, MARYLAND. 

This st~.tion, which was established August 6, 1896, by E. G. Paul, 

is located at the county bridge on the road from Woodstock to Granite, Maryland, 1t miles below the junction of the North Branch. It 

is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 35, page 83, where will also 

be found the gage heights for 1899. The discharge measurements for 

1899 were published in the Twenty-f}rst Annual Report, Part IV, page 

94. During 1900 th~ following measurements were made by .Mr. Paul: 

June 29: Gage height, 3.6 feet;_ discharge, 165 second-feet. 

September 29: Gage height, 3.6 feet; discharge, 152 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Patapsco River at Woodstock, Maryland, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. I_ Sept. I Oct. Nov.a 

I 

I 

' I I 

L--------------··-------;; 3.85 6.50 ~ 3.90 ~~~--;:-;~--;;:-;_45 2--------------------· 3.90 3.75 4.90 4.15 3.90 3.55 3.65 3.30 !},30 3.55 3.45 

3---·----------------· 3.95 3.70 4.55, 4.15 4.00 3.60 3.60 3.25 5.40 3.55 3.50 

4 ..................... 3.95 3.40 4.40 4.15 3.95 3.65 3.45 3.15 5.30 3.50 3.50 

5 ...... -------------- 3.90 4.40 4.35 4.10 4.00 1 3.75 :1.55 3.15 4.85 3.35

1 

3.50 6 ........... ---------- 3.85 3.90 4.40 4.15 4.00 3.65 4.00 3.10 5.20 3.35 3.50 7 _______________ .; _____ ------- 3.851 4.40 4.15 4.051 3.65 3.85 3.00 5.20 3.30 3.45 

8 _____________________ 4.05 4.m 1 4.40 4.lo 3.90 I 3.75 3.55 3.oo 5.25 3.35 3.50 

9--------------------- 3.85 4.25' 4.25 4.15 4.10 3.85 3.55 3.00 5.25 3.55 3.45 

10--------------------- 3.85 4.05! 4.30 4.15 3.95j 3.30 3.55 3.05 5.25 3.55 3.45 

1L ____________________ 3.85 4.05 i 4.20 4.35 4.00 I 3.65 3.45 3.05 5.25 3.55 3.4.5 

12 .. ___________________ 5. 25 4.10 : 4. 25 4. 35 3. 90 I 3. 55 3. 35 3. oo 5. 35 3. 55 3. 85 

13 ....... ------------- 3.95 7.65 i 4.20 4.35, 4.00 3.60 3.35 3.05 5.35 3.35 3.55 14 .. ------------------- 3.85 5.15j 4.25 4.20 3.851 3.60 3.25 3.00 5.40 3.30 3.45 

15. ------------ -------- 3.130 4. 30 I 4. 25 4.10 3. 90 I 4. 00 3.15 3. 00 5. 55 3. 75 3. 45· 

16 .. _____ ---------- .... 3. 85 4.15 I 4. 3.11 4.15 4. oo 1 (b) 3. 05 3. oo 5. 30 3. 65 3. 4.5 

17 ..................... 3.95 ·------~---- . '4.20 4.00! (b) 3.00 3.10 5.40 3.55 3.45 

18 .. ------------------- 3.95 3.85 4.10 4.10 3.9U i tb) 3.0.5 3.00 5.10· 3.45 3.40 

19 .. ___________________ 3.~ 3.95 4.oo 4.1o 4.30 1 (b) 3.05 3.1o 5.1o 3.25 3.45 

20--------------------- 4.50 3.95 1 4.20 4.-15 4.20 I (b) 3.05 5.20 5.05 3.40 3.45 

21 -------------------- 5.60 4.00 6.60 4.25 4.10 (b\ 3.00 6.10 5.05 &.30 3.45 

2'Z. ____________________ 4.15 8.70 I' 4.90. 4.10 3.7Fi (b) 3.50 5.95 5.05 3.45 3.50 23 ............. ---- .... 4. 05 4. 95 4. 35 4.15 3. 75 I b) 3. 20 5. 75 5. 05 3. 45 3. 40 24. ______ _ _____ ____ ____ 4. 05 4. 55 4. 35 4. 20 ·3. 10 ~b) 3. 5.1) I 5. 65 5.15 3. 45 3. oo 

25--------------------- 4.00 3.90 4.30 4.05 3.75 (b) 7.15 5.55 5.00 3.50 3.30 26. __ __ ____ ____________ 3. 90 4. 30 4.1o 4. oo 3. 80 (b) 6. 35 1 5. 40 5.1o 3. 45 s. 40 

27 ..................... 3.85 4.15 4.30 3.90 3.90 (b) 5.75. 5.40 5.05 3.50 3.40 28---------------·-----. 3.85 4.35 4.W 3.90 3.80 (b) 4.50 1 5.70 4.95 3.45 3.35 29.-------------------- 3.85 4.20 3.80 3.80 (b) 4.50! 5.40 4.20 3 45 3.45 

oo_____________________ 3.85 4.40 4.00 3.65 <b) 4.45 I 5.45 3.50 3.45 3.40 

3L ------ .. ------------ 3. 85 4. 20 3. 35 5. 0..1) I 5. 40 3.45 

a No record for December. bJune 16 to 30, no readings; gage broken. 

NORTH BRANCH OF POTOMAC RIVER AT PIEDMONT, WEST VIRGINIA. 

This station, which was established January 27, 1899, by E. G. Pal1l, 

is located at the highway bridge connecting Luke, Maryland, with 

Piedmont, West Virginia. It is described in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 35, page 84, where will be found gage heights and discharge measurements for 1899. During 1900 the following measurements were 

made by Mr.·Paul: 

February 22: Gage height, 3. 75 feet; discharge, 735 second-feet. 

June 20: Gage height, 4.40 feet; discharge, 1,249 second-feet. 

September 12: Gage height, 1.8 feet; 'discharge, 34 second-feet. 
116 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

DaiJly gage height, in feet, of North Branch of Potomac River at Piedmont, We.~t 

Virginia, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. I Feb. Mar. I Apr. May.\June. July.[ Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

----~-~ ---~--

-1~-- --------

1-------------· 2.70 3.00 3.55 I 4. 6() 3.15 3.30 3.00 . 2.95 2.10 2.85 2.10 3.55 

2 ----·- ---- -~ -- 2. 70 3.05 4.50 4.80 3.10 3.25 2.85 2. 75 2.00 2.45 2.10 3.45 

3 ·----------· ·- 2. 70 3.10 4.10 4.65 3.10 3.25 2. 70 2.65 2.00 2.20 2.25 3.25 

4---------- ·--- 2. ~·o 3.10 4.00 4.50 3.10 3.0..1) 2. 70 2.60 2101 2.10 2.65 5.SO 

5 -------------- 2. 70 3.35 4.30 4.25 3.00 2.90 2. 70 2.40 2.00 2.20 2. 70 5.65 

6 -----· -------· 2. 80 3.60 4.25 4.15 2:95 2.85 2.60 2.30 ]. 95 2.20 2.50 4. 70 

j -------------· 2.90 3.70 5.80 4.15 2.90 2.85 2. 70 2.30 1.90 2.20 2.40 4.25 

8 ----·--······· 3.00 I 5.30 5.00 4.30 2.90 3.15 3.00 2.20 1.90 2.10 2.30 4.00 

9 ----------·--· 3.30 ' 5.40 4.M 4.20 2.95 3.15 2.85 2.20 1. 90 2.05 2.40 3.80 

10 -----· ........ 3.50 4.65 4.40 3.95 3. 20 2. 95 2. 70 2.10 1.90 2.00 2.50 3.60 

11.------------- 3.50 4.40 4.30 3.75 3.05 2.80 2.60 2.05 1.80 2.00 2.50 3.40 

12 ------ .... --·· 4. 70 4.05 4.15 3. 70 3.00 2. 70 2.4.5 2.00 1. 80 2.00 2.60 3.40 

13 .............. 4.25 5.90 4.10, 3.65 2.90 2. 70 2.60 2.10 1.80 2.00 2.60 3.40 

14------ .... ·--- 3.90 5.50 4.10 3.M 2.80 3.15 2.65 2.00 1. 80 3. 05 2 . .50 3.80 

1.5 ---- --·--· .... 3.90 4.80 4.00 3.40 2.80 3.20 2.55 2.00 1. 80 3.20 2.50 3.30 

16 --···- ---· ·--· 3. 90. 4.35 3.80 3.40 2.80 3.95 2.35 2.10 1.80 2.65 2.40 3.20 

17 --··--- 4.40 4.15 3. 70 3.40 2.80 7.55 2.30 2.40 1.90 2.4.5 2.40 3.05 

18 ---·-- --~= ==~= 4.10 4.05 3. 70 3.55 2. 70 5.85 2.25 2.25 1.90 2.40 2.40 3.15 

19 ---------· -·-· 4.15 3. 70 4.00 3. 75 3.40 4.95 2.35 2.25 1.90 2.25 2.40 3.20 

20 ---··---·--·-- 5.80 3.65 5.95 3.65 3.95 4.45 2.90 2.45 1. 90 2.20 2.50 3.25 21 ______ ·------· 5. 70 3.60 5.35 3. ro I 3.55 3.95 2. 75 2.20 1.80 2.10 2.60 3.25 

22 •\'"···--------- 4. 75 3. 75 4. 75 3Wj 3.35 3.65 2.55 2.20 1.80 2.10 3.20 3.05 

23 ----------·--· 4.35 4.00 4.60 3.05 3.20 3.50 2.45 2.65 1.80 2.15 3.00 3.00 

24 .C.·-•··-••••• 4.10 3. 70 4.60 3.85 3.15 3.35 2.40 2.45 1.80 2.35 2.90 3.05 

25 --·-····------ 3.95 3.60 4 . .50 3.65 3.05 3.25 3.20 2.40 1.80 2.80 3.35 3.05 

26 ···-···· ------ 3.80 3.40 4.25 3.50 I 3.00 3.25 4.05 2.45 1.80 2 . .50 7.95 3.05 

27 ---·---------- 3.55 3.40 4.35 t!ZI 2.95 3.05 4.40 2.45 1.85 2.35 5.20 2.90 

28 ---·-·--·----- 3.40 3.40 4.15 2.90 2.90 3.20 2.30 1. 90 2.30 4.45 2.90 

29 --··------··-- 3.30 ............... 4.00 

--~:-~. 3.30 3.M 3.00 2.20 1. 95 2.20 4.05 3.45 

30 ········------ 3.20 -----·- 4. 75 3.25 3.15 3.00 2.15 2.70 2.20 3. 75 3.05 

31 .............. 3.10 ------- 4.60 3.10 ------- 3.25 2.10 ~-~-·--- 2.20 .............. 3.30 

SOUTH BRANCH OF POTOMAC RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD, WEST 

VIRGINfA. 

The station on the South Branch at Springfield was originally (April, 

1894) established at the railroad bridge 2 miles Routh of that town, 

by C. C. Babb, but was discontinued in 1896. The present station, 

which was established by E. G. Paul, January 26, 1899, is located on the 

iron highway bridge one-fourth of a mile from Grace Station and 1 

mile from Springfield. It is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 35, 

page 85, wh~re will also be found the gage heights and discharge 

measurement for 1899. During 1900 the follewing measurements 

were made by Mr. Paul: 

February 23: Gage height, 7.7 feet; discharge, 3,808 second-feet. 

June 20: Gage height, 7 feet; discharge, 3,435 second-feet. 

September 11: Gage height, 4 feet; discharge, 144 second-feet. 
WEST VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. 117 

Daily gage height, in feet, of South Branch of Potomac River near Springfield, West 

Virginia, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. I Mar. I Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------

1 -------- (a) (a) 9.8 7.4 4.4 4.0 5.0 3.6 3.5 4.0 3.6 5.2 

2 --·--- ·--· :::: (a) (a) 8.4 7.0 4.3 4.8 5.0 3.4 3.4 3.8 3.6 5. () 3 _________ (a) ?a) 6.8 6.5 4.2 4.4 5.0 3.4 3.4 3. 7 3.6 5.0 

4-------------- (a) a) 6.8 5.6 4.2 4.4 5.2 3.4 3.4 3.5 4.0 5.0 

5-------------- (a) ~a) 6.4 5.2 4.1 4.2 5.2 3.4 3.3 3.4 4.0 5.9 

6-------------- (a) a) 6.2 5.2 4.1 4.2 5.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.8 10.6 

7 -------------- (a) (a) 7.0 5.0 4.1 4.1 5.0 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.8 12.0 

8-------------- (a) (a) 7.8 5.0 4.0 4.0 4. 7 3.2 3.1 3.6 3.6 10.0 

9------ ---- ..... (a) (a) 9.4 4.8 4.0 4.0 4.4 I 3.1 3.8 3.5 3.6 5.0 

10-------------- (a) 5.8 6.0 4.6 4.0 4.0 4.4 t 3.0 4.5 3.5 3.6 5.0 

11 ....••.... ---- (a) 6.0 7.4 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.2 3.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 . 4.8 

l~ :::::::::::::: (a) 6.4 6.8 4.2 3.9. 3.9 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.4 4. 7 

(a) 6.4 6.2 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.0 3.6 3.2 3.8 4. 7 14 : _____________ (a) 6.8 5. 7 4.0 3.8 5.6 3.2 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.2 4.5 

15-------------- (a) 7.2 5.4 3.8 3. 7 5.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.8 3.2 4.5 

16 -----· -------· 4.2 7.0 5.0 3.5 3.6 7.6 3.2 2.9 ~:g I 3. 7 3.1 4.4 

17-------------- 4.6 6.8 4.8 3.4 3.6 13.0 3.1 2.9 3.6 3.1 (a) 

18-------------- 4.8 (a) 4.6 3.4 3.6 10.2 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.6 3.1 (a) 

19------ -· -- ---· 4.9 (a) 5.0 3.2 3.5 9.5 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.6 3.4 (a) 

20-------------- 5.0 (a) 7.8 4.4 4.0 7.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.5 3.4 4.2 

21 .... ---------- 9.0 (a) 11.4 5.6 3. 7 5.4 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.5 3.6 4.0 

22-------------- 7.0 6.4 10.8 6.0 3.5 5.1 3.4 3.2 2.8 3.5 3.8 4.0 

23-------------- 6.8 7. 7 9.2 6.8 3.4 5.0 3.6 3.4 3.0 3.5 3.8 3.8 24 ______________ 6.2 7.4 8.4 6.2 3.4 4.9 3.8 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.8 3. 7 

25 .............. 5.6 (a) 7.6 6.0 3. 2 4.9 3.8 3.4 3.0 3.2 4.0 3. 7 

26-------------- 5.2 (a) 6.5 5.6 3.1 5.2 4.6 4.2 3.0 3.2 10.2 3.6 

27-------------- (a) (a) 6.4 5.2 3.4 5.4 5.0 4.0 . 3.0 3.2 12.0 3.5 28 ______________ (a) (a) 6.1 5.0 3.4- 5.6 5.4 4.0 3.4 3.2 9.8 3.5 29 ______________ (a) ------· 6.8 4. 7 3.5 5.6 5.4 3.8 3.5 3.4 8.2 3.5 

30 .............. (a) ............... 7.4 4.4 3.6 5.4 4.5 3.6 4.0 3.5 6.8 3.4 

31-------------· (a) ............... 7.8 ................ 4.0 ------- 4.0 3.5 ------- ------- ............. - 3.4 

alee. 

ANTIETAM CREEK NEAR SHARPSBURG, MARYLAND. 

This station was est-ablisheQ. at Myers's mill, 1 mile east of Sharpsburg, .Maryland, on the road t-o Keedysville, Maryland, on June 24, 

1897, by Arthur P. Davis. It is described in Water-Supply-Paper No. 

35, page 86, where will be found the gage heights for 1899. Records 

of dischJI,rge measurement-s for the year 1899 will be found in the 

Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 95. During 1900 the 

following-measurements were made by E. G. Paul: 

June 28: Gage height, 1.80 feet; discharge, 139 second-feet. 

September 16: Gage height, 1. 75 feet; discharge, 131 second-feet. 

IRR 48-01--2 
118 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, for 1900~ 

Day. r , Jan. Feb. Mar. I Apr. ~1a.y. June. i July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.· Dec.· 

--~--'-~:'-- ----~-----~ ------------

L ........ c ••.• 1.50 1.60 3.80 2.50 2.10 2.00 1.70 1.40 1.60 1.40 1.70 1.55 

2.------------- 1. 50 1. 70 3. 60 2. 50 2.10 1. 90 1. 70 1.40 1. 60 1. 50 1. 50 1. 55 

3 ______________ 1.50 1.60 3.00 2.40 2.00 1.90 1.60 1.50 1.40 1.40 1.50 1.50 

4-------------- 1.60 1.50 2.80 2.30 2.10 2.00 1.50 1.50 1.60 1.40 1.50 2.30 

5 -------------- 1. 60 1. 50 2. 70 2. 30 2. 00 1. 90 1. 70 1. 40 1. 70 1. 50 1. 50 2. 40 6 ........... c •• 1.70 1.60 2.70 2.30 1.90 1.90 1.70 1.40 1.60 1.40 1.40 2.00 7-------------- 1.70 1.50 2.75 2.40 2.10 1.110 1.60 1.40 1.50 1.40 1.50 L60 

8 ______________ 11.80 2.00 2.60 2.30 2.00 1.90 1.60 1.40 1.50 1.30 1.60 1.70 

18 ========~=~==~ t~ ~:58 1 ~:~ ~:ro r:88 tro ~:~~ t~ t!8 tfi& t~ l:~ n ______________ 1.80 1.90 2.50 2.20 1.80 z.oo 1.50 1.40 L.40 1.60 ·1.50 1.60 

12------ ......... 1.80 2.00 2.50 2.30 1.90 1.90 1.55 1.50. 1.40 1.50 1.40 1.50 

13------ -------- 1. 70 2. 70 2. 40 2. 30 1. 80 1. 80 1. 50 1. 50 1. 50 1. 50 1. 70 1. 50 

14. ..... -------- 1. 70 2. 70 2. 40 2. 30 1. 80 1. 70 1. 55 1. 4U 1. 60 2. 05 1. 50 1. 50 

15 . ..... ........ 1. 80 2. 40 2. 40 2. 20 2. 00 1. 70 1. 60 1. 70 1. 60 1. 90 1. 70 1r40 

16 ............. ~ 1.70 2.40 2.40 2.30 1.90 1.85 1.4-5 1.60 1.80 1.70 1.50 1.30 

17---.... -------1' 1. 70 2. 20 2. 30 2. 20 2. 00 2.10 1. 50 ;L. 60 ------- 1. 60 1. 50 1. 50 

1189 -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ ·_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -__ - _· 1. 70 2. 10 2. 25 2. 30 2. 00 2. 20 1. 50 1. 60 I 1. 40 I 1.40 1. 40 1. 40 

1. 80 2.20 2. 40 2. 35 2. 40 2. M 1. 50 1. 60 1. 50 11.60 1.50 1.50 

20 .......... ····[2.10 ~.20 2.90 2.30 3.10 2.10 1.60 1.70 1.50 1.60 1.50 1.50 21 .............. 2.50 2.30 3.10 2.70 2.10 2.00 1.50 1.80 1.50' 1.40 1.60 1.50 22 ______________ 2.00 4.15 2.80 2.30 2.20 1.90 1.40 1.80 1.40 1.50 1.50 1.50 

23 ............... 1.90 3.75 2.70 2.40 2.10 1.80 1.90 1.70 1.30 1.50 1.50 1.50 

~====:::::::=== tro g:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:i8 tJ8: t:~g t~ i:~ t:~8 t:gg t~ 26 ______________ 2.30 3.30 2.50 2.20 2.00 1.80 2.00 1.70 1.40 1.50 2.50 1.60 

21 ______________ 2.20 3.oo 2.60 2.10 1.9o 1.90 I' 1.90 1.10 1.40 1.00 2.10 1:00 

28 .............. 11 2.00 3.00 2.50 2.10 1.90 1.80 1.80 2.00 1.40 1.40 1.80 1.50 

29 .............. 1.80 ° 2.50 2.10 2.00 1.80 i 1.55 1.90 1.50 1.30 1.70 . 1:50 

30 ---------- -·-· 1. 60 2. 60 2. 00 1. 90 1. 70 l 1. 40 . 1. 80 1. 60 1.40 1. 60 1. 40 

31______________ 1.60 2.60 2.10 ······- 1.40 1.70 1.60 ·t.50 

NORTH AND SOUTH RIVERS AT PORT REPUBLIC, VIRGINIA. 

These stations were established in August, 1895. They are described 

in Water-Supply Paper No. 35, page 86, where records of past measurements will be found. Both stations were discontinued on April1, 

1899. 

NORTH BRANCH OF SHENANDOAH RIVER NEAR RIVERTON, VIRGINIA. 

This station, which was. established June 26, 1899, by Arthur P. 

Davis, is about 2 miles northwest of Riverton. It is described in 

Water-Supply Paper No. 35, page 88, where wilf be found records of 

discharge measurements made during 1899. During 1900'the following measurements were made by E. G. Paul: 

February 13: Gage height, 3.25 feet; discharge, 645 second-feet. 

June 18: Gage height, 5.30 feet; discharge, 2,923 second-feet. 

September 10: Gage height, 2.60 feet; discharge, 146 second-feet. 
I 

I 

VIRGINIA. 119 

Daily gage height, in feet, ~fl North Branch of Shenandoah River near Riverton, 

I, . Vi'f'ginia, for 1900. · 

I 

! • 

Day. . Jau. Feb. Mal Apr. May. I Juue. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1------ -----·-- 3.00 4.00 4.1' 3.70 3.25 2.80 2.90 2.73 2.60 3.80 3.70 4.15 

2 ----------·--- 3.00 4.00 6. 3.58 3.18 2.80 2.90 2.65 2.60 3.80 3.73 3.93 

~ ::~====-===~=== ~:~ ~:~ ~: g:~ gjg. ~:~3 ~:~~ ~:gg ~:gg ~:f8 gJg ~:~ 5 ·------·------ 3.00 3.00 4.1 3.40 3.05 2.85 2.73 2.53 2.58 3.70 3.70 6.10 

6 ------------·- 3.00 3.50 3. 3.33 3.05 2.83 2.73 2.50 2.60 3.70 3.70 .5.70 

7 -----------··· 3.00 3.38 3. 3.28 3.00 2.80 2.70 2.50 2.60 3.78 3.70 5.15 

8 ....•......... 3.00 3.10 3.7 3.25 2:9H 2.80 2.70 2.55 2.58 3.80 3.70 4.70 

9 .............. 3.00 3.00 3.6 3.20 2.95 2.80 I 2.68 2.58 2.60 3.70 3.65 4.45 

10-------------- 3.00 2.95 3. 3.15 2.93 2.80 2.68 2.60 3.10 3.70 3.63 4.45 

11 -- . --- ---- ---·- 3. 00 3. 00 3. ~ 3. 15 2. 00 2. 75 2. 63 2. 60 3. 60 3. 68 3. 70 4. 35 

12 .......•.•.... 3.00 2.98 3.4 3.15 2.!10 2.73 2.63 2.58 3.60 3.65 3.60 4.00 

13-------------- 3.00 3.13 3. 3.15 2.90 2.70 2.65 2.50 3.58 3.70 3.60 3.95 

14 ---_----------- 2.98 4.10 3.1 3.15 2.90 2.73 2.65 2.50 3.60 3.70 3.68 3.95 

15 •. -------- ..•. 2. 93 4. 20 3. 3.10 2. 90 2. 75 2. 63 2. 50 3. 60 3. 70 3. 65 4. 00 

16 ··--·-----···· 2.90 3.88 3.3 3.10 2.83 2.78 2.60 2.50 3.70 3.70 3.60 3.95 

17-------------- 2.80 3.63 3. 3.10 2.80 3.4-5 2.68 2.60 3.68 3.78 3 . .6() 4.05 

18-------------- 2.80 3.43 3. 3.10 2.80 4. 75 2.63 2.60 3.65 3.80 3.63 3.00 

19 ______________ 2.93 3.35 3.i 3.20 2.80 4.75 I 2.6o 2.55 3.68 3.75 3.63 3.90 

20 ______________ 3.93. 3.35 5.9 3.55 2.80 3.98 2.60 2.55 3.60 3.70 3.65 3.78 

21. ............. 6.30 3.251 7. 3.60 2.80 3.03 2.63 2.50 3.60 3.70 3.70 3.70 

22-------------- 4.65 3.75 5.7 3.60 2.80 3.30 2.70 2.55 3.58 3.70 3.63 3.60 

23-------------- 3.90 5.98 4.1 4.23 2.80 3.20 2.83 2.60 3.58 3.70 3.60 3.80 

24-------------- 3.55 5.30 4. 4.40 2.80 3.15 4.28 2.60 3.60 3.78 3.68 3.75 

25-------------- 3.25 4.63 4.1 4.10 2.80 3.08 3.33 2.60 3.55 3.76 3.70 3.70 

26 ---·---------- 3.03 4.15 4. 3. 75 2.80 3.00 3.23 2.60 3.60 3.85 4.65 8.75. 

27 ·------------- 3.00 3.90 4.Q[) 3.6.1 I 2.80 2.93 3.00 2.55 3.60 3.90 7.00 3.80 

28 •......•...... 3.00 3.80 3.~[) 3.50 2.80 2.90 ·2.93 2.60 3.63 3.80 5.25 3.78 

29 ........•..•.• 3.50 3 . ..,[) 3.43 2.80 2.00 2.83 2.63 3.73 3.75 5.35 3.78 

30 ............•• 4.00 J.8~ 3.33

1 

2.80 2.90 3.08 2.60 3.95 3.73 4.45 3.73 

31 .....•.•....•• 4.oo 3.8D ------- 2.75 2.80 2.63 3.7o 3.73 

SOUTH BRANCH OF SHE1 ANDOAH RIVER AT FRONT ROYAL, VIRGINIA. 

This station was estaf.ished by Arthur P. Davis on June 26, 1899. 

It is described in WatAr Supply Paper No. 35, page 89, where will also 

be found record of disc arge measurement made in 1899. During 

1900 the following meas rements were made by E. G. Paul: 

February 14: Gage heikht, 5. 75 feet: discharge, 1,955 second-feet. 

Junet9: Gage height, r·90 feet; discharge, 5,703 second-feet. 

' 
120 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. -PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of South Branch of Shenandoah River at Front Royal, 

Virginia, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

!_ _____________ 5.55 ~~~~ 4.95 ---:;~~ 4.30 ~15.30 2 -------------- 5.55 4.80 10.65 5.75 5.25 4.85 4.70 4.55 4.10 4.25 4.50 5.35 

3 ______________ 5.60 5.00 8.80 5.70 1).15 4.80 4.60 4.45 4.10 4.25 4.40 5.};) 4_ _____________ 5.55 5.60 7.55 5.60 5.10 4.80 4.60 4.40 4.10 4.25 4~45 5.55 

5-------------- 5.50 5.20 6.\:lO 5.50 5.00 4.80 4.60 4.40 !.10 4.40 4.55 I 5.80 6 ______________ 5.35 5.65 6.60 5.40 5.00 4.80 4.50 4.30 4.00 4.30 4.6017.60 

7-------------- 5.10 5.40 6.3.5 5.40 5.00 4.70 4.50 4.30 4.00 4.40 4.50 6.75 

g ______________ 5.05 5.00 6.20 5.30 4.90 4.70 4.50 4.30 4.00 4.40 4.50 6.10 

9 ______________ 4.95 5.00 6.10 5.20 4.80 4.70 4.40 4.20 4.00 4.30 4.50 5.1l5 

~L~:~~~ :::::::: ~:g~ --5:oo· g:gg ~:~ !:~ !:~ !:!8 t~ !:~ !:~ i:~ ~:~3 12 ------ -------- 4. 95 4. 95 5. 80 5. 10 4. 70 4. 50 4. 40 4. 20 3. 90 4. 4.5 4. 4-5 5. 4.5 

13 ______________ 5.00 5.10 5.70 5.10 4.70 4.40 4.30 4.20 3.90 4.40 4.40 5.15 

14 ______________ 5.60 6.35 5.60 5.10 4.70 4.70 4.30 4.20 3.90 4.25 4.40 5.10 

15 ______________ 5.65 7.20 5.60 5.10 4.70 5.70 4.30 4.10 4.30 4.25 4.40 5.00 

16 ______________ 5.00 6.50 5.50 5.10 4.70 6.25 4.30 4.10 4.65 4.30 4.30 4.90 

17 ______ • ________ 4.80 6.20 5.50 5.00 4.60 7.25 4.30 4.10 4.95 4.30 4.30 4.85 

18-------------- 4.80 5.!}5 5.50 5.00 4.50 7.95 4.20 4.00 4.65 4.40 4.30 4.80 

19------ .... ---- 5. 00 5. 70 5. 6.'i 5. 00 4. 70 7. 6.5 4. 20 4. 00 4.15 4. 40 4. 30 4. 75 

20-------------- 7.20 5.55 6.55 5.40 5.30 6.85 4.20 4.00 4.15 4.30 4.30 4.70 ~-------------- 10.70 5.45 9.55 5.75 5.75 6.20 4.55 4.10 4.15 4.25 4.30 4.60 

22-------------- 8.35 6.25 8.35 5.90 5.55 5.80 4.90 4.20 4.15 5.05 4.40 4.60 

23 ______________ 7.15 8.90 7.50 6.55 5.35 5.30 4.85 4.25 4.10 6.25 4.85 4.60 

24 ______ ------- 6.50 8.6.1) 6.60 6.70 5.25 5.35 4.65 4.30 4.20 6.95 4.95 4.60 

25 ______________ 6.15 7.35 6.55 6.25 5.20 5.20 4.85 4.30 4.30 6.75 5.65 4.60 

26-------------- 5. 80 6. 85 6. 45 6.30 5.35 5.10 4. 95 4. 30 4. 35 5. 60 6.65 4. 60 

27-------------- 5.60 6.55 6.30 5.75 5.05 5.10 5.00 4.25 4.15 6.35 8.45 4.50 

28-------------- 5.55 6.20 6.25 5.55 4.90 5.20 4.90 4.20 4.05 5.05 7.30 4.50 

29 -------------- 5.55 6.15 5. 40 4.85 5. 05 4. 85 4. 20 4. 00 4. 65 6. 351 4. 50 

30 ______________ 5.50 6.00 5.40 4.80 4.90 4.80 4.10 4.20 4.55 5.85 4.1\0 

31_ _____________ 5.20 5.95 5.4-5 4.70 4.10 4.50------- .J-.;)0 

SHENANDOAH RIVER AT MILLVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA. 

This station, which was established April 15, 1895, is 4 miles aboY~ 

the mouth of Shenandoah River. It is described in Water-Supply 

Paper No. 35, pages 90 and 91. Records of measurements for 1899 

will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 96. 

During 1900 the following measurements were made by E. G. Paul: 

February 24: Gage height, 5.9 feet; discharge, 12,985 second-feet. 

June 19: Gage height, 4.5 feet; discharge, 9,132 second-feet. 

September 15: Gage height, 0.4 foot; discharge, 500 second-feet. 
WEST VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. 121 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Shenandoah Ri'lJer at Millville, West Virginia, for 

1900. 

Day. Jan. 

I 

Feb._ Mar. Apr. May. I June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-----1----------------------------

1 _________ , ----

2--------------

3--------------

4------ ·------- 5 ·--------- ---· 6--------------

7--------------

8----- ·-- ------ 9--------------

10--------------

11. -------------- 12. ·-· ---------- 1.3---------------

1.4 ·----- -----·· 15 ------ ·------- 16 -----· -------- 17 -------------- 18 -----· ·--- ---- 19 -------------- 20--------------

21 ------ ---· .•.. •)9 

23 ~==:========== 24--------------

25--------------

26--------------

27 -------------- 28 -------· ------ 29 -------------- 30---------- ... - 31 --------------

1.25 

1.30 

1.20 

1.15 

1.20 

1.30 

1.30 

1. 30 1.20 

1.15 

1.20 

1.10 

1.30 

1.40 

1. 50 1.30 

1.20 

1.15 

1.20 

1.80 

6.00 

5.90 

4.20 

3.30 

2.80 

2.50 

2.25 

2.00 

1.90 

1.80 

1.85 

2.10 3.00 2. 55 1. 80 ' 1. 50 1.30 1.15 0.60 0.60 0.80 2.00 1. 20 4. 8u 2. 50 1. 75 1 1. 50 1.. 2-5 1. oo . 60 . 10 . 80 1. 10 

L~ ~:~ ~:~ 1:~81 L~ t~ t~ :a& J& :~ l:~ 2. 00 3. 90 2. 20 1. 60 I 1. 30 1. 20 . 90 I • 55 . 60 . 90 2. 25 

2. 00 3. 40 2. 10 1. 50 . 1. 25 1. 30 . 85 ! • 50 . 5.~ . 90 4. 80 

1. 50 2. 90 2. oo 1. 50 1.15 1.10 . 80 I . 50 . 50 . 85 3. 60 

1. 40 2. 80 1. 90 1. 40 1. 10 1. 00 . 75 . 45 . 50 . 90 2. 80 

1.40 2.70 1.85 1.40 1.95 .90 .70 .45 .75 .85 3.40 

1. 40 2. 60 1. 80 1.40 I 1. 00 . 85 . 70 . 4.'> • 60 • 1:!0 2. 20 1. 40 2. 50 1. 70 1. 30 1 • fl5 . 80 . 70 . 45 . 55 . 80 }. 90 

1. 40 2. 40 1. 70 1. 30 . 90 . 80 . 65 . 40 . 50 . 80 1. 75 

1. 50 2. 30 1. 70 1. 30 1. 00 . 80 . 70 . 40 . 50 . 80 1. 60 1. 90 2. 20 1. 70 1. 20 . 90 . 75 . 60 . 40 . 70 . 75 1. 50 

3. 80 2. 10 1. 70 1. 20 1. 10 . 75 . 60 1 • 40 . 90 . 75 I. 40 

3. 30 2. 10 1. 60 1.15 1. 30 . 70 . 551 . 50 1. 10 . 75 1. 35 

2. 8o 2. 10 1. 60 1.10 I 2. 30 . 10 . 60 . 60 . 90 . 10 1. 30 

2. 50 2. 00 I. 55 1. 10 2. 70 . 60 . 60 . 55 . 80 . 70 1. 20 

2. 30 2.00 1. 60 1.20 4. 50 .60 .60 1.10 . 80 .65 1.15 

2. 20 3. 30 1. 65 1. 10 3. 70 1. 20 . 60 . 80 . 70 . 65 1.15 

2. 50 5. 95 2.10 1. 90 3. 00 . 80 . 65 . 70 . 60 . 60 1.10 

2.45 6. 20 2.40 1. 90 2. 60 l. 00 . 60 . 60 . 55 . 65 1.00 

4.35 4.70 2.55 1.70 2.10 1.10 .55 .5.5 .50 .70 1.00 5. 90 3. 90 3. 00 1. 60 1. 90 1. 40 . 60 . 55 . 65 . 70 1. 00 4. 50 3. 45 3. 00 1.40 1. 70 2. 50 . 60 . 50 . 80 . 70 1. 00 

3. 80 3.15 2. 70 1. 25 1. 55. 2. 80 . 55 . 50 2.10 1.10 1. 00 

3. 40 3. 00 2. 50 1. 50 1. 45 1. 70 . 65 . 45 . 60 2. 10 . 95 

2. 80 2. 95 2.30 1. 50 1.40 1. 50 . 70 . 50 1.25 4.50 . 90 2. 80 2. 15 1. 50 1. 35 1. 30 . 60 . 55 1. 10 3.15 . 90 2. 70 2. 00 1.40 1. 30 1. 30 . 60 . 50 . 95 2. 45 . !10 

2. 60 1. 30 1. 20 . 60 . 90 . 90 

POTOMAC RIVER AT POINT OF ROCKS, MARYLAND. 

This station was established February 17, 1895, at the tollbridge 

over the Potomac River at Point of Rocks. It has been described 

and results of measurements have been given in the various Annual 

Reports and in the Water-Supply and Irrigation Papers containing 

reports of the operations at river stations. More or less difficulty 

has been experienced with the wire gage, due to its stretching, and 

no record of this lengthening has been noted. A thorough study of 

the changes of the gage have been made in this office, based on measurements and on a study of the average depth of soundings, with the 

result that it, has been found necessary to modify the gage heights in 

order to refer them t,o a common datum. This has .also necessitated 

a revision of the rating table. In some cases it has been impossible 

to reduce the measurements to the known datum, and it has therefore 

been thought best to discard them and to publish here only such gage 

heigh~s and discharge measurements as could be reduced to a common 

datum and on which reliance can be placed as giving a correct estimate of the discharge. 

As originally placed the gage was located in the third span of the 

bridge from the north shore. The next year (1896) the wire became 

rusted and broke frequently, and a new wire gage was placed in the 

east side of the first span of the bridge, but it was referred to a different datum. During 1897 there was a further change in the length 
122 OPERATIONS AT RIVE.R STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. (NO. 48. 

of the gage, which was not recorded, and therefore it has been neces.:. 

sary to rliscard the records during those two years-that is, 1896 and 

1897. . 

On January 25, 1898, the gage wire was compared with the bench 

mark, and the observations since that dat,e have been referred to this 

datum. The bench mark to which the gage has been referred is a 

copper bolt in a large capstone on the lower wing wall of the north 

abutment, about 10 feet from the north end of the first iron truss and 

41.:30 feet above the datum of the gage. The length of the cable of 

the wire gage is 44:.22 feet. The measurements of 1895 are considered correct within themselves, but there was a difference between 

the datum of that gage and that of the present standard of 0.4 foot, 

making it necessary to deduct that amount from the gage readings 

of 1895 in order to reduce them to the present datum. Tables of the 

corrected gage heights and of the discharge measurements computed 

from them are published herewith. 

The flood discharge of February 23, ] 897, is also considered correct, 

and is given in the table of -discharge measurements. There is no 

change in the published discharge measurements or the gage heights 

for 1898, 1899, and 1900, but they are reproduced here in order to 

bring together all of the records that could be reduced to one standard. 

Discharge measurernents of Potomac River at Point of Rocks, Maryland. 

Date. Gage 0 . h I height. Isc arge.l 

Feet. 

3.05 

3.42 

4.27 

2.10 

4.35 

3.10 

2.35 

2.45 

1.53 

1.30 

1.50 

.40 

21.70 

Sec.-ft. 

10,524 

14,032 

17,516 

7,371 

21,073 

12,484 

8,918 

9,189 

4,536 

4 233 4:695 

1,202 

169,913 1! 

II 

Date. 

1898. 

January 25 .......... -------· August 19 ....... ------------ October 3 ------· ------------

1899. 

if~~~~.8_._-_·:::::_·_-_-_- :::::: 

September 5 ...... ---------- October 2\:1 ............ ------

1900. June 28. __ ......... _ ----- .... 

October 2 __ ------------- ___ _ 

I Gage 1 

height. Discharge. 

Feet. 

6.50 

3.30 

.65 

3.80 

8.15 

.80 

.50 

1.50 

.30 

Sec.-ft. 

33,344 

H,309 

1,939 

17,330 

45,986 

2,360 

1,628 

5,212 

1,259 
MARYLA;ND. 123 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Potomac River at Point of Rocks, Maryland, for 1895. 

Day. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. I Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------

·1 ••..•• ----·-- -------- 6.10 3.10 3.30 1.80 2.00 1.00 0.60 0.30 0.40 0.40 

2 ••.......•.. ........ ---- 9. 70 3.00 5.90 1. 70 2.70 .90 .70 .30 .40 .50 

3 ••.••• ------ 10.60 2.90 5.80 1.50 2.30 .80 .90 .30 .30' .50 

4 .•...• ---·-- -------- 9.60 3.60 5. 41) 1.40 2.10 .80 . 70 .30 .30 .50 

5 .•...•••.... -------- 7.10 3.50 4.40 1.40 1.90 .90 .60 .30 .30 .50 

6 ••....••..•• ----·--- 5.60 3.00 3.70 1.40 1. 70 .80 .60 .30 .40 .60 

7 ...... ------ ·------- 4.80 2.70 3.10 '1.20 1.50 .80 .60 .30 .30 .80 

8 ••.... ---·-- 4.30 2.60 2. 70 .80 1.50 .80 .50 .30 .30 .80 

9 .•.... ------ -------- 4.10 3.00 2. 70 1.30 1. 70 1.10 .50 .30 .30 .60 

10 ...... ------ ----·--- 4.10 10.80 2.80 1.20 1.60 1.00 .60 .30 .40 .50 

11 .•.... ------ ................. 4.00 7.90 2.80 1.10 1.50 .90 .50 .30 .40 .50 

12 ....•• ------ -------- 3.60 5.80 2. 70 1.10 1.50 .80 .50 .40 .50 .50 

13 .....• ------ ................ 3.60 4.50 2. 70 1.20 1.30 .80 .50 .20 .40 .60 

14 .•..•• -----· ...... ----- 3.60 3.80 2.80 1.20 1.20 . 70 .50 .20 .40 1.60 

15 ............ 4. 70 ·3.50 3.00 1.50 1.10 . 70 .50 .30 .40 .60 

16 ...... ·----- ··Too· 5.90 3.40 2.60 1.30 1.00 .60 .50 .30 .40 .50 

17------ ·----- 8.10 3.30 ~.40 1.20 1.00 .60 .40 .30 .40 .40 

18 ...... ------ 1.60 6.90 3.00 2.20 1.10 1.00 .60 .40 .30 .40 .40 

19 ...... ------ 1.60 5.40 2. 70 2.20 1.10 1.10 .60 .50 .30 .40 .30 2() ____________ 1.60 4.90 2.60 2.40 1.00 1.00 .60 .50 .30 .40 .30 

21 .•••...• ·--- 1. 70' 4.10 2.40 2.30 .90 1.00 .60 .40 .20 .40 .30 

22 ............ 1.80 3.80 2.20 2.40 1.00 1.00 .50 .40 .20 .40 .60 

23-----"-- .... 2.00 3.40 2.10 2.80 1.00 1.10 .50 .40 .30 .40 .60 

24 ........ ·--- 2.00 3.20 2.00 3.80 .90 .90 .50 .50 .30 .40 1.30 

2iL .••..•••... 2.00 3.00 2.00 3.30 .80 .90 .40 .50 .30 .40 1.30 

26 ••••••••• ·-· 2.10 2.90 1.90 2.60 .80 1.00 .40 .40 .30 .40 1.20 27 ............ 2.90 3.00 1.80 2.50 1.20 1.20 .40 .40 .30 .40 .1 .. 30 

~------------ 3.60 3.80 1.80 2.40 2.10 1.30 .40 .40 .30 .50 1.40 

29 30 ............. ----.......... 3.20 l.SC 2.40 1.60 1.20 .40 .30 .30 .50 .90 ____________ ----......... 4.30 2.20 :1.20 1.50 1.10 .50 .30 .30 .40 .90 

31 .... ---- .... -------- 3.50 -------- 2.00 __ , _____ 1.10 .50 -r-.----.- .30 -------- 1.30 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Potomac River at Point of .Rocks, 1J1aryland,for 1898, 

Day. Jan. Feb. ])far. Apr. May. June. July. Aug.1·Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------------i---- -.--

1 .............. 2.90 2.80 1.90 6.10 2.60 2.20 0.90 

1.50 I 

1.20 0. 70 2. 70 2.10 

2-------------- 2.90 1. 70 1.80 5.20 2.40 2.00 .80 1. 70 1.10' .70 2.50 2.10 

3 ------ .. -- ·--- 3.00 2.00 1. 70 4.60 2.20 1.80 .80 1.40 1.10 .60 2.30 2.00 

4-------------- 3.20 1.90 1. 70 4.10 2.00 1,70 . 70 1.20 1.00 . 70 2:2l)' 2.50 

5-------------- 3.20 1.90 1.60 3.80 1.90 1.60 . 70 2.20 1.00 .80 I 2.00 5.10 

6-------------- 3.30 2.00 1.60 ·3.60 1.80 1.40 . 70 7.20 1.00 1:~ i 1.80 9.20 

1 ---------- .... 3.20 2.00 1.60 ·3.20 2.20 1.30 .70 6.10 1.00 1.80 6.10 

8-------------- 2.90 1.90 1.50 2.90 5.40 1.30 .80 3.70 1.00 1.10 1. 70 4.50 

9 --------~- .... 3.00 1.90 1.50 2.40 11.05 1.20 . 70 3.90 1.00 1.00 1.60 . 3.60 

10 .... ---- ... --- 3.20 1.80 1.40 2.50 9.60 1.20 .. 70 5.60 .90 1.00 1.60 3.00 

11 ------ ........ 3.90 1.80 1.40 2.50 6.50 1.10 . 70 14.00 .90 .90 2.00 2.60 

12 --- 5.80 1.90 1.50 2.40 5.20 1.10 .60 16.05 .90 .90 1,80 2.40 

13 .... :::::::::: 5.70 2.00 1.50 2.40 4.20 1.10 .50 9.50 .80 1.40 I 1.80 2.20 

14-------------- 5.30 1.90 1.60 2.50 3. 70 1.30 .50 8.00 .80 1.20 2.00 2.20 

15'- ------------- 5.50 '1. 90 1.60 2.50 3.10 1.30 .50 7.20 .80 1.00 2.00 2.00 

16 -------------- 6.70 2.00 1. 70 4.00 3.00 1.30 .50 6.10 .80 .80 1.80 1.80 

17-------------- 8.00 2.00 1.70 9.00 3.20 1.30 .50 5.20 .80 .80 1.80 1.80 

18-------------- 6. 70 1.80 2.00 6. 70 4.60 1.20 .50 4.30 .80 .80 1.80 '2.00 

19 ----------.... 5.60 1. 70 5.80 5.10 4.40 1.50 . 70 3.30 .80 1.40 2:20 .. 2.10 

20 -----· -------- 4.90 1. 70 4.60 4.20 3.50 1.40 . 70 3.10 . 70 9.00 3,00 2.20 

21 .............. 4. 70 2.80 3.50 3.50 2.30 1.30 .90 3.00 . 70 5.40 3.60 2 .. 60 

22 ------------·- '4.60 3.80 3.50 3.20 2.!JO 1.30 .90 3.80 . 70 5.35 3.30 3.30 

23-------------- 5.00 4.10 6.60 2.90 . 3.10 1.30 1.10 2.80 . 70 13.10 3,20 4.70 

24 -----•-------· 9.40 3.40 6.20 2.60 3.90 1.20 .90 2.30 . 70 10.10 &:!2 6.20 

25-------------- 8.40 2.90 6.40 2.60 5.10 1.10 .80 2.00 . 70 5.90 6.90 

26-------------- '5.10 2.60 10.50 2.60 5.60 1.10 .90 1.80 . 70 4.50 2. 70 5.30 

27-------------- '5.00 2.30 7.20 "2.50 4.10 1.00 1.20 1.50 .90 3.80 . 2.6() . 4.30' 

28-------------- 5.10 2.10 5.30 3.30 3.40 1.00 1.00 1.ro 

1 

.oo 3.60 2.49. 3.70 

29-------------- 5.10 .,..,. ___ .,_ 4.40' 3.00 3.00 .90 1.20 1.40 . 70 3.40 2.:W. 3.20 

30-------------- 3.00 --......... - 4.30 2.80 2.80 .90 1.40 t~ ~~---~~- 3.00 ~,H) 1 3.00 

31.-----.------- 3.40 ................ 6.20 -------~ 2.40 ... .............. - 1. 70 2.80 -~---- ~ 2 . .70 .. . - ,. 

~-·- -. - ~----· ... 
124 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Pot01nac River at Point of Rocks, Marylanddor 1899; 

I 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. [Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

----------

l ______ -------- 3.00 2.40 11.90 5.30 1.60 2.00 1.00 o. 70 1 

0.90 0. 70 0.80 0.80 

2 -----· ·--·---- 3.40 2.00 9.20 4.50 1.60 2.40 1.00 . 70 .90 ~60 1.50 .80 

3-------------- 2.90 2.10 8.20 4.00 2.10 3.80 1.10 . 10 I .80 .60 2.50 .80 

4-------------- 2.70 2.10' 7.60 3.60 1. 70 2.60 1.00 .90 .80 .60 2.00 .80 

5 ·-····-------- 2.30 2.00 8.50 3.30 1. 70 2.10 .90 1.00 .80 .60 1.80 .80 

6 ---------- ---· 4.10 2.00 16.55 3.00 2.10 1.80 1.00 1.10 . 70 .60 1.40 .70 

·7 -------------- 6.90 2.00 12.90 2.80 2.00 1.60 2.00 1.10 . 70 . 70 1.40 .70 

8 -----·---- ---- 8.10 2.30 10.00 3.00 1.90 1.50 1.00 1.10 .60 .70 1.30 .70 

9------ ----· --- 6.80 2.30 8.10 3.50 1.00 1.40 1.00 1.00 .60 . 70 1.20 .70 

10-------------- 5.40 3.60 6.00 3.40 2.40 1. 70 .90 1.00 .60 .60 1.00 .70 

11 ---·-· -------- 4.60 4.20 5.80 4.20 4.50 1.80 .90 .90 .60 .60 .90 .70 

12-------------- 3.90 4.20 5.60 4.50 3.80 1. 70 .80 .80 .80 .60 .90 .80 

13 ---·-- -------- 3.60 4.00 5.00 3.40 3.40 1. 70 .80 .60 1.20 .60 .80 .80 

14-------------- 3.40 3.90 4.80 3.20 3.20 1.60 .80 J& 1.10 .50 .80 1.20 

15 --------------- 3.40 3.80 4.50 3.00 2.80 1.50 .90 1.00 .50 .80 3.00 

16-------------- 4.00 4.00 4.60 2.80 2.50 1.50 1.10 . 70 .90 .50 .80 2.10 

17 -----·-------- 5. 70 4.50 4. 70 2. 70 2.30 1.40 .90 .70 .80 .50 .80 1. 70 

18 ·--·-· ---- ---· 5.20 5.00 4.40 2.60 2.40 1.40 . 70 .60 . 70 .50 . 70 1.50 

19-------------- 4. 70 5.20 5.20 2.50 8.55 1.30 . 70 .60 . 70 .50 . 70 1.60 

20-------------- 4.40 5.40 5.40 2.40 6.30 1.30 . 70 .60 .90 .50 .70 1.50 21 ______________ 4.!00 6.00 5.30 2.20 5.00 1.20 . 70 .60 . 70 .50 . 70 1.30 

22 ·----- -------- 3.50 8.50 4. 70 2.10 3.60 1.20 . 70 .50 .80 .50 . 70 1.10 

23 -----·-------- 3.30 14.80 4.20 2.00 3.00 1.10 . 70 .50 .90 .50' .80 1.00 

24-------------- 3.20 13.70 4.00 2.00 2.70 1.10 .60 .50 .90 

:~I .80 1.20 

25 -------------- 3.30 9.00 3.90 2.00 2.40 11.00 .60 .50 .90 .90 1.80 

26 -----·------·- 4.80 6.00 3. 70 1.90 2.10 1.00 • .60 .50 1.00 .50 .90 2.10 

27 -------···---- 4. 70 9.25 3.50 1.90 2.00 1.00 .60 1.20 .80 .50 .80 1.60 

28-------------- 3. 90 13.90 3.40 1.80 1801 Ul .60 1.10 .70 .50 .80 1.50 

29- ·---- -------- 3.20 ................. 3.60 1. 70 1. 70 1.10 .50 1.10 . 70 ... I .80 1.60 

30-------------- 2.80 ................. 8.60 1. 70 lJ& ~-~~~- .80 1.00 .80 :~& ---~~~- 1.60 

3:!. ______ -------- 2.60 ............. 7.00 ............... .80 1.00 .. ............... 1.60 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Potornac River at Point of Rocks, Maryland, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. 

I 

Mar. Apr. May. June. July. A1lg. Sept. Oct. :!'iov. Dec. 

----------------

1 ------ ---· ---- 1.50. 1.001 3.50 4.80 1. 90 1.30 1.20 1.20 0.70 0.30 0.50 2.40 

2------ ·------- 1.50 1.60 4.50 3.80 1. 70 1.30 1.10 1.10 . 70 .30 .50 1.90 

3-------------- 1.40 2.00 6.60 3.40 1.60 1.30 1.00 1.00 .60 .30 .50 1.60 

4-------------- 1.50 2.10 5.90 3.10 1.50 1.40 1.00 .90 .60 .30 .50 1.60 

5 ·------------· 1.50 2.20 4.40 2.80 1.50 1.60 .90 .9::! .50 .30 .50 2.00 

6 ---·---------- 1.40 1.90 4.00 2. 70 1.40 1.60 1.30 .80 .60 .30 .40 4.10 

7 -------------- 1.40 1.80 3.60 2.60 1.40 1.50 1.00 .80 .50 .30 .40 5.90 

8-------------- 1.30 1.50 3.90 2.50 1.30 1.40 .90 .70 .40 .30 .40 3.70 

9---------- ---· 1.30 1.80 4.50 2.40 1.30 1.40 .80 .60 .40 .30 .50 3.00 

10 -----·------·- 1.20 2.30 4.00 2.30 1.30 1.30 .70 .60 .30 .80 .60 2.50 

11 .... ---------- 1.30 3.00 3.60 2.10 1.20 1.20 .60 .50 .40 .30 .50 2.10 

12.------- ·-·-·- 1.40 2.50 3.20 2.10 1.20 1.10 .60 .50 .30 .30 .40 1.80 

13-------------- 1.40 3.00 2.90 2.00 1.10 1.00 .50 .40 .30 .30 .40 1.60 

14 -----·--·----- 1.50 4.50 2.80 1.90 1.10 .90 .50 .40 .40 .30 .40 1.50 

15 -----· ·------- 1.80 5.30 2.70 1.90 1.10 1.30 .50 .40 .40 .90 :40 1.40 

16 --·-··-------- 2.10 4.50 2.60 1.80 1.10 1.00 .40 .40 .40 .50 .40 1.40 

17 -------------- 1.90 3.80 2.40 1.80 1.00 1.80 .40 .40 .an .40 .40 1.50 

18 ---- ---· ------ 1.70 3.10 2.30 1. 70 1.00 2.80 .40 .40 .30 .40 .30 1.20 

19 --·----------- 1.60 2.60 2.40 1. 70 1.20 8.50 .50 .40 .30 .30 .20' 1.10 

20-------------- 2.20 2.30 2.60 1.60 1.30 6.20 1.40 .40 .30 .30 .20 1.10 

21 -------------- 3.60 1.90 5.80 1.70 1.80 4.60 1.00 .40 .30 .30 .ao· '1.00 

22-------------- 6.80 3.00 8. 70 2.20 1.90 3.60 .90 .40 .30 .50 -.40 .90 

23-------------- 5.50 6.90 6.60 2.50 2.00 2. 70 .80 .40 .30 .40 .40 .90 

24-------------- 4.00 7.10 5.40 2.80 1. 70 2.30 1.80 .40 .30 .40 .40' .80 

25-------------- 3.30 5.60 5.00 3.00 1.50 2.10 1.60 .50 .30 .40 .40 .80 

26 ---·-------- -- 2.80 3.90 4.50 2.80 1.40 2.00 2..00 .60 .30 .40 1.20 .80 

27 ---··--------- 2.50 3.30 4.10 2.50 1.40 1.80 1.40 . 70 .30 .50 3.30 .80 

28 -·-----·-·---- 2.10 3.00- 3. 70 2.30 1.40 1.50 1.20 .90 .20 .50 8.20 .80 

29-------------- 1.80 ------- 3.50 2.10 1.30 1.40 1.00 .90 .30 .50 5.40 .80 

30 -----------·-- 1.30 .................. 3.30 2.00 1.20 1.30 1.30 .80 .30 .50 3.20 .80 31 ______________ 1.20 ................. 3.20 ------- 1.30 ................. 1.30 .80 --·---- .50 ........... - .80 
MARYLAND AND DISTRICT Olf COLUMBIA. 125 

MONOCACY RIVER NEAR FREDERICK, MARYLAND. 

This station was established August 4, 1896, by E. G. Paul, at the 

county bridge on the turnpike 4 miles northeast of Frederick, on the 

road leading from Frederick to Mount Pleasant, Maryland, about 

2,000 feet above the mouth of Israel Creek and 3,000 feet below the 

mouth of Tuscarora Creek. It is described in Water-Supply Paper 

No .. 35, page 93. Records of discharge measurements for 1899 will be 

found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 98. During 

1900 the following measurements were made by Mr. Paul: · 

June 29: Gage height, 4.10 feet; discharge, 191 second-feet. 

September 20: Gage height, 3.80 feet; discharge, 88 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of .J.lfonocacy Rive1· near Frederick, Maryland, .for 1900. 

__ n_a_y_. __ 

1

_J_a_n_. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. I Nov. Deo. 

!_ _____________ 5.40 5.10 13.45 5.40 4.70 4.40 4.00 4.00 3.90 3.90 3.70 5.20 

2 -------------- 5.40 5.10 12.00 5. 70 4. 70 4. 40 4.00 3. 90 3.80 3. 80 3. 70 4.30 3 ______________ 5.40 5.10 9.50 5.50 4.70 4.40 3.90 3.90 3.80 3.80 3.70 4.30 

4_--- ---- - ----- 5. 20 5. 10 8. 20 5. 50 4. 90 4. 40 3. 90 3. 80 3. 70 3. 80 4. 10 7. 20 5-------------- 5.00 5.20 7.30 5.50 4.80 4.40 3.90 3.70 3.70 3.80 4.10 12.10 ·6 _________ : ____ 4.90 5.10 7.10 5.40 4.60 4.30 3.90 3.70 3o70 3.70 4o00 6o00 7 ______________ 4o80 5o30 8000 5.30 4o50 4o20 3.80 3.70 3o70 3o70 4000 5050 8 ______________ 4o50 6o90 7050 5020 4040 4o20 3o80 3o70 3o70 3o70 4o00 5o20 9 ______________ 4o50 7.55 6050 5.10 4040 4o20 3070 3.70 3o70 3.70 3o90 4o90 10 ______________ 4090 6o90 6o30 5o10 4o40 4010 3o70 3.70 3060 3.70 3o90 4o50 

11 ---- --- - - ----- 5o 00 5o 30 6o 30 5o 00 4o 40 4010 3o 70 3. 60 3o 60 3o 70 3o 90 4. 30 12 ______________ 10020 5o50 5o90 5o00 4040 4o10 3o70 3.60 3o60 3070 3090 4o20 13 ______________ 9020 15ol0 5o70 5000 4o30 4.10 3070 3o50 3060 3.70 3o90 "4o00 14_ _____________ 5o40 12085 5060 5o00 4030 4o10 3.70 3o50 3o60 3o90 3o90 4o00 

15 ---- ---- - - ---- 4o 90 7 0 00 5o 50 5o 00 4o 30 40 40 3o 70 3o 50 3o 60 4o 10 3o 90 4o 00 '16 -------------- 4080 6o50 5o40 4o90 4o30 4o80 3o60 3.50 3o90 4010 3o90 4.00 17-------------- 4060 5o90 5.40 4o90 4o30 5.00 3o60 3.60 3o90 4010 3o90 4.00 18 ______________ 4060 5o90 5.40 5o10 4030 5o80 3o60 3.90 3.90 3.90 3.80 4000 

19-------------- 4o90 5o80 5o40 5o20 6050 6.00 3o70 3o80 3o90 3.80 3o80 3o90 20 ______________ 9o00 5o50 l3o50 5.10 7o00 5o10 4o60 3.80 3o80 3o70 3o80 3o90 

21______________ 9o50 5050 1(Jo20 5.00 6o50 4o90 4o60 3o80 3o80 3o70 3o80 3o90 22 ______________ 7o05 17015 9.10 5ooo 5o90 4050 3o80 4o80 3070 3o70 3oso I 4o00 

23 o••·---------- 6o50 15o00 8020 5o50 4o90 4o40 4.10 4.70 3o60 3o80 3o90 4o00 24 ______________ 6o00 10050 6.50 5.60 4.80 4020 5o50 4o10 3o50 8o80 3o90 4o10 

25 --- - ---- 0 ----- 5o 70 80 50 6o10 5o 40 4o 70 40 20 4o 80 4o 70 3o 50 3o 80 3o 90 4o 10 26 ______________ 5o50 7o10 6o00 4o90 4o60 4o20 4020 4000 3.50 3070 9020 4o10 27 ______________ 5o10 6o50 5.90 4o80 4050 4.20 4o20 3090 3.50 °3070 7o30 4o10 28 ______________ 4o90 6o50 5.70 4o80 4o50 4o10 4o10 5o50 3o60 3o70 7o10 4o10 29 ______________ 4.60 5.50 4o80 4.50 4.10 4o00 5o30 3o70 3o70 6o90 4000 

30 ........ ~----- 4o50 5o50 4o70 4o50 4o00 4o00 4o30 4o00 3o70 6o30 31. _____________ 4050 6.50 4o50 4000 4o00 -----·- 3o70 -------------

ROCK CREEK AT ZOOLOGICAL PARK, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

The first station on Rock Creek was established in 1892, at the 

request of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. On January 18, 1897, a new station was established on the bridge of the 

Zoological Park. This bridge was rebuilt in November, 1900, and 

the gage was destroyed. A new station will be established in 1901. 

During 1900 one measurement was m~de by E. G. Paul, as follows: 

April 24: Gage height, 2.75 feet; discharge, 77 second-feet. 
126 OPERATIONS A.T RIVER ST.ATIO:~--s, 1900.-P.ART II. (NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rock Creek at Zoological Park, District of Columbia, 

for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

--------------------

1 ______ ------ 2.45 2.43 3.30 2. 75 2.60 2. 4f) 2.35 2.35 2.15 2.40 2.10 

2------------ 2.43 2.43 3.25 2. 70 2.60 2. 73 2.35 2.28 2.13 2.30 2.15 

3.----- ------ 2.43 2.38 2.88 2. 70 2.60 2.60 2.35 2.30 2.10 2.20 2.15 

4---------- 2.40 2.40 2. 78 2. 70 2.60 2.55 2.40 2.28 2.10 2.20 2.28 

5 ______ ------ 2.38 3.03 2. 75 2.68 2.60 2.50 2.38 2.25 2.10 2.20 2.35 6 ______ ------ 2.40 2.60 2.80 2.65 2.55 2.45 2.38 2.2-5 2.10 2.20 0 2.28 7, ___________ 2.40 2.53 2.85 2.65 2.55 2.45 2.38 2.23 2.10 2.15 2.25 8 __ , _________ 2. ro 2.83 2. 73 2.65 2.55 2.58 2.35 2.20 2.10 2.25 2.40 9 ______ ------ 2.40 2.95 2.70 2.63 2.60 2.45 2.33 2.20 2.10 2.25 2A8 

}0 ______ ------ 2.40 2.68 2.68 2.60 2.63 2.45 2.30 2.20 2.10 2.20 2.43 

ll_ ----------- 2.43 2.60 2.65 2.60 2.58 2.40 2.30 2.20 2.10 2.20 ------ 12 ______ ------ 3.60 2.68 2.70 2.80 2.55 2.35 2.30 2.15 2.10 2.20 . ~- .. -.. 130 ___ ----0- 0- 3.03 3.88 2. 70 2. 75 2.53 2.45 2.30 2.18 2.10 2.23 ............ 14 ______ ------ 2.88 3.00 2.70 2.68 2.50 2.48 2.30 2.15 2.10 2.35 ............... 15 ___________ 0 2.58 2.80 2.68 2.65 2.50 2.68 2.30 1 2.15 2.13 2.35 ------ 16 ______ ------ 2.53 2. 75 2. 70 2.65 2.50 2.65 2.30 2.15 2.65 2.30 ............. 17 ____________ 2:80 2. 70 2. 78 2. 70 2.50 4.30 2.30 2.15 2.40 2.25 ............ 1!; 2.80 2. iO 2.80 2.70 2.50 3.45 2.30 2.15 2.20 2.20 ............. 19_~~~~~~~:=:~ 2.83 2.70 2.80 3.10 2.90 2. 78 2.30 2.10 2.17 2.20 ------ 20 ____ 0 --0-0-0 3.08 2. 78 3. 75 2.80 2.73 2.70 2.40 2.10 2.15 2.20 ............ 21 ______ ------ 3.13 2. 73 3.18 2. 73 2.55 2.58 2.40 2.18 2.15 2.20 ------ 2;!0 __ : 0 ___ 0 ___ 2.88 5.20 2.85 2.80 2.50 2.55 2.48 2.28 2.15 2.20 ------ 23 ___ 0 __ ------ 2.80 3.35 2.80 2.80 2.50 2.50 2.40 2.23 2.15 2.20 ............... 24 ____________ 2. 75 2.90 2. 78 2. 75 2.45 2.50 2.73 2.25 2.15 2.25 -- .......... 2-')_ ------- 0 0-0 2.68 2.90 2. 73 2. 70 2.50 2.50 2.48 2.48 2.15 2.23 ............. 2ti ______ ------ 2.60 3.08 2.75 2.70 2.50 2.48 2.35 2.28 2.15 2.18 ------ 27 ____ -------0 2.58 3.0,1') 2.80 2. 70 2.45 2.48 2.38 2.20 2.15 2.15 ------ 28 __________ 0_ 2.68 2.78 2.80 2.65 2.45 2.43 2.30 2.20 2.45 '2.15 ............ 

21:1.. ·--------- 2.48 ------ 2.80 2.60 2.45 2.35 2.30 2.20 2.40 2.10 30 ------ _________ . ___ 2.48 -------- 2.80 2.60 2.45 2.35 2.30 2.20 2.60 2.10 ----- 31 ____ ·------- 2.55 -------- 2.80 ---- ......... 2.40 -------- 2.50 2.15 -------- 2.10 ........... 

APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATTOAX, VIRGINIA. 

This station was established in August, 1900, at the crossing of the· 

·Southern Railway, 27 miles southwest of Richmond. The gage rod, 

which is on the guard rail of the bridge, is laid off to feet and tenths, 

graduations being indicated by brass nails. The zero of the rod is 58.1 

feet from the west end of the bridge, on the upstream side. The outer 

rim of the pJilley is 0. 9 foot from the zero of the rod; the distance 

from the end of the weight to the pointer on the wire rope is 48.75 

feet. When the gage reading is 1 foot the water level is 45.6 feet 

below the top surface of the upper chord of the bridge, upstream side, 

and at the zero of the gage. 

The river here is straight for a considerable distance above the 

station, but there is an abrupt bend about 100 feet below the bridge. 

The river is very narrow, and at the low stage at which the gage was 

placed the current velocity is not very well distributed, there being 

practically no current for several feet next to the west bank. It was 

possible, however, to secure a good gaging, and ·old residents stated 

that the river was at the lowest stage it had reached in fourteen years. 

The Mattoax railroad station is located on the west. bank of the river, 

and J. C. Carter, the station agent, is the observer. During 19{)0 the 

following measurements were made by E. W. Myers: 

August 25: Gage height, 1 foot; discharge, 196 second-feet. 

November 1: Gage height, 0.85 foot; discharge, 177 second-feet. 
VIRGINIA. 

Daily gage height; in feet, of Appomattox River at Mattoax, Virginia, for 1900. 

Day. \Aug.,Sept./Oct. Nov.,Dec.l' Day. /Aug.ISept. Oct. Nov. Dee-

'-------------- ----'------; 1.25 0."' 0.80 [t.lO ' u ::::::::::::::::1::::::1 ~:~ "::::l '::::: ':o/1 

t::~:::~~~::~:J::::~i :i J ~! i:H ~ :::::::::::::::!:::::: ':~ :~ :: l:X8 6 __________________ ----·· .05 .98 2.00 6.50 ~ .. 3~ _:~_.: ___ ·: __ =_=---~-~--_--_--_--_-:_:_1:_:_:_:_:_:_ :_~60: :_665

7

g 1:.0~ 11:_~42 7 __________________ -----· .13 .95 1.40 3.10 - " 

8 .................. -----· .15 .83 1.20 2.20 2L ............... ------ .73 .70 .94 3.00 

9 .............. --· ------ .15 .88 1.10 1.90 25 ..... "---------- ....... 90 .80 .90 3.92 

lO ........ : ......... ------ .17 1.68 1.15 1.55 26---------------- 0.50 .85 1.50 1.00 4.50 

11.. ................ ------ .17 1.20 1.10 1.04 27---------------- .60 .6!) 1.05 1.90 3.00 12 .. ______________________ .13 .851.001.15 28 ________________ .45 .65 .80 2.93 3.30 

13 ................... -----· .03 .78 .95 1.25 29 ________________ .30 .55 .75 1.70 2.05 

14 .................. ------ .06 .95 1.00 1.30 30 ·--------------- .55 .651 .80 1.2() 2.00 

!.5.- ---------- ·----- - ·-·-· .13 . 95 .97 1.25 31 ---------------- 2.50 ------ .851 2.35 

l6 .................. ---·-- 2.53 1.00 .94 1.15 I 

NORTH ( Ol!""' JAMES) RIVER AT GLASGOW, VIRGINIA. 

This station, which was established August 21, 1895, by C. C. Babb 

ttnd D. C. Humphreys, is at the East Glasgow county hridge about 1 

mile above the mouth of the river. It is described in Water-Supply 

Paper No. 35, pages 95 and 96. Records of measurements made in 

1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 

107. During 1900 the following measurements were made by D. C. 

Humphreys: 

March 5: Gage height, 2.18 feet; discharge, 1,~34 second-feet. 

June 26: Gage height~ 1.45 feet; discharge, 600 second-feet. 

August 4: Gage height, 0. 71 foot; discharge, 252 second-feet. 

December 19: Gage height, 1.08 feet; discharge, 398 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of North (of James) River at Glasgow, Virginia, for 

1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb., Mar., Apr. I May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-----11----~--~---------- --------

1 ............ .. 2 ___________ _. __ 

3------ ·------- 4 ·-------------

5 -------------- 6 ............. . 

7--------------

8 ............. . 

9------ ---·----- .0 

_] --------------_____________ _ 

.2--------------

.3 ............. . 

.4 --~----------· 

.5 -------------- .6--------------

.7 -------------· 

.9 .8 _____________ ·--- ----------_ 

:0--------------

~1 ...... ---· ---- 2 ............. . 

3 .... ---------- :! ............. . 

:5 ----··--··· .. . :6------ ....... . 

:7--------------

:8 ---------·-·--

:9 ;() _____________ -----··- -------_ 

a--···---------

0. 98 1. 20 6. 351 2. 04 ]. 40 1. 30 1. 25 0. 78 0. 41 0. 95 0. 90 1. 60 . 92 1. 05 4.10 1. 98 1. 40 1. 30 1.15 . 75 .40 . 60 . 85 1. 55 . 92 1. 20 3. 75 1. 87 1. 40 1. 40 1. 12 . 70 . 40 . 55 . 90 1.48- . 95 1. 25 3. 25 1. 82 1. 35 1. 30 1.10 . 68 . 41 . 53 . 95 a 2. 89 

.92 1.40 2.90 1.72 1.32 1.10 1.10 .60 .40 .50 .92 4.30 . 90 1.40 2.65 1. 65 1.30 1. ()() 1.05 . 55 .40 . 50 . 90 3. 85 . 90 1. 30 2. 50 1. 60 1. 22 1. 00 1. 00 . 52 . 40 . 50 . 86 3. 45 . 89 2. 20 2. 30 1. 52 1. 20 1. 00 . 96 . 51 . 38 . 50 . 85 3. 10 

.90 2.00 2.28 1.50 1.20 .1.00 .90 .51 .34 .50 .86 2.00 . 90 ]. 90 2. 50 1. 45 1. 20 1. 00 . 88 . 50 . 30 . 50 . 85 1. 70 

.98 1.78 2.10 1.45 1.15 .96 .85 .50 .30 .50 .85 1.58 

1. 45 1. 62 2. 06 1. 42 1.10 1. 00 . 8() . 50 . 30 . 50 . 82 1. 50 

1. 75 5. 50 1. 95 1. 40 1. 10 2. 00 . 75 . 50- • 40 . 50 . so 1. 40 

1. 52 4. 45 1. 75 1. 35 1.10 1. 45 . 75 . 50 . 40 . 48 . 80 1. 32 1. 45 3. 25 1. 65 1. 32 1. 00 1. 40 . 72 . 50 . 50 . 48 . 78 1. 28 1.35 2. 85 1. 85 1. 28 1. 00 4. 40 . 70 .50 2.40 . 45 .80 1.20 

1. 35 2. 40 2. 03 1. 25 1. 00 4. 00 . 70 . 50 1.10 . 43 . 78 1.10 

1. 36 a 2. 20 1. 90 1. 30 . 95 4. 20 . •72 . 50 . 60 . 40 . 80 1. 08 

2. 50 2. 00 1. 90 2. 60 2. 52 3. 30 . 70 . 48 . 50 . 48 . 72 1. 05 

6.02 1. 92 4. 45 2.52 1.48 2.60 . 75 . 48 .40 . 46 • 70 1.02 4. 35 1. 95 5. 60 a 2. 00 1. 45 2. 30 . 95 . 50 . 45 . 45 . 75 1. 00 

3.21 6.40 3.85 1.45 1.35 1.95 1.30 .50 .52 .46 .75 1.00 

2. 75 4. 80 3.10 3. 00 1. 25 1. 75 1. 50 . 48 . 64 1.15 . 76 l. 00 

2. 15 3. 45 2. 82 2. 65 1. 28 1. 50 1.10 . 48 . 60 3. 60 . 76 1. 00 

1. 95 2. 95 2. 72 2. 35 ' 2. 50 1. 45 . 85 . 50 . 60 2. 5.5 . 78 . 98 

1. 76 2. 80 2. 50 2. 15 2. 00 1.40 1. 15 . 50 . 60 1. 45 6. 35 • 98 1. 60 2. 60 2. 50 2. l!i 1. 65 1. 35 1. 30 . 52 . 60 1. 20 4. 10 . 95 

1.50 2.35 2. 38 2.10 1.50 1.25 1.05 .50 .52 1.15 2. 90 . 95 

1.55 2.28 2.00 1.52 1.22 .95 .50 .50 1.00 2.25 .93 

1.35 2.20 1.75 1.40 1.1b .88 .48 1.25 .95 1.84 .93 

1.45 2.12 1.30 .88 .45 .90 .90 

a Interpolated. 
128 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

JAMES RIVER AT BUCHANAN, VIRGINIA. 

This station, which was established August 18, 1895, by C. C. Babb 

and D. C. Humphreys, is located about 20 miles above the mouth of 

North River and a half mile above the mouth of Purgatory Creek. 

It is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 35, page 97. Records of 

measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 108. During 1900thefollowing measurements 

were made by D. C. Humphreys: 

March 30: Gage height, 4.62 feet; discharge, 4,453 second-feet. 

June 28: Gage height, 2.80 feet; discharge, 1,043 second-feet. 

August 4: Gage height, 2.25 feet; discharge, 523 second-feet. 

August 21: Gage height, 1.85 feet; discharge, 374 second-feet. 

December 20: Gage height, 2.93 feet; discharge, 1,197 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of James IJ,iver at Buchanan, Virginia, for 1900. 

__ D_a_y_. __ 

1

_J_a_n_. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. I June. July.l Aug .. l Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1 ______________ 2.20 2.40 6.80 4.40 3.10 l 2.85 2.7'0 2.40 1.90 2.20 2.50 4.20 

2----------·--- 2.20 2.40 9.25 4.15 3.00 2.75 2.60 2.30 1.90 2.20 2.50 3.80 

3-------------- 2.20 2.30 6.80 4.00 2.90 3.30 2.60 2.30 1.90 2.20 2.80 3.70 

L------------- 2.10 2.35 5.50 3.90 2.85 B.05 2.60 2.25 2.15 2.20 3.45 6.05 

5-------------- 2.10 2,55 4.90 3.80 2.80 2.90 2.50 2.10 2.90 2.10 3.55 9.30 

6-------------- 2.10 2.50 4.55 3.70 2.80 2.80 2.50 2.10 2.80 2.10 3.25 6.25 

7------ -------· 2.00 2.50 4.40 3.60 2.70 2.70 2.40 2.00 2.20 2.10 2.95 5.35 

8 .. -- .. - . -- . -. . 2. 00 2. 95 4. 40 3. 50 2. 65 2. 70 2. 40 2. 00 1. 95 2.10 2. 80 4. 95 

9 ______________ 2.00 3.65 4.60 3.35 2.50 2.60 2.30 2.00 1.80 2.10 2.70 4.75 

10 ______________ 2.10 3.80 4.35 3.20 2.55 2.50 2.20 1.90 1.80 2.10 2.60 4.40 

ll ______________ 2.40 3.50 4.20 3.10 2.50 2.50 2.20 1.90 1.80 2.10 2.60 3.95 

12 -----· -------- 3.10 3.35 4.05 3.00 2.50 2.50 2.30 1.90 1.70 2.10 2.50 3.80 

f~============== ~:~g ~:~s ~:~g ~:88 ~:~ ~J~ ~:ro u~g 1 t~s ~Jg ~:gg ~:gg 15 -·------------ 3.15 6.10 3.60 2.90 2.40 2.80 2.20 1.90 2.10 2.35 2.50 3.35 

16-------------- 2.95 5.50 3.60 2.80 2.40 4.60 2.10 1.90 3.15 2.70 2.40 3.20 

11 ______________ 2.8o 4.55 a.50 2.8o 2.30 6.30 2.00 1.80 3.35 2.00 2.40 3.1o 

18-------------- 2.80 4.30 3.40 2.95 2.30 6.90 2.00 1.80 2.60 2.45 2.40 3.10 

19 ______________ 3.75 3.60 3.50 4.15 2.25 6.00 2.00 1.80 2.35 2.30 2.40 3.00 

20-------------- 9.30 3.35 9.50 4.90 2.90 4.65 2.00 1.70 2.20 2.20 2.30 2.90 

21_ _____________ 8.15 3.30 10.30 4.65 2.85 4.15 2.00 1.70 I 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.90 

22 ______________ 5.60 8.00 7.40 4.70 2.65 3.90 2.00 1.70 2.10 2.30 2.30 2.90 

~L===~~-~======= ~:gg ~:!8 gJg ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:88 lJ8 I ~:~ 1~:~ ~:~2 ~:gg 25 ---- -...... - . . 3. 50 5. 60 4. 95 4. 40 4. 50 3. 00 2. 10 1. 80 2. 10 5. 65 4. 25 3.10 

26-------------- 3.30 4.80 4.R5 4.25 4.00 2.90 3.10 1.80 2.10 4.10 18.60 3.00 

27-------------- 3.20 4.35 4.80 3.85 3.45 2.80 3.20 1.90 2.10 2.90 12.20 3.00 

28 ______________ 2.75 4.15 4.90 3.70 3.20 2.70 3.15 1.90 2.20 2.70 6.85 2.90 

29 ______________ 2.Fi5 4.75 3.25 3.10 2.70 3.30 1.90 2.20 2.60 5.50 2.90 

30-------------- 2.40 4.60 3.15 3.00 2.70 2.75 1.90 2.20 2.60 4.85 2.80 

31______________ 2.40 4.60 3.00 2.55 1.90 2.60 2.80 

JAMES RIVER AT CARTERSVILLE, VIRGINIA. 

This station, which was established January 1, 1899, by D. C. Humphreys, is located at the highway bridge crossing the James at Cartersville, a half mile from the railroad station and 50 miles above 

Richmond, Virginia. It is described in 'Vater-Supply Paper No. 35, 

page 98, together with a number of other gages that have been 

installed on this river. Records of measurements for th~ year 1899 
VIRGINIA. 129 

will be found in Paper No. 35, page 99. During 1900 the following 

measurements were made by D. C. Humphreys: 

April2: Gage height, 4.74 feet; discharge, 9,469 second-feet. 

June 30: Gage height, 2.34 feet; discharge, 4,049 second-feet. 

August 8: Gage height, 0.97 foot; discharge, 1,515 second-feet. 

August 24: Gage height, 1.00 foot; discharge, 1,405 second-feet. 

December 22: Gage height, 2.08 feet; discharge, 3,360 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of James River at Cartersville, Virginia, for 1900. 

Da.y. Jan. Feb. I Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.j Dec. 

1 .............. 2.00 2.10 7.80 4.95 3.50 2.65 2.30 1. 75 0.90 1.00 1.85 6.65 

2 ··------------ 2.20 1. 75 15.65 4.73 3.30 2.48 2.00 1.53 .85 1.00 1. 70 3.88 

3 .............. 2.42 1.50 12.90 4.45 3.20 2.25 2.00 1.22 . 70 1.00 1. 70 3.33 

4 ····--·------- 2.42 2. 2.1) 9.50 4.20 3.00 3.55 1. 95 1.30 .68 1.30 3.03 9.50 

5 ..... ·---·----- 2.42 4.35 7.55 4.00 2.90 2.60 1.95 1.15 .65 1.20 2.30 11.30 

6 ····-········· 2.42 4.00 6.40 3. 75 2.80 2.25 1.85 1.10 .60 1.10 2.25 11.15 

7---- ·--------- 2.20 3.90 5.40 3.50 2. 75 2.15 1. 70 1.00 .60 1.05 2.15 8.00 

8 --·----------- 2.10 3.15 5.10 3.40 2. 75 2.00 1.55 .97 .50 1.05 2.00 5.90 

9 ... ·---------· 1.85 2.90 5.10 3.10 2.50 2.30 1.50 .97 .50 1.05 1.90 5.55 

10-------------- 1.80 2.90 5.05 3.00 2.60 2.15 1.48 .97 .60 1.05 1.72 5.05 

11 -------------- 1.60 3.40 4.80 3.10 2.60 1.95 1.47 .83 .60 1.02 1. 67 4.00 

12 .............. 3.65 3.45 4.40 3.50 2.50 1.65 1.30 .82 .50 1.00 1.55 3.52 

13 .............. 4.40 7.30 4.00 3.30 2.35 5.00 1. 27 .80 .25 .90 1.53 3.30 

14 ...... ·--· .... 4.10 9.33 3.60 3.10 2.25 3. 78 1.27 . 74 .45 2.30 1.52 3.15 

15 .............. 4.00 12.20 3.40 3.10 2.15 5.00 1.25 .73 .46 1.55 1.48 3.10 

16 .............. 3.40 8.10 3.40 2.50 2.10 3.22 1.20 . 70 2.50 1.20 1.47 2.90 

17 ·------------- 2.80 6.05 ••• 12.50 2.00 10.60 1.10 .65 3.25 .90 1.47 2.50 

18 -----· .... ---- 2.40 5.30 3.60 11.15 1. 95 10.20 1.10 .65 2.90 1.20 1.46 2.37 

19-------------- 4.30 4.50 4.20 8.20 2.40 9.00 1.10 .82 2.17 1.25 1.44 2.34 20 .............. 13.08 4.00 6.00 7.50 2. 75 7.50 1.21 .65 2.00 1.15 1.40 2.30 

21 --------- 13.00 3.BO 10.50 7.40 2.68 5.50 1.14 . 70 1.30 1.10 l.38 2.20 

22 .............. 1l. 00 8.30 11.75 8:50 2.58 I 4.48 1.07 .75 1.15 1.00 1.37 2.15 

23-------------- 7.50 11.80 9.30 7. 73 2.50 3.85 1.17 .95 1.00 1.20 1.34 2.00 24 .............. 6.10 11.25 7.00 7.50 2.40 3.50 1.80 1.00 1.05 1.70 1.30 2.00 

25 .............. 5.00 9.05 6.00 6.40 3.40 3.20 1. 70 1.25 1.03 10.90 1.30 2.75 

26 .............. 4.20 7.00 5.50 5~50 3.35 3.25 1.40 .95 1.02 6.98 3.40 2.50 

27 .............. 3.65 6.00 5.40 5.33 . 4.40 3.10 . 2.80 .80 1.00 4.70 15.15 2.22 

28 ------·--- .... 3.25 5.10 5.30 4.57 3.60 2.65 2.80 1.15 1.00 3. 70 18.10 2.10 29 .......... ---- 3.00 -----·- 5.20 4.10 3.10 2.65 2.30 1.10 1.00 2.75 8.00 2.00 

30 .............. 2.55 .. .............. 5.00 3.80 2.95 2.35 2.25 .82 1.00 2. 75 7.65 2.00 

31 ........ ------ 2.35 ................. 5.30 -............. 2.73 ------.. 1.95 1.03 ................. 2.40 -............. 2.00 

JAMES RIVER AT HOLCOMB ROCK, VIRGINIA. 

This station was established by the Willson Aluminum Company, 

of Holcomb Rock, Virginia, in 1899, in connection with measurements 

to determine the horsepower available at that point. During 1899 

the records were fragmentary, but at the commencement of 1900 daily 

records were taken, which have been furnished to the GeolQgical Survey through the courtesy of T. R. Ragland, general manager of the 

company. The gage consists of a copper float 8 by 8 by 8 inches, 

with a vertical rod It inches square attached to it, the rod, which 

extends up through the power-house floor, being scaled to tenths of 

a foot. The copper float is inclosed in a 12-inch by 12-inch by 12-foot 

box, which rests solidly on the bottom of the river. The box is perforated, so that the water in it will always stand at the same level 

as the water in the river, while the float, being inclosed, is not in 

danger of being broken by floating timber. The fluctuations of the 

river are read directly from the rod, which moves up or down with 

the float as it responds to the variations in the height of the river. 

Measurements. of discharge are not made at this point. 
130 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO, 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of James River at Holcomb Rock, Virginia, for 1900. 

--~~~ Jan. I Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. 1 Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1--------------11.40 1.70 7.90 

2 ----·- -------- 1.40 1.50 9.85 3 ______________ 11.30 1.50 7.70 

4. ----- --- - ---- 1. 30 1. 60 5. 65 

5-------------- 1.10 1.80 4.75 

t===~=====::J t~ t~ ~jg 1t~~::~~~=~~~=-1 t~ ~:tz ~:~8 11 -----· ____ ----~~ 1.2s 2. 50 3. 50 12 -------------- 1. 75 5. 30 3. 30 

13 ------ ---- ---- 2. 58 10. 45 2. 95 

14. .... -- -- - 2. 65 8. 60 2. 80 

ll'i -------~~--~~-~ 2.30 6.45 2.60 

~~ :~~~~~ ~~~~~~~= l~ !:f3 ~JJ 

I lf::~:;~~:~~~:l !: i 1:1,1: I 

26 ______________ 2.50 4.65 4.40 

27 .. ------------ 2. 25 3. 90 4. 15 

28 -------------- 2. 00 3. 55 4.10 

29-------------- 1. 90 ------- 4.10 

30 --------·----- 1.55 ------- 3.90 

3.60 

3.45 

3.15 

3.05 

2.75 

2.60 

2.50 

2.40 

2.35 

2.20 

2.10 

2.l0 

2.05 

2.00 

1.80 

1.80 

1.80 

3.55 

4.35 

4.70 

4.80 

5.85 

5.45 

4.60 

4.00 

3.55 

3.20 

2.85 

2.50 

2.50 

31 -------------- 1. 60 ------- 3. 70 -------

2.30 1.90 

2.20 l.SO 

2.20 3.50 

2.00 2.10 

2.0Q 1.80 

2.00 1. 70 

1. 95 1. 70 

1.80 1.60 

1.80 1. 60 

1. 80 1. 6.1) 

1. 70 1. 60 

1. 70 1.40 

1. 70 2.35 

1. 75 2. 40 

1.60 2.05 

1.60 4. 50 

1.60 6.10 

1.60 6. 90 

1. 85 6.15 

1. 90 5.35 

2.25 3.40 

1. 80 2. 75 

1.65 2.45 

1.80 2.40 

2. 95 2.30 

3.45 1. 95 

2. 95 1.80 

2.35 1. 75 

2.20 ' 1. 70 

i:~ i--~~~-

1.65 

1. 70 

1.55 

1.60 

1.45 

1.40 

1.40 

1.301 

1.3o I 

1.20 I 

1.15 i 

1.15 i 

1.20 

1.10 

1.10 

1.00 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

1.10 1.10 

1.35 

1. 90 

1.60 

i:~8 I 1.50 

1.35 

1.00 

1.00 

.95 

.95 

.95 

1.05 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.80 

.80 

.80 

.85 

.80 

.70 

.55 

.50 

.45 

.40 

. 70 

. 45 

.60 

. 75 

.60 

. 70 

.70 

.85 

.65 

.60 

.60 

.60 

0.60 

.60 

.60 

.60 

.60 

.60 

.60 

.60 

.60 

.60 

.60 

.60 

.50 

.30 

.30 

2.15 

1.00 

1.30 

.95 

.60 

.50 

.50 

.60 

. 70 

.55 

.60 

.60 

.60 

.50 

.50 

ROANOKE RIVER AT ROANOKE, VIRGINIA. 

0.60 

.60 

.60 

.65 

.60 

.60 

.70 

. 75 

. 70 

.90 

.80 

.80 

.80 

1.00 

1.00 

1.30 

1.15 

1.05 

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

10.10 

5.55 

3.05 

2.35 

2.00 

1.90 

1.55 

1.50 

1.35 

1.30 

1.30 

1.30 

2.20 

1.80 

1.60 

1.40 

1.40 

1.30 

1.35 

1.50 

1.20 

1.20 

1.10 

1.10 

1.10 

1.10 

1.10 

1.10 

.1.00 

1.00 

.95 

.90 

.90 

8.25 

13.00 

7.30 

4.20 

3.25 

2.4( 

2.2!: 

2.11: 

4.6( 

9.3( 

5. 7( 

3.3l; 

3.1( 

2. 71: 

2.41: 

2.2!: 

. 2.11: 

2.0C 

1.81: 

1.8( 

1. 7( 1.6( 

1.6( 

1.5( 

1.5( 

1.5( 

1.5C 

1.5C 

1.5C Loo 

1.6( 

1.5C 

1.50 

1.50 

This station, which was established by D. C. Humphreys, July 11, 

1896, is located at the edge of the city of Roanoke, o:l1 the Walnut 

street car line. It is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 

107, and record of discharge measurements for 1899 will be found in 

the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 110. During 1900 the 

following measurements were made by D. C. HumphreyR: 

March 29: Gage height, 2.07 feet; discharge, 879 second-feet. 

May 5: Gage height, 1.30 feet; discharge, 298 second-feet. 

June 26: Gage height, 2.1& feet; discharge, 639 second-feet. 

July 30: Gage height, 0.91 foot; discharge, 149 second-feet. 

August 21: Gage height, 0.65 foot; discharge, 92 second-feet. 

Decel!lber 19: Gage height, 1.2tl feet; discharge, 307 second-feet. 
VIRGINIA .AND NORTH CAROLINA. 131 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Roanoke River at Roanoke, Virginia,jor 1900. 

__ n_a_y_. __ 1_J_a_n_. _F_e_b_. _M_a_r_. _A_p_r_. _M_a_Y_· _J_un_e_. _J_u_ly_. _A_u_g_. _s_ep_t_. _o_c_t_.,_N_o_v_. _n_ec_. 

1.-------------

2 -----· -------- 3 ------·-------

4 -------------· 

5 ·------------· 

6 --------------

7-------------.. 8 9 _____________ 

---------- ---_ 

10--------------

11 ------ -------- I2 -----· -------- 13-.------------. 

14--------------

15--------------

16--------------

1'/ -----·--------- 18 ------.------- 19--------------

20 ............ .. 21 ____________ __ 

22 -------------- 23 ------ -------- 24--------------

25--------------

26--------------

27--------------

28--------------

29 -------------- 30--------------

31 .... ---- ...... 

1. 70 1.10 3. 80 1. 85 1. 50 1. 20 1. 50 0. 90 0. 65 0. 80 1. 40 1. 58 

1. 80 1.13 3.10 1. 78 1.48 1.13 1.40 . 85 . 65 . 95 1. 50 1. 55 

1. 80 1.10 2. 50 1. 72 1. 45 I.15 1. 30 . 85 . 65 1. 00 1. 65 1. 50 

1. 70 1. 05 2.10 1. 65 1. 40 1.10 1. 70 . 80 . 65 1.10 1. 75 4. 43 

1.15 1. 20 2. 00 1. 58 1. 37 1. 05 1. 85 . 80 . 65 1.15 1. 45 3. 70 . 85 I.10 1. 88 1. 50 I. 25 1. 03 1. 60 . 75 . 65 1.10 1. 30 2. 60 

.80 1.15 1.77 1.45 1.22 1.03 1.40 .7"5 .65 1.05 1.20 2.20 

.75 1.10 1.70 1.45 1.20 1.10 1.25 .70 .65 1.05 1.15 2.00 . 75 1.10 1. 95 1. 41) 1. 20 1. 20 1. 15 . 70 . 65- 1. 00 1.10 1. 85 . 85 1.10 1. 80 1.40 1. 35 1.15 1. 10 . 65 . 60 . 95 1. 07 1. 72 

.90 1.30 a1.80 I.38 1.20 1.10 1.05 .65 .60 .90 1.05 1.62 

1.20 1.45 1.75 1.40 1.18 1.15 1.00 .65 .60 .85 1.05 1.55 

1. 50 4. 60 1. 75 1.40 1.15 1. 4.0 1. 00 . 65 . 60 . 85 1. 03 1.48 

1. 35 3. 08 1. 80 1. 36 1.13 1. 85 . 97 . 63 . 60 1. 80 1. 03 1. 40 

1. 20 2. 32 I. 75 1. 30 1. 08 1. 35 . 95 . 63 1.10 1. 35 1. 00 1. 38 

1.15 1. 95 1. 72 1. 27 1. 05 1. 60 . 95 . 60 2. 00 I.I5 1. 00 I. 34 

1.10 1. 78 I. 70· I. 25 1. 05 2. 25 . 93 . 60 1. 30 1. 05 1. 00 f 1. 30 

I. 10 1. 60 1. 85 1. 30 I. 03 2.15 . 93 . 60 1. 00 I. 00 1. 00 I 1. 31 

1. 20 I.48 2. 05 3. 75 b 1. 05 1. 75 . 90 . 65 . 80 . 95 1. oo 1 1. 2.5 

4.10 1.40 4. 4.5 2. 65 b J. 05 1. 55 . 90 . 65 . 70 . 90 1. 00 I 1. 21 

2. 50 1. 3.') 3. 53 2. 90 b 1. 10 1. 40 . 87 . 65 . 65 . 85 1. 00 ' 1. 25 

2. 00 3. 80 2. 75 2. 95 b l.IO 1. 30 . 87 . 65 . 80 . 85 I. 00 i 1. 29 

1.72 2.85 2.35 2.55 bl.50 1.00 .90 .65 1.15 .90 1.00 '11.27 

I. 55 1. 40 2.15 2. 25 2. 40 1. 30 . 95 . 65 . 95 4. 75 1. 00 1. 42 

1.40 2. IO 1. 95 2. 05 1. 85 I. 80 1. 05 . 75 . 85 2. 50 . 95 1. 40 

1. 30 1. 90 2. 05 I. 90 1. 45 2. 60 I. 21'i . 70 . 80 I. 95 8. 20 I 1. 35 

1.20 1.1~ ~.25 1.78 1.30 1.45 1.05 .65 .75 1.7z ~·?o 1 1.30 

1. 10 · I. 6a 2. 40 1. 61'i 1. 25 2. 45 1. oo . 65 .. 10 1. 55 2. 20 I 1. 28 

1.10 2. 20 1. 60 2. 00 2.13 . 95 . 70 . 65 1. 50 1. 95 ' 1. 28 

1. 08 2. (i3 1. 55 1. 60 1. 70 . 90 . 65 . . 60 11. 45 1. 75 i 1. 24 

1.05 1.98 1.35 .90 .65 ------- 1.40 -------. 1.28 I I 

a Interpolated. b Estimated; repairing bridge. 

ROANOKE RIVER AT NEAL, NORTH CAROLINA. 

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 109. 

The·river bed is muddy and is likely to cut out in seasons of high 

water, and both banks are f'Ubject to overflow, sometimes covering 

the flood plain of the river to a depth of iO or more feet and reaching 

at times a width of nearly 2 miles. :The highest recorded water at 

this station occu~red on March 23, 1899, when the gagereached a height 

of 30 feet and the discharge was probably 83,000 second-feet; the lowest 

recorded water was from September 19 to 22,1897, when the gage read 

0.00 ahd the discharge was probably 2,000 second-feet, ma.kingthe maximum flow 41t times the minimum flow. The drainage area above the 

station is 8,817 square miles, largely forest covered and including a 

variety of. topographic forms, from the mountains of the upper part 

of D~n and Staunton rivers to the extensive swamps to be found along 

the lower part of the basin. The stream is subject to sudden rises and 

falls, but the period of high water lasts several days. The observer 

is the bridge watchman, W. M. Adams, of Kelford, North Carolina. 

Records of measurements will be found as follows: For 1896, Eighteenth Annual Report, Part IV, page48; for1897, Nineteenth Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 181; for 1898, Twentieth AnnualReport, Part 

IV, page 142; for. 1899, Twenty-first Annual Report, Pa;rt IV, page 
132 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

111. During 1900 the following measurements were made by E. W. 

Myers: 

February 10: Gage height, 9. 70 feet; discharge, 9,361 second-feet. 

April10: Gage height, 7.10 feet; discharge 6,266 second-feet. 

Aprilll: Gage height, 6.90 feet; discharge, 6,002 second-feet. 

April 24: Gage height, 25.60 feet: discharge, 49,896 second-feet. 

May 11: Gage height, 4.69 feet; discharge, 5,503 second-feet. 

June 30: Gage height, 10.12 feet; discharge, 9,530 second-feet. 

August 10:_ Gage height, 1.40 feet; discharge, 2,342 second-feet. 

November 2: Gage height, 3.18 feet; discharge 3,734 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Roanoke River at Neal, North Carolina, jo1· 1900. 

Day. Jan. I Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

--------------

1 -------------- 2.10 7.80 16.40 12.20 12.90 5.80 9.15 7.40 2.15 

2 -----·---· ---- 2.10 6. 70 18.50 11.60 11.50 5.40 8.10 4.80 2.50 

3 ------ ·------- 2.00 5.00 21.80 11.10 10.40 5.20 7.20 3.30 1.80 

4 ---·-·-------· 2.20 4.30' 23.10 10.20 9.60 4.80 6.30 2.70 1.20 

5-------------- 2.20 4.60 24.65 9.50 8.80 4.50 5.30 2.60 . 70 

6-------------- ii.50 6.80 23.80 9.00 8.10 4.20 4.50 2.25 .40 

7 ·----- ---- ---· 4.30 12.70 21.50 8.50 7.60 4.50 4.00 1.90 .40 

8 ··---- ·-----·- 4.30 12.70 19.00 8.10 7.20 4.50 3.70 1.60 • 3() 

9 ----------·-·- 4.30 11.10 17.30 7.50 7.00 4.30 3.70 1.30 .30 

10 ------·--·-·· 4.50 9. 75 17.70 7.20 7.10 4.20 3.40 1.30 .70 

11 -----· ·-·· ·-·· 5 .. 10 9.90 18.10 6.90 7.00 4.10 3.00 1.20 .50 

12 ·········- .... 7.00 11.10 18.30 6.90 6.60 4.20 2.90 1.00 .20 

13 ............... 12 .. 00 13.10 17.30 8.50 6.30 4.15 3.10 .90 .10 

14 ·-···--------- 19.60 20.50 15.30 9.80 5.90 4.00 2.60 .80 .30 

15 ---------- ··-· 19.00 22.50 13.60 10.20 5.50 4.10 2.50 .60 .40 

16-------------- 17.60 23.88 12.70 9. 70 5.20 7.60 2.30 .40 .40 

17------ ···--··· 14.30 I 23.90 12.10 8.50 4. 80 9.90 2.80 .40 .10 

18 ··-·-· ........ 11.70 22.80 13.40 7.50 4. 70 11.20 2.50 .60 1.80 

19 ---------····· 10. 20 I 19. 70 14-.40 7.10 4.95 17.40 2.00 .40 12.40 

20 -------·--···· 9.30. 17.00 14.10 21.75 5.10 16.10 1.90 .40 9.20 21 .............. 18.05 14.70 13.40 23.40 7.80 12.90 1.60 .40 6.20 

22 ------·-···-·· 21.25 13.60 13.90 24.63 7.60 9.80 1.40 .40 3.80 

23 ----·-. ····--· 23.40 14.60 15.80 25.95 6. 70 8.00 1.40 .40 2.50 

24 -----· ---·-··· 23.50 21.65 15.30 25.55 5.90 6.70 1.50 . 70 1.30 

25 ----------·--. 21.60 22. 30 I 13. 50 24.20 6.00 6.30 6.00 .90 1.45 

26 ·-··---------· 18.50 22.10 12.70 23.60 6.60 11.50 9.60 2.00 1.35 

27 -----· ______ .. 15.80 20.95 13.00 21.10 14.70 15.20 8.60 2.10 1.80 

28---------- ··-· 13.10 18.80 14.30 18.40 13.70 13.00 10.45 1.50 2.40 

29------------·· ll.'iO _____ ..,_ 14.20 16.00 10.40 12.00 13.60 1.10 2.50 

30 .............. 10.40 ... .......... - 13.40 14.30 8.00 10.45 13.45 1.10 2.50 31 ______________ 9.10 .................. 13.30 _..,.,. ........... 6.70 ------- 10.40 1.40 -·-·---

DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON, VIRGINIA. 

Oct. Nov. 

----

1.80 3. 70 

2. 60 3.20 

1.90 2.80 

1.20 4.00 

1.25 6.40 

1.45 7.80 

1.45 9.00 

1.50 7.90 

1.90 6.50 

2.90 5.10 

3.50 4.20 

3.20 3. 70 

3.20 3.40 

2.20 3.10 

2.10 2.85 

1. 70 2.80 

2.80 2. 70 

3.90 2.50 

3. 70 2.40 

2.90 2.25 

2.20 2.25 

1. 70 2.20 

1.50 2.28 

1.35 2.35. 

1.20 2.50 

5.50 2.60 

15.40 2.70 

11.80 3.00 

8.50 11.60 

6.10 11.40 

4.60 ................... 

Dec, 

--

8. 7 0 

50 

30 

60 

6. 

5. 

4. 

4. 7 0 

5 

5 

0 

11.7 

20.7 

18.8 

14 .• 60 

0 

40 

0 

60 

80 

0 

0 

30 

11.8 

9. 

7. 7 6. 

5. 

5.1 

4. 7 4. 

4. 

3.8 

20 

5 

0 

80 3. 7 3. 

4. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

6. 

8. 

40 

90 

40 

40 

80 

20 

7.9 0 

5 

90 

0 

6.9. 

5. 

5.9 

This station, which was established August 27, 1900, by E. W. 

Myers, is located in the town of South Boston, Virgin~a, on the 

railroad bridge of the Norfolk and Western Railroad which crosses 

the river at that place. The gage rod is laid off on the dQwnstream 

guard rail of the bridge, the graduations being indicated by brass 

nails driven into the rail. The zero of the rod is exactly over the 

center of the first span from the north end of the bridge. The distance between the zero of the rod and the outer rim of the pulley 

is 2. 39 feet, and the distance between the end of the weight and the 

pointer on the ·wire rope is 36.44 feet. When the gage reading is 1 

foot the water surface is 31.06 feet below the top of the head of the 

nut on the pin connecting the two t,ension rods with the lower chord 

of the bridge, this pin being on the lower side of the bridge and 

exactly opposite the zero of the gage. This is a very good station for 
VIRGINIA. 133 

the gaging of all except-the very highest stages of flow. At extreme 

heights the river spreads out over a flood plain of considerable width. 

The trestle connecting the bridge with the embankment on the south 

side of the river is a curve of rather high degree. The bed of the 

stream is of coarse sand and probably shifts only slightly. R. M. 

Taliaferro, South Boston, Virginia, is the observer. During 1900 the 

following measurements were made by E. W. Myers: 

August 27: Gage height, 1.00 foot; diRcharge, 1,046 second-feet. 

October 31: Gage height, 2.20 feet; d:ij:!charge, 1,576 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Dan River at South Boston, Virginia, for 1900. 

Day. I Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Sept. Oct .. 

----

1---------------- 0.62 1.50 2.00 3.00 17 ............... 8.55 2.40 2 ................ .55 1.50 2.20 3.00 18--------------- 3.60 2.40 

3 4 ...... ---------- .95 1.50 2.00 3.00 19 -- .... --------- 2.00 2.00 ________________ .95 1.50 2.40 4.00 20 --------------- 1.65 2.00 

5 .... ------------ .60 1.40 2.10 14.10 21 ...... ·-------- 1.25 1.90 

6---------------- .95 1.30 2.50 8.00 22--------------- 1.55 2.00 

7 ·--------------- .77 1. 90 2. 70 4.80 23---------- -·--- 1.30 2.00 

8 .... ------------ .90 1.90 2.50 3.80 24--------------- 1. 70 2.30 

9 ...... ---------- .37 2.40 2.50 3.50 25 --------------- 1. 70 7.50 

10 .... ------------ .40 2.40 2.40 3.20 26 .... ----------- 1.50 3.50 

11 ...... ---------- .50 2.40 2.00 3.20 27 ------ .... ----- 1.60 3.50 

12 ...... ---------- .30 2.20 2.00 3.20 28--------------- 1.40 2.50 

i 

13 .... ------------ .40 

I 

2.20 2.00 3.20 29--------------- 1.30 2.50 

14 ...... ------ .... .45 2.30 1.90 3.10 30 --------------- 1.30 2.00 15 ________________ .40 2.00 1.90 2.90 31 ------·-·------ ___ ... ____ 2.00 

16 ...... ---------- 4.90 2.00 1.80 I 

2.90 

STAUNTON RIVER AT RANDOLPH, VIRGINIA. 

Nov. 

--

1. 70 

1. 70 

1. 70 

1. 70 

1. 70 

1. 70 

1.60 

1.60 

1.60 

2.20 

5.60 

3.80 

3.20 

3.00 ..................... 

Dec. 

--

3.00 

3. 00 

2.90 

2.90 

3.00 

3.10 

3.1 0 

0 

00 

00 

3.1 

3. 

3. 

a.oo 

3.20 

3. 

2. 7 

00 

0 2. 80 

This station, which was established August 27, 1900, by E. W. 

Myers, is about five-eighths of a mile southwest of Randolph st8Jtion, 

on the line of the Southern Railway from Richmond to Danville, on 

~he railroad bridge which crosses the river at that place. The rod is 

laid off on the guard rail of the bridge on the downstream side, the 

graduations to feet and tenths being indicated by brass tacks. Trhe 

zero of the gage rod is over the center of the fifth floor beam of the 

second span from the north end of the bridge. The distance 

between the zero of the rod and the outer rilll of the pulley is 3. 66 

feet; the distance between the end of the weight and the pointer on 

the wire rope is 41.13. feet. When the gage reading is_ 1 foot the 

water surface is 34. 85 feet below the top surface of the fifth floor 

beam, directly under the zero of the gage. The river is straight for 

a long distance above and below the bridge, and the velocity of the 

current is very well distributed. It is said that the rise at this point 

is about 25 feet. His not probable that the channel changes to any 

degree during high water. The observer at this station is Justin 

Field, station agent at Randolph. During 1900 the following measu~ements were made by E. W. Myers: 

August 27: Gage height, 1.00 foot; discharge, 1,349 second-feet. 

October 31: Gage height, 2. 75 feet; discharge, 2,304 second-feet. 

IRR 48-01--3 
134 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [No. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Staunton River at Randolph, Virginia, for 1900. 

Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. I Day. I Sept. Oct. Nov. I Dec. 

------1------------- -~~--------- ----

1------------ ·--. 2----------------

3 •. ---- ___ _. __ ---· 4 ______ ----------

~5-- -------------- 6 •..... ---· ------ 7----------------

8 ______ ---------- 9 ______ -----" ----

10 ..•... ---------- 11 ... ------------- 12 ____ ·- ---- -- -~---

13 ...... ---------- 14 .•........ ------ 15 __________ ------

16 ______ ·--- ------

1.00 

1.00 

. 75 

. 70 

.75 

2.00 

1.00 

.80 

. 70 

.50 

.50 

.40 

.30 

.30 

1.00 

9.10 

1.30 

1.35 

1.60 

1.50 

1.55 

2.00 

1.80 

1.60 

1.80 

2.00 

1.65 

1.00 

1.50 

1.55 

"2.05 

2.50 

2.60 

2.50 

2.80 

4.40 

'!.60 

4.00 

3.45 

3.10 

2.95 

2. 75 2.60 

2.55 

2.55 

2.50 

2.45 

2.35 

3.70 1117--------------- 6.90 3. 30 I: 18 _ _ _____ ____ ____ 3. 30 

f: ~ I: ~ : : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ i: gz 15.50 I! 21 ______ ________ 1.35 

10.50 1

, 22 _ ____ __________ 1.:ro 6.75. 23 ..... _______ -- 1.40 

tro i ~~: ~~~~~~===~~~== ~:~& 4.35 26------- ----- --· 2.00 

4. 00 Z7- ·--- ---------- 1. 50 3.75 28 _______________ 1.40 

3. 60 29 - -- ---- ---- ---- 1. 55 3.40 30_______________ 1.40 

3.30 31 _______________ --------

3.20 i 

2.05 

1. 70 

1.50 

1.45 

1.40 

1.35 

1.50 

6.00 

15.15 

6.10 

4.50 

3. 70 3.30 

3.00 

2. 75 

TAR RIVER AT TARBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. 

2.30 

2.30 

2.25 

2.30 

2.30 i 

2.35 ' 2.30 

2.25 

2.25 

3.10 

12.40 

6.50 

4. 75 4.00 

3.00 

3.00 

3.110 

3.05 

3.15 

3.50 

3. 70 5. 70 4.80 

4.00 

3.80 

3.50 

3.50 

3.30 

3.95 

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 110. 

Extensive sand bars have formed in the channel during periods of 

extreme low water, and they modify very materially the relation 

between the gage height and the discharge at low stages of the river. 

The highest recorded flood was on February 11, 1899, when the gage 

height was 25 feet and the discharge was probably 19,850 second-feet. 

The lowest recorded flow was on November 2, 1900, the discharge 

being 87 second-feet, the maximum flow thus being about 218 times 

the minimum flow. The observer is R. H. Williams, who reads the 

gage once a day during ordinary stages of the river, but oftener 

during floods. Measurements of discharge are made at the station 

and occasionally at the highway bridge crossing the stream about 

200 yards above, as the lower section is sometimes obstructed by rafts 

of logs. Records of flow during 1899 will be found in the Twentyfirst Annual Report, Part IV, page 112. During 1900 the following 

measurements were made by E. \V. Myers: 

Aprilll: Gage height, 4.48 feet; discharge, 1,915 second-feet. 

April23: Gage height, 14.90 feet; discharge, 10,237 second-feet. 

May 18: Gage heignt, 2.18 feet; discharge, 1,003 second-feet. 

June 80: Gage height, 2.30 feet, discharge, 1,030 second-feet. 

August 9: Gage height, 0.40 foot, discharge, 371 second-feet. 

November 2: Gage height, -0.30 foot; discharge, 87 second-feet. 

November 21: Gage height, 0.50 foot; discharge, 412 8econd-feet. 
NORTH CAROLINA. 135 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tar River at Tarboro, North Carolina, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. I Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1 ------ ·------- 3. 7 4.0 10.0 8.6 5.0 2.6 2.0 1.7 0.8 -0.2 -0.3 0.8 

2 -------------- 3.0 3.8 10.5 9.0 4.5 2.1 1.3 1.3 .4 -.2 -.2 .7 

3 ---------- --·· 2.9 3. 7 12.3 9.1 4.6 2.0 1.5 1.6 .3 - .2 -.3 .6 

4 -------------· 2.6 3.6 13.5 8.0 4.3 1.9 1.6 1.8 .2 -.2 1. 7 1.3 

5 -----· 2.5 3.5 14.3 7.5 4.0 1.8 1.0 . 7 .0 - .2 3.4 1.2 

6 ------~===:~== 2.6 4.8 13.0 7.6 3. 7 1.5 1.1 .6 .0 - .1 4.5 1.6 

7-------------- 3.4 6.0 10.5 7.3 3.4 1.3 . 7 .5 .0 -.2 5.1 3.7 

8 -------··· ---- 3.5 5.9 8.3 6.0 3.2 1.2 .6 .2 -.1 -.2 3.8 3.0 

9 ----·· -· ------ 3.4 5.4 7.8 5..3 3.0 1.3 . 7 .1 -.1 1.2 3.4 2.1 

10 --·--· -------- 4.3 5.0 9.0 5.0 3.3 1.5 .6 .0 -.1 .5 2.0 1.6 

11 .•.... ·--- ---- 3.4 6.1 11.2 4. 7 3.6 2.0 I .4 .0 -.1 .4 1.6 1.7 

12-------------- 3.3 7.8 12.2 4.5 4.0 1.8 .3 .0 -.2 .3 1.4 1.5 

13 -----· -------- 3.7 10.6 11.4 5.6 3.1 1.3 .4 .0 -.2 .4 1.3 1.2 

14--- ---------- 9.4 12.8 9.8 8. 7 2.8 1.4 .3 .0 -.2 .2 1.0 .9 

15 ---------- ---· 10.5 14.5 8.0 9.8 2.5 1.0 .2 .1 -.2 .1 .6 .8 

16---------- ··--- 9.5 15.8 7.3 9.3 2.4 1.4 1.6 .3 -.2 .0 .4 .7 

17-------------- 7.3 17.0 8.3 8.3 2.2 2.5 1.4 1.3 - .2 .0 .6 .6 

18 ------ ..•• : ... 6.2 18.0 9.1 7.2 2.0 3.5 . 7 .5 .5 .0 .4 1.1 19 _____ _. ________ 5.9 16.5 9.5 6.0 4.0 6.0 .3 1.0 1.0 .0 .2 . 7 

00 --·---- -------· 6. 7 13.7 8.5 9.4 5.0 7.3 .2 .7 .4 .0 . 7 .6 21 ______________ 8.9 9.8 7.3 Hl.8 4.8 5.5 .1 .6 .2 -.1 .4 1.2 

22 -------------- 9.5 8.0 7.1 13.2 4.2 4.3 .0 .4 .0 -.1 .2 2.1 

23 -------------- 10.3 10.0 6.5 14.5 3.4 3.5 .0 .2 .0 -.1 .1 3.7 

24------ --·----- 9.0 11.5 6.0 15.3 3.0 3.5 .0 .1 .0 -.2 .3 4.6 

25-------------- 7.3 13.9 6.1 13.8 4.5 4.3 .0 .0 -.1 -.2 .4 4.0 

26-------------- 6.4 13.7 6.3 11.0 5.9 6.5 .5 .1 ·- .1 - .1 .5 2.8 

27 -------------- 5.5 12.6 8.3 8.6 5.6 5.0 1.0 .2 - .1 -.1 .4 2.6 

28 -------------- 5.0 11.9 9.5 7.2 4.5 4.5 1.2 .0 -.1 -.1 .3 2.2 

29 -------------- 4.6 ------- 10.0 6.0 3.6 3.4 4.5 .0 -.1 -.2 1.3 2.0 

30-------------- 4.5 ------- 9.1 5.4 3.0 2.6 3.0 .4 -.1 -.3 1.2 2.5 

31 ..•........... 4.4 ------- 7.8 .............. 2.8 ------- 2.3 .6 -·----- -.3 ------- 3.2 

NEUSE RIVER AT SELMA, NORTH CAROLINA. 

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 111. 

The maximum flood of which there is any record was on February 9, 

1899, when the water reached a height of 21 feet on the gage, with a 

probable discharge of 12,000 second-feet. The minimum flow occurred 

during the very severe drought of 1897, the lowest gage height being 

-0.4 foot, on October 17 and 18, and the discharge 75 second-feet, 

making the maximum flow about 160 times the minimum flow. The 

drainage area above the station is 1,175 square miles. Records of 

·flow during 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, 

Part IV, page 114. During 1900 the following measurements were 

made by E. W. Myers: 

February 8: Gage height, 3.40 feet; discharge, 1,117 second-feet. 

April12: Gage height, 3.80 feet; discharge, 1,076 second-feet. 

April24: Gage height, 17.05 feet; discharge, 9,027 second-feet. 

May 17: Gage height, 1.70 feet; discharge, 461 second-feet. 

June 27: Gage height, 3.00 feet; discharge, 590 second-feet. 

August 10: Gage height, 0.61 foot; discharge, 139 second-feet. 

November 6: Gage height, 4.60 feet; discharge, 1,278 second-feet. 

November 22: Gage height, 0.90 foot; discharge, 243 second-feet. 
136 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. (NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Neuse River at Selma, North Carolina, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------------------------ 1 ·------------- 1.4 1.8 8. 7 3.8 6.3 1.5 4. 7 2.0 1.8 0.7 0.1 1.0 

2 ---· ---· ------ 1.9 1. 7 12.5 3.6 5.8 1.5 3.2 1.8 1.5 .7 .2 .9 

3 -------------- 2.1 1.5 12.8 3.5 4.6 1.4 2.0 1.6 1.0 . 7 1.4 1.0 

4 -------------- 1.5 2.0 13.1 3.5 3.8 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.8 .6 2.4 1.4 

5---- ---··· ---- 1.4 2.5 8.4 3.4 3.2 1.2 1.5 1.2 .7 .5 4.2 4.3 

6 ---------- --·· 1.2 3.1 7.0 3.4 3.1 1.2 1.4 1.0 .6 .4 6.0 7.1 

7 ----·----- ..... 1.0 3.0 6.4 3.3 2.8 1.3 1.3 .9 .6 .3 3.1 5.2 

8 ·--------- .. ' ... 1.1 3.0 7.2 3.3 2.5 1.4 1.3 .9 .5 .3 2.3 3.1 

9 ·--· ·--·-· ---· 2.1 3.3 8.4 3.2 3.4 1.6 1.2 .8 .5 .3 1. 7 2.6 

10 ····--······-- 3.0 3.3 9.6 3.0 4.0 1.7 1.1 .7 .4 .4 1.5 2.0 

11 •..... ---· •... 5.9 7.6 9.0 5.3 3.0 1.6 1.0 .6 .4 .5 1.4 1.8 

12 ----------·--· 9. 7 9.8 8.4 7.8 2.2 1.5 .8 .6 .4 .6 1.4 1.7 

13 ------· ---·--- 10.5 14.6 7.0 11.2 2.1 1.4 1.0 .5 .4 .7 1.3 1.6 

14 -------------· 11.2 17.0 5.6 8.1 2.0 1.4 1.4 .5 .4 . 7 1.2 1.2 

15-------------- 9.6 17.8 4.0 4.5 1.8 1.3 1.2 .4 1.5 .7 1.2 2.0 

16 --····-------- 7. 7 17.0 7.8 5.9 1.7 1. 7 1.1 .8 5.5 .8 1.1 1.6 

17-------------- 3.5 16.0 10 .. 0 8.2 1.8 1.8 1.0 2.0 3.8 .8 1.0 1.5 

18-- ---· -------- 3.2 12.4 8. 7 10.4 3.0 1.8 .9 2.4 2.1 . 7 .9 1.3 

19 ---·-- -------- 2.8 8.6 6.9 11.0 8.0 2.0 .8 1.0 1.0 .6 ,9 1.2 

20 ---···--- ----- 4.2 4.0 5.1 12.3 7.2 2.1 . 7 .8 .9 .5 .9 1.0 

21 .... -·- -------- 6.5 5.0 4.8 14.5 5.6 1. 7 .6 .6 .8 .4 .8 2.2 22 __________ _. ___ 5.5 6.4 4.3 17.2 3.4 2.3 .8 .6 .7 .4 .8 3.4 

23-------------- 4.2 8.5 3.0 18.2 2.0 4.6 1.8 .6 .7 .4 .8 5.2 

24-------------- 3.5 12.1 3. 7 17.0 2.5 5.1 3.6 .7 .7 .5 .8 3.8 

25 --------··----- 3.3 10.2 3.7 13.8 3.3 6.1 5.3 .6 .7 .5 1.0 2.7 

26-------------- 3.1 8.6 4. 7 8.5 2.8 5. 7 8.4 .7 .7 .3 2.0 2.2 

27 -----------·-· 2.8 6.8 4.9 4. 7 2.5 4.3 12.0 .7 .7 .2 4.5 1.8 

28 ·------------- 2.8 5.1 4. 7 3.8 2.2 3.2 7.8 .6 .7 .1 3.2 1.6 

29-------------- 2.2 ............... 4.5 3.4 2.0 2.7 4.2 1.1 . 7 .1 2.1 1.0 3() ______________ 2.0 ------- 4.3 3.3 1.9 3. 7 2.9 4.0 . 7 .1 1.6 2.0 

31 •..... -------· 1.9 .............. - 4.0 -·----- 1. 7 .............. 2.6 2.3 ................ .1 .............. - 4.3 

DEEP RIVER AT CUMNOCK, NORTH CAROLINA. 

This station was est.ablished June 29, 1900, by E. W. Myers. It is 

300 yards northwest of the railroad station at Cumnock. The wire 

gage, which is graduated to feet and tenths, is nailed to the guard 

rail of the bridge. The water surface is 37.41 feet below the top of 

the lower chord at the side of the tension rod supporting the floor 

beam opposite the gage. The initial point of sounding is at the nort.hwest end .of the bridge. The channel is straight for several hundreJ 

feet above and below the bridge, but the current is rather sluggish during low water. The bed of the stream is muddy, with some bowlders. 

The observer is J. A. Rollins, a watchman at Cumnock. During 1900 

the following measurements were made by E. W. Myers: 

June 29: Gage height, 3.00 feet; discharge, 540 second-feet. 

August 11: Gage height, 1.30 feet; discharge, 112 second-feet. 

November 5: Gage height, 4.55 feet; discharge, 1,118 second-feet. 

December 19: Gage height, 1.70 feet; discharge, 199 second-feet. 
NORTR OAROLIN.A. 137 

Daily gage height, in fP.et, of Deep River at Cumnock, North Carolina, for J.QOO. 

Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec .. i Day. July.' Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------ ----------

1 ·----- ---- 2.24 1.54 2:02 1.31 1.32 1.58 17 .......... (a) 1. 75 4.40 1.95 1.69 1.58 

2 -· -- ·----- 2.04 1.54 1. 79 1.35 1.24 1. 70 18 ______ .... (a) 1.20 2.04 1.66 1.39 1.38 

3---------- 1.85 1.65 1.69 1.14 1.39 2.94 19 .......... (a) .85 1. 92 1.57 1.80 1. 75 4 __________ 2.95 1.37 1. 47 1. 21 9.19 6.96 20 .......... 1.24 1.14 1. 78 1.39 1. 72 1. 70 

5---------- 2.14 1.35 1.34 1.10 5.43 1UI9 21 .......... . 72 1.10 l. 67 1.34 1. 71 5. 77 

6---------- 1. 87 1.53 1.35 1.16 2.89 4.66 22 •..•••••.. . 96 1.12 1.45 1. 38 1.80 8.23 

7---------- (a) 1.34 1.44 1.00 2.26 a.17 23 .......... 1. 2.~ 1.45 1.43 1.43 1. 39 4.63 

8---------- (a) 1.13 1.36 1.28 1.88 2.26 24 .......... 1.88 2.34 1.53 1.50 1.44 3.31 

9---------- (a.) 1.18 1.27 1.50 1.83 2.13 25 .... ------ 1. 54 1. 76 1.55 1.36 1.28 3.10 

10---- -----· (a) 1.29 1.37 1. 77 1.68 1.90 26 ...... ·--- 1.50 1.46 1.56 1.28 1.82 2.95 

11 .......... (a) 1.30 1. 37 1. 82 1.60 1. 72 27. ... ------ 4.27 1.41 1.51 1.34 1.86 2.88 

12---------- (a: 1.20 1.32 1.60 1.50 1.74 28 .......... 3. 39 1.34 1.55 1.14 1.55 2.2! 

13---------- (a) 1.27 1.37 1.46 1.40 1.85 29 •.••••.••• 2.35 1.25 1.50 1.30 1.45 2.23 

14---------- (a) 1.30 1.45 1.32 1.34 1. 70 3{)_ _____ ---· 1.90 2.35 1.21 1.33 1.80 2.35 

15---------- (a) 1.43 1.50 2.11 1.33 1.50 31 ...•...... 1.54 2.59 ------ 1.40 -----· !1.22 

16.--------- (a) 1.37 8.52 2.11 1.62 1.66 

a. No record. 

OAPE FEAR RIVER AT FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH OAROLINA. 

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 115. 

The maximum flood of which there is any record occurred on January 

12, 1895, when the river reached a height of 58 feet on the gage, and 

the discharge was at the rate of about 91,000 cubic feet per second. 

The lowest stage of flow was on October 8 and 9, 1897, when the gage 

height was 0.2 foot and the discharge 340 second-feet. The maximum 

discharge is therefore about 270 times the minimum flow. The drainage area above the station is 44.93 square miles. 

Moncure station on Haw River was abandoned January 1, 1900. A 

measurement was made on June 28, however, when the gage read 2.68 

feet; the area of the section was 611 square feet, the mean velocity 

1.25 feet per second, and the discharge 769 second-feet. Discharge 

measurements for 1898 and 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first 

Annual.Report, Part IV, page 115. 

Moncure st.ation on Deep River was also abandoned January 1, 

1900. Measurement was made on June 27, when the gage read 3. 67 

feet; the area of section was 600 square feet, the mean velocity 1.14 

feet per second, and the discharge 687 second-feet. Measurements 

for 1898 and 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, 

Part IV, page 117. 

Records of flow during 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Ann nal 

Report, Part IV, page 119. During 1900 the following measurements 

were made by E. W. Myers: · 

February 9: Gage height, 6. 90 feet; discharge, JJ, 7 48 second-feet. 

April12: Gage height, 6.10 feet; discharge, 2,686 second-feet. 

April 25: Gage height, 25.30 feet; discharge, 13,479 second-feet. 

May 17: Gage height, 3.80 feet; discharge, 1,596 second-feet. 

June 29: Gage height, 5.80 feet; discharge, 2,331 second-feet. 

August 11: Gage height, 0. 70 foot; discharge, 415 second-feet. 

November 3: Gage height, 0.75 foot; discharge, 416 second-feet. 
138 OPERA'l'IO:NS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART It. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Oltpe Fear River at Fayetteville, North Carolina, for 

1900. 

----

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar.[ Apr. May. June. July. Aug. i Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------- -----

1 ---· ...... ·-·- 5.0 5.2 12.0 9.0 8.3 3.2 5.0 2.6 5.0 0.9 0.6 2.8 

2-------------- 4.9 5.0 27.0 7. 7 9. 7 3.2 4.3 2.8 4.5 .8 .5 2.2 

3-------------- 4.ft 4.6 33.7 6.9 7.3 3.0 4.0 2.2 3.8 . 7 . 7 2.1 

4-------- -----· 4.4 4.4 29.0 6. 7 6.9 2.8 3.5 1.8 2.5 .6 2.5 2.3 5 _____ . _________ 4.2 !l.3 22.3 9.1 6.4 2.8 3.1 1.8 1.8 .9 12.5 14.0 

6-------------- 4.4 /.5 15.0 10.0 5.6 2. 7 3.6 1.4 1.2 1.2 10.5 15.0 

7-------------- 4.2 10.0 11.7 9.2 5.3 2.7 3.1 1.4 .8 1.0 7.0 9.2 

8-------- ·----- 4.1 8.0 9. 7 6. 7 5.0 2.6 3.1 1.2 .7 .8 5.2 8.4 

9----------- .... 3.9 6.4 10.0 6.0 5.0 3.5 2.6 .9 .6 .7 4.0 6.5 

10 3.9 7.0 23.0 5.8 4.9 3.9 2.2 .8 .4 . 7 3.4 4.8 

11 -=== ==== ====== 

4.8 10.0 19.0 5.8 5.5 4.2 1.8 . 7 .6 .9 2.9 4.0 

12 -------------· 9.0 20.8 1':'.2 5.6 5.5 4.2 1.6 . 7 .5 .8 2.5 3.5 

13------ ........ 21.3 25.7 14.3 ,, • I 0:0 3.0 1.4 . 7 .3 1.8 2.4 3.4 

14 .............. 21.0 36.0 10.4 18.0 4. 7 2.6 1.8 .7 .4 1.6 2.0 3.3 

15------ ........ 17.3 35.8 8. 7 14.4 4.0 2.5 5.0 .8 .5 1.3 1.9 3.3 

16 ...... -------- 12.0 30.0 9.8 10.2 3.8 3.0 3.0 .6 2.1 1.4 2.0 3.4 

17---------- ·--- 9.1 24.7 19.0 7.0 3.8 2. 7 2.5 .5 10.4 2.9 1.8 3.1 

18 ---------·---- 7.5 18.4 19.0 6.0 3.6 5.5 2.0 4.5 8.4 2. 7 1.5 3.0 

19 .............. 6.5 13.7 15.0 6.0 8.0 14.0 1. 7 3.9 4.6 1.9 1.3 3.0 20 ______________ 7. 7 9.0 12.4 38.0 18.0 8.0 1.5 2.8 3.2 1.6 1.1 2.6 

:31 -------------- 12.5 8.2 10.0 44.0 14.0 5. 7 1.3 2.4 2.1 1.2 1.0 4.0 

22------ ••. - ·--- 14.0 9.1 9.4 44.0 10.4 4.4 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.1 12.8 

23------ ··---- .. 11.7 23.0 8.5 38.0 7.0 4.0 1.0 1.6 1.4 .9 1.1 16.0 

24 .............. 8.0 23.0 7.6 33.0 5.4 12.0 .9 3.5 1.3 .8 1.1 11.4 

25-------------- 7.1 17.5 7.0 26.0 5. 7 17.4 3.5 2.2 1.0 .8 1.1 9.8 

26-------------- 6.5 21.0 9.8 22.0 5.5 16.0 3.8 2.3 .9 . 7 1.5 7.0 

27-------------- 6.1 19.0 14.0 17.0 5.5 13.7 4.5 1. 7 .8 . 7 1.5 5.6 

28-------------- 5.6 14.1 14.0 12.2 5.0 8.0 12.0 1.2 1.3 .8 2.5 4.4 

29-------------- 5. 7 ------- 11.6 10.0 4.5 5.5 9.0 .9 1.0 .6 3.2 4.0 

30-------------- 5.5 ~- .. -.... - 9.8 8.3 4.0 5.0 5.8 .9 1.1 . 7 3.1 4.4 

31 ••...•........ 5.3 ------- 9.6 ------- 3. 7 ------- 4.6 1.1 ------- .7 ------- 6.2 

YADKIN RIVER AT SILOAM, NORTH CAROLINA. 

On .August 2, 1900, a temporary station was established on Yadkin 

River at Siloam, North Carolina, by Cleveland .Abbe, jr., and N. C. 

Curtis. Many miscellaneous measurements were also made on the 

upper tributaries of the Yadkin in connection with the general hydrographic study of the southern Appalachian region, records of which 

will be found in Water-Supply Paper No. 49. 

The gaging station at Siloam is located on the north bank of the 

river, in a clump of overhanging trees, 50 yards above Hall's ferry 

and one-third of a mile south of the Siloam station, on the Wilkesboro 

division of the Southern Railroad. The gage rod, which is graduated 

to feet and tenths, is securely braced in a clump of trees. The gage is 

referred to a bench mark on the south bank in a clump of three sycamores at the water's edge, 25 feet above the ferry landing. A notch 

cut on the outermost tree is 8 feet from the root, and the bench mark 

is the top of the knot opposite this notch. The reading of the gage 

on August 2, 1900, was 2. 7 feet, ·equal to 9.6 feet on the old gage, 

referred to the bench mm·k across the river, measuring to the surface 

of the water. '.rhe river is said to rise not more than 9 feet in ordinary freshets, but in 1898, as shown by flood marks and according to 

verbal accounts, it must have risen to about 16 feet on the present 

gage. The initial point of sounding is on the right bank, at the 

outer edge of the first stake on the upstream side of the rod. The 

banks are high and rarely are submerged. The bed of the stream is. 
NORTH CAROLINA. 139 

gravel and sand, slightly shifting. The drainage area of the river at 

this station is 1,219 square miles. The observer is C. E. Scott, of 

Siloam. During 1900 the following measurements were made by 

N. C. Curtis: 

July 11: Gage height, 2.9 feet; discharge, 1,367 second-feet. 

August 3: Gage height, 2.6 feet; discharge, 1,218 second-feet. 

October 31: Gage height, 3.1 feet; discharge, 1,469 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Yadkin River at Siloam, North Carolina, .for 1900. 

----· 

Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Aug. Sept. Oct., Nov. Dec. 

------

1 .... -----·------ ........... 2.00 2.10 2.50 2.60 17--------------- 2.10 (a) 2.30 2.50 2.60 

2---------------- ·:do· 2.00 2.10 2.50 2.60 18--------------- 2.10 (a) 2.30 2.50 2.60 

3---------------- 2.00 2.20 2.80 2. 70 19 --------------- 2.10 (a) 2.30 2.50 2.60 

4 ..•. ------------ 2.05 2.00 2.20 2.60 2.70 20 2.10 (a) 2.30 2.50 2.60 

5 .... ------------ 2.00 2.00 2.30 2.40 2. 60 21 ~=:::: =:::::=== 2. 60 (a) 2.30 2.60 2.70 6 .... ------------ 1.95 2.00 2.30 2.40 2.60 22 --·---- ........ :. 3.05 (a) 2.60 2.60 2.70 7 .......... ------ 1.90 . 2.00 2. 30 2. 40 2.60 23------ ·-----. -- 2.95 (a) 3.10 2.50 2.70 

8 •... ------------ 1.90 2.00 2.40 2.50 2.60 24--------------- 3.00 (a) 11.20 2.50 2. 70 

9 ... ------------- 1.90 2.00 2.30 2.50 2. 60 

~ ===:=~=:::::::: 2.90 (a) 4.50 2.80 2.60 

10 .......... ------ 1.80 2.00 2.30 2.40 2. 70 2. 75 (a~ 3.60 11.30 2.60 

11 ... ------------- 1.80 2.00 2.30 2.40 2. 70 27 ------------ ... 2. 70 (a 3.40 10.80 2.70 

12 .... ------ .. ---- 1.80 2.00 2.30 2.40 2. 70 . 28--------------- 2.00 (a) 3.20 10.60 2.70 

13 •.•• ------------ 1.85 2.00 2.60 2.40 2.60 29------------ --- 2.00 (a) 2.60 9.00 2. 70 

14: .... ------------ 2.05 2.05 2.40 2.40 2.60 30--------------- 2.00 (a) 2.60 2.80 3.10 

15 •..• ------------ 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.40 2.60 31 ------ ··--·- -.-- 2.00 ------1 2.60 ------- 3.20 

16 .......... ------ 2.10 (a) 2.30 2.50 2.60 

aNo record. 

YADKIN RIVER AT SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA. 

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 116. 

Owing to the inconvenient location of the railroad bridge from which 

the measurements were made and its height above the water, the 

gaging station was moved June 1, 1899, to the new iron highway bridge 

about 300 yards above the railroad bridge, the new gage reading the 

same as the old. In its new position the 10-f9ot mark on the rod is 

opposite the center of the first strut from the west end of the second 

span from the west end of the bridge, on the downstream side. The 

rod is of pine, 3 inches wide, well painted, graduated to feet and tenths, 

and securely nailed to the inner surface of the guard rail, the top of 

the rod being flush with the top of the rail. The distance between the 

zero of the rod and the outer rim of the pulley is 2.13 feet, and between 

the end of the weight and the pointer on the wire 26.7 5 feet. The 

observer is J. T. Yarbrough, keeper of the bridge. 'rhe stream here 

is about the same width as at the railroad bridge, and the section is a 

fairly good one for gaging purposes, the bottom for the greater part of 

the width of the stream being hard and rocky. At times the current 

is very materially modified by large quantities of driftwood lodging 

against the piers, but it is thought better results can be obtained than 

at the old station. Although this stream is subject to periods of comparatively low flow, the minimum run-off is large. The lowest recorded 

flow was 900 second-feet, occurring in September and October, 1897. 

The highest flood of which there is any record occurred on Mareh 20, 
140 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II, [NO. 48. 

1899, the gage height being 18.80 feet and the measured discharge 

115,000 cubic feet per second, showing the maximum discharge to be 

nearly 128 times the minimum discharge. 

Records of flow during 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first 

Annual Report, Part IV, page 120. During 1900 the following measurements were made by E. W. Myers: 

February 13: Gage height, 7.43 feet; discharge, 26,682 second-feet. 

April 14: Gage height, 2.50 feet; discharge, 3,962 second-feet. 

May 19: Gage height, 2.45 feet; discharge, 4,042 second-feet. 

May 25: Gage height, 3.82 feet; discharge, 7,930 second-feet. 

August 18: Gage height, 1.95 feet; discharge, 1,447 second feet. 

November 9: Gage height, 2.30 feet; discharge, 2,095 second-feet. 

December 17: Gage height, 2.45 feet; discharge, 3,025 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Yadkin Rive1· at Salisbury, North Carolina,fo1·1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. ..'\pr. May. I June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov, Dec. 

-----1-- ~~ --------- ---~ ------------

1 ·--- --------- 1.50 2 .............. 1.50 

3-------------- 1.60 4-------------- 1.60 

5 .............. 1.60 

6-------------- 1.60 

7-------------- 2.00 

8----------- . 2.10 9 -------- ------ 2. 20 

10-------------- 2.30 11 .... ---------- 2.50 12 -------------- 4. 30 

13--------------- ------- 14-------------- 3.90 

15 ------ -------- 3. 00 

16-------------- 2.50 

17 .... ---------- 2. 30 

1!l ______ -------- 2.30 

19 --- --------- 2. 30 

20 ------ ---- ---- 4. 90 

23------ ~========~~~=== -------- 3. ~:~ 00 

24-------------- 2.60 

25-------------- 2.40 

26------ -------- 2. 90 

27 ------ ----- -.. 2. 30 28-------------- 2.20 

29-------------- 2.20 30 ______________ 2.00 

31-------------- 1. 90 

1. oo 4. 60 2. 60 2. 10 1 2. 37 2. oo 2. 35 2. 10 2. 60 2. 30 2. 10 

}:gg ~:~ ~::6 ~:gg I ~:§8 ~:~ ~:i8 t~ i:~8 ~:~ ~:gg 1. 70 4. 40 2. 60 2. 50 I 2. 50 2. 50 2.10 1. 90 1. 90 2. 70 3. 60 

2.80 3.50 2.50 2.40 2.50 2.45 2.20 1.90 2.00 3.05 6.63 

2. 70 3. 00 2. 40 2. 40 2. 41 2. 50 1. 95 1. 85 2. 2U 2. 75 4. 80 

2.50 2. 90 2. 30 2. 40 2.44 2. 30 1. 95 1. 80 2.10 2. 40 3. 55 ~30 aoo a30 a30 ~~ ~40 1.~ 1.m ~ro aoo aro 2. 30 4.30 2. 30 2. 40 2. 55 2. 35 1. 95 1. 75 2.30 2.30 2. 80 2. 90 4.40 2. 20 2. 40 2. 55 2. 35 1. 95 1. 70 2. 60 2.20 2. 65 

3. 90 4. 20 2. 20 2. 30 2. 40 2. 25' 1. 90 1. 85 2. 20 2. 25 2. 50 

4.10 3.50 2. 50 2.30 2.30 2. 25 1. 85 1. 70 2. 05 2.30 2.50 6. 00 3. 30 2. 70 2. 30 2. 30 2. 25 1. 85 1. 65 2. 05 2. 20 2. 50 

9.10 3. 00 2.60 2.30 2. 70 2. 50 1. 80 1. 65 2.10 2.20 2.50 

6.00 2. 70 2.00 2.10 2.85 2. 40 2. 00 1. 65 2.05 2.15 2. 45 ~ro ~50 a40 &ro a65 ~~ 1.85 ~ro a20 aM ~fi 

3.20 6.10 2.30- 2.10 4.78 2.15 1.90 4.95 2.10 2.15- 2.40 

a80 ~oo a30 a40 ~M aoo aoo ~80 ~oo ~M ~35 

2. 40 4.60 9. 95 2. 50 4. 52 1. 90 1. 90 2.20 2.00 2.15 2.40 

2.30 3. 70 10.60 2.40 3.47 2.00 1.85 2.00 2.00 2.20 2.40 

2. 40 4. 60 6. 00 2.30 2. 95 2.00 1.85 2. ()(} 1. 90 2.35 2. 70 

t~ t= i~ ire i~ i~ i~ i~ i~ i: t~ 4.30 3.00 4.50 2.10 7. 00 2. 65 3. 05 2.10 4.55 2.20 3.30 

3.80 2.80 3.90 4.00 4.68 2.65 2.25 2.00 6.81 2.20 3.20 

3.50 3. 90 3. 50 3. 20 4. 40 2. 55 2.30 1. 90 3.45 4.08 2. 90 

2.90 3.80 3.30 2,70 4.35 3.30 2.10 1.90 2.90 7.85 2.70 ~90 &40 aro ~30 a45 &05 ~oo 1.90 ~oo &90 ~60 

3.00 2.90 2.30 3.5.5 2.55 1.90 -1.90 2.50 3.20 2.55 

2. 90 2. 70 2.10 3. 50 2. 30 1. 90 1. 75 2.30 2.80 2.55 

2. 80 2.10 2. 20 2. 05 2. 35 3.25 

Y ADKIN RIVER AT NORWOOD, NORTH CAROLINA. 

Thi~ station was abandoned January 1, 1900, and no measurements 

have been made since that date. A description of the station and 

records of discharge measurements will be found in Water-Supply 

Paper No. 36, page 118; also in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part 

IV, page 121. 

CATAWBA RIVER NEAR MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA. 

During the summer of 1900 a hydrographic investigation was made 

of the southern Appalachian region. For the purpose of the study, 

temporary stations were established on Catawba River near Morganton, 
NORTH OAROLIN A. 141 

on John River near Morganton, and on Linville River near Bridgewater. :Niany miscellaneous measurements were also made on the 

head waters of the Catawba and its tributaries, as we~l as of other 

streams, records of which will be found in Water-Supply Paper No. 49. 

The Morganton station was established June 19, 1900, at the highway bridge near Morganton, on the road from Morganton to Hartland. The wire gage is suspended from the bridge, and is read on a 

horizontal scale graduated to feet and t.enths and nailed on' the guard 

rail. The river is straight for a distance of 200 feet above and below 

the station: The hanks are high and have never overflowed. The 

highest flood of the Catawba rose to the floor of the bridge at this station, a height of about 28 feet. The bed is silt and mud and shifts 

slightly during floods. The drainage area is 757.H square miles. 

Upper Creek flows into the Catawba about 200 feet above the station. 

The observer is J. W. Kincaid, a farmer living about 200 yards from 

the station. During 1900 the following measurements were made: 

June 13: Gage height, 1.33 feet; discharge, 1,393 second-feet. 

June 18: Gage height, 2.50 feet; discharge, 4,030 second-feet. 

July 6: Gage height, 1.30 feet; discharge, 1,164 second-feet. 

August 8: Gage height, 0.60 foot; discharge, 558 second-feet. 

September 24: Gage height, 0.50 foot; discharge, 525 second-feet. 

November 7: Gage height, 1.50 feet; discharge, 1,374 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Catawba River near Morganton, North Carolina, 

for 1900. 

Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

--------------1--------------·--

} ______ ------------.----- ------------ -------- -------- 2 ...... ---------------· ·----- ---------------- ·------- 3 .... ------ -· -- . ---------------- ·--------.--- ·--. ---- 4 ______ -------- ----·- -------------- ------ ---· ·-· ---- 5 ....•. ··--·· -- ·----------------------------- _______ : 

6.------------------.------ ·----------------- . ------- 7.--------------- ---------------------------- -------· 8.--------------------- ---------------------- -------- 9 .•.••• ------ -------------------------------- --------

10 .. ---------------------------------- ---- ---- ---· ---- 11. ·------------ ------------------------------ -------- 12.----- ------ ---·-- ---------------- ----.----- ---- .... 13 •..... ------ ···-----------------.-----.----- -------- 14 ..•... ------------------ ---·------------ ---- ---· ---- 15 ____________ ------ -------------· ------------ --------

16 ..•... -------------------------------------- ·--- ·--- 17 ·----------- -- ·- ------------.-------·· ------ ---. ---- 18 ...... ---------- .... ----------------- ·-- ---- -------- 19 ________________________ -------------------- 2.50-

20 ...... ---------------------------- ---------- 1. 60 21 ______________ ---- -----------· -------------- 1.60 

22 .... - ----------- ----- ----·. --------- ---- ... . 3. 37 

23.------------------.- -------- -------------- 3.05 24 ______ ·----- -------------------------------- 3.87 25 •..... ------------------------ ·--- ---------- 3. 60 26 •• ----.--- ---~ ----------------------···-- ---- 3. 00 27------ .... ---------- ---·--- ------------------ 2. 30 

l?.S ....•. -------------------------------------- 2.28 29 .....• ------ .. ------------------ ·--- ------ 1. 95 30. ----- ------ ---.------------ ····------.------ 1. 70 31.----- ··-- ------------------------••···· ••.. ----.-.-

1.53 

1. 78 

1.60 

1.48 

1.43 

1.30 

1.23 

1.20 

1.10 

1.50 

1.00 

1.00 

1.25 

1.00 

.95 

.90 

.87 

.87 

.83 

.85 

.87 

.83 

.80 

.93 

1.23 

1.25 

2.63 

1.05 

1.10 

1.45 

1.43 

0.97 

.83 

. 78 

. 75 

. 75 

. 70 

. 70 

.65 

.63 

.60 

.58 

.57 

.65 

.65 

.63 

.55 

.63 

.63 

.53 

.45 

.45 

.65 

. 73 

.58 

.80 

.60 

.63 

.53 

.55 

.60 

.55 

0.60 

.55 

.60 

.53 

.55 

.50 

.45 

.50 

.45 

.45 

.33 

.35 

.33 

1.55 

2.50 

2.15 

1.25 

1.15 

.80 

.68 

.63 

.43 

.55 

.53 

.55 

.53 

.53 

.48 

.55 

.53 

0.50 

.50 

.58 

1.00 

1.20 

1.10 

.80 

.85 

.80 

. 75 

.65 

.60 

.55 

.58 

.53 

.53 

.53 

.53 

.53 

.53 

.50 

.50 

8.55 

6.48 

4.15 

2.95 

1.80 

1. 60 1.60 

1.40 

1.35 

1.25 1.35 

1.25 1.25 

2. 70 1.65 1. 70 2.40 1.45 2.30 1. 70 1.97 1. 55 1. 60 1. 25 1. 45 1.35 1.50 1.20 1.40 1.20 1.25 1.20 1.20 1.10 1.10 

1.25 1.05 1. 2.1) 1.25 

1.25 

1.00 

1.50 

1.25 

1.00 --------

1: gg I~=~===== 1.50 ·------- 1. 90 -------- 4.30 -------- 3.20 -------- 2.30 ···-···-

__ l ~r== :::: 
142 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-I,ART II. (NO. 48. 

LINVILLE RIVER NEAR BRIDGEWATER, NORTH CAROLINA. 

This station, one of the temporary stations established in connection with the hydrographic investigations of the southern Appalachian 

region, was established July 3, 1900. It is located at Poole's mill, just 

above the ford on the road between Morganton and Marion. The 

gage is near the tailrace of the mill, and the gagings are made about 

200 feet farther down. The bed is extremely rough and rocky, the 

current being swift during high water. There are no bridges across 

this stream, and high-water measurements are therefore. difficult to 

obtain. The bench mark is a cross cut. on the rocky cliff on the left 

bank of the stream. 'rhe initial point of sounding is at the end of a 

log sunk in the sandy right bank. The drainage area at this station 

is 86.2 square miles. The observer is J. A. Cooper, miller. The following measurements were made during 1900: 

June 14: Gage height, 9.92 feet; discharge, 104 second-feet. 

July 3: Gage height, 9.54 feet; discharge, 216 second-feet. 

-July 10: Gage height, 9.90 feet; discharge, 116 second-feet. 

August 17: Gage height, 10.15 feet; discharge, 78 second-feet. 

September 21: Gage height, 9.8 feet; discharge, 55 second-feet. 

Daily gage heigftt, in feet, of Linville River near Bridgewater, North Carolina, 

for 1900. 

·nay. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. I Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

9. 83 10.17 ~ 

1

-1-7 _-__ -_-__ -__ -__ -__ -_-__ -~--9.-83- -1-0-.13---9-.6-7 --

9.92 10.17 9.67 18_______________ 9.83 10.13 9.67 1 .•..•• ---------- --· ---- 2. _____ -----· ---- ---- ·--- 3. _____ ·--------- 9.54 9.88 10.21 9.58 i 19_______________ 10.04 10.08 10.00 

4 .•..•• ---------- 9.46 9.83 10.21 9,50 I 20 .....•.•• , .•... 10.00 10,08 10.00 

15:~ }8:~ ~:~ l ~t=:::=:=::==::: 8:~ l8:l~ ~:~ 5._______________ 9.58 

6 •••••• ------ ·--- 9.54 

7---------------- 9.63 10.00 10.25 9.63 23--------------- 9.92 10.17 9.92 

8............ .... 9.58 10.08 10.29 9.63 24, _______________ 9.92 L0.17 9.92 

9 •..•••• ------- .. - 9. 71 10.08 10.29 9.63 25. ______________ 9.83 .!.0.21 10.00 

10________________ 9.58 10.08 10.29 9.63 26--------------- 9.92 10.17 10.08 

11. _____ ---------- 9. 63 10.08 10.29 9.58 27 ... _____________ 9.75 10.21 10.08 

12 ______ ---------- 9. 67 10.08 10.33 9.50 28 .•..•• ·-------- 9.75 10.21 10.13 13._______________ 9.63 10.08 10.33 9.54 29 ....•..••.••... 9.92 10.21 9.75 

14-. _____ ---------- 9.67 10.13 10.29 9.54 30 _______________ 9.83 10.21 9.75 

15._______________ 9.71 10.08 10.21 31. •.•••.•.•••... 9.92 10.21 

16. _____ ---------- 9. 67 10.08 7.50 

JOHN RIVER NEAR MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA. 

This station was established J"iine 17, 1900, by H. A. Pressey and 

E. W. Myers, at the highway bridge on the road from Morganton to 

Lenoir. A wire gage is suspended from the bridge, and the readings 

are made on a gage rod nailed to the guard rail on the downstream 

side of the bridge. The river channel is straight for 200 feet above 

and 300 feet below the station. The banks are high and the bed is 

rocky and permanent in section. The drainage area at this station 

is 212.8 square miles. The observer is W. A. Clontz, a farmer living 
NORTH CAROLINA. 143 

about a third of a mile from the bridge. The following measurements 

were made during 1900: 

June 13: Gage height, 2.64 feet; discharge, 465 second-feet. 

June 19: Gage height, 3.50 feet; discharge, 1,202 second-feet. 

July 6: Gage height, 2.63 feet; discharge, 511 second-feet. 

August 8: Gag6 height, 1.90 feet; discharge, 135 second-feet. 

September 24: Gage height, 1.90 feet; discharge, 148 second-feet. 

November 7: Gage height, 2.32 feet; discharge, 367 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of John Rive'r near Morganton, North Oarolina,for l!JOO. 

Day. June. July. I Aug. Sept. I Oct. Nov. Dec. 

--------------1---------------~ 

1. ····· ------.-...• --.... ---... --.... ---- ---- . -.. ---- -... --.. 2.10 1. 80 

2-----------------------------·-------------- ·····--- 2.60 2.03 1.83 

3 ............................................. -------- 2.55 2.00 1.93 

2.30 2.32 

2.30 ........ 2.50 2.32 

4.------------- ··-------------- ...... -----·-- ---- ---- 2. 58 2.15 2. 43 

5---------------------------------· ---------- -------· 2.70 1.90 2.38 6-------------------------------------------- -------- 2.5811.88 2.28 

L~~=~=::=~~~~~~::: ==::~:~~::::: ~~~: ~ ~: :::: ~==: :~ :: ii l: H 1.,. f: i 

11. ___________________________________________ -------- 2.25 1.90 1.70 1.90 

2.60 

2.35 

2.35 

2.30 

-~:~ 

12 .... ------------------------------------.... .... .... 2.25 1. 70 1. 95 2.20 

13 ............................................ -------- 2.30 1.98 1.70 1.90 2.20 

16.... ~~===:=:=====~==================~===~=~~==:::: ........................................ ........ 

==~===== ---~--~- 2.15 1.93 t~~ k~ ---i.-9o· 1.88 2.10 ~:l~ 17............................................ ....... 2.13 1.93 2.20 1.83 2.05 

H:::::::::;::::::::::::::::::=:==:===::::=::; 1& Hi (~r !:D I __i:~ ··n i:~==:::=:m=\~~:imm:i:H:::::::::==== ---i-i· --li- :~~=:~:- ·-i:i·l·i.i --1! 

27............................................ 3.23 2.23 -------- 1.83 2.70 3.00 

28 .... ·---------------------------------------- 3.20 2.20 -------- 1.80 2.65 

29 ...... --------.... ------------------ .. ------ 2. 95 ----.--- ........ 1. 83 2. 45 2. 5~ 

30 ...................................... -----· 2.85 2.20 ---------------- 2.30 2.42 

31 .................................................... 2.13 -------- ........ 2.30 

a No record from August 19 to September 9, inclusive. 

CATAWBA RIVER AT CATAWBA, NORTH CAROLINA. 

3.38 

3.20 

2.85 

2.67 

2.62 

2.50 

2.35 

2.32 

2.35 

2.30 

2.28 

2.25 

2.20 

2.18 

2.22 

3.08 

2.92 

2. 78 2.68 

2.48 

2.32 

2.32 

2.28 

2.90 

This station was originally established in July, 1896, but was abandoned December 31, 1899. On June 13, 1900, :i.t was reestablished as 

a temporary station to assist in the study of the hydrography of the 

southern Appalachian region. The measurements are made from the 

Southern Railway bridge about a fourth of a mile east of the railway 

station. The wire gage is suspended from the bridge and is referred 

to the painted gage rod, which is divided into feet and 0enths and 

nailed to the guard rail. The initial point of sounding is on the west 

end of the bridge. The channel is straight above and below the station, and the current is moderately swift. The banks are high, and 

the bed is composed of gravel and fine sand. The observer is C. A. 

Reed, jr., clerk in the post-office at Catawba._ During 1900 the following measurements were made by E. W. Myers: 

July 3: Gage height, 3.45 feet; discharge, 3,372 second-feet. 

August 14: Ga-ge height, ·2.10 feet; discharge, 914 second-feet. 

November 7: Gage height, 2.95 feet; discharge, 2,083 second-feet. 

December 18: Gage height, 2.59 feet: discharge, 2,139 second-feet. 
144 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [:No. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Catawba River at Cata'wba, North Carolina, for 1900. 

Day. June. July. Aug. Rept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------------------------------------

1 ...... ------ ------------ ------ ·---.......... -------- 3.15 2.80 

2--------- ""-.. --- ...... ------ -------... ---· .... ---- 2.65 2. 70 

3 ............ ------ ...... ------------ ·------- --- .... . 3.35 2.55 

4 .................................................. .. 3.15 2.40 

5 .............. ------------------------------ -------- 3.10 2.40 

6 ...... -------------------- ------------------ .... ---- 3.00 2.40 

7------------ ------------ .... -------- -------- ---- ... -- 2. 90 2.40 

8 ..... -- --- ------ .. ---------------- ........ -- -------- 2. 00 2.35 

9.----- ---- .. ------------------ .. -- ...... ---- ...... . 2.80 2.30 

10 ..... ------------------------------------ .......... .. 2. 75 2.30 

ll. --------------- -----------..... ------- ..... -------- 2.65 2.30 

12 ............. ------------------------------. 2.60 2.25 

13 ................ ·----------- ------ ...... .... 2.35 2.60 2.25 

14 .... -------- .... ---- ........ ------------ ---- 2. 80 2.55 2.25 

15 ....... - .... ------ .... -...... --------------- 3.15 2.50 (a) 

16 .......... ------------------.--- -------- ---- 4. 85 

17------------------ .... - ....... ---------- ·--- 8.65 

2.50 (a) 

2.50 (a) 

18 .... ---------- .... ----- ------------ ........ 7.50 

19 ...... ------------------ ................ ---- 5.05 

2.50 (a) 

2.00 (a) 

20 ... ---------------------------------------- 4.55 21 ...... -- .. -- .. -- ---------- ------ .... ---- .... 3. 45 

2.50 (a) 

2.50 (a) 

2'Z ...... ------ .... .... .... .... .... .. ... .... .... 4. 75 2.50 (a) 

23--------------------------- ...... ·.......... 6.14 2.30 (a) 

24 ........ ____ _._ ................. --·- ------ .... 5. 75 2.70 (a) 

25 ................ ------------ ................ 5.65 2.70 (a) 

26 .... ---------------- .... ---- ........... ------ 5. 40 3.25 (a) 

27-------------------- ----------.----- -------- 4.15 

28 .............. ------------ ................... 3.65 3.20 (a) 

2.90 (a) 

29 .......... -------------- .... ---------------- 3.45 30 .... -------- .................. -------------- 3.30 

31 .............................. -- .................. .. 

2. 70 (a) 

2. 70 (a) 

3.00 (a) 

a No record. 

(a) 3. 55 3. 70 

(a) 3. 60 3. 50 

1.80 3.65 3.10 

1. 72 3. 70 4. 10 

1. 75 3. 70 3.20 

1.90 4.20 3.10 

1. 85 3. 90 3. 10 

1. 80 3. 851 2. 95 1. 78 3. 80 2. 75 

1. 72 3. 75 2. 75 

1. 70 3. 75 2. 75 

1. 75 3. 75 2. 75 

1. 75 3. 70 2. 75 

1.65 3.60 2. 75 

1. 85 3. 60 2. 70 

5.00 3.60 2.65 

5. 70 3.60 2.60 

4.40 3.65 2.50 

3.55 3. 70 2.55 3. 10 3. 65 2. 55 

3.30 3.60 2.60 

3. 55 3. 75 2. 60 

3. 55 4. 10 2. 50 3. 55 20. 20 2. 45 3.50 7.40 3.60 

3. 45 5. 70 9.10 

3.40 4.90 5.00 

3.38 4. 70 4.10 

3.30 4.45 3.60 3. 40 4. 35 3. 25 

3.90 

CATAWBA RIVER AT ROCKHILL, SOUTH CAROLINA. 

2.85 

2. 8.~ 

3.40 

4.50 

4.10 

3.85 

3.45 

3.15 

3.00 

2.95 

2.95 

2.80 

2.85 

2 80 

2. 70 2. 75 

2.75 

2.60 

2.60 

3.10 

4.85 

5.20 

4. 75 

4.20 

3.80 

3.35 

3.15 

3.00 

3.10 

3.35 

4.05 

This station, which is described in Water-Supply PaperNo. 36, page 

121, was established September 3, 1895. During the last year a dam 

has been constructed across the river about 6 miles above the gaging 

station, and it is probable t-hat this will modify the flow to some extent, 

particularly at low stages. The maximum flood of which there is any 

record at this station occurred March 20, 1899, the water reaching a 

height of 17.25 feet on the gage, with a probable discharge of about 

72,000 second-feet. The lowest stage of flow occurred in September 

of 1895 and 1896, when a gage height of 1.0 foot was reached, the 

probable discharge being 1,300 second-feet. During 1900 the following measurements were made by E. W. Myers: 

February 21: Gage height, 2.()3 feet; discharge, 3,803 second-feet. 

February 22: Gage height, 5.28 feet; discharge, 16,791 second-feet. 

April13: Gage height, 2.75 feet; discharge, 4,703 second-feet. 

April21: Gage height, 9.07 feet; discharge, 31,610 second-feet. 

May 21: Gage height, 2.42 feet; discharge, 3, 703 second-feet 

July 4: Gage height, 2.86 feet; discharge, 5,623 second-feet. 

August 16: Gage height, 1.70 feet; discharge, 1,936 second-feet. 

October 26: Gage height, 3.30 feet; discharge, 8,843 second-feet. 
SOUTH CAROLINA. 145 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Catawba River at Rockhill, South Carolina, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept.! I Oct. ' I I Nov. Dec. 

--------

1-------------- 1.80 2.10 4.60 2.80 (a) 2.30 3.00 2.20 1.80 1.40 1.90 2.20 

2 ---- ---· ------ 1.80 2.00 11.90 2.70 (a) 2.30 2.90 2.10 1.80 1.40 1.80 '2.00 

3 ··········---- 2. 70 2.01) 7.90 2.60 (a) 2.20 2.80 2.00 1.80 1.40 1.80 2.00 

4 --------·-···· 2.70 2.10 4.50 2.50 (a) 2.50 2.80 1.90 1.80 1.40 3.4(1 3.20 

5 .... ---··· ---- 2.30 2.20 3. 70 2;80 (a) 2.50 2.50 1.90 1. 70 1.40 3.00 4.20 6 ______________ 2.20 2.40 3.30 2.80 (a) 2.40 2.40 1.80 1.70 1.40 2.50 4.10 

7 ---··· ---· ---- 2.00 2.40 3.10 2.60 (a) 2.30 2.40 1.80 1. 70 1. 70 2.10 2.90 

8 ·------------- 2.00 2.00 3.00 2.60 (a) 2.30 2.30 1.80 1. 70 1. 70 2.00 2.40 

9 ·-··-· -------· 2.00 2.00 3.80 2.60 (a) 2.40 2.20 1.80 1.60 1.80 2.00 2.20 

10 ---· --······-· 2.00 2.60 4.10 2.50 (a) 2.40 2.20 1.80 1.60 1.60 1.90 2.20 

11 .... ---------- 1.90 3.80 3. 70 2.50 (a) 2.40 2.20 1. 70 1.50 1.60 1.80 2.20 

12 -------------· 3.20 3.80 3.40 2.20 2.40 2.30 2.10 1. 70 1.50 1.60 1. 70 2.20 

13 ··-·· ------·-·. 4. 70 6.30 3.20 2. 70 2.30 2.20 2.10 1. 70 1.50 1.60 1. 70 2.00 

14 ··-·- ---------- 3.51) 12.30 3.10 2.60 2.30 2.20 2.10 1. 70 1.50 1.50 1. 70 1.90 

15-------- ·----- 2.80 7.50 2.90 2.50 2.30 2.60 2.10 1. 70 1.60 1.50 1.70 1.90 

16 ----------···· 2.50 4.30 5.80 2.50 2.30 2.55 2.10 1. 70 1.60 1.50 1. 70 1.90 

17 -------------- 2.40 3.40 6.70 2.50 2.25 3.90 2.10 2.00 3.20 1.50 1. 70 1.90 

18-------------- 2.20 3.00 4.50 2.40 2.30 6.75 2.10 2.00 2. 70 1.50 1. 70 1.80 

19-------------- 2.00 2.90 3.60 10.00 4.60 6.30 2.10 1.90 2.10 1.40 1.70 1.80 

20 ...• ---------- 2.90 2.60 3.00 (a) 2.60 4.40 2.00 1.90 1.80 1.40 1. 70 1.80 

21 •.•. ---------- 3.30 2.60 3.80 (a) 2.40 3.30 1.90 1. 70 1.80 1.40 1. 70 4.20 

22-------------- 3.20 4.90 3.70 ~a) 220 2.90 1.90 1.60 1.70 1.35 1. 70 3.80 

23-------------- 2.70 5.40 3.30 a) 2.20 5.80 2.10 2.30 1. 70 1.40 1.70 4.20 

24-------------- 2.50 4.00 2.30 (a) 2.20 6.50 2.60 2.10 1.40 7. 75 1. 70 2.90 

25-------------- 2.40 3.40 2.90 (a) 3.40 5.00 2.60 1.80 1.40 11.30 1. 70 2.80 

26-------- ·--·-· 2.40 3.30 3.10 (a) 3.60 4.90 2.20 2.00 1.30 3.40 1.80 2. 70 

27. ··--·--·· ---- 2.30 3.00 3. 70 (a) 2.80 4.00 2.30 1.90 1.30 2.50 6.10 2.50 

28 ----------· ••. 2.20 2.80 3.50 (a) 2.60 3.50 2.50 1.80 1.30 2.20 3.90 2.30 

29-------- ----·· 2.10 - .............. 3.20 (a) 2.50 3.20 2.30 1.80 1.30 2.10 2.60 2.20 

30-------------- 2.10 ............. - 3.10 (a) 2.40 3.10 2.90 2.00 1.30 2.00 2.30 2.20 

31-------------- 2.10 ............... 3.00 ------- 2.30 -· ........... 2. 20 1. 80 ................. 2.00 .. ........... - 2.60 

a Gage broken; no record. 

BROAD RIVER (OF THE CAROLINAS) AT DELLINGER, SOUTH CAROLINA. 

The station at Gaffney, South Carolina, was abandoned on account 

of its poor section, and the station at Dellinger was established August 

30, 1900; by N. C. Curtis, in connection with the hydrographic investigations of the southern Appalachian region. The gage is a 4-inch 

by 4-inch timber, 13 feet long, spiked to a tree on the left bank of the 

rive~ at Ellis's ferry, Dellinger, 1 mile below the North Carolina-South 

Carolina State line and 10 miles south of Shelby, North Carolina. The 

gage is graduated to feet and tenths and reads direct. The initial 

point of sounding is a stake in the center of the roadway, used for 

securing ferryboats to the bank. The channel is straight, tjle current rather rapid, and the bed of the stream sandy and slightly shifting. The right bank is about 10 feet high, and is not subject to 

overflow; the left bank rises to a considerable height. It has been 

observed that the surface of the water in the river is about 4 inches 

higher in the evening than in the morning. This may probably be 

accounted for by the fact that there are two cotton mills on Second 

Broad River which close their gates at night, in order to allow the 

ponds to fill, and cut off nearly all of the discharge of Second Broad 

River during low water. The observer is J. S. Gramling, ferryman. 

During 1900 N. C. Curtis made one measurement at this station, as 

follows: 

August 30: Gage height, 0.8 foot; discharge, 1,430 second-feet. 
146 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Broad River (of the Carolinas) at Dellinger, South 

Carolina, for 1900. 

Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---- - ------

l ______ -----· ---- --·o:iiiY 0.55 0.80 1.35 

2----------·----- .60 .70 1.20 3 ________________ . 70 .5() . 70 1.30 4 ______ ---------- . 70 .50 .90 2.50 

5 ______ ---------- .60 .50 ! .90 3.15 6 ______ ---------- .60 l 20 . 70 2.00 

7---------------- .60 .60 .60 1. 70 

8 ...... ---------- .50 . 70 .60 1.55 9 ________________ .30 1.00 .60 1.20 

10 ...... ---------· .50 .80 .60 1.30 11 ______ -----· ----. .50 .60 .50 1.20 12 ____________ ---- .50 .60 . 70 1.15 

13 ______ -----· ---· .40 .50 . 70 1.15 

14 ...... ·----- ---- .40 .00 . 70 1.15 

15.----------- .... 1.20 . 75 . 70 1.15 

16 ...... ---------- 2.90 .30 . 70 .80 

Day. 

I 

Sept. Oct. I --

"---------------1 1.50 0.30 18 ___________ ---- 1.00 .30 

19.-------------- . 7U .30 

§'~::: ::::::::::::I . 70 

I 

.30 

.60 .20 

22.-------------- .60 .40 

23_ ---- ----· ---- .70 1.00 

24. -------·-- ---- . 70 5.50 

25. ·--- --·--- ---1 .60 2.50 

26.- --· ---- ·---- .50 2.25 

27. ·--- ---------- .50 1. 28 

ilL::::::::: ::::1 :!8 1.00 

.90 

30.-------------- -------- .90 

3L .......... ---- -------- .80 

Nov. I 

~I . 

:~I 70 

. 7U 

.70 

. 70 

. 70 

.90 

6.15 

2.80 

1.90 

1.60 

1.50 

·--·----

Dec. 

1. 

.90 

00 

.9 0 

.95 

5.00 

3.25 

2.30 

2.50 

2.00 

1.90 

1. 70 

1.60 

1. 

1. 7 

60 

5 

2 . 50 

BROAD RIVER (OF THE CAROLINAS) NEAR ALSTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. 

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 125. 

The river is straight for a long distance above and below the station, 

but the current is at an angle with the bridge. The current velocity 

is ample and is very uniform throughout the section. The observer 

is G. M. Heron, a farmer living near the station. The maximum flood 

at this station was on April 22, 1900, when the gage height was 23.80 

feet and the probable discharge about 92,000 second-feet. The minimum flow was reached October 3, 1899, the discharge being 1,485 second-feet. The maximum discharge is, therefore, about 62 times the 

minimum flow. During 1900 the following discharge measurements 

were made by E. W. Myers: 

February 26: Gage height, 5.40 feet; discharge, 8,913 second-feet. 

April18: Gage height, 6.28 feet; discharge not measured. 

April 20: Gage height, 13.60 feet; discharge, 44,456 second-feet. 

May 22: Gage height, 3.40 feet; discharge, 4,406 second-feet. 

July 5: Gage height, 4.25 feet; discharge, 5,962 second-feet. 

August 17: Gage height, 2.80 feet; discharge, 2,840 second-feet. 
SOUTH CAROLINA. 147 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Broad River (of the Carolinas) near Alston, South 

Carolina, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May.\ June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1 ..... ---------- ------- 2.99 8.20 4.64 5.00 3.45 5.54 4.00 3.15 2.55 2.95 3. 60 

2-------------- ------- 2.80 14.20 4.41 4:.80 3.30 4:.90 3.85 3.20 2.30 2.88 3.4:5 

3---- ·------·-- ------- 2. 72 12.4:7 4:.17 4.60 3.4:8 5.45 3.40 2.80 2.60 3.70 3.25 

4:---- ----· ----- ------- 2. 74 8.20 4:.2! 4:.40 4.05 5.4:5 3.30 2.50 2.60 7.51 7.83 5. _____________ 3.331 6.10 4.58 4.25 4.45 4.25 3.20 2.70 3.05 7.20 9.20 6 ______________ ------- 3.52 5.52 4.54 4.15 3. 90 S.90 3.10 2.60 3.35 5.00 G. 50 

7.------------- ------- 3.90 5.04: 4.08 4.10 3. 70 3.90 2.80 2.50 3.30 3.75 4:.95 

8-------------- 3.30 3.4:5 5.16 4.05 3.90 5.05 3.65 3.03 2.50 3.10 3.50 4.25 

9---------- --·- 3.4:5 3.50 8.98 4.00 3.90 4:.45 4:.76 3.05 2.48 2.70 3.15 3.90 

10-------------- 3.60 3.58 8.30 3. 90 3. 70 4.4:5 3. 74: 2.90 2.30 3.25 3.05 3.60 11 ______________ 3.80 8.48 6.63 3.88 3.60 -!.20 3.40 2.82 2.05 3.15 2.90 3.55 

12-------------- 6.30 9.84: 5.43 4.50 3.60 3.85 3.30 2.80 2.30 2.90 2.80 3.4:5 

13-------------- 7.50 14.48 5.07 4. 70 3.65 3.60 3.20 2.&1l 2.35 2.85 2.70 3.05 

14-------------- 5.00 19.95 4.66 4.41 3.64: 4.05 4.80 2.60 2.38 3.10 3.00 3.60 

15-------------- 3.80 16.90 4.40 4.40 3.64: 4.32 4.40 2.95 2.65 3:00 2.90 3.70 

16---------- .. --- 3.20 11.11 11.68 3.90 3.54 4.20 3. 70 2.90 5.30 2.50 2.85 3.30 

17 ·------------ 2.78 7.47 12.80 3. 70 3.50 10.00 3.50 2.80 6.12 2.85 2.90 3.05 

18-------------- 2.38 5.57 8.87 6.40 3.40 12.33 3.40 2.95 4.10 2.70 2.95 3.10 

19 .... ---------- 2.36 4.92 6.10 17.20 4.80 8.60 3.25 2.85 3.20 2. 70 2.95 3.20 

20-------------- 3.09 4.51 5.30 14.60 4.20 6.00 3.10 2.75 3.05 2.60 2.75 3.30 

21 -~-- ---------- 3.87 4.20 6.83 15.50 3.60 5.00 3.10 2.35 2.85 2.65 3.55 7.20 

22-------------- 3.52 9.25 5.84: 23.40 3.47 4.50 2.98 2.60 2.65 2.60 3.35 8.55 

23-------------- 3.38 9.50 5.39 18.10 3.42 10.55 3.40 2.5.1) 2.58 2.35 3.20 7.20 

24:-------------- 3.73 6.64: 5.08 11.80 3.25 13.98 3.10 3.50 2.40 6.95 3.15 5.15 

25 ---------· ---- 3.58 7.50 7.20 10.00 6.50 10.00 3.42 3.35 2.50 8.40 3.05 4.80 

26 ---- ---------- 3.38 5.50 10.80 7.40 6.20 8.00 3.25 2.80 2.80 5.85 3. !lO 4:.4:5 

27 -------------· 3.29 5.00 8.40 7.30 5.55 6.85 4:.32 3.10 2.65 3.90 10.13 4.20 

28-------------- 3.10 4.59 6.54 6.10 4.40 6.35 4.32 2.60 2.50 3.55 6.35 3.80 

29 .••••••••..... 2.90 ------- 5.60 5.65 3.85 5.95 4.35 2. 75 2.4:5 3.30 4.65 3.70 

30 -------------· 2.84 ------- 5.11 5.50 3.70 6.15 4.4:5 2.90 2.4:5 3.00 3.85 3.95 31 •••••••••••••. 3.10 ............ - 4. 78 ............... 3.55 ------- 4.95 3.10 ---·--=-1 3.15 ------- 6.30 

. 

SALUDA RIVER AT WATERLOO, SOUTH CAROLINA. 

rrhis station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 126. 

Records of flow during 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 129. During 1900 the following measurements 

were made by E. W. Myers: 

February 23: Gage height, 7.33 feet; discharge, 3,347 second-feet. 

April19: Gage height, 9.91 feet; discharge, 5,415 second-feet. 

May 22: Gage height, 3.35 feet; discharge, 757 second-feet. 

July 5: Gage height, 5.10 feet; discharge, 1,486 second-feet. 

August 17: Gage height, 4.10 feet; discharge 917 second-feet. 

November 10: Gage height, 4.42 feet; discharge, 854 second-feet. 
148 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Sa~uda River at Waterloo, South Carolina, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---------------------- 1 -------------- 3.60 4.00 10.20 6.00 6.40 4.50 7.40 4.35 4. 70 3.10 4.35 5.45 

2 -----· ---- ··-- 4.00 4.10 11.95 5.55 6.10 4.20 5.85 4.50 4.90 3.90 4.40 4.90 

3---------- ---· 4.55 4.80 10.70 5.05 5. 70 4.40 6.45 4.95 4.00 4.10 6.60 4.60 

4-------------- 4.50 3.95 7.20 5.10 5. 70 5.45 6.25 4.70 4.00 4.80 7. 75 7.85 

5 ---------- ---- 4.30 4.60 6.3..1) 5.35 5. 70 4.90 5.90 4.65 4.10 4.40 4. 70 7.90 

6-------------- 4.05 5.25 6.00 5.15 5.95 5.10 5.65 3.65 4.05 4.60 5.60 5.95 

7-------------- 3.80 5.30 5.65 5.35 5.00 8.10 5.20 4.05 4.00 3.80 5.40 5.80 

8 -------------- 3.40 5.20 8.80 5.45 4.90 10.90 5.20 4.15 4.65 3.10 4.50 5.55 

9-------------- 4.00 4.25 10. (15 4.35 4.85 10.00 5.40 5.15 3. 70 4.10 4.55 5.05 

10------ 4.65 6. 75 8.30 4.85 4. 95 6.90 4.85 3.95 3.00 5.00 5.15 4.30 11-------~~~===~ 4.85 7.80 7.40 5.50 4.65 6.00 4.70 5.00 4.28 4.25 4.20 5.40 

12 -------------- 9.55 10.30 6.05 5.90 5.40 5.80 4.55 3.80 4.00 4.10 3.45 5.35 

13-------------- 7.80 16.40 5.85 5.40 5.00 5.25 4. 75 3.65 3.95 4.90 5.10 5.45 

14-------------- 5.65 20.00 5. 70 5. 70 5.00 6.20 5.80 3.90 4.10 3.95 5.15 4.90 

15 -------------- 5.05 17.00 5.80 5.05 4.65 7.00 6.10 4.00 4. 75 3.20 5.05 5.45 

16 -------------- 5.30 8.40 11.05 5.00 4.83 6.55 4.90 4.55 8. 75 4.60 4.40 4.20 

17-------------- 5.0~ 7.00 10.70 4.90 4.45 10.25 4.60 4.50 6.10 4.40 4. 70 4.25 

18-------------- 4.90 13.45 8.00 8.65 5.10 8. 70 4.60 4.10 4.25 4.65 4.10 5.25 

19 ------ .. ------ 5.15 5.90 6.90 9.55 5.75 7.00 4.50 4.00 4.20 4.20 3.50 4.50 

20 ------ -------- 5.20 5.50 8.10 8.80 5.35 6.50 4.45 3.30 5.20 4.55 4.60 5.20 

21-------------- 5.45 6.10 7.40 13.40 I 4.55 5.95 5.30 3.85 4.00 5.80 4.45 5.20 

22 -------------- 4.00 8.50 6.65 16.80 5.20 6.10 4.20 4.10 4.95 3.05 4.50 5.65 

23-------------- 5.20 7. 70 6.10 14.40 4.40 8.55 5.05 4.05 4.15 4.20 5.25 5.15 

24 ------ -------- 4.90 5.55 6.90 12.55 1 8.50 11.80 5.30 4.15 3.55 8.30 5.10 5.00 

25-------------- 5.00 6.90 9.15 9.30: 7.35 10.70 4.35 5.20 4.10 8.10 4.50 5.45 

26-------------- 4.95 5.80 8.15 7. 70 I 6.45 10.80 5.30 4.00 4.10 6. 70 10.20 4.85 

27-------------- 5.00 5. 70 7.80 7.40 6.10 8.25 4.40 3. 75 4.60 5.35 9.90 4.60 

28-------------- 3.95 5.20 6.85 7.00 4.50 8.25 5.40 

~m l'oo 4. 70 8. 40 4.45 

29---------- 4.15 ------- 6.30 

--~:-~-1 5.30 7.35 4.95 4.00 4.80 3.90 5.20 5.35 

30---------- -~=~ 4.05 ------- 6.10 4.60 8.30 4. 70 t~ --~~~- 5.20 5.55 5.55 

31 ______ -------- 4.00 ....... ____ 6.05 5.30 ------- 5.30 5.25 .............. 5. 70 

TALLULAH RIVER AT TALLULAH FALLS, GEORGIA.' 

This station was established August 29, 1900, and records of gage 

heights were obtained until October 19, 1900, when the observer left 

Tallulah Falls, and no readings have been made since that time. 

Measurements are made from the wagon bridge across the river about 

a half mile above the head of the falls. The bridge is a single iron 

span about 100 feet long. The gage is a vertical rod 10 feet long, 

graduated to feet and tenths, nailed to a 2-inch by 4-inch pine ·timber, and the whole spiked to a tree on the left bank of the river about 

50 feet above the bridge. The observer is T. A. Robinson, proprietor 

of the Robinson Hotel. During 1900 the following measurements 

were made by Max Hall and J. C. Conn: 

August 29: Gage height, 1 foot; discharge, 252 second-feet. 

December 21: Gf!,ge height, 2 feet; discharge, 963 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tallulah Ri1'er at TallulCfh Falls, Georgia, for 1900. 

__ n_a_y_. __ 1_A_ug_.l_se_p_t. _o_ct_. __ n_a_y_. __ 

1

_A_u_g_. Sept.! Oct. 

l_ ____________ ------

2 ............. ------ 3 _____________ -----

4.------------ ------ 5. ·--- ---- ·--- ------ 6.------------ ...... . 7 _____________ ------

8. ·----------- ------ 9 _____________ ------

10.------------ ------ 11 _____________ ------

1.50 

1.40 

1.10 

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

.90 

.90 

.90 

1.03 12 ____________ ------

1.03 13 .... -------- ------ 1.02 14------------ ------ 1.01 15 ...• -------- -----. 

l: &AI, U:::: =~== ~==~ :::::: 

1.031'118 ......•...•. ------ 1.02 19 .••• -- ------ ------ 1.02 I 20------------ ------ 1.01 121 ____ -------- ------ 1. o1 I. 22 •••• _____________ _ 

.85 

.80 

1.20 

1.95 

2.90 

1.95 

1. 70 

1.40 

1.35 

1.30 

5.40 

1.01 

1.01 

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

Day. lAng. tlep~ Oct. 

23------------ ------ 1.25 ------ 24 •••• -------- ------ 1. 20 25-------·---- ------ 1.20 26 ____________ ------ 1.19 

21------------ ------ 1.17 

28 ...• -------- ------ 1.10 29 ____________ 1.00 1.09 

3Q____________ .95 1.04 ------

31 •••••....... 1.60 ------ ------
SOUTH OAROLIN A. 149 

TUGALOO RIVER NEAR MADISON, SOUTH CAROLINA. 

This station, established July 19, 1898, at Cook's ferry, about a 

half mile from Madison, South Carolina, 1 mile below the Southern 

Railway bridge over Tugaloo River and 2 miles above the mouth of 

Chauga Creek, is described in Water-Supply Paper No .. 36, page 127. 

Results of measurements are given in the Twentieth Annual Report, 

Part IV, page 162, and in the Twenty-first .Annual Report, Part IV, 

page 131. During 1900 the following measurements were made by 

Max Hall and others: · 

February 21: Gage height, 4.25 feet; discharge, 2,243 second-feet. 

August 30: Gage height, 1. 71 feet; discharge, 872 second-feet. 

December 25: Gage height, 3.60 feet; discharge, 1,717 second-feet. 

December 27: Gage height, 2.80 feet; discharge, 1,414 second-feet. 

Daily gage. height, in feet, of Tugaloo River near Madison, South Carolina, for 

1900. -

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr·. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

------~-

------------

1-------------· 1.4: 1.6. 9.4: 3.5 4:.2 2.3 5.1 3.1 2.5 1.7 2.1 

2-------------- 1.3 1.6 5.5 3.4: 4:.1 2.6 5.6 2.8 2.8 1.6 2.1 

3-------------- 1.3 1.8 3.9 3.4: 4:.3 2.8 5.1 2. 7 2.1 1.7 2.2 

4-------------- 1.3 1. 7 3.9 3.6 4:.0 2. 7 4:.6 2.5 1.9 1.7 2.9 

5-------------- 1.2 3.5 3. 7 3. 7 3.8 2.9 4:.2 2.5 1.8 1.9 2.3 

6-------------- 1.2 2.3 3.5 3.4: 3.7 2.9 3.9 2.4: 1.7 3.2 2.1 

7-------------- 1.2 2.1 3.8 3.3 3.6 5.5 3.8 2.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 

8-------------- 1.2 2.2 4:.3 3.2 3.4: 6. 7 3.6 2.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 

9 ----------~--- 1.2 3.0 6.6 3.1 3.4: 4:.5 3.8 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.9 

10-------------- 1.4: 3.5 5.1 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.6 2.1 1.5 1.8 ·1. 9 

11 ••.••..• ------ 1.6 4:.6 4.5 3.3 3.2 3.3 3. 7 2.1 1.5 1. 7 1.8 

12---- .•.. ------ 5.5 7.0 4.2 4:.1 3.1 3.0 3.6 2.1 1.4: 1.6 1.8 

18 ·------------- 3.3 19.9 3.9 3.8 3.1 3.3 3.9 2.2 1.4: 2.6 1.8 

14: ·------- ------ 2.5 9.0 3. 7 3.4: 3.0 3.3 3.9 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.7 

15 ·------------- 2.1 6.2 3.6 3.2 2.9 3.1 3. 7 2.3 8.1 1.6 1.7 

16-------------- 2.0 5.2 5.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.6 2.1 7.3 1.6 1.7 

17-------------- 1.9 4:.5 4:.0 5.9 2.8 6.9 3.2 2.3 4:.0 1.5 1.7 

18 -------------- 1.8 4:.0 3.6 5.1 2.8 5.3 3.1 2.1 2.9 1.5 1.8 

19 ------------ .. 4.5 3.8 3. 7 7.6 3.3 4.5 3.0 2.0 2.6 1.4: 1.9 

20 -------------- 6.9 3.5 6.2 7.5 2.8 3.9 2.9 l.P 2.3 1.4: 2.0 

21-------------- 3.4: 3.5 5.0 13.4: 2. 7 3.5 2.8 1.8 2.2 1.4: 2.0 

22-------------- 3.1 5.0 4:.4: 8.3 2.6 4.2 2.8 1.8 2.1 1.6 2.0 

23-------------- 2.9 4:.0 4:.2 6.3 2.5 5.8 3.1 2.1 2.0 7.4: 1.9 

24:-------------- 2.4: 3.8 4:.1 6.2 3.3 13.0 2.9 2.3 2.0 6.8 1.9 

25-------------- 2.4: 4:.0 4:.2 5.3 2.9 9.4: 2. 7 2.1 2.9 4:.9 2.2 

26-------------- 2.2 3.5 5.8 4:.9 2.9 11.4: 3.6 2.2 1.8 3.9 9.4: 

27-------------- 2.1 3.3 4:.8 4. 6 2. 7 6.5 3.2 1.9 2.1 2.9 5.3 

28 -------------- 1.9 3.1 4:.3 4.9 2.5 6.9 3.8 1.8 1.9 2.6 4:.1 

29-------------- 1.9 .............. 4:.1 4:.7 2.5 6.4: 3.1 1.7 1.8 2.5 3.0 

30 -------------- 1.8 ----·-- 3.9 4.4 2.4: 5. 7 4.2 1. 7 1.7 2.3 3.4: 

31 ... ----------- 1.8 -- ~- --- 3. 7 -~· --.... - 2.3 ...... ,. ...... 3.3 2.8 ............... 2.2 .. ............. 

SAVANNAH' RIVER NEAR CALHOUN FALLS, SOUTH CAROLINA. 

Dec. 

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3. 

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2. 

2. 

2. 

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2. 

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This station was established August 4, 1896, on the Seaboard Air 

Line bridge across Savannah River, above the mouth of Beaverdam 

Creek, below Rocky River, and about 3 miles west of the town of 

Calhoun Falls, South Carolina. It is described in Water-Supply 

Paper No. 36, page 129. More than four-fifths of the drainage area 

of this river in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, South 

Carolina, and Georgia is covered with the original oak forest. Records 

of flow during 18~9 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report~ 

l:R.~ 48-01-------4 
150 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

Part IV, page 134. During 1900 the following measurement was made 

by Max Hall: 

March 1: Gage height, 5.47 feet; discharge, 13,803 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. 

1-=~ Mar,\ Apr. May.,.June. July. Aug. Sept. 

I 1 ------ __ : _____ 3.3 2.9 5.3 3.6 4.0 2.8 3.6 3.2 3.2 

2-------------- 3.2 2.8 6.5 3.5 3.9 2. 7 3.2 3.0 3. 7 

3-------------- 3.2 2.8 4.6 3.5 4.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.3 

4-------------- 3.1 2. 7 4.2 3.7 4.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 

5 ---------- ···-- 3.0 2.8 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.5 2.9 2.9 3.0 

6-- ·- ---------- 3.0 2.8 3.8 3.4 3. 7 3.4 2.9 2.8 2.9 

7 -----· ··--· ---- 2.9 2.9 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 

8 -------------- 2.9 2.9 4.0 3.4 3.4 11.0 2. 7 2. 7 2.6 

9 -------------- 2.9 3.0 4.9 3.4 3.3 5.0 2. 7 2.6 2.5 

10-------------- 3.0 3.2 4.3 3.3 3.1 3.5 2.6 2.4 2.3 

11-------------- 3.2 5.2 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.2 

12-------- ·----- 4.0 9.3 3.8 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.4 2.2 2.1 

13 ________ ·----- 3.9 15.5 3.6 3.8 3.0 3.1 2.4 2. 7 2.0 

14---- -----· ---· 3. 7 19.4 3.4 3.6 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.6 2.0 

15-------------- 3.6 8.0 3.3 3.6 2.9 3.0 2.4 2.5 4. 7 

16-------- ·----- 3.5 5.5 4.6 3.5 2.9 3.3 2.3 2.5 6.9 

17-------------- 3.3 4.9 4.5 3.5 2.9 5.6 2.2 2.6 5.0 

18-------------- 3.3 4. 7 4.0 3.9 :3.8 6.1 2.2 2.6 3.2 

19-------------- 3.4 4.4 3.8 5.0 3.0 4.9 2.1 2.4 3 .. 0 

20 -----· -------- 3.9 4.3 4.2 5.1 3.0 4.0 2.1 2.3 2.9 

21 -------------- 3.8 4.2 4.0 8.0 2.9 3. 7 2.1 2.2 2.9 

22-------------- 3.6 5.4 3.9 10.4 2.9 3.6 2.0 2.0 2.7 

23-------------- 3.5 4. 7 3.8 5.5 3.0 4.0 2.2 2.0 2. 7 

24-- ·------·---- 3.4 4.4 4.0 6.9 4. 9 12.7 2.3 1.9 2.6 

25-------------- 3.2 4.2 5.6 6.0 4.2 12.0 2.2 2.5 2.4 

26-------------- 3.2 4.0 5. 7 4.9 3.2 7.8 2.2 2.9 2.4 

27 -------------- 3.1 3.9 5.0 4.2 3.0 5.0 2.3 2. 7 2.2 28 ______________ 3.0 3.9 4.8 4.0 3.0 4.5 3.4 2.9 2.0 

29-------------- 3.0 ·------ 4.2 4.2 2.9 3.9 3.2 2.3 2.0 

30 -------------- 3.0 .............. 3.9 4.0 2.9 3.8 3.4 2.2 2.1 31 ______________ 2.9 .............. 3. 7 --L ...... 00 2.8 ............. 3.1 2.1 -------

SAVANNAH RIVER AT AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. 

Oct. Nov. 

2.1 2.9 

2.0 3.0 

2.0 3. 9 

2.1 4.3 

2.1 4.0 

3.0 3.8 

2. 7 3. 7 

2.6 3.4 

2.5 3.3 

2.4 3.2 

2.4 3.2 

2.6 3.0 

3.9 2.9 

3.0 2. 7 

2.9 2. 7 

2.8 2.6 

2.6 2.6 

2.5 2.6 

2.5 2.6 

2.4 3.0 

2.4 2.9 

2.4 2.8 

2.5 2.8 

5.0 2.6 

4.0 2.6 

3.9 3.6 

3. 7 3.4 

3.5 3.2 

3.3 3.1 

3.1 3.0 

2.9 -----

Dec. 

3. 

2. 

2. 

3. 

3. 

0 

9 

8 

9 

8 

3.8 

3. 7 

3.6 

3. 

3. 4 

4 3.3 

3.3 

3.4 

3. 7 

3. 

3. 

6 

4 3.4 

3.3 

3.3 

3.6 

3. 7 

3.5 

3.4 

8.4 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.3 

3.3 

Observations of river heights have bAen maintained at the highway 

bridge in the city of Augusta since 1875. The station is described in 

Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 130. The gage heights as published are the average of four daily readings reduced to feet and hundredths. Discharge measurements are made at the North Augusta 

highway bridge. Records of flow during 1899 will be found in the 

Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 135. During 1900 one 

measurement was made by B. M. Hall, as follows: 

August 28: Gage height, 7.30 feet; discharge, 5,961:! second-feet. 
GEORGIA. 151 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Savannah River at Augusta, Georgia, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. I Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

1 -------· ------ 7.12 6.87 17.37 9.98 11.50 7.70 14.46 11.29 7.37 6.18 7.'W 

2 ·----- -------- 6.94 6.81 23.12 9.89 11.20 7.50 12.90 9.46 7. 79 6.38 7.30 

3 ·------------- 6.67 6.« 13 ll7 9.54 10.70 7.50 ~~ 8.30 8.35 6.38 7. 70 4, ______________ 6.42 6.52 14:.06 9.54 12.30 8.30 7. 76 7.33 6.16 13.80 

5-------------- 6.50 8.33 11.44 9.65 10.60 10.20 10.60 7. 73 7.00 6.40 12.00 

6-------------- 6.67 9.10 10.60 9.63 9.60 9.50 9.62 7.33 6.85 6.65 9.30 

7 -------------- 6.39 8.89 10.37 9.20 9.30 11.70 9.27 7.27 6.44 7.65 8.00 

8 ·----- -------- 6.65 8.08 10.64 9.00 9.00 19.70 8.96 7.19 6.20 7.41 7. 70 

9---------- ·--- 6. 71 8.12 17.35 8. 75 9.00 19.90 8. 79 7.13 6.27 7.35 7.50 

LO ------------- 6. 71 10.04 17.60 8.90 8.80 19.00 8.39 7.09 5.89 7.50 7.40 

11 •••... -------- 7.12 20.58 14.35 9.15 8. 70 10.80 8.52 7.06 6.16 6.30 6.90 

L2 -------------- 10.40 27.19 12.21 11.10 8.60 9.50 8.22 6.57 6.06 6. 75 7.00 

13-------------- 15.00 29.60 10.96 11.35 8.40 9.20 8.68 6.62 6.08 6.85 7.10 

14-------------- 12.79 32.31 10.39 10.77 8.30 9.30 8. 94 7.31 5.99 7.48 7.00 

15 9.37 30.08 10.08 9. 47 8.30 9.90 9.60 7.17 7.40 7.14 7.00 

16 -~~~~~==== ===: 8.65 22.08 15.25 9.16 8.20 9. 70 9.37 6. 77 14.49 6.62 6.80 

17-------------- 8.12 16.29 17.27 8.88 7.80 15.00 8.64 7.67 14.24 6.56 6.80 

18 -------------- 7.67 12.75 14.21 12.15 8.40 19.80 8.37 7.27 10.60 6.47 G. 50 

19 ------ .... ---- 7.94 11.39 11.42 23.89 9. 70 18.40 8.19 6. 78 8.35 6.45 6.80 

20-------------- 8.94 10.46 13.68 24.70 11.00 13.50 8.04 6.82 7. 70 6.27 7.20 

21 .•.. ---------- 10.26 10.35 15.25 24.25 10.60 10.10 I 7.89 6.62 7.27 5.95 7.50 

22-------------- 10.44 14.79 13.70 26.73 8.00 9.60 7.39 6.48 7.12 6.30 7.40 

23-------------- 9. L1 15.44 11.85 24.73 8.40 11.70 8.00 6.50 6.92 6.32 7.30 

24 ·----- -------- 8.44 12.89 11.73 18.27 10.40 21.80 8.20 6.56 6.35 12.66 7.40 

25 -------------· 8.12 12.96 14.10 14.75 13.00 29.20 8.92 6. 77 6. 75 16.72 7.00 

26-------------- 7.96 12.37 19.65 17.08 11.00 26.80 8.32 7. 77 6.50 12.30 10.00 

27 --·----------·- 7. 73 10.98 18.37 13.73 9.10 23.00 9.23 7.12 !1.67 10.60 14.90 

28-------------- 7.19 10.31 14.79 1~.50 8.50 19.60 11.12 7.20 6.46 9. 72 11.80 

29 ---------- ---- 7.22 ~------ 12.67 11.81 8.10 16.70 10.20 6.69 6.50 8.52 9.10 

30 -----· -------- 7.20 ------- 11.46 11.20 7. 90 14.60 11.88 6.62 6.19 7.95 8.30 31 ______________ 7.08 ------- 10.69 -··----- 7.80 ------- 13.35 7.08 ------- 7.60 -------

BROAD RIVER (OF GEORGIA) NEAR CARLTON, GEORGIA. 

Dec. 

7.9 5 

7. 

7.7 

50 

5 

8 

1 

9.1 

15.3 

14:. 

11. 

9. 

8. 

8. 

8. 

u 

22 

32 

50 

40 

06 

7.9 0 

80 

80 

6 

1 

60 

7. 

8. 

11.5 

9.8 

8. 

7.9 7 

7. 

8.1 « 5 

0 

0 

2 

12.1 

12. if 

11.1 

9. 

9. 

35 

40 

0 

2 

40 

9.2 

8.7 

8. 

8. 

8. 

15. 

25 

40 

22 

This station, established May 27, 1897, is located on the bridge of 

the Seaboard Air Line 3 miles east of Carlton, Georgia, and 3 miles 

above the mouth of the South Fork. A description of the st~tion is 

given in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 131. The gage was last 

verified on October 17, 1900. Records of flow for 1899 will be found 

in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 132. During 1900 

the following measurements were made by Max Hall: 

February 16: Gage height, 4.25 feet; discharge, 2,088 second-feet. 

March 30: Gage height, 3.30 feet; discharge, 1,480 second-feet. 

May 3: Gage height, 4.49 feet; discharge, 2,562 second-feet. 

October 17: Gage height, 2.22 feet; discharge, 661 second-feet. 
152 OPERATIONS AT RIVE~ STATIONS, 1900.-P.ART II. [NO. 41: 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Broad River (of Georgia) near Carlton, Georgia 

for 1900. 

Day; Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec 

--~- -----------------

1 ·----- ·--- ---- 2.40 2.30 5.50 3.10 3.40 2.60 3.50 3.70 2.30 2.10 2.40 2.4 

2 .............. ~.40 2.30 4.90 .. 3.10 3.20 2.50 3.30 3.80 2.50 2.10 2.40 2.4 

3 .............. 2.40 2.30 3.85 3.00 4. 70 2.80 3.40 3.60 2.50 2.10 6.50 2.4J 

4 .............. 2.35 2.30 3.30 3.10 3.90 2.90 3.20 3.60 2.30 2.20 3.50 4.~ 

5 .............. 2.35 3.30 3.15 3.00 3.20 2.90 3.00 2.50 2.20 2.30 2.80 5.()1 

6 .............. 2.30 2.95 3.00 3.00 3.10 3.00 2.90 2.50 2.20 2.50 2.60 3.81 

7 .............. 2.30 2. 70 a.oo 2.90 3.00 4.30 2.80 2.50 2.10 3.00 2.50 3. 21 

8 .............. 2.30 2.65 6.50 2.80 3.00 7. 70 2.80 2.40 2.10 2.60 2.40 2.81 

9 .............. 2.30 2.80 6.80 2.80 2.90 7.60 2.80 2.40 2.10 2.50 2.40 2.7( 

10 ............... 2.40 4.00 5.10 2. 70 2.90 3.80 2. 70 2.30 2.10 2.40 2.40 2.61 

11 .............. 2.90 6.00 3.80 3.50 2.90 3.20 2.60 2.30 2.10 2.30 2.40 2.6( 

12 .............. 5.85 10.50 3.30 3.90 2.80 3.10 2.90 2.30 2.00 2.30 2.40 2.5( 

13 ........... ,. 4. 90 122.20 3.20 3.90 2.80 3.10 3.05 4.00 2.00 2. 70 2.30 2.5( 

14-------------- 3.30 16.90 !'!.10 3.30 2.80 3.80 3.55 2.50 2.10 2.60 2.30 2.8( 

15 .............. 2.95 8.00 3.00 3.10 :!. 70 3.10 3.00 2.40 5.50 2.40 2.30 2.6( 

16 .............. 2. 75 4.30 4.20 3.00 2. 70 3.50 2.90 2.40 5.00 2.30 2.30 2.5( 

17-------------- 2.65 3. 70 3.80 2.90 2. 70 4.30 2.80 2.50 4.00 2.20 2.30 2.4( 

18---------- .... 3.15 3.30 3.30 3.90 2. 70 5.60 2. 70 2.50 2.80 2.20 2.30 2.4( 

19 .............. 3.60 3.20 3.10 7.50 3.00 4.90 2.60 2.60 2.50 2.20 2.40 2.4( 

20-------------- 3. 75 3.10 4.60 6. 70 2.90 3.50 2.60 2.40 2.40 2.20 2.40 2.8( 

21 .............. 3. 70 3.10 4.10 8.00 2.70 3.10 2.50 2.30 2.30 2.20 2.40 3.8C 

22 .............. 2.85 3.80 3. 70 12.20 2.70 3.00 2.50 2.20 2.30 2.10 2.50 3.3(

23 .............. 2.70 3.65 3.40 5.80 2. 70 4.20 2.50 2.30 2.30 4.20 2.40 3.00 

24 .... ---------- 2.60 3.20 3.60 6.50 4.00 13.00 3.00 2.20 2.30 5.00 2.40 2.90 25 .............. 2.50 3.65 4. 70 7.30 3.20 12.60 2. 70 2.20 2.20 3.10 3.60 2.80 

26-------------- 2.45 3.60 6.50 5.10 2.90 7.00 2.90 2.60 2.20 4.00 3.60 2.60 

27-------------- 2.45 3.20 5.30 3.90 2.80 5.60 3.40 2.50 2.20 3.80 2.80 2.50 

28 .............. 2.40 3.00 4.00 3. 70 2. 70 4.60 3. 70 2.20 2.20 3.10 2.60 2.50 

29 .............. 2.40 ------- 3.50 3.50 2.70 4.00 3.40 2.20 2.20 2. 70 2.50 2.50 

30 .............. 2.35 ------- 3.30 3.50 2.60 4.50 3.30 2.90 2.10 2.50 2.50 2.50 

31 .... ---- ------~ 2.30 ------- 3.25 ·------ 2.60 ----· 3.90 2.20 ............. 2.50 ------- 3.80 ' I 

OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN, GEORGIA. 

This station was established by the United States Weather Bureau 

in 18~4, was discontinued on April 30, 1897, and was reestablished 

by the Georgia geological survey on February 11, 1898. Since October 15, 1898, the station has been maintained by the United States 

Weather Bureau. It is located about a half mile east of Dublin, 

Georgia, and is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 133. 

Records of measurement will be found as follows: For 1898; Twentieth Annual Report, Part IV, page 170; for 1899, Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 136. During 1900 the following measurements of Oconee River at Dublin were made by B. M. Hall and his 

assistants: 

April12: Gage height, 4.25 feet; discharge, 4,680 second-feet. 

December 7: Gage height, 7.30 feet; discharge, 7,991 secopd-feet. 
GEORGIA. 153 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Oconee River near Dublin, Georgia, for 1900. 

Day. 

1 .... ---· ---·-- 2-----------o•• 

30·------------

4 -------- ----·· 5 ••ooo ---·-- ---- 6 ...•....•... 0. 

7---- ------~--- 8--------------

9 ------ o• ------ 10--------------

11 ..........• 000 

l2 -------------- 13 -------------- 14-------- ------ 15 ·····•o•--···o 16 -------------- 17--------------

18--------------

19--------------

20 .... ---------- 21 ••.••• ------- 22---------- ooo• 23 -----· -------- -----·-------

............................ 

------·-------

• -------------o 

24 

25 

26 

'Zi 

28 

29 

30 

3 

·--------- .. o 

...... --. --------

1 =====: ======:= 

Jan. 

2.4 

201 

1.8 

1.7 

10 6 

106 

1.5 

1.4 

1.2 

1.4 

1.9 

2o4 

403 

504 

507 

4-09 

303 

2o9 

208 

302 

4ol 

4. 7 

4o4 

309 

303 

209 

204 

202 

2o0 

1o8 

1.7 

Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June: July. Aug. Sept. 

---------~ --

1.7 800 808 8o3 1.6 l9o0 4o 7 Oo8 

1.6 906 6o5 6o i 1.4 16.9 500 20 7 

1o6 1004 ul 6o9 1.3 14.8 3o 7 2o3 

1o6 lloO 703 102 12.7 2o9 201 

1o8 llo 7 4.5 705 1o9 1001 205 105 

3.4 11.0 4o3 6o 7 2o8 805 1o9 1.2 

3o 7 900 4021 504 4o1 8o0 1.6 o5 

3o5 606 4.0 4o1 5.0 5o5 106 o4 

3.1 508 30 7 3.9 600 3o9 1.5 02 

305 700 3o5 3.3 6o2 3o2 1o3 02 

7.9 800 303 3o0 602 2o6 .7 oO 

1002 8.5 309 20 7 5o 7 2.8 o4 -02 

1109 80 7 500 2o5 4o3 606 02 -03 

16o4 8.0 509 203 300 6o1 01 - o1 

2'Z.O 701 603 :::.2 209 5.5 o3 -01 

2404 604 5o0 2.11 5.0 4.7 101 .4 

24o9 801 401 200 705 4.1 08 4-o8 

2401 80 7 3.4 1.9 803 2o8 06 5o8 

22o6 900 501 201 909 2o3 o5 6o0 

20o0 901 802 307 1003 2.0 03 305 

17o2 8o5 1101 5o5 1006 1.8 01 1o9 

1400 704 1506 503 1002 1o5 05 1.3 

10.7 708 16o9 306 7.9 1.2 .5 . 7 

9o1 803 1706 301 8o0 1.0 04 04 

9.0 809 1703 306 900 204 o8 o3 

8.7 9o5 1700 5o8 909 301 103 03 

801 9o6 17o1 5o0 11.6 201 09 .3 

7o4 908 l6o0 3o4 16o7 1.7 0 7 o2 ...... --- ~ 1002 13.6 3o0 2000 1.7 05 02 .............. 10.4 11o4 2o2 20.8 5o 9 .• 5 OoO ............ - 10.2 ------- 1.9 -----·- 5o2 .8 ............. 

YELLOW RIVER AT ALMON, GEORGIA. 

Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------

--Oo1 1.0 2o3 

-03 09 1.8 

-03 307 1.6 

-02 407 lo8 

00 5o5 302 

08 6o5 6.4 

1o2 6.6 7.2 

09 4.8 0

1.6 

1.1 309 6o8 

102 2.61 405 

1.0 1.8 303 

08 1o3 2.7 

0 o6 1.2 2.3 

o7 1.0 2o3 

06 100 5.2 

o6 o9 60 7 

06 .8 801 

05 o7 8.4 

02 o9 6.4 

01 .7 4.2 

01 0 7 4.6 

oO 101 6.8 

oO 1.2 7.7 

0 7 08 800 

30 7 o8 8.2 

506 07 6.5 

5o5 1o 7 408 

300 3o5 3o8 

2o1 503 304 

1.9 304 303 

1.3 ............... 8o4 

This station, which was established September 12, 1897, is described 

in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 134. During the year 1900 the 

bridge was washed away and a new bridge was built, but the gage 

was preserved and a new gage was referred to the same datum. It is 

attached to the post of a bridge bent near the left bank, and is referred 

to a bench mark on a sycamore tree on the left bank 40 yards above 

the bridge, a railroad spike in the tree being 7 feet above the zero of 

the gage. The gage was verified December 22, 1900. Records of 

measurements at this station during 1~99 will be found in the Twentyfirst Annual Report, Part IV, page 137. During 1900 the following 

measurements of the discharge at Almon were made by B. M. Hall 

and his assistants: 

Apri1_19: Gage height, 9 feet; discharge, 3,295 second-feet. 

November 30: Gage height, 2.40 feet; discharge, 341 second-feet. 

December 22: Gage height, 4.50 feet; discharge, 966 second-feet. 
154 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Yellow River at Almon, Georgia, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

----------------

1 ______ -------- 2.1 2.0 4.5 3.1 3. 7 2.4 4.0 3.4 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.4 2 -----· ---- __ .. _ 1.9 2.0 4.5 3.0 3.8 2.4 5.0 2.7 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.£ 

3-------------- 1.9 2.0 3.5 3.0 7.2 1H 5.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 2 c 

4-------------- 1.9 2.0 3.4 3.0 6.9 2.4 4. 7 2.3 2.3 2.5 4.3 u 

5-------------- 2.0 2.5 3.2 3.0 4.0 3.4 4.0 2.3 2.1 2.5 4.0 7.( 

6---------- ·--- 2.0 2. 7 3.0 3.0 3.6 4.0 3.5 2.2 2.1 2.8 3.0 5.( 

7 -------------- 2.0 2.5 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.1 2.0 3.5 2.5 3.fl 

8-------------- 2.0 2.5 4.7 2.9 3.2 6. 7 3.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 3.( 

9-------------- 2.0 3.5 10.0 2.9 3.1 4.4 3.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.~ 

10-------------- 2.3 5. 7 6.0 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.0 2.0 2. 7 2.0 2.E 

11 ...... ---------- 2.9 5.9 4.0 3.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.E 

12-------------- 4.4 15.0 3.8 4. 7 3.0 2.9 3.0 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.!l 13 , _____________ - 3.5 20.0 3.6 4.0 2.9 2.8 3.0 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.7 14 _______________ 3.0 15.0 3.4 3.4 2.8 3.2 3.0 1.9 3.0 2.3 2.0 4.C 

15-------------- 2.5 7.0 3.3 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.5 8.0 2.3 2.0 3.5 

16-------------- 2.5 5.0 3.8 2.0 2.8 4.0 2.8 2.3 7.0 2.2 2.0 3.2 

17-------------- 2.4 4.9 3.4 3.0 2.8 6.0 2. 7 2.2 4.0 2.1 2.0 3.C 

18-------------- 3.4 4. 7 3.0 8.0 2. 7 5.0 2.6 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.8 

19-------------- 4.0 3.6 3.4 9.0 3.5 4.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.8 

20----- 4.3 4. 7 5.0 6.8 2.8 3.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 

21 ...... ======== 3.6 3.9 4.3 12.0 2.8 3.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 6.5 

22-------------- 3.0 3.8 3.7 10.0 2.6 3.0 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.5 

23 -------------- 2.8 3.7 3.4 6.0 2.6 7.5 2.0 2.5 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.5 

24-------------- 2.6 3. 7 3.7 7.2 4.0 11.0 2.0 2.4 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.5 

25-------------- 2.5 3. 7 5.5 12.0 3.0 11.0 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.5 2.0 3.5 26 ______________ 2.4 3.8 8.0 6.8 2.8 12.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 4.5 3.0 

27 -----· -------- 2.3 3.8 6.0 6.0 2.6 9.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 3.0 

28 -------------- 2.2 3.8 4.4 5.8 2.4 9.5 3.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.!l 

29-------------- 2.1 .................. 4.0 5.4 2.4 6.3 3.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.!l 3() ______________ 2.0 ·---·-- 3.5 4.3 2.4 5.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.4 4.0 

31 ----·· ---- ---- 2.0 ............... _ 3.2 ................. 2.4 .............. - 4.0 5.0 ------- 2.0 ., ______ 7.5 

TOW ALIGA RIVER NEAR JULIETTE, GEORGIA. 

This station was established on the Southern Railway bridge 2i 

miles north o~ Juliette, Georgia, May 5, 1899, but observations of 

gage heights were not started until November 2, 1899. A description 

of t,he station will be found in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 

136. Bench mark No. 1 is an iron girder 40 feet from the left end of 

the bridge and is 37.30 feet above gage datum. W. L. Jackson, a 

farmer living near the station (post-office address, Berner, Georgia), 

is the observer. Records of measurements made during 1899 will be 

found in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 136. During 1900 the 

following measurements were made by B. M. Hall and his assistants: 

February 17: Gage height, 6.35 feet; discharge,' 1,025 second-feet. 

April 3: Gage height, 2.60 feet; discharge, 348 second-feet. 

December 8: Gage height, 2. 75 feet; discharge, 468 second-feet. 
GEORGIA. 155 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Towaliga River near Juliette, Georgia, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

-------------- 1 ____ ·--- ------ 2.2 2.0 2.9 1.8 3.1 2.0 4.0 2.2 4.5 

2 -------- ---··- 2.2 1.9 4.3 1.6 3.6 2.1 4.0 2.2 1.5 

3 -~------ ------ 2.0 1.9 3.1 2.6 4.9 2.1 3.5 1.7 1.9 4 ___________ . __ 2.0 2.1 2.8 2.8 3.3 3. 7 3.5 1.7 1.6 

5---- ---· ------ 1.9 2. 7 2.4 2.6 3.1 2.9 4.1 2.3 1.5 6 ______________ 1.9 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.5 3.5 1. 7 1.3 

7 -------· ------ 1.9 2.3 1.4 2. 7 2.6 3.2 3.3 1.5 1.2 

8 -------------· 1.9 1.4 2.9 2.6 2.5 5.2 4.2 1.3 1.0 9 ______________ 1.9 2.4 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 4.0 1.2 1.0 

10-------- ---·-- 1.9 7.3 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.6 4.0 1.2 1.0 

11. --··--·- ----- 1.9 11.8 2.3 3.4 2.4 2.9 3.8 1.2 1.0 

12 ·------------- 2. 7 14.1 1.3 5. 7 2.4 2.3 3. 7 1.1 1.0 

13-------------- 2.8 14.8 2.0 4.0 2.4 2.3 4.4 1.3 1.0 

14 ·----·-------- 2.3 16.3 1.1 2.9 2.3 2.4 3.7 1.0 2.4 

15-------------- 2.2 16.3 1.0 2.8 2.3 2.3 2.2 1. 7 8.0 

16-------------- 2.1 8.3 4.0 2. 7 2.2 2.9 2.0 1.5 6.4 

17 -------- ------ 2.0 4.8 3.1 2.7 2.2 3.3 1.8 1.3 4.2 

18 -------- ------ 2.1 3. 8 2.3 12.8 2.2 3.8 1.0 1.9 3.1 

19---- ·--------- 2.8 3.3 1.1 17.8 2.2 4.1 1.0 1.3 2.9 

20 ---· .... ------ 3.2 3.2 3.3 14.8 2.2 5.2 1.0 1.2 2.0 

21 .............. 2.9 2.4 3.1 7.8 2.2 2.2 1.0 1.1 1.4 

22-------------- 2.5 4.0 2.3 12.8 2.1 1.9 1.5 0.8 1.3 

23 ·------------- 2.3 3.3 2.2 5.5 2.1 2.2 1.5 0.9 1.2 

24 -------· ------ 2.2 2.9 2. 7 4.8 2.8 9.8 2.2 2.1 1.3 

25------ 2.2 2.4 3.4 4.1 2.9 10.8 1.9 3.0 1.3 

26---- --·-~ ~=~~~= 2.1 3.0 4.0 3.6 2.5 8.8 1.6 4.3 1.2 

27 --·-··-------· 2.0 2.9 3.6 3.4 2.4 6.8 2.4 2.6 1.2 

28-------------- 2.1 2.4 2.8 3.2 2.4 6.6 2.5 1.5 1.1 

29-------------- 2.0 ............... 2.4 3.3 2.2 6.2 4.0 1.2 1.1 

30-------------- 2.0 ---........ - 2.4 3.2 2.1 4.2 5.1 1.6 0.8 

31 .............. 2.1 ............... 2.1 ............... 2.1 ............ - 3.4 5.5 .............. 

OCMULGEE RIVER AT MACON, GEORGIA. 

Oct. 

--

0.9 

1.0 

1.4 

2.1 

3.4 

3.6 

3.9 

3.8 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 6 1.7 

1. 7 1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

2.4 

3.6 

3.5 

2.9 

2.1 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

Nov. 

--

1.3 

2.0 

8.2 

7.0 

6.4 

3.5 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

2.5 

4.4 

3.1 

2.4 

2.3 

1.9 .. .......... -

Dec. 

1. 

1. 

4. 

4. 

3. 

3. 

3. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

9. 

7. 

4. 

3. 

3. 

2. 

6. 

7. 

5. 

3. 

3. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

9 

9 

7 

0 

4 

0 

0 

4 

4 

3 

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0 

3 

0 

4 

0 

6 

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6 

4 

5 

5 

5 

5 

8 

7 

5 

5 

3 

4 

3 

This station was established by the United States Weather Bureau 

January 21, 1893, and measurements were begun by the United States 

Geological Survey in 1895. The station is described in Water-Supply 

Paper No. 36;page 136. During the year 1900 Mr. T. S. Collins, of 

the United States Weather Bureau, put in a new gage on the center• 

pier of the bridge on which the old gage was placed, and referred it to 

the same datum as the old gage. The old gage is still in place, is in 

good condition, and is still used except during low water, when mud 

accumulates around its base at a higher level than the river. The 

new gage was put in to save cleaning away the mud from the bottom 

of the old gage. Records of measurements for 1899 will be found in 

the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 139. During 1900 the 

following measurements were made by B. M. Hall and his assistants: 

April13: Gage height, 7.38 feet; discharge, 4,855 second-feet. 

November 20: Gage height, 2.40 feet: discharge, 1,369 second-feet. 

December 6: Gage height, 8.65 feet; discharge, 5,698 second-feet. 

December 21: Gage height, 12.82 feet; discharge, 9,621 second-feet. 
156 OPERATIONS .AT RIVER STATIONS, i900.-PART 11. (NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Ocmulgee River at Macon, Georgia, for 1900. 

__ n_ay_. __ 

1

_J_a_n_. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov., Dec. 

1-------------- 2 _____________ _ 

3--------------

4 .... ---------- 5 -------------· 6--------------

7--------------

8------ ---- ---- 9 .... ---------- 10 ..... ··-- ---- 11 ............ .. 

12--------------

13--------------

14--------------

15--------------

16---------.----

17--------------

18------ ·--. ---- 19------ -------- 20-------------- 21 ______ --------

22--------------

23--------------

24 -------------- 25 ------ ---- ---- 26--------------

27---- -·---------

28 ---·-- -------- 29--------------

30 -.. ------- ---· 31 ______ --------

1.6 1.6 9.2 5.2 6.1 2.9 9.6 6.1 10.5 1.8 2.0 I 2.7 

1.5 1.5 9.4 4.9 7.3 2.9 8.3 4.4 5.8 1.8 3.2 2.6 

1. 2 1. 5 7. 7 4. 8 8. 6 3. 2 13. 3 4. 2 5. 0 1. 7 2. 8 2. 5 

1.2 1.5 6.2 4.6 8.0 3.8 11.2 3.7 3.5 2.2 12.3, 8.4 

1.2 2.8 5.8 4.5 7.3 4.6 8.3 3.4 2.7 4.1 8.2 11.5 

1. 5 2. 9 5. 5 4. 5 6. 4 6. 4 6. 4 3.1 2. 5 3. 6 4. 9 9. 3 

1. 4 2. 5 5. 3 4. 3 5. 6 8. 0 5. 5 3. 0 2. 4 5. 0 3. 6 I 6. 4 1.4 2.3 7.0 4.3 4.4 8.9 4.9 2.8 2.1 4.6 3.2 4.8 

1.3 3.2 7.8 4.1 4.1 7.7 5.0 2.6 2.2 2.7 2.8 4.2 

1. 3 8. 3 9. 7 4.1 4. 1 6. 6 4. 5 2. 5 2.1 3. 2 2. 6 3. 7 1. 9 16.1 8. 1 4. 3 4. 1 5. 5 4. 3 2. 4 2. 0 2. 6 2. 5 3. 3 

2.9 18.7 6.4 7.0 4.0 5.~ 4.8 2.3 2.0 2.5 2.4 3.2 

4. 2 19. 0 5. 8 7. 6 3. 9 3. 8 5. 3 2. 4 1. 8 2. 4 2. 3 3. 0 

3. 7 21. 7 5. 3 6. 1 3. 8 3. 7 4. 9 2. 6 1. 7 2. 7 2. 2 8. 5 

2. 6 19. 5 5. 3 5. 3 3. 6 3. 2 4. 5 2. 4 4. 7 2. 6 2. 2 12. 5 

2.2 15.5 10.4 4.8 3.4 8.6 4.0 2.4 13.3 2.4 2.2 8.5 

2.0 11.4 7.3 4.3 3.4 8.8 3.9 2.6 10.5 2.2 2.1 4.6 

2. 0 8. 5 5. 8 5. 0 3. 3 10. 9 3. 7 2. 7 6. 0 2. 1 2. 1 4. 4 2.9 7.4 5.2 18.0 4..1 11.2 3.5 2.7 4.0 2.0 2.1 3.9 

3. 8 6. 8 8. 0 15. 6 4. 0 8. 0 3. 5 2. 6 3. 3 1. 9 2. 0 4. 0 

4. 6 8. 2 7. 7 13. 9 3. 7 5. 3 3. 4 2. 4 2. 7 1. 9 2. 4 12. 8 3.9 8.9 6.6 16.0 3.5 4.0 3.3 2.3 2.5 1.9 2.4 12.1 

3.1 7.7 5.6 13.9 3.3 4.0 3.4 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.5 8.li 

2. 7 6. 4 7. 3 13.2 4. 6 16. 0 3. 9 3. 6 2. 3 8. 3 2. 7 6. 5 2.5 7.3 7.9 13.0 4.8 20.2 '3.4 4.1 2.3 4.2 2.5 5.5 

2.2 6.5 10.5 12.4 4.2 20.0 3.3 4.3 2.2 3.7 7.1 4.8 2. 0 5. 9 10. 9 9. 8 3. 8 16. 4 4. 2 3. 8 2. 0 2. 9 5. 5 4.1 

2.0 5.5 7.8 7.6 3.3 14.0 4.5 2.7 2.0 2.5 4.3 3.9 

1.9 7.4 7.0 3.1 12.7 5.6 2.4 2.0 2.4 3.2 3.7 

1. 7 6. 6 6. 3 3. 0 10.4 6. 3 2. 3 1. 9 2. 3 2. 9 3. 8 

1. 6 5. 8 2. 9 8. 0 3. 8 2.1 7. 5 

FLINT RIVER AT ALBANY, GEORGIA. 

This statiion, which is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, 

page 138, was originally established by the United States Weather 

Bureau on April 10, 1893, and has been maintained from that date to 

the present time. In 1898 the gage was washed out by a freshet, but 

·soon afterwards it was replaced. The present rod is located at the 

foot of Broad street, just below the county bridge. It is a pine board, 

and is in two sections. The first section, which reads from 0 to 18.6 

feet, is spiked to a cypress stump which stands at the edge of the 

water; the second section, which reads from 18.7 feet to 30 feet, is 

spiked to a cypress pole. The bench marks are as follows: (1) The 

top of the rail at the railroad station of the Plaut System, being 42.2 

feet above the zero of the gage and 1S4 feet above mean sea level, 

making the elevation of the zero of the rod 141.8 feet above sea level; 

(2) a cut in the lower iron pier of the county bridge 10 feet above 

gage datum and 151.8 feet above mean sea level; and (3) a spike in 

the corner of Mase & Company's warehouse, corner of Broad and Front 

streets, 53.8 feet above gage datum. The highest water recorded 

was on March 25,1897, when the height of 31.6 feet was reached, and 

the lowest point recorded since the ·commencement of the record 

was on October 9, 1895, when the reading was -0.9 foot. The danger 

line is at 20 feet. Discharge measurements are made at the county 

highway bridge in Albany, a steel strueture in two spans of 130 feet 

each, with two approaches of 315 and 205 feet, respectively. · 
GEORGIA. 157 

Kinchafoonee and Muckalee creeks are two important tributaries 

of Flint River. They unite about 2 miles north of Albany, forming 

Big Muckalee Creek, which enters Flint River on the west, side within 

the city limits. There is a wagon bridge over the Kinchafoonee 

about 1 mile above its junction with the Muckalee, and a similar 

bridge on the Muckalee 1! miles above its mouth and about 300 yards 

·below the mouth of the Kinchafoonee. :Measurements will be made 

at these bridges whenever Flint River is measured at Albany. No 

discharge measurements were made at this point during 1900 or in 

previous years, but measurements will be made during 1901. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Flint River at Albany, Georgia, for 1900. 

Day. I r 1 r 

Jan. Feb. Mar. : Apr., May. June. July. Aug. j Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-----1-- ----~~- ------

1 ______ -------· 

2 ------------- 3 ----------·--- ' --------------

5 ------------·-

6 --------------

7-------------- 8 ________ ------

9 ---------- ·--- 10 -------------- 11 -------------- 12 ------------ ·- 13 -------------- 14 -------· ------ 15 -------.------ 16.-------------

17--------------

18 ----··--------- 19 -------------- 20 ·------------- 21 22 ____ 

·------- ------ : ________ _ 

23 -------------- 24--------------

25-------------- 26--------------

ZT -------------- 28 ·--- ---------- 29--------------

30-------------- 31 __________ ----

4. 1 1. 8 9. 1 11.1 1 9. 4 1. 1 15. 8 4. 2 1. 3 

~:3 ~:& ~j g:~ 1 i~:i ~j i~:Z ~:~ tt 

3. 3 2. 3 9. 5 8. 3 11. 0 1. 2 15. 2 3. 4 2. 4 2.9 2.6 9.6 7.2 10.3 1.4 13.0 2.8 2.9 

2. 6 2. 9 9. 3 6.1 9. 7 1. 7 10. 3 2. 2 3. 4 2. 3 3. 4 9. 2 5. 9 6. 2 2.1 2. 0 1. 6 3. 7 1. 7 3. 8 8. 9 5. 4 4. 7 2. 5 6. 1 1. 0 3. 7 

1. 3 4. 8 9. 1 4. 7 3. 8 2. 9 5. 3 . 8 3. 8 

1. 2 6. 4 9. 2 4. 3 3. 9 1 3. 5 4. 9 1. 2 3. 6 1. 2 9. 8 9. 1 4. 3 4. 5 I 3. 5 4. o 1. o 3. 7 1.7 14:.3 9.0 4.3 4.9 3.6 3.8 .8 3.6 

2. 3 18.1 8. 9 4. 5 5. 2 3. 8 4. 4 . 8 3. 7 2. 8 20. 0 8. 9 4. 7 5. 2 4. 3 4. 9 . 8 3. 9 

3. 3 21. 3 9. 7 4. 9 5.1 3. 4 5. 0 . 9 4. 3 

3.1 22. 4 10. 5 5. 4 4. 6 2. 0 5. 4 . 8 4. 5 

2. 9 26. 2 HJ. 8 5. 9 4.1 2. 1 5. 8 1. 0 4. 6 2.8 29.0 11.2 7.8 3.8 2.4 4.6 1.2 4.6 

2. 8 29. 0 11. 2 8. 6 3.1 2.4 3. 1 1. 2 4. 3 2. 9 28.1 12.1 10. 7 2. 61 2.4 2. 4 1. 3 4.1 

3. 0 26. 4 12. 2 11. 2 2. 4 2. 5 1. 6 1. 4 3. 7 3. 3 23. 1 12.1 12. 1 2. 0 2. 8 1. 4 1. 2 3. 5 

3. 4 21. o 12.1 13. 6 2. o 1 2. 9 1. 5 1. o 3. 5 

3.7 17.2 12.2 14.3 1.9 3.3 1.6 .9 3.1 

3. 5 13. 3 12. 2 14. 9 1. 7 3. 9 1. 4 . 9 2. 7 3. 1 11. 2 16. 3 15. 2 1. 4 4. 2 1. 7 . 9 2. 3 

2. 5 9. 0 16. 9 12.1 1. 3 5. 3 1. 6 . 8 1.1 

2. 2 9. 0 16.0 11.3 1. 2 7. 5 1. 9 . 8 1. 0 

2.0 ·------ 15.1 9.0 1.2 8.2 2.7 .9 1.0 

1.9 ------- 13.4 8.9 1.0 12.5 2.9 .9 .9 

1.3 ------- 11.6 ------- 1.0 ~------- 3.9 1.1 -------

FLINT RIVER AT WOODBURY, GEORGIA. 

0.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

1.9 

2.1 

2.9 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3. 7 

3.9 

4.1 

4.5 

4.2 

4.2 

4.3 

4.3 

4.2 

4.3 

4.3 

4.4 

4.5 

4.2 

4.0 

3. 7 

3.6 

3. 4 

3.2 

3.0 

3.4 

3. 7 

3.9 

4.6 

5. 7 

4.8 

4.9 

5.6 

3. 7 

2.9 

2.1 

1.7 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.9 I 

1.0 

1.3 

1.4 

1.5 

1. 7 

2.2 

2.4 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.8 

3.1 -------

2.5 

1.9 

1.8 

2.3 

2.7 

2.9 

3.4 

3.8 

4.1 

4.7 

5.2 

6.1 

6.9 

7.1 

7.1 

7.4 

7.4 

7.8 

8.2 

£.5 

8.9 

8:9 

9.1 

9.0 

9.0 

8.7 

8.6 

8.4 

8.9 

9.4 

10.3 

Measurements of the flow of Flint River were made during 1897 and 

1898 at Molina, Georgia, but the river bed was so shifting that the 

station was discontinued on June 2, 1898. Records of the measurements made at Molina will be found as follows: For 1897, Nineteenth 

Annual Report, Part IV, page 234; for 1898, Twentieth Annual Report, Part IV, page 233. A gage has been maintained at Albany, 

Georgia, by the Unite-d States Weather Bureau, as described in WaterSupply Paper No. 36, page 138. Two measurements were made in 

1899 at the Macon and Birmingham bridge near Woodbury, Georgia, 

5 miles below the Molina station. On March 29, 1900, a gage was put 

in near this bridge, and the station was reestablished. The gage i~ a 

vertical rod fastened to a willow tree on the left bank of the river 

about 300 feet above the bridge, and is referred to the bench mark 
158 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [No. 48. 

(the top of the iron girder under the cross-ties at a point 12 feet to the 

left of the center pier), which is 27 feet above the zero of the gage, 

the zero of the gage being 659.6 feet above sea level. This gage was 

maintained by the Georgia geological survey until November 1, 1900, 

when it was adopted by the United States Weather Bureau as a halfyear station, instead of the one at Reynolds, Georgia. During 1900 

the following measurements were made by B. M. Hall and his assistants: • 

March 29: Gage height, 2.20 feet; discharge, 2,329 second-feet. 

May 2: Gage height, 2.85 feet; discharge, 3,220 second-feet. 

December 12: Gage height, 0.85 foot; discharge, 998 second-feet. 

December 21: Gage height, 4.35 feet; dischat·ge, 5,428 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, 1:njeet, of Flint River at Woodbury, Georgia, for 1900. 

Day. Mar. Apr. May., June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

I 

1------------------ ................... 1.3 1.9 0.6 2.9 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.7 

2 ------------------ -------- 1.2 1.5 .5 2.8 1.7 . 7 .1 1.2 .6 

3------------------ ................... 1.2 1.3 .6 4.5 1.2 .6 .2 2.0 ,5 

4------------------ .............. -.. 1.1 1.4 1.0 4.3 1.0 .4 .5 3.3 1.8 

5------------------ ................... 1.1 1.2 1.4 3. 7 1.2 .3 1.5 2.8 2.3 

6---------- ·-·----· ........... ---- 1.1 1.0 1.6 2.4 .8 .2 1.8 1.3 2.1 

7------------------ -------- 1.0 .9 1.5 1.8 .6 .2 1.2 1.0 1.8 

8 ----------·------- -------- 1.0 .8 1.4 1.4 .5 .2 1.0 .8 1.4 

9------------------ -------- 1.0 . 7 1.8 1.1 .4 .1 1.8 . 7 1.3 

10------------------ -------- 1.2 .8 1.8 1.0 .4 .1 .7 .6 1.0 

11------------------ .................. 1.3 .6 1.6 .9 .3 .2 .5 .5 .9 

12 -----------------· -- ·-........ 2.1 .7 1.0 1.6 .3 .2 .5 .6 .8 

13 -------·-- -------- -------- 2.4 . 7 . 7 1.5 . 7 .1 .6 .5 .8 

14 ------.--.-------- ................. 2.1 .6 .6 1.6 .4 .1 .6 .5 2.4 

15------------------ -------- 1.6 .6 .5 1.3 .3 1.3 .5 .5 3.3 

16 ---------·-------- -----·-- 1.4 .5 1.0 1.0 :4 1.6 .4 .4 2.7 

17 ---------- -------- -------- 1.2 .6 4.1 .8 .4 1.5 .4 .5 2.1 

18------ ··---------- -------- 2.0 .5 4.0 .7 .5 1.3 .3 .5 1.6 

19 ·----- ------------ -------- 4.6 1.0 3.8 .6 .4 1.1 .2 .6 1.3 

20 ------ ·------- ---- ..................... 5.2 .8 6.0 .5 .3 .8 .2 .5 2.1 

21 ------------------ -------4 5.8 . 7 5.0 .8 .3 .4 .3 .6 4.3 

22------------------ -------- 5.0 .6 2.4 .6 .2 .3 .3 .7 3.9 

23------------------ .................... 2.8 'I .5 2.0 .5 .1 .3 .6 .6 3.5 

24 ----·· -------- .... -------- 2.6 1.0 9.0 1.1 .2 .2 .9 .7 2.8 

25-- ·.--- ------------ .................... 2.4 1.5 8.5 .8 .1 .3 1.0 .7 2.1 

26------------------ -------- 2.2 1.3 8.0 1.0 .3 .2 1.1 1.5 l.i 

27------------------ ..................... 1.9 .9 7.0 1.2 .3 .2 .7 1.6 1.4 

I 

28------------------ ---·2:2- 1.7 . 7 5.9 1.2 .2 .2 .5 1.2 1.3 

29------------------ 1.5 .6 5.1 1.6 :! .2: .4 1.0 1.2 

30------------------ 1.9 1.2 I .5 4.1 2.4 1 I .4 .8 1.3 3} __________________ 1.6 --------1 .5 -------- 3.0 A ---- -~--1 .3 ..................... 2.2 

CHATTA;HOOCHEE RIVER AT OAKDALE, GEORGIA. 

Two gaging stations are maintained on Chattahoochee River, one 

at Oakdale, 8 miles northwest of Atlanta, and the other at West 

Point, Georgia, .where the river reaches the Alabama State line. The 

station at Oakdale was established October 17, 1895, and is described 

in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 139-. The results of measurements during 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, 

Part IV, page 140. During 1900 the following measurements were 

made by B. M. Hall and his assistants: 

January 4: Gage height, 1.53 feet; discharge, 1,784 second-feet. 

March 27: Gage height, 5.85 feet; discharge, 5,504 second-feet. 

July 6: Gage height, 4 feet; discharge, 3,886 second-feet. · 

September 12: Gage height, 1.08 feet; discharge, 1,456 second-feet. 

November 29: Gage height, 2.32 feet; discharge, 2,334 second-feet. 
GEORGIA. 159 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Chattahoochee River at Oakdale, Georgia, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---- '"" ------------------- 1 ______________ 1.0 1.0 4.5 3.4 5.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.2 

2--------- ·--- .7 1.0 5.9 3.1 4. 8 3. 7 4.5 4. 5 2.o· 2.1 2.4 2.2 

3-------------- .5 .9 4.3 3.0 4.5 4.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 2.1 3.0 2.1 

4-------------- .5 .9 3.6 2. 7 4.0 4. 7 7.5 4.0 1.9 3.0 2.8 2.3 

5---------- ___ ·_ .9 2.9 3.3 2.7 3.9 4.0 7.0 4.0 1. 7 3.4 2. 7 4.1 

6-------------- 1.2 3.5 3.1 2.8 a.o 3.8 6.5 3.5 1.8 3.8 2.5 4.0 

7 ------ ·------· 1.3 2.2 3.0 2.8 3. 0 4. 7 6.4 3.5 1.8 4.0 2.5 4.0 

8 -------------· 1.3 1.9 8.8 2. 7 3.0 9. 7 6.0 3.5 1.8 4.0 2.5 3.8 

9 ----·--------- 1.2 3.8 7.9 2. 7 2.9 10.5 5.8 3.0 1.7 3.9 2.4 3.7 

10 ---·--. ·-----. 1.1 4.3 6.9 2.6 2.9 8.0 5. 7 3.0 1.7 3.5 2.4 3.5 

11 •..... -------- 2.0 7.4 5.5 3.0 2.8 5.0 5.6 3.0 1.5 3.5 2.4 2.1 

12-------------- 3.9 8.0 4.0 6.4 2. 7 4.0 5.4 3.0 1.5 3.9 2.4 2.0 

13-------------- 3.0 15.5 3.1 5.4 2. 7 4.5 5.2 3.0 4.3 4.3 2.3 2.0 

14 --·-·- -------- 2.8 20.7 3.2 4.2 2.6 4.0 5.0 3.0 8.4 4.2 2.2 2.3 

15 ---·---------- 2.2 16.4 3.0 3.8 2.6 3.5 4.5 3.0 10.2 4.0 2.1 2.3 

16-------------- 1.9 6.0 5.0 3.3 2.6 3.0 4.4 2. 7 8.2 3.6 2.1 2.2 

17-------------- 1.7 4.8 3.6 4.0 2.5 3.5 4.3 3.0 6.0 3.4 2.0 2.1 

18 ---·-- -------· 1.8 3.8 3.0 6.9 3.5 4.51 4.2 4.0 3.1 3.2 2.0 2.1 

19 -------------- 2.9 3.5 4.5 9.0 3.7 6,0 I 4.1 3.5 3.0 3.0 1.8 2.0 

20 ------ ·------- 4.0 3.1 5.9 7.3 3.0 6. 5 i 4.0 3.5 2.8 3.0 1.5 2.3 

21 •••••• -------- 5.8 3.0 6.6 6.3 3.1 8.0 3.9 3.0 2.8 2.8 1.5 2.6 

22--------·----- 4.8 4.2 4.8 7.0 3.2 9,0 1 3.8 3.0 2. 7 3.0 1.8 2.8 

23-------------- 2.9 4.3 4.1 6.3 3. 7 13.6 3. 7 3.0 2.5 3.3 2.0 2. 7 

24 -----· -------· 3.0 3.8 3.5 13.6 3.9 18.0 3. 7 3.0 2.3 3.3 1.9 3.0 

~ :::::: ~::::::.~ 2.6 4.1 7. 7 7.5 3. 7 17.5 4.0 2. 7 2.3 3.0 1.8 2.8 1.9 4.0 7.5 6.0 3.5 11.4 5.0 2. 7 2.0 3.0 1.8 2.7 

27-------------- 1. 7 3.3 6.0 5.5 3.4 10.5 6.0 2.6 2.0 2.9 5.6 2.5 

28 -··----------- 1.5 3.0 4.5 5.0 3.2 7.5 6.5 2.5 1.8 2.8 3.3 2.3 

29 -------------- 1.5 .............. 4.0 5.0 3.0 6.0 7.4 3.0 1.5 2.6 2.3 2.3 

30 -----· -------- 1.4 -----·- 3.8 5.0 2. 5 5.5 10.0 3.0 1.5 2.4 2.0 3.0 

31 •••• --·---···· 1.3 .............. 3.5 ------- 2.4 ------- 6.0 2. 7 ------- 2.4 .............. 3.8 

CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT WEST POINT, GEORGIA. 

This station was established July 30, 1896, on the highway bridge 

in West Point, Georgia, about 500 feet below the railroad bridge. It 

is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 142. The gage was 

last verified December 4, 1900. The observer is C. E. Melton. The 

results of measurements during 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first 

Annual Report, Part IV, page 141. During.1900 the following measurements were made by B. M. Hall and his assistants: 

January 20: Gage height, 4.65 feet; discharge, 6,574 second-feet. 

February 24: Gage height, 4.92 feet; .discharge, 7,158 second-feet. 

August 22: Gage height, 2.80 feet; discharge, 2, 755 second-feet. 

December 4: Gage height,' 3.93 feet; discharge, 5,224 second-feet. 
160 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-. PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Chattahoochee River at West Point, Georgia, for 

1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. I . 

Aug. I Sept. Oct. Nor. Dec. 

---------------------- 1 ______________ 3.00 2.80 5.90 4.10 4.90 3.40 6.30 6.40 4.10 2.60 2.80 3.70 

2-------------- 2.80 2.60 4.70 4.10 4.80 3.30 9.40 5.70 6.10 2.50 2. 70 3.20 

3-------------- 2.50 2.40 1 4.60 4.05 4.60 3.30 7.80 5.00 4.50 2.50 4.60 3.10 

4-------------- 2.50 3.00. 5.00 4.05 4.40 3.60 7.00 4.50 3.20 2.60 4.20 3.90 

5 -------------- 2.40 3.00 4.80 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.50 4.00 3.00 3.80 4.30 4.50 

6 ------ -------- 2.80 4.60 4.50 3.95 4.20 4.80 6.20 3.60 2.90 4.00 3.60 5.80 

7 -------------- 2.90 4.50 4.20 3.90 4.00 4.30 5.40 3.40 2.80 4.20 3.40 5.90 

8-------------- 2.80 4.20 5.00 3.90 3.80 5.10 5.00 3.20 2. 70 3.70 3.20 4.60 

9-------------- 2.80 4.60 8.10 3.85 3.60 8.10 5.10 3.10 2.60 3.50 3.10 3.90 

10-------------- 2. 70 7.30 7.50 3.80 3.60 8.50 4.20 3.00 2.50 3.40 3.00 3.60 11 ______________ 3.40 8.60 6.30 4.90 3.50 5.80 4.00 2.90 2.40 3.40 3.00 3.30 

12 ---------- ---- 4.70 12.20 5.60 6.10 3.40 4.60 3.60 2.80 2.30 3.60 2.90 3.20 ]3 ______________ 4.40 19.12 4. 70 6. 70 3.40 6.50 540 3.40 2.20 3.80 2.90 3.10 

14-------------- 4. 70 19.50 4.50 6.00 3.40 3.90 5.00 3.80 2.30 3. 70 2.80 4.90 

15 ---------- --·-. 4.90 18.50 4.30 5.50 3.30 4.20 4.80 3.00 9.20 3.20 2.80 4.20 

16-------------- 4.60. 12.40 4.50 4.20 3.30 6.40 4.50 3.00 12.60 3.00 2. 70 3.70 

17---- ·--- ·----- 3. 70 5.90 4.30 4.00 3.20 ti.OO 4.30 2.90 8.80 3.00 2.70 3.50 

18-------------- 3.40 5.50 4.10 6.00 3.20 7.00 4.10 2.W 8.00 2.90 2. 70 3.30 

19- ·------ ------ 3.90 4. 70 5.00 7. 70 3. 70 8.40 4.00 2.80 5.70 2.90 2. 70 3.00 

20-------------- 4.60 4.50 5.20 8.50 3.60 6.00 3.80 2.80 4.30 2.80 2. 70 5.80 21 ______________ 4.80 4.60 5.20 7.40 3.50 4.50 3.60 2.80 3.20 2.80 2.60 6.50 

22---.---------- 5.10 4.60 6.30 7.00 3.40 3.80 3.50 2.80 3.00 3.00 2.80 6.40 

23 ---------- ---- 4.20 4.70 6.20 7.50 3. 40 4.60 3.80 2.90 2.90 4.60 2.90 6.00 

24 .... ---------- 3.80 4.80 5.80 7.00 5.00 16.40 3.70 3.50 2.80 5.00 3.00 5.3Q, 

25-------------- 3. 70 4.80 6.10 9.20 4.40 17.80 3.60 3.80 2.80 4.90 3.20 4.80 

26-------------· 3.30 5.00 6.50 8.00 4.20 14.60 3.60 3.40 2. 70 3.40 3.80 4.20 

27-------------- 3.20 4.60 5.80 6.00 4.00 12.20 4.00 3.20 2.70 3.20 4.50 4.10 

28-------------- 3.00 4.90 5.40 4.80 3.60 8.40 6.10 3.00 2.70 3.00 4.00 3.90 

29-------------- 3.00 ................. 5.30 4.50 3.50 5.60 6. 70 2.90 2.60 2.90 5.00 3.60 

30-------------- 2.90 ------- 5.10 5.20 3.40 6.70 12.60 3.30 2.60 2.80 4.60 3.80 

31.------------- 2.90 ------- 4.50 ------- 3.40 ------ 9.20 3.90 ------- 2.80 .................. 7.20 

ETOWAH RIVER AT CANTON, GEORGIA. 

This station was established by the United States Weather Bureau 

1\'larch 12, 1892. It is located on the iron highway bridge about 1,000 

feet north of the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway station at 

Canton and about a half mile north of Canton Creek. The gage is a 

vertical t!mber attached to the upstream side of the left-bank pier of 

the bridge, and is graduated to feet and tenths. Owing to high water 

at the time the gage was put in it was set 1 foot higher than intended. 

Recognizing the error, the gage-height records were begun by adding 

1 foot to the actual readings. It was the intention to lower the gage as 

soon as the water went down, but this has not been done, so that all of 

the gage heights and discharge measurement.s have beeri based on the 

rod with the zero point set 1 foot lower than the actual rod. The gage 

will probably be lowered to its proper place during the year 1901. 

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 143. 

Records of measurements during 1899 will be found in the Twenty- · 

first Annual Report, Part IV, page 145. During 1900 the following 

measurements were made by B. M. Hall and his assistants: 

February 27: Gage height, 0.80 foot; discharge, 1,113 second-feet. 

May 19: Gage height, 1.05 feet; discharge, 1,351 second-feet. 

December 1: Gage height, 0.55 foot; discharge, 816 second-feet. 
GEORGIA. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Etowah River at Canton, Georgia, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. I Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

-- ---~· ----------------

1-------------- 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.3 1.3 

2 ------------ .. .6 .8 .. 8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1. 7 1.0 .6 .2 1.4 

3 .............. .6 1.0 .8 .8 1.2 2.4 1.8 1.0 .6 .2 1.6 

4 .............. .6 1.0 .8 .81 1.2 2.0 1.8 1.0 .6 1.6 1.6 

5 .............. .6 1.2 .8 .8 1.1 3.0 1.8 1.0 .6 1.5 1.4 

6 .............. .6 1.2 .8 .8 1.1 3.0 2.4 .8 .6 1.3 1.4 

7 ___ _,_ -------- .6 1.2 .8 .8 1.1 6.0 2.2 .8 .6 1.3 1.4 

8------ ·------- .6 2.7 3.4 .8 1.1 6.0 1.8 .8 .6 2.2 1.4 

9 ··---------·-· .6 2.5 5.4 .8 1.1 4.0 1.3 .8 .6 3.1 1.4 

10-------------- .6 1.8 2.2 .8 1.0 (a) 1.2 .6 .6 2.0 1.4 11 ________ _._ ---- .6 2.7 1.6 .8 1.0 (a) 1.0 .6 .6 2.0 1.4 

12-------------- 1.6 14.2 1.0 2.3 1.0 (a) 1.0 .6 .6 2.0 1.4 

13 --·--- -------- 1.0 6.0 .9 2.6 1.0 (a) 1.0 .6 .6 2.6 1.4 

14 ---------- ---- .6 3.1 .8 2 ... •> 1.0 (a) 3.0 .6 .6 2.3 1.4 

15-------------- .6 2.0 .8 2.0 . 9 (a) 1.8 .6 3.6 2.0 1.2 

16 -------------- .4 1.5 .9 1.8 .9 (a) 1.2 .8 5.0 1.5 1.2 

17-------------- .4 1.5 .9 1.8 .9 (a) 1.2 1. 7 3.1 1.4 1.2 

18 ---------·----- .4 1.0 .9 2.3 .9 (a) 1.2 2.3 2.3 1.3 1.2 

19---------- ·--- 1.0 1.0 .9 3.6 1.2 (a) 1.0 2.3 1.6 1.0 1.4 

20-------------- 1.0 1.0 5.2 2.0 1.1 (a) 1.0 2.0 1.4 1.0 2.1 

21 ·----- -------- .4 1.0 3.6 5.0 1.0 (a) 1.0 1.0 .8 1.0 4.6 

22-------------· .4 1.0 1.8 3.0 1.0 (a) 1.0 1.0 .7 1.0 3.7 

23 ·------------- .4 1.0 1.8 2.0 1.0 (a) 1.0 1.0 .6 2.6 3.0 

24 ------ ------ ·- .4 1.0 2.8 4.0 1.8 (a) 1.0 3.0 .6 7.2 2.1 

25 -------· -----· .4 1.0 2.1 2.0 1.4 (a~ 1.0 2.0 .6 3.5 2.0 26 ______________ .4 1.0 3.6 1.8 1.2 1.0 1.0 .6 2.7 4.0 

27 -··----------- .4 .8 2.0 1.6 1.2 ~~) 1.5 .6 .6 2.5 2.2 

28 -----· -------- .4 .8 2.0 1.0 1.0 (a~ 2.8 .6 .4 2.0 2.0 

29-.-----------. .4 ................... 2.0 1.0 1.0 (a 3.5 .6 .4 1.8 1.0 

30 .... ---------- .4 .................... 1. 9 1.4 1.0 (a) 4.0 .6 .3 1.4 .7 :u ______________ .6 .............. - 1.9 .................... 1.0 ... .............. 2.0 .6 .. -----... 1.3 -------

aNorecord. 

COOSA W ATTEE RIVER AT CARTERS, GEORG-IA. 

161 

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This station was established August 15, 1896, at the iron highway 

bridge at Carters, Murray County, Georgia, about 20 miles northeast 

of Calhoun. The gage was last verified November 17,1900. The station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 144. Records 

of measurements during 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 146._ During 1900 the following measurements 

were made by 0. P. Hall and Max Hall: 

April 28: Gage height, 2.60 feet; discharge, 1,075 second-feet. 

May 11: Gage height, 2.15 feet; discharge, 811 second-feet. 

May '24: Gage height, 2.05 feet; discharge, 781 second-feet. 

August 13: Gage height, 1.58 feet; discharge, 576 second-feet. 

September 7: Gage height, 1.25 feet; discharge, 423 second-feet. 

November 17: Gage height, 1.37 feet; discharge, 458 second-feet. 

November 26: Gage height, 4.08 feet; discharge, 1,899 second-feet. 

December 22: Gage height, 2. 70 feet; discharge, 1,132 second-feet. 
162 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coosawattee River at Carters, Georgia, for 1900. 

I 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. 

------------

1 ------------------ 1.20 1.40 3.00 2.40 2.70 1.90 3.50 2.00 

2------------------ 1.20 1.40 3.10 2.40 2.-60 2.00 3.50 2.00 

3------------------ 1.10 1.30 2. 70 2.50 2.50 2.00 5.00 1.90 

4------------------ 1.10 1.40 2.80 2.60 2.40 2.00 4.80 1.90 

5 ---- -------------- 1.00 1.50 4. 75 2.50 2.30 2.10 4.00 1.80 

6------------------ 1.00 1. 70 4. 75 2.60 2.20 2.20 3.80 1. 70 

7 -----------------· 1.10 1.80 4.90 2.60 2.20 5.00 3.60 1. 70 

8------------------ 1.10 2.00 5.20 2.50 2.10 3.00 3.50 1. 70 

9------------------ 1.20 4.10 5.00 2.60 2.40 5.00 3.40 1.60 

10 ·----- ---- ·--· ---- 4.00 2.50 4.60 2. 70 2.20 4.50 3.50 1.60 

11 -·-. -------------- 4.30 2.50 3.10 4.00 2.00 3.00 3.40 1.60 12 ___ · ___ ------------ 7.00 8.50 2.90 5.00 1.90 2.20 3.30 1.60 

13------------------ 3.50 20.50 3.00 3.00 1.70 2.00 3.00 1.50 

14 ------------------ 2.00 5.40 2.90 2.50 1. 70 2.40 2.80 1.50 15 __________________ 1.90 4.00 2.80 2.60 1.80 2.60 2.60 1.40 

16 -----------------· 1.70 3.20 2.50 2. 70 1.80 3.00 2.60 1.40 

17 --·---·----------- 1. 70 2.80 2.50 2. 80 2.10 3.00 2.40 1.50 

18------------------ 2.00 2. 70 3.00 3.00 2.00 3.40 2.20 1.50 

19------------------ 4.30 2.50 7.50 3.50 1.90 5.00 2.00 1.50 

20 ---- ---· ---- ------ 4.00 2.20 4.00 3. 70 1. 80 5.60 2.00 1.60 

21 ------ ___ ,. ·--- ---- 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.50 1. 70 4.20 2.00 1.60 

22------------------ 2.20 3.20 3.00 3.50 1.70 4. 70 1.90 1.80 

23------------------ 2.00 3.10 2. 90 3.00 1.80 4.50 1.80 2.00 

24------ 2.00 3.05 2.50 2.90 1.90 4.00 3.00 2.50 

25 ---- ---=~=====~==~ 1.90 3.00 2.00 2.80 2.00 5.00 2.20 1.90 

26 1.80 3.00 5.00 2.70 2.10 6.00 3.50 (a) 

27 ~=======~=======~= 1.80 2.90 3.60 2.80 2.00 6.50 5.20 (a) 

28------------------ 1. 70 2.50 3.50 3.00 1.90 5.00 3.20 (a) 

29 ---- -------------· 1.60 ·---·· ... -- 3.10 3.10 1.80 4.50 2.40 (a) 

30 ----··----·------- 1.50 -------- 3.00 3.00 1.80 4.00 2.30 (a) 31 ________ ---------- 1.50 ·------- 2.80 ---- --- ~ 1.90 -------- 2.20 (a) 

aN o record August 26 to November 3. 

OOSTANAULA RIVER AT RESACA, GEORGIA. 

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1.30 

1.30 

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This station was established July .27, 1896, on the iron bridge of the 

Western and Atlantic Railroad in the town of Resaca, Georgia, 1,000 

feet from the railroad station. It is described in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 36, page 146. Records of measurements during 1899 will be found 

in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, -page 147. During 1900 

the following measurements were made by 0. P. Hall: 

April30: Gage height, 8 feet; discharge, a,118 second-feet. 

May 15: Gage height, 8.60 feet; discharge, 1,466 second-feet. 

May 25: Gage height, 3. 75 feet; discharge, 1,539 second-feet. 

December 11: Gage height, 4.30 feet; discharge, 1,919 second-feet. 
GEORGIA. 163 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Oostanaula River at Resaca, Georgia, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. Nov. Dec. 

------------

1---~-- ---·-- -------·--- ·---·- ------ 2.7 3.1 6.0 5.8 6.8 3.3 2.8 4.5 

2 ----·------- ·---------------- ------ (a) 3.0 7.3 5.4 5.7 3.5 2.9 4.2 

3---------------- ~~~ 3.0 6.8 5.3 5.5 4.0 3.0 4.0 

4---------------- ~============ :::::: 3.1 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.5 4.6 6.0 

5 ·----. ---·-- ---- ----------·--- -----· (a 4.3 5.4 6.3 4.8 5.0 4.5 8.6 

6 ----------------------------------- (a) 4.2 5.1 fl.O 4.6 7.7 3.7 8.3 

"( -----------·---- ·------------ ~----- 2. 7 3.7 6.9 5.2 4.4' 7.9 3.5 6.0 

8 ·-- ·-- ----------------------------· 2.6 3.5 11.3 5.0 4.0 13.0 3.0 5.6 

9--------· ·------------------------- 2.4 5.6 15.5 4.8 3.9 10.8 2.9 5.0 

10 ---·---------------·--------------- 2.5 9.1 14.2 4.6 3.8 7.5 2.8 4.8 

11 ------ --------------·------ ---. ·--. 4.2 7.3 11.1 7.2 3. 7 5.6 2.8 4.2 

12----------------------------------- 11.3 7.8 7.6 11.6 3.6 5.8 2.8 4.0 

13------ -··---------------·------ 11.3 20.3 6. 7 9.8 3.6 6.8 2. 7 4.0 

14 ·-··-·--··-· ----------------- .. :::: 9.9 23.0 6.0 7.4 3.4 6.6 2. 7 4.0 

15 ·-----·----· ---· ·--·--- ------------ 6.1 23.5 5.6 6.2 3.4 5.6 2.7 4.0 

16 ·----------· ---------------·--- ---- 4.9 20.8 7.3 5.8 3.4 4.8 2.7 3.9 

17 -----· ----------------.--- 4.3 13.7 6.9 6.8 3.3 6.6 2.6 3.5 

18 ·-·--- ---------------------:::::::: 4.1 6.5 5. 9 11.9 3.3 6.8 2.6 3.4 

19 ------- --· ·-----.---------- ---- ---- 6.1 5.5 6.0 12.0 3.8 10.9 2.6 3.4 

20 • -------- ---·--------- ------------- 13.1 5.2 16.9 10.4 3.9 7.0 2.7 3.8 

21.-------------------- ·-----·--. ----- 12.1 5.3 17.2 11.8 3.8 6.5 2.8 10.9 

22-·-·----- ---·. --. ---- ------------·- 10.2 9.1 13.8 11.6 3. 7 4.8 3.6 9.3 

23- -----------------------··--· ------ 6.0 8.9 8.8 9. 7 3.6 9.9 3.4 6.8 

24-----------------·---·------------- 5.2 7.3 7. "( 7. 7 3.7 12.8 3.3 9.0 

25------------- ·--- ------------------ 4.8 7.0 8.0 7.2 3.8 14.0 3. 7 8.7 

26---------------------------------·- 4.4 6. 7 12.2 6.2 4.0 15.0 14.4 6.7 

27----- ---· -----··- ·------- ·--------- 4.0 6.0 10.8 5.8 4.0 17.2 13.0 5.'6 

28--------- ------------ ---------.---- 3. 7 5.5 8.3 5.6 3. 7 17.5 12.2 4.6 

29----------------------------- 3.6 .................... 7.2 5.5 3.6 13.0 7.6 5.4 

30----------------· ------------ -= :::: 3.5 ............... 6.6 7.8 3.1) 9.6 5.2 5.2 

31 - ·-----------·------:-------------- 3.4 -------- 6.2 ·------- 3.4 ............... ·------- 7.7 

a Frozen. 

N6TE.-This is a half-year Weather Bureau station. 

COOSA RIVER AT ROME, GEORGIA. 

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 148. 

Measurements of flow are made at Rome, also at Riverside, 120 miles 

farther downstream. The measurements at Rome are made on the 

Oostanaula and the Etowah just ·above their junction to form the 

Coosa. Etowah River is measured at the Second avenue bridge, and 

Oostanaula River at the ·Fifth avenue bridge, and the results added 

together give the flow of Coosa River at Rome. Results of measurements during 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, 

Part IV, page 149. During 1900 the following measurements were 

made by Max Hall and others: 

February 21: Gage height, 4.80 feet; discharge, 8,115 second-feet. 

May 19: Gage height, 2.30 feet; discharge, 4,496 second-feet. 

September 13: Gage height, 0.90 foot; discharge, 1,992 second-feet. 

December 8: Gage height, 3. 73 feet; discharge, 6,066 second-feet. 
164 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. -PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coosa River at Rome, Georgia, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar.[ Apr. May. I June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

-----

1-------------- 2.0 2.0 4.2 4.4 6.2 2.4 10.5 3.4 1.5 1.2 2.1 

2 --------------- 1.6 1.8 5.8 4.2 4.8 2.5 8.0 3.2 1.5 1.2 2.2 

3 -------------- 1.5 1.6 5.6 4.0 4.0 2.8 8.0 3.0 1. 7 1.0 2.0 

4-------------- 1.5 2.0 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.2 7.0 2.8 1.7 1.0 2.3 

5 -------------- 1.5 3.0 4.1 4.0 3.8 4.2 5.5 2.6 1.5 .9 2.3 

6 -------- ------ 1.5 3.8 3.8 4.0 3. 7 4.2 4.2 2.5 1.5 .9 2.1 7 --- __ _. ____ ---- 1.5 2.8 5.0 3.8 3.6 4.8 3.8 2.2 1.4 .9 2.1 

8 -------------- 1.5 2.4 8.2 3.8 3.4 13.0 3.8 2.2 1.0 3.8 2.0 

9 --------.- ---- 1.5 4.0 15.0 3.6 3.0 12.6 4.0 2.0 1.0 5.9 1.9 

10-------------- 1.5 6.9 13.4 3.5 3.0 8.0 4.3 2.0 .8 2.6 1.8 11 ______ -------- 2.0 7.0 10.3 6.0 3.0 5.9 3.8 1.8 .8 2.0 1.8 

12 ------··------- 7.0 6.4 7.5 11.0 3.0 5.0 3.4 1.8 .8 1.8 1.6 

13 -------------- 9.0 22.6 5.5 7.4 2.5 5.2 3.8 1.8 .8 2.5 1.5 

14-------------- 7.2 27.2 4.8 5.5 2.4 5.3 3.4 1.7 .8 3.2 1.5 

15 -------------- 5.5 25.3 4.2 4.5 2.4 4.2 3.4 2.0 6.5 3.0 1.5 

16---- ---------- 3.5 21.2 5.3 5.6 2.4 3.8 3.3 1.7 11.1 2.0 1.51 17 -------------- 3.0 18.0 5.6 6.2 2.4 4.8 3.1 1.6 7.0 1.6 1.5 

18 -------------- 2.9 10.7 4.5 11.0 2.4 6.0 3.0 1.8 3.2 1.5 1.4 

~:: ::::::::::::::I 5.0 5.0 5.2 11.1 2.9 6.5 2.8 2.2 2.3 1.5 1.4 

11.3 4.0 15.9 11.4 3.0 7.2 2.6 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.6 21 .. ____________ 10.6 4.1 17.5 13.6 2.6 4.2 2.5 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 

22 -------------- 8.5 6.8 it:~ I 12.7 2.5 3.6 2.4 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.1 

23-------------- 5.8 7.6 10.5 2.3 5.5 2.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.1 

24-------------- 4.0 6.0 7.2 8. 6 2.9 14.2 2.4 1.9 1.6 1.61 2.0 

25-------------- 3.4 5.8 8.8 8.5 3.2 18.2 3.6 2.4 1.5 1.5 5.0 

26-------------- 3.1 5.2 13.0 6.5 2. 7 17.0 2.8 2.0 1.5 1.5 11.0 

27-------------- 2.8 4..6 12.1 5.3 2.6 15.5 6.2 1.8 1.4 1.4 11.5 

28 ---- ---------- 2.6 4.0 8.9 4.8 2.5 15.6 6.8 1.6 1.4 2.2 8.6 

29-------------- 2.4 .............. 5.8 4.3 2.4 14.2 6.2 1.5 1.3 2.2 7.0 

30-------------- 2.1 -----·- 5. 7 6.0 2.9 10.0 4.5 1.5 1.3 2.1 4.0 

31. ··-. ---------- ~-0 ............... 5.3 .............. 3.0 ............... 4.0 1.5 .............. 2.1 -------

COOSA RIVER NEAR RIVERSIDE, ALAB4-MA. 

Dec. 

3. 

2. 

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This station, established September 25, 1896, is at the bridge of the 

Southern Railway near Riverside. It is described in W ater:-Supply 

Paper No. 36, page 149. Records of measurement·s during 1899 will 

be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 150. During 1900 the following measurements were made by Max Hall and 

others: · 

February 10: Gage height, 5.03 ·feet; discharge, 13,493 second-feet. 

March 21: Gage height, 12.50 feet; discharge, 43,759 second-feet. 

May 5: Gage height, 4.15 feet; discharge, 1~,196 second-feet. 

August 21: Gage height, 2.32 feet; discharge, 5,609 second-feet. 

December 28: Gage height, 4.25 feet; discharge, 11,335 second-feet. 
.ALABAMA. 165 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coosa River near Riverside, Alabamr:t, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May., June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1 •..... -------- 3.50 2.70 6.90 6.65 5.00 2. 75 11.60 4. 70 1.8.1) 1.55 2.30 5.75 

\~~~~~~~~=== ==== 

3.00 2.65 7.55 6.25 5.30 2.80 10.10 3.90 2.00 1.55 2.25 4.35 

2.50 2.60 6.90 6.00 5.30 2.90 8. 90 3.00 2.20 1.50 2.50 3.75 

4 ..•.••........ 2.40 2.50 6.25 5.60 4. 75 ~.60 8.20 2.75 2.10 1.50 2.50 3.40 

5 ·----- ----- ·-- 2.15 2.60 5.40 5.10 4.30 2.70 7.50 2.55 2.00 1.50 2.50 3.30 6 ______________ 2.05 2.80 5.00 4.90 4.20 3.45 6.45 2.40 1.80 1.45 2.40 4.35 

7 ----·- -------- 1.95 2.95 4.90 4. 75 4.00 3.90 5.50 2.25 1. 70 1.40 2.40 6.05 8 •....... _______ 1.95 3.00 6.00 4.40 3.65 4.20 4. 70 2.15 1.60 1.50 2.35 5.40 9 __________ ---- 2.00 3. 75 8. 75 4.35 3.40 7.05 5.00 2.10 1.50 2.20 2.30 4.80 10 ______________ 2.00 4.25 10.00 4.30 3.30 8.30 4.30 2.00 1.45 2.35 2.30 4.00 

11 •..••. -------- 2.10 5.80 10.55 6.50 3.15 8.00 4.20 2.00 1.35 3.85 2'.15 3.60 12 .•.. __________ 3.50 6.50 10.05 12.40 2.95 7. 70 4.10 1.90 1.80 3.60 2.10 3.15 

13 ______ ---·---- 6.00 13.30 8. 75 12.90 2.70 6.70 5.65 2.25 1.25 3.80 2.10 2.95 

14.·-------~- --- 7.40 15.30 7.50 11.70 2.70 4.30 4.65 2.00 1.20 3.80 2.00 2.80 

15 ----·- , _______ 7.00 15.20 5.60 9.50 2.65 4.50 3. 75 1.90 3.35 3.00 1.90 2.70 

16 ·------------- 6.40 14.50 6.00 7.20 2.65 4. 70 3.60 1.85 6.00 2.90 1.80 2.65 

17 ·--·-- -------- 5.10 14.00 6.30 12.40 2.60 5.00 3.50 2.00 7.00 2.80 1. 75 2.60 

18 ______ -------- 4.00 13.25 6.00 18.10 2.60 4.90 3.35 2.00 7.50 2.65 1. 70 2.55 

19 -----· -------- 4.25 12.80 6.50 17.55 2.60 6.90 3.10 2.2() 6.00 2.50 1.80 2.55 2() ______________ 8.00 12.10 10.00 15.65 2.60 6.90 3.00 2.10 4.35 2.40 2.00 3.00 

21 ---·-- -------- 9. 70 9.00 12.20 13.95 2.65 6.45 2.90 2.20 3.20 2.30 2.50 3.30 

22 .... ---------- 10.00 7.80 12.85 13.15 3.20 6.10 2.70 2.00 2.50 2.20 4.00 5.20 

23-------- ·- ---- 9.40 6.80 12.60 12.65 2.90 7.00 2.45 2.00 2.UO 2.15 3.80 7.00 

24 ----·- -------- 8. 75 7.20 11.80 12.20 3.00 11.35 2.50 1. 95 1.90 3.00 3.20 7.30 

25---------- ---·· 7. 75 6.90 10.60 10.80 3.25 12.50 2.60 1.90 1.85 5.25 3.10 6.90 ~6 ...... -------- 6.00 6.50 10.30 9.15 3.10 14.10 2.50 2.20 1.80 7.50 3.00 6.35 

27-------------- 4.10 5.25 10.20 7.90 3.20 14.42 2.60 2.10 1.80 5.00 4.35 5.90 

2R -------------- 3.60 5.00 9.85 6.50 3.00 14 60 3. 70 2.00 1.65 3.80 6.40 4.90 

29-------------- 3.30 9.50 5. 70 2.80 13.80 5. 70 1.95 1.60 3.00 9.20 4.30 30 ______________ 3.00 ------- 8.50 5.35 2.70 12.80 5.30 1.90 1.55 2.65 8.20 4.00 

31---···-------- 2. 70 ................. 7.20 ------- 2.60 ~ .. --.. -- 5.90 1.90 ------- 2.50 ·------ 6.50 

COOSA RIVER AT LOCKS NOS. 4 AND 5, ALABAMA. 

Records of gage heights at these stations are kept by the United 

States Engineer Corps, who have kindly furnished copies to the Geological Survey. Records of gage heights at I~ock No. 5 during the 

year 1900 are not available. The records for Lock No. 4 are given in 

the accompanying table. Discharge measurements are not made at 

either of these stations. The stations are described in Water-Supply 

P~per No. 36, page 150. 

IRR 48-01--5 
166 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. -PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coosa River at Lock No. 4, Alabama, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb: Mar.\ Apr. May. June. July. Aug. I Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-- --

1 --------------- 3.5 2.9 7.9 6.9 5.8 3.0 13.6 5. 7 1.8 1.3 2.6 7.7 

2-------------- 3.0 2.7 8.4 6.1 6.0 3.2 11.0 4.4 1.9 1.2 2.4 5.3 

3--------------- 2. 7 2.5 7. 9 5.5 6.2 3.2 10.0 3.6 2.3 1.2 2.4 4.2 

4 --------· ----- 2.4 2.5 7.4 5.3 5.4 2.8 9.4 3.2 2.1 1.2 2. 7 3.9 

5-------------- 2.1 2.9 6.5 5.3 4.8 3.2 8.4 2.8 1.9 1.2 2. 7 4.7 6 ______________ 1.9 3.2 6.0 5.4 4. 7 3.8 7.3 2.5 1.8 1.2 2. 7 5. 7 

7 ------ 1.9 3.6 6. 0 5.1 4. 2 4. 4 6.1 2.2 1.6 1.3 2. 8 7.0 

8------ .... ---- 2.0 3.9 7.8 4.9 4.0 5.0 5.1 2.2 1.6 2.0 2.9 6.8 

9-------------- 2. 0 4.5 10.0 4.6 3.7 7.0 5.4 2.1 1.8 2.4 2.5 5. 7 

10 ---------- ---- 1.9 5.9 11.2 4.!1 3. 7 9.0 4. 7 2.0 1.2 3.9 2.3 4.8 

11 ______ ·--- ---- 2.1 6. 7 11.9 7.4 3.5 9.1 4.9 2.0 1.2 4. 7 2.0 4.2 

12-------------- 5.8 7.5 11.6 13.9 3.4 8.0 4.4 1.9 1.1 4.2 1.9 3.8 

13-------------- 7.0 15.0 10.3 14.5 3.3 6.0 4.8 2.2 1.1 4.4 1.8 3.5 

14 -----·- ------- 8.6 17.5 8.6 13.0 3.1 5.0 3.3 2.0 1.2 4.4 1.7 3.3 15 ______________ 7.6 17.4 6.8 10.8 3.0 5.0 3.3 1.9 4.3 3. 7 1.7 3.2 

16 ------ ---- --- 7.6 17.0 6.8 9.0 2.9 5.3 3. 7 1.8 6.4 3.3 1.7 3.0 

17-------------- 6.2 16.5 7.2 14.6 2.8 5. 7 3. 7 2.1 8.6 3.2 1.6 2.9 

18-------------- 5.1 16.1 7.0 20.3 2.8 5.5 3.5 1.9 8. 7 2. 7 1.6 2.8 

19 ---------- ---- 4.6 15.5 7.1 20.3 2.8 7.6 3.1 2.0 6.4 2.1 1.5 2.6 

20-------------- 7.9 13.7 11.2 18.0 2.9 7.9 2.9 2.2 4.4 1.!1 2.1 2.8 

21- ----- -------- 10.5 10.3 13.8 16.0 3.1 7.3 2.9 2.4 3.0 1.7 2.3 3.5 

22------ -------·- 11.5 8.6 14.7 15.0 3.2 6. 7 2. 7 2.3 2.4 1.6 4.5 5.5 

23-------------- 11.0 8.3 14.3 14.4 3.0 6. 7 2. 7 2.0 2.1 2.3 4.4 7.4 

24-------------- 8.9 8.4 13.5 13.8 3.4 12.1 2. 7 1.8 1.9 3.5 4.0 8.5 

25-------------- 7.0 8.3 12.0 12.2 3.6 14.2 2.8 1.9 1.8 5.0 3.6 8.1 

26-------------- 5.5 7.5 11.6 10.2 3.3 16.6 2. 7 2.3 1.7 8.6 6.1 8.5 

27-------------- 4.5 6.8 11.6 9.2 3.5 15.5 4.0 2.4 1.7 8.2 9.0 6.9 

28-------------- 4.0 6.2 11.8 7.8 3.0 17.0 4.2 2.3 1.6 5.2 10.2 6.0 29 ______________ 3.8 ··------ 11.0 6.8 3.0 15.2 5.6 1.9 1.5 4.5 10.0 5.1 

30-------------- 3.3 -----·- 9. 9 6. 0 2. 8 14.5 6.3 2.0 1. 5 2. 9 8. 7 4.5 

31 -------------- 3.0 ............ _ 8.0 -------1 2.8 _ ............ 6.8 1.9 ------- 2.6 ·------ 6.0 

TALLAPOOSA RIVER NEAR SUSANNA, ALABAMA. 

ThiR station was established July 27, 1900, by J. R. Hall. It is located 

at the mouth of Blue Creek, which is 10 feet above the east landing 

of McCarty's ferry, 13 miles southwest of Dadeville, and 3 miles from 

Susanna, the nearest post-office. 'l"he rod is graduated to feet and 

tenths; it is 18 feet long, and iR nailed vertically to a tree overhanging the water on the south side of the creek at the junction of the 

creek and the river. The gage is referred to a bench mark on a white 

hickory tree about 40 feet from the rod on the south bank of the cr@ek, 

and is 376.67 feet, above tide water. Discharge measurements are 

made from a boat held in place by a wire stretched across the river, 

upon which the distances from the initial point are tagged. The section is an exceptionally good one, depth and current being almost 

uniform the entire width of the stream. The observer is T. A. Walls, 

a farmer who lives 1 mile from the station. During 19(10 the following measurements were made by James R. Hall: 

July 27: Gage height, 1.80 feet; discharge, 2,309 second-feet. 

August 9: Gage height, 1.55 feet; discharge, 1,900 second-feet. 

September 28: Gage height, 1.50 feet; discharge, 1,809 second-feet. 

November 24: Gage height, 2.40 feet; discharge, 3,629 second-feet. 
ALABAMA. 167 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tallapoosa River near Susanna, Alabama; for 1900. 

Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-------- ---------- 1 __________ ......... 5.80 2.40 1.40 1.80 2.00 17 __________ ------ 1.95 8.40 2.35 1. 75 2.60 

2-------=-- ............ 4.00 3.80 1.40 1. 70 2.00 18 .... ------ .. ........... 1.95 4.80 2.30 1. 75 2.50 

3 .......... ............. 2.00 4.80 1.40 1.70 2.10 19 .... ______ ------ 1.80 3.00 2.20 1.80 2.40 

4 .... ------ .............. 1.80 4.20 1.35 1.65 2.20 20 .......... -----· l. 75 2.50 2.10 1.85 4.50 

5 .......... ------ 1.80 2.25 1.30 1.65 2.30 21.. .. ______ ------ 1. 70 1.80 1.90 1.85 5.80 6 __________ ------ 2.10 1.50 2.80 1.65 2.50 2'Z .... -- .. -- ------ 1. 70 1.BO 1. 70 1.90 4.50 

7---------- ------ 2.20 1.45 3.00 1.60 2.40 28 ..... ______ 1.90 1.80 3.90 2.40 4.00 

8 .......... ----- 1. 70 1.45 2.50 1.60 2.40 24 __________ ------ 2.00 1. 70 6.00 2.40 4.00 

9 .. ------ 1.55 1.40 1.85 1.60 2.40 25 __________ ------ 2.05 1.60 5.00 3.00 3. 70 

10 ---- ------ ------ 1.50 1.35 1.80 1.60 2.30 26 .... ------ -i.-so· 2.50 1.50 4.30 4.90 3.20 11 __________ -----· 1.40 1.35 1. 75 1.60 2.10 27 .......... 2.15 1.50 4.10 4.20 2.80 

12 ----·----- ............ 1.40 1.35 1. 70 1.55 2.00 28 ____ ------ 1.90 2.00 1.50 2.30 3.90 2.70 

13----.----- ------ 1.40 1.35 1. 90 1.55 1.90 29 .... ------ 1.80 1.90 1.45 2.20 3.00 2.60 

14 ---- ------ ------ 1.40 1.30 2.40 1.60 3.80 30 __________ 4.00 1.80 1.45 1.90 2.80 2.70 

15--------- ------ 1.40 1. 3.1) 2.45 1.60 3.90 31 __________ 6.80 2.25 ------ 1.85 ------ 2.90 

16---------- ------ 1.90 11.70 2.40 1.60 2.80 

TALLAPOOSA RIVER NEAR STURDEVANT, ALABAMA. 

This station was established July 19, 1900, by J. R. Hall. It is 

located at the Columbus and Western Railroad bridge a fourth of a 

mile west of Sturdevant. The gage rod is 20 feet high, and is graduated to feet and tenths. It is in two sections and is fastened vertically, the shorter section to a post at the edge of the water on the 

east, bank about 20 feet below the bridge, and the longer section to 

t,he first stone pier from the east bank. It is so set that when the 

water rises above the short section it is on the long section, and the 

readi~s are made as from one continuous rod. . The initial point of 

sounding is the east end of the bridge. The section is broken by 

three piers and by some large rocks below the bridge. The gage is 

referred to a bench mark consisting of a nail in the southwest corner 

of pier No. 2, east side of river, 455.70 feet above tide water and 14.20 

feet above the zero of the ~age. The observer iA B. F. Neighbors, 

farmer and postmaster at Sturdevant, who lives a fourth of a mile 

from the station. During 1900 the following measurements were 

made by James R. HaJl: 

July 20: Gage height, 2.85 feet; discharge, 2,603 second-feet. 

August 13: Gage height, 1.95 feet; discharge, 1,887 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tallapoosa River near Sturdevant, Alabama, for 1900. 

Day. July.\ Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. I Dec. 

---------- 1 ___________ 

-- ---1'-"" 3.40 1.80 2.50 2.90 17 .......... ____ .... 3.00 7.90 2.60 2.30 3.20 

2----------- ------ 3.40 6.10 1. 70 3.40 2.80 18 ______ ---- ":f95" 2.80 5.00 2.20 2.20 3.10 3 ___________ ---- .. 2.80 4.20 1".60 4. 70 2.70 }9 __________ 4.00 3.80 2.10 2.20 3.00 4 ______ ----- ------ 2.50 2.90 1.60 3.60 3.00 20 ______ ---- 2.~ 2. 90 B.OO 2.00 2.20 5.20 5 ______ ----- ------ 2.40 2.50 3.30 3.30 3.20 21 ___ 3.05 2.40 2.70 1.90 2.50 6.80 6 ___________ -----· 2.35 2.20 3.00 3.20 3.30 22 ... -~:~~~~ 2. 75 2.30 2.50 2.10 3.20 5.30 

7------ ----- ------ 2.25 2.00 3.00 2. 90 3.20 23 __________ 2.65 2.40 2.40 5.00 3.50 4.90 8 ______ -· .. - ------ 2.20 1.90 2.90 2. 70 3.00 24 ______ ·--· 2.55 2. 70 2.30 7.30 3.20 5.60 9 ___________ -----· 2.10 1.80 3.10 2.60 2.80 25 .... ------ 2.65 2.50 2.20 6.40 4.80 4.70 10 _______ - .. ------ 2.00 l. 70 3.20 2.50 2.70 26 __________ 2.60 2.80 2.10 5.40 5.90 4.20 

1L ---------- ------ 1. 95 1.60 3.30 2.40 2.60 27 ____ -----· 2.50 2.60 2.00 4.20 5.40 3.90 12 ___________ ------ 1.90 1.60 3.40 2.40 2.60 28 ______ ---- 2. 70 2.50 2.00 3.60 3.40 3.60 13 ___________ ------ 2.00 1.60 3.50 2.40 2.70 29 .•.. ______ 6.50 2.40 2.00 2.90 3.20 3.40 

14.---------- 2.10 1.80 3.50 2.30 4. 70 30 ______ .... 7.60 2.30 1.90 2.70 3.10 3.50 15 ___________ ------ 2.60 8.HO 3.00 2.30 3.00 31------··-- 5.00 2.80 ------ 2.60 ·----- 7.50 16 _______ ---- ------ 3.40 12.00 2.60 2.30 3. 70 
168 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

TALLAPOOSA RIVER NEAR MILSTEAD, ALABAMA. 

This station was established August 7, 1897, at the bridge of the 

Tallassee and Montgomery Railway, about a fourth of a mile from 

Milstead. It is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 152. 

The gage was last verified December 3, 1900. Records of discharge 

measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 151. During HIOO the following measurements 

were made by Max Hall: 

February 23: Gag-e height, 9.20 feet: discharge, 9,956 second-feet. 

March 5: Gage height, 6.70 feet: discharge, 7,088 second-feet. 

December 3: Gage height, 2.95 feet; discharge, 3,0i.H second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tallapoosa River near Milstead, Alabama, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. I June. July. Aug.[ Sept. Oct. Nov. 1 

De~. --1--·-·--[-----·----

1 •...•.•...•••• 2.70 2.50 13.20 5.50 6.30 2.60 9.00 6.50 2.70 1.80 2.50 3.30 

2 .............. 2.60 2.40 13.10 5.30 5.!JO 2.70 9.10 4.50 8.00 1.60 3.30 3.30 

3 ______________ 2.40 2.30 10.70 5.00 5.40 3.00 10.60 3.50 8.10 1.50 6.10 3.30 

4,_____________ 2.30 4.50 8.00 5.30 4.90 3.50 7.10 2.80 4.40 1.80 6.50 3.50 

5------------.. 2.30 4.20 6.80 4.80 4.70 3.30 8.00 2.70 3.00 3.30 7.10 3.90 6 .............. 2.30 4.30 6.10 4.70 3.90 3.50 5.20 2.50 2.40 6.40 5.50 3.90 7------ ._______ 2.20 4.40 5.60 4.60 3.80 3.30 4.40 2.30 2.20 3.40 4.10 3.80 

8 ______ .. ______ 2.20 3.80 10.90 4.60 3.7o 5.90 4.00 2.20 2.00 3.20 3.50 3.80 

9 ....... _______ 2.20 5.20 13.80 4.50 3.60· 9.70 3.50 2.10 1.80 2.60 3.00 3.10 

10 ... ___________ 2.20 8.90 12.70 4.60 3.50 6.90 7.60 2.00 1.70 2.60 2.90 3.10 

11-------------- 2.60 19.00 10.00 5.50 3.30 5.60 5.50 1.90 1.70 3.00 2.70 2.80 

12---- --------- 7.30 30.00 7.90 10.60 3.20 4.60 4.10 l.HO 1.60 2.80 2.60 2.80 

13 ______________ 6.00 43.25 6.60 11.50 3.10 5.30 4.70 1.80 1.50 3.40 2.60 2.80 

14. _____________ 4.50 42.00 5.90 9.00 3.00 4.00 6.70 1.90 1.50 '3.30 2.50 7.70 

15 .... --------- 4.00 31.90 5.40 6.60 2.90 3.80 6.00 2.20 14.00 3.30 :},50 9.10 

16 ______________ 3.40 22.80 7.00 5.30 2.90 3.50 5.10 2.70 25.60 ·2.70 2.50 7.30 

17-------------- 3.00 13.50 7.20 4.7'0 2.80 4.50 3.80 3.10 18.00 2.70 2.50 5.20 

18-------------- 2.90 8.90 5.60 13.90 2.80 5.90 3.80 2.50 11.00 2.20 2.50 4.20 

19 ______________ 3.70 7.00 5.40 17.00 2.80 5.00 3.60 4.00 5.30 2.10 2.50 4.00 

20-------------- 9.50 6.10 6.00 15.00 2.90 5.90 3.10 4.20 3.60 2.00 2.50 8.60 

21. _____________ 7.50 6.50 11.40 16.90 2.80 5.90 3.00 2.50 3.00 1.90 2.50 17.00 

22-------------- 5.90 9.80 10.50 13.30 3.00 5.50 2.80 2.20 2.50 2.00 4.00 13.50 

23 ______________ 4.60 9.50 7.60 10.30 3.10 5.40 2.70 2.00 2.30 4.80 4.00 10.40 

24. _____________ 3.90 8.90 15.50 13.20 3.40 20.00 2.60 2.30 2.::0 12.10 3.90 11.30 

25 --------------- 3. 50 8. 40 15.20 12.50 3. 50 25.04 2. 50 3.30 2. 00 10.50 3. 50 8. 70 

26 .. ____________ 3.10 8.00 16.00 9.40 5.00 20.00 2.50 3.40 2.00 9.00 10.50 6.60 

27-------------- 3.00 7.00 13.70 7.50 4.50 16.00 2.80 3.60 2.00 6.00 8.80 5.60 

28-------------- 2.80 6.00 11.20 6.40 3.20 18.00 2.90 2.70 2.00 4.20 6.70 5.00 

29-------------- 2.70 8.70 6.20 2.70 13.80 3.20 2.60 2.00 2.20 4.50 4.60 

aL_ .. __________ 2.50 6.20 2.50 10.60 3.20 _______ 2.10 11.60 30------------.. 2.60 7.10 6.10 3.00 9.00 8.10 2.10 11.90. 2.90 3.70 4.30 

ALABAMA RIVER AT MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. 

This station was established by the United States Engineer Corps a 

number of years ago, at the Montgomery wharf, near the union passenger s,tation at the foot of Commerce street. The readings are now 

taken by the Weather Bureau, and copies are furnished to the Geological Survey. The station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 

36, page 153. No measurements were made in 1899 or previous years. 

During 1900 one measurement was made by Max Hall, as follows: 

Marci: 6: Gage height, 11.40 feet; discharge, 29,470 second-feet. 
ALABAMA. 169 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Alabama River a~ Montgomery, Alabama, for 1900. 

Day. I Jan. I Feb. Mar. Apr. \ __ May. June. July. Aug. Sep.t. 

1 ______________ 4.9 6.0 12.4 14.0 10.2 3.5 29.0 10.6 3.0 

2-------- ·----· 4.3 5.8 17.6 10.8 9.6 3.5 24.8 9.9 3.5 

3 ______ ---· ---- 3.9 5.3 19.0 9.2 9.2 3.9 22.5 6.6 5. 7 

4------.------- 3.5 5.0 19.4 8.6 9.2 4.5 20.2 5.3 5.0 5 ______________ 3.2 6.0 14.6 R.l 8.3 4.4 17.2 4.5 4.4 

6 .... ---------- 2.9 6.1 11.8 7.3 7.2 4.4 14.8 3.9 2. 9 

7-------------- 2.5 6.1 10.1 7.3 6.6 4.4 12.2 3.3 2.5 

g ________ ------ 2.2 6.1 10.1 7.3 6.2 5.0 9.8 3.2 2.0 !; ____________ 2.2 6.1 15.3 7.3 5.6 10.0 7.4 3.0 1.8 

LO ______ ---- ---~ 2.2 8.0 18.6 7.3 5.6 11.0 6.4 2.6 1.6 

11 --·- ---------- 2.8 14.2 19.6 7.3 5.3 12.0 8.4 2.6 1.6 

l2 -------------- 8.0 21.2 19.5 "'I 5.0 12.0 7.6 2.5 1.4 13 ______ -- ---- 10.6 31.2 18.4 20.5 5.0 

·g ~I 7.6 2.4 1.0 14. ___ 10.6 43.8 16.5 23.5 4. 8 8.0 2.2 1.2 

l5 ---------- ·--- 11.0 48.4 13.7 24.0 4.6 7.0 9.9 2.2 7.0 L6 __ 11.0 47.8 11.7 18.8 4.4 6.2 10.0 2.5 16.0 

17-- --~~::-: -::: 9.6 44.5 11.9 16.8 4.0 6.9 6.4 2.5 17.2 

L8 ------ ___ .. ___ 8.0 41.2 11.3 23.5 4.0 8.1 5.2 2. 7 16.7 

19- ·-----------· 8.0 37.5 10.6 29.0 4.0 8.1 5.0 3.1 15.8 

?0 ---------- --- 10.0 33.5 13.3 3i.5 4.0 9.0 4.8 3.1 10.2 

?1 ...... ---- ·--- 12.4 35.5 19.3 36.4 4.0 9. 7 4.5 3.0 8.0 

~2 -·- 14.6 28.0 22.5 36.5 3.8 10.2 4.0 2.6 4. 7 

?3 ------ -·--- 16.0 23.6 23.5 3.3.5 3.8 10.2 4.0 2. 7 3.5 

?4 --------- 15.4 21.0 25.1 31.2 4.6 14.2 3.8 3.0 3.0 

?I)---------- ---- 12.9 18.6 26.8 29.3 4.9 22.0 3.6 3.0 2.6 

?6- -------- --- 11.6 14.2 28.1 26.5 5.2 27.4 3.6 3.0 2.4 

~7-- ---- 7.4 12.8 27.8 22.2 5.0 29.5 3.6 3.0 2.3 

~8 ------.------- 7.0 11.6 2.5. 6 17.8 4. 7 30.8 5.2 3.3 2.0 :!9 ______________ 6.8 _ ... _____ 23.2 14.6 4.5 32.8 7.0 3.3 2.0 

30-------- .. --- 6.4 -------- 20.5 11.2 4.3 31.8 9.2 3.0 1.7 

n. -------· ---- 6.3 ------- 17.5 __ ,.. __ ,- 3.8 ------- 11.6 2.9 .. ______ 

ALABAMA RIVER AT SELMA, ALABAMA. 

Oct. Nov. 

1. 7 3.7 

1.6 3. 7 1.4 4.2 

1.4 12.6 

1.5 10.6 

3.0 8.2 

4.1 5.7 

3.9 4.9 

5.1 4.5 

3. 7 4.0 

3.4 3.5 

4.0 3.2 

8.5 3.0 

8.0 3.0 

6.0 2. 7 5.2 2. 7 4.1 2.5 

3. 7 2.5 

3.4 2.3 

2.6 2.2 

2.0 1. 7 1.9 6.0 

5.5 7.0 

8.0 6.6 9.4 6.6 8.2 9.9 

9.8 13.0 

10.6 13.4 

8.6 13.4 

5.5 11.5 

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This station was originally established by the United States Engineer Corps; readings are now taken by the United States Weather 

Bureau. The gage, which is attached to the iron highway bridge, the 

floor of which is about 60 feet above low water, is in two sections. 

The lower section, which reads from -3.0 feet to + 2. 30 feet, is secured 

to the pile on the lower side of the cofferdam on the draw pier; the 

upper section, which reads from 2.30 feet to 48 feet, is spiked to the 

highway bridge. The bench mark, which is an iron bolt driven into 

the face of a rock bluff 182.3 feet from the first bridge pier, on the 

road ascending to the city, is 26 feet above the zero of the gage and 

87.30 feet above mean sea level. The top of the coping stone of the 

pivot pier at the highway bridge to which gage is attached is 56 feet 

above the zero of t,he gage and 117.30 feet above mean sea level. 

Graduations extend from -3.0 feet to +48 feet. During 1900 the following measurements were made: 

April14: Gage height, 23.60 feet; discharge, 66,607 second-feet. 

May 26: Gage height, 6.10 feet; discharge. 17,049 second-feet. 

August 24: Gage height, 3.10 feet; discharge, 9,879 second-feet. 
170 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. .[No.48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Alabama Rivet· at Selma, Alabama, for 1900. 

Day. 

1 ·--- ------- ·-- 2--------------

3--------------

4--------------

5----------

6--------------

7 --·- ---------- 8 ______________ 

9 ·-----------·- 10 n ---· ---------- ______________ 

12---------- ---- 13--------------

14-----------

15----------- -== 16--------------

17 -------- ----- 18 -------------- 19---------- ---- 20--------------

21 ____ ---------- 22 w ---- -- ·-------

2 

2 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

3 

23 ---------- ---- 4 --------------

5--------------

--------------

--- ---------- --------------

--------------

-- ------·---- 1 ---- -----· .. 

Jan. Feb. 

----

7.2 4.8 6.6 3.6 

4.3 3.5 

3.3 3.9 

3.0 4. 7 3.0 6.2 

3.0 8.2 

3.0 8.4 

2. 7 8.5 

2.7 10.7 

3.3 16.0 

7.7 22.2 

12.4 29.9 

13.5 38.6 

14.7 44.0 

14.0 47.0 

13.2 48.0 

12.0 47.9 

11.1 47.0 

11.1 44.1 

13.4 41.6 

16.9 36.9 

18.5 33.2 

18.3 22.6 

17.0 22.6 

14.7 21.1 

13.0 19.0 

11.2 16.9 

8.4 -----·- 6.5 --·---- 4-.8 .............. -

Mar. Apr. May. 

------

17.2 19.8 15.4 

19.7 16.8 13.9 

22.2 14.0 13.0 

22.0 12.0 12.0 

20.6 10.9 11.8 

17.8 8.0 10.2 

15.0 7.8 9. 6 13.9 8.9 8. 8 

14.9 9.6 8.0 

18.8 9.5 7.8 

20.9 9.8 7.5 

22.2 12.0 7.3 

22.0 I 17.7 7.0 

19.!} 23.4 6.6 19.0 25.5 6.4 

16.9 21).0 6.0 

15.3 2'2.5 5. 7 13.9 23.5 5.5 

14.3 29.0 5.2 

14.6 34.8 5.1 

18.8 39.0 5.0 

23.0 39.8 5.0 

25.5 ! 41.0 4.8 

29.o I 

40.0 5.5 

30.2 ' 38.5 6.1 

32.7 I 35.8 6.2 

33.3 32.7 6.6 32.5 i 28.5 6.8 

30.51 23.0 6.0 

~1:I --~~~~- 5.5 

5.0 

June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

----------

4.8 34.8 14.0 3.9 0.8 

4.6 33.0 13.0 3.9 . 7 

4.4 29.8 11.0 3.8 .6 4.2 26.5 9.0 4.5 .6 5.6 23.5 7.0 5.4 .5 

5.0_ 20.2 6.0 5.0 1.0 

4.6 17.0 5.5 4.5 1.8 

4.2 14.0 5.0 4.1 2.5 

6.8 11.5 4.8 3.3 4.0 

11.6 lO.O 4.5 1.8 4.2 

13.5 9.8 3.2 1.0 2.0 

14.0 10.2 3.0 .7 2.0 

13.9 10.0 2.8 .6' 2.5 

12.8 9.9 2.5 1.0 4.3 

11.0 9.9 2.5 1.6 6. 7 9.0 10.0 2.4 11.0 6.0 

8.9 9.9 2.8 18.0 5.2 

8.8 9.0 2. 7 19.0 2.5 

8.6 7.0 2.7 19.4 1.0 

10.0 7.0 2.5 16.0 1.0 

10.9 6.5 2.3 12.5 .9 

12.0 6.5 2.6 10.0 1.0 

12.9 6.3 3.6 6.0 1.5 

14.0 6.0 3.8 3.0 6.0 

17.6 5.8 4.0 1.9 11.5 

24.5 5.0 3. 5 1.6 12.0 

29.0 4.5 3.5 1.0 11.5 

32.0 4.4 3.4 1.0 12.3 

33.5 7.5 3.5 .9 13.0 

35.0 8.0 4.0 .8 11.0 

------- 11.8 4.2 ............... 5.0 

BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA. 

Nov. Dec. 

----

2.0 16.0 

2.0 14.0 

4.0 11.0 

9.0 9.0 

14.0 8.0 

13.5 7.5 

9.4 7.0 

6.3 7.0 

4.0 9.0 

2.0 9.4 

2.0 6.0 

1.9 5.0 

1.6 2.0 

1.6 3.2 

1.0 9.0 

1.0 11.0 

1.0 11.0 

1.0 10.0 

1.0 6.0 

1.0 5.1 

1.0 !l.O 

1.6 14.5 

6.0 17.0 

9.0 17.2 

9.8 17.6 

9:9 18.0 

13.0 17.0 

16.0 14.5 16.8 12.9 

17.0 11.2 

------- 11.0 

A continuous record of the gage heights at Tuscaloosa has been 

kept by the United States Engineer Corps since 1889. During 1895 

and 1896 a number of discharge measurements were made, from which 

a rating table was established. Since that time measurements-of flow 

and computations of the discharge have been made regularly by the 

United States Geological Survey. 'rhe station is described in WaterSupply Paper No. 36, page 156. The records are furnished by R .. C. 

McCalla, jr., United States assistant engineer. Records of measurements during 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, 

Part IV, page 153. No measurements were made during the year 

1900. 
ALABAMA. 171 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Alabama,jor 1900. 

I ' I ·~-, T --1 an.~-=eb._l Mar. Apr. May. June. July.; Aug. Sept. i 

o. !JO 6. w" u. u 21. 55 21.23 '-"' ". oo 9. &; 

1 

5. w 

--D~ay_. I J 

1 ..... --------11 2-------------- 9 . 48 6. 40 2!), 44 18. 60 18. 95 5. 30 33. 88 8. 00 5. 00 

t~==~~=-~ ~===] ~~ ~oo ~.oo 1~00 1~33 1aE ~-~ ~oo ~m 

7.10 5.17 23.30 13.60 13.82 15.16 32.13 5.15 4. 30 6. 18 6. 40 20. 29 12. 27 11. 60 20. 98 30. 96 4. 40 3. 58 !) ____________ __ 

. 7--------------

8--------------

9--------------

10 . -- .. - -- ------

5.53 

5.12 

4.84 

4.60 

4.00 

7.12 g :~==~~:~ ::~~~: 3 1. 6.3 13 ______________ 3 1. 80 

14 -------------· 2 8.18 15 ______________ 2 !.09 

Hi-------- ...... 20 .12 

17-------- ...... I 

18 --~--- -------- 1 

19-- ·----- ------ 1 

6.50 

4.28 

5.80 20 ________ ...... 25 .00 21 .............. 3 2.60 

22-------------- 29 .44 

23 ........ ______ 24 .54. 

24. -- --------- 20 .43 

25-- ---·-- --··-- 1 7.12 26 .............. 1 4.12 

27 .............. 1 2.14 

28 ....... ·----- 1 0.47 

9.58 

11.50 

1G. 53 

12.23 

20.60 

23.00 

20.64 

41.37 

47.96 

45.73 

40.23 

34. 'i'4 

29.75 

25.88 

2'~. ·t.'l 

19.90 

23.58 

26.5() 

24.20 

22.38 

21.00 

18.63 

16.52 

9.10 

8.271~==~~~~ 7.60 ........ 

29 ........ ------ 30 ........ ------ 31 .. ------. ·----

17.43 12.17 

15.34 11.44 

27.58 10.29 

39.00 9. 97 

36.03 10.58 

31.63 ~.35 

27.34 52.79 

23.78 53.40 20.43 48.69 

17.40 42.30 

16.63 37.10 

21. ]8 63.00 

20.28 64. 0.5 

18.80 62.17 

45.10 59.35 

51.00 M.10 

47.98 51.71 

42.40 46.20 38.24 41.88 

35.41 37.94 

36.78 33.94 

35.33 00.89 

31.80 28.15 

28.85 25.73 

26.25 23.50 

24.20 ---·---

9.60 21.00 27.31 3.80 2.80 

8.20 20.92 23.70 3.35 2.30 

7.28 21.75 20.80 3.00 1.90 

6.80 38.25 18.45 2.50 1.50 fl. 50 31.70 15.96 2.30 1.40 

6.12 24.73 12.96 2.10 1.10 

5.90 19.60 11.05 2.00 .90 

5.48 15.95 H'. 60 1. 75 .80 

4.98 15.60 12.90 1.50 1.40 

4.50 19.23 10.35 1.40 5.45 

3.85 29.15 8.00 1.50 10.65 

3. 6.~ 28.89 7.00 1.48 8.95 

3.50 25.33 6.00 1.40 6.34 

3.52 24.51 5.60 3.00 4.44 

3.39 30.10 6.35 4.40 3.35 

3.65 27.80 8.50 3. 75 2.60 

3.50 25.38 8.00 3.00 2.20 

.3.35 24. 51) 8.10 2.50 1. 87 

4.40 50.00 8. 70 2.55 1.65 

7.55 58.35 7. 40 2.10 1.60 

7.68 56.35 6.80 4.48 1.45 6. 70 52.90 9.20 4.30 1.30 

5.30 49.05 16.20 3.25 1.05 

4.25 48.25 13.50 2.40 .90 

3.60 46.35 11.83 2.10 .75 

3.62 ------- 11.05 2.50 ---.. ---

Oct. Nov. Dec. 

0. 75 4. 20 12. 50 . 80 5. 10 9. 65 

.60 5.40 8.50 

.25 5.55 7.90 

.40 5.05 8.20 . 40 4. 45 10. 20 . 80 3. 90 IO. 65 ' I. 80 3. 50 9. 65 

3. 90 3. 10 8. 75 6. 05 2. 90 8. 15 

6.10 2. 70 7.50 14.30 2.00 6.90 22. 50 2. 40 6. 45 

21.85 2.25 6.40 

16. 40 2. 20 6. 65 

11. 60 2. 10 6. 45 

8. 20 2. 05 6.10 

6.13 2.00 5. 75 

5.10 1. 95 5. 30 

4. 30 3. 90 5. 4.-5 

3. 60 8. 40 6. 30 

3. 15 10. 25 8. 35 

4. 60 12.50 I 11.90 

7.30 11.00 17.00 

10. 40 9. 45 18. 70 

8.55 15.90 17.00 6. 75 22.20 I4. 60 

5. 40 21. ()() 12. 50 4.70 17.35 10.95 

4. 10 14. 00 10.15 3. 70 14.20 

BLACK WARRIOR RIVER NEAR 90RDOV A, ALABAMA. 

This station is located at the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad bridge three-fourths of a mile from Cordova, Alabama. 

The gage was established by the United States Weather Bureau, but 

records were discontinued by that bureau some time ago. From 12 

to 5.5 feet the gage is a vertical timber bolted to the inside of the 

bridge pier on the left bank of the river. Below 12 feet the gage w~s 

sloping, but it was out of position and eould not be nsed when the 

. station was established by the Geologieal Survey on May 21, 1900, so 

a short new section was put in at that time. This section is a 2-inch 

by 10-inch plank, graduated to feet and tenths, marked with nails 

from -1.5 feet to + 12.5 feet, and spiked to a willow tree on the right 

bank of the river about 200 feet below the bridge. The bench mark 

is the top of.the stone pier on the left bank, and is 54.95 feet above 

the zero of the gage. Measurements are made from the railroad 

bridge, which is a single-span, iron, through bridge 300 feet long. 

The section is a good one. 'The observer is A. B. Logan, who lives on 

the right bank of the river, only a few hundred feet from the end of 

the bridge. During 1900 one measurement was made by Max Hall, 

as follows: 

May 21: Gage height, 0.10 foot; discharge, 74-7 second-feet. 
172 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATI~NS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Black ·vv·arrior River near Cordova, Alabama, for 

1900, 

Day. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------------1---------------------·--

1 ---------------------------- ·------ -------- 2 ----------------------------------. -------- 3 ----------------------------------- -------- 4----------------------------------- -·------ 5 ---- ·--- --------- ------------------ -------- 6----------------------------------- -------- 7------------------------. ---------- -------- 8----------------.--------------- .... -------- 9------ .... ------------ ------·· --- . -------- 10 ............... ·------------------- -------- 11 ..... _____________ ------------------ --------

12--------------------------------- . ------- 13 _____________ ---------------------- ··-- ----

14--------- ·------------ ·------------ ·--- ·--· 15 ---------------·- ---··---· --------- ---- ·--· 16--------------- ·--- ----------·----- ·--- ·--· 17--------------- -·-· -- ··-------· ---· --·- ---- 18--------- ----·· ----. ·-- --·- -------- ·--- ---- 19 ------·-· -------------------------- ... ----- 20 _________ ------ ·--------------- ---- ---- .... 

21 _____ ------------- ·-- --·- ------ ·--- 0.1 

22------------------- ---· ---··--- ---- .1 

23.-----------·-· ---------·-· -------- .1 24 ---------- -·--·- ·-· ---· ------- ·---· 1. 5 25 -----------·----- ------------------ 1.5 26 ----. ---------------------- -------- 1. 0 27-------------------- ---- ·----- ---- .6 28----------------· .! ..... ---------- .7 29 --·- ------------ ------------· ------ .8 30 ------------·· ------ --------------- .9 31 ___________________ --------------·- .9 

0.6 

2.8 

5.3 

7.1 

7.5 

7.6 

6.5 

7.3 

6.5 

4.5 

3.2 

3.0 

4.6 

8.6 

9.8 

8.U 

8.2 

7.2 

13.4 

10.0 

6.1 

6.5 

15.2 

32.9 

3!.8 

31.3 

22.1 

23.{1 

22.4 

16.5 

8.1 

5.2 

~J 5.3 I 

4.6 

3.5 

2.1 

2.5 

2. 7 

1.0 

.8 

1.0 

.8 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.2 

. 7 

1.0 

.8 

.5 

.9 

.5 

1.6 

2.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.5 

0.9 0.5 

.5 .2 

.4 .1 

.2 .0 

.1 -.1 

.0 -.2 

.1 -.3 

.2 -.4 

.3 -.5 

.3 -- .5 

.4 - .6 .5 -.6 .5 -.7 

.5 -.6 .6 1.5 .6 .9 .6 .5 

.6 .1 .1 .0 .0 -·.1 

.2 -.2 

.3 -.3 

.4 -.3 

.8 -.4 

1.7! - .4 

.8 -.5 

.2 -.5 

:'J -.6 .1 -.7 

.9 - .7 

1.0 r---- ----

-0.8 

·-· .8 

-.9 

-.9 

-1.0 

-1.0 

-1.1 

+ .2 

.9 

.9 

.1 

11.4 

9.2 

3.2 

2.3 

1.7 

1.0 

.6 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.0 

1.0 

.7 

-0.1 

+ .5 

.8 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.0 - .1 

-.2 

-.2 

-.3 

-.3 

-.a-

-.4 

+ .3 

.2 

.1 

.3 

1.1 

.8 

.8 

.9 

5.1 

:~I .2 4.9 .1 3.6 .0 2.8 

= J 1----~~~-

HILLABEE CREEK NEAR ALEXANDER CITY, ALABAMA . 

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

1.0 

1.9. 

1.8 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

. 7 

.7 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.5 

1.5 

3.0 

2.9 

5.0 

4.0 

3.1 

2.5 

2.1 

1.8 

1.7 

2.8 

.rhis station, which was established August 29, 1900, by J. R. Hall, 

is locat,ed 6-! miles northeast of Alexander City, on the road leading 

from that town to Newsit.e. The gage, which is graduated to feet and 

tenths and is placed vertically, is in two sections, the short. section, 

which reads from 0 to 5.50 feet, being fastened to a post in the edge 

of the water on the north bank 20 feet from the upstream side of the 

bridge, the long section, which reads from 5.50 feet to 16 feet, being 

fastened to the upstream end of t,he first, pier on the north bank, and 

arranged so that when water rises above the shor1i section the readings 

are made from the long one, both sections being easily read from the 

north approach to the bridge. The initial point of sounding is on the 

south side of the first pier on the north hank. The gage is referred 

to a bench mark at the top of a chord on the downstream side of the 

bridge at the second pier from the north bank, and is 27.6 feet above 

the zero of the gage. The bridge is in. three spans having a total 

length of 276 feet, ·whh a north approach of 116 feet and a south 

approach of 124 feet, making a total, over all, of 516 feet. The 

observer is J. H. Chisholm, a farmer, post-office address Alexander 

City, Alabama. During 1900 the following measurements were made 

by James R. Hall: 

August 29: Gage height, 1.40 feet; discharge, 184 second-feet. 

November 28: Gage height, 2 feet; discharge, 390 second-feet. 
ALABAMA. 173 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Hillabee Creek net;tr Alexander City, Alabama, for 

1900. 

Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec., Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

-~ --

1 ·----- -------··-· .............. 2.3 1.3 1.6 1.9 17----------------- .. ............. 2.6 1.3 

2 ·--·------------· ............... 2.3 1.1 2.6 1.9 18 ___________ ------ ... ............ 2.2 1.3 

3--------- -·------ ·----· 1.6 1.1 6.8 1.8 19 _________________ .............. 1.6 1.2 

4----------- ------ ------ 1.4 1.1 3.2 1.9 20. ________________ ............. 1.5 1.2 

5 -----·----------- ------ 1.3 3.2 2.2 1.8 21. ________________ ------ 1.5 1.2 6 _______ ---------- ................ 1.2 2.0 1.8 1.9 22----------------- ---·-- 1.4 1.9 7---- ................ 1.2 2.8 1. 7 1.8 23.---------------- ... ............. 1.2 5. 9 

8 -----=~: ========= ............. 1.1 2.6 1 7 1. 7 24.------------ .. -- ------ 1.3 2.9 

9----------------- ·----- 1.1 2.4 1.8 1.7 25 _________________ ------ 1.4 2.1 

10------------- ..... ------ 1.2 2.'3 1. 7 1. 7 26 _____________ ---- ................ 1.3 1.9 

11 _______ ---------- ............... 1.1 2.3 1. 7 1.7 27 _________________ .. ............. 1.4 1.8 12 _________________ ............... 1.1 1.8 1. 7 1.7 28 _____________ ----

--ix 1.3 1.7 

13----------------- .............. 1.1 1.6 1. 7 1.8 29.---------------- 1.4 1.6 

14----------- ------ ------ 1.1 1.4 1. 7 3.8 30 1.3 1.3 1.5 

15----------------- ------ 8.1 1.4 1.7 2.9 3L====== ====== ==== 1.8 ------ 1.5 

16----------------- ------ 5.0 1.2 1.6 2.8 

TALLADEGA CREEK AT NOTTINGHAM, ALABAMA. 

Nov. 

--

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.6 

1. 7 2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

5.1 

2.9 

2.4 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

------

Dec. 

2. 

2 . 

7 

8 

3.0 

2. 

6. 

4. 

3. 

2. 

2. 

9 

0 

0 

0 

9 

9 

2.8 

2. 6 

2.5 

2.5 

5.8 

5. 7 

This 8tation is located on the Southern Railroad bridge a fourth of 

a mile from the depot at Nottingham, Alabama, and 1 mile north of 

Alpine, Alabama. The gage, which is graduated to feet and tenths and 

is 20 feet long, is fastened vertically to the north end of the bridge on 

the upstream ~ide, the bottom end of the gage being nailed to an old 

mudsill projecting from the north bank. The initial point of sounding is at the gage. The bench mark is the top rail on the upstream 

side of the bridge, and is 24.13 feet above gage datum. The section 

is a good one and is free from piers. The observer is R. M. McClatchy, 

station agent at Nottingham. During 1900 the following measurements were made by James R. Hall: 

August 16: Gage height, 1.10 feet; discharge, 102 second-feet. 

November 29: Gage height, 1.70 feet; discharge, 240 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Talladega Creek at Nottingham, Alabama, for 1900. 

Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1---------------- ............ 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.6 

2---------------- ............ 2.0 1.0 1.3 1.4 

3 ~ ----..... -- ------ ............. 1.3 1.0 2.3 1.4 

4---------------- ------ 1.1 1.0 2.1 1.8 

5---------------- ------ 1.0 1.2 1.7 1. 7 

6---------------- ------ 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 7 ---------------- ------ 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.5 1- ................................ ------ .9 1.4 1.4 1.5 1! ________________ ------ 11.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 

10 ------ ---.-..... ·-- ------ 8.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 

11 ---------------- ------ 10.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 

12 ---------------- ·----- 8.0 1.5 1.3 1.3 

13 ·----- 8.3 1.4 1.2 1.6 14 ~=~=~= ---------- ------ 9.3 1.3 1.2 1.8 

15 ------~=====:=== --iT 9.3 1.2 1.2 1.7 

16 -----· ---------- 3.9 1.2 1.2 1.6 

Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

----

17---------- -----· 1.2 2.3 1.1 

18 ____ ------ ------ 1.2 1. 7 1.1 

19 .... ------------ 1.1 1.6 1.1 

20 .... ------------ 1.1 1.5 1.0 21. _______ -------- 1.1 1.3 1.2 

22---------------- 1.1 1.2 1.4 

23 ____ ------------ 1.1 1.2 1.6 24 __________ ------ 1.0 1.2 2.9 

211. ___ ------ ------ .9 1.2 3.5 2tj ______ ---------- 1.0 1.2 3.0 

27---------------- 1.1 1.2 2.6 

28 ____ ------------ 1.2 1.2 1.4 29 __________ ------ 1.0 1.1 1.3 30 ________________ 1.0 1.1 1.3 31 ________________ 1.6 ·------ 1.3 

Nov. 

--

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.5 

2.2 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6 

3.9 

3.8 

3.4 

2.0 

1.8 

1.7 

------

Dec. 

--

1. 

1. 

1. 

5 

5 

4 

2. 7 3. 

2. 

4. 

0 

6 

0 

2.5 

2.1 

2. 

1.8 

0 

1. 7 

1.6 

1.9 

5.] 
174 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. -PART II. [NO. 48. 

BIG SANDY CREEK NEAR DADEVILLE, ALABAMA. 

This station, which was established by J. R. Hall August 2, 1900, is 

located about 4t miles southwest of Dadeville, at the highway bridge 

on the Dadeville-Susanna road. The gage, which is graduated to feet 

and tenths, is 16 feet high and is fastened vertically to the first pier 

on the north side of the creek. The initial point of sounding is at 

the gage rod. 'rhe section is good for ordinary or flood measurements, 

but is rather wide and shoaly for low-water measurements. The latter 

can, however, be made a short distance from 1rhe gage. The observer 

is L. H. Finch, a farmer who lives 200 yards from the Rtation, postoffice address, Dadeville, Alabama. During 1900 the following measurements were made by James R. Hall: 

July 6: Gage height, 1.20 feet; discharge, 260 second-feet. 

August 8: Gage height, 1.00 foot; discharge, 110 second-feet. 

Augusts: Gage height, 1.00 foot; discharge, 116 second-feet. 

August 25: Gage height, 1.35 feet: discharge, 281 second-feet. 

November 16: Gage height, 1.10 feet; discharge, 155 second-feet. 

December 31: Gage height, 2.00 feet; discharge, 870 second-feet. 

The measurements of August 8 and November 16 were made a half 

mile below ~mith's bridge. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Big Sandy Cr·eek near Dadeville, Alabama, for 1900. 

Day. i Aug.! Sept.· Dct.l Nov.l Dec. i 

! '--'-!' 

L~::-:H/1 1.00 1.10 0.95 1.00 1.10 

1.20 1.10 .90 _1.30 1.15 

1.10 1.40 .90 2.00 1.25 

1.10 1.30 .90 1.80 1.40 

1.10 1.20 3.50 1. 40 1.35 6 ________________ 

7-------------

8 ------------· ---- 9-----------------

10----------------. 

11.----------------

12-----------------

13-----------------

14-----------------

1 5-----------------

1 6 _________________ 

----

1.05 

1.05 

1.00 

1.05 

1.00 

1.00 

9.05 

9.00 

9.00 

1.80 

1.00 

1.05 1. 80 1.20 1.30 

1.00 1.25 1.20 1.25 

1.00 1.20 1.20 1.20 

.95 1.10 1.15 1.15 

2.00 1.15 1.15 1.10 

1. 80 1.10 1.15 1.10 

1.40 1.20 1.15 l.lO 

1.20 1.30 1.10 1.10 

1. 20 1.15 1.10 2.20 

2.00 1.10 1.10 1. 80 

2.20 1.05 1.10 1.45 

Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

-----

l'i. ------ ---·-· ---- 1.80 3.90 1.10 

18.---------. ---·-- 1.20 1.50 1.00 19 ___________ ------ 1.10 1.10 1.05 20 _____ ·--- -------- 1.00 1. 0.1) 1.05 

21..--------------- 1.00 1.00 1.00 

22_ --------- .90 1.00 1.50 2H. ____ ---------- _ .90 1.00 1.45 2L ________________ 1. 70 1.00 1. 40 

~----------------- 1.40 1.00 1.20 

2d~-- -------------- 1.60 1.00 1.15 27 _____ ------------ 1.15 1.05 1.10 

2~- ---------------- 1.10 1.05 1.05 2!L __ -·-- _____ ----- 1.00 1.00 1.05 30 _____ ·----------- 1.00 .90 1.00 31_ ________________ 1.80 ------ 1.05 

TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI. 

Nov. Dec. 

----

1. 05 1.45 

1.10 1.30 

1.10 2.40 

1.10 4.50 

1.10 3.50 

1.30 1. '70 

1.25 1.50 

1.20 1.40 

1.50 1.40 

1.90 1.35 

UlO 1.35 

1.20 1.35 

1.15 1.30 

1.10 1. 75 

------ 2.00 

This station is located about 1,000 feet below the highway bridge 

1t miles from the Southern Railway depot at Columbus. The rod, 

which is in three sections, is fastened vertically to the rock bluff on 

the left bank. It is a 3-inch by 10-inch pine timber 45 feet long, 

marked with brass figures and copper nails, the graduation extending 

from -5.0 feet to + 40.0 feet. The initial point of sounding is the 

end of the iron bridge, right bank, downstream side. Bench mark 

No. 1 is 250 feet from the initial point of sounding. 'rhe bridge floor 

is 40.85 feet above the zero of the rod, and the top of the iron girder 
MISSISSIPPI .AND .ALABAMA. 175 

under the floor timbers is 39.85 feet above the zero. Bench mark No. 

2 is the top of the rail at the depot of the Southern Railway, and· is 

55.2 feet above gage datum a.nd 190.9 feet above mean sea level. The 

width of the river at low water is 160 feet. The maximum recorded 

height of the river was on April 8, 1892, when the gage registered 42 

feet. The lowest recorded height was on October 26, 1893, when the 

gage reading was -3.9 feet. The danger line is at 33 feet. No measurements of discharge were made during 1900. 

Daily gage height, in feet. of Tombigbee River at Columbus, Mississippi, for 1900. 

' 

Day. Jan. l<'eb. Mar. Apr. May. June. I July. I Aug.\ Sept. 

1----·--------· 3.5 0.4 7.1 '4.5 8.tl 1.0 19.7 5. 8 -1.2 

2 ..... ~--- ---- ·--- 2.2 .3 6.8 3.8 6. 5 8.\l 18.3 4.0 -1.0 3 ______________ 1.8 .2 5.6 2. 7 5.9 10.0 17.6 2.8 -1.0 

4-------------- 1.6 .4 4.4 1.9 4.5 13.4 16.2 1.9 -.7 

5-------------- 1.4 1.8 3.8 1.5 2.8 15.3 15.9 1. 0 -.6 

6------ ---··---- 1.2 3.5 3.4 1.3 1.5 17.0 15.4 .0 -.9 

7-------------- 1.1 3.5. 7.6 1.3 .8 20.7 14.5 -.5 -1.3 

8-------------- 1.0 3.3 14.4 1.1 .5 23.6 13.5 -.9 -1.9 

9-------------- .9 4.2 15.1 . 7 1.4 25.5 10.0 -1.4 -2.1 

10 ------ ---- ---- .9 8.4 13.8 .5 2.3 25.0 6.8 -1.8 -2.3 

11 ---------- ---- 2.0 7.8 11.3 11.7 3.3 23.6 5.5 -2.2 -2.4 

12 ------ -------- 6.6 7.6 9.9 16.2 3.6 21.6 4.0 -2.6 -2.5 

i~ ~ ~~ ~~ --~~: ~ = ~ =~ 8.3 10.2 6. 7 17.4 2.8 20.0 3.5 -2.6 -2.6 

7.1 9.8 4.3 19.3 2.2 18.5 2.0 -2.7 -2.7 

15 -------------- 5.6 8.1 4.8 20.8 1.6 17.8 1.9 -2.2 -2.7 

16-------------. 4.6 5.8 5.6 20.9 + . 7 17.1 1.5 -2.2 -2.8 

17 -- .. ---------- 2.8 4.6 5.2 22.9 .0 17.3 1.0 -2.31-2.9 

18-------------- 2.4 3.8 4.6 26.9 -.4 17.8 .5 -2.3 -3.0 

19 -------------- 2.2 3.2 9.4 27.6 -1.0 18.0 .0 -1.8' -3.0 

20-------------- 2.1 2. 8 15.6 27.5 -.8 16.8 .4 =Ur=U 21 -------------- 1.9 3.5 18.2 27.1 -.5 15.2 1.3 

22 ------- --· ---- 1.8 5.6 19.0 25.5 -.5 13.5 2.0 -1.6 -2.9 

23-------------- 1.6 5.4 19.2 23.3 + .1 13.8 1.9 -1.9 -2.7 

24-------------- 1.4 4.5 18.1 21.3 .2 18.5 1.4 -2.0 -1.3 

25 -------- 1.2 5.0 15.2 19.4 .3 21.5 .7 -.1 -1.7 

26------ ........ 1.1 5.0 11.4 17.3 2. 3 24.1 .1 

27-------------- .9 3. 9 7.8 14.8 2.4 25.0 1.8 :~ i =~:g 28-------------- . 7 4.2 4.6 11.8 2.2 24.8 5.0 - .3 I -2.4 

29 -------------- .6 .............. 3.9 9.5 1.6 23.5 5.9 -1.0 1-2.5 30 ------ -------- .5 ................ a.1 9.4 1.0 21.7 6. 7 -1.4. -2.51 

31 .. ------------ .4 -----·- 3.3 ................ .8 .............. 7.2 -1.1 1-------

. TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR EPES, ALABAMA. 

0ct. Nov. 

• 

-2.7 +2.6 

-2.8 +4.9 

-3.0 +5.5 

-3.1 +5.1 

-3.3 +4.4 

-3.5 +3.1 

-3.5 +1.9 

-2.2 + .9 

--1.0 -.1 

-.6 -.5 

-.4 -.9 

+2.6 -1.1 

+4.8 -1.3 

+5.2 -1.3 

+5.6 -1.4 

+5.4 -1.5 

+2.4 -1.5 

+ .4 -1.6 

-.4 -1.6 -- .9 -1.6 

-1.1 -1.6 

-1.3 +1.2 

-1.0 .0 

-.2 +1.7 + .8 +2.3 

+1.0 +2.8 

+5.1 +3.3 

+5.6 +3.8 

+4.6 +3.9 

+4.0 +3.8 

+3.0 -------

Dec. 

+3. 

+2. 

+1. 

+1. 

4 

5 

9 

0 

+ .1 +. 

+ .3 

2 

3 

0 + 

-:3 

+ .5 -

+ 

+ 

6 

9 :u + .9 

+ .9 

+ .9 

-1. 

-1. 0 

0 

-1.0 

-1.0 

+3. 8 

+5.0 

+6.0 

+6. 6 +6.8 

+6.1 

+5. 

+4. 

0 

2 

+4.8 

+4. 0 

A record of gage heights has been kept at this station for the last 

ton years by the Alabama Great Southern Railway Company. rrhe 

gage is painted on the center brick pier of the railway bridge of that 

company across the Tombigbee a half mile east of Epes, and is 

referred to two bench marks, the first, the top of the iron girder at 

the third crossbeam at the station, 80 feet from the right-bank end of 

the iron bridge, is 64.70 feet above datum of gage, the second, the top 

of the cross-t.ie or the base of the rail at the station, 80 feet from the 

right-bank end of the iron bridge, is 65.50 feet above datum of gage. 

The west bank of the ri~er is a solid wall of limestone, the east bank 

is flat and is subject to overflow. The trestle at the east end of the 
176 OPERATION~ AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

bridge is seven-eighths of a mile long. The section is good, though 

the water is very deep and rather swift. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tombigbee River near Epes, Alabama, for 1900. 

__ n_a_y_. --I~J_a_n_. Feb. I Mar. Apr. I May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1 . 8.5 3.0 I 18.0 24.5 43.0 6.0 4<!.5 14.5 2.0 0.5 7.0 8.0 2 _____________ -------------_ 

3 _____________ _ 

4---------- ---- 5------ ---· .... 

6--------------

7------ --·· ---- 8--------------

9--------------

10--------------

11 -----·-------- 12 ---- ·--- ·- ---. 13.-------------

]4 ---- ----------

15 -------------- 16 -------------- 17. --· ---------- 18 -------------- 19--------------

20 -------------- 21 -------------- 22------ -------· 23 -------------- 24 -------------- 25--------------

26--------------

27 ·--- ------ ---· 28--------------

29 ---------· ---- 30--------------

31. --· ------ ·---

7.5 3.0 19.0 19.5 41.0 8.0 44.5 12.0 2.5 .5 8.0 7.5 

6.5 3.0 18.0 16.0 39.0 15.0 44.5 10.5 2.0 .5 9.0 7.0 

6.0 3.0 17.0 12.0 33.5 21.0 44.0 8.0 2.0 .5 8.5 6.0 

5. 5 5. 0 15. 0 10. 0 28. 0 24. 5 42. 5 6. 0 2. 0 . 5 8. 5 5. 0 

5.0 6.0 14.0 8.0 20.5 27.0 42.0 5.0 2.0 .5 7.5 4.5 

4.5. 7.0 13.0 7.5 16.0 29.5 41.0 5.0 2.0 .5 7.0 4.0 

4.0 7.5 18.0 7.5 10.0 32.0 • 40.0 4.0 2.0 .5 5.5 4.0 

3.5 11.5 21.0 7.0 7.0 34.5 39.0 3.0 2.0 .5 4.5 4.0 

3.5 13.5 23.0 6.5 7.0 37.0 38.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.5 

13.0 15.0 24.0 20.5 7.0 38.5 34.0 2.0 1.5 4.0 4.0 3.0 

20.0 20.5 24.0 26.0 8.0 39.5 26.0 2.0 1.5 6.0 3.0 3.0 

23.0 26.0 23.0 29.0 8.0 40.5 23.0 2.0 1.5 7.5 3.0 3.5 

23.5 28.0 .20.0 oo.o 1.0 n.o 15.5 2.0 2.0 8.5 2.5 3.5 

22.0 28.0 17.5 31.0 6.0 41.5 13.0 2.0 1.5 10.0 2.0 3.5 

21.0 26.0 17.0 38.0 6.0 42.0 8.0 1.5 1.0 10.5 2.0 3.5 

18.5 24.0 18.0 46.0 5.0 42.0 7.0 1.51 1.0 10.0 2.0 3.0 

15.0 22.0 18.0 48.5 4.0 42.0 6.0 1.5 1.0 7.5 2.0 3.0 

11.5 18.5 18.5 51.0 3.5 41.5 5.0 1.5 1.0 5.0 2.5 3.0 

10. 0 16. 0 26. 0 51. 5 3. 5 41. 5 6. 5 1. 5 . 5 4. 0 2. 5 6. 0 

8.5 14.0 30.0 52.0 3.5 41.5 7.0 1.0 .5 3.5 3.0 5.0 

8. 0 15. 0 32. 0 52. 0 3. 5 41. 0 8. 0 1. 0 . 5 3. 0 3. 5 5. 0 

8.0 17.5 34.0 51.5 3.5 41.0 9.0 2.0 .5 2.0 3.5 8.5 

7.0 18.0 35.5 51.0 4.0 42.5 8.0 1.5 .5 2.0 3.5 10.0 

6.5 17.5 37.5 49.5 4.5 42.5 6.0 1.5 .5 3.0 6.5 11.5 

6.0 17.0 38.0 47.5 5.0 43.5 5.5 1.5 .5 4.0 8.5 11.5 

5.0 16.0 39.0 47.0 6.0 43.5 5.0 5.0 .5 4.5 7.5 .12.5 

3.0 17.0 38.5 46.5 7.0 43.5 5.5 4.5 .5 7.5 7.5 12.0 

3.0 35.0 46.0 7.0 44.0 14.0 4.0 .5 9.0 8.0 10.0 

3. 0 33. 0 44. 5 6. 0 44. 5 14. 5 3. 0 . 5 8. 0 8. 5 10. 0 

3.0 30.0 5.0 14.5 2.0 7.5 ------- 10.5 

YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER .AT FRIENDSVILLE, MARYLAND. 

This station, which wtts established by E. G. Paul on August 17, 1898, 

is located at the iron highway bridge connecting the east and west 

portions of the village. It is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 

36, page 159. Records of measurements for 1899 will be found in the 

Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 156. During 1900 the 

following measurements were made by E. G. Paul and C. R. Olberg: 

February 15: Gage height, 6.2 feet; discharge, 1,816 second-feet. 

June 26: Gage height, 4.6 feet; di!wharge, 361 second-feet. 

September 13: Gage height, 3.8 feet; discharge, 48 second-feet. 
MARYLAND .AND WEST VIRGINIA. 177 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, Maryland, for 

1900. 

Day. Jan. lt'eb. Mar. Apr.\ May., June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. )_Nov. Dec. 

------

1 •...•.. 5.1 4.8 6.3 5.8 4.6 4.3 4.8 4. 7 4.0 3.9 4.1 5.3 

2 ---- ---= ===~=- 5.1 4.8 6.8 5.8 4.6 4.3 4.8 4.5 4.0 3.9 4.1 5.2 3 ______________ 5.1 4.8 6.6 5.8 4.5 4.3 4. 7 4.3 4.0 3.9 4.1 5.1 

4-------------- 5.1 4.8 6.3 5.6 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.4 5.3 

5-------------- 5.1 4.8 6.2 5.5 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.3 5.6 

6--------- 5.1 5.4 6.3 5.5 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.2 5.8 

7 -----· ----~=== 5.2 5.6 6.1 5.5 4.6 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.2 7.5 

8 ...... -------- 5.3 6.6 6.0 5.4 4.7 4.2 ·------ 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.2 7.3 

9 ·-------------- 5.3 6.8 5.8 5.4 4. 7 4.2 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.4 6.9 

10-------------- 5.3 6.6 5. 7 5.3 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.3 6.4 

11 ---- ------ ---- 5.4 6.4 5.6 5.3 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.3 6.1 

12-------------- 6.3 6.2 5.5 5.2 4.6 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.3. 5.8 

13-------------- 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.1 4. 7 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.3 5.6 

14-------------- 6.0 6.4 5.3 5.0 4. 7 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.3 5.4 

15 ---------- ---~ 5.8 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.8 4. 7 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.3 4.2 5.4 

16------ --··----- 5.8 a.1 5.4 4.9 4.9 5.4 4.1 4.2 3.8 4.3 4.2 5.3 

17-------------- 5.6 5.8 5.3 4.9 4.9 6. 7 4.0 4. 5 3.8 4.2 4.2 5.2 

18---------- .... 5.6 5.6 5.5 4.8 4.8 7.1 4.0 4.5 3.8 4.2 4.3 5.1 

19------ -------- 5.6 5.2 5. 7 4.8 4. 7 7.0 4.0 4.4 8.8 4.2 4.4 4.9 

20 -------------· 5. 7 5.1 5.9 4. 7 4. 7 6.5 4.1 4.3 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.7 21 ... ___________ 6.0 5.1 7.0 4. 7 4. 7 6. 0 4.1 4.2 3.8 4.2 4.5 4.6 

22 --·----------- 6.3 5.0· 6.5 4. 7 4. 7 5.3 4.2 4.2 3.8 4.2 4. 7 4.6 

23-------------- 6.1 5.0 6.1 4.6 4. 7 4.8 4.3 4.6 3.8 4.1 4.8 4.5 

24-------------- 5 .. 7 5.0 5.8 I 4.6 4.6 4. 7 4.3 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.9 4.3 

2.') ·----- ---- ·--- 5.5 5.0 5.6 4. 7 4.5 4. 7 4.4 4.3 3.8 4.0 5.2 4.3 

26-------------- 5.4 5.0 5.5 4. 7 4.4 4.6 4. 7 4.3 3.8 4.0 9 . .') 4.4 

27 -----· -------- 5.3 5.1 5.4 4.8 4.4 4.5 5.0 4.1 3.9 4.1 8.3 4.6 

28-------------- 5.2 5.1 5.4 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.1 3.9 4.2 6.9 4.8 

29 ·----- -------- 5.0 ---·--- 5.5 4. 7 4.4 4.8 4. 7 4.2 3.9 4.1 5.8 5.0 

30------ -------· 5.0 5. 7 4. 7 4.4 4.9 4.9 4.1 3.9 4.1 5.5 5.2 

31 .... ---------- 5.o I=====~: 5. 7 ................. _ 4.4 ------- 5.5 4.1 ---· ..... - 4.1 ------- 5.2 

CHEAT RIVER NEAR UNEV A, WEST VIRGINLt. 

This station was established July 8, 1899. As there is uo bridge at 

the place convenient for making Jneasurements, a cable of 600 feet 

span was stretched across the stream 6 miles northwest of Morgantown, near Uneva, West Virginia. The station is described in WaterSupply Paper No. 36, page 160. During 1900 one measurement was 

made by E. G. Paul, as follows: 

June 25: Gage height, 2.80 feet; discharge, 1,403 second-feet. 

Dailg gage height, in feet, of Cheat River near Uneva, West Virginia, for 1900. 

- Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct., Nov. Dec. 

----· ----

1 ..... ------ 3.2 3.2 2.3 2.1 1.6 ------ 17 ------ ---- 2.8 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.2 2.9 

2----------- 2.8 3.1 2.1 2.0 1.6 4.0 18---------- 2.9 1.5 1.4 1.4 2.1 2.8 

3 ........... 2. 7 2.9 2.0 1.9 1.7 4.0 19 ---------· 2.9 1.5 1.4 1.5 2.2 2.8 

4---------- 2.6 2. 7 1.9 1.8 1.7 4.3 20---------- 3.0 1.6 t.4 1.4 3.0 2.7 

5 ..... ------ 2.6 2.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 7.0 21 .......... 3.0 2.0 1.3 1.3 3.3 2.7 6 ___________ 2.4 2.4 1.5. 1.6 2.0 7.0 22 ---------· 3.0 1.9 1.5 1.3 3.5 2.6 

7----------- 2.3 2.4 1.4 1.5 2.3 6.0 23 --·- ...... 2.9 1.8 1.5 1.3 3.8 3.0 

8 .... -·--- -- 3.0 2.3 1.4 1.6 2.5 5.0 24---------- 3.5 1.8 1.4 2.3 4.Q 3.2 

9 ........... 2.9 2.0 1.4 1.7 2.4 4.4 25---------- 4.8 1.8 1.4 2.3 ............. 3.3 ]Q __________ 2.9 2.0 1.4 1.7 2.2 4-.7 26 ---------- 5.1 1.8 1.5 2.2 ------ 3.3 

1L ..... 2.8 2.0 1.4 1.7 2.0 3.4 27---------- 5.2 1. 7 1.3 2.1 ------ 3.2 

12 ........ =: 2. 7 1.8 1.4 1.7 1.9 3.4 28 ---- ------ 4.9 1.7 1.3 2.0 ................. 3.1 

13 ...... ----- 2.6 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.9 3.2 29---------- 3. 7 2.0 1.4 1.8 ................ 3.1 

14 .... ------- 2.5 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.9 3.0 30---------- 3.4 2.3 1.4 1. 7 ................ ------ 15 .... ------- 2.6 1.7 1.3 1.5 2.0 3.0 31 .......... 3.2 2.3 ------ 1.6 .............. ............. 16 ___________ 2.6 l.G 1. ·1 1.4 2.~ 3.0 
178 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

NEW RIVER AT RADFORD, VIRGINIA. 

This station, which was established by D. C. Humphreys on Augpst 

1, 1898, the gage having been erected by the United States Weather. 

Bureau, is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 161. On 

account of the inaccuracies of the Weather Bureau gage, a wire gage 

was put in February 23, 1900, the zero being on the same level as 

that of the old gage. The observer is T. M. Brady. Records of 

measurements for 1899 will be found in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, 

page 162. During 1900 the following measurements were made by 

D. C. Humphreys: 

February 23: Gage height, 2.55 feet; discharge, 11,681 second-feet. 

February 24: Gage height, 2.10 feet; discharge, 8,500 secolll1-feet. 

1\farch 30: Gage height, 1. 78 feet; discharge, 7,709 secontl-feet. 

June 27: Gage height, 1.62 feet; discharge, 6,749 secom1-feet. 

July 28: Gage height, 1.25 feet; discharge, 5,256 seconc~-feet. 

August 22: Gage height, 0.00; l~ischarge, 1,365 second-feet. 

December 20: Gage height, 0.70 foot; discharge, 2,975 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of New River at Rw((ord, Virginia, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. I June. July. Aug. Sept.) Oct. Nov. I Dec. 

1 -------. ---·-- 2 ---- ·--- -----· 3 .............. 

4 .............. 

5---- .... ------ 6-------- -----· 7--------------

8--------------

9 ···- ---------- 0 -------- ----- 11 ........ ----- 2 '--- ---- ------ 3--------------

14---------------

15 ---- ---- ------ 16 --- - . --- --- - .. 17--------------

18 -------. ------ 19 ------- ------ --------------

1 ---- ------ .. --

20 

2 

2: 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

3 

2--------------

--------------

--------------

.. --------------

--------------

------- ------ . ------------- _. _____________ 

·--- --------.. - ! ______________ 

0.20 

.20 

.20 

.20 

.20 

.20 

.30 

.30 

.4D 

.50 

. 70 

1.00 

3.00 

1.90 

1.60 

1.20 

.90 

.80 

1.00 

2.40 

1. 90 

1.80 

1.60 

1.30 

1.20 

1.00 

.90 

.30 

.20 

.20 

.30 

0.30 5.85 1. 90 .80 6.60 1.20 

.90 3.20 1.20 

.80 2.10 1.10 

.80 2.00 1. ~0 

. iO 1.90 1.10 

1.00 1. 80 1.00 

1.20 2.10 1.00 

.90 2.20 .90 1 00 2.00 I. uo .90 2. 70 I. 90 

1.20 2.60 1.80 

2.00 2.00 1.20 

4.80 I. 80 1.00 

2.80 I. 70 .90 

1. 70 1.40 .80 

1.50 I. 70 .80 

1.40 1.60 . 70 

1.30 1.30 4.00 

.90 3.95 2.60 

1.00 4.50 2.30 

3.00 3.30 2. 70 

2.90 2.40 2.90 

2.20 2.20 2.30 

2.10 2.10 1.90 

1.90 1. 90 1. 70 

1.00 2.60 1.60 

2.60 2.40 1.40 

------- I. 90 1.30 

------- I. 70 1.20 

------- 1.00 -------

-----

1. 20 0.80 1.00. 0.40 -0.30 -0.40 

1.10 . 70 .80 .30 - .30 -.40 

1.00 1.00 .60 .20 -.40 .00 

1.30 1.00 .70 .30 -,30 .00 

1.20 .90 .90 .30 - .30 .00 

1.00 .90 . 70 .00 - .80 .J.O 

1.00 .80 .50 .00 - .iO .10 

.90 .90 .37 -.20 - . 70 .20 

1.00 .80 .34 -.40 - .60 .20 

1.30 .80 .50 -.70 - .40 .30 

1.00 . 70 .36 --.90 - .30 .20 

1.00 . 70 .42 - .00 - .50 .00 

1.00 .80 .28 -.50 -.40 .00 

.90 1.00 .14 - .80 -- .40 .20 

.90 1.10 .20 -.70 1.00 .30 

.80 1.20 .28 -.60 2.85 .30 

.80 1.60 .26 - .80 2.40 .20 

.80 1.20 .14 -.80 1.20 .10 

.90 2.00 .02 -.70 .50 .00 

.80 1.40 .00 -.70 .20 .00 

1.00 1.10 .08 - .60 .40 .00 

.90 1.00 .16 .00 .50 .30 

.90 1.20 .24 .00 .50 6.83 

.80 1.00 .42 .10 .50 23.00 I 

2.00 2.00 .50 .20 .40 4. 60 

1.90 1.60 .58 .20 .30 2.30 

1.00 2.00 .86 .00 .20 1.30 

1.10 1. 60 2.20 .00 .00 1.20 

1.00 1.80 .80 .J_JO - .30 1.20 

.90 1.60 I .90 - .20 -- .40 1.00 

.90 -------! .50 - .20 ------- 1.03 

GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON, WEST VIRGINIA. 

__ ( __ 0.90 1.60 

.80 1.00 

.80 1.00 

1.00 1.60 

1.40 4.50 

1.20 3.00 

1.00 2.00 

.90 2.00 

.80 2.10 

.80 2.00 

.70 1.30 

.60 1.40 

.60 1.00 

.50 1.00 

.60 .90 

.50 .90 

.40 .80 

.40 .80 

.30 .70 

.30 .70 

.40 .60 

.50 .60 

.50 .80 

.40 .70 

.50 1.00 

7.80 .90 

4.30 . 70 

2."40 .80 

I. 90 .70 

1.80 .60 

------- .70 

THis station, which was established by C. C. Babb and D. C. Humphreys on August 1, 1895, is described in Water-Supply PaperNo. 36, 

page 163. Records of measurements during 1899 will be found in the 

Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 159. During 1900 the following measurements were made by D. C. Humphreys: 

March 31: Gage height, 4.07 feet; discharge, 5,128 second-feet. 

June 29: Gage height, 1.99 feet; discharge, 564 second-feet. 
WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. 

July 24: Gage height. 1.97 feet; discharge, 493 second-feet. 

August 20: Gage height, 1.38 feet; discharge, 148 second-feet. 

December 21: Gage height, 2.24 feet; discharge, 834 second-feet. 

179 

Daily. gage height, in feet, of Greenbrier River at Alderson, West Virginia,jo1· 1900. 

Day. I Jan.\ Feb. Mar., Apr., May. June., July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

~-~- ---

1 •. -------- ~--. ! 1.90 2.15 3. 98 3. 90 2.30 2.25 2. 75 2.45 1.55 1.40 1.45 3.00 

2------ .... -~~~ 1.88 1.85 6.81 3.48 2.25 2.15 3.00 2.15 1.53 1.50 1.58 2.75 

3---------- ·-~~ 1.88 1. 95 5.08 3.30 2.11! 2.10 2.45 2.00 1.48 1.45 1.60 2.58 

4 --·-------··-- 1.88 1.95 4.00 3.20 2.15 2.20 2.40 1.90 1.45 1.43 3.20 3.48 

5--------~-~~-· 1.90 1.95 3.58 3.08 2.10 2.13 2.08 1. 80 1.40 1. 40 2. 75 7.00 6------ --~- ~~~~ 1.86 2.10 3.55 3.00 2.05 2.05 2.00 1. 70 1.38 1.38 2.25 5.15 

7 --~-------~~-- 1. 85 2.40 4.53 2.88 2.02 1. 98 1.90 1.42 1.35 1.37 2.05 4.00 

8 -~---- ~--: ~~-~ 1. 85 2.60 4.90 2.80 2.00 1. 90 1.98 1.60 1.30 1.35 1. 93 3.55 

9 ---~~- ·~~~ ··~· 1.85 3. 75 4.20 3.00 1.95 1.90 1. 93 1.57 1.28 1.38 1.90 3.40 

10 .......... ~--~ 2.05 4.25 3.70 3.02 2.10 1.88 1. 78 1.55 1.27 1.37 1.80 3.40 

11 ------ .... ~--- 2.05 3.45 3.45 2.85 2.00 1. 82 1. 73 1.52 1.21) 1. 35 1. 72 3.15 

12------ ~--- ~~~- 2.17 3.10 3.17 2.65 1.95 1. 75 1.65 1.48 1.23 1.35 1. 75 2.92 

13 -----------·-- 4.18 7.24 ·3.00 2.55 Ul7 1.68 1.63 1.45 1.20 1.33 1. 75 2.73 14------ .... ---- 3.15 7.90 2.90 2.50 1.92 1.70 1.60 1.40 1.20 1.45 1.85 2.65 

15 ------ --~~ -~-- 2.80 5.05 2.93 2.37 1.85 2.05 1.55 1.40 1.31 1. 70 1.80 2.55 

16-------------- 2.53 4.00 2.87 2.30 1.83 2.28 1.52 1.40 1. 88 1. 70 1. 78 2.45 

17 ---------- .... 2.38 3.48 2.85 2.20 1.80 3.20 1.45 1.35 1.65 1.60 1. 75 2.30 

18 -- .... ---- ---· 2.40 3.10 2.60 2.40 1. 77 5.23 1.45 1.37 1.50 1.55 1.68 2.25 

19-------------- 2.65 2.65 2.89 2.52 1. 73 4.40 1.45 1.40 1.45 1.50 1.65 2.25 

20-------------- 5. 98 2.50 8.12 3.40 1.80 3.50 1.42 1.37 1.40 1.45 1.62 2.20 21 .............. 5.65 2.55 8.23 3.55 2.90 3.00 1.42 1.40 1.38 1. 45 1.60 2.23 

22 ·----- -------- 4.33 4.05 5.50 3.65 2.50 2.65 1. 48 lAO 1.43 1.43 1. 72 2.20 

23-------------- 3.45 5.40 4.50 3. 73 2.32 2.45 2.10 1.50 1.50 2.47 2.43 2.08 

24 ---------~---- a.m 4.37 3.40 3.45 2. 20 2.25 2.20 1.40 1.63 3.68 3.38 2.0.1) 

25 .......... ---- 2. 7.5 3.75 4.85 3.16 2.20 2.15 2.27 1.45 1.50 2.60 3.68 2.18 

26 --~---·------ 2.55 3.53 4.60 2.92 2.50 2.07 2.44 1.40 1.53 2.45 18.23 2.23 

27 ---------- -~-- 2.43 3.20 4. 75 2. 75 2.45 2.05 3.97 1.50 1.45 2.25 9.30 2.18 

28 -------------- 2.25 2.83 4.13 2.20 2.20 1.95 3.90 1.50 1:40 2.00 5.03 2.13 29 .............. 2.01! ------- 4.05 2.45 2.20 1.95 2.90 1.55 1.45 1.75 4.00 2.12 

30 ...... ---- ..... 2 45 ------- 3.80 2.40 2.40 2.00 2.50 1.60 1.40 1. 70 3.37 2.38 

31 -------------- 2.05 ------- 4.10 -----... - 2.40 ------- 2.48 1.50 ------- 1.63 ------- 2.35 

NORTH FORK OF NEW RIVER AT WEAVERSFORD, NORTH CAROLINA. 

During the summer of 1900 a special investigat-ion of the hydrographic conditions of the southern Appalachian region was made by 

the United States Geological Survey. Temporary stations were established on several of the largest rivers, among· these being the North 

Fork and the South Fork of New River. A station was also established on New River near Oldtown, Virginia. The regular station on 

New River, which is at Fayette, West Virginia, has been continued. 

Descriptions of these temporary stations and the gage heights obtained 

are given on the following pages. 

The station at Weaversford was established July 27, 1900, by Cleveland .Abbe, jr., and N. C. Curtis. The nearest railroad station is at 

North Wilkesboro, 40 miles distant, and the Weaversfordpost-officeis 

a fourth of a mile from the gaging station, which can only be reached 

by private conveyance. The gage rod is 12.6 feet long, and is divided 

into feet and tenths. It is nailed to the downstream vertical timber of 

the fore bay of Dixon's mill. The discharge measurements are made by 

wading at a comparatively shallow ford, not much used and not on a 

public highway, located 400 yards below the house of Mr. Dixon, the 

owner of t,he mill. The initial point of sounding is on the right bank, 

at the outer edge of a fence post opposite the ford where measurements are made. The banks are high and have been overflowed only 
180 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. -PART II. [NO. 48. 

once, viz, in 1878. The bed of the stream is rocky and gravelly, and 

is constant in form. The observer is C. L. Nelson, post-office address 

Weaversford, Ashe County, North Carolina. The gage heights for 

1900 will be published next year: During 1900 the following measurements were made by N. C. Curtis and Cleveland Abbe, jr.: 

July 23: Gage height, 0.60 foot; discharge, .536 second-feet. 

October 27: Gage height, 0.90 foot; discharge, 70S second-feet. 

SOUTH FORK OF NEW RIVER AT NEW RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA. 

This station was established· July 28, 1900, by Cleveland Abbe, jr., 

and N. C. Curtis. The nearest railroad station is North Wilkesboro, 

30 miles distant, and the gaging station can only be reached by private conveyance. ,.rhe discharge measurements are made by wading 

across a ford a half mile above the confluence of the North and South 

forks of New River and about 1 mile downstream from the gage at 

Warden's store. The gage is a wire cord running over a bolt driven 

into a locust tree, and reads on a horizontal scale divided into feet 

and tenths. The pointer or index on the gage wire is 10.55 feet from 

the-extreme tip of the double window-sash weights which are attached. 

When the latter rest on the bottom, the index stands opposite 1 foot 

on the scale, which is read direct. The initial point of sounding is a 

notch on the stream side of the second small poplar on the left of the 

road going toward the stream and opposite the ford. The channel is 

straight, the current fairly swift, and the banks are low and seldom 

overflow. The bed of the stream is rocky, with bowlders and cobbles. 

The drainage area at this station is 326.5 square miles. The observer 

is F. R. Warden, a storekeeper located about 75 yards downstream 

from the gage. During 1900 the following measurements were made 

by N. C. Curtis and Cleveland Abbe, jr.: 

July 28: Gage height, 2. 7 feet; discharge, 751 second-feet. 

October 28: Gage height, 2.6 feet; discharge, 1,6~5 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of South Fork of New River at New River, North Carolina, for 1900. 

I Aug.,Sept. I 

Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. I Nov. Dec. Day. July. Oct. Nov. 1 Dec. : 

---- l ___________ I 2.45 2.30 2.30 

I 

2.60 2. 70 17 __________ ............. 2.20 2.80 2.25 2.40 i 2.60 

t =~~:=~===: ~~ ~ :~~: 2.35 2.25 2.30 2.60 2. 70 •18 ____ .• ---- ........... - 2.20 2.40 2.20 2.40 i 2. tiO 2.30 2.20 2.45 3.50 2.70 19 .. ________ ------ 2.20 :J.40 2.20 2.40 I 2.60 

2.30 2.20 2.80 3.80 3.95 2() ______ ---- 2.20 2.30 2.20 2.40 i 2.60 

5.---------- ------ 2.30 2.20 2.75 3.30 3. 70 21. _________ -----· 2.20 2.30 2.20 2.35 I 2.60 

6.---. ---·-- ------ 2.30 2.20 2. 70 2.80 3.20 22 __________ ·----- 2.30 2.30 2.20 2.30 

I 

2.60 

7----------- 2.30 2.20 2.55 2.65 2.85 23 .......... ------ 2.30 2.30 7.90 2.30 2.70 

8----------- ------ 2.30 2.20 2.50 2.60 2.80 24 ______ ---- 2.30 2.30 6. 70 2.30 2.60 

9----------- ------ 2.30 2.20 2.45 2.60 2.80 25 ____ ------ ------ 2.30 2.30 3. 75 2.70 2.60 10 ___________ ., _____ 2.30 2.20 2.40 2.00 2. 75 26 __________ ............. 2.25 2.30 3.05 5.20 2.60 

11----------- ------ 2.30 2.20 2.4,1) 2.60 2. 70 27 __________ ·----· 2.20 2.30 2.90 3.60 2.60 

12 ----------- ------ 2.30 2.15 2.3.') 2.55 2. 70 28 __________ 

":i'65' 2.20 2.30 2. 70 3.05 2.60 13 ___________ ............... 2.35 2.10 2.30 2.50 2.60 29 __________ 2.50 2.30 2.60 2.95 2.60 

14:----------- .......... -.. 2.{0 2.55 2.30 2.50 2.60 30 __________ 2.50 2.45 2.30 2.60 2.80 2.60 15 ___________ ------ 2.35 2.60 2.30 2.45 2.60 31 __________ 2.50 

I 

2.35 ------ 2.60 :------1 2.80 

16 ----- ------ ------ 2.30 3.70 2.30 2.40 2.60 I 
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. 181 

NEW RIVER NEAR OLDTOWN, VIRGINIA. 

This station, which was established by Cleveland Abbe, jr., and 

N. C. Curtis, July 31, 1900, is located about 2 miles west of Oldtown, 

and ean only be reached by private conveyance. Oldtown is 30 miles . 

from the railroad at Mount Airy, and 9 miles from a branch of the 

Norfolk and Western Railway. The wire gage is suspended from an 

overhanging tree on the left bank, 50 yards upstream from the ferry. 

The horizontal scale is so placed that the zero mark is next to the bank. 

The distance from the index on the wire to the bottom of the weight 

is 16.1 feet. The initial point of sounding is on the right bank, and 

is a notch cut in the wooden upright of the beam supporting the north 

end of the ferry cable. The channel above and below the station is 

straight and the current is fairly swift. The right bank is rather 

low and is subject_ to overflow. The left bank it; rarely submerged 

in flood. The bed of the stream is rocky and sandy. The observer 

is Joshua Austin, a farmer of Oldtown. During 1900 the following 

measurements were made by N. C. Curtis and Cleveland Abbe, jr.: 

July 31: Gage height, 6.6 feet; discharge, 1,541 second-feet. 

October 29: Gage height, 6.3 feet; discharge, 2,293 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of New River near Oldtown, Virginia, for 1900. 

Day. lAng.' Sept. I Oct. Nov.! Dec. I: Day. I Aug. Sep~ Oc~ Nov.' Dec. 

L~~~~~~:~:::~:~ l:fi t~- i:H f:~ ifi In:~:·:~~~~::::·::: ~:~ i:B fH i:i i:; 5 ................. 6.90 7.10 6.40 5.60 4.60 2L ................ 6.90 6.80 6.10 6.80 6.70 6 ......•......... 6.90 7.10 6.40 5.10 5.50 22 ................. 6.90 6.80 6.10 6.70 6.50 7 ................. 6.90 7.10 6.50 6.30 5.80 23 .............. : .. 6.50 6.80 6.111 6.70 6.50 

8 ...........•..... 6.80 7.10 6.60 6.40 5.90 24 ......... --- -- 6.60 6.70 1.20 6.60 6.50 

9 - ------ - -- - ----- 7. 00 7. 20 6. 70 6. 50 !l. 90 25 . --- -- - ----- ----- 6 70 6. 80 4. 30 6. 60 6. 80 

10 ................. 7.10 7.20 6.70 6.50 6.00 26---------------- 6.90 6.50 5.40 2.40 6.70 n _________________ 1.10 7.20 6.80 6.50 6.1o '47 _______________ 6.10 6.80 5.90 4.60 6.7o 

12-----------------7.20 7.20 6.90 6.60 6.20 ~----------------- 6.10 6.90 6.10 5.80 6.70 

13.-------------- 7.20 7.20 6.90 6.70 6.30 29 ....... --------- 7.00 6.90 6.30 5.10 6.70 14 _________________ 7.20 '6.80 6.80 6.60 6.30 30 _________________ 6.30------ 6.30 6.20 6.30 

15----------------- 6. 70 5. 70 6. 90 6. 60 6. 50 31 ----.----------- 6. 60 - ·-·-- 6. 50 6. 40- 16 ________________ 6.80 3.90 6.90 6.70 6.50 

NEW RIVER AT FAYETTE, WEST VIRGINIA. 

This station, which was established July 29, 1895, is just above the 

mouth of Wolf Creek, on the one-span highway bridge at Fayette, 

West Virginia. It is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 

164. Records of measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twentyfirst Annual Report, Part IV, page 157~ During 1900 the following 

measurements were niade by D. C. Humphreys: 

March 31: Gage height, 8.49 feet; discharge, 17,387 second-feet. 

June 29: Gage height, 5.58 feet; discharge, 11,436 second-feet. 

July 25: Gage height, 2.47 feet; discharge, 4,625 second-feet. 

August 20: Gage height, 0.55 foot; discharge, 2,275 second-feet. 

December 21: Gage height, 3.40 feet; discharge, 5,915 second-feet. 

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182 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. (NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, in feet,, of New River at Fayette, West Virginia,jor 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. 

1 ________ -----· 2 _____________ _ 

3-------------- 4 __________ ----

5 --------·- ---- 6 -------·-- ---- 7--------------

8 ·----------·--

9 -------·-·--- 10 ---------- ·---

11 --------------1 12-------------

13 ---------- ~--- 14 -- ----------- 15 ---. ------ ---- ~ 

16--------------

17--------------

18--------------

19--------------

20-------------- 21 _____________ _ 

22 __ :_ -- --- ---· 23--------------

24-------------

25---- --------- 26--------------

27--------------

28---------- --- 29 ---· ---------- 30--------------

31 .... ----------

2.95 

3.20 

3.40 

3.10 

3.10 

3.00 

3.05 

3.10 

3.40 

3.60 

4.10 

4.44 

6.20 

5.45 

5.30 

5.00 

!:~r 4.30 

5.45 

8. 75 

6.40 

4.40 

3.25 

3.60 

3.35 

3.50 

3.60 

3. 75 

4.20 

4.05 

3.95 

3.60 

3.55 

3.50 

3.40 

3.45 

3.30 

3.05 

3.00 

3.20 

3.40 

4.05 

4.20 

11.25 

9.60 

7.05 

3.40 

3.55 

4.10 

4.0.~ 

5.}() 

5.40 

7.30 

6. 00 

5.60 

6.10 

5.30 

4.20 

M"'·i Apr. I May .• June.] July. I Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. I Dec. 

7.80 8.30 4.50 4.30 6.60 3.00 0.90 1.10 3.50! (a) 

12.50 7.50 4.40 3.60 6.15 2.20 .90 .95 3.70 (a) 

8.15 6.90 4.10 3.30 5.30 1.40 .90 .80 3.00 (a) 

6.40 6.50 4.00 3.00 4.00 1.00 .80 .80 2.80 (a) 

5.55 6.20 4.00 4.00 3.10 .70 .80 .75 2.65 (a) 

4. 05 5. iO 3. 95 3. 50 2. 70 . 50 . 70 1.10 2. 90 !a) 4. 10 5. 40 3. 85 3. 30 2. 90 . 25 . 70 1.10 3. 25 a) 

3. so 5. oo 3. 85 3. oo 2. 10 . 10 . 70 1. 45 3.40 a) 

3.50 4.R.~ · 3.90 2.65 1.80 .10 .60 1.70 3.80 a) 

3. 45 4. 95 4. 00 2. 50 1. 45 . 00 .. 75 1. 00 4. 00 (a) 

a. 90 4. 75 4. 50 2. 40 1.10 . 90 . 80 1. 60 3. 75 (a) 

4.05 4.40 4.60 2.20 .90 .60 .85 1.35 3.60 (a) 

4. 00 4. 2.~ 4. 25 3. 45 . 80 . 30 . 75 1. 40 3. 45 (a) 

4.00 4.30 3.85 3.60 .70 .20 .90 2.05 3.35 (a) 

5.10 4.20 3.55 3.50 .60 .10 .80 2.25 3.10 (a) 

5.71) 3.80 3.25 8.20 .60 .10 .00 2.00 3.00 (a) 

5.85 3.60 3.15 10.40 .60 .20 6.15 1.85 2.70 (a) 

6.20 3.40 2.90 11.00 .50 .20 7.80 3.05 2.50 (a) 

7.85 3.80 4.50 110.50 .80 .10 6.00 'I 3.20 2.40 (a) 10.40 10.20 4. 45 8. 50 . 90 . 30 5. 40 2. 95 2. 30 (a) 

13.60 8.50 4.10 6.80 .00 .20 5.05 3.15 3.10 (a) 

12.30 8.00 4.60 6.30 .75 .40 4.60 3.15 4.40 (a) 

~J~ ~:~ §J8 gJg 2:~8 :~ ~:~I 1~:gg ~:~ <gk, 5. 95 7. 85 4. ()() 5. 60 2. 70 . 70 2. 50 I 18.10 2. 80 5.15 6. 85 6. 55 5. 25 2. 90 1. ()() 2. 05 13. 30 25. 00 3. 00 

4.90 6.10 6.05 5.00 5.00 1.15 1.40 10.00 (a) 3.20 

7.50 5.50 5.30 4. 70 6.20 1.30 1.25 6.50 (a) 3.50 

9.65 5.00 4.60 5.50 6.50 1.50 1.15 I 5.00 (a) 3.90 

8.60 4.60 4.25 6.75 5.00 2.00 1.90 I 4.75 (a) 3.90 

&.50 4.90 3.80 1.40 -------i 4.00 4.10 

a. Gage broken; no record. 

SOUTH FORK OF HOLSTON RIVER AT BLUFF CITY, TENNESSEE. 

This station was originally established by the United States Weather 

Bureau at the highway bridge at Bluff City. Readings were begun 

July 17, 1900, by the United States Geological Survey, in connection 

with the general hydrographic investigation of the southern Appalachian region. The gage is a 4-inch by 8-inch timber bolted to the 

downstream side of the stone pier. The initial point of sounding is 

on the north end of the bridge, downstream side. The channel is 

- straight for about 500 feet above and below the bridge, and the current is swift. The north bank is high, but the south bank is subject 

to overflow at the bridge. The bed is rocky and constant in section. 

The drainage area is 828.1 square miles. 0. V. Cox is the observer. 

During 1900 the following measurements were made by E. W. Myers 

and L. V. Branch: 

July 17: Gage height, 0.~.3 foot; discharge, 378 second-feet. 

August 16: Gage height, 0.25 foot; discharge, 329 second-feet. 

September 25: Gage hE\ight, 1.15 feet; discharge, 791 second-feet. 

November 8: Gage height. 0.90 foot; discharge, 681 second-feet. 

December 27: Gage height, 0.60 foot; discharge, 392 second-feet. 
TENNESSEE. 183 

Daily gage height, in feet, of South Fork of Holston River at Bluff City, Tennest'le"e, 

for 1900. 

Day. \.wy. Aug.ISep~ Oct. Nov. _D_e_c._ 11 __ D_a_y_._+J_u_Iy_. A_u_g_. _se_p_t. _o_ct_. _N_o_v·)_D_ec_. 

1-----------1------------,0.30 0.45 0.65 1.40 17 __________ 0.40 0.20 1.70 0.20 0.45 1.00 2 ___________ ·----- ------ .25 .40 .60 1.20 18......... .40 .20 .90 .10 .40 .80 

3 ___ ------------------- .25 .30 .60 1.10 19 __________ .40 .20 .60 .10 .50 .80 4 ___________ ··----· ------ .25 .20 1.70 2.55 20__________ .40 .20 .50 .10 .55 .75 

5----------- ·----- ·-·--- .20 .20 1.80 4.35 2L ......... 40 1.00 .50 .10 .5.S .75 6 ______________________ .20 .1o 1.50 3.20 22 __________ .40 1.50 .20 .4u .55 .7o 

7------- ·--- ------ ______ .20 .10 1.40 2. 70 2H ____ ------ .40 1. 40 . 90 . 45 . 60 . 70 8 ______________________ .15 .301.001.50 24 _________ .40 .601.10 2.60 .90 .70 

9.---------- ------ -----· .15 .30 .80 1.70 25 __________ .60 .40 1.00 1.90 1.30 .70 

10 ___________ ---·-· ------ .10 .25 .80 1.50 2() __________ 2.00 .35 .90 1.60 4.30 .70 

u _________________ o.60 .1o .25 .so 1.50 27 __________ 3.7o .30 .10 1.30 3.7o .60 

12 ___________ ---·-- .45 .10 .20 .80 1.40 28 __________ 1.80 .25 .70 1.20 2.50 .60 

13 ___________ ------ .35 .10 .20 .80 1.40 29 ___________ ------ .20 .70 1.10 1.90 .60 14 ___________ ---·-- .30 .05 .20 .70 1.30 3() __________ ------ 1.20 .40 .70 1.60 .60 

16- ·----- ---- ------ .25 3.00 .25 .50 1.20 

15- ---· ------ ------1 .25 2.00 .20 . 60 1. 30 31. ... ·- .... ,i ------ .60 . 70 .80 

WATAUGA RIVER AT BUTLER, TENNESSEE. 

In connection with the general hydrographic investigation of the 

southern Appalachian region, stations were established on Watauga 

River and on Roan Creek at Butler, Tennessee; also on Elk Creek at 

Lineback, Tennessee. Descriptions of these stations and records of 

the gage heights and discharge measurements are given on the following pages. The station on Watauga River at·'Butler is about 100 

yards below the mouth of Roan Creek. It was established August 

14, 1900. , The gage rod, which is graduated to feet and tenths, is 

nailed to a tree on the right bank. Measui·mnents are made from the 

highway bridge. The initial point of sounding is at the downstream 

end of the guard rail. The channel is straight above and below the 

station, and the current is swift. The banks are high, and the bed is 

sandy and rocky. The drainage area is 261 square miles. The 

observer is Edgar· L. Shull. During 1900 the following measurements 

were made by E. W. Myers and I.J. V. Branch: 

July 30: Gage height, 1.37 feet; discharge, 434 second-feet. 

August 7: Gage height, 0.90 foot; discharge, 214 second-feet. 

August 1.7: Gage height, 0.84 foot; discharge, 166 second-feet. 

October 6: Gage height, 1.12 feet; discharge, 238 second-feet. 

November 7: Gage height, 2.20 feet; discharge, 591 second-feet. 

December 28: ~age height, 1.40 feet; discharge, 311 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Watauga River at Butler, Tennessee, for 1900. 

Day. Aug. Sept.! Oct. Nov. '_n_e_c._11 ___ D_a_Y· __ +A_u_g_. _se_p_t. _o_ct_. _N_ov_. _v_ec_. 

!_ ________________ ------ 0.90 0.90 5.60 2.00 17 .... ------------- ------ 4.50 0.70 1.50 1.50 2 _________________ ------ .90 •. 90 5.00 2.40 18----------------- 0.90 4.00 .70 1.50 1.50 

3 _________________ ------ .90 .90 2.30 2.40 19 _____________ --- .80 3.20 .70 1.40 1.50 

4----------- ------ ------ . 90 . 90 2.10 5. 00 2(1._ ___ ------------ • 80 2. 70 . 70 1. 40 1. 50 

5 ....•........••.. ------ .90 .90 2.50 4.00 2L---------------- 1.10 1.10 .70 1.40 1.50 6 _________________ ------ .90 .90 2.30 3.50 22------·---------- 1.60 1.00 .70 1.40 1.50 7 _________________ ------ .80 .90 2.00 3.00 23----------------- 1.30 1.10 15.00 1.40 1.50 

8 _________________ -----· .80 .90 2.00 2.50 24..--------------- 1.20 .90 9.00 1.40 1.50 

9 _________________ ------ .80 .90 1.90 2.10 25-----·------------ .90 .90 4.50 1.40 1.50 :o _________________ ------· .80 .90 1.90 1.00 26 _________________ .90 .oo 2.50 5.40 1.50 _l_ ________________ ------ .80 .90 1.90 1.50 27 _________________ .90 .90 2.00 4.00 1.50 

12 _________________ ------ .80 .80 1.80 1.50 28----------------- .90 .90 4.50 3.00 1.50 

13 _________________ ------ .80 .80 1.60 1."50 29 ............ ---·-- .80 .90 4.00 3.00 1.50 

1"--------------·-- 1.30 1.70 .90 1.50 1.50 30--·-------------· 1.90 .90 4.00 2.40 1.50 

15·--------·------- .80 1.70 .80 1.50 1.50 3L .. ______________ 1.40 3.20 1.50 16 _________________ .70 3.10 .70 1.50 1.50 

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184 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. (NO. 48. 

ROAN CREEK AT BUTLER, TENNESSEE. 

This station was established August 8, 1900. The gage is a vertical 

rod nailed to a tree on the left bank of the stream, at Cole & Scott's 

gristmill, about a half mile above the mouth of the creek. Measurements are made from the highway bridge at the mouth of the creek, 

the ini~ial point of sounding being on the right bank, at the end of the 

upstream guard rail. The left bank is low and is subject to overflow. 

The bed is composed of saud and mud. The drainage area is 163.6 

square miles. The observer is W. N. Bridges, of Butler. 

During 1900 the following measurements were made by E. W. Myers 

and L. V. Branch: 

July 30: Gage height, 1.47 feet; discharge, 137 second-feet. 

August 7: Gage height, 1.02 feet; discharge, 65 second-feet. 

August 17: Gage height, 0.85 foot; discharge, 58 second-feet. 

October 6: Gage height, 0.86 foot; discharge, 52 second-feet. 

November 7: Gage height, 1.50 feet; discharge, 171 second-feet. 

December 28: Gage hejght, 1.20 feet; discharge, 82 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rog,n Creek at Butler, Tennessee, for 1900. 

Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Day. Aug.~-~pt.: Oct. Day. Aug. Sept. 

-- 1 ______ ------- --·--- 0.95 1.00 12 ....... ------ 0. 78 0. 73 i 0.87 23 ______ ------ 1.27 1.20 2 _____________ --·--- 1.00 .85 13 ______ --·---- .85 . 75 I 

.90 24 ______ --- ·-- 1.00 1.25 3 _____________ ------ .83 .85 14 __ . ____ -----· 1.20 1.00 .85 25 ______ ·-··-- .90 1.05 4 .. _. __________ --- .. -· .88 .85 15 .. "------ . 93 1.65 I .88 26 ...... ------ .90 .95 

5 .....• ·------ ------ .83 .80 16 ______ ----~~ .86 2.50 .82 27------------ .84 .98 6 _____________ ------ .81 .86 17------------ .84 1.30 I .80 28 ____________ .86 .91 7 _______ ------ .80 .80 18 ______ -----· .85 1.05 .80 29 ______ ------ .91 .95 

8 ______ ------- ·o:9o- . 76 .83 19 ______ ------ .80 1 00 

I 

.80 30 _____________ 1.32 1.30 

9 ______ ------- .72 .80 .89 2() ____________ .82 .93 .81 31 ...... ------ 1.05 ............ 10 ______ ------- .82 . 75 .88 21 ............. 1.05 .!J2 . 78 

11 ...... ·------ .78 . 75 .83 22------------ 1.71 .95 .80 

ELK CREEK AT LINEBACK, TENNESSEE. 

Oct. 

--

4.80 

........... 

This station was established August 8, 1900. The gage rod is nailed 

to a tree on the left bank, 100 yards below the Lineback post-office. 

Gagiugs are made by wading. The banks are low and are subject, to 

overflow. The channel is straight and the curre~t is swift. The 

drainage area is 80.4 square miles. The observer is Dove Lineback, 

of Lineback, Tennessee. During 1900 the following measurements 

were made by E. W. Myers and L. V. Branch: 

August 9: Gage height, 3.5 feet; discharge, 70 second-feet. 

August 17: Gage height, 3.5 feet; discharge, 56 second-feet. 

October 6; Gage height, 3.5 feet; discharge, 53 second-feet. 
TENNESSEE. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Elk Creek at Lineback, Tennessee, for 1900. 

Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

------ ---- 1.---------------- ............ 3.60 3.40 4.00 5.30 17 ..... ·----------- 3.50 4.00 3.40 3.90 

2-·--------------· ............ 3.50 3.40 3.90 5.30 18 .•..••• ---------- 3.50 3.80 3.40 3.80 

3----- --·--· ---·-- .. ---'~ - 3.50 3.40 5.30 5.30 19.----. ----·------ 3.40 3. 70 3.30 3.80 

4 _______ ----·----- ------ 3 50 3.60 5.60 5.80 20-------·--------- 3.50 3.60 3.30 3.80 

5----------------- -----· 3.40 3.60 5.30 4.80 21----------------- 4.00 3.60 3.30 3.80 

6----------------- ------ 3.50 3.50 4.50 4.60 22------····---- ---- 3.90 3 . .00 3.30 3.80 

7--------- ·------- "3."50" 3.50 3.50 4.30 4.. !)() 23 _________________ 3.40 3.60 11.00 3.80 

8----------------- 3.40 3.50 4.20 4.40 24.- ---------.---·- 3.40 3.60 5.60 3.90 

9 --- .... ---------. 3.50 3. ro 3.50 4.00 4.30 25.---------------- 3.40 3.60 5.50 3.90 

10----------------- 3.W 3.40 3.40 i.OO 4.20 26 _________________ 3.40 3.50 5.40 6.30 

11----------------- 3.50 3. 30 3.50 4.00 4.40 27. 3.40 3.50 5.30 5. 70 

12----------------- 3.50 3.30 3.60 4.00 4.40 28.- = ~= :~=~ = === ==== 3.50 3.50 4. 70 4. 70 

13----------------- 3.50 3.40 3.50 4.00 4.30 29 ___________ ------ 3.50 3.40 4.50 5.50 

14----------------- 3. 70 3.80 3.50 4.00 4.20 30. ______ ---------- 4.00 3.40 4.00 3.60 

15 _______ ---------- 3.60 4.30 3.40 3.90 4.00 31 .••••••••.• ·----- 3.90 ............. 4.00 ............. 16----------------- 3.50 4.30 3.40 3.90 4.00 

NOLICHUCKY RIVER NEAR CHUCKY VALLEY, TENNESSEE. 

185 

Dec. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

00 

00 

30 

20 

4.1 0 

00 

00 

00 

4.. 

4. 

4. 

4.00 

4.30 

4.20 

4.10 

4.00 

4.20 

4. 40 

Thi~ station was established September 6, 1900, at the highway 

bridge 1 mile above Chucky Valley, as an aid in the general hydrographic investigations of the southern Appalachian region made during 

the summer of 1900. The wire gage is suspended from the upstream 

side of the bridge, and is referred to a scale on the guard rail. The 

initial point of sounding is at the end of the lower guard rail on the 

left bank, downstream side. The banks are high, the current is sluggish~ and the bed is sandy. The stream is straight above and below 

the station. The drainage area is 817 square miles. The observer is 

Byrd Bayless, Chucky·Valley, Tennessee. During 1900 the following measurements were made by J.J. V. Branch and E. W. Myers: 

September 5: Gage height, 2 feet; discharge, 302 second-feet. 

September 20: Gap:e height, 2.18 feet; discharge, 442 second-feet. 

October 15: Gage height, 2 feet; discharge, 378 second-feet. 

November 10: Gage height, 2.90 feet; discharge, 919 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Nolicliucky River near Ohucky Valley, Tennessee,fO'Y' 

1900. 

Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Sept. Oct, Nov. Dec. 

--------1----------11---------1--------

L------------------·--·· ------ 1.80 2.50 3.10 17..------·-------------- 3.10 2.00 2.50 2. 70 

2 .... ------ -------------- --··-- 1. 90 2. 60 3. 20 18 .. -----------.--------- z. 60 1. 90 ~-50 2. 70 3. _______________________ ------ 1.90 3.00 3.00 19. ______________________ 2.30 2.00 2.40 2.60 

4.--------------- -------- ------ 2. 00 5. 20 4. 80 20 .. -------.------------- 2.10 1. 90 2. 40 2. 60 

5---·-------------------- 2.00 3.30 4.00 3.30 2L--------------·-------- 2.00 1.90 2.30 2.90 

6------------------------ 2.00 3.20 3.50 3.50 22----------------------- 2.00 1.90 2.50 2.80 

7. ___ --------·····------- 2.00 2.50 3.20 3.40 23. ·--------------------- 2.20 9.30 2.50 2.90 8-----------------------~ 2.00 2.30 2.50 3.30 24----------------------- 2.20 5.20 2.50 3.00 

9 ________________________ 1.80 2.30 3.00 3.30 25----------------------- 2.10 3.00 2.7'0 3.00 

10 ...... ----------------- 1.80 2.20 2.90 3.20 26-----------·----------- 2.10 3.30 6.50 3.20 

11 .... - ------------------- 1. 80 2.10 2. 80 3.10 27----- ---· -------------- 2.10 3.10 4. 50 3.10 

12------------------------ 1.80 2.10 2.80 3.00 28-------------·--------- 2.00 2.90 3.40 3.00 13 ________________________ 1.80 2.10 2.70 3 00 29 _____________ _! _________ 2.00 2.80 3.40 2.90 

14. ..... -----· ---- --·- ---- 2.60 2. 00 2. 70 2. 90 30.---------------------- 1.80 2. 70 3.20 3.00 

15.-----. ···- -------------- 2. 30 2. 00 2. 60 2. 90 31.---- ··--•••••••. -- -·-- - -~--- 2. 60 3.20 

16 •...•. -----· ------ ·---·· 4. 70 2.00 2. 50 2.80 
186 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. -PART II. (NO. 48. 

FRENCH BROAD RIVER NEAR ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. 

This station, which was established by C. C. Babb in September, 

1895, h;: located at the Bingham School iron highway bridge, 3 miles 

west of Asheville, and is reached by electric car from that place. It 

is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 165. Records of 

measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 160. During 1900 the following measurements 

were made by E. W. Myers, R. E. Shuford, and others: 

Dischm·ge measurements of French Broad River near Asheville, North Carolina. 

Date. Gage Discharge. height. Date. height. Gage In· 1sc h-ar~e. 

---------1----1-----11----------1---: 

1900. 

Janua:ry 6 _______ ..... ------

February 13---------------

March 17.------------ _____ _ 

April22 ------ ...... -------- JuneG ______ ------ _________ _ June15 ____________________ _ 

July 4 .• ____ ------ .. _______ _ 

July 6. ·---- ------.--------- August 11. ..... ------ ..... . 

Feet. •) 5•"> 7:95 

4.20 

6.80 

3.30 

3.60 

3. 75 

4.05 

3.10 

Sec.-ft. 1,368 

16,967 

4982 

13:069 

2,848 

2,258 

4,273 

3,112 

1,294 

1900. 

September 6 ... __ ---------- September 13 _ ------ -----· September 19 _ ------------ October 13 ....... ---------- October 23 ..... ________ ---· November 20 ...... _______ _ 

December U ·--------- .... 

December 30 --------------

Feet. 

3.00 

2.82 

3.24 

3.00 

R.20 

3.20 

3.50 

3. 78 

Sec.-ft. 

1,002· 

710 

1,452 

997 

16,575 

1,414 

1,638 

2,135 

D~ily gage height, in feet, of French Broad River near Ashevilie, North Carolina, 

' jo1· 1900. 

Day. [Jan. "Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------------------------ 1 ...• ·--------- 2.67 2.83 7.40 3.40 4.53 3.05 4.05 3.65 3.33 2.95 3.50 3.90 

2-------------- 2.35 2.65 tUO 3.33 4.!7 3.10 4.10 3.55 3.20 2.93 4.00 3. 73 

3-------------- 2.25 2.63 6.10 3.40 3.45 3.03 4.15 3.50 3.15 2.97 4.13 3.64 4 ______________ 2.30 2.80 5.80 3. 73 3.35 3.05 4.20 3.40 3.10 .3.10 4.25 4.98 5 ______________ 2.35 3.10 4.70 3.60 3.27 3.55 4.17 3.35 3.07 3.27 4.13 4.57 6 ... ____________ 2.47 3.20 3. 75 3.20 3.20 3.80 4.20 3.35 3.10 3.20 4.00 4.35 7------ , ______ 2.90 3.50 3.80 3.15 3.17 4.20 4.05 3.27 3.05 3.10 3.85 4.07 8 ______________ 2.60 3.60 4.90 3.10 3.15 4.05 4.10 3.23 3.03 3.10 3.58 3.95 9 _______________ 2.!5 3.70 4.70 3.07 3.20 4.00 3.85 3.20 3.10 3.00 3.40 3. 70 

10-------------- 2.33 3. 75 4.30 3.05 3.15 3.80 3.65 3.17 3.05 2.95 3.45 3.67 

11 -------------- 2.80 3.00 4.10 3.20 3.10 3. 70 3.67 3.15 3.00 2.85 3.47 3.55 12 .... ---------- 4.30 3.80 3.80 3.40 3.00 3.40 3.63 3.13 2.85 3.00 3.50 3.50 

13-------------- 4.25 7.95 3.60 3.30 3.00 3.45 4.80 3.25 2.80 3.13 3.47 3.!7 

14-------------- 3.93 7.05 3.45 3.25 2.90 3.30 4.00 3.30 3.40 3.10 3.38 3.47 

15-------------- 3.80 6.55 3.37 3.00 2.85 3.20 4.03 3.17 4.65 2.90 3.35 3.49 

16 ---- -------... !.45 5.87 3.40 3.95 2.87 7.23 3.80 3.20 5.27 2.80 3.32 3.50 

17 -------------- 4.10 4.95 3.50 4.30 2.85 6.10 3. 70 3.35 3.90 2.85 3.30 3.47 

18 -------------- 3.80 4.30 3.70 5.60 2.83 5. 70 3.65 3.45 3.80 2.83 3.31 3.45 

19 .. ,. ---- ------· 3.60 3.47 3. 75 5.75 2.80 4. 75 3.63 3.40 3.50 2.80 3.35 3.« 

20 ________ ----·-- 4.20 3.40 4.40 5.80 2. 77 4. 70 3.60 3.30 3.20 2.75 3.37 3.70 21 ______________ 4.10 3.80 4.20 6.35 2.65 4.67 3,57 3.20 3.15 2. 70 3.40 5.11 

22-------------- 4.00 4.90 4.10 7.40 2.47 4.80 3.55 3.13 3.13 3.80 3.37 4.48 23 ________ , ..... 3.80 4. 70 3. 70 5.10 2.30 4.93 3.65 3.15 3.10 8.50 3.33 4.40 

24-------------- 3. 75 4.60 3.60 4.60 2.60 6.60 3. 70 3.20 3.05 7.45 3.28 4.35 

25-------------- 3.65 4.40 3.40 4.55 3. 0.5 5.95 3. 75 3.40 3.20 6.20 4.30 4.20 

26 --------······ 3.45 3.50 4.30 4.43 3.10 5.80 3.87 3.35 2.70 4.80 6.45 4.12 

27-------------- 3.30 3.60 4.00 4.20 3.00 5. 70 4.45 3.25 2.75 4.15 5.27 3.85 

28 --------- ..... 3.20 3.80 3.85 3.90 2.80 4.65 3.85 3.20 2.80 4.00 4. 70 3.80 29 ______________ 2.95 ·-----· 3.80 3. 70 2. 73 4.10 3.55 3.13 2.90 3.70 4.35 3.80 

30 ------------"· 2.90 ------- 3.60 3.60 2. 67 4.00 3. 93 . 3.20 2.90 3.63 4.05 3.75 

31 .............. 2.85 .............. - 3.53 ------- 2.80 ------- 3.80 3.30 _,. _____ 3.60 ------- 4.45 
TENNESSEE. 187 

FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT OLDTOWN, TENNESSEE. 

This is one of the temporary stations established in connection with 

the general hydrographic study of the southern Appalachian region. 

Another temporary station was established on Pigeon River, a tributary of the French Broad, and many miscellaneous measurements 

were made. on the French Broad and its tributaries, the results~ 

of which are given in Paper No. 49. The Oldtown station on the 

French Broad was established September 4, 1900, on the highway 

bridge across the river at that town, which is 2 miles north of Newport, Tennessee. The bridge is a 4-span iron structure, with wooden 

hand rails. ~rhe gage is securely nailed to the second span from the 

south end of the bridge. The 14-foot mark is the end of the rod, which 

is butted against the north side of the first strut from the south end 

of the span, on thd downstream side. The outer rim of the pulley is 

0. 67 foot from the zero of the rod, and the distance between the end 

of· the weight and the pointer on the wire is 25.82 feet. When the 

gage reads 1 foot, the water level is 20.33 feet below the top surface of 

the lower chord directly below the zero of the gage rod. The river is 

straight for a long distance above and below the bridge, and the· velocity of the current is well distributed all the way across, though at the 

low stage at which measurement was made, some places had a velocity 

too small to give satisfactory results. Almost the entire distance 

across the bottom seems to be of fine sand. The observer is Jake 

Odell, Newport, Tennessee. During 1900 the following measurements 

were made by E. W. Myers and L. V. Branch: 

September 4: Gage height, 1 foot; discharge, 867 second-feet. 

November 2: Gage height, 1.26 feet; discharge, 1,653 second-feet. 

December 15: Gage height, 1.30 feet; discharge, 1,976 second-teet. 

December 26: Gage height, --feet; discharge, 2,901 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of French Broad River at Oldtown, Tennessee, for 1900. 

I I 

Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. tlept. Oct. I Nov. Dec. 

--------1--------11--------1·--1---1--

1.------ ·----------- .... ------ ------ 2 .. --------- ·--- ---- .... ------ ------

3. ·--- ·----------- -----· ------ ------ 4 ........................ 1.00 

5. ·----- ---- ·-----·----· 1.00 6.----.---------------.. . 90 

8 7 --------------· ------·· .90 _______________________ .90 

9 ____________ ·------ ---- . 80 

10----- ·--· -------------- .80 

11 ------------------- .. -- . 80 12 _______________________ .80 

13.------- ·-- -------- ..... . 70 

i~ :~:~~:~~===~~=:~==:~::: l:~ ·o:so· 

16----------------------- 2. 90 0. 80 

1.20 

1.20 

1.50 

2.20 

1. 70 1.60 

1.40 

1.30 

1.30 

1.20 

1.20 

1.20 

1.20 

1.10 

1.10 

1.10 

1. 60 17-- .. - ---.. --- ---- ------ 4. 00 . 80 1.50 18 ___________ ...... ----- 1.40 .80 

1. 40 19 ......... - -------- ·--- 1.10 . 80 1.80 20 ....... ---------------- 1.00 .80 

2.80 121.. .................... 1.00 .80 

2.20 22-------------------- -- 1.00 .80 

1.80 23.---------------------- (a) 2.20 

1.60 24---------------------------- 4.00 

1. 70 25 .. ----------- ---------- ------ 3.80 1.60 26 ............ ____________ ----·· 3.40 

1.50 27. --------------------- ----·- 1.80 

1.40 28----------------------- ----·· 1.50 1.40 29 _______________________ ...... 1.40 

1.30 30------··---------------- ·---·- 1.20 

1.30 31. -------·-···--····---- ------ 1.20 1.30 

a No record September 23 to October 14, inclusive. 

1.10 1.30 

1.10· 1.20 

1.10 1.20 

1.10 1.20 

1.10 2.20 

1.00 2.30 

1.00 

1.10 

1.20 ------ 4.50 ------ 3.00 ------ 2.20 ·---·- 1.80 ------ 1.70 ·-----
188 OPERATIONS AT RIVER s.TATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO • .S. 

PIGEON RIVER AT NEWPORT, TENNESSEE. 

This station was established September 4, 1900, on the wagon bridge 

at the upper end of the town of Newport, about 100 yards above th(j 

railroad bridge. The course of the river is straight for several hundred yards above and for about 50 yards below the bridge. The cur-

.rent. at extreme low water is very sluggish. At even the lowest gage 

heights the water is very deep. The bottom is smooth, being of rock, 

in many places overlain with mud. The 15-foot mark of the rod, or 

the end, is abutted firmly against the ·east side of the first strut 

from the west end of the bridge, on the downstream side. The distance between the zero of the rod and the outer rim of the pulley 

wheel is 0. 95 foot, and from the end of the weight to the pointer on 

the wire the distance is 32.89 feet. When the gage reading is 1 foot, 

the water level is 27.42 feet below the top surface of the lower chord 

directly beneath the zero of t.he gage rod. The rod is of hard pine, 

well painted and divided into feet and tenths. The dl'ainage area is 

655 square miles. ~rhe observer is H. M. Boyer, proprietor of a livery 

stable at Newport. During 1900 the following measurements were 

ma.de by E. W. Myers and L. V. Branch: 

September 4: Gage height, 1.00 foot; discharge, 356 second-feet. 

November 2: Gage height,- foot: discharge, 544 second-feet. 

December 15: Gage height, 1.28 feet; discharge, 691 second-feet. 

December 26: Gage height, 2 feet; discharge, 935 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Pigeon River at Newport, Tennessee, for 1900. 

Day. iSept. Nov. _n_e_c·_,, __ n_a_y_. __ ,s_e_p_t. Nov. _n_e_c·_, __ n_ay_. __ :_se_p_t. Nov.j Dec. 

1 - --- -- -1- - ------ 1.40 12------------ 0.60 ------ t~: ~:::::::::::: :::::: ~J8 

5 r~=~===~=~=~J~;~-=~ ------------ 0.80 ====== ------ 2.30 ~:~ 16 it:==~===:::: .. __________ r~ (a) ====== ...... 1.40 t~ 1 27.. ~=~======:=~= .. ________ =====: ------ 1.90 l~ 6 _____________ .70 2.10 11------------------------ 1.30 28 .. __________ ------ 1.80 

7.------------ . 70 1. 90 18:----------- ------ ------ 1. 30 29 ___ ,_ _______ ------ 1. 50 

g _____________ .60 1.70 19 ____________ -----· 1.00 1.40 3() ____________ ------ 1.40 g _____________ .60 1.50 20. __________ _. ------ 1.00 1.40 31 ____________ ---·-- ------ 10 _______ ----·-- .50 1.50 21._ ______ ·--- ______ . 90 2. 40 I u _____________ .oo 1.4o 122------------ ______ 1.00 2.00 

aN o record September 16 to November 18, inclusive. 

TUCKASEGEE RIVER AT BRYSON, NORTH CAROLINA. 

2.40 

2.60 

2.10 

2.00 

2.00 

2.00 

2.10 

2.50 

2.90 

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 167. 

Results of measurements during 1899 will be found in the TwentyF'irst Annual Report, Part IV, page 162. During 1900 the following 

measurements were made by E. W. Myers and R. E. Shuford: 
NORTH CAROLINA. 189 

Discharge measurements of Ttwka.<:tegee River at Bryson, North Carolina. 

Date. Gage D' h height. 1sc arge. Date. h~r::t. Discharge.· 

1900. 

February 9 ....••••....•.•. March 29 .............. ___ _ April27 .•.....••.....•..•.. May24 .................... . June 27 .....•...•....... ___ _ 

July 7 ·-··-- ------······---- August 3------- ·----- ------

Feet. 

2.95 

2.50 

2. fi5 

1.80 

2. 60 

2.00 

1.60 

Sec."t~af6 

2,321 

2,829 

1,390 

2,673 

1,472 

920 

1900. 

September 8 ------------·- October27 ------ ••.•••. ___ _ November 16 .••••• -------- December 12 ------------- Do ••.•......•......•... 

December 26 -·-·- ----------

Feet. 

1.20 

1.60 

1.20 

1.50 

. 1.50 

1.60 

8ec.-jeet. 598 

942 

593 

998 

903 

960 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tuckasegee River at Bryson, North Carolina, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. .July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-------------------- 1-------------- 1.50 2. 75 2.60 2.15 2.30 1.50 2.50 1.60 1.4.-0 1.20 1.35 1.50 

2 ·--- ---------- 1.50 2.75 2.55 2.15 2.20 1.60 );1.40 1.60 1.50 1.20 1.35 1.40 3------ .... ---- 1.50 1.60 2.30 2.40 2.30 1.60 2.4.-0 1.50" 1.4.-0 1.20 2.10 3.30 

4-------------- 1.50 1.60 2.60 2.30 2.10 1.7'0 2.20 1.50 1.30 1.25 1.70 2.50 

5 .......•.•..... 1.50 !.80 2.80 2.25 2.10 2.10 2.20 1.50 1.30 1.25 1.50 2.20 6 .... ---------- 1.50 1.65 3.30 2.25 2.10 2.00 2.10 1.50 1.30 1.20 1.50 2.00 7----.--- ------ 1.50 1.60 3.50 2.20 2.00 1.00 2.00 1.4.-0 1.20 1.20 1.4.-0 1.80 g ______________ 1.60 2.00 3.90 2.15 2.00 1.90 );1.00 1.4.-0 1.20 1.20 1.40 1.70 

9-------------· 1.60 3.10 3.90 2.15 2.30 2.10 2.10 1.4.-0 1.20 1.20 1.30 1.60 

10-------------- 2.80 2.50 3.85 2.20 2.00 2.00 1.80 1.40 1.20 1.15 1.30 1.60 11 ________ ------ 3.10 2.00 3.75 2.4.-0 1.90 1.90 2.00 1.40 1.20 1.15 1.30 1.60 

12-------------- 2.70 4.00 3.60 2.4.-0 1.80 1.90 1.90 1.40 1.15 1.20 1.30 1.55 

13- ·-- ---------- 2.90 8.00 3.50 2.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 1.50 1.15 1.35 1.30 1.50 

14-------- -----· 2.80 4.80 2.4.-0 2.30 1.80 1.00 2.00 1.50. 1.80 1.20 1.30 1.50 

15-------------- 2. 70 4.20 2.40 2.10 1. 70 1.80 2.00 1.40 2.90 1.20 1.30 1.45 

16-------------- 2.50 4.15 2.35 2.20 1.70 3.00 1.90 1.40 2.10 1.20 1.30 -1.40 

17-------------- 2.50 §:~ 3.00 2.20 1. 70 3.60 1.00 1.40 I 1. 70 1.15 1.25 1.40 

18 -------------· 2.4.-0 3.50 3.50 1.70 3.40 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.10 1.20 1.40 

19-------------- 2.30 3.70 2.65 3.00 1. 70 3.00 1.80 1.30 1.40 1.10 1.20 1.40 

20-------------- 2.30 3.50 i.OO. 2.80 1. 70 2.40 1.80 1.30 1.40 1.10 1.15 1.80 

21 ...... -------- 2.30 3.40 2.85 3.00 1.60 2.20 2.00 1.30 1.40 1.10 1.35 2.30 22 ______________ 2.80 3.20 2.60 2.80 1.60 3.4.-0 2.10 1.90 1.35 1.20 1.30 1. 70 

23 •......... ---- 2.80 3.00 6.45 3.30 1.60 3.50 2.00 1.50 1.50 5.20 1.25 2.30 

24-------------- 2.80 3.00 2.50 2.50 1.85 ,4.30 1.80 1.50 1.35 2.20 1.20 2.00 

25-------------- 2.60 3.00 3.00 2.60 1.90 3.00 1.60 1.30 1.30 1.80 3.10 1.80 

26 --------· ----- 2.50 2.80 2.60 2.70 1.80 2.90 1.60 1.50 1.30 1.60 4.80 1.70 

27----------- 2.50 "2.80 2.55 2.60 1.60 2.70 2.50 1.50 1.25 1.4.-0 2.10 1.60 

28---------- -==: 2.4.-0 2.80 2.4.-0 2.50 1.60 2.50 2.40 1.40 1.25 1.40 1.80 1.70 

29-------------- 2.40 ____ .. _- 2.35 2.30 1.60 3.50 2.20 1.40 1.20 1.40 1.70 1.60 30 ______________ 2.40 --........... 2.35 2.50 1.50 3.00 2.00 1.40 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80 

31 •.•.•. -------. 2.40 ------ .. 2.20 ........... - 1.4.-0 ..... ---- ~ 1.60 1.50 .......... ..,- 1.35 ------- 2.50 

LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVRR AT JUDSON, NORTH CAROLINA. 

'J1his station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 168. 

Records of measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first 

Annual Report, Part IV, page 163. During 1900 the following measurements were made by E. W. Myers and R. A. Shuford: 

February 10: Gage height, 4.55 feet; discharge, 3,726 second-feet. 

March 30: Gage height, 4.40 feet; discharge, 3,179 second-feet. 

April28: Gage height, 4.55 feet; discharge, 3,785 second-feet. 

May 25: Gage height, 3.50 feet; disehm·ge, 1,744 second-feet. 

June 28: Gage height, 5 feet; discharge, 4,644 second-feet. 

August 4: Gage height, 3.45 feet; discharge, 1,668 second-feet. 

November 17: Gage height, 2.88 feet; discharge, 1,008 second-feet. 

bece~ber 27: Gage height, 3.40 feet; discharge, 1,414 second-feet. 
190 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.-PART II. [NO. 48. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Little Tennessee River at Judson, North Carolina, 

for 1900. 

Day. Jan. J<,eb. Mar. Apf. May. Jnne. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------------------

1------------.. 2.36 2.65 6.33 3.68 2.93 3.40 5.68 3. 71 3.19 3.21 3.00 3.31 

2 ------.--- ---- 2.36 2. 70 4.42 3.67 2.93 4.00 5.69 3.61 3.18 3.22 3.00 3.29 

3 ------ ,_ __ ---- 2.38 2.68 3. 78 3.67 2.84 3.52 5.69 3.51 3.10 3.22 3.50 3.28 

4-------------- 2.32 2.67 3. 70 3.41 2. 71 3.76 5.66 3. 41 3.10 3.22 3.41 6.07 

5---------- 2.32 2.67 3. 70 3.33 2. 70 3.52 4.38 3.41 3.11 3.21 3.10 5.63 

6-------------- 2.30 2.69 3.84 3.30 2. 70 3.62 4.32 3.41 3.13 3.20 3.00 4.28 

7------- 2.31 3. 72 3.84 2.91 2.68 3. 72 4.32 3.31 3.12 3.21 3.00 4.22 

8 ---------- ---- 2.31 3.40 3.93 2.88 2.69 4.00 4.61 3.31 3.13 3.22 2.91 3.10 

9 ---- --------- 2.33 3. 78 6.40 2.80 2.68 3.82 4.60 3.21 3.11 3.2'Z 2.91 3.14 

10-------------- 2.34 4.37 4.30 2.74 2.68 3.62 4.74 3.21 3.11 3.23 2.91 3.14 

11 -------------- 2.34 3.39 4.40 2. 79 2.67 3.52 3.61 3.21 3.14 2.51 2.91 3.14 

12-------- 2.42 3.33 4.58 5. 4.5 2.53 3.62 3.71 3.21 3.13 2.61 2.91 3.15 

13-------------- 4.38 11.35 4.58 5.92 2.58 4.62 3.71 3.21" 3.14 2.81 2.81 3.25 

14-------------- 3. 72 5.68 3.98 4.39 2.59 4.00 3.91 3.11 3.15 2.71 2.81 3.25 

15------ ..... ··-. 2.91 4.58 3.93 3.58 2.71 3.82 4.38 3.21 3.16 2. 61 2.81 3.19 

16---------- .... 2.90 3.33 4.38 3.92 2. 70 3.92 4.32 3.11 3.16 2.61 2.81 3.23 

17-------------- 2.90 3.41 4.40 3.00 2.68 3.88 3.81 3.11 3.19 2.61 2.81 3.24 

18-------------- 2.83 3.48 3.99 3.54 2.67 3.89 3. 71 3.21 3.20 2.61 2.81 3.21 

19 ------ .. ------ 2.82 3.48 3.98 3.50 2.64 3.84 3.51 3.22 3.20 2.51 2.81 3.21 

20---------- .... 2.81 3.52 3. 98 4.38 2.81 4.48 3.5~ 3.28 3.21 2.51 2.81 3.92 

21-------------- 2.82 3.58 3.90 3.49 2.90 4.67 3.41 3.28 3.22 2.59 3.00 5.68 

22-------------- 2.85 3.58 3.90 3.48 2.90 4.93 3.51 3.29 3.21 2.61 3.00 4.91 

23 ....... 2.87 3.62 3.94 3.48 3.35 5.41 3. 71 3.28 3.20 3.61 2.81 3.72 

24-------------- 2. 72 3.69 3.93 3.40 . 4.50 5.40 3. 71 3.27 3.22 6. 71 2.81 3.69 

25 ---------· ---- 2. 75 3.63 3.90 3.40 4.48 5.40 3.41 3.27 3.22 5.21 3.61 3.68 

26-------------- 2. 78 3.60 3.90 3;32 4.47 5.91 3.71 3.22 3.21 3. 71 4.81 3.65 

27--------------1 2. 78 3.90 3.82 3.33 4.43 5.90 3.61 3.20 3.23 3.51 4.00 3.65 

28-------------- 2. 73 3.80 3.80 3.29 3.30 5.88 4.31 3.21 3.20 2.51 3.01 3.65 

29-------------- 2. 72 .................... 3.84 3.28 3.40 5.83 4.00 3.21 3.21 3.31 3.51 3.92 

lfi :::::::~~:~:::1 2.69 ------- 3.84 3.28 3.40 5. 71 3.91 3.23 3.22 3.30 3.51 3.48 

2.69 ------·- 3. 71 ------- 3.40 ------- 3. 71 3.23 .................. 3.30 ------- 3.43 

HIWASSEE RIVER AT MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. 

This station is described in Water-Supply P,aper No. 36, page 169. 

'l'he observer is William Mingm~, of Murphy. Records of measurements during 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, 

Part IV, page 165. During 1900 the following measurements were 

made by E. W. Myers and R. E. Shuford: 

Discharge measurements of Hiwassee River at Murphy, North Carolina. 

Date. Gage 

height. Discharge. Date. Gage 

height. Discharge. 

1900. Feet. Sec.-ft. 1900. Feet. Sec.-ft. February 11 _ ------ ________ 6 .. 10 1,534 September9. -------------- 5.05 345 

February 14--------------- 7.95 4,567 November 18 ________ ------ 5.20 443 April 29 ____________________ 6.10 1,466 December 13-------------- 5.53 762 

May 26 ______ : ----·----- ____ 5.52 755 December 13 _ ------------ 5.45 698 

June 29 ------------ ________ 7.10 3,405 December 28 -----· -------- 5.70 865 

July 8 .... -------------- ____ 5.90 1,155 
NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE. 191 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Hiwassee River at Murphy, North Carolina, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. I 

--------

une. 1 July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------------ I_J_ . l ______ -------- 5.50 5.12 7.00 5.90 6.10 5.40 6.80 5.80 5.35 5.00 5.20 5.40 

2-------------- 5.20 5.30 6.50 5.90 6.00 5.40 6.60 5.40 5.20 4.90 5.25 5.4.lJ 

3-------------- 5.51 5.35 6.25 5.90 6.00 5.60 7.00 5.40 5.15 5.00 6.20 5.40 

4 ... ------------ 5.30 5.40 6.10 6. 70 5.90 5.80 6.40 5.40 5.10 5.10 5.60 7.20 

5---------- ___ _I 5.30 5.60 6.00 6.10 5.90 5.50 6.20 5.30 5.20 5.10 5.40 6.40 6 ______________ 5.20 5.40 6.00 6.05 5.80 6.10 6.00 5.30 5.15 5.05 5.35 6.00 

7---------- ____ , 5.20 5.40 7.00 6.00 5. 70 6.00 5.90 5.30 5.10 5.00 5.35 5.80 

8 -----· ------- i 5.20 5.40 7.50 5.90 5. 70 6.10 5.80 5.20 5.05 5.30 5.30 5.75 9 ______________ ; 5.20 6. 72 7.40 5.85 5. 70 6.10 6.20 5.20 5.05 5.10 5.25 5.60 

10-------------- 5.20 6.0'Z 6.90 5.80 5. 70 6.30 5. 70 5.20 5.00 5.05 5.25 5.60 

ll ~ :::::::::::::, 5.30 6.10 6.60 6.10 5. 70 

6.30 6.10 6.40 6.30 5.65 

6.10 5. 70 5.20 5.00 5.00 5.20 5.50 

6.10 5.80 5.20 5.00 4.90 5.25 5.50 

13 ------------·. 5.80 12.60 6.30 6.10 5.60 6.60 5.80 5.20 5.00 5.30 5.20 5.45 

14 ---------- ·--· 5.60 7.70 6.1e 6.00 5.60 6.10 5. 70 5.20 5.05 5.10 5.25 5.45 

15------ ---· ---. 5.60 7.15 6.05 6.00 5.60 5.80 5.60 5.20 7.00 5.00 5.20 5.40 

16------ --------! 5.50 6.50 6.30 5.90 5.50 

17 ------ --------! 5.40 6.20 6.00 5.80 5.40 

~ ======~===~==:1 5.45 5.90 6.00 6.20 5.50 

5.90 5.90 6.85 6. 70 5. 70 

6.60 5.80 7.40 6.40 5.50 

5.80 5.60 5.10 6.45 5.00 5.15 5.40 

6.20 5.60 5.30 5. 70 4.90 5.20 5.40 

6.00 5.60 5.20 5.45 4.80 5.15 .5.30 

6.30 5.50 5.10 5.35 5.00 5.20 5.30 

6.10 5.50 5.10 5.35 4.90 5.15 5.80 

21 ---------- ---- i 6.20 6.00 6.90 7.10 5.40 

22-------------- 11 

5.90 6.40 6.60 6.80 5.40 

5.90 5.50 5.10 5.25 4.90 5.20 6.70 

5.80 5.60 5.10 5.00 5.00 5.30 5.90 

it:::::::::~:::~: 5.80 6.15 6.40 6. 70 5.40 

5.65 6.00 6.35 6.50 5.60 

6.30 5. 70 5.30 5.40 4.90 5.20 5.80 

6.60 5.60 5 .. 90 5.20 7.10 5.15 6.00 

25------------- : 5.6() 6.00 6.40 6.55 5.50 6.50 5.40 5.30 5.20 6.00 5.30 5.80 26---------- •••• : 5.60 6.00 6.40 6.55 5.60 

~::::::::::::~:! 5.50 5.90 6.30 6.30 5.50 

5.40 5.85 6.~ 6.20 5.50 

,. --- --- --r 5.40. -·----- 6. 6.20 5.40 

30-------------- 5.40 -----·- 6.10 6.10 5.40 31 ______________ 5.50 ------- 6.00 ............. _ 5.40 

7.00 5.50 5.40 5.20 5.70 6.70 5.70 

7.20 5.70 5.20 5.15 5.60 6.00 5.65 

7.10 5.90 5.15 5.15 5.40 5.70 5.60 

7.00 5.70 5.15 5.10 5.30 5.60 5.70 

6.80 5.80 I 5.15 5.05 5.20 5.50 ............. 

------ 5.60 5.15 .............. _ 5.25 ............. - ............ 

HIWASSEE RIVER AT RELIANCE, TENNESSEE. 

This station was established by 0. P. Hall on August 17, 1900. 

The gage is a vertical timber, graduated to feet and t~nths, spiked to 

a tree on the right bank of the river about 200 feet above the Atlanta, 

Knoxville and Northern Railroad bridge, and very near the ferry 

landing. Measurements are made from the railroad bridge, a new 

steel structure of three spans of 140 feet each, which has recently been 

substituted for the old wooden bridge. Bench mark No. 1 is a nail 

in a hickory tree on the right bank of the river, about 100 feet above 

the end of the bridge and 8.56 feet above the zero of the gage. Bench 

mark No. 2 is the base of rail40 feet from the right-bank end of bridge, 

and is 24.70 feet above the zero of the gage. At ordinary stages the river 

is about 350 feet wide at this point, and the section is a fairly good 

one, but at low stages the current becomes very sluggish. The 

observer is C. V. Higdon, a ferryman who lives near the gage. During 1900 the following measurements were made by 0. P. Hall: 

August 17: Gage height, 1.12 feet; discharge, 1,123 second-feet. 

September 3: Gage height, 1.16 feet; discharge, 1,159 second-feet. 

November 30: Gage height, 1.72 feet; discharge, 1,985 second-feet. 

December 19: Gage height, 1.42 feet; discharge, 1,442 second-feet. 
192 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATiONS, 1900.-PART II. (NO. 48 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Hiwassee River at Reliance, Tennessee, for 1900. 

___ n_a_Y· ___ 1_A_u_g. _se_p_t. '_o_ct_. _N_o_v_. 1 _n_e_c_.

1 1 

___ n_a_y_. ___ A_u_•·l_se_p_t. _o_ct_. _N_o_v. _n_ec_-. 

1. ...................... 1.40 1.05 1.30 1.60 11 -------~-------- ______ 2.00 i.oo 1.20 1.50 2----------------------- 1.30 1.00 1.20 1.50 18 .... ____________ ------ 1.60 1.00 1.10 1.50 

3----------------------- 1.20 1.00 1.80 1.50 19 ................ 1.10 1.40 .90 1.10 1.40 

4----------------- ------ 1.05 1.00 1.30 2.80 20---------------- 1.05 1.30 .90 1.20 1.50 

5----------------- ------ 1.00 1.00 1.40 3.00 21 ________________ 1.(15 1.20 1.90 1.30 2.80 

6-------------·--- ------ 1.10 1.00 1.50 2.40 22 ---------····--· 1.05 1.20 1.00 1.40 2.80 

7.----------------------1.05 1.00 1.40 2.00 23----·----------- 1.10 1.30 1.30 1.30 2.10 

8----------------------- 1.00 1.30 1.40 2.00 24--------------- 1.50 1.30 4.00 1.50 2.40 

9----------------------- 1.00 1.50 1.30 1.90 25---------------- 1.40 1.20 2.00 1.70 2.30 

10 _________________ ------ .90 1.20 1.30 1.80 26---------------- 1.30 1.10 1.50 4.50 2.00 

13 it~===================== ......•.......... ------ .90 :~ 1.20 tl8 1.30 t~ iJ8 1.60 ~ 29---------------- =====:========== t:~ 1.10 tm 1.05 i:g& 1.50 ~:~ 1.80 t:~ 2.00 14 __________________ ------ 1.00 1.40 1.30 1.60 30 ................ 1.10 1.05 1.40 1.70 1.90 

15 _________________ ·----- 3.60 1.10 1.20 1.50 31 ................ 1.10 1.30 2.40 

16----------------- ------ 3.50 1.00 1.20 1.50 

LIIW ASSEE RIVER AT CHARLESTON, TENNESSEE. 

This station was originally established by the United States Engineer Corps, but is Iiow maintained as a half-year station by the 

United States Weather Bureau. H is described in Water-Supply 

PaperNo. 36, pages 170 and 171, where will a:lso be found the records 

of measurements made during 1899. During 1900 the following 

measurements were made by Max Hall: 

March 14: Gage height, 3.f>O feet; discharge, 6,044 second-feet. 

April 25: Gage height, 4 feet; discharge, 7,078 second-feet. 

December 8: Gage height, 2.65 feet; discharge, 4, 729 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tennessee, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. I Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June.[ July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-----1-------------------------

1 ------ ---· .... 

3 2-------------- _____________ _ 

•4 --------------

6. 5-------------- _____________ _ 

7 ---- --------- 8 ------ ---· ---- 9--------------

10--------------

11 ...... ---· ---- 12--------------

13- ------------ 14--------------

15--------------

16--------------

17------. -----·· 18----- ·-------· !!} _____________ _ 

20--------------

21 ------ ·--- ··-- 22 -------------- 23------- ------ 24 -------------· 25-------------- 26. ____________ _ 

27--------------

28--------------

29--------------

30-------------- 31 .............. . 

1. 0 1. 2 3. 7 3. 1 3. 1 1. 5 Fi. 8 2. 0 1. 2 0. 7 1. 2 2. 1 1. 0 1. 0 5. 8 2. 9 2. 9 1. 6 4. 7 1. 8 1. 6 . 7 1. 2 1. 9 

. 9 1. 2 4. 5 2. 9 3. u 2. 0 5. 0 1. 6 1. 2 . 7 1. 7 1. 8 . tl 1. 6 3. 7 4. 6 2. 9 2. 2 4. 9 1. 5 1. 0 . 7 3. 9 2. 5 

. 9 1. 8 3. 2 6. 0 2. 6 2. 2 3. 5 1. 4 . 9 . 7 2. 4 6. 7 1. 2 2. 3 2. 9 4. 0 2. 5 2. 1 3. 0 1. 4 . 9 . 7 1. 8 4. 3 

1. 1 1. 7 4. 5 3. 4 2. 4 3. 3 2. 7 1. 3 . 9 . 8 1. 6 3. 1 1. 1 1. 6 9. 0 3. 2 2. 3 4. 4 2. 5 1. 3 . 8 1. 2 1. 4 2. 8 

1. 1 2. 9 11. 5 3. 0 2. 3 3. 5 2. 5 1. 2 . 7 2. 0 1.4 2. 6 1. 1 4. 9 8. 0 2. 9 2. 5 3. 0 2. 3 1. 2 . 7 1. 3 1. 3 2. 3 

1.4 3.2 6.0 3.0 2.3 3.1 2.2 1.1 .7 1.0 1.2 2.1 

4. 6 3. 1 4. 8 4. 9 2. 1 3. 4 2. 0 1. 1 . 6 1.1 1. 2 2. 0 

5. 0 H. 2 4. 0 4. 6 2. 0 3. 7 2. 2 1. 1 . 6 1. 7 1.1 1. 9 

~:~ ~:g g:r gJ i:g ~:~ ~:i i:~ 3:8 i:~ tl L~ • 

2. 0 6. 2 3. 9 3. 0 1. 9 2. 8 1. 9 1.1 6. 6 1. 0 1.1 1. 7 1. 8 4. 7 4. 1 3. 7 1. 8 4. 0 1. 8 1. 0 3. 3 • 9 1. 0 1. 6 1. 7 3. 6 3. 4 5. 1 1. 7 4. 6 1. 7 1. 0 2. 0 . 8 1. 0 1. 6 2. 4 3. 0 3. 3 5. 2 1. 9 3. 6 1. 7 1.1 1. 5 • 7 1. 0 ]. 5 6. 4 2. 8 7. 5 5. 0 2. 1 3. 6 1. 6 1. 0 1. 3 . 7 1.1 1. 5 

5. 4 2. 7' 9. 0 5. 4 1. 8 2. 7 1. 6 . 9 1. 2 . 7 1. 2 3.1 

3.7 5.1 6.0 6.4 1.7 2.3 1.6 .8 "1.1 .7 1.3 3.8 

2. 9 5. 0 5. 0 5. 3 1. 6 2. 6 1. 8 1. 0 1. 2 1. 3 1. 4 2. 8 ~5 &7 ~5 ~6 1.7 ~2 ~3 1.2 1.3 RO 1.2 ~1 

~3 ~2 ~0 ~3 ~0 ~8 1.8 ~4 1.1 &8 1.3 &6 

2.1 3. 8 6. 0 4. 0 2. 0 5. 0 1. 6 1. 5 1. 0 2. 3 10. 0 2. 9 1.9 3.3 5.2 3.9 2.1 5.3 2.7 1.4 .9 1.8 7.0 2.6 

1. 8 12.9 4. 4 3. 7 1. 7 5. 9 3. 8 1. 5 . 9 1. 7 4. 0 2. 4 1. 7 3. 9 3. 5 1. 6 5. 7 3. 7 1. 2 . 9 1. 5 2. 9 2. 6 l2 ll &• ll &o ~I i:~ "

8 t~ as ig 
GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE. 193 

TOCCOA RIVER NEAR BLUERIDGE, GE.ORGIA. 

This station, which was established by B. M. :Hall November 25, 

1898, is at the Morganton bridge, about 4 miles east of the town of 

Blueridge. It is-described in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 171. 

Records of measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first 

Annual Report, Part IV, page 166. During 1£100 the following measurements were made by B. M. Hall and his assistants. 

March 23: Gage height, 3.36 feet; discharge, 967 second-feet. 

~\lay 18: Gage height, 2.90 feet; discharge, 679 second-feet. 

November 28: Gage height, 2.95 feet; discharge, 626 second-feet. 

July 19: Gage height, 2.90 feet; discharge, 680 second-feet .. 

December 17: Gage height, 2.65 feet; discharge, 419 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Toccoa River near Blueridge, Georgia, for 1900. 

Day. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. I Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---------------- 1------------------ -------- 3.1 3.6 -------- 4.3 3.6 2.6 2.5 3.4 2.6 

2------------------ -------- 3.1 3.5 -------- 4.3 3.5 2.6 2.5 3.4 3.0 

3------------------ ....................... 3.1 3.5 -------- 4.2 3.4 2.6 2.5 3.4 3.6 

4------ -------- 3.0 3.4 --·------ 4.2 3.4 2.6 2.6 3.4 3.6 

5------ ~====: :::::: -------- 3.0 3.5 -------- 4.1 3.4 2.6 2.6 3.4 3.5 6 __________________ -------- 3.0 3.5 -------- 3.6 3.4 2.6 2.6 3.3 3.5 

7------------------ -------- 3.0 3.4 r::: :::: 3. 6 3.4 2.6 2.6 3.3 3.4 

8 ............ -------- 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.4 2.6 2.6 3.3 3.4 

9-.---------- ~:::~: -------- 3.0 3.4 -------- 3.5 3.3 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.3 

10------ -----· ------ -------- 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.3 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.3 

11 -----------------· ....................... 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.2 

12------------ ------ ..................... 3.2 I 3.0 3.4 3.2 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.2 

13 -------- 3.0 

I 

3.0 ---·---- 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 14:::::::::::::::::: .................... 3.0 3.0 -------- 3.3 3.2 3.4 2.8 3.1 3.0 

15 ------------------ -------- 3.0 3.0 ~ -- ----- 3.3 3.1 4.0 2.8 3.1 2.8 

16------ -----· ------ -------- 3.0 2.8 --------I 3.3 2.8 3.6 2.6 3.0 2.8 

17------------------ -------- 3.3 2.8 -------- 3.3 2.8 3.4 2.6 3.0 2.8 

18 -----------------. ---·---- 3.5 2.6 ----·--- 3.2 2.8 3.4 2.6 3.0 2.8 

19------------ ---·-- _______ ,. 3.5 3.6 ---·---- 3.2 2.8 3.2 2.6 3.0 2.8 

20------ .. ---------- -- ~- ---- 3.4 (a) -------- 3.2 2.8 3.2 2.6 3.0 2.7 

·21 --------------. --- -------- 3.3 -------- -------- 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.6 3.0 2.7 

22 ··-·ax 3.3 -~·- . ---- ----·--- 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 

23 ~::::: ====== =::::: 3.3 -------- ---- ---~ 3.6 3.0 2.8 8.6 2.7 2.6 

24------ ...... ------ 3.5 3.2 ------·- -------- 3.5 3.0 2.8 6.0 2.7 2.6 

25 3.6 3.5 -------- ............... 3.5 2.8 2.6 5.4 2. 7 2.6 

26 ~::::: :::::= ==~::: 3.5 3.5 -------- -------- 3.5 2.8 2.5 4.0 2.7 2.6 

27 ...... ------ ----·- 3.5 3.6 -------- 5.0 4.0 2.8 2.5 3.6 2.6 3.0 

28-- ---------------· 3.4 3.5 -··------ 5.0 4.0 2. 7 2.5 3.6 2.6 3.0 

29------------------ 3.3 3.4 -------- 4.5 3.8 2. 7 2.5 3.6 2.6 3.0 

30 ------------------ 3.2 3.6 -------- 4.3 3. 8 2. 7 2.5 ·3.5 2.6 2.8 

31 ... ________________ 3.2 -------- -------- -------- 3.6 2.6 ·------- 3.4 -------- 2.8 I 

a No record May 20 to June 26, inclusive. 

TENNESSEE RIVER AT KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. 

This station was originally established by the United States Weat.her 

Bureau at the old county highway bridge, which has been torn dowp. 

and replaced by a new bridge. Instead of placing the gage at .the 

new bridge, it was decided to move it down the river, in order to get 

below some shoals and wing dams which have been put in for boating. A temporary gage was put in at the Knoxville and Augusta 

Railroad bridge, a half mile below the high way bridge, ~nd was used 

during the greater part of the year 1899. In the latter part of that 

year a new permanent gage was established, and readings from it 

began November 1, 1899. The new gage is located on the right bank 
L __ 

194 ·OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. -PART II. (NO. 48. 

of the river, just below the mouth of the West Knoxville Bayou and 

about 1,000 feet below the temporary gage at ·the Knoxville arid 

Augusta Railroad bridge. The gage, which is graduated to feet and 

tenths, is in two sections; the first, a sloping section made of a 2-inch 

by 4-inch pine timber spiked on top of an 8-inch by 8~inch oak sill well 

bolted to piles and embedded in crushed stone, reading from -2 feet 

to 12 feet; the second, a vertical section of standard Weather Bureau 

pattern, brass scale, screwed to one of the bents of the railroad trestle 

across the West Knoxville Bayou, about 50 feet from the bank of the 

river and from the sloping gage, reading from 12 feet to 36.5 feet. The 

gage is fastened to the upstream post of the bent facing away from the 

river. The zero of the gage is 804.3 feet above sea level. The bench 

mark is a cross in the stone on the east corner of the base to the rightbank pier of the Knoxville and Augusta Railroad bridge, and 1s 806.7 

feet above sea level and 2.4 feet above the zero of the gage. The gage 

was located for the United States Weather Bureau by the United States 

Engineer Corps. Daily records are kept by the United States Weather 

Bureau and are furnished to the Geological Survey. Measurements 

are made at the Cherokee highway bridge 2 miles below the new 

gage. This bridge is a three-span iron structure and is about 80 feet 

above low water. The width of the river at low water is 550 feet. 

The section is a good one, but the current is rather sluggish at low 

water. During 1900 the following measurements were made by Max 

Hall: 

April25: Gage height, 4.35 feet; discharge, 17,219 second-faet. 

December 7: Gage height, 5.50 feet; discharge, 23,529 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tennessee, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. 

----------

1 -·---- -------- 0. 7 0.8 3.9 4.2 2. 7 1.2 

2-------------- .5 .7 8.4 3.9 2.6 1.1 

3. _____ ·--- ---- .4 .8 11.1 3.5 2.4 1.1 4 ______________ .2 1.0 9.1 3.4 2.4 1.1 5 ______________ .8 1.3 6.1 4.5 2.4 1.5 6 ______________ .8 1.6 5.0 4.1 2.3 2.4 

7-------------- .9 1.9 4.0 3.5 2.2 2.5 g ______________ .9 1.7 4.9 3.2 2.1 1.9 9 ______ ·--- ---- 1.0 3.0 9.5 3.0 2.0 2.2 1o ______________ . 9 4.1 10.1 2.8 2.0 2.2 

1L ..... 1.1 4.2 7.9 2. 7 2.1 1.9 

12------ -==~ ~==: 2.4 3. 7 6.4 2.7 2.1 1.8 

13-------------- 4.6 6.9 5.5 2.8 2.1 1.7 

14-------------- 4. 7 12.4 4. 7 2.9 1.9 2.0 

15 ·------------- 4:3 12.7 4.2 2. 7 1.8 2.0 

16, •..... -------· 2.9 8.9 4.0 2.5 1.7 2.2 

17------ ---· ---- 2.2 7.4 4.6 2.3 1.6 4.0 

18 ·-·--· ---· ---- 2.0 5.6 4.6 2.2 1.5 7.8 

19----------- 2.0 4.0 4.5 3.2 1.4 6.5 20 •..•..•..•.• :: 2.6 3.3 6.0 4. 7 1.4 5.1 

21 ...... -------· 3.1 2.9 11.9 4..6 1.4 4.3 

22-------------- 3.1 3.0 13.2 5. 7 1.4 3.3 

23 ----·--------- 2.9 3.2 9.4 6.4 1.4 2. 7 

24-------------- 2.5 5.0 6.7 5.5 1.3 3.3 

25 --·----------- 2.0 5.0 5.5 4. 7 1.3 3.6 

26-------------- 2.1 4.9 5. 7 4.0 1.8 4.4 

'1!,7 -------------- 1.8 4.8 6.9· 3.8 2.0 4.2 

28---------- ·--- 1.7 3. 7 6.7 3.6 1.8 3. 7 

29-------------- 1.5 ........... - 5.8 3.2 1.5 3.4 

30-------------- 1.4 .............. - 5.0 2.9 1.3 5.8 31 ______________ 1.1 .............. 4.5 ------- 1.2 .. ........... -

July. Aug. Sept. 

------

3.8 2. 7 1.2 

2.9 2.2 1.2 2.8 1.4 1.0 

2.8 1 •) . 7 

2. 7 1.2 .5 

2.5 1.1 .4 

2.0 1.0 . 3 

2.0 .8 .4 

1.7 .8 .3 

1.6 . 7 •> 

1.4 .6 .~ 

1.3 .5 .1 

1.2 .9 .0 

1.3 .6 :3 

1.4 .8 .6 1.3 1.4 1.1 

1.3 1.0 3.3 

1.2 .8 3.6 

1.1 . 7 2.2 

1.0 .0 1.4 

.9 .5 1.0 

1.3 .4 1.0 

1.2 .4 1.0 

1.5 1.4 1.0 

·1.5 1.5 1.0 

1.7 1.2 1.0 

5.6 1.1 1.0 

6.0 .9 .9 

4.8 .9 .8 

4.0 .7 .7 

3.5 .9 ............. -

Oct. Nov. 

----

0.6 1.1 

.4 1.0 

.4 1.1 

.3 1.5 

.2 3.6 

.2 3.5 

.7 2.5 

.8 2.1 

. 7 1.8 

. 7 1.5 

.5 1.3 

.4 1.2 

.3 1.1 

.2 1.0 

.2 1.0 

.3 .9 

.2 .8 

.2 .8 

.2 .8 

.1 .7 

.1 .8. 

.1 .8 

.0 .8 

4.9 .8 

9.4 .8 

5.8 5.6 

4.6 9.6 

3.4 9.1 

1.8 5.0 

1.4 3.6 

1.3 -------

Dec. 

--

3. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

4. 

6. 

5 . 

5. 

3. 

3. 

0 

5 

2 

6 

1 

6 

9 

2 

5 

0 

2.7 

2.3 

2.0 

1.9 

1. 8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.4 

1. 

1. 

3 

3 

1.3 

1.8 

2.5 

2.5 

2. 3 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9 

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 
TENNESSEE. 195 

TENNESSEE RIVER AT CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE. 

This station was established in 1879, at the foot of Lookout street, 

just below Chattanooga Island, by the Signal Corps of the United 

States Army; but since July 1, 1891, it has been in charge of the 

Weather Bureau. During the year 1900 a new gage was established. 

It is a vertical timber bolted to the sonth side of the third stone pier 

from the south end of the bridge. Gage heights are obtained from 

L. M. Prindell, United States Weather Bureau observer. Records of 

measurements made during 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first 

Annual Report, Part IV, page H>8. During 1900 the following measurements were made by Max Hall and others: 

1\larch 13: Gage height, 11.25 feet; discharge, 66,012 second-feet. 

July 27: Gage height, 3.45 feet; discharge, 18,470 second-feet . 

. Daily gage height, in feet, of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tennessee, for 1900. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar.[ Apr. 

1 ---------. ---- 3.05 3.25 8.051 7.85 2-------------· ?a) 2.95 8. 70 7.20 

3 ______ ·---·-· a) 2.60 10.90 6.85 

4------- ·-- --·. (a) 2.50 12.50 7.25 

5-------------- (a) 2.90 12.75 8.05 6 •••••. -------- 2.10 3.50 10.65 8.55 

7------ ------·- 2.20 3.95 10.00 7.85 

8------------- 2.30 3.90 11.65 7.05 

9 -----· -------- 2.35 5.35 14.55 6.50 

10 -----· --·· --- 2.45 8.40 16.50 6.10 11 .....•.... ·--· 3.35 9.40 16.15 6.50 

12------ ------·- 6.05 8.95 14.25 7.50 

13 ---------. ---· 8.15 13.90 11.65 7.40 

14 ------ -------· 8.70 21.55 9.85 7.00 

15-------------- 8.45 24.00 8.65 6.50 

16-------------- 7.80 21.40 8.00 6.30 

17-------------- 6.35 17.00 7.80 8. 75 

18------- ·----·. 5.50 12.05 7.55 10.65 

19. ·---- ---- ·--· 5.80 9.25 7.55 9. 75 

20------ ·------ 8.50 7. 70 8.5.5 9.40 21 .•.... ·------- 9.40 7.10 11.60 11.70 

22------ ·--·--·- 8.85 7. 70 14.95 12.00 

23 --·--- ------- 7.95 8.50 17.40 11.35 24------ ··-· --- 7.20 8.55 16.45 10.70 

25 ---··· ---·--·- 6.15 8.55 12.65 9. 75 

26 ----·-----··- 5.50 9.50 11.15 8.50 

27--------------- 5.00 9.30 10.90 7.80 

28 --·--- ···----- 4.65 8.45 10.70 7.45 

29 -----· ---· ---- 4.20 ------- 10.20 7.05 

30 ---------- --·· 3.90 ------- 9.35 6.60 

31 ______ ·--- ---- 11.55 ............ - 8.50 ............ -

May. June., July. Aug. 

6.20 2.85,8.85 6.20 

5.65 2.80 8.15 5.40 

5.35 3.00 6. 95 4. 70 

5.15 3.20 6.30 4.20 

4.95 3.20 5.80 3.ao 

4.80 3.5o 1 5.40 3.20 

4.65 5.65 5.00 2.90 

4.45 6.65 4.50 2.60 

4.45 6.15 4.20 2.40 

4.35 5.30 4.20 2.30 

4.30 5.00 4.30 2.10 

4.30 4.90 3.80 2.00 

4.15 4.50 3.40 1.90 

4.00 5.20 3.30 1.90 

3.85 5.30 3.30 2.10 

3. 75 5.25 3.30 2.20 

3.60 5.45 3.20 2.30 

3.50 6.15 3.10 2.30 

3.40 8.85 3.00 2.30 

3.40 9.20 2.90 2.20 

3.25 8.90 2. 70 1.90 

3.15 7.65 2.50 1.80 

a.(l5 6.40 2.50 1. 70 

3.00 6.25 2.80 1.80 

3.15 7.15 3.00 1. 90 

3.20 7.60 3.10 2.50 

3.35 8.05 3.30 3.10 

3.60 8.20 4.60 2. 70 

3. 60 8.60 8. 00 2.50 

3.35 8. 70 8.20 2.30 

3.05 -----·- ' 7.30 2.20 

a Frozen. 

Sept./ Oct./ Nov. 

--------

2. 10 2. 00 2. 90 

2. 00 1. 80 2. 60 

2. 30 1. 70 2. 50 

2. 50 1. 50 2. 90 

2.30 1.40 3.30 

2.00 1.30 3.70 

1. 70 1. 30 4. 20 

1.60 1. 60 4.~ 

1.40 1. 80 3.70 

1.30 2.10 3.20 

1.20 2.10 3.00 

1.10 2.50 2. 70 

1.00 3.00 2.50 

1.10 2.50 2.30 

1.80 1.90 2.20 

3.10 1.80 2.10 

4.00 1.60 2.00 

4.10 1.50 2.00 

4.60 1.40 1.90 

4. 70 1.30 1. 90 

3.90 1.20 2.10 

3.00 1.20 2.20 

2.60 1.40 2.30 

2.40 2.20 2.80 

2.70 4.10 3.20 2.70 7.00 7.80 

2.60 7.50 13.90 

2.40 6.00 

2.30 4.90 ul 

-~~~~-, 2.20 3. 70 

------- 3.40 

Dec. 

8. 7 0 

50 

0 

0 

60 

0 

30 

20 

0 

6. 

5.6 

5.1 

5. 

6.9 

8. 

9. 

8.5 

7.0 0 

0 

0 

0 

6.1 

5.4 

4.9 

4. 

4. < 

50 

30 4. 20 

4.0 0 

60 

0 

0 

30 

00 

20 

3. 

3.4 

3.3 

3. 

4. 

4. 

4.7 0 

20 

40 

20 

5. 

5. 

5. 

4.6 0 

30 

0 

50 

4. 

4.2 

4. 

[Continued in Water-Suppl) Paper No. 49, where will be found 

numerous miscellaneous measurements of streams in the southern 

Appalachian region.] · 

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